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Risk Communication and Electromagnetic Fields (EMF)
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A case in which an official must consider his own beliefs as well as current research to decide how to communicate with the public about the potential risk of a navy project.
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Risk Assessment and Nuclear Waste Sites
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario in which an engineer must choose between state-of-the-art science and a simpler method to fulfill a contract.
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The Persistent Engineer
(Web Page on this Site)
Fictionalized Case
Is it within an engineer's responsibility to fight against a public danger, even if it is not within his area of expertise?
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Lamination Press Layout
(Web Page on this Site)
Hypothetical Case
An engineer discovers potentially hazardous dust in the company press room.
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Disposable Cartridges and Disposable Jobs
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Hypothetical Case
An engineer must make a choice between environmentally friendly design and keeping jobs in the community.
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The Curing Oven
(Web Page on this Site)
Hypothetical Case
A production manager takes a shortcut around required air quality permits.
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Chemical A or B?
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario in which an engineering student attempts to innitiate a manufacturing process that will ensure the safety of company workers and is met with stiff resistance from management.
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Albatross, Lobster Farms, and Aquaculture
(Web Page on this Site)
Fictionalized Case
This case describes a lobster farm in Puerto Rico that was closed by environmental agents. It is meant to stimulate discussion on the interaction between business owners and federal environmental authority.
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Parkville
(Web Page on this Site)
Open-Ended Scenario
A scenario about environmental ethics.
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Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident
(Web Page on this Site)
Historical Case
Index to Three Mile Island Nuclear Accident Information. A discussion of the accident at the Three Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania on March 28, 1979 as one of the most serious in the history of the U.S. nuclear industry.