[scf-post-title] A technical report for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) entitled “Wireless Sensor Survey and General Specification” was recently published in April 2018 and authored by several engineers at AMS including Chad J. Kiger (Principal Investigator) and David N. Jackson and Kendrick L. Stiles (Co-Investigators). The report describes research sponsored by EPRI and…
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[scf-post-title] AMS has an exclusive array of equipment and technologies to meet the EMC qualification needs of the nuclear industry and to support digital I&C and wireless technology implementation. AMS’ state-of-the-art EMC laboratory in Knoxville, Tennessee is an A2LA Accredited Electrical Testing facility (A2LA Cert. No. 3483.01) that is staffed by iNARTE–certified EMC Engineers…
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[scf-post-title] AMS will be hosting a new Wireless Technology Training Seminar on Monday, June 25th, 2018 at the AMS Training Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. This one-day course will provide an understanding of the use of wireless applications in nuclear power plants including EMI/RFI considerations, exclusion zones, mobile workforce implications, and a review of applicable regulatory…
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[scf-post-title] H.M. “Hash” Hashemian was working on a project while earning his master’s degree in nuclear engineering at the University of Tennessee when he and his professor, Tom Kerlin, realized they had the makings of a solid commercial enterprise. The invention, which measured how quickly a sensor could alert engineers to a critical temperature change…
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[scf-post-title] NuScale has become the first company to complete phase one of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) design certification application (DCA) for a next-generation small modular reactor (SMR). The NRC spent over 100,000 hours reviewing the 12,000 page application NuScale submitted in January 2017. While the full application review is expected to take approximately…
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