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2025 Annual Review
| Number | Title | File | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | |||
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/FY25-ASI-Webinar-Final-Agenda-2025-12-09.pdf | |
| #2 | Welcome and Opening Remarks | https://youtu.be/_-ZuwSYswvs | |
| #3 | Program Overview | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/02-ASI-FY25-Prgm-Overview-2025-12-09-Boulanger.pdf | https://youtu.be/fmyY4YW0QF0 |
| #4 | FY25 Accomplishments | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/03-ASI-Annual-Webinar-accomplishments-2025-10-11.pdf | https://youtu.be/9IUUmlPLwU8 |
| #5 | Program FY26 Planning Activities | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/04-ASI-Annual-Webinar-Ezell-FY26.pdf | https://youtu.be/u-3X9OKlNTs |
| #6 | Demonstration of Self-Powered Neutron Detectors for Advanced Reactor Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/02-FY25-ASI-Summary-Impact-of-Time-Dependent-Reactor-and-Sensor-Physics-on-Core-Power-SynthesisBirri_v2.pdf | https://youtu.be/cNYCr-TM6zI |
| #7 | Impact of Time Dependent Reactor and Sensor Physics on Core Power Synthesis | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/02-ASI-Annual-Webinar-Birri.pdf | https://youtu.be/ysOcAd2qImo |
| #8 | An Innovative Monitoring Technology for Reactor Vessel of Micro-HTGR | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/03-ASI-Annual-Webinar-Wright-NEUP_FY25_Compressed.pdf | https://youtu.be/I73TcNSM9sg |
| #9 | Challenges Implementing Johnson Noise Thermometry using Space-Rated Electronics | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/04-ASI-Annual-Webinar-RHE-JNT_sweeney.pdf | https://youtu.be/mEeZgC6HvNc |
| #10 | Gallium Nitride-based 100-Mrad Electronics Technology for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Wireless Communications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/05-2025-ASI-Annual-Webinar-Reed.pdf | https://youtu.be/uXNwWkAmr0I |
| #11 | Structural Health Monitoring Enabling Technologies | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/06-ASI-Annual-Webinar-SHM.pdf | https://youtu.be/1lgVCLN-wGg |
| #12 | D9H60 Cobalt Magnetostrictive ElectroMagnetic Acoustic Transducer | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/07-ASI-Annual-Webinar-MS-EMAT-251113.pdf | https://youtu.be/y3R4YhbXEMQ |
| #13 | Embedding Fiber Optic Sensors in Wrought Products Through Confined Rolling Period: FY25 | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/07.1-ASI_Embedded-Sensors_Annual-Review-meeting_FY25.pdf | https://youtu.be/aDYcjxgniiw |
| #14 | Opportunities for Utilizing Advanced Sensors Data in the NEAMS Program | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/08-Andersson-NEAMS-ASI_v3.pdf | https://youtu.be/A78S0EtTneo |
| Day 2 | |||
| #1 | Development of a Fiber Optic Based Pyrometry System for In-Pile Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/01-FY25-ASI-Annual-Review-Austin-Fleming.pdf | https://youtu.be/xuf4oBJZwIU |
| #2 | Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/02-Petrie-Embedded-optical-fibers-Chris-Petrie.pdf | https://youtu.be/j9IHSoaYATM |
| #3 | Monitoring Ceramic Fuel Rods via Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/03-ASI-Annual-Webinar_DE-NE0009503-Dan-Homa.pdf | https://youtu.be/RMkcw4KLNnY |
| #4 | Magnetostrictive Guided-Wave Transducers for Nuclear Reactor Piping System Monitoring | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/04-ASI-Annual-Webinar-Deng-2025-10-1-Dan-Deng.pdf | https://youtu.be/1XbE_AhaehM |
| #5 | Inference of Flow Conditions from In-Core Detector Measurements for Accelerating SMR Licensing | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/05-Forget_NEUP_Annual_review_Y1.pdf | https://youtu.be/cabqIrSw1Lo |
| #6 | Integrated Stand-Off Optical Sensors for Molten Salt Reactor Monitoring | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/06-Kevin-Chen-NEET-2025-report-Kevin-Chen.pdf | https://youtu.be/MrhGAtzKw-I |
| #7 | Development of Microwave Resonant Cavity Transducer for Flow Sensing in Advanced Reactor High Temperature Fluids | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/07-ASI-Annual-Webinar-Template-2025-ANL-Alex-Heifetz.pdf | https://youtu.be/cqqDVHnceW0 |
| #8 | Development of Radiation Tolerant Liquid Level Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/08-ASI-2025-Annual-Webinar-TCF-Final-Bibo-Zhong.pdf | https://youtu.be/it2NT55wYSs |
| #9 | In-Reactor Thermal Conductivity Measurements Using the Fiber-Photothermal Radiometry Instrument | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/09-In-Reactor-Thermal-Conductivity-Measurements.pdf | https://youtu.be/90QCbaDn9nE |
| #10 | High Temperature Chemical Stability of Radiation Resistant Thermocouple Insulation Materials | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/09.1-Stability-of-Radiation-Resistant-Thermocouple-Insulation-Materials.pdf | https://youtu.be/dm_Ksxvh37c |
| #11 | Optical Sensors for Impurity Measurement in Liquid Metal-cooled Fast Reactors | 10 - ASI Annual Webinar 2025 Milos Burger.pdf | https://youtu.be/j7wP47S-00U |
| #12 | Performance Testing of the Enhanced Linear Variable Integrated Sensor (ELVIS III) for LVDTs | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/01-ASI-Annual-Webinar-for-FY-2025-LVDT-Work-Package.pdf | https://youtu.be/7TLCt8p3d7g |
| #13 | Enhancing Passive Temperature Monitoring with Silicon Carbide and Melt Wire Temperature Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/02-ASI-Passive-Monitors-FY25.pdf | https://youtu.be/tEGwzL005g4 |
| #14 | Silicon Carbide Cross Technique Comparison | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/03-ASI-2025-Oct-Adrian-Schrell.pdf | https://youtu.be/gEICXKoa3Z8 |
| #15 | Design and Testing of a Neutron Qualification Device | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/04-FY25-INL-NQD_KT.pdf | https://youtu.be/dNKNLUB3Ul4 |
| Day 3 | |||
| #1 | Quadrupole Detector Prototype | 01 - Vilim_QuadrupoleDetectorPrototype_2025Dec11.pptx | https://youtu.be/48yYyGmd8UI |
| #2 | Demonstration of AI in Control for Advanced Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/INL-Advanced-Controls-ASI-Annual-Webinar.pdf | https://youtu.be/yL8y6CxTdMU |
| #3 | Design and Prototyping of Advanced Control Systems for Advanced Reactors Operating in the Future Electric Grid | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/03-Ponciroli_Autonomous_2025Dec11.pdf | https://youtu.be/sKv0OUOIiGQ |
| #4 | LDRD Sparse Sensing Project | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/04-LDRD-Sparse-Sensing-Project.pdf | https://youtu.be/n6_OhM_hpk8 |
| #5 | Instrumentation and Sensor Testing Opportunities with the Nuclear Science User Facilities (NSUF) | https://youtu.be/tOh-rphLXVM | |
| #6 | Microreactor Program Synergy with ASI | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/03-Microreactors-Program-synergy-with-ASI-John-Jackson.pdf | https://youtu.be/BJ6UKe8NoCE |
| #7 | ASI Synergies with the Advanced Reactor Safeguards and Security Program | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/04-ARSS-Overview-for-ASI-2025-Ben-Cipiti.pdf | https://youtu.be/KY21GJMMnM0 |
| #8 | ASI Synergies with TREAT Testing Programs/ Advanced Fuels Campaign for In-Pile Testing | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/05-Dec2025_AFC-In-pile-instrumentation_Colby-Jensen.pdf | https://youtu.be/4Y2JuueDhV0 |
| #9 | ASI Program Review - GAIN Overview and Vouchers | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/06-2025-10-24-GAIN-Intro-and-Vouchers-ASI-Program-Chris-Lohse.pdf | https://youtu.be/BR9q-bZfroE |
| #10 | ASI synergies with the DOE LWRS Program | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/10-lwrs-advanced-sensors-Instrumentation-synergies.pdf | https://youtu.be/2cbqdHGHh3Q |
| #11 | Molten Salt Reactor Program | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/08-ASI-Annual-Webinar-Joanna-McFarlane.pdf | https://youtu.be/UslCETmXI-E |
| #12 | Overview of Materials Protection Accounting and Control (MPACT) | https://youtu.be/IbcNTg0Vgy4 | |
| #13 | ASI Program Annual Review Space Reactors Program –I&C | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/10-2025_ASI_Review_Rev_2-Ryan-Coulson.pdf | https://youtu.be/tqc7vG4wW7o |
| #14 | Recent Developments in IAEA Activities on Instrumentation & Control and Innovation | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/11-ASI-Annual-Webinar_IAEA-2025-12-11_NNK_IAEA-v2-Nelly-Ngoy-Kubelwa.pdf | https://youtu.be/n63KSDzxwm4 |
| #15 | Office of Technology Commercialization / TCF | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2026/01/12-TCF_NE_ASI_PR_12_2025-Kirsten-Hillyer.pdf | https://youtu.be/NHvLE8VYDds |
2024 Annual Review
| Number | Title | File | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | |||
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2024-ASI-Annual-Review.pdf | |
| #2 | Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation (ASI) Program Overview | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Sensors-and-Instrumentation-ASI.pdf | https://youtu.be/TDKR2gzdj54?si=8fbVpZwdwdtSA5Px |
| #3 | ASI program FY25 planned activities | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/ASI-program-FY25-planned-activities.pdf | https://youtu.be/1zYhHD2cSEM?si=58LIbRCSrwJzAu1e |
| #4 | Characterizing Nuclear Cybersecurity Using AI/ML | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Characterizing-Nuclear-Cybersecurity-Using-AIML.pdf | https://youtu.be/PIbhdifVRAY?si=kz9PDJR1hk3otJJx |
| #5 | Reactor Power Monitoring - INL | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Reactor-Power-Monitoring-INL.pdf | https://youtu.be/pRhFCHQwAo4?si=uyRGWgCbZpA1Aw_l |
| #6 | Reactor Power Synthesis Studies: FY24 Updates and Findings | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Reactor-Power-Synthesis-Studies-FY24-Updates-and-Findings.pdf | https://youtu.be/axvxs30tJQg?si=wTRuAXOJzMXUL2BB |
| #7 | Application of printed strain gauges in prototypical nuclear reactor conditions | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Application-of-printed-strain-gauges-in-prototypical-nuclear-reactor-conditions.pdf | https://youtu.be/yAWA7Te6UGM?si=aXb_G2eec9b0R08L |
| #8 | An Innovative Monitoring Technology for Reactor Vessels of Micro-HTGR | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/An-Innovative-Monitoring-Technology-for-Reactor-Vessels-of-Micro-HTGR.pdf | https://youtu.be/pINwj5qrm8o?si=mwATV1Vc4pEvgums |
| #9 | Radiation Hardened Electronics | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Radiation-Hardened-Electronics.pdf | https://youtu.be/dNyLrVyDBsc?si=1ufNOVCU1wqfQEx- |
| #10 | Analysis of Multi-band Heterogeneous Wireless Network for Nuclear Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Analysis-of-Multi-band-Heterogeneous-Wireless-Network-for-Nuclear-Applications.pdf | https://youtu.be/BMKNEatATcM?si=rWXd19QfLnj6P805 |
| #11 | Secure Wireless Mesh Networking for Nuclear Sensing | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Secure-Wireless-Mesh-Networking-for-Nuclear-Sensing.pdf | https://youtu.be/-VRlMhL-64A?si=8PZEEpTI1jDmtFjb |
| #12 | Gallium Nitride-based 100-Mrad Electronics Technology for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Wireless Communications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Gallium-Nitride-based-100-Mrad-Electronics-Technology-for-Advanced-Nuclear-Reactor-Wireless-Communications-2.pdf | https://youtu.be/DsjmQlUHOog?si=l2vjh5dFy0s3Akmu |
| #13 | Summary of Structural Health Monitoring Activities at INL | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Summary-of-Structural-Health-Monitoring-Activities-at-INL.pdf | https://youtu.be/dO7PVcY2B44?si=YICq7SPTMXXNamul |
| #14 | Project: D9H60 Cobalt Magnetostrictive ElectroMagnetic Acoustic Transducer | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Project-D9H60-Cobalt-Magnetostrictive-ElectroMagnetic-Acoustic-Transducer.pdf | https://youtu.be/jTRaOSR3XhE?si=Hm5LSzd97SLjp1gc |
| #15 | Ultrasonic Multipoint Temperature Sensor for Nuclear Reactor Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Ultrasonic-Multipoint-Temperature-Sensor-for-Nuclear-Reactor-Applications.pdf | https://youtu.be/VsSjVqzoRSg?si=SN91Pg7_VmWjCAIc |
| Day 2 | |||
| #1 | Optical Fibers | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optical-Fibers-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/1Ly2nmc2fFo?si=kd17D6K16iJw5Ed7 |
| #2 | Optical Fiber - ORNL | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optical-Fiber-ORNL.pdf | https://youtu.be/ko1cjDdQuzI?si=FjjiBPA5egu-7_ED |
| #3 | Non-contact Strain and Displacement Monitoring for Fuel Cladding Burst Detection | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Non-contact-Strain-and-Displacement-Monitoring-for-Fuel-Cladding-Burst-Detection.pdf | https://youtu.be/7rluFlgrV5E?si=mYWKSUGWPxlmImT- |
| #4 | Fiber-optic Sensor System for Multipoint Pressure and Temperature Measurement | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Fiber-optic-Sensor-System-for-Multipoint-Pressure-and-Temperature-Measurement-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/IE7NA4Xjt3o?si=D5_FAInTrWdtmKvU |
| #5 | Scaled Reduced Mode Sapphire Fiber Production (RMSF) Towards High Temperature Radiation Resilient Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Scaled-Reduced-Mode-Sapphire-Fiber-Production-RMSF-Towards-High-Temperature-Radiation-Resilient-Sensors-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/qbbXpH_HE_Y?si=mHI_JnC_XqGkWB1- |
| #6 | Fiber-Embedded Wireless Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Fiber-Embedded-Wireless-Sensors-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/utp9v9N_HHs?si=gT4jxkimjshZH_ZW |
| #7 | Optical Fiber Based Distributed Radiation Detection | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optical-Fiber-Based-Distributed-Radiation-Detection-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/_ILguwRqLFY?si=bxPYd2M7PO9kV5gY |
| #8 | Integrated Stand-Off Optical Sensors for Molten Salt Reactor Monitoring | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Integrated-Stand-Off-Optical-Sensors-for-Molten-Salt-Reactor-Monitoring.pdf | https://youtu.be/Sq6bU-Kh-zg?si=HwSwHVVJTx1eb3Q5 |
| #9 | Development of Microwave Resonant Cavity Transducer for Flow Sensing in Advanced Reactor High Temperature Fluids | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-Microwave-Resonant-Cavity-Transducer-for-Flow-Sensing-in-Advanced-Reactor-High-Temperature-Fluids-2.pdf | https://youtu.be/yPHVkT_qqf0?si=pT_R8BIdYMq8vwdD |
| #10 | Development of a Radiation Tolerant Liquid Level Sensor | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-a-Radiation-Tolerant-Liquid-Level-Sensor.pdf | https://youtu.be/OhSDnClvQrQ?si=Qlu3EryVrMLLJmrO |
| #11 | Thermometry | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Thermometry.pdf | https://youtu.be/5lqrnEWIJds?si=BXMx0NAWcHURGoCr |
| #12 | METL Sensor Test | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/METL-Sensor-Test.pdf | https://youtu.be/bVcp4ZZrQI0?si=dDFYjpcIAwtdvRAW |
| #13 | Optical Sensors for Impurity Measurement in Liquid Metal-cooled Fast Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optical-Sensors-for-Impurity-Measurement-in-Liquid-Metal-cooled-Fast-Reactors.pdf | https://youtu.be/DiOFXNzWlh0?si=8CfHaOQgjI4rxGqC |
| Day 3 | |||
| #1 | Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Linear-Variable-Differential-Transformers-LVDTs-2.pdf | https://youtu.be/TI-bVStUIks?si=RpCcxbeqkkGlC35h |
| #2 | Passive Monitors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Passive-Monitors.pdf | https://youtu.be/qFH7NzC0NJg?si=o_3Xn0TuC4z9GLEq |
| #3 | Passive Monitors (Silicon Carbide) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Passive-Monitors-Silicon-Carbide.pdf | https://youtu.be/vn2q_Hhh9Pw?si=jZDWCN9sG6ftItJT |
| #4 | Reactor Power Monitoring - INL | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Reactor-Power-Monitoring-INL-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/QhaT8fVeeKI?si=GG7IBv7U3soV8dQM |
| #5 | Advanced Controls - ANL | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Controls-ANL.pdf | https://youtu.be/a8VaaHvMa_c?si=4_C8Szf42XcSmo6_ |
| #6 | Advanced Controls for Advanced Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Controls-for-Advanced-Reactors.pdf | https://youtu.be/V1n522HnRTE?si=U-TXnKzgTbxfpPhF |
| #7 | Design and Prototyping of Advanced Control Systems for Advanced Reactors Operating in the Future Electric Grid | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Design-and-Prototyping-of-Advanced-Control-Systems-for-Advanced-Reactors-Operating-in-the-Future-Electric-Grid-2.pdf | https://youtu.be/mslrJfzzvtE?si=nH3RJhBoBEDfeEWg |
| #8 | Optimal Sparse Sensing and Sparse Learning for Nuclear Digital Twins | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optimal-Sparse-Sensing-and-Sparse-Learning-for-Nuclear-Digital-Twins.pdf | https://youtu.be/COYva9mcRfU?si=JCqUDkw2MuZ25AFx |
| #9 | Development of Cable Insulation Materials for Advanced Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-Cable-Insulation-Materials-for-Advanced-Reactors.pdf | https://youtu.be/1PfguwRi7wk?si=_p0OaeJzoucEKvM0 |
2024 Embedded Sensors Workshop
| Number | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2024-Embedded-Sensors-Workshop.pdf |
| #2 | Nuclear Energy Research at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Nuclear-Energy-Research-at-the-Pacific-Northwest-National-Laboratory.pdf |
| #3 | Overview Presentation of Embedded Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Overview-Presentation-of-Embedded-Sensors.pdf |
| #4 | Sensor Technology to Support In-Situ Measurements in High-Temperature Environments; Scouting and Performance Testing | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Sensor-Technology-to-Support-In-Situ-Measurements-in-High-Temperature-Environments-Scouting-and-Performance-Testing.pdf |
| #5 | Embedded Fiber Optic Sensors in Structural Materials for Sensing in Extreme Environments | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Embedded-Fiber-Optic-Sensors-in-Structural-Materials-for-Sensing-in-Extreme-Environments.pdf |
| #6 | Embedding Fiber Optic Sensors in SS316 Wrought Products Through Confined Rolling | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Embedding-Fiber-Optic-Sensors-in-SS316-Wrought-Products-Through-Confined-Rolling-1.pdf |
| #7 | An Integrated Laser Approach for Fiber Sensor Embedding in Metal Parts for Nuclear Energy Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/An-Integrated-Laser-Approach-for-Fiber-Sensor-Embedding-in-Metal-Parts-for-Nuclear-Energy-Applications-1.pdf |
| #8 | TODO | |
| #9 | TODO | |
| #10 | TODO | |
| #11 | Advanced Materials and Manufacturing Technologies (AMMT) Program | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Materials-and-Manufacturing-Technologies-Program-1.pdf |
2023 Annual Review
| Number | Title | File | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | |||
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2023-Annual-Review.pdf | |
| #2 | Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation (ASI) Program Overview | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Sensors-and-Instrumentation-ASI-Program-Overview.pdf | https://youtu.be/FQTlOU_9tiI?si=iut-Sa985Npt7lHt |
| #3 | ASI Program Roadmap | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/ASI-Program-Roadmap.pdf | https://youtu.be/nw7ccVRPvH4?si=88vOQED8aHF9aefo |
| #4 | Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation – NRC Research Status Update | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Sensors-and-Instrumentation-–-NRC-Research-Status-Update.pdf | https://youtu.be/DEdaRIqeCHo?si=PmN4V0g6-4sPaKXy |
| #5 | Neutron Flux – INL | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Neutron-Flux-–-INL.pdf | https://youtu.be/UttBVslnpnI?si=0uoMgnLL-n2j76Fl |
| #6 | Reactor Power Synthesis with Simulated SPND Responses & SPND Analysis of WIRE-21 | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Reactor-Power-Synthesis-with-Simulated-SPND-Responses-SPND-Analysis-of-WIRE-21.pdf | https://youtu.be/Im5jCtNQcjc?si=6wYQes3_wX2__VIl |
| #7 | Micro-Pocket Fission Detectors (MPFDs) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Micro-Pocket-Fission-Detectors-MPFDs.pdf | https://youtu.be/jZwwiqmXBxM?si=idDQE_DDx62JukjS |
| #8 | Optical Fibers | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optical-Fibers.pdf | https://youtu.be/1wbv7VEGhfA?si=jsdxs6XmdlCv_4bc |
| #9 | Analysis of Extreme Radiation Dose Effects on Fiber Optic Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Analysis-of-Extreme-Radiation-Dose-Effects-on-Fiber-Optic-Sensors.pdf | https://youtu.be/8i_JyNbHxkA?si=e7tYa64APZaOUrMZ |
| #10 | Non-Contact Strain and Displacement Monitoring via Optical Fiber Based Interferometry | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Non-Contact-Strain-and-Displacement-Monitoring-via-Optical-Fiber-Based-Interferometry.pdf | https://youtu.be/ltHt1ypvMz0?si=QSkhY0YhIVAE_tuY |
| #11 | Irradiation of Optical Components of In-Situ Laser Spectroscopic Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Irradiation-of-Optical-Components-of-In-Situ-Laser-Spectroscopic-Sensors.pdf | https://youtu.be/VCStM4axu5U?si=yOjHZmVVPYk7163N |
| #12 | High Fluence Active Irradiation and Combined Effects Testing of Sapphire Optical Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/High-Fluence-Active-Irradiation-and-Combined-Effects-Testing-of-Sapphire-Optical-Fiber-Distributed-Temperature-Sensors.pdf | https://youtu.be/rFcWDtnRih0?si=em5ScnJLPZjkhwWN |
| #13 | Fiber-optic Sensor System for Multipoint Pressure and Temperature Measurement | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Fiber-optic-Sensor-System-for-Multipoint-Pressure-and-Temperature-Measurement.pdf | https://youtu.be/jvztVSwZ_no?si=59u623wqTS044Jlf |
| #14 | Scaled Reduced Mode Sapphire Fiber Production (RMSF) Towards High Temperature Radiation Resilient Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Scaled-Reduced-Mode-Sapphire-Fiber-Production-RMSF-Towards-High-Temperature-Radiation-Resilient-Sensors.pdf | https://youtu.be/1Lke2-QdlDI?si=4wdQiUUIhwS2Uqun |
| #15 | Fiber-Embedded Wireless Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Fiber-Embedded-Wireless-Sensors.pdf | https://youtu.be/8282oMRNVbg?si=IfHe5DBxqJw25M0s |
| #16 | Optical Fiber Based Distributed Radiation Detection | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optical-Fiber-Based-Distributed-Radiation-Detection.pdf | https://youtu.be/AYOhL6JTFSA?si=P0gxou4f_JXA9e6p |
| #17 | Serial Crack Propagation Strain and Temperature Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Serial-Crack-Propagation-Strain-and-Temperature-Sensors.pdf | https://youtu.be/lBvn83yeJgg?si=FnWOO6Bp0vKws-Ud |
| Day 2 | |||
| #1 | Nuclear Thermocouples | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Nuclear-Thermocouples.pdf | https://youtu.be/Pdj8ndE0v3s?si=g47Nc_khEo7DaGyC |
| #2 | Acoustic Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Acoustic-Sensors.pdf | https://youtu.be/xGBeMccYZwc?si=-47HyEhcz1VZcG5V |
| #3 | Development of Microwave Resonant Cavity Transducer for Flow Sensing in Advanced Reactor High Temperature Fluids | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-Microwave-Resonant-Cavity-Transducer-for-Flow-Sensing-in-Advanced-Reactor-High-Temperature-Fluids.pdf | https://youtu.be/yD2ThERc7jg?si=VfNmAY170Owby_tF |
| #4 | Irradiation of Sensors and Adhesive Couplants for Application in LWR Primary Loop Piping and Components | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Irradiation-of-Sensors-and-Adhesive-Couplants-for-Application-in-LWR-Primary-Loop-Piping-and-Components.pdf | https://youtu.be/_4jyQgmMuQ0?si=oh8j-2r6obJiwBiU |
| #5 | Advanced Laser Ultrasonic Sensors for Fuel Rod Characterization | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Laser-Ultrasonic-Sensors-for-Fuel-Rod-Characterization.pdf | |
| #6 | High-Temperature, Radiation-Endurance Ultrasonic Sensors for Nuclear Reactor Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/High-Temperature-Radiation-Endurance-Ultrasonic-Sensors-for-Nuclear-Reactor-Applications.pdf | https://youtu.be/u1pqjNY3hUk?si=6DUGOeSqk1NNoxtE |
| #7 | Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Linear-Variable-Differential-Transformers-LVDTs.pdf | https://youtu.be/imwPwmPVvyk?si=6t7BRlO4MBAVGXc2 |
| #8 | Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation Boise State University Research Overview: Supporting Activities | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Sensors-and-Instrumentation-Boise-State-University-Research-Overview-Supporting-Activities.pdf | https://youtu.be/GphfZ8wVnSM?si=iWWEMrEyuPe6U1OH |
| #9 | Passive Monitors: Silicon Carbide Temperature Monitors and Printed Melt Wires | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Passive-Monitors-Silicon-Carbide-Temperature-Monitors-and-Printed-Melt-Wires.pdf | https://youtu.be/m8D9EPK8-dk?si=qOMbC4epXmSIZyvh |
| #10 | Testing and Development of Strain Sensors for Structural Materials Characterization | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Testing-and-Development-of-Strain-Sensors-for-Structural-Materials-Characterization.pdf | https://youtu.be/T1oJcfl-KjY?si=U3E2-e-pj74fbHVm |
| #11 | Deployment and In-Reactor Test of an Instrument for Real-Time Monitoring Thermal Conductivity Evolution of Nuclear Fuels | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Deployment-and-In-Reactor-Test-of-an-Instrument-for-Real-Time-Monitoring-Thermal-Conductivity-Evolution-of-Nuclear-Fuels.pdf | https://youtu.be/IAHRfKMe8vw?si=6mai6gQgg8mS_NcO |
| #12 | An Innovative Monitoring Technology for Reactor Vessel of Micro-HTGR | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/An-Innovative-Monitoring-Technology-for-Reactor-Vessel-of-Micro-HTGR.pdf | https://youtu.be/HSm5qJOYsJU?si=xTPqu9OPrXDURz8f |
| #13 | Printed Sensors For Monitoring Reactor Health | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Printed-Sensors-For-Monitoring-Reactor-Health.pdf | https://youtu.be/7bRuD3RCL8k?si=BnhR6x-mnQeRTS_u |
| Day 3 | |||
| #1 | Advanced Controls | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Controls.pdf | https://youtu.be/QMfk-l7SKiE?si=oklRZcpiHVK0m5j5 |
| #2 | Creating a Simulation Platform for Research and Development of Advanced Control Algorithms | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Creating-a-Simulation-Platform-for-Research-and-Development-of-Advanced-Control-Algorithms.pdf | https://youtu.be/nbwm8l0Vfug?si=ccsWBIh1r5fyKWYC |
| #3 | Development of a Technical Basis for a Multi-band Heterogeneous Wireless Network for Nuclear Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-a-Technical-Basis-for-a-Multi-band-Heterogeneous-Wireless-Network-for-Nuclear-Applications.pdf | https://youtu.be/Ov-bKXPZuEE?si=GvjIXZSOlO9pw-1A |
| #4 | Design and Prototyping of Advanced Control Systems for Advanced Reactors Operating in the Future Electric Grid | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Design-and-Prototyping-of-Advanced-Control-Systems-for-Advanced-Reactors-Operating-in-the-Future-Electric-Grid.pdf | https://youtu.be/hsMHfzihYh8?si=VjiarLJw--FRX-r2 |
| #5 | Advanced Online Monitoring and Diagnostic Technologies for Nuclear Plant Management, Operation, and Maintenance | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Online-Monitoring-and-Diagnostic-Technologies-for-Nuclear-Plant-Management-Operation-and-Maintenance.pdf | https://youtu.be/W3nvtwzMYKY?si=zVLc6eJ1FaAaxgZC |
| #6 | AI Enabled Neutron Flux Calibration And Virtual Calibration In Boiling Water Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/AI-Enabled-Neutron-Flux-Calibration-And-Virtual-Calibration-In-Boiling-Water-Reactors.pdf | https://youtu.be/HAl9SWg_p_Y?si=qd_-PQJ7DI8Ey0pX |
| #7 | Front End Digitizer (FREND) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Front-End-Digitizer-FREND.pdf | https://youtu.be/_sOs03eGpMw?si=gwKNN7KN3WIsvliG |
| #8 | Gallium Nitride-based 100-Mrad Electronics Technology for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Wireless Communications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Gallium-Nitride-based-100-Mrad-Electronics-Technology-for-Advanced-Nuclear-Reactor-Wireless-Communications.pdf | https://youtu.be/j3XYAJRazc8?si=kG_9hTh8guqAbKCu |
| #9 | Understanding Irradiation Behaviors Of Ultrawide Bandgap Ga₂O₃ High Temperature Sensor Materials For Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Understanding-Irradiation-Behaviors-Of-Ultrawide-Bandgap-Ga₂O₃-High-Temperature-Sensor-Materials-For-Advanced-Nuclear-Reactor-Systems.pdf | https://youtu.be/t5gswoyRcqU?si=XfPJn9dHBmv7xrfs |
| #10 | Video Camera for Harsh Environments in Nuclear Energy Applications (SBIR Phase IIB) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Video-Camera-for-Harsh-Environments-in-Nuclear-Energy-Applications-SBIR-Phase-IIB.pdf | https://youtu.be/wIJIzAGmNRk?si=Jxw4WLIVTMVhiiZB |
| Day 4 | |||
| #1 | Nuclear Energy Sensor Database | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Nuclear-Energy-Sensor-Database-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/Zb5h3hCnNbA?si=YvCDYCW28Zhfrt4B |
| #2 | The Development of an in-pile Sensor Qualification Strategy & Device | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/The-Development-of-an-in-pile-Sensor-Qualification-Strategy-Device-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/T5CLQX0De8g?si=UI56XrDGCEB4HYMH |
| #3 | Gamma Thermometer Irradiation in the HFIR Spent Fuel Pool | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Gamma-Thermometer-Irradiation-in-the-HFIR-Spent-Fuel-Pool-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/FT81Qne_YwA?si=dHw1lG6IcEtZE5OD |
| #4 | ARPA-E GEMINA Portfolio and Digital Twins | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/ARPA-E-GEMINA-Portfolio-and-Digital-Twins-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/h9SIv1ILO1g?si=nXmmU9wW3wDQCyC7 |
| #5 | ART Fast Reactor Program Fast Reactor Technology Development Fast Reactor Sensor Development | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/ART-Fast-Reactor-Program-Fast-Reactor-Technology-Development-Fast-Reactor-Sensor-Development-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/G0U3LpayC8c?si=5h2dCA1Im_dxE0Ab |
| #6 | Overview of the MSR projects with ASI Synergies | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Overview-of-the-MSR-projects-with-ASI-Synergies-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/7pJkAcaPKuQ?si=Okx8NBWcL9HG6hQA |
| #7 | Microreactor Program Synergy with ASI | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Microreactor-Program-Synergy-with-ASI-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/oGSPwqPaX9w?si=01h-9Ryhz2R-VO3K |
| #8 | Nuclear Science User Facilities Utilization for Sensor Testing and Validation | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Nuclear-Science-User-Facilities-Utilization-for-Sensor-Testing-and-Validation-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/pQDgoSH_oxU?si=D6fdbde8FP8a1kP1 |
| #9 | Capabilities of the INL Irradiation Facilities | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Capabilities-of-the-INL-Irradiation-Facilities-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/Tj4fNFcJ3N0?si=fSDDIcdXkR9Mktty |
| #10 | Irradiation Capabilities at the MIT Nuclear Reactor | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Irradiation-Capabilities-at-the-MIT-Nuclear-Reactor-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/EzOUlXeBZEo?si=mVUDwJgpPM1HARE6 |
| #11 | Capabilities of the OSU Research Reactor (OSURR) Irradiation Facilities | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Capabilities-of-the-OSU-Research-Reactor-OSURR-Irradiation-Facilities-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/AKdqOmAkxj4?si=lp5JF73hKwIQ-Qll |
| #12 | Supporting Advanced Sensor and Instrumentation Research at the PULSTAR Reactor | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Supporting-Advanced-Sensor-and-Instrumentation-Research-at-the-PULSTAR-Reactor-1.pdf | https://youtu.be/baDYlysRU8k?si=hUBndHCgajOalF5K |
| #11 | Advanced Process Instrumentation System for Next-Generation Nuclear Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Process-Instrumentation-System-for-Next-Generation-Nuclear-Reactors.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Rf30I7ff3qm1A4jc&v=eh1OzF-3apU&feature=youtu.be |
2023 Advanced Reactors and the Need for Advanced Control Systems
| Number | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | ||
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2023-Advanced-Reactors-and-the-Need-for-Advanced-Control-Systems.pdf |
| #2 | Control of Micro-Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Control-of-Micro-Reactors.pdf |
| #3 | Supervisory Control for Flexible AR Operation | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Supervisory-Control-for-Flexible-AR-Operation.pdf |
| #4 | NRC Research Activities in Digital Twins | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/NRC-Research-Activities-in-Digital-Twins.pdf |
| #5 | Integration of Control Methods and Digital Twins for Advanced Nuclear Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Integration-of-Control-Methods-and-Digital-Twins-for-Advanced-Nuclear-Reactors.pdf |
| #6 | Data-Driven Control in the Existing Fleet | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Data-Driven-Control-in-the-Existing-Fleet.pdf |
| #7 | Digital Twins for Health Monitoring to Support Advanced Control | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Digital-Twins-for-Health-Monitoring-to-Support-Advanced-Control.pdf |
| #8 | High Fidelity Sensing & Machine Learning Inside the Control Loop | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/High-Fidelity-Sensing-Machine-Learning-Inside-the-Control-Loop.pdf |
| #9 | Recent Progress on “Holistic” Control for Reactor Systems | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Recent-Progress-on-Holistic-Control-for-Reactor-Systems.pdf |
| #10 | Anticipatory Control for Microreactor | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Anticipatory-Control-for-Microreactor.pdf |
| Day 2 | ||
| #1 | Surrogate Models for Real Time Multi-Asset Control | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Surrogate-Models-for-Real-Time-Multi-Asset-Control.pdf |
| #2 | Synthesizing Advanced Reactor Control Systems: Achieving Security and Reliability | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Synthesizing-Advanced-Reactor-Control-Systems-Achieving-Security-and-Reliability.pdf |
| #3 | Intelligent, Risk-Informed Asset Management Decision-Making and Maintenance Optimization | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Intelligent-Risk-Informed-Asset-Management-Decision-Making-and-Maintenance-Optimization.pdf |
| #4 | AI/ML for a Digital Twin of the Purdue Reactor PUR-1 | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/AI-ML-for-a-Digital-Twin-of-the-Purdue-Reactor-PUR-1.pdf |
| #6 | Unattended Operation of Fission Batteries | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Unattended-Operation-of-Fission-Batteries.pdf |
| #5 | Reinforcement Learning for Performance Optimization | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Reinforcement-Learning-for-Performance-Optimization.pdf |
| #7 | Autonomous Controls for Nuclear Thermal Propulsion | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Autonomous-Controls-for-Nuclear-Thermal-Propulsion.pdf |
| #8 | A Path to Semi-Autonomous Operation | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/A-Path-to-Semi-Autonomous-Operation.pdf |
2023 Optical Sensors for Energy Applications
2023 Boise State Activities Review
| Number | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2023-Boise-State-Activities-Review.pdf |
| #2 | Nuclear Thermocouples | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Nuclear-Thermocouples-1.pdf |
| #3 | Linear Variable Differential Transformers | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Linear-Variable-Differential-Transformers.pdf |
| #4 | Acoustic Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Acoustic-Sensors-1.pdf |
| #5 | Printed Sensors for Harsh Environments | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Printed-Sensors-for-Harsh-Environments.pdf |
| #6 | Line Heat Source Probe for In-Pile Thermal Conductivity Measurements | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Line-Heat-Source-Probe-for-In-Pile-Thermal-Conductivity-Measurements.pdf |
| #7 | Neutron Generators | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Neutron-Generators.pdf |
2022 Annual Review
| Number | Title | Link | Video Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | |||
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2022-Annual-Review.pdf | |
| #2 | Advanced Sensors and Instrumentation (ASI) Program Overview | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Sensors-and-Instrumentation-ASI-Program-Overview-2022.pdf | https://youtu.be/CU3BoHfRdgk?list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44 |
| #3 | ASI research activities overview | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/ASI-research-activities-overview.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgcgNLEuQdc&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=3 |
| #4 | NRC Perspectives on Advanced Sensors for Nuclear | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/NRC-Perspectives-on-Advanced-Sensors-for-Nuclear.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6zVj66UcM4&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=4 |
| #5 | Nuclear Energy Sensors Database | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Nuclear-Energy-Sensors-Database.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4N1lmBm1bhU&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=2 |
| #6 | Irradiation Testing of Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Irradiation-Testing-of-Sensors.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9UjZf0KUDQ&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=5 |
| #7 | Status Update on the Gamma Thermometer Irradiation in the HFIR Spent Fuel Pool | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Status-Update-on-the-Gamma-Thermometer-Irradiation-in-the-HFIR-Spent-Fuel-Pool.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UQIQzLAtXhw&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=6 |
| #8 | Benchmark Analysis for the Optical Dilatometry using Silicon Carbide Temperature Monitors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Benchmark-Analysis-for-the-Optical-Dilatometry-using-Silicon-Carbide-Temperature-Monitors.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msu2Q5ZL8ng&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=7 |
| #9 | Develop Melt Wire Arrays and Characterize Encapsulation Materials Combability | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Develop-Melt-Wire-Arrays-and-Characterize-Encapsulation-Materials-Combability.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA1VGJ5LKyI&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=8 |
| #10 | Linear Variable Differential Transformers (LVDTs) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Linear-Variable-Differential-Transformers-LVDTs-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tOEeh8XyesI&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=9 |
| #11 | Testing and Development of Strain Sensors for Structural Materials Characterization | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Testing-and-Development-of-Strain-Sensors-for-Structural-Materials-Characterization-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOn88e-48CQ&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=10 |
| #12 | Deployment and In-Reactor Test of an Instrument for Real-Time Monitoring Thermal Conductivity Evolution of Nuclear Fuels | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Deployment-and-In-Reactor-Test-of-an-Instrument-for-Real-Time-Monitoring-Thermal-Conductivity-Evolution-of-Nuclear-Fuels-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yh1eA70o6og&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=11 |
| #13 | Boise State University Supporting Activities | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Boise-State-University-Supporting-Activities.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=syqq3KYK3j8&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=12 |
| Day 2 | |||
| #1 | High Temperature Embedded-Integrated Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/High-Temperature-Embedded-Integrated-Sensors.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wjelhvRfu4&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=13 |
| #2 | Development of Microwave Resonant Cavity Transducer for Flow Sensing in Advanced Reactor High Temperature Fluids | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-Microwave-Resonant-Cavity-Transducer-for-Flow-Sensing-in-Advanced-Reactor-High-Temperature-Fluids-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tdo9VlLcrNU&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=14 |
| #3 | Multimodal Sensors for Advanced Reactor Monitoring and Control | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Multimodal-Sensors-for-Advanced-Reactor-Monitoring-and-Control.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdwkAcmRsO4&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=15 |
| #4 | Acoustic Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Acoustic-Sensors-2022.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXl9kqrAKpQ&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=16 |
| #5 | Neutron Flux | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Neutron-Flux.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zO7Uk34Yec&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=17 |
| #6 | Optical Fibers | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Optical-Fibers-2022.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WntxyCPZEM&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=18 |
| #7 | Irradiation of Optical Components of In-Situ Laser Spectroscopic Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Irradiation-of-Optical-Components-of-In-Situ-Laser-Spectroscopic-Sensors-2022.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0Nd1k18F-I&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=23 |
| #8 | High Fluence Active Irradiation and Combined Effects Testing of Sapphire Optical Fiber Distributed Temperature Sensors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/High-Fluence-Active-Irradiation-and-Combined-Effects-Testing-of-Sapphire-Optical-Fiber-Distributed-Temperature-Sensors-2022.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89t8xUIS-FU&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=20 |
| #9 | Irradiation Behavior of Piezoelectric Materials for Nuclear Sensor Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Irradiation-Behavior-of-Piezoelectric-Materials-for-Nuclear-Sensor-Applications.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koQeYkDzEZk&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=22 |
| #10 | Nuclear Thermocouples | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Nuclear-Thermocouples-2022.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0yxBcjJLRcs&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=19 |
| #11 | Irradiation of Sensors and Adhesive Couplants for Application in LWR Primary Loop Piping and Components | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Irradiation-of-Sensors-and-Adhesive-Couplants-for-Application-in-LWR-Primary-Loop-Piping-and-Components-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k96nIOqRQQo&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=21 |
| Day 3 | |||
| #1 | Process-Constrained Data Analytics for Sensor Assignment and Calibration | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Process-Constrained-Data-Analytics-for-Sensor-Assignment-and-Calibration.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgrqxp0B72E&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=25 |
| #2 | Design of Risk-Informed Autonomous Operation for Advanced Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Design-of-Risk-Informed-Autonomous-Operation-for-Advanced-Reactors.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOZAbWhiArk&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=42 |
| #3 | Cost-Benefit Analyses through Integrated Online Monitoring and Diagnostics | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Cost-Benefit-Analyses-through-Integrated-Online-Monitoring-and-Diagnostics.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wrt5Ct7l2MA&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=24 |
| #4 | Development of a Radiation-Tolerant Front-End Digitizer | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-a-Radiation-Tolerant-Front-End-Digitizer.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojXlrmTsBqE&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=26 |
| #5 | Advanced Online Monitoring and Diagnostic Technologies for Nuclear Plant Management, Operation, and Maintenance | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Online-Monitoring-and-Diagnostic-Technologies-for-Nuclear-Plant-Management-Operation-and-Maintenance-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2LHtNmX-H4&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=27 |
| #6 | Context Aware Safety Information Display for Nuclear Field Workers | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Context-Aware-Safety-Information-Display-for-Nuclear-Field-Workers.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTi_f2v6dHE&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=28 |
| #7 | Gallium Nitride-based 100-Mrad Electronics Technology for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Wireless Communications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Gallium-Nitride-based-100-Mrad-Electronics-Technology-for-Advanced-Nuclear-Reactor-Wireless-Communications-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egwhn1n3Wuw&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=29 |
| #8 | Understanding Irradiation Behaviors of Ultrawide Bandgap Ga2O3 High-Temperature Sensor Materials for Advanced Nuclear Reactor Systems | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Understanding-Irradiation-Behaviors-of-Ultrawide-Bandgap-Ga2O3-High-Temperature-Sensor-Materials-for-Advanced-Nuclear-Reactor-Systems.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8_l94wA5Vw&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=30 |
| #9 | Research Plan for Advanced Controls Development as Part of ASI | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Research-Plan-for-Advanced-Controls-Development-as-Part-of-ASI.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn54NXckkoc&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=31 |
| #10 | Design and Prototyping of Advanced Control Systems for Advanced Reactors Operating in the Future Electric Grid | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Design-and-Prototyping-of-Advanced-Control-Systems-for-Advanced-Reactors-Operating-in-the-Future-Electric-Grid-1.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2ewz4Q_icU&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=32 |
| #11 | Analytics-at-Scale of Sensor Data for Digital Monitoring in Nuclear Plants | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Analytics-at-Scale-of-Sensor-Data-for-Digital-Monitoring-in-Nuclear-Plants.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_QXOOcgsmM&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=33 |
| Day 4 | |||
| #1 | Metamaterial Void Sensor for Fast Transient Testing | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Metamaterial-Void-Sensor-for-Fast-Transient-Testing.pdf | https://youtu.be/vxg49AnzCuY?si=VyYxs9m72OfceScd |
| #2 | High Penetration Wireless Networking for Nuclear Power Plant Sensing | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/High-Penetration-Wireless-Networking-for-Nuclear-Power-Plant-Sensing.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cDCp6Lza-34&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=35 |
| #3 | Integration of Wireless Sensor Networks and Battery-free RFID for Advanced Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Integration-of-Wireless-Sensor-Networks-and-Battery-free-RFID-for-Advanced-Reactors.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJ9ClrlXvs4&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=36 |
| #4 | Advanced Laser Ultrasonic Sensors for Nuclear Diagnostics | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Advanced-Laser-Ultrasonic-Sensors-for-Nuclear-Diagnostics.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KSn0gsqZ9Q&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=37 |
| #5 | Machine Learning Enhancement of BWR Neutron Flux Measurement and Calibration | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Machine-Learning-Enhancement-of-BWR-Neutron-Flux-Measurement-and-Calibration.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXjhTnRmP00&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=38 |
| #6 | Development of Radiation Endurance Ultrasonic Transducer for Nuclear Reactors | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Development-of-Radiation-Endurance-Ultrasonic-Transducer-for-Nuclear-Reactors.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74xc6SVN6tM&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=39 |
| #7 | Health Monitoring of Digital I&C Systems using Online Electromagnetic Measurements | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Health-Monitoring-of-Digital-IC-Systems-using-Online-Electromagnetic-Measurements.pdf | https://youtu.be/b7qLcvD4880?si=ZmMeyLLz9cF2NUCf |
| #8 | Fault Detection of Digital I&C Systems Using Integrated Electromagnetic Compatibility and Automated Functional Testing | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Fault-Detection-of-Digital-IC-Systems-Using-Integrated-Electromagnetic-Compatibility-and-Automated-Functional-Testing.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7qLcvD4880&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=40 |
| #9 | Harsh Environment Tolerant Flow Sensors For Nuclear Reactor Applications | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Harsh-Environment-Tolerant-Flow-Sensors-For-Nuclear-Reactor-Applications.pdf | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hfvOrPuDF8&list=PLX2nBoWRisnWkG5wb2jrLBNuskdtenE44&index=41 |
2022 Sapphire Summit
| Number | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2022-Sapphire-Summit.pdf |
| #2 | 2022 Sapphire Summit Presentations | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Presentations-2022-Sapphire-Summit.pdf |
2022 NSUF/ASI Mid-Year Review
| Number | Title | Link |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | Agenda | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/Agenda-2022-NSUF-ASI-Mid-Year-Review.pdf |
| #2 | 2022 NSUF/ASI Mid-Year Review Presentations |
2021 Annual Review
| Number | Title | Link | Video |
|---|---|---|---|
| presentations | |||
| #1 | 2021 ASI Annual Review Presentations | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/2021-ASI-Annual-Review-Presentations.pdf | |
| recordings | |||
| #1 | Session 1: Sensors for Advanced Reactors | https://youtu.be/To5eH49fT8M | |
| #2 | Session 2: Advanced materials and manufacturing methods for sensors applications | https://youtu.be/OHo7qtPry5E | |
| #3 | Session 3: Instrumentation for irradiation experiments | https://youtu.be/E29g7uEtzH0 | |
| #4 | Session 4: Digital technology | https://youtu.be/TATPQ5FGS-U |
| Date | Title | Author(s) | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/15/2022 | Characterizing the Performance of Fission Chambers for Local Neutron Flux and Spectrum Measurement | Kevin Tsai | https://doi.org/10.2172/1901814 |
| 11/15/2022 | Laboratory and In-Pile Testing of a Fiber-optic Pressure Sensor | Austin Fleming, Ashley Lambson | https://doi.org/10.2172/1908526 |
| 10/31/2022 | Development of a Radiation-Tolerant Front End Digitizer | Dan Sweeney, Callie Goetz, Kyle Reed, Dianne Ezell | https://doi.org/10.2172/1906583 |
| 10/31/2022 | Development of Temperature Compensation Tools for SPNDs Operating in High Temperature Environments | Kevin Tsai | https://doi.org/10.2172/1906475 |
| 10/31/2022 | Intrinsic Junction Thermocouples For Surface Temperature Measurement | Richard Skifton | https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1908683 |
| 10/31/2022 | High Temperature Irradiation Resistant Thermocouple Drift Model Application to Commercial Thermocouples | Richard Skifton | https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1908679 |
| 10/28/2022 | Development of Quality Control Methods for Robust and Reliable Sensor Design | Timothy Phero, Amey Khanolkar, Kiyo Fujimoto, James Smith, Michael McMurtrey | https://doi.org/10.2172/1901810 |
| 10/26/2022 | Validation of Printed Strain Gauges at Moderate Temperatures (up to 300°C) | Timothy Phero, Michael McMurtrey, Michael Heighes, Kaelee Ann Novich | https://doi.org/10.2172/1901809 |
| 8/19/2022 | Strain gauge for testing microreactor hexagonal core blocks in the Single Primary Heat Extraction and Removal Emulator | Timothy Phero, Michael McMurtrey | https://doi.org/10.2172/1887093 |
| 8/9/2022 | Active Compensation of Radiation Effects on Optical Fibers for Sensing Applications | Sohel Rana, Austin Fleming, Nirmala Kandadai, Harish Subbaraman | https://doi.org/10.3390/s21248193 |
| 8/9/2022 | Real-time measurement of parametric influences on the refractive index and length changes in silica optical fibers | Sohel Rana, Austin Fleming, Harish Subbaraman, Nirmala Kandadai | https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.450528 |
| 4/15/2023 | Infrared thermography method to detect cracking of nuclear fuels in real-time | Marcus Pearlman, Adrianna Lupercio, Attila Rektor, James Lamb, Austin Fleming, Brian Jaques, Harish Subbaraman, Nirmala Kandandai | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nucengdes.2023.112196 |
| Title | File |
|---|---|
| Measurement Science Laboratories (MSL) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/MSL.pdf |
| Microreactor AGile Non-nuclear Experimental Testbed (MAGNET) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/MAGNET.pdf |
| Microreactor Applications Research Validation and Evaluation Project (MARVEL) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/MARVEL.pdf |
| Single Primary Heat Extraction and Removal Emulator (SPHERE) | https://asi.inl.gov/content/uploads/47/2025/05/SPHERE.pdf |