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RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 5: Ammonia Discharge Termination

February 22nd, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the fifth post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Ammonia Discharge Termination In the 1970s, the first language to set the […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 4: Emergency Shutdown Controls

February 8th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards. This is the fourth post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper. Emergency Shutdown Controls Like we will see throughout this section with multiple […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 3: The IIAR’s Vision for the Future

February 1st, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards.  This is the third post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper.  The IIAR’s Vision for the Future Over the last several decades, […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 2: Defining RAGAGEP and Historical Perspectives

January 25th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards.  This is the second post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper.  Defining RAGAGEP and Historical Perspectives The notable origin of the acronym RAGAGEP […]

RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards | Part 1: Introduction

January 18th, 2022

Uriah Donaldson, OHST, presented a technical paper at the 2019 RETA National Conference and 2021 IIAR National Conference titled RAGAGEP: Historical Variants and the Importance of IIAR Standards.  This is the first post in a series of blogs which include excerpts from his technical paper.  Introduction Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices (RAGAGEPs) are written […]