| Kenji Araki | Preventive Maintenance Systems Unit, Second Dept. of Systems Research, Hitachi Research Lab., |
| Junichi Kawahata | Nuclear Systems Div., Power Systems, |
| Masayuki Ishiwata | Nuclear Plant Dept., Nuclear Systems Div., Power Systems, |
| Yoshihiro Yuto | Nuclear Power Control and Instrumentation Systems Engineering Dept., Power Control Systems Div., Information & Control Systems, Information & Telecommunication Systems, |
As regards construction of nuclear power plants, the requirements covering an enormous number of various kinds of product lines in the order of millions of units must be satisfied and rigorous traceability concerning products and manufacturing and inspection operations must be assured. Focusing on the functionality and versatility of RFID technologies that have been gaining much attention over recent years, Hitachi has started development and testing for application of RFID as a solution for three key targets: (1) improving efficiency of management of work operations and goods used in construction of nuclear power plants, (2) assuring high reliability of information traceability, and (3) preventing human errors while improving work efficiency.
RFID, power plant construction, ubiquitous technology, nuclear power plant
