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Constellation Planning Significant Nuclear-Powered Hydrogen Facility at LaSalle

October 24, 2023 admin Business, constellation, economics, engineering, fuel cells, full coverage, hydrogen, hydrogen economics, hydrogen hub, lasalle, news, nine mile point, Nuclear, nuclear hydrogen, nuclear power, pink hydrogen, power, Research and Development, Safety, Technology

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2023 19:08:40 +0000

Constellation’s LaSalle County Generating Station in Marseilles, Illinois, comprises two nuclear reactors that can produce up to 2,320 MW. The station's 2,058-acre man-made cooling lake is a popular fishery managed by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. Courtesy: Constellation

Constellation Energy will use a portion of newly announced federal funding for the Midwest Hydrogen Hub (MachH2) to build “the world’s largest nuclear-powered clean hydrogen facility” at its 2.3-GW LaSalle Clean Energy […]

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Marnie Surfaceblow: Haunted Hydroelectric Horrors (Fiction)

October 2, 2023 admin engineering, Fiction, Ghosts, hvac system, Hydro, hydroelectric power, infrasound, investigation, Management, marmaduke, marnie surfaceblow, paranormal, resonance, Safety, technical solutions, workforce, workplace safety

Credit to Author: Una Nowling, PE| Date: Mon, 02 Oct 2023 04:12:00 +0000

Providing employees with a safe and healthy workplace is paramount. Never dismiss persistent workplace environmental complaints, no matter how “crazy” they may seem. A lone SUV motored through wooded hills

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Major Engineering Services Contract Launches Poland’s First Nuclear Power Project

September 27, 2023 admin AP1000, bechtel, Business, energy infrastructure, energy security, engineering, engineering services contract, environmental conditions, full coverage, international cooperation, Legislative, Markets, news, Nuclear, nuclear expansion, nuclear power plant, nuclear technology, Poland, regulatory progress, Safety, technical specifications, Technology, Westinghouse

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2023 22:32:21 +0000

Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ), Poland’s designated entity tasked with developing the country’s first nuclear plant in Pomerania, has signed an engineering services contract with a Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium, allowing site-specific work […]

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Energy Is the Most-Targeted Sector for Cyberattacks: Here’s What to Do

September 20, 2023 admin Business, connected plant, cyberattacks, Cybersecurity, full coverage, hackers, ICS, iiot, Instrumentation & Controls, International, it, news, ot, phishing, power, risk, risk mitigation, rockwell automation, Safety, Technology

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:09:17 +0000

The energy sector recorded three times as many operational technology (OT) and/or industrial control system (ICS) cybersecurity incidents as the next closest vertical, according to a study conducted by the […]

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12 Nuclear Reactors Operating in Japan After Takahama Unit 2 Restart

September 20, 2023 admin fukushima, Japan, news, Nuclear, reactors, restarts, Safety, takahama, takahama 2

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 14:19:02 +0000

Japan’s Kansai Electric Power has restarted another reactor at its Takahama nuclear power plant, the 12threactor to be returned to service in that country since the Fukushima disaster in March […]

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Extending the Cycle Life of an Industrial Battery: What Makes a Battery Last?

September 4, 2023 admin batteries, battery management system, bms, Business, Electric vehicles, Energy Storage, forklift, full coverage, lithium-ion batteries, longevity, news, onecharge, power, Safety, Technology

Credit to Author: Maxim Khabur| Date: Mon, 04 Sep 2023 15:51:18 +0000

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In the fast-evolving world of industrial lithium batteries, extending cycle life—the number of charge and discharge cycles a battery can endure before significant degradation occurs—is one of the key advantages […]

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Planning Is Key to Successful Nuclear Refueling Outages

September 1, 2023 admin electric power research institute, EPRI, full coverage, International, Management, news, Nuclear, nuclear outage, nuclear power, outage, power, refueling, Safety

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:18:53 +0000

U.S. nuclear power plants typically refuel every 18 to 24 months. Refueling outages normally occur in the spring and fall of the year when demand for electricity is at its lowest. The Energy Information

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Austin Energy Power Production Cable Defects

September 1, 2023 admin austin energy, Cable, electrical maintenance, full coverage, Gas, gas turbine, news, power, Safety, sand hill energy center

Credit to Author: Matt Kuffler, PE| Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2023 04:17:48 +0000

Between 2022 and 2023, Sand Hill Energy Center encountered two serious defects in cabling, one of which resulted in an arc fault. These were surprises and have led the team to consider inspections and testing

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Pivoting North: A Guide for U.S. Residents Looking to Move to Canada

August 30, 2023 admin Canada, canada immigration, childcare, cost of living, education, H1-B visa, healthcare, housing, immigrate from the united states, immigration refugees and citizenship canada, IRCC, open work permit, Safety, Taxes, Transportation, Work

Credit to Author: Vimal Sivakumar| Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2023 12:00:48 +0000

To attract more global tech talent to Canada, Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) recently opened a new three-year Open Work Permit stream for H-1B holders living in the United States (U.S.). After opening the stream for applications on July 16, the federal government announced that it was closing the program after reaching the intended […]

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How Utilities Can Achieve Automated, Condition-Based Grid Maintenance to Boost Safety and Grid Reliability

July 23, 2023 admin Business, condition-based maintenance, connected plant, news, O&M, power, power grid, Safety, Smart Grid, substation, T&D, Technology, teledyne flir

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2023 03:02:13 +0000

Site safety, equipment reliability, and a balanced budget from smooth operations are the cornerstones of a successful power grid. Today’s utility companies face immense challenges with current equipment monitoring practices, […]

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