March 2014, Vol. 241 No. 3
Features
Big Data Challenges In Validation Safe, Secure Energy Infrastructure
The United States has some of the largest and oldest industrial infrastructure in the world, including its natural gas, oil, electrical and communications pipelines and wires more than 85% of which is controlled by private industry. Placed into service at the beginning of the modern industrial era, much of this infrastructure is still in use. Its operation comes under multiple regulatory purviews, including the Department of Transportation (DOT) – safe operation of pipelines, Homeland Security – secure operation of critical infrastructure, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) – critical infrastructure protection (CIP), as well as state regulations go

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