
Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy in March of 2017. But this isn’t the first time the company has had financial struggles… Continue reading “A brief history of Westinghouse’s financial struggles, beginning in 1907”
the Nuclear Electrical Engineer
An educational resource for electrical engineers in the nuclear power industry

Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy in March of 2017. But this isn’t the first time the company has had financial struggles… Continue reading “A brief history of Westinghouse’s financial struggles, beginning in 1907”
The plant’s operating status is classified under one of several “modes.” These probably won’t be explained to you on your first day on the job . . . .
Continue reading “Nuclear power plant “modes” explained here”
The concept “limiting condition for operation” can be a bit tricky to understand at first. In the industry, we simply call them “LCOs”. This example will help you get it straight . . . .