Technology

National Biodiesel Conference and Expo National Biodiesel Conference and Expo- Annual event of the National Biodiesel Board covering the biodiesel industry, held in February. Includes list of events and speakers, regis… Yahoo! Groups: Biodiesel Yahoo! Groups: Biodiesel- Active group discussion of biodiesel. Biodiesel & SVO Discussion Forums Biodiesel & SVO Discussion Forums- Discussion of biodiesel and straight vegetable oil use, classifieds, and upcoming events. UNH Biodiesel Group UNH Biodiesel Group- An inter-departmental group at the University of New Hampshire in the United States focusing on a variety of projects related to this alternative fuel. Articl… Biodiesel Blog Biodiesel Blog- A weblog that discusses and links to news items and events in the world of biodiesel in the United States. BIOPA - Biodiesel Pardubice BIOPA - Biodiesel Pardubice- A free working association for research, development and industrial realisation of technological methods of biodiesel production. Overview of their pu… Make Your Own Biodiesel Make Your Own Biodiesel- Detailed description of methods of creating biodiesel and its related issues. CU Biodiesel CU Biodiesel- A University of Colorado at Boulder non-profit student organization dedicated to advancing the use and knowledge of biodiesel. Includes upcoming events, member profi… European Biodiesel Board European Biodiesel Board- A non-profit organisation established to promote the use of biodiesel in the European Union group the major EU biodiesel producers. Legislative documents… Piedmont Biofuels Piedmont Biofuels- A worker and member-owned cooperative promoting and offering biodiesel fuel made from vegetable oil. Offers courses, a listserv, FAQs, membership details, and e… National Biodiesel Board (NBB) National Biodiesel Board (NBB)- Provides news and resources by maket segment including reports, fact sheets, press releases, audio and video. With maps of suppliers, distributors … Ökologisch ohne Ökosteuer Ökologisch ohne Ökosteuer- Personal page describing one man's usage of biodiesel in his Mercedes Benz station wagon in Germany. Pictures, movies, and links. The Windscale reactor accident—50 years on The Windscale reactor accident—50 years on- By Richard Wakeford, Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Radiological Protection, writing in 2007. Windscale fire Windscale fire- Wikipedia summarises those events of October 1957. Windscale Nuclear Incident Windscale Nuclear Incident- From the Virtual Nuclear Tourist. The Alternative Guide to Sellafield The Alternative Guide to Sellafield- An alternative view to the official one about the 1957 fire, reprocessing, plutonium and other matters at the Sellafield (formerly Windscale) … Tokaimura Nuclear Accident - Its Causes, Health and Environmental Effects Tokaimura Nuclear Accident - Its Causes, Health and Environmental Effects- Research conducted by freshman seminar students about the causes, health and environmental effects of th… Accident Makes Japan Re-Examine A-Plants Accident Makes Japan Re-Examine A-Plants- Collection of articles on the accident from the New York Times. Examines the effect of the accident on public opinion and governmental po… Chronology and Press Reports of the Tokaimura Criticality Chronology and Press Reports of the Tokaimura Criticality- Chronological analysis and survey by the Institute for Science and International Security. Includes links to news report… Report Of The President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island Report Of The President's Commission on the Accident at Three Mile Island- Historic primary document on the accident. Three Mile Island Alert Three Mile Island Alert- Information from a non-profit organization of citizens. Outcome and analysis of the accident and current problems discussion. Three Mile Island - The Judge's Ruling Three Mile Island - The Judge's Ruling- Excerpt from the official court. Summary of the final decision dismissing personal injury suits. Olivier Nusbaumer Olivier Nusbaumer- Researcher in the field of Probabilistic Risk Assessment (PRA), Binary Decision Diagrams (BDD) and recurrent neural networks. Includes curriculum vitae, documen… Status of Ignalina's Safety Analysis Reports Status of Ignalina's Safety Analysis Reports- Summary of the safety report for the Ignalina power plant in Lithuania. Discusses its Core Damage Frequency (CDF) and other probabili… Conference Esrel 2005 Conference Esrel 2005- Organizer of the European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL). Includes conference information, history, mission, publications and contact information. Probabilistic Safety Assessment Probabilistic Safety Assessment- Overview of the objectives, principles, approaches, limitations of Probabilisitc Safety Assessment applied to nuclear safety. PSA Glossary PSA Glossary- Glossary by the Nuclear Engineering department of the Bogazici University, Turkey. Includes numerous terms, definitions and concepts. International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management International Association for Probabilistic Safety Assessment and Management- Organizer of the PSAM conferences. Includes association information, history, mission, FAQ and contac… IAEA: Fukushima Nuclear Accident IAEA: Fukushima Nuclear Accident- Collection of articles including videos, with updates and news on the consequences of Japan’s earthquake and tsunami. Fukushima Nuclear Accident – a simple and accurate explanation Fukushima Nuclear Accident – a simple and accurate explanation- BraveNewClimate criticises other coverage of developments, and describe the defences in depth, which failed, and wh… Efforts to Manage Fukushima Daiichi 3 Efforts to Manage Fukushima Daiichi 3- Word Nuclear News summaries the operations to relieve pressure in the containment after the failure of a core coolant system. Battle to Stabilise Earthquake Reactors Battle to Stabilise Earthquake Reactors- World Nuclear News reports on the Fukushima Daiichi and Daini nuclear power plants. Tokyo Electric Power Company Tokyo Electric Power Company- Frequent updates on the status of the reactors. Timeline: Japan power plant explosion Timeline: Japan power plant explosion- The BBC summarises developments at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. RiskSpectrum RiskSpectrum- Product family of risk and reliability analysis software. Includes product information, service catalogue, FAQ, forum, methods and contact information. Melcor Melcor- Integrated nodalization computer code developed by the Sandia National Laboratories with purpose of analyzing the progression of severe accidents in light water reactor. I… Isograph Isograph- Developer of reliability engineering software for fault tree and event tree analysis using classical and Markov quantification methods. Includes product information, new… Chernobyl, 30 Years Later Chernobyl, 30 Years Later- Slideshow and video from Filip Warwick who visited the abandoned town of Pripyat. 30 years on, Ukrainians remember victims of Chernobyl disaster 30 years on, Ukrainians remember victims of Chernobyl disaster- Ukraine held memorial services to mark the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. NPR : 'Voices of Chernobyl': Survivors' Stories NPR : 'Voices of Chernobyl': Survivors' Stories- The memories of those who survived Chernobyl were collected in the book "Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of the Nuclear Di… United Nations and Chernobyl United Nations and Chernobyl- Programs and activities of United Nations to improve the conditions of the region. Includes program description, news and press releases. [Russian, E… Twenty Years After Chernobyl - MaisonBisson.com Twenty Years After Chernobyl - MaisonBisson.com- Summary of writings about the accident, with links to related content. Chernobyl Accident Chernobyl Accident- Information from the World Nuclear Association on the accident progression, the immediate and long term environmental and health effects, and on the insights. … One Decade after Chernobyl One Decade after Chernobyl- International conference sponsored by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) summing up the consequences of the accident. Includes conference progra… Washingtonpost.com - Ukrainians Mark 20th Chernobyl Anniversary Washingtonpost.com - Ukrainians Mark 20th Chernobyl Anniversary- The 1986 Chernobyl explosion continues to scar this ex-Soviet republic 20 years later. Chornobyl: Remembrance for the future Chornobyl: Remembrance for the future- Describes a conference which took place April 23-25, 2006 in Kiev for the 20th anniversary of the disaster. NPR : At Chernobyl, Building a Shelter for a Shelter NPR : At Chernobyl, Building a Shelter for a Shelter- The Chernobyl nuclear facility still contains some 200 tons of radioactive fuel, covered by a structure which is increasingly… Texas Tech University Chernobyl Page Texas Tech University Chernobyl Page- Conclusions of the Chernobyl Research Projects at Texas Tech University, including photos, publications on the effects of radiation on the an… FAO Committee on Agriculture FAO Committee on Agriculture- Report of the Farming and Agricultural Organization on the effects of the Chernobyl accident on regional agriculture. Chernobyl: A disaster waiting to happen Chernobyl: A disaster waiting to happen- CNN article on the risk related to the concrete sarcophagus of the reactor.