Our mission is to ensure the safe operation of the worldwide nuclear fleet through innovative testing services, engineering solutions, and data analysis.
AMS is the nuclear industry's first choice for instrumentation and control system test equipment, training and services.
I&C Performance Testing
Rod Control System Testing
EMC Qualification & Testing
Our Services
Cable Aging & Condition Monitoring
Cable Testing & EMI Troubleshooting
Training & Certification
Cutting Edge Technology
We offer the latest in technological advances and innovation for various challenges faced in nuclear facilities
Our People
Our trained engineers have years of experience keeping nuclear facilities operating safely and at peak performance
History
AMS was founded in 1977 as a spinoff company of ORNL and The University of Tennessee.
EMPLOYEES
Approximately 100 employees with B.S. to Ph.D. degrees in nuclear, electrical, mechanical, chemical, computer, and material engineering
Location
Knoxville, TN. USA. Knoxville is home to ORNL, TVA and the University of Tennessee Knoxville.
Why AMS?
AMS is a leading nuclear engineering services company specializing in instrumentation and control system test equipment, training, and services. We provide the worldwide nuclear industry with products and services to measure I&C performance and verify compliance with technical specifications and regulatory requirements. AMS products and services cover a wide range from in-situ measurement of dynamic performance of I&C sensors to rod control system diagnostics, digital I&C equipment qualification, wireless technology implementation for equipment condition monitoring, cable testing, management of aging of critical plant equipment, online calibration monitoring of process sensors, computer-aided testing, and development of specialized data acquisition equipment and data analysis algorithms in support of reactor operation and maintenance.
About AMS
Latest News
AMS Summer Party 2021 - AMS recently held its annual summer party at the Embassy Suites in downtown Knoxville. The night included a catered dinner and live entertainment, as well as spectacular views of the city from the 14th-floor Radius Roof Top Lounge. ...
AMS Employees Participate in 2021 Butterfly Dash for East Tennessee’s Children Hospital - Congratulations to all our employees who participated in the 2021 Butterfly Dash and Bash. The race, which featured a 5K, 10K, and a fun walk, and benefited the Pain and Palliative Care program at Children’s Hospital. A big congratulations to Hash Hashemian ,who placed second… ...
AMS Advocates for Relief from Unnecessary Oversight Among US Nuclear Power Plants - For nearly three decades, AMS has been a leading voice in the call for reducing manual pressure transmitter calibration checks in all US nuclear power plants. This call was repeated in the June edition of the American Nuclear Society’s trade publication Nuclear News. The… ...
AMS Participates in the ANS NPIC&HMIT Conference - The 12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT) Conference took place June 14–17, 2021 during the 2021 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Virtual Annual Meeting. During this conference, AMS created and hosted four panels on instrumentation and control (I&C), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), online… ...
AMS Summer Party 2021 - AMS recently held its annual summer party at the Embassy Suites in downtown Knoxville. The night included a catered dinner and live entertainment, as well as spectacular views of the city from the 14th-floor Radius Roof Top Lounge. ... AMS Employees Participate in 2021 Butterfly Dash for East Tennessee’s Children Hospital - Congratulations to all our employees who participated in the 2021 Butterfly Dash and Bash. The race, which featured a 5K, 10K, and a fun walk, and benefited the Pain and Palliative Care program at Children’s Hospital. A big congratulations to Hash Hashemian ,who placed second… ... AMS Advocates for Relief from Unnecessary Oversight Among US Nuclear Power Plants - For nearly three decades, AMS has been a leading voice in the call for reducing manual pressure transmitter calibration checks in all US nuclear power plants. This call was repeated in the June edition of the American Nuclear Society’s trade publication Nuclear News. The… ... AMS Participates in the ANS NPIC&HMIT Conference - The 12th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control and Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT) Conference took place June 14–17, 2021 during the 2021 American Nuclear Society (ANS) Virtual Annual Meeting. During this conference, AMS created and hosted four panels on instrumentation and control (I&C), electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), online… ...Our Services
- I&C PERFORMANCE TESTING
- ROD CONTROL SYSTEM TESTING
- EMI AND RFI TROUBLESHOOTING & EMC TESTING
- CABLE TESTING & CONDITION MONITORING
- TRAINING & CERTIFICATION
- REACTOR DIAGNOSTICS
- AUTOMATED TEST EQUIPMENT DEVELOPMENT
- HIGH TECHNOLOGY R&D
- I&C SYSTEM DESIGN AND INSTALLATION