Structured Text Tutorial to Expand Your PLC Programming Skills
Do you also struggle reading your own and others huge ladder diagrams? The truth is, that even though ladder diagram (LD) is an easy programming language for beginners, it can be very hard to read and...
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There are many medical uses of nuclear energy. It is used not only for treating patients, but also for diagnosing the condition. A lot of research is being conducted to use nuclear energy as an...
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In a bid to come to a full understanding of Wind Farms, I have embarked on a project which will involve modelling an actual wind farm. As opposed to regular models by Architects, my model will be...
View ArticleWorld Future Energy Summit 2012
There are many energy events that one can afford to miss out but this one is not. The World Future Energy Summit is the hallmark of energy and innovation events. Coming this 18th to 21st January 2012...
View ArticleGeneral Electric launches a 100MW Wind Power Station
The Kenya wind energy sector is getting a boost with a new wind power plant coming in just 2years. General Electric has announced that it will set up a 100MW Wind Power Station in Ngong, Kenya which...
View ArticleSouth Korea to build the world’s largest Wind Farm
The 50Million people Republic of Korea has announced plans to build the world’s largest Wind Power Station which will be offshore. The government has said that it will invest 10.2 trillion won (US$9...
View ArticleWind Farmer 4.2
When it comes to designing a wind farm project, no one does it better than WindFarmer 4.2 . Yes, GL Garrad Hassan have released version 4.2 and I cannot wait to get my hands on. This is what lies...
View ArticleWind Energy Installation Systems
When you decide to install a wind system in your house, there are a number of wind installation systems that are available and they depend much your nearness to the power line. The 3 common...
View ArticleWhat is a nuclear reactor?
A nuclear reactor is a system that contains and controls sustained nuclear chain reactions. Reactors are used for generating electricity, moving aircraft carriers and submarines, producing medical...
View ArticleWhat is Nuclear Waste?
Nuclear waste is the material that nuclear fuel becomes after it is used in a reactor. It looks exactly like the fuel that was loaded into the reactor — assemblies of metal rods enclosing...
View ArticleWhat is radiation? What is radioactivity?
A radioactive atom is one that spontaneously emits energetic particles or waves (known as radiation). This radiation is emitted when an unstable (i.e. radioactive) nucleus transforms to some...
View ArticleHealth and Radiation
What is radiation dose? Radiation dose is a measurement of how much energy is deposited into a material from a source of radiation (see what is radiation). It is measured in units called rads. Dose...
View ArticleNuclear Reactor Risk Assessment
Dr. Brian Johnson How safe is safe enough? This is a long standing question in the development of nuclear reactors. The defense-in-depth philosophy mandates safety systems that are independent,...
View ArticleRecycling Nuclear Waste and Breeder Reactors
What is nuclear recycling? Nuclear waste is recyclable. Once reactor fuel (uranium or thorium) is used in a reactor, it can be treated and put into another reactor as fuel. In fact, typical reactors...
View ArticleWhat is a Nuclear Engineer?
Nuclear engineers apply knowledge of atomic nuclei to design, build, and operate special equipment that is useful to humanity. These applications fall into several broad categories, including fission...
View ArticleWhat is a nuclear fuel cycle?
A nuclear fuel cycle is the path that we put heavy atoms through in order to extract energy from them, starting at the day we find them and ending when their wastes have decayed to stability and are...
View ArticleThorium As Nuclear Fuel
Thorium is a basic element of nature, like Iron and Uranium. Like Uranium, its properties allow it to be used to fuel a nuclear chain reaction that can run a power plant and make electricity (among...
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