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[^2]\n\nOptimism about export prospects over the next five years improved to 140, reaching the highest level since December 2025. [^3]\n\nThe PUR-1 Digital Twin integrates multiple models, including data-driven and physics-based approaches such as neutronics, thermal-hydraulics, and point kinetics, to provide closed-loop explainable diagnostics and predictive control. [^4]\n\nThe system maintains two-way synchronization with the physical facility at a time constant less than its operational cycle to support real-time dynamic processing of operational data. [^5]\n\nIn the survey of 402 U.S. farmers conducted August 10-14, 2026, 28 percent expected their operations to be financially better off a year later and 24 percent expected worse conditions, marking the first time since June 2025 that more farmers expected improvement than decline. [^6]\n\nThe Farm Capital Investment Index fell 5 points to 45 in August 2026, showing farmers remained reluctant to invest in machinery, buildings and other capital assets despite improved sentiment. [^7]\n\nThe Short-Term Farmland Value Expectations Index rose 8 points to 127 in August 2026, and 65 percent of farmers rated farmland a good investment, 17 percent a medium investment, and 18 percent a poor investment. [^8]\n\nThe study lays the groundwork for further development and experimental demonstration of digital twin-enabled functionalities in real-world facilities. 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