It took the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine for the nuclear industry to focus collectively on reactor operating safety.
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Ms Cousins said a range of measures had been introduced in operating theatres to improve safety.
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America's aging nuclear power plants provide about a fifth of the country's electricity, and Denovo will help them extend their operating lives while ensuring safety.
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In these cases, police spokespersons defend the actions of the officers by explaining that in these no-knock raids, securing the premises and eliminating immediate threats to officer safety is standard operating procedure.
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Railtrack, train operating companies and the Health and Safety Executive have to look at themselves.
An inquest into the deaths of two British soldiers in Afghanistan has heard that safety improvements to their operating base came too late.
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Linux distributors have no interest in forcing Linux standards on the IT community by tying applications to the operating systems without regard for the safety of their customers.
The U.S. Coast Guard makes at least one annual safety inspection of ships operating in U.S. waters, regardless of the flag a ship flies, said a coast guard spokesman.
"The crash and other fatal crashes like it that occurred along I-95 last year led our agency to conduct this unprecedented one-year investigation into dangerous and illegal bus companies operating in violation to our basic safety standards, " Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administrator Anne Ferro told reporters.
Businesses will only face health and safety inspections if they are operating in areas deemed to be higher-risk, such as construction and food production, or if they have had an accident or a track record of poor performance.
The MCA said a subsequent investigation showed that Mr Wilkinson's Boatmasters' Licence was not valid for the area in which the Solent Scene was operating and that he had not complied with safety instructions by being so close to shore.
"Passenger rail service, especially services at higher and high speeds, will require new safety rules, constant public capital investment and operating subsidies, and balance with freight rail service and the rest of the national transportation system -- and currently only some of these elements are in place, " according to a GAO report.
But the train operating firm have said they are not prepared to compromise on safety.
"Raising the speed to 350kmph (217 mph) or 380 kmph (236 mph) would lower built-in safety redundancies, and greatly increase wear-and-tear and operating costs, " Zhao said.
"Euticals is co-operating with the statutory agencies, including Flintshire County Council, the Health and Safety Executive, Environment Agency Wales, Police, Fire, and Health Agencies, who are working closely together to monitor and regulate the situation, " added Mr Everett.
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Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, co-sponsored what they called a compromise package of safety standards for those Mexican trucks, including a safety audit for each truck firm before a U.S. operating certificate is granted, more scales and U.S. inspectors at the U.S-Mexican border crossings, and a requirement for Mexican truckers to comply with U.S. hours-of-service rules.
These developments are likely to result in accelerated decommissioning costs, increased capital expenditures for higher cost replacement generation, lower reserve margins, and higher operating costs at existing nuclear plants as a result of increased scrutiny, more stringent safety procedures, and longer required maintenance outages.
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Like many cities, San Jose is operating at a substantial budget deficit, exacerbated by highly visible pension obligations to retired public safety personnel.
Instead, he found it had failed to operate at maximum allowable operating pressure--odd, given that this pressure is usually the upper limit for safety and El Paso was under federal restrictions after an August 2000 pipeline explosion killed 12 campers in New Mexico.
The train operating companies, Arriva and SL, may now face an investigation into a possible breach of safety laws.
Many wealthy foreign investors choose international private banks operating from within the United States to manage their assets because they perceive these institutions to offer greater safety and stability.
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In a statement, the airline said it was co-operating with the FBI and the authorities in the Netherlands and was working with Gate Gourmet "to ensure the safety and quality of the food" served on board.
Though an attack on an Algerian plant revived fears over the safety of oil-industry operations in remote parts of the Mideast and Africa, BP's deadliest operating locations in the past 14 years were U.S. retail fuel stations.
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