Exceptional elevation of children's leukemia appearing 5 years after the 1983 startup of the Krümmel nuclear power plant, accompanied by a significant increase of adult leukemia cases, led to investigations of radiation exposures of the population living near the plant. The rate of dicentric chromosomes in peripheral lymphocytes of seven parents of children with leukemia and in 14 other inhabit...

In this paper, we describe two techniques for assuring a high integrity startup in a PC based computing environment. We begin with background information on PC startup procedures and current integrity threats against normal PC startup. We then describe a sound technique for assuring a high integrity startup and the basis for its soundness. Next we show a second method which is not sound, but wh...

The safe startup of micro gas turbine (MGT) generator system is the premise normal operation. whole start-up process contains motor startup, ignition, speed acceleration, switching to and power acceleration. Motor happens at self-sustaining state, which significant process. However, characteristics MGT state are hardly investigate due lack performance maps complete experiments. Therefore, this ...

In order to further improve the operation level of thermal power units provincial grid plant, optimize data quality online monitoring system units, through diagnosis and analysis system, from an all-round perspective, analyze evaluate peak shaving frequency modulation capabilities heat supply plant aspects load carrying capacity optimization startup mode whole heating capacity, provide support ...

Author experiences from working jointly and within startups inform this chapter. Emphasizing the importance of employees achieving unprecedented productivity through working collaboratively and supported by flexible roles and social technologies cannot be understated. Startup employees led by the entrepreneur are masters of embracing complexity. This means the startup team understands cause and...

Harvesting energy from the environment by using a thermoelectric generator (TEG) or photovoltaic cells provides a solution for battery-free sensor networks or electronic healthcare systems. In these systems, the harvested energy is supplied at a very low voltages, requiring a low-startup-voltage power circuit for kick-start from low voltage. A previous sub-100mV-startup-voltage boost converter ...