Fundamentals Of EMC Qualification Testing And Analysis For The Nuclear Industry

February 3-5, 2026 // Orlando, FL

AMS’s 3-day course will provide an overview for addressing Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) within the nuclear industry.

Course Information

This course will cover the EMC guidance provided by the NRC and EPRI, discuss the national and international standards for EMC testing, and identify the characteristics of a system that make it either vulnerable to or responsible for electromagnetic interference (EMI). Methods for analyzing, justifying, and mitigating issues during EMC qualification testing will be reviewed. Attendees will learn through both class lectures and hands-on demonstrations.

Time will be provided throughout the course to ask specific questions and obtain feedback on existing site practices. Group exercises will focus on example case studies for EMC specifications as well as assessment and acceptance of test results.

Who Should Attend

This course is designed to be beneficial for plant system and design engineers, Engineer of Choice (EOC) firms, system vendors, digital I&C designers, commercial grade dedicators, and any other personnel involved with the development or qualification of systems for nuclear power plants.

Course Fee

The early bird course registration fee is $1,995. This rate includes course materials, breaks, breakfast, and lunch each day as well as a course reception and dinner. Each attendee will be provided with the course materials as well as a certificate of attendance.

After December 1st, 2025, the course fee will increase to $2495.  A free third registration will be offered for every two paid registrations from the same organization.  Contact rachel@ams-corp.com to receive further information

Sample Course Agenda

This agenda is subject to change.

Day 1

Time

Activity

7:30 -8:30

Breakfast & Registration

8:30 – 10:15

Welcome and Introductions

About AMS

What do you want out of this course?

(5 minute break)

Intro to EMC

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00

Intro to EMC Guidance (NRC, EPRI, IEC, IEEE)

(5 minute break)

Overview of EMC Concerns

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:45

Emissions Testing

(5 minute break)

Demonstration of Emissions

−     Spectrum Analyzer Measurements

−     Current Probes

−     Antennas

2:45 – 3:00

Break

3:00 – 4:30

Troubleshooting Emissions

(5 minute break)

Demonstration of Mitigation Components

−     Power Line Filters, Caps Ferrites, Shielding

4:30 – 5:00

Day Wrap-Up and Answer Questions

Day 2

Time

Activity

7:30 -8:30

Breakfast

8:30 – 10:15

Continuous Wave Immunity Testing

(5 minute break)

Demonstration of CS114 Testing

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00

Evaluation and Troubleshooting of Continuous Wave Immunity

Low Frequency

(5 minute break)

High Frequency

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:45

Transient Immunity Testing

(5 minute break)

Demonstration of EFT

2:45 – 3:00

Break

3:00 – 4:30

Evaluation and Troubleshooting of Transient Immunity

(5 minute break)

Case Exercise

4:30 – 5:00

Day Wrap-Up and Answer Questions

6:15

Dinner @ Paddlefish (Disney Springs)

Day 3

Time

Activity

7:30 -8:30

Breakfast

8:30 – 10:15

EMI Site Surveys

(5 minute break)

In-situ Immunity Testing

10:15 – 10:30

Break

10:30 – 12:00

Special Considerations -Wireless Devices, Welding, etc

Plant Installation Considerations

(5 minute break)

Demonstrations of Coupling

12:00 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:45

Small Group Case Study

(5 minute break)

2:45 – 3:15

Course Wrap-Up

3:15 – 4:15

Ice Cream Social

The Instructor

Dr. Chad J. Kiger is the EMC Engineering Manager at AMS and has been with the company for twenty years. As an iNARTE–certified EMC Engineer and MIL-STD EMC specialist, Dr. Kiger has performed EMC qualification testing in nearly 100 nuclear facilities and equipment manufacturers across the US and abroad, including data review and site assessments of the electromagnetic environment. He was the Project Leader for the revision to IEC 62003, “Nuclear Power Plants—Instrumentation and Control Important to Safety—Requirements for Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing,” which was released in 2020. He was awarded the 2021 IEC 1906 award for his contributions to the standardization process.

Dr. Kiger is a member of the EPRI nuclear EMC working group and has authored numerous EPRI reports dealing with wireless technology, EMI, and condition monitoring technologies. Within IEEE, he serves as Working Group Chair for the IEEE 473 Standard, “Recommended Practice for an Electromagnetic Site Survey (10 kHz to 10 GHz)” and is a member of the IEEE P2425 Standard, “Standard for Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing of Electrical and Instrumentation and Control Equipment at Nuclear Power Generating Stations and Other Nuclear Facilities”, currently under development.