the Nuclear Electrical Engineer
An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry
Can we really increase our productivity and work satisfaction by separating from email? In his new book, author Cal Newport, known for his book Deep Work, attempts to show how it is possible. He identifies the problem created by the advent of email and gives it a provocative name: the hyperactive hive mind.
Continue reading “A World Without Email – Book Review”
Some of these operator controls and indicators are hard to locate…
Continue reading “Nuclear Plant Control Room Switches and Components”But both units are still expected to meet their in-service dates of November 2021 and 2022…
Continue reading “Covid-19 slightly delays Vogtle 3 & 4 Testing”
Need to do checkprints? Hand-marked-up drawings? Document reviews with a red pen? Our requirements are specific. Here is a short list of what I use, along with alternatives in case you don’t like my preferences…
Continue reading “Productivity Hardware for Nuclear Electrical Engineers Who Work From Home”
Many of us engineers are now working from home for the first time. It’s important to keep our productivity up in the transition. Here are ways we can do that…
Continue reading “How engineers can work from home successfully”
Prior to 1962, the 50.59 process for modifying a nuclear plant without requiring prior Commission approval did not exist. There was no UFSAR. There were only Technical Specifications, the Hazards Summary Report, and license amendments. This is a summary of the 50.59 rule’s evolution, from 1961 to today…
Continue reading “10 CFR 50.59 – A history of the rule’s development”
It’s given as guidance in NEI 96-07 without a basis, and 10% is not mentioned in the regulations at all. But the basis isn’t arbitrary. Here is the reason…
Continue reading “50.59 – Why 10% is the criterion for determining “more than a minimal” increase”
This may be helpful to you when you take it. Half of those who took it with me failed on their first attempt…
Continue reading “How I passed the power PE exam on the first try, 13 years after graduating”