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Bill Glass

Bill Glass

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Biography

Bill Glass is a technical advisor with more than 35 years of experience working on nondestructive evaluation (NDE), materials characterization, and robotics for inspection in hazardous environments in the United States and Europe. His work at PNNL supports DOE, NRC, and DHS projects in the area of energy security, nuclear storage, and test and evaluation. Bill also supports strategy development for the national security leadership team and participates in and manages several large projects.

Before joining PNNL, Bill served as chief technical advisor for AREVA NP, providing technical and project management oversight on inspection, design and condition monitoring services for nuclear power plants and research reactors in the nuclear energy market. He advised company leadership and technical teams on design, engineering, maintenance, installation, inspection, and repair of nuclear steam supply components and fuel for nuclear power plants and reactor services worldwide. Bill also oversaw large proposal bid review, nondestructive evaluation IP, and competitor intelligence for AREVA global NDE solutions.

Research Interests

  • Ultrasound, Eddy Current, & Visual Inspection
  • Laser and IR Spectroscopy
  • Thermography and Vibro-Thermography
  • Cable NDE
  • Acoustic and Electrical Modeling & Simulation for NDE
  • Monitoring & Controls
  • Robotics for Hazardous environments

Education and Credentials

  • MS, Biological Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1977
  • BS, Mechanical Engineering, North Carolina State University, 1974

PNNL Patents

PNNL Publications

2023

  • Al-Imran M., S.W. Glass, L.S. Fifield, and M. Ali. 2023. "A Reconfigurable Planar Capacitor Sensor for thru the Jacket Dielectric Constant Measurement of Cable Insulation." IEEE Sensors Journal 23, no. 21:26643 - 26653. PNNL-SA-190632. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2023.3315188
  • Glass S.W., J.R. Tedeschi, M.P. Spencer, J. Son, D. Li, M. Elen, and L.S. Fifield. 2023. Extended Bandwidth Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry Cable Test for Thermal Aging, Low Resistance Fault, and Water Detection. PNNL-34815. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Extended Bandwidth Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry Cable Test for Thermal Aging, Low Resistance Fault, and Water Detection
  • Glass S.W., J.R. Tedeschi, M.P. Spencer, J. Son, M. Elen, and L.S. Fifield. 2023. Laboratory Instrument Software Controlled Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry for Electrical Cable Testing. PNNL-34511. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Laboratory Instrument Software Controlled Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry for Electrical Cable Testing
  • Glass S.W., J.R. Tedeschi, M.R. Huyge, M.P. Spencer, and L.S. Fifield. 2023. Online Monitoring of Medium Voltage Cable Systems with Spread Spectrum Time Domain and Frequency Domain Reflectometry. PNNL-35182. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Online Monitoring of Medium Voltage Cable Systems with Spread Spectrum Time Domain and Frequency Domain Reflectometry
  • Glass S.W., M.P. Spencer, M.S. Prowant, A. Sriraman, J. Son, and L.S. Fifield. 2023. "The ARENA Test Bed - A Versatile Resource for I&C Development and Validation." In Proceedings of the 13th Nuclear Plant Instrumentation, Control & Human-Machine Interface Technologies (NPIC&HMIT 2023), July 15-20, 2023, Knoxville, TN, 1325-1334. Downers Grove, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-182564.

2022

  • Arman A.S., S.W. Glass, L.S. Fifield, and M. Ali. 2022. "Effect of Semiconducting Layer on Cable Insulation Damage Detection Using Surface Wave Reflectometry." In IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC 2022), June 19-23, 2022, Knoxville, TN, 1-4. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-170114. doi:10.1109/EIC51169.2022.9833180
  • Arman A.S., S.W. Glass, L.S. Fifield, and M. Ali. 2022. "Miniature Crack or Damage Detection on Cable Insulation and Jacket using Conformal Surface Wave Reflectometry." IEEE Sensors Journal 6, no. 12:2475-1472. PNNL-SA-172567. doi:10.1109/LSENS.2022.3222097
  • Arman A.S., S.W. Glass, L.S. Fifield, and M. Ali. 2022. "Surface Wave Based Non-conductor-contact Reflectometry Method for Insulation and Jacket Damage Detection in Multi-Conductor Cables." In IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC 2022), June 19-23, 2022, Knoxville, TN, 431-434. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-176637. doi:10.1109/EIC51169.2022.9833167
  • Glass S.W., A. Sriraman, M.S. Prowant, M.P. Spencer, L.S. Fifield, and S. Kingston. 2022. Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Cable Anomalies using Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR) and Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR). PNNL-33334. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) of Cable Anomalies using Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR) and Spread Spectrum Time Domain Reflectometry (SSTDR)
  • Spencer M.P., A. Sriraman, S.W. Glass, and L.S. Fifield. 2022. "3D Frequency Domain Reflectometry Digital Twin of an Electrical Cable: A First Glance." In IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2022), October 30-November 2, 2022, Denver, CO, 103-106. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-175796. doi:10.1109/CEIDP55452.2022.9985387
  • Sriraman A., L.S. Fifield, S.W. Glass, M.P. Spencer, M.S. Prowant, and A.D. Guzman. 2022. "Temperature Dependence of FDR Response for Thermally Aged Low-Voltage Cables." In IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2022), October 30-November 2, 2022, Denver, CO, 57-60. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-175797. doi:10.1109/CEIDP55452.2022.9985311

2021

  • Arman A.S., M. Ali, S.W. Glass, and L.S. Fifield. 2021. "Full-Wave and Circuit-Based Simulations of Cable Insulation Aging/Damage Using Time-Frequency Domain Reflectometry." In IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2021), December 12-15, 2021, Vancouver, BC, 531-534. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-163181. doi:10.1109/CEIDP50766.2021.9705408
  • Glass S.W., L.S. Fifield, and M.P. Spencer. 2021. "Transition to Online Cable Insulation Condition Monitoring." In 48th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE 2021), July 28-30, 2021, Virtual, Online, Art. No. v001t14a004. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-165308.
  • Glass S.W., M.S. Good, and E.H. Hirt. 2021. "Feasibility of Lead Fast Reactor Heat Exchanger Tube Online Monitoring." In 48th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE 2021), July 28-30, 2021, Virtual, Online, Art. No. v001t14a005. New York, New York:American Society of Mechanical Engineers. PNNL-SA-165190.
  • Imran M., S.W. Glass, L.S. Fifield, and M. Ali. 2021. "Flexible Fabric-Based IDC Sensors for Conformal Curved Surface Applications." IEEE Sensors Journal 21, no. 1:812-820. PNNL-SA-150896. doi:10.1109/JSEN.2020.3015156

2020

  • Al-Imran M., M. Ali, S.W. Glass, and L.S. Fifield. 2020. "Comparative Analysis of Capacitive Sensors with Different Geometrical layouts for Cable Insulation Degradation Detection." In 2020 IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP), 543-546. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-153674. doi:10.1109/CEIDP49254.2020.9437542
  • Glass S.W., M.S. Good, E.L. Forsi, and R.O. Montgomery. 2020. "Progress Toward Molten Salt Reactor Heat Exchanger On-Line Monitoring." Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 122, no. 1:155-157. PNNL-SA-153505. doi:10.13182/T122-32590

2019

  • Gagliani R., N. Bowler, S.W. Glass, and L.S. Fifield. 2019. "Capacitance measurements for nondestructive testing of aged nuclear power plant cable." In 46th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE 2019), July 14-18, 2019, Portland, OR, Paper No. QNDE2019-6787. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-143186.
  • Glass S.W., L.S. Fifield, A. Sriraman, and N. Bowler. 2019. "INTER-DIGITAL CAPACITIVE SENSOR FOR EVALUATING CABLE INSULATION THROUGH JACKET." In 19th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, August 18-22, 2019, Boston, MA, 852-858. La Grange Park, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-142528. doi:10.1063/1.5099728
  • Glass S.W., L.S. Fifield, A. Sriraman, W.C. Palmer, and N. Bowler. 2019. "Inter-digital capacitive sensor for evaluating cable jacket and insulation aging." In 45th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, Volume 38, July 15-18, 2018, Burlington, Vermont AIP Conference Proceedings, edited by L.J. Bond, S. Holland and S. Laflamme, 2102 A, Paper No. 020024. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing. PNNL-SA-137635. doi:10.1063/1.5099728
  • Glass S.W., M. Al-Imran, L.S. Fifield, and M. Ali. 2019. "Simulation and Experimental Results of Interdigital Capacitor (IDC) Sensors to Monitor Insulation Degradation of Cables." In IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2019), October 2-23, 2019, Richland, WA, 368-372. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-143786. doi:10.1109/CEIDP47102.2019.9009659
  • Meyer R.M., M.S. Good, J.D. Suter, F. Luzi, S.W. Glass, and C.A. Hutchinson. 2019. "LIQUID WATER SENSING IN DRY CASK STORAGE SYSTEMS BY GUIDED WAVES." In Proceedings of the 46th Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation (QNDE 2019), July 14-19, 2019, Portland, OR, Paper No. QNDE2019-1234. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-142439.

2018

  • Duckworth R.C., M.K. Kidder, T. Aytug, L.S. Fifield, S.W. Glass, and S. Davis. 2018. "Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Harvested Hypalon Cable Jacket Subjected to Accelerated Thermal Aging." Nuclear Technology 202, no. 2-3:124-131. PNNL-SA-124140. doi:10.1080/00295450.2017.1419783
  • Glass S.W. 2018. "Guide to Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques." In ASM Handbook Vol 17; Nondestructive Evaluation and Quality Control, edited by Aquil Ahmad and Leonard J. Bond. 3-4. Materials Park, Ohio:ASM International. PNNL-SA-122285.
  • Glass S.W., L.S. Fifield, A.M. Jones, and T.S. Hartman. 2018. "Defect Length and Profile Influence on Frequency Domain Reflectometry." In Transactions of the American Nuclear Society, 118, 598-600. La Grange Park, Illinois:American Nuclear Society. PNNL-SA-131726.
  • Glass S.W., L.S. Fifield, A.M. Jones, and T.S. Hartman. 2018. "Frequency Domain Reflectometry Modeling and Measurement for Nondestructive Evaluation of Nuclear Power Plant Cables." In Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Environmental Degradation of Materials in Nuclear Power Systems - Water Reactors, edited by JH Jackson, D Paraventi and M Wright, 2, 51-65. Cham:Springer. PNNL-SA-125030. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68454-3
  • Glass S.W., M.R. Larche, M.S. Prowant, J.D. Suter, J.P. Lareau, X. Jiang, and K.A. Ross. 2018. "Cold Spray NDE for Porosity and Other Process Anomalies." In AIP Conference Proceedings, 1949, Paper No. 020010. College Park, Maryland:AIP. PNNL-SA-128840. doi:10.1063/1.5031507
  • Sriraman A., N. Bowler, S.W. Glass, and L.S. Fifield. 2018. "Dielectric and Mechanical Behavior of Thermally Aged EPR/CPE Cable Materials." In IEEE Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena (CEIDP 2018), October 21-24, 2018, Cancun, Mexico, 598-601. Piscataway, New Jersey:IEEE. PNNL-SA-176633. doi:10.1109/CEIDP.2018.8544855

2017

  • Glass S.W., A.M. Jones, L.S. Fifield, and T.S. Hartman. 2017. "Frequency Domain Reflectometry NDE for Aging Cables in Nuclear Power Plants." In 43rd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, July 17-22, 2016, Atlanta,Georgia. AIP Conference Proceedings, 1806, Paper No. 080015. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing. PNNL-SA-128221. doi:10.1063/1.4974640
  • Glass S.W., A.M. Jones, L.S. Fifield, T.S. Hartman, and N. Bowler. 2017. Physics-Based Modeling of Cable Insulation Conditions for Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR). PNNL-26493. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Physics-Based Modeling of Cable Insulation Conditions for Frequency Domain Reflectometry (FDR)

2016

  • Duckworth R.C., E. Frame, L.S. Fifield, and S.W. Glass. 2016. "Benchmark Accelerated Aging of Harvested Hypalon/Epr and Cspe/Xlpe Power and I&C Cable in Nuclear Power Plants." In Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Nuclear Engineering, June 26-30, 2016, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1, Paper No. ICONE24-60311, pp. V001T01A007. New York, New York:ASME. PNNL-SA-116072. doi:10.1115/ICONE24-60311
  • Glass S.W., and L.S. Fifield. 2016. "Nondestructive Examination for Nuclear Power Plant Cable Aging Management Programs." LWRS Newsletter January 2016, no. 20:18-23. PNNL-SA-114754.
  • Glass S.W., P. Ramuhalli, L.S. Fifield, M.S. Prowant, G. Dib, J.R. Tedeschi, and J.D. Suter, et al. 2016. "Assessment of NDE for Key Indicators of Aging Cables in Nuclear Power Plants - Interim Status." In 42nd Annual Review of Progress in Quantitative Nondestructive Evaluation, July 26-31, 2015, Minneapolis, MN. . AIP Conference Proceedings, edited by Art. No. 170006, 1706. Melville, New York:AIP Publishing. PNNL-SA-112712. doi:10.1063/1.4940629

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