Department
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Major
Nuclear Engineering
Research Advisor
Usman, Shoaib
Advisor's Department
Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Science
Funding Source
UMR Opportunities for Undergraduate Research Experiences (OURE) Program
Abstract
Paper-Based Procedures systems (PBPS) currently used by major part of the nuclear power industry are rapidly becoming obsolete, inefficient and costl/ These inefficiencies will continue to grow as younger individuals, less tuned to paper-based procedures and more comfortable with computer consoles, continue to join the nuclear engineering workforce. Therefore, there is a strong desire to modernize the operation system of existing nuclear plants by utilizing the advances in computer and information management technologies. We have taken the initiative to implement a prototype computer based procedures system at the research reactor, which will provide basic answers to some questions useful for the effort of procedure modernization. Involvement in this project either as the tester of the system or as a builder, experience gained will assist them to shape of the future computerization for the nuclear industry
Biography
Terry (Shung) is a junior attending the University of Missouri- Rolla majoring in Nuclear Engineering. He is the son of Dennis and Katie Yu and is from Kansas City, Missouri. On campus he is involved in the American Nuclear Society. Terry plans on pursuing a career in the nuclear power industry.
Research Category
Engineering
Presentation Type
OURE Fellows Final Oral Presentation
Document Type
Presentation
Location
Havener Center, Ozark Room
Presentation Date
11 April 2007, 10:00 am - 10:30 am
Prototype Computer Based Procedure Implementation at University of Missouri-Rolla Reactor
Havener Center, Ozark Room
Paper-Based Procedures systems (PBPS) currently used by major part of the nuclear power industry are rapidly becoming obsolete, inefficient and costl/ These inefficiencies will continue to grow as younger individuals, less tuned to paper-based procedures and more comfortable with computer consoles, continue to join the nuclear engineering workforce. Therefore, there is a strong desire to modernize the operation system of existing nuclear plants by utilizing the advances in computer and information management technologies. We have taken the initiative to implement a prototype computer based procedures system at the research reactor, which will provide basic answers to some questions useful for the effort of procedure modernization. Involvement in this project either as the tester of the system or as a builder, experience gained will assist them to shape of the future computerization for the nuclear industry
