ANSI N14.1-2023: Uranium Hexafluoride Packagings Transport
~440 nuclear power reactors operate across the globe. 96 are in the United States, where they produce nearly 20% of the electricity generated throughout the […]
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ANSI/ANS-10.7-2013 (R2023): Nuclear Industry Software
Nuclear energy provides about 10% of the world’s electricity from about 440 power reactors and is the world’s second largest source of low-carbon power. It is necessary that […]
ASME NQA-1-2022: Nuclear Facility Applications
The United States is the world’s largest producer of nuclear energy, accounting for more than 30% of the worldwide nuclear power generation. For this, the […]
Seismic Analysis and Design Criteria of Nuclear Facilities
Seismic activity is an unfortunate consequence of the natural processes that coincide with living on the surface of planet Earth, rendering the regions of the […]
Changes to ASCE/SEI 4-2016 – Seismic Analysis of Safety-Related Nuclear Structures
ASCE/SEI 4-2016 – Seismic Analysis of Safety-Related Nuclear Structures has been released. This standard, developed by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), provides minimum […]
The Shutdown of Nuclear Power Plants in the 2010s
Nuclear power has gone through some rough patches, especially when it comes to public perception of the energy source. While, as we have discussed before, […]