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- Security news roundup: Nuclear power plant shutdown attributed to a single computer
- Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities, alerts, and news, covering a new version of VLC media player, an unpatched Sun Solaris network library vulnerability, an update from VMware, a free security configuration for VMware ESX, and news of a nuclear power plant shutdown attributed to a single computer. by...
- Tags: Nuclear Energy, Vulnerability, VMware Inc., Security Vulnerability, Nuclear Power Plant, Computer, VLC User, Security, Paul Mah
- Blog posts 2008-06-09
- ALSTEC Deploys Centralised Document Management With InfoSys and IBM
- ALSTEC Group, part of Babcock International Group PLC, is an engineering solutions provider specialising in the defence, nuclear power and airport industries. ALSTEC manages large engineering projects for airports, defence and nuclear power operators. Email and documentation management procedures had grown piecemeal, and project information was not always stored in...
- Tags: Nuclear Energy, Document Management, Infosys Technologies Ltd., IBM Corp., ALSTEC, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Case studies 2007-08-22
- Nuclear Power Plant Simulator (exe)
- Nuclear Power Plant Simulator is a simulation game of nuclear power generation - see how much electricity you can generate without causing a meltdown. You will run the plant to it's limits but do not to push it too hard or warning lights will appear. Many things can go wrong...
- Tags: Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Power Plant Simulator
- Software downloads 2007-04-12
- U.K.'s draft climate bill to set 2050 target
- Does this mean more nuclear power stations?Reducing the carbon bill for power means we MUST build nuclear power stations rather than fossil fuel (or wind, etc.). So although this bill looks good - it could be just an excuse to build more nuclear power stations which is exactly what the...
- Tags: steve6375, nuclear power station, power station
- Discussion threads 2007-03-13
- The Nuclear debate rages on...
- George Ou recently opened up a particularly large can of worms recently when he wrote an article discussing the myths surrounding Windows XP and power consumption. Much of the debate has turned into a discussion on how to best produce power whilst red
- Tags: Benevolence, coal
- Discussion threads 2006-12-16
- You know . . .
- I'm one of those fool exiles which lives in the Phoenix metro area -- and we counter with one of the world's biggest if not the biggest NUCLEAR plants in OUR backyard.Anyone who's just driven through this blasted desert wasteland knows there's a lot more opportunity for Ol' Sol to...
- Tags: marcus@...
- Discussion threads 2006-09-09
- Geek Trivia: (Nu)clear to the moon
- How many nuclear power sources have operated on the moon? Editor's note: The Trivia Geek is once again lying about on vacation, but he phoned in this Classic Geek, which originally ran on July 20, 2005, to tide you over. More than 37 years ago, Apollo...
- Tags: Jay Garmon, moon, Apollo Lunar Radioisotopic Heater, passive seismic experiments package, Apollo 11, Apollo, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Nuclear Energy, Editor
- Technical articles 2006-08-29
- Geek Trivia: They say it's your birthday
- On what date did the first communication between two router-linked computers occur? Editor's note: The Trivia Geek is out for some extended dorkification at his local science-fiction convention, but we couldn't let the 10th anniversary of Windows 95 pass by without comment. Thus, we've pulled this...
- Tags: Internet, Jay Garmon, Network technology, NETWORKING, computer, router, Geek Trivia Newsletter, University Of California At Los Angeles, TechRepublic Inc., Nuclear Energy, Birthday, Packet-switching, Editor, Power Reactor, Productivity
- Technical articles 2005-08-23
- Geek Trivia: Energetic pursuits
- Watt's Going On?Re the Geek Trivia Quibble, I'd have to throw in my lot with reader Ward. NASA's ALRH is defined as a "15 watt heater," (http://tinyurl.com/aeqb5) and a watt is uncontroversially defined as a "unit of power," 34 grams of p-238 being utilized as the source of that...
- Tags: alrh, apollo, career, gfisher@..., Idaho National Engineering, la triviata, power, quibble, reactor, Shippingport Atomic Power Station, watt
- Discussion threads 2005-08-03
- Geek Trivia: Energetic pursuits
- What single field of technical research is the impetus behind five new U.S. Department of Energy laboratories? This month marks the 28th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Department of Energy. On Aug. 4, 1977, President Jimmy Carter signed into law the Department of Energy Organization...
- Tags: DOE, Jay Garmon, Department of Energy, Geek Trivia Newsletter, TechRepublic Inc., Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department Of Energy, Impetus, Center For Nanophase Materials Science, Center For Integrated Nanotechnology, Center For Functional Nanomaterial, Center For Nanoscale Material, National Nanotechnology Initiative, Nanotechnology, Semiconductors, Emerging Technologies, Hardware
- Technical articles 2005-08-02
- Major Energy Provider Uses SAP Solutions to Automate Compliance Management
- Based in Portland, Oreg., PacifiCorp - a subsidiary of Glasgow-based ScottishPower - supplies electricity to more than 1.5 million consumers in the western United States. PacifiCorp acknowledges its role as a steward of natural resources. However, the practical side of stewardship - complying with increasingly complex environmental regulations and licensing...
- Tags: Nuclear Energy, Compliance, SAP AG, PacifiCorp
- Case studies
- Sun Case Study: Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)
- In 2002, U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham designated the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory INEEL as the lead laboratory for nuclear energy research in this effort. As part of the Generation IV nuclear energy systems initiative, secure collaboration both nationally and internationally for INEEL researchers is crucial. INEEL...
- Tags: Nuclear Energy, Sun Microsystems Inc., INEEL
- Case studies
Additional Resources
- Atomic Getaway (zip)
- You have stolen a car from a nuclear test facility. This car runs on radioactive atoms. The police are out to get you, and there appears to have been a nuclear spill how lucky for you. You must collect your radioactive fuel cells to keep from running out of fuel....
- Tags: Spill, Fuel Cells, Emerging Technologies
- Software downloads 2006-03-28
- UK Atomic Energy Authority Drops Novell in Favour of New Operating System
- The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority UKAEA, the pioneer of civil nuclear energy in the United Kingdom, has a key role in restoring the environment of nuclear sites and leading research into fusion energy. In 2006, it decided to replace its existing Novell infrastructure to improve operations and develop a...
- Tags: Novell Inc., Operating System, U.K., Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows, Directory Services, Benefits, Operating Systems, Microsoft Windows Active Directory, Software, Enterprise Software, Human Resources
- Case studies 2007-12-01
- Geek Trivia: Museum of natural mystery
- fission vs. decayActually, nuclear fission and nuclear decay are two very different phenomena. Nuclear fission is usually initiated by striking a nucleus with a neutron causing it to split into two daughter nuclei and this process largely involves the strong nuclear force. Nuclear decay is the emission of alpha, beta,...
- Tags: fission
- Discussion threads 2005-08-10
- Mainframe-to-Windows Server Move Speeds Key Process 33 Percent at Southern Company
- One of the mission-critical processes at Southern Nuclear - the nuclear facilities subsidiary of energy giant Southern Company - is granting clearances for employees and contractors who enter its facilities. That process was managed by an aging mainframe that could no longer handle the increasing pace of new federal regulations...
- Tags: Microsoft Corp., Mainframes, Servers, Regulations, Hardware, Government
- Case studies
- Energy Lens (exe)
- To help businesses to save energy, Energy Lens makes it easy to analyze energy data in Excel. Businesses can save energy by using Energy Lens to identify waste and to monitor energy performance. By taking advantage of the interval energy data that's readily available to most businesses (e.g. half-hourly data,...
- Tags: Data Analysis, Performance, BizEE Software, Performance Management, Databases, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
- Software downloads 2008-01-25
- Nuclear Password Storage Pocket PC Edition (zip)
- Nuclear Password Storage Pocket PC Edition is a compact version of Nuclear Password Storage that runs on your Windows Mobile handheld and allows you storing your login infos into encypted files that can be loaded and saved at anytime. The program uses the combination of MD5, Base64, and DES hashes...
- Tags: Password, PC, Nuclear Password Storage Pocket PC Edition, Pocket PC, Microsoft Windows, Digital Security, Handhelds, Operating Systems, Network Security, Hardware, Software, Security, Networking
- Software downloads 2006-07-06
- Managing Energy Consumption Costs in Desktop PCs and LAN Switches With Proxying, Split TCP Connections, and Scaling of Link Speed
- A growing expense and impact of the Internet is its energy use. Current estimates are that 2% of electricity consumption in the USA goes to powering the Internet. In Germany it is estimated that energy consumption by IT equipment will be between 2% and 5% in 2010. The 2% estimate...
- Tags: Desktop, LAN, PC, Information Technology, TCP, Energy, Desktop Computer, Internet, Tcp/Ip, Strategy, Networking, Management
- White papers 2005-08-25
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) Technology Plays a Critical Role in Bringing Safe and Sustainable Power to the World
- The initial rationale behind PBMR is simple - there is a huge global requirement for sustainable energy. PBMR wanted to develop a nuclear reactor capable of providing safe and sustainable power. The challenge was to build a demonstration unit by 2011. The PBMR solution is a High Temperature Reactor HTR,...
- Tags: Product Lifecycle, Siemens AG, Product Lifecycle Management, PBMR Solution, Product Marketing, Marketing
- Case studies 2007-01-01
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