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Idaho National Laboratory University/College Internships-NUCLEAR Plant Safety Systems INTERNSHIPS.

The Opportunity:

Internships at Idaho National Laboratory  

Idaho National Laboratory (INL) hosts over 300 undergraduate and graduate students each year to support INL's mission.  Opportunities for interns at INL range from nuclear engineering to cybersecurity and include non-scientific positions in various operations and business disciplines.

Join INL's team and find your exceptional educational experience in a real-world work environment.  INL offers a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate, innovate and conduct research with top researchers and professionals.

The Deliverables:

Interns will spend the first week of their assignment working with their mentor to outline their work scope and to secure resources for a successful internship.  For the next several weeks, the mentor will provide considerable program assistance and guidance to the intern.  In addition to regular activities, interns are invited to attend weekly seminars, tours and community events designed with career development in mind.  Completion of a final project is highly recommended and can be completed through a variety of mediums - a traditional poster, electronic presentation or video.

The Process:

Through this single application, you are considered for all internship projects related to Nuclear Plant Safety Systems and Technology. Simply complete the application questions which will help us identify what knowledge and experience you already have that may be related to the preferred qualifications for each individual internship project. It is common for applicants to receive consideration for multiple projects at varying times throughout the process. Mentors will make direct contact with applicants who meet their project qualifications to share the specific details of the project. On average, INL plans for approximately 300 internships each year.  Most internships provide flexibility with start and end dates to account for varying university term schedules.  We encourage early applications to increase the number of opportunities available to you.

The Projects:

--The INL is seeking interns who are graduate students studying in nuclear engineering, mechanical engineering or related fields. The interns will work on performing nuclear reactor safety analyses. The specific tasks include: 1.) Use the GOTHIC computer code to perform reactor containment safety analysis 2.) Use the OpenFoam computer code to perform reactor containment safety analysis. The students need to perform literature review, prepare for detailed documents, and prepare the input files to run the GOTHIC and OpenFoam codes. The students must have strong background in two phase flow modeling and thermal hydraulics. Previous experience with thermal hydraulic analysis is highly desirable. Education Objective: Students will learn how to solve complex real world reactor containment safety problems with complex thermal hydraulic and CFD tools such as GOTHIC and OpenFoam.

--The seismic research group focuses on advancing seismic analysis and risk assessment procedures for nuclear structures. The goal of the internship is to evaluate the effect on nonlinearity in soil structure systems on the accident sequences and seismic risk. The intern will perform seismic probabilistic risk assessment including structural analysis, fragility analysis and systems analysis. Graduate students with structural or geotechnical engineering background, and experience in structural analysis, seismic probabilistic risk assessment, programming in Python, MATLAB or R will be preferred.

--The student will aid in the characterization of Micro Pocket Fission Detectors. The student would support formal report preparation.

--The candidate would work with large volume of real time raw acoustic data. The candidate is expected to have an excellent signal processing and statistical analysis knowledge. The candidate will be working on analyzing acoustic data collected using vibro acoustic modulation technique and acoustic emission data. The analyzed data will be used to develop structural health monitoring approach for concrete structures in nuclear power plants. The candidate is expected to perform data mining, extract salient features from data, and make statistical inferences.

--As part of ongoing, Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) project on Acoustic Measurement Infrastructure of In Pile ATR Monitoring, principal investigator is seeking a summer intern on work on large volume of acoustic data collected real time at Advanced Test Reactor. The data will be in a raw format in a text file. During the internship, the candidate will be required to work with large volume of real time raw acoustic data. All the analysis will be performed in MATLAB. You will also be expected to perform data mining, extract salient features from data, and make statistical inferences.

--Completion of classes in fluids, heat transfer, and introductory electronic circuits is desired. The student will work on a capacitive void sensor to measure vapor formation in an experimental water boiling setup. The student will also work to develop electromagnetic finite element models of the experimental system for sensor characterization and experimental validation. The student would support formal report preparation and preparation of peer reviewed publications.

--Completion of classes in instrumentation, signal analysis, programming, or software development is desired. The student will develop software to interface thermocouples, fiber optics, piezoelectric sensors, neutron detectors, ionization chambers and fission chambers. Most of these sensors are customized or developed to fit the scope of the project. The student will gain wide experience in nuclear instrumentation and common experimentation hardware, software and data acquisition systems. The student should have good programming experience. Knowledge in National Instruments LabVIEW or Programmable Logic Controllers is a plus.

--Programming Intern for Control Room User Interfaces: Looking for Computer Science or Human Computer Interaction undergraduate or graduate student with a strong interest in graphical user interface design and programming. Student will work with human factors to design optimal interfaces for control room use by operators. Student should have solid programming background in Visual Studio tools including Microsoft WPF. Optional experience with Python would be highly desirable. Familiarity with database protocols like OPC is helpful. Student Objectives: Student will refine their skills a programming interfaces to work with control room simulator Student will enhance their specialized programming skills by completing interfaces that communicate with advanced simulation codes like control room simulator. Student will work with interdisciplinary team to create reports and papers that will be published.

--An intern would be working on a Light Water Reactor Sustainability funded online monitoring for active components project. The project involves research, development, and implementation of diagnostic and prognostic models for large electrical machines used in nuclear power plants. Diagnostic and prognostic models will be validated against simulated fault data. Familiarization with MATLAB is required. The candidate must be knowledgeable in area of machine diagnosis and prognosis.

--The INL is seeking an undergraduate or graduate student studying computer science, electrical engineering, computer engineering or a closely related field. Completion of classes in instrumentation, signal analysis, programming, or software development is desired. The student will develop software to interface thermocouples, fiber optics, piezoelectric sensors, neutron detectors, ionization chambers and fission chambers. Most of these sensors are customized or developed to fit the scope of the project. The student will gain wide experience in nuclear instrumentation and common experimentation hardware, software and data acquisition systems. The student should have good programming experience. Knowledge in National Instruments LabVIEW or Programmable Logic Controllers is a plus.

--Develop a report creator software tool that is compatible with the results of an in house probabilistic risk analysis (PRA) software called SAPHIRE. This software will be a server side web based tool which will process data from Web API calls and construct a PDF or other document from various template pieces. There will be three primary areas of software development, 1) uploading SAPHIRE models, 2) API report generator, and 3) report creator user interface (UI). The intern candidate will assist in these tasks must be proficient with the C# (csharp) computer language and a knowledge of Java Script and web development is desired.

--Work on online risk monitoring research projected funded under Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program. The exposure to research will enhance candidates ability to envision risk as a continuous time dependent parameter based on system health indicator rather than traditional boolean approach adopted. In addition, the candidate will interact with other interns and researchers at INL to expand professional experience.