Infrastructure

German government furious with nuclear reactor operator
Two nuclear reactors in north Gemrnay shut down, and operator is accused of covering up severity of incidents at both
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Cuomo urges broader Indian Point review
Operator of the two Indian Point nuclear power plants has applied for renewal of the licences to operate the reactors;
Cuomo demands feds look at terrorism, evacuation plans before renewing nuclear plants’ license
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Initiative to reduce power plants' fresh water demands
U.S. electric power plants are the second largest user of fresh water in the nation after agriculture, withdrawing some 140 billion gallons of fresh water per day; DOE, Sandia launch project to address this growing problem
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Damaged Japanese nuclear plant found to sit on fault line
World’s largest nuclear power plant shut down indefinitely after 6.5 magnitude causes radioactive spillage; future of Japan’s nuclear industry uncertain
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Train carrying highly toxic phosphorous derailed in Ukraine
Hundreds evacuated from several villages as a 35 square miles area is covered by toxic phosphorous leaking from a derailed train
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Westlin, Zogmo offer dual data center IT continuity deal
Interest is growing in disaster communication continuity solutions, and two Texas companies join hands to offer a dual data center solution
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Water-striding robot to help in monitoring water quality
Carnegie Mellon researchers develop water-striding robot; equipped with wireless communication and sensors, these robots could monitor sprawling water systems for contamination
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Data breaches do not often lead to ID theft
GAO report says that large data breaches do not appear to lead to identity theft; proposals requiring companies to notify customers of beaches may be costly an unnecessary
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Internet, network security converge
Growing convergence of network and Internet security leads to more mergers and acquisition in the space
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Mexico oil and gas distribution system targeted by rebels
Hundreds of companies in Mexico shuttered operations temporarily yesterday after a shadowy rebel group bombs key petroleum pipelines
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U.K. terrorism worries India's IT sector
One of Glasgow’s would-be suicide bombers worked in an IT company in Banglalore which does outsorced work for Pratt & Whitney and Boeing, among others; India’s IT sector worries about moles
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Airwave emergency communication radios "seriously flawed"
In 2002 London launched a £3 billion emergency communication service; 7/7 highlighted shortcomings in the system, and a new study finds that two years later the system is still flawed
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Radio over IP promises effective solution for emergency communications
Communication — survivable, interoperable communication — during emergency is a big problem, and Radio over IP offers a solution to both
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Floods, oil contamination force Oklahoma evacuation
Heavy rains caused wide-scale flooding in northeastern Oklahoma — with spilled crude from breahced refinery adding to the misery of people, wildlife
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Experts claim contactless payments pose data security risk
RFID security expert Kevin Fu says level of data security to safeguard information during contactless payment cards transaction is insufficient
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