AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoNuclear for shipping: The U.S. is pushing small modular reactors into commercial ports, with new agreements to explore SMR-powered vessel propulsion and port microgrids at Long Beach and Corpus Christi—aimed at resilience and training the next generation of mariners. Food safety and waste: Washington State University won multiple USDA NIFA grants to cut microbes that spoil food and improve safety across pre-harvest, processing, and post-processing, including new work on food-safe coatings. Transportation updates: WSDOT says major I-5 work near Joint Base Lewis-MChord is largely closing out, and it issued Labor Day travel guidance on congestion, ferry demand, and key corridor toll changes. Engineering spotlight: Registration opened for ASCE2027, the Infrastructure and Engineering Experience, bringing infrastructure professionals together for cross-discipline problem solving. Aviation supply chain: Boeing’s Everett-built 787-9 deliveries continue, with Air India announcing its fourth made-for-the-carrier Dreamliner has arrived in Delhi. Local sports/business tie-in: Sound Transit’s floating light rail bridge is highlighted as a world-first engineering feat, underscoring Washington’s infrastructure innovation.
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