Page • Sandia is a leading resource for novel and innovative solutions to problems involving: Subsurface characterization Target detection and monitoring Multi-scale physics of fluid-rock interactions We specialize in computational modeling, lab and field measurement, and analytical capabilities for improved oilfield awareness — including the length scale of interstitial pore spaces to...
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Oindrilla Dutta
Staff Page • Electrical Engineer. Biography Oindrilla Dutta is a Senior Member of Technical Staff with the Energy Storage Technology and Systems department. Prior to joining Sandia, she received BS from the West Bengal University of Technology, India, in 2014, and a Ph.D. from The City University of New York, New York, USA,...
Olga Hart
Staff Page • Principal Member of Technical Staff. Biography Dr. Olga Hart is a Principal Member of Technical Staff at Sandia National Laboratories. She received her B.S. in Civil Engineering and Ph.D. in Biological Design from Arizona State University in 2014 and 2019, respectively. She is a licensed Civil Engineer with experience in...
ONE Security: Integrated Approaches for Cyber/Physical Security
Page • Historically, nuclear cyber and physical security have been subject to significantly different regulatory considerations for the existing fleet of reactors. Nuclear physical security has a strong emphasis on deploying proven physical security solutions and demonstrating the ability to defend against a specified Design Basis Threat (DBT). Alternatively, the current approach...
OpenCSP, a new platform for open code and data, launches during SolarPACES 2024
News Article, October 10, 2024 • Sandia National Laboratories’ Concentrating Solar Power program recently launched OpenCSP, a collaborative environment for CSP code and data development. The new, open-source platform is comprised of source code, applications and data to enable collaborative development for the CSP community worldwide. The platform’s launch was announced this week during SolarPACES 2024...
Operational Support
Page • Due to the harsh, remote, and vast Arctic environment, energy, transportation, communications, weather prediction, charting, and sensor technology, infrastructure, and services are not as reliable as in the continental United States. Sandia delivers essential science and technology for Arctic operations in keeping with our mission as a Department of Energy...
Optical metrology and characterization of heliostats
Page • Optical metrology and characterization of heliostats The National Solar Thermal Testing Facility's Concentrating Solar Optics Laboratory aims to deliver excellent optical metrology and analysis solutions to support the concentrating solar industry, research and education worldwide. Our optical metrology work focuses on developing precise and reliable solutions for challenging issues such...
Over-irradiance events affect utility scale PV components
News Article, February 1, 2021 • In a preliminary study into the effects of ‘over-irradiance' events on PV power generation, researchers from Sandia National Laboratories and colleagues in Brazil, the UK and Germany found that sudden spikes can affect the components of large scale PV power plants, especially if they last longer than a minute and...
Packaging, Storage and Transportation
Page • Click image to enlarge The U.S. inventory of spent nuclear fuel (SNF) from commercial nuclear power plants is estimated to reach approximately 135,000 metric tons by mid-century. Sandia performs research and development (R&D) to support the safe management and integration of the continued storage and transportation of commercial SNF, safeguards...
PACT Center hosts first workshop in Albuquerque
News Article, January 6, 2023 • Sandia National Laboratories’ (Sandia’s) Perovskite PV Accelerator for Commercializing Technologies (PACT) Center held its first workshop Oct. 18, 2022, at CFV Labs in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event included four sessions of presentations on a variety of topics, as well as a tour and demonstrations of PACT and other relevant...
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