Sentences with phrase «required plant operators»

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The Obama administration is hoping to target power plant operators through the Environmental Protection Agency Clean Power Plan, which requires that they reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

The retrofitted plant used to achieve the new environmental outcomes replaced a previous process that utilised two clarifiers requiring frequent operator attention.

Transfers of casks from operating reactors could follow, and the report authors said that would help resolve a long - running court dispute over payments nuclear plant operators are required to make to the federal government in return for federal storage of the spent fuel — a bargain the federal government has not kept.

Satisfying the new standards will require operators to equip plants with carbon - trapping technology.

Unlike its peers, which all have limited duration coping periods, requiring water make - up after a specific number of hours or days, the SMR - 160 plant is designed to remain passively cooled indefinitely, without requiring any operator activity.

Regulations often require power plant operators to reduce emissions.

In January, FERC, an independent regulatory government agency that is officially organized as part of the Department of Energy (DOE), thwarted a DOE proposal to require independent system operators and regional transmission organizations to establish «just and reasonable» rates for resilient and reliable plants, such as coal and nuclear baseload generators.

Many plants require flat, unobstructed ground in order to line up the solar panels or mirrors, and equipment operators operate machinery to clear and grade the land.

We now have over 1,000 gigawatts of generating plants [1], and a large and elaborate electrical grid that requires great coordination among system operators to avoid disruptions.

The nature of the wind subsidy is such that it has required the main operator of Illinois» nuclear power plants to pay for the power surges created by wind turbines.

As a result, analyses based on that information would have overlooked regions facing water stress Averting energy - water collisions requires that power plant operators regularly report accurate information on their water use to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) and state agencies.

Developed procedures and trained operators for daily pilot plant production, reducing required scientific staff by half.

The primary responsibilities of the Board are to examine and license qualified applicants for licensure in the endorsements of delivery technician, plant operator, tank setter and outside piping technician, appliance connection and service technician, and large equipment connection and service technician, to establish and maintain required board standards for safety, to investigate all complaints of noncompliance or violations of board law or rules, and to recommend suspension or revocation or refuse to renew licenses after proper notice and hearing.