We Test the Instrumentation and Control Systems of Nuclear Facilities
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
Supporting Safe Nuclear Power
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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
Employee Spotlight: Donny Ridenour - We congratulate DONNY RIDENOUR as AMS recognizes his fifth anniversary with the company. As part of AMS’s Graphics Group, Donny is responsible for generating many of the company’s print, online and electronic graphic design communications, including presentations, brochures, flyers, videos and website content. Donny… ...
Trevor Toll featured in University of Tennessee Materials Science & Engineering Alumni Newsletter - AMS engineer Trevor Toll was featured in the Fall 2019 Alumni Newsletter published by the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering department. The full article is below: Alumni Spotlight: The Toll of a Material World by Laura Tenpenny A nuclear… ...
AMS Hosts the Oak Ridge/Knoxville American Nuclear Society Section for Dinner and Tour - AMS was proud to host the February meeting of the Oak Ridge/Knoxville American Nuclear Society Section. Over 50 members attended the meeting that included dinner and a tour of the AMS facilities. The American Nuclear Society (ANS) was formed in 1954 by a group of… ...
AMS attends St. John Neumann Career Fair - AMS was excited to take part in a career fair for St. John Neumann Catholic School. AMS engineers Chad Kiger and Greg Draeger were on hand to demonstrate technologies used by AMS and to answer any questions the students had about AMS or engineering career… ...
Employee Spotlight: Donny Ridenour - We congratulate DONNY RIDENOUR as AMS recognizes his fifth anniversary with the company. As part of AMS’s Graphics Group, Donny is responsible for generating many of the company’s print, online and electronic graphic design communications, including presentations, brochures, flyers, videos and website content. Donny… ... Trevor Toll featured in University of Tennessee Materials Science & Engineering Alumni Newsletter - AMS engineer Trevor Toll was featured in the Fall 2019 Alumni Newsletter published by the University of Tennessee Tickle College of Engineering Materials Science and Engineering department. The full article is below: Alumni Spotlight: The Toll of a Material World by Laura Tenpenny A nuclear… ... AMS Hosts the Oak Ridge/Knoxville American Nuclear Society Section for Dinner and Tour - AMS was proud to host the February meeting of the Oak Ridge/Knoxville American Nuclear Society Section. Over 50 members attended the meeting that included dinner and a tour of the AMS facilities. The American Nuclear Society (ANS) was formed in 1954 by a group of… ... AMS attends St. John Neumann Career Fair - AMS was excited to take part in a career fair for St. John Neumann Catholic School. AMS engineers Chad Kiger and Greg Draeger were on hand to demonstrate technologies used by AMS and to answer any questions the students had about AMS or engineering career… ...
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