Reliability Technology Issues and Needs Assessment

Final Report on the August 14th Blackout in the United States and Canada

Full Report
Screen version	6.7 MB, 238 pp
Final Report presented in sections
Part 1 Table of Contents Introduction Overview of the North American Electric Power System and Its Reliability Organizations Causes of the Blackout and Violations of NERC Standards	1.2 MB, 30 pp
Part 2 Context and Preconditions for the Blackout: The Northeastern Power Grid Before the Blackout Began How and Why the Blackout Began in Ohio The Cascade Stage of the Blackout	4.5 MB, 80 pp
Part 3 The August 14 Blackout Compared with Previous Major North American Outages Performance of Nuclear Power Plants Affected by the Blackout Physical and Cyber Security Aspects of the Blackout Recommendations to Prevent or Minimize the Scope of Future Blackouts	403 KB, 72 pp
Part 4 Appendices A - G	447 KB, 56 pp

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