Friday
05Feb2010
DateFriday, February 5, 2010 at 11:05AM

Westinghouse AP1000™ Completes Phase 1 of Canadian Pre-Project Design Review

PITTSBURGH, Feb. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- The Westinghouse AP1000™ pressurized water reactor has completed Phase 1 of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Pre-Project Design Review.

The objective of a Pre-Project Design review is to verify, at a high level, the acceptability of a nuclear reactor design with respect to Canadian safety requirements and criteria, including the identification of fundamental barriers to licensing a new reactor design in Canada. The review is conducted in two phases. A Phase 1 review of the AP1000™ involved an overall assessment of the reactor design against the most recent CNSC design requirements for new nuclear power plants in Canada.

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Wednesday
03Feb2010
DateWednesday, February 3, 2010 at 11:36AM

Texas City is BP’s largest refinery worldwide and the third-largest refinery in the United States.

Texas City refinery ultracracker

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Wednesday
03Feb2010
DateWednesday, February 3, 2010 at 10:11AM

Saving By Going Solar: Chevron Energy Solutions Helps Schools Harness Solar Power

"We began this project in 2005. It began with an energy audit, which was conducted by Chevron Energy Solutions. They helped us to identify what measures we could take. After looking at that, we then finalized our project, which was the installation of the solar panels as well as the energy-efficient lighting," according to Tom Leong, Contra Costa Community College District.

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Monday
01Feb2010
DateMonday, February 1, 2010 at 8:26AM

AIMVE Offering Weekly Toolbox Training Tips

American Industrial Magazine Video Edition (AIMVE.com) now offering free Training Resources. This is designed to enhance your training efforts. Our toolbox safety topics are written by various industry professionals who have years of hands-on safety experience. You can benefit from their insights on safe practices on many topics by choosing form the "Training by Topic" menu on the right-hand side of the AIMVE.com website. The training topics can be viewed, printed and emailed out to others as needed.

We welcome you to contribute to our toolbox safety meetings by posting comments or submitting your own material for publishing by registering for a free account. Please contact us at info@aimve.com for more information.

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Tuesday
26Jan2010
DateTuesday, January 26, 2010 at 8:19AM

Product of the Day: Miller - Edge Anchorage Fall Protection Systems

Increasing Safety and Productivity Through Innovative Products Miller Fall Protection has been meeting market demands for fall protection since 1945. We take particular pride in bringing to the market innovative solutions that not only enhance safety and productivity, but increase user acceptance and lower overall cost. 

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