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[Note: This article will appear in the forthcoming December 2016 print issue of POWER.] The discovery of widespread carbon segregation problems in critical nuclear plant components has crippled the French power industry—20 of the country’s 58 reactors...

Disaster by Design/Safety by Intent #39 Disaster by Design The best aspect of the defense-in-depth approach to nuclear power safety is that one thing, even one very bad thing, is unlikely to trigger an accident. If offsite power is lost, onsite power...

French authorities cleared the restart of nine reactors out of 12 that were caught up in the search for high carbon concentrations in steel components manufactured by Japan Casting and Forging Corporation (JCFC). The search concentrated on steam generator...

The FDA today released its list of the pre-market approvals it granted for medical devices in June 2015: Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved Originals: 5 Supplements: 80 Summary of PMA Originals Under Review Total Under Review: ...

HCM City’s IIP surges 7% in seven months The index of industrial production (IIP) in HCM City grew by 7.05 per cent in the first seven months of 2016. Notably, key industrial sectors, such as mechanical and manufacturing industry, electronics, chemicals...