Washington, D.C., July 12, 2014 – In public, Gina McCarthy, head of the Environmental Protection Agency, comes across as a no-nonsense, rough-and-tumble, tough cookie. But a recent flap over the…
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Power plant jobs have typically come with a sense of security—after all, everyone needs electricity. But in today’s generating environment, even workers at nuclear plants are finding their positions are…
The quality of any job results from the combination of the tools used and the expertise to use them properly. Oxidation-reduction potential (ORP) is one tool that, when properly applied…
Shattering 50 years of precedent, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) late last year ruled that employers must continue to withdraw union dues from employee checks and forward them to…
Courtesy: Tennessee Valley Authority North American shale gas was supposed to realign the generation fleet here and abroad (thanks to anticipated exports) far into the future. Turns out, that’s not…
The International Trade Commission (ITC) on Wednesday unanimously determined that imports of crystalline silicon photovoltaic cells and modules from China materially injured the U.S. industry, clearing the way for the…
In much of the developing world, two essentials are often in short supply: potable water and reliable electricity. Some countries have invested heavily in desalination and combined cycle technologies to…
Recent advances in water laboratory instrumentation—from improved sample conditioning to advanced online instruments—have reached the market. Here’s a look at the equipment you’ll find in the best-equipped power plant laboratory…
Many large utility-scale units with copper alloy condensers and feedwater heaters lose generating capacity when copper and copper oxide deposits develop on high-pressure (HP) steam turbine blading. It is not…