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Towards a digital model of the UKCS using Smart City concepts

open access: yesEnvironmental Challenges
The UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) is a complex environment with an array of varied infrastructure and interests from many different parties. This makes it difficult for stakeholders to make informed decisions that consider all of these disparate interests ...
Samuel R. Cauvin   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Hyperledger Fabric for the (digitalized) lifecycle of construction products: Applied review on fastening technology

open access: yesCivil Engineering Design, Volume 7, Issue 1, Page 9-22, March 2025.
Abstract Blockchain technology is a digital decentralized data ledger recording transactions in an encrypted format. Its implementation can potentially hold significant advantages for the built environment, particularly in manufacturing and building product usage aligned with Building Information Modeling (BIM). This paradigm shift toward decentralized
Aileen Pfeil   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assessment of foreign decommissioning technology with potential application to US decommissioning needs [PDF]

open access: yes, 1987
This study was conducted by the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) for the US Department of Energy (DOE) to identify and technically assess foreign decommissioning technology developments that may represent significant improvements over decommissioning ...
Smith, R.I.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Removal of Radioactive Cesium Using Prussian Blue Magnetic Nanoparticles

open access: yesNanomaterials, 2014
Radioactive cesium (137Cs) has inevitably become a human concern due to exposure from nuclear power plants and nuclear accident releases. Many efforts have been focused on removing cesium and the remediation of the contaminated environment. In this study,
Sung-Chan Jang   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Decommissioning Research Needs for Offshore Oil and Gas Infrastructure in Australia

open access: yesFrontiers in Marine Science, 2021
When offshore oil and gas infrastructure is no longer needed, it is either removed, partially removed, left in place, or left in place but repurposed. These processes are collectively referred to as decommissioning.
Jess Melbourne-Thomas   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Economic and environmental implications of the development of UASB reactors in Mexico for sustainable industrial wastewater treatment

open access: yesThe Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Abstract The objective of this work is to demonstrate that the inclusion of an up‐flow anaerobic sludge bed (UASB reactor) within an industrial wastewater treatment plant reduces the plant's investment and operating costs compared to a system based solely on conventional complete‐mix activated sludge (CMAS), operating under the same design principles ...
Juan Manuel Morgan‐Sagastume   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Site decommissioning management plan

open access: yes, 1993
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff has identified 48 sites contaminated with radioactive material that require special attention to ensure timely decommissioning.
Fauver, D. N.   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Nuclear Decommissioning Profile USA [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
This report provides an overview of the legal framework and regulation for the decommissioning of NPPs in the U.S., as well as give an indication on current cost estimates and their accuracy.
Bah, Muhammad Maladoh
core   +1 more source

Bridging Theory and Prediction: A Hybrid SEM and Machine Learning Approach to Optimize Lean Construction for Megaproject Sustainability in China

open access: yesCorporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Construction megaprojects, large‐scale, complex, and capital‐intensive, are particularly prone to inefficiencies, cost overruns, delays, and environmental degradation due to fragmented workflows, stakeholder misalignment, and resource intensity.
Abdelazim Ibrahim   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Coordination Strategy of Coal-fired Units Decommissioning and Condenser Configuration Considering the Support Capability Constraints of Power Systems

open access: yes工程科学与技术, 2023
In order to minimize the impact of coal-fired units (CFUs) decommissioning and large-scale non-synchronous generation installation on the secure and stable operation of receiving-end grids, a coordinated strategy for the decommissioning of CFUs and the ...
Yunfeng WEN   +5 more
doaj  

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