Here you can find design tips on technical skills like cable and breaker sizing, short-circuit evaluations and more, PLUS deep-dive analysis of nuclear-specific topics like design basis, Tech Specs, UFSARs, and safety-related SSCs — built from primary source documents.
Reflections on experiences during plant outages from 2017 to 2021, documenting technical lessons and personal insights gained while working night shifts with diverse teams.
Continue reading →From Tips of the Week, 7 and 14 April 2018, following a February outage. Some questions only ever come up with a panel open in front of you and somebody waiting on an answer. Here are two of them.
Read more →From Tips of the Week, 25 February and 8 April 2017. My first outage was at Plant Hatch in February 2017, and it was also my first go at working the night shift. Five in the evening to five in the morning…
Read more →From Tips of the Week, 29 February 2020, 7 November 2020, 5 December 2020 and 17 April 2021 — written…
From Tip of the Week, 16 February 2019 — week two of a six-week outage. Working the outage night shift…
Expanded from Tip of the Week, 2 March 2019. When a diesel generator rejects a heavy load, the voltage spikes…
I’ve always wanted to measure the background radiation of everyday places. Not for any professional reason — just because I…
In a recent dinner conversation, I reflected on the historical significance of pepper and ice cream to highlight the drastic…