Sixty Years in the Shadow of Critical Mass
Keep those calendar-marking pens full of ink – as we commemorate the first anniversary of the beginning of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the U.S. government is going forward with plans for new reactors. Read More >>
U.S. First Responders, Medical Infrastructure Not Prepared for Reactor Crisis
A new report from Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) says that one year after Fukushima Daiichi, there has been little or no movement seen in the United States to improve response capability. Read More >>
One Year after Fukushima, Americans Remain Cool to Nuclear Power
A recent survey conducted for the Civil Society Institute shows that, contrary to industry predictions, the Fukushima Daiichi reactor disaster is seen as having a lasting chill on perceptions. Read More >>
How Many Alarms Can an Operator Handle?
The Engineering Equipment and Materials Users' Association (EEMUA) guidelines and International Society for Automation (ISA) specification are generally accepted, but are they correct? Read More >>
Why Safe Plants Won’t Rely on Workarounds
In many plants faced with equipment that’s broken or not working as it should, an ad hoc or temporary fix – a workaround – has become essentially synonymous with good engineering practice. But it isn't, and here’s why. Read More >>
Help Put Sustainability into Action at ISA Automation Week 2012
Share your experience in topics ranging from Alternative/Renewable Energy and Combustion to Emissions Control, Energy Optimization/Management, Smart Grid and Water/Wastewater. Presentation abstracts are due 5 March 2012. Read More >>
Proposed Use Rules Offer Insight to EPA’s Approach on Nanoscale Materials
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed on December 28, 2011, significant new use rules for 17 chemical substances, including seven substances with the term carbon nanotube and seven substances with the term fullerene in their respective names. The proposal offers useful insights into EPA's approach to regulating nanoscale chemical substances. Read More >>
Safely Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel, Part 2: Fracking
Is fracking the means to secure, domestic energy supplies for a century or more, or is it an unsustainable practice with uncounted costs in water use and treatment, real estate values and public health? Here’s an engineer’s view. Read More >>
Ten Safety Signs to Spot on a Plant Walkthrough
Make sure your facility has the right safety signs placed in all the necessary locations by conducting visual plant walkthroughs on a regular basis, using this checklist as a guide. Read More >>
Safely Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel, Part 1
Despite higher costs and risks, many energy companies are investing heavily in extraction techniques such as shale fracturing and oil sand retorting. So let’s consider how we can improve the safety of these emerging industries. Read More >>
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