The plant shut down in the middle of the night on July 23, 2015 after several control room alarms went off. . . . Continue reading “Callaway back online after repairing reactor coolant system leak”
Turn five seconds of your time into $10,000
This doesn’t relate to being an electrical engineer, but it might make you think twice next time you catch a silly video on your smart phone. A weekend moment could put extra money in your pocket if you have a little foresight and even a slight appetite for risk. . . . Continue reading “Turn five seconds of your time into $10,000”
Find all of the Regulatory Guides
Regulatory guides are issued by the NRC and provide guidance to power plants on how to implement certain portions of the regulations or interpret certain rules. . . . Continue reading “Find all of the Regulatory Guides”
Where to buy the best keyboard
If you do a lot of writing on your computer, you might appreciate the value of a high-quality keyboard. But that raises a question: what is a high-quality keyboard? What features set apart the best — from the rest? Continue reading “Where to buy the best keyboard”
Learn how to grill amazing food
It’s the fourth of July, and millions of Americans will be grilling today. 150 million hot dogs will be consumed. 39 million cases of beer will be sold this weekend. If you do any grilling, you might enjoy this website I’ve discovered. . . . Continue reading “Learn how to grill amazing food”
Use Pareto’s Law to improve your time management skills
Would you like to make $124 per hour? Continue reading “Use Pareto’s Law to improve your time management skills”
What is an electrical engineer’s salary? (2014)
The Bureau of Labor Statistics updates this information every year around May. In 2013, the average electrical engineer’s salary was $93,380. Inflation for the year was about 2.2%. Did the average salary keep up? Continue reading “What is an electrical engineer’s salary? (2014)”
Has your email account been hacked?
It’s now common to read about millions of private user accounts being stolen from large organizations like JP Morgan Chase and Target every year. Yours could be one of them — but how can you know? Continue reading “Has your email account been hacked?”