Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies Program
An Overview of Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
An Overview of Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation
The Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET) program was initiated in 2012 by the DOE Office of Nuclear Energy (DOE-NE) to conduct research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) in crosscutting technologies that directly support and enable the development of new and advanced reactor designs and fuel cycle technologies. Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation (ASI) is one program element of NEET Crosscutting Technology Development (NEET-CTD) that is being carried out to:
The NEET ASI program emphasizes four strategic I&C areas of research. These strategic areas are: advanced sensors; digital monitoring and control; nuclear plant communication; and advanced concepts of operation.
This presentation will provide an overview of the Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies program on Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation and the technologies being developed and deployed through this innovative Nuclear Energy program.
Dr. Bruce Hallbert, Idaho National Laboratory
Presented December 9, 2016
Dr. Bruce Hallbert is the Director of Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies at the Idaho National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy National Laboratory located in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
He is the research pathway lead of Instrumentation, Information, & Control Systems research for the DOE-sponsored Light Water Reactor Sustainability Program (LWRS) and the national technical director of Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation research for the DOE-sponsored Nuclear Energy Enabling Technologies (NEET) program. He is the past President of the International Association of Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management (IAPSAM). He received his Ph.D. in Civil and Environmental Engineering from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.