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26 www.coalage.com July 2016 coal ash continued ing that it will gain and share knowledge of ash behavior and improving structural in- tegrity through the use of what it has called an important research tool. There is also no doubt that someone will always be keeping their eye on the ash. The TVA's monitoring is 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, with a central control area where the utility's engineers can see maps, data, messages and more: the Advanced Technology for Impoundment Monitoring (ATIM) at its Chattanooga headquarters. The center is a first for U.S. utilities and includes more than details and real-time views of its sites; it also displays weather, earthquake data, vital maps and more. "With a few clicks, we can pull up sensor data and see real-time data or watch what's happening at our impoundments via live video," McClung said. "What's most import- ant is that we can share information with ev- eryone who is working the problem." The TVA group noted that, to date, the ATIM center has never been activated in response to a real event, only mock read- iness drills. "Having the ATIM process in place demonstrates how serious TVA is about safe coal ash storage," said McClung. "The ATIM center will provide our executives a single, complete source of information. We can quickly get the support we need to en- sure public and environmental safety." TVA's Pioneering Spirit Being a trailblazer for something often comes with the significant inherent chal- lenge of being the first to try, the first to test, the first to report both the positive and the negative outcomes. For the TVA group, they said the idea of flying by the seat of one's pants, so to speak, was expected. The Advanced Technology for Impoundment Monitoring (ATIM) center at TVA's Chattanooga headquarters. The Advanced Technology for Impoundment Monitoring (ATIM) center at TVA's Chattanooga headquarters. The Advanced Technology for Impoundment Monitoring (ATIM) center at TVA's Chattanooga headquarters. Each year MEMSA brings its members and industry support partners together for two full days of safety & technical sessions and hands-on training. September 15, 2016 Sheraton Sand Key Resort Clearwater Beach, Florida F Free rotating equipment training on Wednesday, September 14, compliments of FLANDERS Topics will include: • Synchronous stator and rotor demonstration • Hands on review of the components and construction of a synchronous machine • Ele • Electrical testing including megger and hipotential testing, rotor and stator • Power factor triangle understanding and practical applications Register at miningelectrical.org or email info@miningelectrical.org for more information Annual Technical Symposium