Outages and Operations
From Tip of the Week, 23 March 2019 — written after getting home. Now that I’m back from the outage, it’s time to get…
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Author: John Livingston
What an Outage Teaches You About Your Own Designs
From Tip of the Week, 22 February 2020, with a practical note from 24 October 2020. Here I am again, working the night shift…
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Outages and Leadership
Discussing the importance of effective leadership during a plant outage, emphasizing communication and coordination. Highlights the reciprocal relationship between leaders and subordinates, outlining six…
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Tan Delta Cable Testing
From Tip of the Week, 7 March 2020. Plants and utilities need a cost-effective, fast way to identify cables that need to be replaced.
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Two Things You Learn Standing at a Panel
From Tips of the Week, 7 and 14 April 2018, following a February outage. Some questions only ever come up with a panel open…
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First Outage: Hatch, February 2017
From Tips of the Week, 25 February and 8 April 2017. My first outage was at Plant Hatch in February 2017, and it was…
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When the Instrument Is Lying to You
From Tips of the Week, 29 February 2020, 7 November 2020, 5 December 2020 and 17 April 2021 — written across three outages. Here…
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Outages and Rodeos
From Tip of the Week, 16 February 2019 — week two of a six-week outage. Working the outage night shift has me thinking a…
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