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Pilot Advanced Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Facility Opens

August 29, 2022

Ultra Safe Nuclear Corp. has opened a pilot fuel manufacturing facility that will produce TRi-structural ISOtropic (TRISO) coated fuel particles and the company’s proprietary fuel for use in its high-temperature gas reactor (HTGR).

The Pilot Fuel Manufacturing (PFM) facility, located at the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, is one of the first U.S. private sector manufacturing facilities dedicated to developing advanced reactor fuel. It is now ready to process feedstock uranium powder into TRISO fuel particles and subsequently produce Ultra Safe Nuclear’s patented fully ceramic microencapsulated (FCM) fuel in multiple kilogram quantities, the company said on Aug. 18 as it declared the facility officially open.

The company plans to produce, test, and qualify the fuel at the facility for use in its Micro Modular Reactor (MMR) Energy System, which is a fourth-generation 5-MWe (15-MWth) HTGR, and other advanced terrestrial and space energy systems that it is also developing. Pivotally, the PFM will allow the company to test equipment and processes that could be scaled into larger fuel manufacturing facilities.…

Brand Manager Cover Letter Example (+Writing Tips)

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Brand management is an exciting and ever-evolving career field. Though it has evolved a lot over the past several years. Brand managers today not only need to have top-notch creative skills, but they also need to be comfortable with digital brand analytics tools and multi-touch point brand experience design.

At the same time, brand managers need to have strong interpersonal skills as they are working with a variety of teams — Sales, Product Development, Marketing, and even Customer Support.

Packing such as wide skillset into a one-page cover letter is no small task. To help you out, we’ve created a sample brand manager cover letter you can use as a reference for writing (and sneaked in some extra writing tips!).

Brand Manager Cover Letter Sample (Word)

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Cover Letter for Brand Manager (Plain Text)

Hi Cava team,

Do you know how Cava craft beers could get a bigger market share in California? By targeting an overlooked secondary audience — Millennial women under 25.

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Dangerous contradictions (Brazil)

August 28, 2022

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Dangerous contradictions (Brazil) Whoever is a regulated energy user in Brazil pays for the existing scams in the electricity sector. The deregulated, on the other hand, obtains a list of advantages, which are reflected in much lower costs than the regulated. And it is worth mentioning that the cost of producing one kWh is the same! What changes are associated costs, such as tariff..
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Hungary Adding New VVER-1200 Nuclear Reactors in First for EU

August 27, 2022

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Hungary’s nuclear energy agency has issued a license for construction of two reactors for Paks II, a power generation project first launched in early 2014 as part of an inter-governmental agreement between Hungary and Russia. Officials said Paks II would be the first nuclear plant in the European Union to use Rosatom’s Generation III+ VVER-1200 reactor technology.

The Hungarian Atomic Energy Authority (OAH) on Aug. 26 signified its support for construction and issued an implementation license, saying after its review of the project’s design that Paks II complies with both Hungarian and European safety standards. The contract to build the nuclear power plant (NPP) is supported by a Russian state loan, which is financing most of the construction of the $ 12-billion facility. Rosatom is Russia’s state-owned nuclear energy corporation.

Péter Szijjártó, Hungary’s minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade, said, “Today, the Paks II NPP project is taking another leap forward. The construction license confirms that the project complies with the international and Hungarian safety requirements.…

IT Enterprise Technician 1 – Portland, OR #108602 (PORTLAND, OR, US, 97232)

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Join our team!

PacifiCorp is seeking customer-centric candidates to grow and sustain our commitment to a culture of customer service excellence, environmental sustainability and diversity, equity and inclusion.

General Purpose

Working under direct supervision and using detailed instruction, provides technical expertise and guidance in supporting end-user hardware and software issues with desktops, laptops, servers, peripherals, telecommunications, and the mainframe.

Responsibilities

•   Responds to end-users’ inquiries regarding technology issues. Includes incident recognition, research, resolution and follow-up steps for first and second tier issues.
•   Uses incident management database and service desk systems.
•   Supports most end point devices of Berkshire Hathaway Energy network.
•   Assists in recommending systems modifications/ configurations to reduce user problems.
•   Assists in supporting audio, video and web conferencing.
•   Assists in providing IT-related employee communications to the company or affiliates.
•   Participates in user testing, implementing, document creation and communication for information technology department and the end-user.
•   Under supervision creates and presents various reports to management as requested.

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CAISO’s First Geothermal Plant in 30 Years Comes Online

August 25, 2022

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The first geothermal power plant built in more than three decades within the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) balancing authority has come online. Mammoth Pacific Geothermal, an Ormat Co. subsidiary, declared the 30-MW Casa Diablo IV (CD4) commercially operational on July 20.

CD4 is located on public land two miles east of the Town of Mammoth Lakes in Mono County, California. The project is part of the Mammoth complex, which includes three other plants—one completed in 1985 and two added in 1990—each with a generating capacity of approximately 10 MW. The complex taps into the Long Valley Caldera’s hydrothermal system at a point where the hot water is only a few hundred feet below ground.

CD4 comprises two Ormat Energy Converter (OEC) binary generating units, each 21.2 MW, and vaporizers, turbines, generators, air-cooled condensers, preheaters, pumps and piping, and related ancillary equipment. OEC binary generating units are based on an Organic Rankine Cycle, and work by vaporizing a secondary working fluid (organic, with a low boiling point) that is heated by the geothermal fluid extracted from an underground reservoir.…