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Faculty and Student
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 Project Descriptions
Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory
Risk and Decisions Sciences Group
Requesting applications from science, economics or engineering faculty
members at institutions serving students underrepresented in science,
engineering, mathematics and technology.
Project Description
The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission requires that holders of nuclear
power plant licenses submit Licensee Event Reports (LER) for predetermined
reportable conditions associated with the performance of the plant and
plant safety features. These
reports are used to generate trending information about plant system
performance and plant safety. The
current analysis of these reports is done using relational databases.
This project will be performing an analysis of a set of LERs using
data visualization tools. The
purpose of the work is to determine if the current analytical products on
performance and safety can be produced without the additional tasks of
loading LER information into databases and to discover any as yet
undiscovered significant relationships in the corpus of reports.
Applicants Responsibilities and Relationship to Project
Applicants will receive support under the Department of Energy Faculty
Student Team Research Program (FaST) to work collaboratively with the
project research team at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for up
to 10 weeks during the year starting in June. Summer and academic
year visits to Pacific Northwest will be scheduled by mutual agreement
between the Systems Risk and Analysis Group and the successful applicant.
Ideally faculty will work at Pacific Northwest on the project for 10 weeks
during the summer in the first year. Faculty will be expected to identify
students from their campus to participate in the Undergraduate Research
Participation programs offered by the Department of Energy at Pacific
Northwest National Laboratory. Ideally Faculty will provide mentorship
and/or advising support to students during the summer research activities.
It is expected that the Faculty member will become an integral part of the
research team working on this project and will support the project through
the academic year on her or his campus.
Qualifications of Ideal Candidate
| Faculty: |
Specific capabilities
required include expertise in data analysis, statistics, and
database systems. Willing to work at PNNL for ten weeks in Summer. |
| Student: |
Working towards a BS or BA.
Works well in collaboration with faculty, other students, and
researchers. Willing to work at PNNL for ten weeks in Summer. |
Support and Financial Commitments
See Financial Information.
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