An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry
Despite the booming economy and GDP growth since the Great Recession, electrical generation has declined. It never recovered, reports one site.
Along these lines, GE Power recently announced layoffs in its Greenville, South Carolina facility. At the same time, it announced layoffs at its Schenectady, New York location, too. GE Power manufactures gas and wind turbines… Continue reading “Power generation is down. Guess what’s happened to nuclear’s share?”
The years immediately following the end of World War II were marked by two important realities: the beginning of the Cold War with the Soviet Union — the Truman Doctrine was announced in 1947 —and the advent of the atomic age. At the intersection of nuclear warfare and atoms for peace stood Lewis Strauss… Continue reading “Memoirs of the anti-Communist banker who founded the commercial nuclear power industry”
The media has taken notice of the problem of spent fuel being stored indefinitely at reactor sites, which, for now, will be there long after the plant has been taken offline… Continue reading “San Onofre in California is shut down. But its spent fuel still remains.”
Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy in March of 2017. But this isn’t the first time the company has had financial struggles… Continue reading “A brief history of Westinghouse’s financial struggles, beginning in 1907”
Lead time is a factor when specifying parts for a project. For planning purposes, you need to know how long it will take for it to arrive once it is ordered. Continue reading “Material Lead Time Tips”
Most people probably don’t know anything about the beginning of US nuclear regulation… Continue reading “Brief history of early US nuclear regulation”
This book, Controlling the Atom, appeared in 1984 and describes the creation of the first nuclear reactor regulations. The subtitle may sound boring, but I think there are some portions of the book that industry engineers will find interesting. Continue reading “A look at “Controlling the Atom””
I didn’t send you a tip last week… Continue reading “Do you have $400 to spare?”
