The Physics Is Now on the Record: CFS Publishes the ARC Basis as DOE Locks the National Fusion Roadmap
CFS published five peer-reviewed papers behind ARC’s 400 MW design, days before DOE finalized its fusion roadmap. What’s proven — and what isn’t.
21 Tons by June 30 — Why HALEU, Not Reactors, Is the Real Constraint
The DOE must make 21 metric tons of HALEU available by June 30, 2026 — against barely a ton of domestic output. The constraint on advanced nuclear has moved to fuel.
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How to Run a RAGAGEP Currency Check in 5 Steps (Before Your Auditor Does)
A 5-step workflow for auditing RAGAGEP currency in your PSM program before OSHA does — built around API 510, API 570, ASME VIII, and the $165,514 willful-violation math.
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Eleven Months From Executive Order to Critical Reactor: What Antares’ Mark-0 Just Proved — and What It Didn’t
Antares’ Mark-0 went critical at Idaho National Lab on June 4 — the first privately built non-LWR critical in the US in 40+ years. The physics and the path.
Digital Twins Are Saving Refineries Billions. They’re Missing the Layer That Matters Most for Process Safety.
50% of oil & gas companies use digital twins, saving billions. But most twins model equipment, not the engineering standards underneath. The missing compliance layer is the biggest opportunity in process safety AI.
The 50-Year Refinery Gap Just Closed — Here’s What That Means for American Engineering
For the first time since 1977, someone is building a new crude oil refinery in the United States. America First Refining broke ground this month on a 168,000 barrel-per-day facility at the Port of Brownsville, Texas. Fluor is running front-end engineering. Axens is licensing the hydroprocessing, catalytic reforming, and isomerization units. Reliance Industries is backing
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The PSM Compliance Gap Most Refineries Don’t Know They Have
[1/6] The average U.S. refinery has ~40 written engineering standards covering pressure vessels, piping, tanks, relief systems, and rotating equipment. A recent audit I walked through found that 34 of them referenced editions superseded before 2020. RAGAGEP requires compliance with “current generally accepted good engineering practice.” The gap is where $165,514 willful violations live. Per
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50% of Oil & Gas Companies Now Use Digital Twins. The Other 50% Are Running Blind on Process Safety.
50% of oil & gas firms use digital twins in 2026. Shell saves $2B/year. But most digital twins model equipment, not the compliance standards underneath. That gap is where real risk lives.
$1.1 Billion in Refinery Turnarounds Started This Quarter. Your Standards Documentation Should Have Been Ready in January.
$1.1B in refinery turnarounds started Q1 2026. ExxonMobil, Marathon, and Valero account for nearly half. Standards documentation gaps surface every turnaround cycle. Here is how to stop the scramble.