Japanese nuclear plant operator fabricated seismic risk data

On Wednesday, Japan’s Nuclear Regulation Authority announced that it is halting the relicensing process for two reactors at ...

Infrastructure design is the hidden architecture of disaster risk

When we talk about disasters, we often default to the language of nature. We describe storms as "unprecedented," floods as ...
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Plant-Wide Distributed Adaptive Probability Density Analysis Method for Incipient Fault Detection

Abstract: In plant-wide process, the incipient fault may be ignored due to its small amplitude. In order to realize the incipient fault detection for the large-scale time-varying process, a novel ...
IEEE

Risk of Fully Autonomous Vehicle Operations, a Fault Tree Analysis

Abstract: In recent years, Fully Autonomous Vehicles (FAVs) have attracted considerable attention in the transportation sector, promising enhanced safety and efficiency. However, pressing concerns ...
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Rising seas put Florida’s state tree at risk — new research offers hope

As sea levels rise and soils grow saltier, even the iconic Sabal palmetto – the official state tree of Florida also known as the cabbage palm – may be in danger. FIU researchers have discovered that ...