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Technical Papers and Presentations
Design and Stress Analysis of a General Aviation Aircraft Wing
G. Atmeh[1], F. Darwish[1], and Z. Hasan[2]
[1]Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan
[2]Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
The present study focuses on the design and analysis of a single-engine, propeller-driven general aviation airplane. Initial weight estimation based on the initial sketch and the design mission profile is conducted. The estimated weight and other design parameters are used to define the external geometry of the fuselage, wing and tail. Conic lofting is utilized to render a layout of the design ...
Design and Simulation of Unimorph Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting System
E. Varadarajan[1], M. Bhanusri[2],
[1]Research and Innovation Centre (RIC), IITM Research Park, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[2]Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
In this paper we made an attempt to maximize the power output in the different piezoelectric materials in a unimorph cantilever beam configuration. In this research, a macro scale unimorph piezoelectric power generator prototypes consists of an active piezoelectric layer, stainless steel substrate and titanium proof mass was designed for frequencies 60 Hz - 200 Hz. An analytical model of a micro ...
Structural Durability Analysis of Powertrain Mounting Bracket
Sameer Kolte[1], David Neihguk[1], Abhinav Prasad[1]
[1]Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., Vehicle Integration COE, Mahindra Research Valley, Mahindra World City, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India
Structural analysis is performed to check the durability of Engine mounts for a given load and support conditions. The engine mount bracket is subjected to loads primarily due to weight of the powertrain and the unbalanced torque. In this analysis, the component is optimized such that stresses generated do not exceed the endurance strength of the material. In this paper, structural mechanics ...
Lamb Waves and Dispersion Curves in Plates and It's Applications in NDE Experiences Using Comsol Multiphysics
P. Gómez, J. P. Fernandez, and P. D. García
Hydro-Geophysics & NDE Modeling Unit
University of Oviedo
Mieres, Spain
In this paper, a model for numerically obtaining lamb wave modes and dispersion curves in plates is presented. It is shown that COMSOL Multiphysics can be employed to simulate the behavior of guided waves in dispersive plates, which is useful for NDE applications. A two dimensional steel plate (4x0.1 meters) is excited with a space-time impact point source. To model the point source, we use ...
Design and Simulation of 3D MEMS Piezoelectric Gyroscope using COMSOL Multiphysics®
T.Madhuranath[1], R.Praharsha[1], Dr.K.Srinivasa Rao[1]
[1]Lakireddy Bali Reddy College of Engineering, Mylavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India
MEMS is the leading technology which combines both electronic and mechanical devices on a single microchip. Tracing the position of the object is an important problem in engineering. This can be addressed by Gyroscopes. These sensors are used to find orientation and angular velocity. This paper focuses on 3D MEMS Piezoelectric Gyroscope. COMSOL Multiphysics® is used for designing and ...
Laser-Ultrasonics Wave Generation and Propagation FE Model in Metallic Materials
A. Cavuto[1], G.M. Revel [1], M. Martarelli [2], F. Sopranzetti [2]
[1]Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy
[2]Università e-Campus, Novedrate (CO), Italy
A 2D axisymmetric model was considered in order to evaluate the propagation paths of the ultrasonic waves generated inside an aluminum plate sample due to a rapid thermal expansion produced by laser pulse. Laser Doppler Vibrometer is used to experimentally validate the numerical results of the wave propagation in the material. The presented numerical model is able to identify directivity patterns ...
Two-Dimensional FEM Simulation of Ultrasonic Wave Propagation in Isotropic Solid Media using COMSOL
B. Ghose[1], K. Balasubramaniam[2], C.V. Krishnamurthy[3], and A.S. Rao[1]
[1] High Energy Materials Research Laboratory, Pune, Maharashtra, India
[2] Center for Non Destructive Evaluation, Department of Mechanical Engineering, IIT Madras Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
[3] Department of Physics, IIT Madras,Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Ultrasonic Testing (UT) is one of the important Non-Destructive Evaluation (NDE) technique widely used for characterisation of materials as well as detection and characterisation of flaws present in the material used in various industries. There are many different important materials like metals, metallic alloys, rubber, composites etc used in aerospace industries is being inspected using UT as ...
FEA Mechanical Modeling of Torque Transfer Components for Fully Superconducting Rotating Machines
T. Wu[1], G. Escamez[1], C. Lorin[1], P. J. Masson[1]
[1]University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA
NASA is funding the development of a high-fidelity fully superconducting machine sizing tool able to generate optimized designs based on thrust requirements and design constraints. Several mechanical challenges need to be overcome during the design of the torque transfer components. Reducing the conducted heat load requires the use of different materials in the torque path, which requires special ...
Nonlinear Computational Homogenization Experiments
G.E. Stavroulakis[1], K. Giannis[1], G.A. Drosopoulos[2], M.E. Stavroulaki[1]
[1]Technical University of Crete, Chania, Greece
[2]Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany
Numerical homogenization is based on the use of finite elements for the description of average properties of materials with heterogeneous microstructure and composites. The Representative Volume Element (RVE) of a masonry is solved with COMSOL Multiphysics®. It consists of linearly elastic bricks and elastoplastic mortar joints. A parametric analysis is applied for increasing loading. Results ...
Simulation of Impact Damage in a Composite Plate and Its Detection
V. Pavelko[1], I. Pavelko[1], M. Smolyaninovs[1], H. Pffeifer[2], M. Wevers[2]
[1]Riga Technical University, Riga, Latvia
[2]Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
A problem of damage prediction in aircraft structure and its non-destructive evaluation is very important for aircraft structural health assessment. The analysis of the features of direct impact of thin-walled laminate component of aircraft was performed by COMSOL Multiphysics software. Mainly the GFRC and CFRC laminates were selected in form either thin separate plate or sandwich structure. The ...


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Small children pressed hands to their ears as North American T-6 and T-28 airplanes performed for the Grand Re-Opening Ceremony at the Cleveland Municipal Airport on Thursday.
"We're very excited that we have extended that runway to 5,000 feet and bigger planes will be able to get in here. We'll be a lot more business oriented this way and we're excited for all the work that's been done and the many years of history that go into this airport. It means a lot to Cleveland," said Mayor Billy Nowell.
Pilots of the three T-6s that flew over Cleveland residents were Ike Brunetti of Cleveland, Jimmy Fordham of Monroe, La., and Stan Musik of Vicksburg.
Pilots of the T-28s were Mac McNeer and Frank Kimmel, both of Greenwood.
"While the airport has been operating since the 1940s, the facility has just undergone several upgrades this past year including the addition of a 1,000 foot runway extension," said Airport Director Clint Johnson in a previous interview. "Other major upgrades have also taken place over the past year."
The runway extension now makes the overall length of the runway 5,005 feet and will now open up the Cleveland Municipal Airport to larger, corporate traffic, which has previously had to fly to nearby airports and drive to Cleveland.
As well as the runway extension, the Cleveland Municipal Airport has also upgraded its electrical and weather systems.
With the building of the Grammy Museum underway, the runway will only aid in its success.
"Those will go hand in hand. We will have a lot of people from all over the country flying in here just to go to the Grammy Museum. The timing on this is perfect because we plan to start building next year. We got this now and I think we are going to take it one step at a time and do a good job," said Nowell.
With a large green ribbon set up on the runway, children cheered as one of the T-6s flew low and through the ribbon for the official ribbon cutting and Cleveland Municipal Airport is proudly open for business.


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Rolls-Royce announced today that Emirates Airline has signed a long-term TotalCare® services agreement valued at $340 million covering fleet management of the carrier's Trent 500 engines.
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Following the signing of a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Airbus, Taiwan's China Airlines has selected Rolls-Royce Trent XWB engines for 14 firm and six option Airbus A350 XWB twinjets.
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2001 LS Overheating or Not?
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i have a 01 lincoln ls 3.9v8. i am fairly mechanically inclined and have worked on the car sevral times, but this problem has me scratching my head. It has happened 3 times now. the engine temprature alyways runs at halfway on the gauge. and it will start like this. i hear a noise that sounds to me like an auxillary fan from underneath the hood(that i never otherwise hear) then within 1-2 minutes the temp gauge starts climbing untill it reaches the H then of course the check engine temp warning comes on, then a minute or so later the reduced engine power warning comes on. this process takes less than 4 minutes start to finish. in the mean time i will pull over and there is no steam, no boiling, no obvious signs that the car is overheating. i let the car sit for 5-10 minutes then get back in start the car and temp gauges is sitting on halfway as always and car runs fine then. it is my opionion that the car is not overheating but that something like the thermostat or something electrical is sticking or misreading. and the car being turned off is reseting this. any ideas or any one experienced this? all info and help is greatly appreciated in advance.
akirby Posts: 7,757Could be the thermostat or the hyrdaulic cooling fan (or a bad temp sensor). But this sounds like the infamous trapped air bubble. When the trapped air bubble (which is nothing but compressed steam) hits the area of the temp sensor the temp spikes. When you stop and restart the car it's gone. I think there is a bleed valve on the very top of the engine. I'd try that first, then the thermostat. The fan is expensive and complicated.
ajinnette Posts: 1I have a 2000 LS and it is doing the same thing. I just had the catalytic convertor replaced, but right before I had it replaced it started doing the same thing yours did, and after I had the catalytic convertor fixed this did not happen for about a week and now it is happening again. Can you tell me what you did to fix yours? It definitely is not running hot, I have raised the hood multiple times now and there is no evidence of it running hot, no steam, no boiling out of the radiator or anything, no noise at all under the hood.....
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racing4cash Posts: 2to both of the last posts. i have not fixed this problem on my car as of yet. but the one guy that described the trapped steam bubble got me to thinking and this is what i have experianced. i noticed that when in my car starting it for the first time this "overheating problem" would occur not long after my car got to operating temp. but i also noticed that when it was cool outside and i started up my car and was running my heat this problem would not occur. so the other day when the overheating issue happened, i turned on my heat wide open. well i think this moved the water around in the cooling system and the temp immidiatly fell back to halfway wich is where it normally runs. i could still hear the sound under my hood that sounds like an auxillary fan, but my temp went to normal without having to pull over and shut the car off for five mins. so give this a try next time and let me know what happens.
garthman Posts: 42It's possible the cooling system has an "air bubble". Lincoln has a procedure to purge any trapped air within the system. This is usually needed when a componet is replaced and the system re-filled. If I recall, next the the left hood hinge, the radiator tank is there (where coolant is added) and to the center of the vehicle from that tank, there's a valve that's used to let the air out. Not sure extactly however this should steer you in the right direction if that is the issue.
project78 Posts: 1Sorry I'm new here racing4cash, I am experiencing exatly the same problem on my lincoln ls...my mechanic did find that it was an air pocket though...he checked all hoses and let the "air pocket" out...solve my problem for a few days but problem came back!! did u find out what on your lincoln yet?? will like to hear back from you thanks
ldogg1 Posts: 2:sick: I to have 2011 Lincoln Ls overheating, no mechanic including ford dealership has been able to diagnose the problem I have replaced the radiator and hydrolic fan after the dealer told me it was the fan, the said that my thermostat was fine and not sticking,there where a motor to the fan and water pump both working fine and the water pump also working. It overheats when the weather is really hot and i turn the air conditioning on, and also in stop and go driving in hot weather,last time i checked i can drive long distances on the frwy at a least about an hour without overheating not something that intentionally risk trying but the gauge will go up to H when it does run hot and will continue to go up until the indicator light comes on if i dont pull over and stop, will be making a trip back to the dealer if they cant diagnose the problem i will be writing Ford corporate office, I have been dealing with this since April If anyone have any other solutions PLEASE HELP
nickrl Posts: 9I am having a overheating issue as well. Heres the trip with mine, In the past 18 months my 02 v8 has had the hydraulic fan replaced, the pump replaced, thermostat changed last week, no airlock or any of that fun stuff. mechanic said theres no leaks (im not sure if he pulled the degas bottle to check for crack but am taking his word for it), the cap seems to be good- nice hissing sound if i try to remove it. have had the radiator flushed and filled by a mechanic. ac is blowing hot air (doubt that has anything to do with it... just adding to the complaint box). It has overheated on me four times in the past two weeks. It only seems to do it on my third consecutive time getting into the car, ex. drove 9 miles to autozone was in there 20 mins. drove 2miles to oriellys was in there 10 minutes, then drove back home with it starting to heat up. when the temp starts to rise i hear a whining sound like theres a supercharger on the car. The mechanic has had the car twice now and cant find anything wrong with the car. When the car is overheating the fan isnt coming on but if i let the car sit for a while everything is fine. Unlike other people I cant just shut the car off and re start it with the guage going back to normal. no check engine light comes on when this happens- so are there codes being stored? Any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks in advance.
ldogg1 Posts: 2Well since my last post I have determined that It does appear that I have a leak seems to be coming from the resovoir(would that be the same as the dagasse bottle)? I have been had that leak but the mechanic kept saying it was the sweat from the air conditioning, my air conditioner does still work exceptionally well,without overheating but only on the frwy. Well I haven't been running the air and still notice a leak so I will address that and see what happens, If still overheats will take back to the dealer which
is in the plan anyway. will post back to let my overheating buddies know the outcome wish my luck -
grmommy1 Posts: 1Ok I have read the other messages, well here is my story, I drive a 2005 Lincoln LS and I took it in for a routine oil change and when I left my car started to over heat, when I checked there was no coolant in the reservoir , I put some in and it ran for a while and than the gage started to rise to H again, I took it back to where I had gotten my oil changed and was told that initially it was my water pump and than after another 45min wait I was told that it is my Coolant Outlet Connector, very expensive to replace, I was told that the Coolant Pipe assembly was cracked, can someone explain how this could happen on a routine oil Change :sick:
johnpic Posts: 2Any help or short cuts would be appreciated.
My seemingly overheats once I stop an allow a few minutes rest and restart all goes back to normal. I say seemingly because it never smells hot but the gauge goes up and I get the "check engine temp message" then reducing engine power. once restarted gauge goes back to normal- fan no longer runs and all appears normal until the next episode it is a 3.9L V8


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Just about anyone who ever met Matt Overstreet considered him a friend, and even the mention of his name evokes a smile and stories about his gracious Southern bearing, self-deprecating humor and irrepressible delight in life. Just weeks before his untimely death of cancer in May, the
At his side were his protégé and former assistant of 21 years, Roger Metz, who will continue working with Overstreet's longtime clients through his own
As the three reminisced, they were stoic yet cheery. It's hard to fathom, but Overstreet was quietly putting everyone at ease instead of the other way around. "I'm ready to go," he declared, "and I am at peace with it. I have my funeral planned, right down to the food, the flowers and the music. It's going to be a great party."
Overstreet's charm, like his work, was irresistible. Although he and
"The walls were painted in three different colors: muddy red, bright yellow and blue," added
Overstreet and
The 4,189-square-foot condo was repainted in a creamy beige called Lighthouse Landing, and Jonathan Slenz was commissioned to supply Hunter Douglas shades to soften direct beachfront sunset views.
"In the living room, Honeycomb Duette Vertiglides stack back and completely disappear behind the simple silk drapery panels so as not to interfere with the view," said Slenz, who recommended Duette Easy-Rise pleated shades in the master bedroom to coordinate with custom draperies of Kravet striped silk.
Dark-stained wood, black metal furniture and lighting fixtures were contrasted with off-white, cream and beige textured fabrics throughout the three-bedroom condominium. "All the fabrics are from Designers Source of Sarasota,"
"He is the perfect client," Overstreet said of the owner. "His main concern was the comfort of guests who would be using the house—his family, friends, and visiting celebrities who are patients." The space is elegant yet comfortable, a trademark in any Overstreet interior, whether traditional or contemporary like this one. "In my own home, everything also had to be comfortable," Overstreet explained. "If it isn't comfortable, it's not worth doing." In fact, Overstreet said proudly, his home, "all pale yellows and natural cotton and silk fabrics," was so comfortable that a client took one look and bought the rooms intact when Overstreet became too ill to stay there alone and had to move in with a friend.
The designers moved an oversized leather ottoman, which had looked out of proportion in a corner of the living room, to fill up what Slenz describes as a dance hall of a master bath. A painting of a Buddha found tucked away in a closet now makes a stylish statement in the master bedroom. Existing red pillows were moved to the sitting room to complement wood-framed chairs the designers reupholstered in
Overstreet and
Overstreet refashioned a space off the dining room into what he called a wonderful after-dinner room to serve desserts and coffee while watching sunset views. "Matt had a unique style," explained
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I've never had a foot fetish.
What makes one foot hotter than another?
Or is everyone's pair of feet just as hot?
great soles!
Need moar!! Anyone up for kinky foot stuff. Or anything kinky add me^
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Different guys are turned on by different aspects of feet, especially those of a guy they find attractive overall. For me, oversized, wide, well-structured feet are a major turn on. Like, size 13 and up. I also very much like the pungent scent of feet after a long day in sweaty shoes (and I like the smell of the shoes too).
Whenever my sister's boyfriend comes round, I always sniff his shoes and socks while he is elsewhere in the house with my sister, but he is a really well groomed guy, so his shoes and socks barely smell. They always smell brand new :<
He always jokes and says, "suck my toes adam". if only he knew..
I am in love Yeh footboy, I've done the same....went to a mate's place and when he went out of the room, I got a taste and smell of his slippers...
Also I was on holiday and walking around the swimming pool....I deliberately dropped something on the floor next to where a hot guy was lying on his stomach with the soles sticking out.... i then picked up my stuff very slowly, talking at his fleshy soles from like 10cm.....felt so good
So! I'm still trying to figure out why I'm so fascinated by Guy's feet!
Is it because of the structural efficiencies? Is it an aesthetic consideration, given the arches and curves?
All I know, for sure, is that a Guy's feet can be the key to his entire being! If a Guy is willing to let you play with his feet, he's opening his complete Self to You!
Keep smilin'!!
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Very well said, Chaz. I have stopped trying to analyze why feet turn me on so much. You have pretty much explained it.
So in love with this thread!!!
Ever seen inside Mod Towers? OH THE HUMANITY! *swoon*
^ I wonder if he's ticklish!
Keep smilin'!!
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found some
Thanks guys! Nah not me I'm afraid but just a hottie from the collection of hotties I had the pleasure of once serving and worshipping their feet one day
FunFunk, having hotties smash their feet right in your face is what it's all about!
another hottie
damn, I wish I could do that!!!
omg this pic is so hot to me ive cummed dozens of times to it
sometimes I think about what a guy's feet look like before his dick
I love Christian Ronaldo's feet but that photo has never looked good to me
I hate how this thread is so quiet.
I love when guys wear those thin ropey ankle bracelets. Turns me on big time.
...some more of Cristiano Ronaldo's feet:
2 new pics
another hot pic
^ Nice Feet!
Now ... PLEASE tell me they're skinny dipping!
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I bought a 95 dodge avenger a couple of years ago. Got the car for 1,500. Low milage for it's age. I have had to do front end work on it since I have had it, and the brakes. But the problem is I will be driving down the road and I will lose third and overdrive. I can pull over it kicks hard when it down shifts. Wait about three to four seconds start it back up and it runs great. Could anyone have any idea why the transmisson does this? It does not do it all the time though. I love my little car it runs great except for this little problem
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ronc59 Posts: 6The problem is I will be driving down the road and I will lose third and overdrive. I can play with the throttle and it will kick back in for a moment. If I pull it into 2nd gear I can drive the car, just not very fast. The fluid isn't burnt smelling or dark.Also the check engine light came on, I haven't checked it yet but, I'm pretty sure it will be a trans code. Has anyone else had this same problem and cured it? Hope to hear from somebody.
kitchenwitch Posts: 3Well I finally had to get me a new transmisson. I had the the transmisson computer replaced it didn't help. I finally got someone that could help me and told me it is the shift solenoid (sp?) in the transmisson that was causing the problem. So with all of you having the same problems I was with my avenger transmission have those checked out that could be your problem.
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treduce1975 Posts: 2I have a 2008 dodge avenger and it is stuck in first gear. It is an automatic, but for some reason the car is stuck in first gear. I was just driving the car one day and it just shifted down into first gear and would shift anymore. Is there anyone out there that has had this same problem before. I bought a shift solenoid and replace the old one but the vehicle still wouldn't shift. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
hitechnowledge Posts: 2well let me start here i got one for free the guy I got it from said he had the trany rebuilt and three months of having i had the same problem
I replaced the speed control sensors and it shifted fine after that
I got them both off of ebay input and output sensors cost me 20 for both -
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Each time you hear a story during World of Wonder we will use this instrument to get our ears, minds and bodies ready to listen. Sit comfortably and close your eyes. When I sound the chime (turn the rain stick over), listen as carefully as you can and see how long you can hear it. When you can't hear it anymore, open your eyes and it will be time for the story to start.
Sound the chime or rain stick. When the sound has completely disappeared, read or tell the story, "The Most Beautiful Bower in the World."
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The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced that it is extending the "No Action Assurance" (NAA) issued on March 13, 2012. The original NAA stated that EPA would not pursue enforcement action against facilities that failed to conduct initial tune-ups on certain boilers by March 21, 2012, as required by the air toxics regulation for existing boilers at area sources. EPA refers to this regulation as the "Area Source Boiler Rule." The recent announcement expands the NAA to apply to the July 19, 2012, deadline for submitting a "Notification of Compliance Status" for the initial tune-ups.
EPA emphasized that this applies only to the requirement to submit the NOCS for the initial tune up and not to any other provisions of the Area Source Boiler Rule. EPA also announced that it is amending the expiration date of the March 13, 2012, "No Action Assurance" so that it will expire when the final Area Source Boiler "reconsideration rule" is issued and becomes effective or December 31, 2012, whichever is earlier.
The federal regulation that EPA calls the Area Source Boiler Rule is formally called the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Area Sources: Industrial, Commercial and Institutional Boilers (found at 40 CFR Part 63 Subpart JJJJJJ). The Area Source Boiler Rule covers boilers located at area source facilities that burn coal, oil, biomass, or other solid and liquid non-waste materials. An area source is a facility with potential and actual emissions below 10 tons per year of any single hazardous air pollutant (HAP) and below 25 tons per year of all HAP combined. This rule does NOT apply to boilers that burn only gaseous fuels or any solid waste.
EPA's NAA applies to owners and operators of boilers that were required under the Area Source Boiler Rule to conduct a tune-up by March 21, 2012. This was the compliance date for "existing boilers" (those constructed prior to June 4, 2010) in the following categories: coal-fired boilers less than 10 MMBtu/hr, and all sizes of biomass or oil-fired boilers.
In the memorandum extending the NAA expiration date, EPA states, in part:
"To date, a final rule addressing the proposed reconsideration of the Area Source Boiler Rule has not been issued, and thus the No Action Assurance continues to remain in effect. Nothing that EPA has learned since the issuance of the original No Action Assurance letter has led EPA to question its original concerns about the feasibility of all sources timely completing an initial tune-up. Sources that did not complete a tune-up cannot now certify that they conducted one…
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George Monbiot's latest article deals with wastes from nuclear power plants and fossil fuels. For nuclear power plants Monbiot highlights recent proposals to build an Integral Fast Reactor to burn used fuel from conventional nuclear reactors, as recently reported in WNN. But Monbiot's blog also draws attention to the increases in carbon dioxide wastes that will arise from Germany's decision to switch from away from nuclear and the resultant increase in use of fossil fuels. That decision will result in coal power plants in Germany polluting the atmosphere with 300 million tonnes of carbon dioxide between now and 2020.
In Monbiot's view the decisions taken this year to shut down nuclear power plants are the result of an "almost medieval misrepresentation of science and technology". Anti-nuclear campaigners have, he says, "generated as much mumbo jumbo as creationists, anti-vaccine scaremongers, homeopaths and climate change deniers."
Of course nuclear power plants do produce waste, although much less than from fossil fuels. According to figures from the UK regulator Ofgem generating a kilowatthour of electricity (enough to power an energy efficient light bulb for three days) results in the production of 0.012 grammes of radioactive waste. In contrast generating the same amount of electricity would result in the production of 400 grammes of carbon dioxide from gas or 910 grammes of CO2 from coal.
However, even the relatively small amount of what is called waste from nuclear power plants can be used again. Many existing reactors can use MOX fuel, which can be made from uranium and plutonium extracted from reprocessing used nuclear fuel. The UK government has recently confirmed that using MOX fuel is its preferred option for plutonium disposal. Monbiot focusses on another option, the Intergral Fast Reactor. The proposed Prism fast reactor could be used to help the UK in disposing of its of reactor-grade plutonium and generate electricity. Although not currently planned, the used PRISM fuel could reprocessed and recycled. Read more in the Guardian article or fully referenced on Monbiot's blog.
The BBC has published a survey carried out by GlobalScan. The BBC entitle their article "Nuclear power 'gets little public support worldwide'". The survey does show a general fall in support for nuclear, unsurprising given the events of the Fukushima accident are still fresh in the mind, although changes in opinion vary widely from country to country and increases in support are noted in the UK and USA. But for the BBC to claim the poll shows little public support for nuclear requires a very selective interpretation of the results.
The survey carried out asked participants in 23 countries to indicate which of the three statements best reflected their view of the generation of electricity with nuclear reactors:
Separately the respondents were asked to indicate how much they agreed or disagreed with the statement:
In reporting the results the BBC article states:
Just 22% agreed that "nuclear power is relatively safe and an important source of electricity, and we should build more nuclear power plants". In contrast, 71% thought their country "could almost entirely replace coal and nuclear energy within 20 years by becoming highly energy-efficient and focusing on generating energy from the Sun and wind".
Expressed in this way the BBC's report gives the suggestion that people were choosing between either supporting nuclear or replacing both nuclear and coal with energy efficiency and solar and wind power. In fact these are responses to wholly separate questions, and half of those surveyed weren't even asked the second question.
The statement that "nuclear power gets little public support worldwide" might lead you to consider that the majority of people don't support the use of nuclear power. In fact, the conclusion can only be reached by considering the statement "We should use the nuclear power plants that we already have, but we should not build new ones" to be not supporting nuclear power. Is that fair? Is agreeing with a statement "We should use the nuclear power plants that we already have" not supporting nuclear power?
This selective portrayal of the results carries through in subtle ways to the graphs presented by GlobeScan . In summarizing the results they present the following chart:
In representing the range of views GlobeScan peculiarly put the 'middle' view of continued operation of current plant but no new build on the left of their chart in a deep blue. The central bars represent those wanting to close nuclear plants now, shown in a lighter blue. By showing these two responses in blue they are linked together. Support for new nuclear build is shown in a contrasting yellow.
The very same data could have been shown in a different way, such as that below:
In this chart those supporting an immediate shutdown of nuclear power plants are shown in yellow. Those supporting continued operation of existing plants are shown in the centre in a light blue and those supporting new nuclear build in a dark blue. The chart now shows much more clearly that in 19 of the 23 countries polled those wishing to close down nuclear power plants are in the minority, something that does not fit with the BBC's "Nuclear power 'gets little public support worldwide'" headline.
We have just learned that the distinguished authority on radiation health matters, Zbigniew Jaworowski, has died, aged 84. He will be greatly missed.
Professor Zbigniew Jaworowski is a retired chairman of the Scientific Council of the Central Laboratory for Radiological Protection in Warsaw, and former chair of the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR). He was born in Krakow, Poland, and graduated as a physician in 1952 at the Medical Academy in Krakow. In 1963 he received his PhD in natural sciences, and in 1967 his DSc in natural sciences.
Dr. Jaworowski was a member of UNSCEAR from 1973 to 2010, and was its chairman 1980-82. He was participant or chairman of about 20 Advisory Groups of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). He has published about 300 scientific papers and four books, and has participated in writing and editing 10 published scientific documents of UNSCEAR, IAEA and UNEP. He also published about 60 articles in Polish newspapers and popular science magazines.
His paper on The Chernobyl Disaster and how it has been Understood is on the WNA web site: http://www.world-nuclear.org/publications/personalperspectives.html
Artist's impression of Mars Curiosity in action (Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech)
NASA robots have sent back amazing images and scientific data for decades but how will the next, the Mars Curiosity rover, get around and operate its experiments?
The answer is with nuclear power. But Curiosity won't be using a miniature nuclear reactor. Instead it will rely on radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) that will provide power through the heat produced by the radioactive decay of an isotope of plutonium called Pu-238. The RTGs on Curiosity will produce around 2kW of heat, which will be used to keep the rover warm and provide around 110 W of electrical power. This is similar to the peak power produced by the solar panels on the Opportunity and Spirit rovers used in previous Mars missions.
But for Spirit and Opportunity the rising and setting of the Sun, the blocking out of sunlight by dust storms and the accumulation of dust on the panels means that those rovers produced only around 900 watt-hours of power a day at best and, in the case of Spirit, eventually so little that it stopped working when power production fell as low as 89 watt-hours per day.In contrast Curiosity will produce 2500 watt-hours of energy each 24 hour 37 minute Martian day. This will allow for more powerful tools and experiments, longer drives and night time operations. As the Pu-238 decays, with a half-life of 87.7 years, the power output will slowly decline, but even after ten years the heat output of the RTG will still be over 90% of it's original output.
Mars Curiosity is due to launch at the end of November and should reach Mars in August 2012.
NASA have released a video with more information on Curiosity and its power source. For more information on RTGs see our page on Nuclear Reactors for Space.
UK Government figures show that electricity supplied by nuclear and renewables surged ahead in Q2 2011, as carbon-free sources supplied 31% of all electricity demand, up from just over 21% for the same period in 2010. Nuclear supplied 21.3% of UK electricity and renewables 9.6%.
Electricity supplied by renewables (including hydro, wind, wave, sewage gas, landfill, other biofuels and solar) generated 7.9 TWh of electricity, up 50% on the same period the year before. Nuclear generation supplied 17.4 TWh, up 38% on the previous year.
More details available from the UK Government Department of Energy and Climate Change
TEPCO have released a video taken by the Quince robot, showing the inside of Fukushima Daichi Unit 2. The Unit 2 reactor did not suffer the same damage to the outer structure as was the case for units 1, 3 and 4 and the interior areas shown in the video appear relatively free of damage.
More information on developments can be found on WNA's Fukushima portal page, available here: http://world-nuclear.org/fukushima/
Recently there has been quite a lot of attention about "renewables passing nuclear" in the US. This comes from data published by the US Energy Information Adminstration (http://www.eia.gov/totalenergy/data/monthly/pdf/sec1_5.pdf).
This data shows primary energy production in the US, measured in Quadrillion Btu (British Thermal Units) and showed that, indeed, in the first three months of 2011 the combined primary energy produced by hydro, biomass, wind, solar PV and geothermal (2.245 quadrillion Btus) was indeed higher than that produced by nuclear (2.125 quadrillion Btus).
Funny thing is renewables also overtook nuclear in November 2010... and March 2010... and October 2009... and April 2009... and way back in 1996. And you might not have heard that nuclear overtook renewables in 1998... and May 2009, December 2009, July 2010 and December 2010.
Truth is that nuclear and all renewables in total have been producing around the same amount of primary energy for the last two years. Nuclear plant operators schedule their maintenance outages for period of lower electricity demand so nuclear generation tends to be lower in winter and higher in summer. The largest form of renewable generation, hydro, shows quite a variability too, oscilating between 0.17 and 0.28 quadrillion Btus each month. With this variability the total renewable energy production and nuclear energy production have been moving ahead and then back behind for the last few years.
Looking further in the past, this isn't the first time nuclear and renewables have generated similar amounts of energy. Renewables, in the form of hydro and biomasss, have been providing primary energy long before nuclear appeared on the scene. From its early beginnings in the late 1950s nuclear primary energy generation grew throughout the 70s and 80s until it first exceeded total renewable generation in 1990. For much of the 1990s nuclear and renewables produced similar amounts of primary energy, until the late 90s when improved operation of nuclear plant and a fall in biomass and particularly hydro meant renewables fell behind nuclear, a situation from which they have only just recovered.
It is interesting, looking at the chart above, to note what has lead to renewables once again overtaking nuclear. The most dramatic change in the increase in use of biomass. Historically much of what is termed biomass is wood burnt for heat, but in recent years the use of biofuels in transport has driven much of the growth in this sector. Finally, in the last five years there has been a marked increase in wind generation for electricity. However, wind generation still represents only 11% of all renewable primary energy supply - and nuclear generates eleven times more primary energy than wind.
The situation with biomass, where much of the primary energy use in in the transport sector or for heating, illustrates too that it could be seen that primary energy is not the best way to assess the state of nuclear and renewables. At present nuclear power is used almost exclusively for electricity production. Using the primary energy plots shown above can mask the impact of growth of, for example, biofuels for use in the transport sector where nuclear has no direct role (although electricity may of course be used for powering electric cars or trains, for example).
Plotting the evolution of different generation source for electricity production shows a rather different picture.
For electricity generation all renewables combined (the black dotted line) lag far behind nuclear, and while there has been some growth in renewables generation in recent years (as there has for nuclear) the long term trend since 1973 shows only a very gradual increase.
The most notable change in the generation mix in recent years is the dramatic increase in use of natural gas, which has moved ahead of nuclear. There has been something of a fall in coal-fired generation in recent years, but for advocates of low carbon energy of any kind, whether nuclear or renewables, this increased share for fossil fuels should be a matter of concern.
(All data from US Energy Information Administration)
Bill Gates addresses Fukushima first of all in a new interview in Wired. When asked about the impact of Fukushima Gates said "The environmental and human damage is clearly very negative, but if you compare that to the number of people that coal or natural gas have killed per kilowatt-hour generated, it's way, way less. The nuclear industry has this amazing record, even equipment from generations one and two. But nuclear mishaps tend to come in these big events—Chernobyl, Three Mile Island, and now Fukushima—so it's more visible. Coal and natural gas have much lower capital costs, and they tend to kill only a few at a time, which is highly preferred by politicians."
Gates is a little disingenuous to say there has been no innovation in the nuclear industry for the past few decades. The fundamentals of nuclear fission remain the same, but great progress has been made in plant design. Gates would be unlikely to say there hasn't been innovation in computing just because chips are still just circuits on silicon.
The Royal Society of Chemistry in London is holding a nuclear debate that will feature the motion "New carbon targets requires reducing emissions of greenhouse gases by 50% for 2030. This house believes that it will be impossible to meet the emissions reductions required to fulfil these obligations without the use of nuclear power." Speaking for the motion will be Malcolm Grimston and George Monbiot; against will be Greenpeace's chief scientist Doug Parr and "independent energy consultant" Roger Levett. Karl Rose of the World Energy Council will be presiding.
Already sold out the RSC's website says the debate will be broadcast live at 18:30 BST on Thursday 7 July.
A Scientific American examination has strongly criticised and provided evidence to disprove a study suggesting a significant increase in infant mortality in US northwest cities since the Fukushima accident.
The original study by Sherman and Mangano, reported by news organizations including Al Jazeera, claimed there had been a 35% increase in deaths of children under 1 year old in a range of cities in the Pacific Northwest since March 11, 2011. Sherman and Mangano used information published in the US Government Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). They plotted the number of reported deaths for infants under one year old in the cities of Seattle, Portland, Boise, San Francisco, Sacramento, San Jose, Santa Cruz and Berkeley. In Sherman and Mangano's brief note they reported that in the four weeks ending March 19, 2011 in those eight cities there were 37 deaths (avg. 9.25 per week), whereas for the ten weeks ending May 28, 2011 there were 125 deaths, an average of 12.50 per week.
The apparent 35% increase in deaths was described by Sherman and Mangano as "statistically significant".
However, analysis by Michael Moyer, questions the Sherman and Mangano conclusion. The key issue highlighted was the fact that Sherman and Mangano presented data for the ten weeks after the Fukushima accident, but only the four weeks before the accident. This is a strange choice as CDC data is available for the last 15 years. Moyer repeated the same analysis, but this time included data for the ten weeks before the Fukushima accident, as well as the ten weeks after.
The full data for the ten weeks before the Fukushima accident showed 137 deaths for children under 1 year old, with 138 deaths for the ten weeks after, a statistically insignificant difference. The figures for the ten weeks after Fukushima are higher as they include additional deaths reported since the Sherman and Mangano study.
Moyer described the claims by Sherman and Mangano as "critically flawed—if not deliberate mistruths."
The Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant, near Omaha, Nebraska, is currently surrounded by flood water from the Missouri river. The reactor has remained in a cold shutdown situation since a planned refuelling outage, which started on April 9.
Although the photos look dramatic, the key areas of the plant are protected from the flood and the reactor and used fuel pond are in a stable condition. According to owner and operator Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) the plant will stay shut until the floods recede, which may be some weeks or months.
Separately, on June 7 there was a fire in an electrical switchboard that resulted in power to used fuel pools being cut, knocking out two pumps circulating water. In the 90 minutes before a back up pump was switched on the temperature in the pool rose a couple of degrees Celsius, however the temperature remained in the low 30s Celsius.
There is some understandable concern, but this concern is being raised unnecessarily by some highly inaccurate and speculative reporting. Much of this seems to reference a single report carried on Pakalert Press. This article links to its source - an author called Sorcha Faal on a website called whatdoesitmean.com. This website features a confused series of articles on various religions, global conspiracies and the apparent imminent end of the world. The Pakalert Press site itself carries a similar range of outlandish stories. The story carried on Pakalert Press has been posted verbatim on many other websites and the report is cited by other reports (e.g.) questioning what is happening at Fort Calhoun.
It seems incredible that so much of the rumours that have been circulating draw on on this highly dubious source. To try and address some of the claims in the article here are the facts on a number of the claims made in the article:
An INES Level 4 event has been declared at the plant.
Incorrect. The Fort Calhoun stations declared a "Notification of Unusual Event", the lowest of four emergency classifications on a scale used by the NRC. This NRC scale has no relation to INES. The notification related to the expectation the Missouri River was going to reach over 1004 feet about mean sea level.
A no-fly zone was imposed after the fire on 7 June to protect against leaking radiation
Incorrect. There has been and there is not expected to be any release of radiation.
In a blog post the NRC says that OPPD contacted the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) requesting that the FAA remind pilots of the NOTAM (Notice to Airmen) restricting the airspace around all nuclear power plants since September 11, 2001. NOTAM is meant to discourage pilots from flying too low or lingering in airspaces. The owner and operator Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) says that broader flight restrictions were set up by the FAA as a result of Missouri river flooding.
For further information on this point please see the comments below.
There was a catastrophic loss of cooling that risked a meltdown in the used fuel pool
Incorrect. At the time power was lost it was estimated that the fuel pool would take 88 hours to heat to boiling. Backup systems were in place within 90 minutes. The temperature in the pool rose only a couple of degrees and stayed in the low 30s Celsius.
Note: some reports refer to temperatures in the pool being in the 80s. This is the temperature in Fahrenheit.
The plant operators have flooded the containment building to protect the reactor
Incorrect. An advisory that had been sent by NRC to the Department of Homeland Security was similarly misinterpreted, leading to reports that operators had flooded the containment building to protect the reactor. The reactor core is currently filled with water as part of the cold shutdown of the plant.
Further Information
http://www.oppd.com/AboutUs/22_007105 OPPD Flood Rumour Control
http://public-blog.nrc-gateway.gov/2011/06/17/rumors-and-the-rising-river/ US NRC
The Washington Post describes Germany's announcement that it will close all nuclear reactors by 2022 as a "panicked overreaction", noting that "Germany's overreaching greens are showing the rest of the world just how difficult it is to contemplate big cuts in carbon emissions without keeping nuclear power on the table."
Germany's apparent reversal in policy is actually a lot less dramatic than that. Only last year a new agreement was struck to grant 8-year lifetime extensions to reactors built before 1980 and 14-year extensions to those plants built after that time. This latest change of policy essentially scraps that 2010 agreement and returns Germany to its previous policy, agreed in 2000 by the SDP and the Greens, then a minority coalition party.
Chancellor Merkel has announced that Germany intends to shift to greater reliance on renewables. Renewable generation is often a good thing in itself, it being essentially carbon-free like nuclear, but this shift in policy will only make it harder to develop renewables in Germany. Part of the 2010 agreement was a hefty nuclear tax where the government would take a big slice out of the nuclear generation profits and invest that money in renewables. With those lifetime extensions cancelled it isn't surprising that some utilities are already calling for that tax to be scrapped. With nuclear plant lifetimes curtailed the potential revenue from that tax is already diminished.Secondly it will take a massive expansion of renewables to make up what will be lost by scrapping nuclear, more than 42% of generation will be required from renewables by 2020 according to the Washington Post article. Replacing one low carbon generation technology with another will not save a puff of carbon dioxide. Meanwhile, as German reactor close down it is expected that this will lead to the emission of 400 million tonnes of carbon dioxide over the next decade.
This assumes Germany can reach its goals on renewables. Already protests are being made objecting to the pylons and power lines expected to be needed to bring electricity from wind turbines in the north of Germany to the industrialised south. Given how quick German politicians have been been to bow to nuclear protests can any investor in turbines or power lines be confident a similar policy change won't happen for them?
In his latest blog entry, Mark Lynas criticises those who attack nuclear energy with "no regard for proper scientific process" and draws comparisons to anti-science climate change 'deniers'. Lynas is particularly critical of Dr Chris Busby and the Green Party for allowing Busby's line to dominate its thinking, saying that this is comparible to the UK Independence Party "getting its climate change science from Lord Monkton".
Lynas raises questions about Busby's Green Audit organization, suggesting it thrives on "distrust of both the nuclear industry and official health protection and regulatory agencies, allowing them to invoke shadowy conspiracies by men in white lab coats who presumably enjoy foisting dangerous radioactive materials on an unwilling public, all no doubt controlled by a sinister mastermind."
With the situation at Fukushima Daiichi stil serious and concerns being raised by the emissions of radioacitve isotopes to the air and sea the article "The dangers of nuclear power in the light of Fukushima", written jointly by Mark Lynas and Chris Goodall is particularly welcome.
The article looks at the evidence available for the effects of high levels of radiation in the short and long term, and the effects of lower levels of radiation (but still above the average background) over the long term.
The authors make the point that misinformation about exaggerated dangers of radiation is actually likely to be harmful to large numbers of people. They hope that a more rational sense of risk and an appreciation of what we have learned from past experience will prevent the repeat of this experience after Fukushima.
WNN and WNA are providing information the situation regarding the recent earthquake and the affect it has had on nuclear power plants in Japan, particularly the Fukushima Daiichi plant.
An archive of WNN articles and links to relevant WNA information papers is stored on the following page.
Tohoku-Chihou-Taiheiyo-Oki Earthquake and Nuclear Power
A number of nuclear power plants in Japan have automatically shut down as planned, folllowing a very powerful earthquake at 2:46 pm local time. Other reactors are continuing to operate normally.
More information is available from World Nuclear News.
Regretably there has been widespread damange elwhere and fatalities have been reported. Train and subway services have been suspended. An oil refinery in Chiba Prefecture is on fire.
Nuclear power plants in Japan
Japanese utilities Tohoku and Tepco have said that the strong earthquake that hit Japan today has not affected the operation of their nuclear power plants, according to a Reuters report.
Thankfully there have been no reported significant injuries or damage to buildings as a result of the earthquake.
Location of Tohoku and Tepco NPPs
Japanese nuclear power plants are built to withstand seismic events. As WNN reported in 2009, earthquake regulations were revised after the Niigata-Chetsu offshore earthquake which hit the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant in July 2007. The seven reactors at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa all stayed safe during the earthquake, but its strength came as a surprise to seismologists and led to a simplification and strengthening of requirements for nuclear plants.
More details on this issue can be found in our Nuclear Power Plants and Earthquakes info paper.
Paolo Mutti, CEO of Solsonica, an Italian photovoltaic company, has said that the characteristics of nuclear and solar are 'highly synergistic and complementary'. Speaking in the Milano Finanza newspaper, Mutti said that energy choices should select the most appropriate mix to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. As reported by the Italian Nuclear News website, Mutti said that nuclear power plants had low costs of generation and were suited to supplying baseload power, where as solar systems work during periods of peak electricity consumption.
Mutti called for more investment in nuclear research and incentives to support photovoltaics.
Switzerland will need to replace its existing nuclear power plants with new reactors if it is to maintain its key role in helping cope with Europe's varying electricity supply and demand. Bloomberg's article describes Switzerland as Europe's battery.
Electricity generation in Switzerland is currently dominated by hydropower and nuclear, in a mix that highlights how nuclear and renewables can work together to provide a very low carbon electricity supply. Nuclear energy supplies 40% of Swiss electricity as a reliable baseload, while hydropower is used to meet peaking demand, with the excess hydro generation being exported. Switzerland has by far the lowest carbon dioxide emissions per unit GDP of any developed nation.
Location of Nuclear Power Plants in Switzerland
Switzerland's role in helping to smooth European electricity supplies is becoming ever-more important, as increasing generation from intermittent wind need back-up power. However, unless new nuclear plants are built to replace the current generation, which are currently due to be closed down in the 2020s, Switzerland will face an energy gap and will require more of its hydro generation to itself.
As WNN reported last month, residents in the the canton of Bern voted in favour of a new nuclear power plant at Mühleberg in a local referendum. However, further referenda will take place before any new build project starts.


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Safety Through Achieving Recognition Together (START)
START: Safety Through Achieving Recognition Together
Learn how your business can achieve START status through a new program that recognizes occupational safety and health excellence and leads to a safer workplace, lower costs, improved morale, and community recognition.
Benefits for START companies:
- Employers lower their costs.
- Employees come home safe after work.
- Employers and employees work together cooperatively.
- Employers receive a comprehensive, no-charge safety and health consultation from the Department of Labor & Industries (L&I).
And there's more. Being a START work site:
- Lets you establish a positive working relationship with L&I's Division of Occupational Safety and Health (DOSH).
- Gives you an exemption from routine inspections.
- Helps establish a competitive advantage by being recognized as a safety-conscious company.
- Leads to enhanced public recognition.
Program requirements
The START program is open to employers operating work sites in Washington State and is administered by the Department of Labor & Industries. Employers with fewer than 50 workers at a specific work site and not more than 250 at all work sites within Washington State are the primary focus for this program. Additionally, employers must be in operation for at least one year at the particular work site that is being considered for a START certification. The employer's injury/illness rate for the preceding year must also be below their industry's average for the location being considered for START.
What you need to do to participate:
- Request a full service safety and health consultation from your local L & I Consultation office that will involve a comprehensive review of your company's safety and health program;
- Involve employees in the consultation process;
- Submit a commitment letter (37 KB DOC);
- Correct all hazards identified by the consultant;
- Maintain your company's Days Away, Restricted, or Transferred (DART) rate and Total Recordable Case (TRC) rate below the national average for your industry; and
- Agree to notify your local consultation office prior to making any changes in the working conditions or processes that may introduce new hazards into the workplace.
START approval
Businesses that achieve START status will be approved for a period of one year initially with 2 additional renewals possible of 18 months than 24 months. Companies that successfully complete the final 24 months will be eligible for graduation from START.
START sites
Company | Address | City | Number of Employees | Certification Year |
Cascade Sonoco, Inc. | 4320 95th St. SW Ste C | Lakewood | 40 | June, 2010 |
Papé Machinery, Inc. | 2504 Talley Way | Kelso | 8 | January, 2011 |
City of Anacortes Water Treatment Plant | 14489 Riverbend Road | Mt. Vernon | 10 | September, 2011 |
Henningsen Cold Storage | 2025 Saint Street | Richland | 25 | January, 2014 |
Bayley Construction – Corporate Office | 8005 SE 28th St Ste 100 | Mercer Island | 40 | January, 2014 |
Bayley Construction – Equipment Yard | 13330 SE 30th | Bellevue | 2 | January, 2014 |
Other links
- Voluntary Protection Program (VPP) — Washington State.
- OSHA Voluntary Protection Programs.
- Request Consultation — Find out how L&I consultants can help you.
- Find an L&I Office Near you.
- OSHA Cooperative Program (SHARP: Safety & Health Achievement Recognition Program) — Same as Washington's START.
To learn more contact:
START Coordinator
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I can't actually find a time on last night's Giants game in Milwaukee, but it was either really long or it felt really long. Which kind of amount to the same thing: me biting my nails, eating pasta, eating gummy butterflies (by the way? Gummy butterflies > gummy bears. It's been proven.) and eventually going to sleep with a smile on my face.
It was an up-and-down one, kicking off with a Buster Posey three-run shot in the first inning and then a whole bunch of triples and things. Apparently, even when the Brewers sacrilegiously open the roof against Ryan Braun's wishes, there is pop in Milwaukee. Braun himself, actually, launched a homer in the eighth to tie the game up and then promptly gave what might be my favorite quote of the year. It's only May, so Jon Daniels and Michael Young still have a while to catfight in public and give awesome quotes, but for now? It's this one, from MLB.com:
Braun graciously praised Bumgarner.
"He was good, man," Braun said. "He's been one of the best pitchers, I think, in the National League since he's been in the big leagues. His cutter was really on tonight. It's his best pitch, and when he's throwing it well, he's definitely pretty tough to get runs against."
That's like when Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner are in a movie together and all of the screaming fans have seizures from the combination of the two Taylor's on screen together. Never mind the wacky analogy, but you know what I mean. Braun graciously praising Bumgarner is that scale of epic-combo. Probably higher scale, actually, but I don't want to the Taylor fans to descend and murder me.
Anyway! It was Hector Sanchez, of stealing Chris Stewart and Eli Whiteside's jobs' fame, who eventually hit the game-winning homer in the 14th and gave the Gigantes the win. He is rapidly growing on me. In other news, since when do the catchers hit loads for this team? Not looking a gift horse in the mouth, but it's kind of taking me a little time to get used to.
In other Bay Area sports news, the Warriors announced they will be moving to a new arena in San Francisco from Oakland in 2017. Which is great for them, aside from the unfortunate little detail about the world ending in December 2012. Then again, if the world does not end, they could always get the pop-up arena from London after the Olympics. Either way, new arena? Not necessary, guys. Not necessary at all.
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Vicky BoydMaureen Torrey (left) of Torrey Farms, Elba, N.Y., talks with Brooke Parsons, a Cornell University ag sciences student after the waste session.NEW ORLEANS – About 40% of all fruits and vegetables grown in the U.S. are thrown away, straining landfills and wasting the resources used to produce them.
Through creative thinking and communication, much of that food waste can be diverted to food banks, animal feed, composting operation or energy generation.
A panel involved with waste reduction shared their experiences at the 2013 Fresh Summit, Oct. 18.
Since the recession, food banks have seen a 46% increase in demand since 2006, said Lisa Davis, vice president of public policy for Feeding America, Washington, D.C And food insecurity, as she called it, hasn't declined even as the economy has rebounded.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that about 49 million people at any one time don't know where their next meal is coming from.
At one time, food banks shunned produce because of its perishable nature, Davis said. But that has changed as fruits and vegetables have gained prominence in enhancing overall health.
For the 2013 fiscal year that ended June 31, Feeding America's 203 affiliated food banks received 950 million pounds of produce out of the nearly 3 billion pounds of food donations.
In northern Colorado and Wyoming alone, the Denver-based Food Bank of the Rockies received 24 million pounds of mostly locally grown produce, said. Kevin Seggelke, president and chief executive officer.
He runs a fleet of 17 trucks that visit 128 retail stores to pick up produce and other food items.
Lakeland, Fla.-based Publix Super Markets Inc. is part of a much larger effort spearheaded by the Food Waste Reduction Alliance comprising retailers, food manufacturers and restaurants, said Michael Hewett, director of environmental and sustainability programs.
The group has already reviewed existing data worldwide to try "get our arms around the scope of the problem," he said. It also has surveyed members to try to figure out how and why food waste occurs.
The results of those two efforts have already been published, and the group hopes to issue a best practices and a case studies report shortly, Hewett said.
Some retailers already have seen results from their efforts, he said.
Kroger Co. built an anaerobic digester at its manufacturing site in Compton, Calif., to convert food waste into energy that can be used at the site and compost.
Although no producer grows a crop with donations in mind, weather, pests and other factors create a percentage that is cosmetically challenged, said Maureen Torrey of Torrey Farms, Elba, N.Y.


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When Jesse and I bought the Camden Windward House Bed and Breakfast, we made a pledge to only serve food that we would eat. We reworked the menu that was already in service at the Bed and Breakfast and added vegan, vegetarian, gluten – free options and use organic and local ingredients. When you are traveling it is difficult to eat healthy and we understand that. Many of our guests ask for our recipes and we are delighted to share our knowledge on healthy eating. We are delighted to be able to offer local cooking classes to our guests as an addition to their stay. Learn how to create a sustainable lifestyle with the monthly workshop classes at Salt Water Farm. These Maine Cooking Classes are a great addition to your travels in Maine. The Cooking School, Salt Water Farm is only 4.7 miles from the Bed and Breakfast and we believe it is a complimentary addition to staying at Windward House. In the morning you will be treated to a delicious made to order breakfast with many dietary options. Eating a healthy breakfast is a great start to your day. Learn how to can fruit and vegetables. Wonderful warm your bones meals such as Maine cooking classes about stews, soups and braising are also taught. Fun classes such as cocktails and pies are also included. There is something for everyone. The final class, at the end of October, is Cooking With Fire, and I could not think of a better way leave the season of fall and welcome a Maine winter. Check Full Calendar of Cooking School Classes click here.
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Open End Envelopes
Open End Envelopes, also called Catalog Envelopes have the flap on the shorter side of the envelope. Available in over 40 sizes, they are listed in size order from very small, to very large. All sizes available plain, and sizes greater than 3 1/2 x 5 1/2 are able to be printed. We stock the most popular sizes in many colors.