Rahim Ali

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has decades of experience with waterways safety risk assessment and has developed a suite of tools designed to address various aspects of waterways safety. However, there has never been a review to understand the effectiveness of the tools and identify where, collectively, redundancies or gaps within these tools might exist. Furthermore, since these tools were developed, they have not been reviewed to ensure that they account for changes in waterway usage and their impact on safety risk.

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has a significant role in ensuring the safety, security, stewardship, and efficient functioning of the nation’s waterways and marine transportation system. This role includes providing a national network of aids to navigation (e.g., buoys, structures, electronic aids), establishing vessel traffic management practices, restricting access to areas that create safety concerns, and ensuring the safe transport of oil and hazardous materials.

The authors identify the inventory of critical electrical equipment for artificial intelligence (AI) data center operations and the impact of supply chain vulnerabilities on the U.S. power grid’s ability to meet AI demand by 2030.