Safety
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Press Releases
Framatome to deliver neutron instrumentation system solution at South Carolina nuclear plant
August 9, 2022 – Framatome announced it has been selected by a U.S. utility to provide a wide range neutron flux monitoring system at a South Carolina nuclear plant. The company will provide the system to all three units of the plant along with a spare system. The project will help enable owners of the […]
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Nuclear
Spent Nuclear Fuel: A Valuable Resource—Not a Waste
Did you know that more than 90% of the potential energy that exists in fuel rods when they’re loaded into commercial nuclear reactors still remains in the fuel after five years of operation? Well, that’s
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Connected Plant
How Private Wireless Solutions Enable Digital Power Plants’ Transformation
Digital transformation is key to making industries more agile, resilient, and sustainable. These are essential qualities if businesses are not only to survive but thrive in the Industry 4.0 era—and the energy industry is no exception. With price volatility set to continue in the natural gas and carbon energy markets, and growing pricing pressure coming […]
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Van Beest Group granted the Royal title upon its 100th anniversary
Sliedrecht, 1 July 2022 – The Van Beest Group, a leading manufacturer of premium quality lifting, lashing, and mooring fittings, is now Royal. During a festive ceremony with the company’s employees in attendance, the King’s Commissioner Jaap Smit awarded the Royal title to CEO Hendrik Kok on 1 July. It is Van Beest Group’s 100th anniversary […]
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Workforce
Leveraging Digital Confined Space Technologies to Mitigate the Growing Labor Shortage
It’s becoming harder and harder for managers to find the skilled labor needed to operate and maintain power plants. That’s why utilizing technology to enhance safety and efficiency is so important. Digital
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Nuclear
SaskPower Picks SMR Technology for First Two Potential Nuclear Units
SaskPower has chosen GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s (GEH’s) BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) technology for Saskatchewan’s first two nuclear units, which the provincial utility plans to deploy by the mid-2030s. The announcement on June 27 wraps up a four-year process to evaluate specific SMR designs and furthers planning for SaskPower, a Crown corporation, which has […]
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The Master Lock Company Showcases Electrical Safety & Arc Flash Services at ASSP Safety 2022 Conference
Safety leader underscores the importance of electrical safety and other safety services & solutions designed to protect workers CHICAGO, IL (June 27, 2022) – With two years of the COVID-19 pandemic impacting how businesses evaluate employee safety and with 2,000 workers treated for arc flash related injuries each year, now is the time for businesses […]
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KPA Launches New, Configurable Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Management System
KPA launched SDS Manager, a new capability that will provide clients access to over 70 million safety data sheets (SDS) using a very user-friendly interface that will help ensure compliance with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s hazard communication regulations. LAFAYETTA, Colo., June 14, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ –Today, KPA launched SDS Manager, a new capability […]
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Nuclear
[UPDATED] Researchers Say SMRs Will Produce More Waste Than Large Nuclear Reactors, NuScale Disputes Claim
Findings from research led by a team that included a former U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) chairperson and experts from Stanford University suggests small modular reactors (SMRs) will generate more radioactive waste than conventional gigawatt-scale nuclear units. The results were released in a research article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences […]
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Nuclear
DOD Picks BWXT Design for ‘Project Pele’ Prototype Nuclear Microreactor
The Department of Defense (DOD) has picked BWX Technologies’ (BWXT’s) microreactor design for its “Project Pele” full-scale transportable prototype. The selection closes out a much-watched contest with X-energy for the contract from the DOD’s Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) to build and operate what could be the nation’s first advanced microreactor. Lynchburg, Virginia-based BWXT will now […]