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E-Cat: The Future of Electricity Generation?
Last May, this column reported advances made in small modular
reactor technology as a follow-up to a description of a fusion concept for
electricity generation in a May 2007 article. Please accept my apology for
totally missing the newest approach that has reached the world scene.
Demonstrated Oct. 28, 2011, at Italy’s University of Bologna, “E-Cat” is a type of cold fusion, or low-energy nuclear reaction, that is as
controversial as anything considered by world scientists.
by Barry Ashby
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 | Outrageously Unsafe
Each year, the U.S. Occupational Safety and
Health Administration announce their “top-ten” list of the most frequent
safety violations in the nation. We are reprinting the 2011 list here so
employers and employees will take a moment to reassess how faithfully they are
following standard workplace safety procedures.
by Richard J. Martin
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 | Soot
Soot ... the very word sends shivers down the spines
of even the bravest of heat treaters. The problems this seemingly innocuous
black powder creates cause management to bemoan lost productivity, maintenance
men to vow to seek out those responsible and, until a permanent solution is
found, makes all our lives miserable. So, how can we avoid creating soot in the
first place and what can we do if/when it forms?
by Daniel H. Herring
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 | The Next New Thing
The next new thing is always difficult to put a
finger on. Government believes they are able to pick the next new thing, but
often even they (in all of their wisdom?) get it wrong. Here are a few things
with ties to our industry that just might impact us in the months and years
ahead.
by Reed Miller
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