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07 July 2021 Share Optimisation work at unit 2 of the Zaporozhe nuclear power plant in Ukraine could lead to the addition of 1000 MW of generation capacity if it is also conducted at the country's other reactors, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). The DOE has been working with Argonne National Laboratory and Ukraine's NT-Engineering to help nuclear power plant operator Energoatom enhance its approach to maintenance. (Image: Energoatom) The team assessedthe reactor's system configurations and maintenance routines to identify which services could be safely performed during ...

Cruise ships could home-port here soon Cruise ships would be able to start and end their journeys in the Virgin Islands under a proposed law introduced recently in the House of Assembly as part of efforts … Passengers leave the Disney Fantasy in October 2019, about five months before the territory closed to cruise ships because of the Covid-19 pandemic. (File photo: ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED) Cruise ships would be able to start and end their journeys in the Virgin Islands under a proposed law introduced recently in the House of Assembly as part of efforts to help jump-start the tourism industry,...

Supporting education even as schools are closed again How UNICEF and partners are working to support schools, teachers and students as Cambodia continues to reel from the pandemic Salla Auren 21 April 2021 Siem Reap, February 2021 - The global pandemic has closed all schools in Cambodia twice, affecting over three million children and threatening to roll back years of progress. Giving children alternative ways to learn and rebuild a routine has been a critical part of UNICEF’s response, as has supporting schools to create safe environments for when children ha...

Seafarers Reminded of Importance of Passage Planning Following Report on ‘Loa Zour’ Rescue 3rd April 2021 Rescuers arrive at the Loa Zour in stormy seas in June 2019 Credit: SASEMAR The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport reminds seafarers of the important of passage planning and regular weather forecast checks during voyages. It comes following the recommendations in the Marine Casualty Investigation Board (MCIB) report into the rescue of five sailors from the yacht Loa Zour amid severe storm conditions off the Spanish coast in June 2019. As previously reported on Afl...

Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association: Truckers Reject ATA's Call for Speed Limiter Mandate Increasing speed differentials between trucks and cars means more crashes, road rage WASHINGTON, DC / ACCESSWIRE / March 5, 2021 / The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Transportation, telling them to reject failed speed limiter proposals that have been resurrected by the American Trucking Associations in coordination with Road Safe America. OOIDA has long opposed efforts to mandate speed limiting devices because they make roads less safe. S...