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Ex-Millstone whistleblower fails in his bid to reopen case

State utility regulators on Tuesday denied a former whistleblower’s request for a new investigation into his firing at Millstone Power Station. The state Department of Public Utility Control found, according to a written decision, that a former Millstone nuclear engineer did not provide materially new evidence that he was discriminated against by reactor owner Dominion or fired for raising concerns about an alleged high incidence of cancer in Building 475 at the power station

Details Here: www.theday.com/re.aspx?re=6cbbfe28-c553-4b59-a15b-9ce9e61b3f65

first published week of:   04/21/2008

Mesh Networks and Outage Management: A White Paper

The two way communications infrastructure deployed as a part of AMI (Advanced Metering Infrastructure) systems, coupled with smartmeter endpoint capabilities, is providing an exciting opportunity for enhancement of existing outage management system capabilities. RF mesh AMI networks, one of the more popular AMI system configurations, offer unique benefits in the support of outage management strategies. When integrated with outage management systems, the data available from the AMI system can be used to significantly improve utility responsiveness, and work force utilization during outage conditions.

Details Here: http://www.elster-eis.com/en/downloads/RF_mesh_AMI_networks_and_outage_management.pdf ( PDF)

first published week of:   04/25/2008

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