Potential Role Of Digital Twins In Seeking Consensus For GDF Siting

英国政府于2018年12月启动了一项新的基于同意的地质处置设施（GDF）选址程序。作为启动的一部分，修订后的“与社区合作”框架中收录了实施这一进程的建议。该文件借鉴了最近的经验，认识到“在技术问题和与社区合作的过程中获得明确的、基于证据的信息，将使社区更有信心地参与到这一过程中。”设计师们越来越多地使用数字双胞胎来开发重大核基础设施项目的所谓“优化设计”。数字孪生是单个物理系统的计算表示，可用于通知典型植物生命周期的所有阶段。科学家和工程师认识到，虚拟现实的成功实施将需要新的方法来收集、处理和共享越来越多的大量数据。该项目的目的是评估数字孪生对向GDF的所有利益相关者提供清晰、基于证据的信息的贡献，以及如何在基于同意的流程中使用它们，以增强公众信心。该项目将制定处置废物形式和GDF环境的数字孪生规范，概述可以建模的参数以及如何实现验证。还将研究在基于同意的流程中使用数字孪生作为促进利益相关者信心的手段的方法，包括模型所有权/治理的选择，使用虚拟/增强现实来加强沟通以及公民参与数字孪生开发的潜力。

A new consent-based process for siting a Geological Disposal Facility (GDF) was launched by the UK Government in December 2018. Proposals for the implementation of this process are captured in a revised 'Working with Communities' framework published as part of the launch . This document draws on recent experience in recognising that 'The availability of clear, evidence-based information on both technical issues, and the process of working with communities, will enable communities to engage in the process with more confidence.'Digital twins are being used increasingly by designers to develop what is called "optimised design" of significant nuclear infrastructure projects . Digital twins are computational representations of individual physical systems that can be used to inform all phases of a typical plant lifecycle. Scientists and engineers recognise that the successful implementation of virtual reality will require new ways to gather, process and share increasingly large volumes of data.The aim of this project will be to assess the contribution digital twins could make to the provision of clear, evidence-based information to all stakeholders in the GDF and also how they might be employed within the consent-based process to enhance public confidence.The project will develop a specification for a digital twin of both disposal waste forms and the GDF environment outlining parameters that could be modelled and how validation could be achieved. Methods for employing the digital twin within the consent-based process as a means to promote stakeholder confidence will also be examined, including options for model ownership/governance, use of virtual/augmented reality to enhance communication and the potential for citizen involvement in digital twin development.