Nuclear miscalculation: Why regulators miss power plant threats from quakes and storms

By Susan Q. Stranahan

Recent spate of ‘unlikely’ events - storms, hurricane and a quake - expose peril of relying on computer models in securing nuclear plants

Excerpts from this story referencing "backup systems":

"… er to the Browns Ferry nuclear plant in Alabama, which relied on emergency backup systems for five days.Repeatedly, unanticipated events have tested nuclear power p …"

"… duce the risk of that occurring to one in a million. That’s where adding backup systems or requiring alternative procedures fits in.The goal is to reduce the mode …"

FDA, Obama digital medical records team at odds over safety oversight

By Fred Schulte and Emma Schwartz

Previously undisclosed hospital mixup underscores challenges on road to reform

Excerpts from this story referencing "backup systems":

"… ours. During that period, he said, doctors and nurses were able to rely on backup systems.“We are not aware of any patient safety or quality of care issues caused …"