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Description: The video recording of RIC 2025 Technical Session: TH23 - More than Mapping: Improved Earth-Sensing Technology for Future Site Selection and Characterization. Next-generation nuclear technology promises to expand where nuclear power plants are sited and built. Site characterization often requires critical early decisions that can determine the success of nuclear power projects. Advances in earth science, from improved remote sensing technology to powerful computer processing techniques, have revolutionized the ability to investigate and measure the earth and could potentially streamline project development. Leading experts from industry and research institutions gathered to discuss the evolution and potential revolution of geoscience and related technology in order to answer the question: what tools would be used to characterize sites for nuclear facilities in 2075?
SPEAKER(S):
Laurel Bauer, Chief, Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering Branch, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
Opening Remarks
Dale Rucker, Chief Technical Officer, hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc.
Helicopter-based Electromagnetic Imaging: Rapid Subsurface Investigations for Reactor Siting
Tim Johnson, Principle Computational Geophysicist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Static and Time-Lapse Imaging for Subsurface Characterization
Jason DeJong, Professor, University of California-Davis
The Future of Site Characterization: Framework, Formation, Tools, and Interpretation
John Diehl, President, GEOVision Geophysical Services
Advances in Seismic Methods for Nuclear Plant Site Characterization
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
Ryan Payne, Geophysicist, Structural, Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering Branch, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC e-mail: Ryan.Payne@nrc.gov
Description: The video recording of RIC 2025 Technical Session: TH23 - More than Mapping: Improved Earth-Sensing Technology for Future Site Selection and Characterization. Next-generation nuclear technology promises to expand where nuclear power plants are sited and built. Site characterization often requires critical early decisions that can determine the success of nuclear power projects. Advances in earth science, from improved remote sensing technology to powerful computer processing techniques, have revolutionized the ability to investigate and measure the earth and could potentially streamline project development. Leading experts from industry and research institutions gathered to discuss the evolution and potential revolution of geoscience and related technology in order to answer the question: what tools would be used to characterize sites for nuclear facilities in 2075?
SPEAKER(S):
Laurel Bauer, Chief, Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering Branch, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC
Opening Remarks
Dale Rucker, Chief Technical Officer, hydroGEOPHYSICS, Inc.
Helicopter-based Electromagnetic Imaging: Rapid Subsurface Investigations for Reactor Siting
Tim Johnson, Principle Computational Geophysicist, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
Electrical Resistivity Tomography: Static and Time-Lapse Imaging for Subsurface Characterization
Jason DeJong, Professor, University of California-Davis
The Future of Site Characterization: Framework, Formation, Tools, and Interpretation
John Diehl, President, GEOVision Geophysical Services
Advances in Seismic Methods for Nuclear Plant Site Characterization
SESSION COORDINATOR(S):
Ryan Payne, Geophysicist, Structural, Geotechnical and Seismic Engineering Branch, Division of Engineering, RES/NRC e-mail: Ryan.Payne@nrc.gov
