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🔧 The Transformative Role of #Instrumentation & Control (I&C) and #AI in #Nuclear #Power #Plants 🔧 In the intricate landscape of nuclear #energy, Instrumentation and Control (I&C) systems are essential for ensuring safety, efficiency, and reliability. When combined with the power of #Artificial #Intelligence (AI), these technologies are set to revolutionize how we manage nuclear power plants. Key Functions of I&C in Nuclear Power: 💡 #Safety Monitoring: I&C systems continuously track critical parameters—like temperature, pressure, and radiation levels—ensuring the plant operates within safe limits and providing real-time alerts for any anomalies. 💡 Automated Control: These systems automate various plant operations, allowing for precise adjustments that enhance efficiency while reducing the risk of human error. 💡 Data Acquisition: I&C gathers and analyzes vast amounts of data from sensors across the plant, providing operators with essential insights for informed decision-making and proactive maintenance. 💡 #Regulatory #Compliance: Designed to meet stringent regulatory requirements, I&C systems ensure nuclear plants adhere to safety standards and operational protocols. 💡 System Integration: I&C integrates multiple plant systems—such as cooling, power #generation, and safety—into a cohesive #framework, facilitating seamless communication and coordination. Enhancing I&C with AI 💡 #Predictive #Maintenance: AI analyzes historical data to foresee equipment failures before they happen, reducing downtime and maintenance costs. 💡 Real-Time Decision Support: By processing and interpreting real-time data, AI provides operators with actionable insights, enabling quicker, informed decisions during critical situations. 💡 Anomaly #Detection: AI can identify patterns and detect anomalies that traditional systems may overlook, bolstering safety and reliability. 💡 Operational #Optimization: AI enhances the performance of I&C systems by adjusting variables in real-time, improving efficiency and energy output. The #Future of I&C and AI in #Nuclear Power: As we advance toward next-generation nuclear technologies, the synergy of I&C and AI will be pivotal. This integration promises to elevate safety, efficiency, and operational resilience, paving the way for a more sustainable energy future. ❓ What do you think are the most exciting potential benefits of integrating AI with I&C systems in nuclear power plants? 🌍⚛️ #Hiring - https://lnkd.in/dVXwQSwn Lokendra Singh Thakur (Lucky Singh) Punit VermaHitendra Singh Parihar Sudhanshu Singh Shashank Baluni #NuclearEnergy #InstrumentationAndControl #ArtificialIntelligence #SustainableEnergy #Hiring #Nuclearprofessionals #Outage #CareerJourney #JobHunt #JobSeeker #NuclearEnergy #Hiring #USA #Nuclearjobs  #PowerPlant  #Powergeneration  #Energycareers

➡ #NDE #NonDestructive #Evaluation #engineers wanted! ➡ Due to continued growth within our business, we are looking to develop our #Non-Destructive #Evaluation (NDE) capability, therefore we have several permanent vacancies across our Rolls-Royce #Derby manufacturing facility for talented engineers to join our team. 🌡 In this role you’ll be developing advanced and automated #NDE procedures, involving #Ultrasonic, #Radiographic #Dye #Penetrant and #Magnetic particles. The #inspection techniques will include state-of-the-art phased #arrayinspection capabilities for use on a #Naval #reactor #plant. Your role will play a key part in the design and qualification of new processes as we grow our manufacturing capability and work alongside shop floor colleagues to ensure production rates and technical standards are met to the required standards. 🛑 click & apply: https://lnkd.in/dmT6V3Ue #future #innovation #creativity #marketing #investing #markets #engineering #data #nuclear #energy #submarines #engineering #jobs #design #nucleardesign #designing #rollsroyce #jobs #opportunities #applynow James Trace Norbert Fertő Ethan Allsopp Daniela Z.

A great candidate with so much potential.

Several Nuclear jobs open.

good opportunity

Discover what some of our talented Game Changers project management team have been up to lately, guiding the discovery and development of technology helping to further Sellafield Ltd's decommissioning mission. As the Game Changers open innovation programme continues to grow in success and impact, its team has evolved with fresh talent and expertise to match. Rob Cruickshank, Scott Fairley, and Kate Barrie are supporting challenge owners and solution providers in tackling the complex challenges faced by the nuclear industry. Rob Cruickshank offers his skills in business management, a natural drive to find the crux of a problem, and a passion for innovation, forwarding projects like those addressing the Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) in confined spaces challenge. Scott Fairley is taking his wealth of experience in the oil & gas industry to problem solve and manage multiple Game Changers projects like Lift it, shift it: An alternative approach to asbestos removal and Fixatives for containment of alpha contamination in gloveboxes. Kate Barrie’s background in physics and academic recruitment gives her an ideal foundation for building relationships with challenge owners and solution providers alike, and getting into the detail of a challenge and its potential solutions, for example, in the Improvement of information management in Nuclear Safety Cases. Find out more about our Game Changers project managers (https://bit.ly/4awuUZz) and the challenges they are addressing (https://bit.ly/3SfiihJ). #gamechangers #openinnovation #nuclearindustry #decommissioning #innovation #technology #meettheteam

#Seismic and #ElectricalTesting ⚡⚡⚡ These tests are essential to verify that systems can withstand extreme conditions, such as seismic events or electrical disturbances, without compromising performance or safety. By simulating real-world scenarios in controlled environments, these tests provide manufacturers and operators with the confidence that their equipment meets the highest standards of resilience and compliance, safeguarding both infrastructure and lives.

NORM Site Area Classifications One of the main Roles for RSO is organized the workplace which dealing with radioactive materials in generals and that process depends on the radioactivity released from the NORM activities in general and i think most of RSOs knows we have 3 types of areas :public,supervise and control area,even any HSE officers when issued any permit related to radiation activities in oil and gas ,knows that because the area classification must be mentioned in the PTW or with the attached Certificate and let me go through the public area because its very important and that area known also as non classified or non supervised areas. Public work areas are those areas in an operational setting that do not need any radiation related controls, except those that have been included in the design of the area engineering controls that you must mentioned it in your risk assessment before starting the project. Because the radiation-related classification of work areas is based on the results of a radiation risk assessment, an area that is found to be a non classified work area is characterised by low or very low radiation related risks, taking all relevant exposure pathways into account and according to regulations it used to be lower than 1 mSv/a. Persons who are active in that areas may be classified as 'non occupationally exposed persons' or you can call them public and please do not forget the others like birds and some kind of animals could reach your site and likely to affected by your radiation activities and all of these unfortunately do not require an annual dose assessment but make sure the potential exposures may change in time. It is therefore considered best practice that areas that are classified as non supervised are subjected to occasional dose assessments, to ensure that occupational exposures of persons active in such areas are at or below the public dose limit. This is to confirm that the area classification applies, and that annual exposure doses are limited to those from background radiation and to do that according my experience the best control measures are periodic monitoring for air contamination and radiation survey for the outer perimeter and control your activity related to NORM to make sure the contamination will not released outside your controlled area. Thanks #NORM #radiation #physics #nuclear #safety #contamination #radioactivity #exposure #risk #assessments

⚡ #Seismic and #ElectricalTesting: an innovative solution for critical sectors. In strategic sectors such as #Nuclear, #Rail and #WindPower, ensuring the safety and reliability of equipment is a key challenge.   🔺 The problem Electrical power equipment face extreme conditions such as #Earthquakes, short-circuits or electrical surges. These demands can compromise their performance, durability and infrastructure safety. 🔺 The solution From TECNALIA’s Electrical Equipment Testing Labs and Virlab, S.A., we join forces to offer combined seismic and electrical tests. Our comprehensive proposal:  🔹 Electrical testing to verify short circuit, lightning and overload withstand.  🔹 Seismic and #VibrationTests to ensure structural reliability under extreme conditions.   Customer benefits:  🔹 A complete and efficient service from a single point lab.  🔹 Increased equipment durability and performance.  🔹 Compliance with the most demanding regulations. 📄 Contact our Electrical Equipment Laboratory experts: Jon Rozados García  Aitor Kortajarena More information. 👇👇👇👇👇 #Innovation #Testing #Reliability #Energy #Industry #TECNALIAElectricalLabs #ElectricalTesting #NuclearTesting #NuclearNndustry #NuclearPowerPlant

I would like to start by thanking all industry members that voted in the poll relating to this radiation safety awareness campaign. This is the first post of the campaign and majority voted for weekly posts. I will do my best to commit to this frequency. “Case 1: Improper disposal methods result in public exposure In 1989, a manufacturer received a 260 GBq (7 Ci) Ir-192 source that had been cut off from the source assembly by the user and stored in a radiographic source changer prior to disposal. A commonly practised technique was to allow the source to decay in the source changer before being transferred to a container for ultimate disposal. Inadvertently, the source was not transferred from the source changer to the disposal container prior to return of the source changer to the manufacturer; a radiation survey also failed to detect the presence of the source. Because the operating organization did not realize that the source was still in the source changer, it was not properly secured for transportation. The source changer containing the source was in the transportation cycle for 3 weeks before arriving at the manufacturer’s facility. Upon receipt it was discovered that there was a source in an unshielded position in the source changer. Although it is not known when the source became unshielded, it is estimated that members of the public could have received doses of up to 5 mSv, with an estimated highest exposure of 0.31 Sv to the truck drivers [3]. Initiating event The worker forgot to remove the source from the source changer before transportation. Contributory factors and prevention The regulatory authority had not established adequate requirements for the disposal, tracking and transport of radiographic sources. A system should be established that accounts for all radiographic sources, and that includes radiation surveys and physical checks.” I have reproduced this extract with permission by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) from the following IAEA publication: INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY, Lessons Learned from Accidents in Industrial Radiography, Safety Report Series No.7, IAEA, Vienna (1998). https://lnkd.in/g6JZ9_Bh Photograph background: The image below was taken by me during a non-routine facility inspection at a major petrochemical plant, the winding mechanism ball-point had failed the OEM go no-go gauge test. At the time, this winding mechanism was not quarantined from service and easily accessible for use in industrial radiography by team members. The winding mechanism was immediately removed from service, clearly marked as defective and returned to the company headquarters for further actioning.