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May 31–June 3, 2026
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Aalo and Antares progress on Reactor Pilot Program
Two participants in the Department of Energy’s Reactor Pilot Program have recently announced significant milestones on their associated reactor projects. Aalo Atomics successfully completed its final design review (FDR), and Antares Nuclear has received DOE approval of its preliminary documented safety analysis (PDSA).
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Technical Session|Sponsored by RRSD
Wednesday, November 20, 2024|8:00–9:45AM EST|Merritt 2
Session Chair:
Venugopal K. Varma
Alternate Chair:
Syed Bahauddin Alam
Session Organizer:
Young Soo Park
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Human-Embodied Aerial Manipulation for Nuclear Materials Handling
8:00–8:20AM EST
Dongbin Kim (Univ. Hartford)
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Radiation Simulation and Visualization in Nuclear Power Plant Digital Twins
8:20–8:40AM EST
Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Kai Tan (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
Development of Virtual Training Simulator for Reactor Pressure Vessel Decommissioning
8:40–9:00AM EST
Dong Seok Song (Novatek), S Ra El Lee (Novatek), Sung Uk Lee (KAERI)
Case Study: Hot Field Deployment of Robotic Arm for Nuclear Waste Disposal
9:00–9:20AM EST
Peter W. Griffin (Washington River Protection Solutions), William R. Morfin (Washington River Protection Solutions)
Presented by Douglas Reid (Washington River Protection Solutions)
Salt Creep Closure Automate Inspection System for Waste Isolation Pillot Plant Using Lidar and Mobile Platforms
9:20–9:25AM EST
Sebastian Vargas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Benjamin Vargas (Florida Int'l Univ.), Katrina Baldwin (Florida Int'l Univ.), Daniel Estrada (Florida Int'l Univ.), Anthony Abrahao (Florida Int'l Univ.), Leonel Lagos (Florida Int'l Univ.)
Collaborative Robotics in Nuclear Research and Design
9:25–9:30AM EST
Logan Sheppard (BWXT Advanced Technologies)
Framework for Human-Robot Collaboration Using Digital Twins
9:30–9:35AM EST
Youndo Do (Georgia Tech), Fan Zhang (Georgia Tech)
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