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The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) issues initial licenses for commercial nuclear power plants for 40 years of operation – a period originally based on economic and antitrust considerations, ...

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Duke Energy has always had the future of its customer’s needs in mind. Duke’s progressive attitude, especially for safety, transcends the entire corporation. Duke’s commitment to safety also involves ...

Digital fieldbus technologies, including Foundation fieldbus and Profibus, are increasingly being used with success in the nuclear and fossil fuel power industries. This article compares a ...

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Advances in digital engineering — and the ability to create “living” virtual models of complex IT systems — are giving defense officials new and more effective ways to test potential solutions to ...

Learn to apply control systems in automotive, energy, aerospace, robotics, and manufacturing sectors. Apply feedback control laws to stabilize systems and achieve performance goals. Control systems ...

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Digital engineering gives innovators creative agency to test the limits of their ideas in a virtual environment. It is in this convergence of digital technologies, data-driven models, and advanced ...