the Nuclear Electrical Engineer
An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry
There are 99 nuclear power reactor units operating in the US. Staying up to date with the latest nuclear plant news is easy to do in the age of social media — if you have their Twitter handles. All the relevant feeds are conveniently compiled here. Continue reading “All US Nuclear Plant Twitter Feeds”
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”
Evidently, this is not the first UFO sighting near a nuclear plant. You just can’t make this stuff up. Especially when it’s caught on video . . . . Continue reading “UFO spotted near Arkansas Nuclear One”
There’s always room to better explain what an LCO actually is. One thing that’s helpful to know is the relationship between operability, surveillance requirements, and the LCO . . . .
Continue reading “Explaining the LCO concept using an analogy”