Education and Training Series #81: EPRI Virtual Reality Training
Part of a webinar series hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group since 2016.
Who should attend?
Policymakers, industry professionals, regulators, researchers, students, the general public.
About the "GIF Education and Training" Webinars
These webinars, organised by the GIF Education and Training Working Group are streamed live monthly. The recordings and slide decks are accessible after the webinar on this website. These webinars cover a very broad range of technical and policy related topics. At the end of 2023 they have been viewed by more than 15000 people (approximately half of the views during the live streams and the other half views being of the archives on the public GIF website). In total, the GIF webinars have reached Generation IV enthusiasts, scientists, and engineers in more than 80 countries.
These webinars are organised and hosted by the GIF Education and Training Working Group (ETWG).
About this Webinar
Effective training for employees is an ongoing need for utilities, whether it is for new hires, or personnel changing jobs, new equipment and processes, or changes in the industry. Virtual Reality (VR) training is being used more prominently across many industries and has been shown in certain cases to improve results related to safety, quality, operations, and cost savings. This presentation will cover how we can use VR training in the nuclear industry, and EPRI’s new paradigm for VR training.
Presentation made during the webinar
Meet the presenter
Mr. Robert Eller is a Technical Leader II at the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). He currently is the innovation and technology lead for Nuclear Training, which involves researching, integrating, and implementing applicable technology for training. Mr. Eller has an extensive background in the training world, first as an instructor in the US Navy, then 27 years as a DoD instructor with Hughes Aircraft, Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems training both domestic and foreign personnel. Later, he became an Adjunct Professor at Rappahannock Community College where he taught Micro Computer Electronics and Programmable Logic Controllers. Before joining EPRI he was with Dominion Energy at Surry Power Station, first as an I&C instructor, then as a fleet Instructional Technologist, and finally as an Innovation Accelerator. During this time, Mr. Eller created a library of over 200 training videos called NukeTube, and was the lead on pilot programs for AR, VR, and the use of 360 cameras for training. He was responsible for the research, integration, and implementation of the 21st century classroom upgrades, at the Surry Training Center. Mr. Eller was the technical lead for integration, testing, and upgrades of the fleet Distance Learning System (DLS).