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The Moss Landing Fallout: Rethinking Hazmat Protocols for the Gigawatt Era
1+ hour, 12+ min ago (409+ words) The January 2025 fire at the Vistra Moss Landing Energy Storage Facility'the world's largest battery energy storage system (BESS)'was more than an industrial accident; it was a benchmark event for the hazardous materials community. The initial headlines focused on the…...
Great Lakes Oil in Ice Response Guide and Technical Report
1+ week, 4+ day ago (357+ words) The complexity of managing oil releases in freshwater ice environments has long been a technical "black box." That box has officially been opened with the release of the Great Lakes Oil in Ice Response Guide and Technical Report. Completed in…...
Can Fungi “eat” Radiation: Lessons from Chernobyl?
2+ week, 6+ day ago (538+ words) Written by Tolulope Adeleye, Junior Reporter In humans, melanin is a natural, dark-brown to black pigment produced by cells called melanocytes in the skin, hair, and eyes, which determines their color and provides protection against UV radiation." Melanin is also…...