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| Development of Analysis Methods that Integrate Numeric and Textual Equipment Reliability Data, INL/RPT-23-74530. | In this report we show in detail how the integration and reasoning from numeric and textual ER data elements is performed. First, we present the developed library of MBSE modelsthat focus on common NPP systems and assets. Then we show the development of computational methods designed to process and analyze numeric and textual ER data elements simultaneously. Here, we apply the developed computational methods on the circulating water system of an existing NPP. Our final considerations provide additional insights on further potential applications of these methods to support additional NPP decisions. | | 9/16/2023 |
| Integrated Operations for Nuclear: Work Reduction pportunity Demonstration Strategy, INL/RPT-23-74671 | This document leverages these select ION WROs as a starting point to initiate a specific WRO demonstration strategy. The strategy addresses the select ION WROs categories described above with the intent of applying this outline to other WROs in the future. | | 9/15/2023 |
| Human and Technology Integration Evaluation of Advanced Automation and Data Visualization, INL/RPT-23-74346 | While the existing U.S. light-water reactors are highly reliable and safe and provide a significant proportion of carbon-free electricity, the cost of operating and maintaining them has become less competitive compared to other electricity generating sources. The reason for the gap in operating and maintenance costs can be attributed at least in part to the advent of new digital technologies that other electricity generating industries are currently using. Advanced capabilities, including digital instrumentation and control (I&C) systems, advanced automation and analytics, and a greater span of data integration (i.e., connectedness), across these nonnuclear plants have transformed the way work is performed and ultimately given them a competitive advantage in terms of the cost required for operating, maintaining, and supporting them. | | 8/30/2023 |
| Human and Technology Integration Evaluation of Advanced Automation and Data Visualization, INL/RPT-23-74346 | While the existing U.S. light-water reactors are highly reliable and safe and provide a significant proportion of carbon-free electricity, the cost of operating and maintaining them has become less competitive compared to other electricity generating sources. The reason for the gap in operating and maintenance costs can be attributed at least in part to the advent of new digital technologies that other electricity generating industries are currently using. Advanced capabilities, including digital I&C systems, advanced automation and analytics, and a greater span of data integration, across these nonnuclear plants have transformed the way work is performed and ultimately given them a competitive advantage in terms of the cost required for operating, maintaining, and supporting them. | | 8/30/2023 |
| Optimizing Information Automation Using a New Method Based on System-Theoretic Process Analysis: Tool Development and Method Evaluation, INL/RPT-23-74217 | This report describes progress and findings for a program of research supporting the design and optimization of information automation systems for nuclear power plants (NPPs). Information automation is the customization and delivery of information for a work process, thereby providing users with intuitive, actionable information based on continuous measurements of plant performance. | | 8/30/2023 |
| Extending Data-Driven Anomaly Detection Methods to Transient Power Conditions in Nuclear Power Plants, INL/RPT-23-73933 | Historically, nuclear power plants have operated predominantly at or near full power, meaning that most of the data collected are in this operating regime. Therefore, data-driven anomaly detection methods that are developed using this data can perform well at full power operations. This presents a challenge when the power drops (referred to as a transient) and may result in false alarms due to the lack of historical data at those new power levels. The current approach to handling this challenge is to turn the anomaly detection algorithms off during transients, causing missed detections. This effort developed and tested multiple data-driven anomaly detection methods that can extend to transient conditions.
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| Explainable Artificial Intelligence Technology for Predictive Maintenance, INL/RPT-23-74159 | Light Water Reactor Sustainability researchers at Idaho National Laboratory in collaboration with Public Service Enterprise Group (PSEG), Nuclear, LLC, completed development and demonstration of three aspects of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies: performance, explainability, and trustworthiness. The work focused on leveraging specific metrics, developing a user-centric visualization interface, and performing human-in-the-loop evaluations to build user confidence in adoption of AI and machine learning technologies for risk-informed predictive maintenance strategy. This effort, documented in INL/RPT-23-74159, concluded that the development, implementation, and sustainment of advanced AI-guided technologies will require many different types of expertise for maintenance and regulation. Deployment of AI demands bringing together a truly multidisciplinary team of experts to clearly understand broader societal implications. | | 8/23/2023 |
| Technical Specification Surveillance Interval Extension Using Self-Diagnostics, ORNL/TM-2023/3008 | This report focuses on developing methods for applying the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)–approved guidance to implement a licensee-controlled, risk-informed surveillance frequency change program in digital instrumentation and control (I&C) systems that include self-diagnostics and online monitoring (OLM) capabilities. This report presents an evaluation of different information and data made available by the utility partner for a digital I&C system since its implementation and describes an application of the proposed methodology. The methodology seeks to take advantage of the self-diagnostics and OLM capabilities to reduce risk or reduce the level of qualitative monitoring assessment needed to perform a risk-informed surveillance test interval extension using existing NRC approved guidance or both. | | 8/18/2023 |
| Optimizing Information Automation Using a New Method Based on System-Theoretic Process Analysis, INL/RPT-23-73099 | This report describes the interim progress for research supporting the design and optimization of information automation systems for nuclear power plants. Much of the domestic nuclear fleet is currently focused on modernizing technologies and processes, including transitioning toward digitalization in the control room and elsewhere throughout the plant, along with a greater use of automation, artificial intelligence, robotics, and other emerging technologies. | | 6/29/2023 |
| PMprojectArea : Integrated Operation for Nuclear (2)
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| Process for Significant Nuclear Work Function Innovation Based on Integrated Operations Concepts, INL/EXT-21-64134 | Researchers selected nine work reduction opportunities from the full Integrated Operations for Nuclear (ION) suite of initiatives. A selected group of utilities verified details of the work reduction opportunities and inputs to the ION model first published in the original report. Verification categories included capital cost, technology requirements, and operational and maintenance savings, among others. Researchers then modeled the data points and data ranges using probabilistic analysis to predict the likelihood of positive or negative net present value outcomes. | | 8/26/2021 |
| Analysis and Planning Framework for Nuclear Plant Transformation, INL/EXT-20-59537 | This report provides an analysis and planning framework for transforming the current NPP operating model via transferable learnings from the North Sea O&G industry. This framework is termed “Integrated Operations for Nuclear” (ION). This report describes the key principles and methods of IO and how they are being applied via collaboration between the DOE LWRSProgram and Xcel Energy in an initiative to transform the NPP operating model in order to foster performance improvement and long-term sustainability. | | 8/1/2020 |
| PMprojectArea : 03 Human & Technology Integration (1)
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| Pilot Business Case Analysis for Digital Infrastructure, INL/RPT-23-74393 | Digital Infrastructure Pilot Business Case Objective One: Addressing Concerns with Implementation Costs by Demonstrating Long-Term Value of Digital I&C Modernization. The first major objective of this report and the wider LWRS research is to relieve the concern associated with prohibitively high implementation costs of plant I&C upgrades. This is addressed through demonstrating the long-term net economic value of digital upgrades with an in-depth exposition of the business case for, and detailed process associated with digital I&C modernizations. | | 8/30/2023 |
| PMprojectArea : Advance Concepts of Operations (9)
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| Integrated Operations for Nuclear Business Operation Model Analysis and Industry Validation, INL/RPT-22-68671, Rev 1 | Researchers selected nine work reduction opportunities from the full ION. A selected group of utilities verified details of the work reduction opportunities and inputs to the ION model first published in the original report. Verification categories included capital cost, technology requirements, and operational and maintenance savings, among others. Researchers then modeled the data points and data ranges using probabilistic analysis to predict the likelihood of positive or negative net present value outcomes. | | 1/26/2023 |
| Development of a Cloud-based Application to Enable a Scalable Risk-informed Predictive Maintenance Strategy at Nuclear Power Plants, INL/RPT-22-70543 | This report conducts a techno-economic assessment of a provisional cloud deployment architecture for a nuclear power plant predictive monitoring system. The cloud-based monitoring system would enable maintenance and diagnostics analysts and other authorized plant users to remotely monitor equipment functionality so as to enable predictive monitoring practices and early detection of faults. This report covers certain regulatory and security aspects that may concern licensees looking to implement cloud computing. The report also focuses on the integration of sensor database storage, the application of cloud resources to predictive maintenance, and the identification of technological and economic hurdles associated with moving to a cloud-computing-based architecture. | | 12/14/2022 |
| Data Architecture and Analytics Requirements for Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications to Achieve Condition-Based Maintenance, INL/RPT-22-70350 | This report identifies some of the important requirements that need to be considered as part of the data evolution for the condition-based maintenance application on a circulating water system in an nuclear power plant. The concept of data evolution converts data into information, which in turn is converted into insight, decision, and action. An overview of AI design, development, deployment, and operation principles is introduced to support the lifecycle of AI technologies. | | 11/22/2022 |
| A Novel Data Obfuscation Method to Share Nuclear Data for Machine Learning Application, INL/RPT-22-69871 | The nuclear power industry is data-rich and these data introduce a tremendous potential for automation and cost savings. On the other hand, research organizations, among other stakeholders, have very capable methods and solutions often developed using simulated or synthetic data due to the lack of real data. One cause of this disconnect is data privacy. Data privacy is of paramount importance in all industries, but especially the nuclear industry. This challenge motivated the data obfuscation method called deceptive infusion of data (DIOD). | | 11/15/2022 |
| Technical Basis for Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Adoption in Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-22-68942 | Technical Basis for Advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Adoption in Nuclear Power Plants, INL/RPT-22-68942, September 2022. | | 9/8/2022 |
| Integrated Operations for Nuclear Business Operation Model Analysis and Industry Validation, INL/RPT-22-68671 | Integrated Operations for Nuclear Business Operation Model Analysis and Industry Validation, INL/RPT-22-68671, August 2022. | | 8/30/2022 |
| Using Information Automation and Human Technology Integration to Implement Integrated Operations for Nuclear, INL/RPT-22-68076 | Using Information Automation and Human Technology Integration to Implement Integrated Operations for Nuclear, INL/RPT-22-68076, July 2022 | | 7/28/2022 |
| Nuclear Work Function Innovation Tool Set Development for Performance Improvement and Human Systems Integration, INL/EXT-21-64428 | Nuclear Work Function Innovation Tool Set Development for Performance Improvement and Human Systems Integration, INL/EXT-21-64428, C. Kovesdi, J. Mohon, K. Thomas, J. Remer, J. Joe, L. Hanes, M. Dainoff, L. Hettinger, September 2021. | | 9/29/2021 |
| Report on the Use and Function of the Work Function Analysis Tool and Nuclear Innovation Portal, INL/EXT-20-59827 | Report on the Use and Function of the Work Function Analysis Tool and Nuclear Innovation Portal, INL/EXT-20-59827, C. Kovesdi, K. Thomas, S. Remer, J. Boyce, September 2020. | | 9/20/2020 |
| PMprojectArea : Advanced IIC System Technologies (8)
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| Computer-Based Procedures for Field Activities: Results from Three Evaluations at Nuclear Power Plants, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, and A. Bly, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33212 Rev. 0, September 2014. | Computer-Based Procedures for Field Activities: Results from Three Evaluations at Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-14-33212, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, and A. Bly, Idaho National Laboratory, September 2014. | | 9/1/2014 |
| Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Operator Performance Metrics For Control Room Modernization: A Practical Guide For Early Design Evaluation , R. Boring, R. Lew, T. Ulrich, and J. Joe, INL/EXT-14-31511, March 2014. | Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program Operator Performance Metrics For Control Room Modernization: A Practical Guide For Early Design Evaluation , R. Boring, R. Lew, T Ulrich, and J. Joe, INL/EXT-14-31511, March 2014. | | 3/1/2014 |
| Long-Term Instrumentation, Information, and Control Systems (II&C) Modernization Future Vision and Strategy, K. Thomas, B. Hallbert, Revision 3, INL/EXT-11-24154, November 2013. | Long-Term Instrumentation, Information, and Control Systems (II&C) Modernization Future Vision and Strategy, K. Thomas, B. Hallbert, INL/EXT-11-24154, Revision 3, November 2013. | | 11/1/2013 |
| Summary Report on Industrial and Regulatory Engagement Activities, K. Thomas, INL/EXT-12-27161, Revision 1, September 2013. | Summary Report on Industrial and Regulatory Engagement Activities, K. Thomas, INL/EXT-12-27161, Rev. 1, September 2013. | | 9/1/2013 |
| Summary Report on Industrial and Regulatory Engagement Activities, K. Thomas, INL/MIS-12-27161, September 2012. | Summary Report on Industrial and Regulatory Engagement Activities, K. Thomas, INL/MIS-12-27161, September 2012. | | 9/1/2012 |
| Long-Term Instrumentation, Information, and Control Systems (II&C) Modernization Future Vision and Strategy. K.D. Thomas and B.P. Hallbert, INL/EXT-11-24154, Rev. 1, February 2012. | Long-Term Instrumentation, Information, and Control Systems (II&C) Modernization Future Vision and Strategy. K.D. Thomas and B.P. Halbert, INL/EXT-11-24154, Rev. 1, February 2012. | | 2/1/2012 |
| LWRS II&C Industry and Regulatory Engagement Activities for FY 2011. K. D. Thomas, INL/EXT-11-23451, September 2011. | LWRS II&C Industry and Regulatory Engagement Activities for FY 2011, INL/EXT-11-23451, K. D. Thomas, September 2011. | | 9/1/2011 |
| Report from the Light Water Reactor Sustainability Workshop on Advanced Instrumentation, Information, and Control Systems and Human-System Interface Technologies, B.P. Hallbert, and J.J. Persensky, INL, C Smidts and T. Aldemir, OSU, and J. Naser, EPRI, IN | Report from the Light Water Reactor Sustainability Workshop on Advanced Instrumentation, Information, and Control Systems and Human-System Interface Technologies, INL/EXT-09-16631, B. Hallbert, J. Persensky, C Smidts, T. Aldemir, J. Naser, INL/EXT-09-16631, August 2009. | | 8/1/2009 |
| PMprojectArea : Advanced Outage Control Center (1)
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| Development of Improved Graphical Displays for an Advanced Outage Control Center, Employing Human Factors Principles for Outage Schedule Management | Development of Improved Graphical Displays for an Advanced Outage Control Center, Employing Human Factors Principles for Outage Schedule Management, INL/EXT-15-36489, S. St. Germain, R. Farris, K. Thomas, September 2015. | | 9/20/2015 |
| PMprojectArea : Advanced Outage Coordination (3)
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| Benchmark Report on Key Outage Attributes: An Analysis of Outage Improvement Opportunities and Priorities | Benchmark Report on Key Outage Attributes: An Analysis of Outage Improvement Opportunities and Priorities, INL/EXT-14-32848, St. Germain. R. Farris, September 2014. | | 9/1/2014 |
| Resolving Emergent Issues During Nuclear Plant Outages | Resolving Emergent Issues During Nuclear Plant Outages, INL/EXT-12-26807, G. Weatherby, K. LeBlanc, R. Farris, July 2012.
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| dvanced Outage and Control Center: Strategies for Nuclear Plant Outage Work Status Capabilities | dvanced Outage and Control Center: Strategies for Nuclear Plant Outage Work Status Capabilities, INL/EXT 12 26197, G. Weatherby, May 2012. | | 5/1/2012 |
| PMprojectArea : Advanced Remote Monitoring of Concrete Structures in Nuclear Power Plants (6)
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| Concrete Structure Health Monitoring Using Vibroacoustic Testing and Machine Learning, INL/EXT-20-59941 | Concrete Structure Health Monitoring Using Vibroacoustic Testing and Machine Learning, INL/EXT-20-59941, M. Miele, P. Karve, S. Mahadevan, V. Agarwal, September 2020. | | 9/3/2020 |
| Vibration-based Techniques for Concrete Structural-health Monitoring, INL/EXT-19-53248 | Vibration-based Techniques for Concrete Structural-health Monitoring, INL/EXT-19-53248, S. Miele, Y. Bao, P. Karve, S. Mahadevan, V. Agarwal, E. Giannini, J. Zhu, March 2019. | | 3/4/2019 |
| Automated Work Packages: Radio Frequency Identification, Bluetooth Beacons, and Video Applications in the Nuclear Power Industry | Automated Work Packages: Radio Frequency Identification, Bluetooth Beacons, and Video Applications in the Nuclear Power Industry, INL/EXT-17-43264, A. Rashdan, S. St Germain, R. Boring, T. Ulrich, B. Rice, September 2017. | | 9/27/2017 |
| Data Analysis of Different Nondestructive Testing Techniques to Monitor Concrete Structure Degradation due to Alkali-Silica Reaction | Data Analysis of Different Nondestructive Testing Techniques to Monitor Concrete Structure Degradation due to Alkali-Silica Reaction, INL/EXT-16-39915, V. Agarwal, K. Neal, S. Mahadevan, B. Pham, D. Adams, September 2016. | | 9/1/2016 |
| A Demonstration of Concrete Structural Health Monitoring Framework for Degradation due to Alkali-Silica Reaction | A Demonstration of Concrete Structural Health Monitoring Framework for Degradation due to Alkali-Silica Reaction, INL-EXT-16-38602, S. Mahadevan, V. Agarwal, K. Neal, P. Nath, Y. Bao, G. Cai, P. Orme, D. Adams, D. Kosson, April 2016. | | 4/1/2016 |
| Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers—Result and Insights from Three Usability and Interface Design Evaluations INL/EXT-15-36658 September 2015 | Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers—Result and Insights from Three Usability and Interface Design Evaluations, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, A. Bly, H. Medema, W. Hill, INL/EXT-15-36658, September 2015. | | 9/1/2015 |
| PMprojectArea : Advanced Remote Monitoring of Secondary System Piping in Nuclear Power Plants (1)
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| Concept for Integrated Multi-Modal Online Piping Monitoring System along with Data Fusion and Advanced Data Analytical Algorithms Using High- Resolution Fiber Optics Sensors, INL/EXT-20-59810 | Concept for Integrated Multi-Modal Online Piping Monitoring System along with Data Fusion and Advanced Data Analytical Algorithms Using High- Resolution Fiber Optics Sensors, INL/EXT-20-59810, A. Gribok, M. Wang, J. Wu, Q. Wang, A. Venketeswaran, K. Zhao, K. Chen, September 2020. | | 9/17/2020 |
| PMprojectArea : Automation of the Work Process (2)
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| Automated Work Package: Conceptual Design and Data Architecture | Automated Work Package: Conceptual Design and Data Architecture, INL-EXT-16-38809, A. Al Rashdan, J. Oxstrand, V. Agarwal, May 2016. | | 5/2/2016 |
| Automated Work Packages Architecture: An Initial Set of Human Factors and Instrumentation and Controls Requirements, V. Agarwal, J. Oxstrand, and K. Le Blanc, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33172 Rev. 0, September 2014. | Automated Work Packages Architecture: An Initial Set of Human Factors and Instrumentation and Controls Requirements, INL/EXT-14-33172, V. Agarwal, J. Oxstrand, and K. Le Blanc, Idaho National Laboratory, September 2014. | | 9/1/2014 |
| PMprojectArea : Computer-Based Procedures for Nuclear Power Plant Field Workers (6)
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| Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers – FY16 Research Activities | Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers – FY16 Research Activities, INL/EXT-39984, J. Oxstrand, A. Bly, September 2016. | | 9/1/2016 |
| Design Guidance for Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers | Design Guidance for Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers, INL-EXT-16-39808, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, A. Bly, September 2016. | | 9/1/2016 |
| Computer-Based Procedures for Field Worker – Identified Benefits | Computer-Based Procedures for Field Worker – Identified Benefits, INL/EXT-14-33011, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, September 2014. | | 9/6/2014 |
| Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers: Results from Three Evaluation Studies, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, and A. Bly, INL/EXT-13-30183, September 2013. | Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers: Results from Three Evaluation Studies, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, and A. Bly, INL/EXT-13-30183, September 2013. | | 9/1/2013 |
| Evaluation of Computer-Based Procedure System Prototype, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, S. Hays, INL/EXT-12-27155, September 2012. | Evaluation of Computer-Based Procedure System Prototype, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, S. Hays, INL/EXT-12-27155, September 2012. | | 9/1/2012 |
| Computer Based- Procedures for Field Workers in Nuclear Power Plants: Development of a Model of Procedure Usage and Identification of Requirements | Computer Based- Procedures for Field Workers in Nuclear Power Plants: Development of a Model of Procedure Usage and Identification of Requirements, INL/-12-25671, J. Oxstrand, K. Le Blanc, April 2012. | | 4/6/2012 |
| PMprojectArea : Control-room Modernization (11)
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| Development of an Advanced Integrated Operations Concept for Hybrid Control Rooms, INL/EXT-20-57862 | Development of an Advanced Integrated Operations Concept for Hybrid Control Rooms, INL/EXT-20-57862, C. Kovesdi, J. Mohon, R. Li, T. Miyake, J. Lehmer, R. Hill, Z. Spielman, T. Mortenson, K. Le Blanc, March 2020. | | 3/1/2020 |
| Development and Evaluation of the Conceptual Design for a Liquid Radiological Waste System in an Advanced Hybrid Control Room, INL/EXT-18-51107 | Development and Evaluation of the Conceptual Design for a Liquid Radiological Waste System in an Advanced Hybrid Control Room, INL/EXT-18-51107, C. Kovesdi, Z. Spielman, R. Hill, K.Le Blanc, J. Oxstrand, August 2018. | | 8/27/2018 |
| Migration of Older to New Digital Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plant Main Control Rooms | Migration of Older to New Digital Control Systems in Nuclear Power Plant Main Control Rooms, INL/EXT-16-38576, C. Kovesdi, J. Joe, R. Boring, April 2016. | | 4/2/2016 |
| Verification and Validation of Digitally Upgraded Control Rooms | Verification and Validation of Digitally Upgraded Control Rooms, INL/EXT-15-36704, R. Boring, N. Lau, September 2015. | | 9/6/2015 |
| HSI Prototypes for the Human Systems Simulation Laboratory | HSI Prototypes for the Human Systems Simulation Laboratory, INL/EXT-15-36839, H., Jokstad, R. McDonald, September 2015. | | 9/6/2015 |
| Operator Performance Metrics for Control Room Modernization: A Practical Guide for Early Design Evaluation, R. Boring, J. Joe, T. Ulrich, and R. Lew, INL/EXT-14-31511 Revision 0, Idaho National Laboratory, March 2015. | Operator Performance Metrics for Control Room Modernization: A Practical Guide for Early Design Evaluation, R. Boring, J. Joe, T. Ulrich, and R. Lew, INL/EXT-14-31511 Revision 0, Idaho National Laboratory, March 2015. | | 3/1/2015 |
| Human Factors Engineering Design Phase Report for Control Room Modernization, T. Ulrich, R. Boring, and R. Lew, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33221, September 2014. | Human Factors Engineering Design Phase Report for Control Room Modernization, T. Ulrich, R. Boring, and R. Lew, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33221, September 2014. | | 9/1/2014 |
| Baseline Human Factors and Ergonomics in Support of Control Room Modernization at Nuclear Power Plants, R. Boring and J. Joe, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33223, September 2014. | Baseline Human Factors and Ergonomics in Support of Control Room Modernization at Nuclear Power Plants, R. Boring and J. Joe, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33223, September 2014. | | 9/1/2014 |
| Strategy for Migration of Traditional to Hybrid Control Boards in a Nuclear Power Plant | Strategy for Migration of Traditional to Hybrid Control Boards in a Nuclear Power Plant, INL/EXT-14-32534, R. Boring, J. Joe, T. Ulrich, July 2014. | | 7/6/2014 |
| A Reference Plan for Control Room Modernization: Planning and Analysis Phase, J. Hugo, R. Boring, L. Hanes, and K. Thomas INL/EXT-13-30109, September 2013. | A Reference Plan for Control Room Modernization: Planning and Analysis Phase, J. Hugo, R. Boring, L. Hanes, and K. Thomas INL/EXT-13-30109, September 2013. | | 9/1/2013 |
| Digital Full-Scope Simulation of a Conventional Nuclear Power Plant Control Room, Phase 2: Installation of a Reconfigurable Simulator to Support Nuclear Plant Sustainability, R. Boring, V. Agarwal, K. Fitzgerald, J. Hugo, B. Hallbert, INL/EXT-13-28432, Re | Digital Full-Scope Simulation of a Conventional Nuclear Power Plant Control Room, Phase 2: Installation of a Reconfigurable Simulator to Support Nuclear Plant Sustainability, R. Boring, V. Agarwal, K. Fitzgerald, J. Hugo, B. Hallbert, INL/EXT-13-28432, March 2013. | | 3/1/2013 |
| PMprojectArea : Cybersecurity (1)
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| Cyber Security Evaluation of II&C Technologies, K. Thomas, Idaho National Laboratory; M. Thow, T. Kenny, L Watkins, AREVA Inc., INL/EXT-14-33609, Revision 0, November 2014. | Cyber Security Evaluation of II&C Technologies, K. Thomas, Idaho National Laboratory; M. Thow, T. Kenny, L Watkins, AREVA Inc., INL/EXT-14-33609, Revision 0, November 2014. | | 11/1/2014 |
| PMprojectArea : Data Architecture & Analytics (2)
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| Automation Technologies Impact on the Work Process of Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-18-51457 | Automation Technologies Impact on the Work Process of Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-18-51457, A. Rashdan, T. Mortenson, September 2018. | | 9/3/2018 |
| Automation of Data Collection Methods for Online Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-18-51456. | Automation of Data Collection Methods for Online Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-18-51456, A. Rashdan, S. St. Germain, September 2018. | | 9/3/2018 |
| PMprojectArea : Data Architecture & Analytics (14)
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| A Novel Data Obfuscation Method to Share Nuclear Data for Machine Learning Application, INL/RPT-22-69871 | The nuclear power industry is data-rich and these data introduce a tremendous potential for automation and cost savings. On the other hand, research organizations, among other stakeholders, have very capable methods and solutions often developed using simulated or synthetic data due to the lack of real data. One cause of this disconnect is data privacy. Data privacy is of paramount importance in all industries, but especially the nuclear industry. This challenge motivated the data obfuscation method called deceptive infusion of data (DIOD). | | 11/14/2022 |
| Process Anomaly Detection for Sparsely Labeled Events in Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-21-64303, September 2021 | Process Anomaly Detection for Sparsely Labeled Events in Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-21-64303, J. Farber, A. Al Rashdan, H. Abdel-Khalik, Y. Li, M. Abdo, D. Mandelli, D. Huang, September 2021. | | 9/30/2021 |
| Scalable Technologies Achieving Risk-Informed Condition-Based Predictive Maintenance Enhancing the Economic Performance of Operating Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-21-64168 | The outcomes presented in this report lay the foundation and provide a much-needed technical basis for focusing on the explainability and trustworthiness of machine language and artificial intelligence-based technologies as part of future research. | | 8/30/2021 |
| Machine Learning and Economic Models to Enable Risk-Informed Condition Based Maintenance of a Nuclear Plant Asset, INL/EXT-21-61984 | The R&D activities reported lay the foundation to develop and demonstrate a digital automated platform to centralize the implementation of condition monitoring. Development of fault signatures and ML diagnostic models will be extended to other CWP, CWP motor, and system-level faults in the future. | | 3/26/2021 |
| An Applied Strategy for Using Empirical and Hybrid Models in Online Monitoring, INL/EXT-20-59688 | An Applied Strategy for Using Empirical and Hybrid Models in Online Monitoring, INL/EXT-20-59688, A. Rashdan, H. Abdel-Khalik, K. Giraud, L. Griffel, D. Guillen, A. Varuttamaseni, September 2020. | | 9/11/2020 |
| Automating Fire Watch in Industrial Environments through Machine Learning-Enabled Visual Monitoring, INL/EXT-19-55703 | Automating Fire Watch in Industrial Environments through Machine Learning-Enabled Visual Monitoring, INL-EXT-19-55703, A. Rashdan, M. Griffel, L. Powell, September 2019. | | 9/23/2019 |
| Data Integration Aggregated Model and Ontology for Nuclear Deployment (DIAMOND): Preliminary Model and Ontology, INL/EXT-19-55610 | Data Integration Aggregated Model and Ontology for Nuclear Deployment (DIAMOND): Preliminary Model and Ontology, INL/EXT-19-55610, A. Rashdan, J. Browning, C. Ritter, September 2019. | | 9/20/2019 |
| Automating Surveillance Activities in a Nuclear Power Plant, INL/EXT-19-55620 | Automating Surveillance Activities in a Nuclear Power Plant, INL/EXT-19-55620 | | 9/18/2019 |
| Subtle Process-Anomalies Detection Using Machine-Learning Methods, INL/EXT-19-55629 | Subtle Process-Anomalies Detection Using Machine-Learning Methods, INL/EXT-19-55629, A. Rashdan, M. Griffel, R. Boza, D. Guillen, September 2019. | | 9/17/2019 |
| Method and Application of Data Integration at a Nuclear Power Plant, INL/EXt-19-54294 | Creating a data warehouse in a plant or a data broker for a fleet of plants requires overcoming multiple challenges, including the lack of a standard form of storing and using data and the lack of integration methods to compare and map the different data sources. This effort develops and demonstrates a data integration method and application through data fusion and data warehousing pilots. | | 8/5/2019 |
| Developing a Roadmap for Total Nuclear Plant Transformation, INL/EXT-19-54766 | Developing a Roadmap for Total Nuclear Plant Transformation, INL/EXT-19-54766 | | 7/29/2019 |
| Integrated Risk-Informed Condition-Based Maintenance Capability and Automated Platform, PKM-DOC-21-0007 | The primary objective of this proposed research project is to integrate advancements in online monitoring and data analytic techniques with advanced risk assessment methodologies to reduce operating costs and enhance the reliability of commercial nuclear power plants (NPPs). | | 12/28/2018 |
| Development of a Technology Roadmap for Online Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-18-52206 | Development of a Technology Roadmap for Online Monitoring of Nuclear Power Plants, INL/EXT-18-52206, A. Rashdan, J. Smith. S. St. Germain, C. Ritter, V. Agarwal, R. Boring, T. Ulrich, J. Hansen, December 2018. | | 12/18/2018 |
| Requirements for Control Room Computer-Based Procedures for use in Hybrid Control Rooms, K. Le Blanc, J. Oxstrand, and J. Joe, INL/EXT-15-35284 Revision 0, Idaho National Laboratory, May 2015. | Requirements for Control Room Computer-Based Procedures for use in Hybrid Control Rooms, K. Le Blanc, J. Oxstrand, and J. Joe, INL/EXT-15-35284 Revision 0, Idaho National Laboratory, May 2015. | | 5/1/2015 |
| PMprojectArea : Digital Architecture for an Automated Plant (11)
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| Report for 2.2.1 Task 3: Develop and Document an Advanced Human System Interface for the Generic Pressurized Water Reactor Simulator, INL/EXT-19-55788 | Report for 2.2.1 Task 3: Develop and Document an Advanced Human System Interface for the Generic Pressurized Water Reactor Simulator, INL/EXT-19-55788, R. McDonald, A. Ove Braseth, J. Joe, September 2019. | | 9/20/2019 |
| Seamless Digital Environment – Data Analytics Use Case Study | Seamless Digital Environment – Data Analytics Use Case Study, INL/EXT-17- 42918, J. Oxstrand, A. Bly, August 2017. | | 8/18/2017 |
| Digital Architecture Planning Model | Digital Architecture Planning Model, INL/EXT-16-38220, J. Oxstrand, A. Al Rashdan, A. Bly, B. Rice, K. Fitzgerald, K. Wilson, March 2016. | | 3/1/2016 |
| A Business Case for Advanced Outage Management | A Business Case for Advanced Outage Management, INL/EXT-16-38265, K. Thomas, S. Lawrie, J. Niedermuller, March 2016. | | 3/1/2016 |
| Computer-Based Procedures for Field Workers—Result and Insights– from Three Usability and Interface Design Evaluations - Results from a Gap Analysis INL/EXT-15-36662 September 2015 | Digital Architecture – Results from a Gap Analysis, J. Oxstrand, K. Thomas, K. Fitzgerald, INL/EXT-15-36662 September 2015. | | 9/1/2015 |
| Digital Architecture Project Plan | Digital Architecture Project Plan, INL/EXT-14-33177, K. Thomas, September 2014. | | 9/6/2014 |
| Guidelines for Implementation of an Advanced Outage Control Center to Improve Outage Coordination, Problem Resolution, and Outage Risk Management, S. St. Germain, R. Farris. A. Whaley, H. Medema, and D. Gertman, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33182 | Guidelines for Implementation of an Advanced Outage Control Center to Improve Outage Coordination, Problem Resolution, and Outage Risk Management, S. St. Germain, R. Farris. A. Whaley, H. Medema, and D. Gertman, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33182, September 2014. | | 9/1/2014 |
| Status Report on the Development of Micro-Scheduling Software for the Advanced Outage Control Center Project, S. St. Germain, K. Thomas, J. Joe, and R. Farris, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33036 Rev. 0, September 2014. | Status Report on the Development of Micro-Scheduling Software for the Advanced Outage Control Center Project, S. St. Germain, K. Thomas, J. Joe, and R. Farris, Idaho National Laboratory, INL/EXT-14-33036, September 2014. | | 9/1/2014 |
| Development of Methodologies for Technology Deployment for Advanced Outage Control Centers That Improve Outage Coordination, Problem Resolution and Outage Risk Management, S. St. Germain, R. Farris, and H. Medema, INL/EXT-13-29934, Revision 0, September 2 | Development of Methodologies for Technology Deployment for Advanced Outage Control Centers That Improve Outage Coordination, Problem Resolution and Outage Risk Management, S. St. Germain, R. Farris, and H. Medema, INL/EXT-13-29934, September 2013. | | 9/1/2013 |
| Installation of Halden Reactor Project Digital Interface Prototypes in the Human Systems Simulation Laboratory, H. Jokstad, J. O. Hol, T. J. Bjorlo, A. O. Braseth, C. Nihlwing, H. Svengren, and L. Hurlen, with additional contributions by Idaho National La | Installation of Halden Reactor Project Digital Interface Prototypes in the Human Systems Simulation Laboratory, H. Jokstad, J. O. Hol, T. J. Bjorlo, A. O. Braseth, C. Nihlwing, H. Svengren, and L. Hurlen, with additional contributions by Idaho National Laboratory staff, including J. Joe, R. Boring, D. Gertman, J. Persensky, INL/EXT-13-29039, May 2013. | | 5/1/2013 |
| Digital Full-Scope Mockup of a Conventional Nuclear Power Plant Control Room, Phase I: Installation of a Utility Simulator at the Idaho National Laboratory, R. Boring, V. Agarwal, J. Joe, and J. Persensky, June 2012. | Digital Full-Scope Mockup of a Conventional Nuclear Power Plant Control Room, Phase I: Installation of a Utility Simulator at the Idaho National Laboratory, R. Boring, V. Agarwal, J. Joe, and J. Persensky, June 2012. | | 6/1/2012 |
| PMprojectArea : Digital Infrastructure (10)
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| Digital Infrastructure Industry Engagement, INL/EXT-22-69268 | This report summarizes outreach efforts to both industry wide organizations and specific utilities. Industry organizations that were engaged including the Pressurized Water Reactor Owner’s Group, the Nuclear Information Technology Strategic Leadership group, and Light Water Reactor Sustainability Plant Modernization Pathway Stakeholders. | | 9/21/2022 |
| Digital Infrastructure Migration Framework, INL/EXT-21-64580 | Digital Infrastructure Migration Framework, INL/EXT-21-64580, P. Hunton, R. England, September 2021. | | 9/25/2021 |
| I&C Infrastructure Modernization: Safety-Related I&C Pilot Upgrade Project at Limerick Generating Station, INL/EXT-19-54766 | I&C Infrastructure Modernization Safety-Related I&C Pilot Upgrade Project at Limerick Generating Station (LGS) | | 11/19/2020 |
| Safety-Related Instrumentation & Control Pilot Upgrade Initial Scoping Phase Implementation Report And Lessons Learned, INL/EXT-20-59809 | This LWRS Program research seeks to assist in breaking this impasse through the support of a SR I&C Pilot Upgrade Project. Exelon’s Limerick Generating Station, a BWR, has been selected as the target for this Project. This research report (1) describes the process followed and products developed during the SR I&C Pilot Project Initial Scoping Phase and (2) captures lessons learned. | | 9/14/2020 |
| Business Case Analysis for Digital Safety-Related Instrumentation & Control System Modernizations, INL/EXT-20-59371 | While regulatory advances have improved the environment for modernizing safety systems, the industry has remained reluctant to perform such I&C upgrades because of perceived regulatory risks associated with being the first adopter of the DI&C-ISG-06, Revision 2 process for a major critical safety system. | | 8/1/2020 |
| Vendor-Independent Design Requirements for a Boiling Water Reactor Safety System Upgrade, INL/EXT-20-61079 | The commercial nuclear sector faces unprecedented financial challenges driven by low natural gas prices and subsidized renewables in a marketplace that does not reward carbon-free baseload capacity. These circumstances, along with increasingly antiquated labor-centric operating models and analog technology, have forced the premature closure of multiple nuclear facilities and placed a much larger population of nuclear power stations at-risk. | | 5/1/2020 |
| Addressing Nuclear I&C Modernization Through Application of Techniques Employed in Other Industries, INL/EXT-19-55799 | This research focuses on presenting advancements that have been made by non-nuclear I&C vendors and potential savings that could be realized by their optimized nuclear industry application. To promote understanding and to bound the initial scope for this effort, a pilot vendor and an associated pilot implementation were chosen as an integrated presentation example for illustration. | | 9/24/2019 |
| Strategy for Implementation of Safety-Related Digital I&C Systems | This report presents an assessment of digital I&C qualification issues and addresses gaps in qualification methods and processes that would potentially benefit from DOE sponsored research and development. Two new qualification methods are described that are recommended for further investigation. They are 1) Testability, and 2) Elimination of CCF triggers. | | 6/27/2018 |
| Long-Term Instrumentation, Information, and Control Systems (II&C) Modernization Future Vision and Strategy, INL/EXT-11-24154 | Reliable instrumentation, information, and control (II&C) systems technologies are essential to ensuring safe and efficient operation of the U.S. light water reactor (LWR) fleet. These technologies affect every aspect of nuclear power plant (NPP) and balance-of-plant operations. They are varied and dispersed, encompassing systems from the main control room to primary systems and throughout the balance of the plant. They interact with every active component in the plant and serve as a kind of central nervous system. | | 2/1/2013 |
| Advanced Instrumentation, Information and Control System Technologies: Nondestructive Examination Technologies FY11 Report, PNNL-20671 | Advanced Instrumentation, Information and Control System Technologies: Nondestructive Examination Technologies FY11 Report, R. M. Meyer, P. Ramuhalli, J. B. Coble, L. J. Bond, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, PNNL-20671, August 2011. | | 8/1/2011 |
| PMprojectArea : Digital Instrumentation and Control Qualification (2)
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| Preliminary Results of a Bounded Exhaustive Testing Study for Software in Embedded Digital Devices in Nuclear Power Applications, INL/EXT-19-55606 | Preliminary Results of a Bounded Exhaustive Testing Study for Software in Embedded Digital Devices in Nuclear Power Applications, INL/EXT-19-55606, C. Elks, A. Jayakumar, A. Collins, R. Hite, T. Karles, C. Deloglos, B. Simmons, A. Tantawy, S. Gautham, September 2019. | | 9/21/2019 |
| Specification of a Bounded Exhaustive Testing Study for a Software-based Embedded Digital Device, INL/EXT-18-52032 | Specification of a Bounded Exhaustive Testing Study for a Software-based Embedded Digital Device, INL/EXT-18-52032, C. Elks, C. Deloglos, A. Jayakumar, November 2018. | | 11/18/2018 |
| PMprojectArea : Digital Technology Business Case Methodology (2)
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| A Business Case for Nuclear Plant Control Room Modernization | A Business Case for Nuclear Plant Control Room Modernization, INL/EXT-16-39098, K. Thomas, S. Lawrie, J. Niedermuller, June 2016. | | 6/1/2016 |