Weekend Quick Hits: Public Hearing on Water Rate Hikes, Latest CORE Report on Unhoused, Sturgeon Medallion, Status of Intermodal Pedestrian Bridge, Marina Contractor Woes, Finance Dept. Progress
Weekend Quick Hits: Public Hearing on Water Rate Hikes, Latest CORE Report on Unhoused, Sturgeon Medallion, Status of Intermodal Pedestrian Bridge, Marina Contractor Woes, Finance Dept. Progress
Great coverage, as usual. I found the video on the incident at MRC really interesting. What I take away from it is that running a refinery operation is quite a complex process, with lots of potential domino effects when just one thing goes wrong. I'm actually a bit wary of the conclusion that the Stripper Side Valve should have been left in automatic mode. Automated processes fail too (and increasingly are targets for cyberattack.) Shouldn't refinery operators be knowledgable enough to SAFELY run the plant, or at least shut it down, in full manual mode? Too much reliance on automation makes operators lazy and stupid.
Great coverage, as usual. I found the video on the incident at MRC really interesting. What I take away from it is that running a refinery operation is quite a complex process, with lots of potential domino effects when just one thing goes wrong. I'm actually a bit wary of the conclusion that the Stripper Side Valve should have been left in automatic mode. Automated processes fail too (and increasingly are targets for cyberattack.) Shouldn't refinery operators be knowledgable enough to SAFELY run the plant, or at least shut it down, in full manual mode? Too much reliance on automation makes operators lazy and stupid.