Hi Everyone The following press release is not well documented.
"Joyce Solomon is a project manager in the Innovation and Technology department at Southern Nuclear. In her role, she is responsible for researching and implementing innovative technologies and solutions to enhance productivity, reduce cost and cultivate a safe working environment across the Southern Nuclear fleet. Her two major focus areas for 2017 include advanced data analytics and digital workers. Most recently, Solomon served as second pilot in command for the nuclear industry's first-ever structural inspection carried out using an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) at Southern Nuclear's Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Plant, located near Dothan in southeast Alabama. This project, which helped mitigate personnel safety risks and resulted in cost and time savings, has been submitted to the Nuclear Energy Institute for a 2017 Top Industry Practice award. Prior to her role at Southern Nuclear, Solomon worked in the Southern Company Services Information Technology department, focusing on data analytics, cyber security and data integration. Previously, she worked internationally in data analytics, infrastructure and networking solutions at both Hewlett Packard and DHL. Solomon earned her bachelor's degree in computer engineering at the University of Malaya in Malaysia. She is an active member of Women in Nuclear (WIN), Women in Technology (WIT) and the Project Management Institute (PMI). " Did the inspection ever occur ? What was actually covered ? Switchyard and electric transmission lines ? Any surveys inside the Farley NPP boundary ? Was it ever presented to NEI ? Was it presented elsewhere ? What type of drone ? What instruments on the drone ? I met a few people at the Drone Expo in Las Vegas, NV late last year. I do not have the documentation but I was told that drones were used in: 1) mechanical survey of electric transmission lines 2) surveys of railroad DOT- type accidents Very few of the exhibitors (more than 100) had any sensors other than video cameras. One exhibitor had an explosive gas detector and two exhibitors had radiation detectors. Best regards Tom From: Voss, Tom Sent: Monday, March 27, 2017 7:52 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Drones of use in Nuclear Power Plant Operations Hello all Will drones be of use in NPP operations ? Has anyone used a drone in relation to NPP operations ? What could a drone do to help us in NPP operations ? What would be the best way to use a drone in NPP operations ? I know that drones are being used to examine electric power transmission lines, railroad lines, freeways and such. All of the drones I have investigated are designed to fly at relatively high speed (greater than 30 mph) and have a pretty short flight time. Would a drone that flew much slower or even be able to hover over a spot be more useful ? What about flight time ? Would we want the flight time to be hours long or is the present less than one hour flight time for most drones acceptable for our purposes. Best regards Tom James Tom Voss President of the Power Reactor Section of the HPS
