the Nuclear Electrical Engineer
An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry
The nuclear power industry, like most others, is ripe with jargon and unique acronyms. We made up words long ago and keep them alive through daily use. Despite that, they still have no presence in modern dictionaries. Don’t let your mod packages suffer needlessly from jargon bloat . . . . Continue reading “A word about using jargon”
Doing this should really add a punch to your writing style. It also helps you eliminate needless words . . . . Continue reading “Improve your technical writing. Avoid the passive voice.”
When Vermont Yankee scrams on December 29th, it will be for the last time. Then, the dismantling process begins. It will take 60 years . . . . Continue reading “A nuclear plant is shutting down. Track its daily progress on Facebook (for the next 60 years).”
Installing new cables? There is a standard set of problems you need to be aware of. They aren’t necessarily electrical problems . . . . Continue reading “Some non-electrical concerns to take into account when installing new cables”
“Diversity” means using a different kind of technology, equipment, or methodology to perform the same function. Put another way, it’s taking different approaches to solving the same problem . . . .
Here are two basic concepts that should be understood by every electrical engineer in the nuclear power industry: redundancy and diversity. They are closely related, but not the same thing . . . .
Here’s one that can trip you up if you aren’t aware of an NRC-published update. It’s about testing cables to the correct flame-spread standard. But the correct standard has become obsolete . . . .
Continue reading “A quick note about cable flame test requirements”
Environmental qualification has to do with Class 1E equipment installed in a harsh environment. But it may not be as intuitive as it at first appears . . . .