Blykalla Selects Aras for Lifecycle Management for Nuclear Reactors

Aras, provider of digital thread solutions for product lifecycle management (PLM) and engineering AI, reports that Blykalla, a Swedish developer of advanced nuclear technologies, has selected Aras Innovator to support its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) development program. 

Blykalla is developing lead-cooled fast reactors designed to deliver safe, scalable, and carbon-free baseload power, according to the company. As Blykalla advances its next-generation reactor technology, it says a digital foundation is needed to manage increasing engineering demands and long-term lifecycle data.

“Developing advanced nuclear systems requires rigorous control over requirements, configuration, and change across the entire lifecycle,” says Michaela Casarella, configuration manager at Blykalla. “Aras Innovator provides the flexibility and visibility we need to manage this complexity while supporting our long-term vision for scalable SMR deployment.”

Aras Innovator will serve as a central digital backbone, bringing together product and plant lifecycle data to manage requirements, designs, assets, and documentation in a unified environment. Built on an open, flexible architecture, it enables Blykalla to advance its systems engineering and configuration management objectives, align with industry standards, and integrate with existing engineering and simulation environments. The platform supports a scalable digital thread across disciplines.

“Blykalla is building a standards-aligned, future-ready digital environment designed to evolve alongside its SMR program,” says Leon Lauritsen, CEO of Aras. “Aras Innovator provides the foundation to connect product and plant lifecycle data from early design through operation, enabling the traceability, collaboration, and control required to manage complex, highly regulated systems.”

With Aras Innovator, Blykalla aims to strengthen collaboration across engineering teams and mitigate risk associated with fragmented data and configuration errors. 

About Blykalla
Blykalla is focused on advanced nuclear technology, commercializing lead-cooled fast reactors for industrial use. Based on over 25 years of research, the company's SEALER technology is a compact 55 MWe reactor designed to offer a safe, scalable power solution. The OECD Nuclear Energy Agency's annual SMR dashboard recognizes Blykalla as having one of the most mature advanced reactor concepts in Europe. 

Sources: Press materials received from the company and additional information gleaned from the company’s website.