The control room is the nerve center of any plant operation: the place where operational personnel makes sure the facility and everything in it runs smoothly, effectively and efficiently. The iconic ...

Control rooms are the nerve center of any power plant. Two recent control room upgrades at U.S. facilities highlight the logistical challenges and solutions to issues that come with improving an ...

The control room for the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Facility at the US Department of Energy's Hanford site in Washington State has been commissioned. The facility is one of four major facilities ...

Heather Hoff was working in the control room of the nuclear plant near Avila Beach in San Luis Obispo County, Calif., named the Diablo Canyon power plant, during the days when an earthquake caused a ...

The Fermi 2 nuclear power plant cooling towers. Sam Adler/Daily. Buy this photo. A nuclear power plant probably isn’t what comes to mind when you think of a school field trip. But in anticipation of ...

An emerging generation of small modular reactors is encouraging suppliers and regulators alike to consider new digital instrumentation and control approaches. While instrumentation and control (I&C) ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI) – The Center for Advanced Energy Studies (CAES) announced the opening of its newest laboratory, the Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Simulator Laboratory, featuring NuScale ...

Take a look at the history of Fort Calhoun nuclear plant. OPPD's Fort Calhoun power plant during its early construction on Aug. 15, 1971. Fort Calhoun nuclear plant shown during construction in 1971.

On a chilly day, as students meander down Elm Drive heading south to the new colleges for a meal, or perhaps rushing to class, they might be consumed in conversation or music. But if any of the ...

The control room for the Direct-Feed Low-Activity Waste Facility at the US Department of Energy's Hanford site in Washington State has been commissioned. The facility is one of four major facilities ...