2020 Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Webinar

The Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET) Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation (ASI) program conducted an Instrumentations and Controls (I&C) we

Office of Nuclear Energy

February 8, 2021

The Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET) Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation (ASI) program conducted an Instrumentations and Controls (I&C) webinar on October 29, November 5, and November 12, 2020. This webinar provided an opportunity to learn about the research and development (R&D) projects across the Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) that are being conducted in the areas of sensors and instrumentation, advanced control systems, communication, big data, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. It also provided an opportunity to learn about out-year plans and priorities and facilitate communication and coordination across multiple NE R&D programs.

The meeting presentations are available below.

ASI Webinar Agenda (133.29 KB)

Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Welcome and Overview of Webinar Protocol (548.8 KB)

A presentation by Pattrick Calderoni, national technical director. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
ASI Program Overview (2.59 MB)

A presentation by Suibel Schuppner, Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
ASI Research Overview (11.48 MB)

A presentation by Pattrick Calderoni, national technical director, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
ASI Technology Qualification Process (1.07 MB)

A presentation by Yogi Dayal, INL. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Nuclear Energy Sensors Database Website (2.86 MB)

A presentation by Tim Downing, Shan Osborn, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
3D Chemo-Mechanical Degradation State Monitoring, Diagnostics and Prognostics of Corrosion Processes in Nuclear Power Plant Secondary Piping Structures (17.52 MB)

A presentation by Douglas Adams, Vanderbilt University. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
High Temperature Embedded/Integrated Sensors (HiTEIS) for Remote Monitoring of Reactor and Fuel Cycle Systems (7.63 MB)

A presentation by Xiaoning Jiang, NC State University; Vivek Agarwal, INL. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Versatile Acoustic and Optical Sensing Platforms for Passive Structural Monitoring (2.22 MB)

A presentation by Gary Pickrell, Virginia Tech. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Integrated Silicon/Chalcogenide Glass Hybrid Plasmonic Sensor for Monitoring of Temperature in Nuclear Facilities (2.06 MB)

A presentation by Maria Mitkova, Boise State University. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Development of an Optical Fiber Based Gamma Thermometer (2.56 MB)

A presentation by Thomas Blue, The Ohio State University, Texas A&M University, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Acousto-Optic Multimodal Sensors for Advanced Reactor Monitoring and Control (1.82 MB)

A presentation by Mike Larche, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Self-Powered, Wireless Sensor System for Remote and Long-Term Monitoring of Internal Conditions of Spent Nuclear Fuel Dry-Storage Casks (8.05 MB)

A presentation by PI: Dan Xiang, Ph.D., X-wave Innovations Inc.. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
High-Fluence Active Irradiation and Combined Effects Testing of Sapphire Optical Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensors (4.13 MB)

A presentation by Joshua Daw, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Irradiation Behavior of Piezoelectric Aluminum Nitride for Nuclear Sensor Applications (2.9 MB)

A presentation by Marat Khafizov, The Ohio State University. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Real Time In-Core Instrumentation: From Fuels and Materials Irradiation Tests to Advanced Reactor Demonstration (5.66 MB)

A presentation by Troy Unruh, INL Nuclear Instrumentation engineer. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Rad-Hard Electronics for Data Communication and Advanced Controls (6.15 MB)

A presentation by Kyle Reed, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Performance Demonstration in Operational Conditions (10.87 MB)

A presentation by Joe Palmer, INL Reactor Experiments Design Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Develop and Maintain Capabilities to Support Instrumentation and Control Technology Deployment (4.47 MB)

A presentation by Malwina Wilding, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Wireless LVDT for TREAT (2.1 MB)

A presentation by Heng Ban, Richard K. Mellon, Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science, University of Pittsburgh. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Fiber Optics Sensor Enabled I and C and Artificial Intelligence Data Analytics for Nuclear Energy (29.45 MB)

A presentation by Kevin P. Chen, University of Pittsburgh. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Assessing of Wireless Communication Technologies (2.28 MB)

A presentation by Vivek Agarwal, James A. Smith, Koushik A. Manjunatha, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Transmission of Information by Acoustic Communication along Metal Pathways in Nuclear Facilities (12.65 MB)

A presentation by Alexander Heifetz, Argonne National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Wireless Reactor Power Distribution Measurement System Utilizing an In-Core Radiation and Temperature Tolerant Wireless Transmitter and a Gamma-Harvesting Power Supply (1.61 MB)

A presentation by Jorge Carvajal, Westinghouse Electric Company. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Self-Powered Wireless Through-Wall Data Communication for Nuclear Environments (15.57 MB)

A presentation by Lei Zuo, Virginia Tech, in collaboration with Haifeng Zhang at Univ of North Texas, Nance Ericson, Kyle Reed at Oak Ridge Nat. Lab. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Irradiation of Optical Components of In-Situ Laser Spectroscopic Sensors for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems (9.1 MB)

A presentation by Igor Jovanovic, University of Michigan. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Sensor Advanced Manufacturing and Structural Materials Characterization (13.09 MB)

A presentation by Mike McMurtrey, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
In-Core Measurement Systems for Nuclear Materials Characterization and Codes V and V (2.51 MB)

A presentation by Zilong Hua, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020.U.S. Department of Energy.
Direct Digital Printing of Passive Wireless Sensors for Nuclear Energy Applications (3.67 MB)

A presentation by Tim McIntyre, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing of Sensors at Boise State University (2.17 MB)

A presentation by Brian Jaques, Boise State University. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Analytics-at-Scale of Sensor Data for Digital Monitoring in Nuclear Plants (792.71 KB)

A presentation by Vivek Agarwal, Idaho National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Process-Constrained Data Analytics for Sensor Assignment and Calibration (1.1 MB)

A presentation by Richard Vilim, Argonne National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Cost-Benefit Analyses through Integrated Online Monitoring and Diagnostics (3.74 MB)

A presentation by Dave Grabaskas, Argonne National Laboratory. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Design of Risk-Informed Autonomous Operation for Advanced Reactors (565.07 KB)

A presentation by Michael Golay, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
Context-Aware Safety Information Display for Nuclear Field Workers (1.31 MB)
Advanced Online Monitoring and Diagnostic Technologies for Nuclear Plant Management Operation, and Maintenance (1.93 MB)

A presentation by Daniel G. Cole, University of Pittsburgh. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.
High-Performance Nanostructured Thermoelectric Materials and Generators for In-Pile Power Harvesting (10.49 MB)

A presentation by Yanliang Zhang, University of Notre Dame. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Annual Webinar. October 29, November 5, November 12 , 2020. U.S. Department of Energy.