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1.8.3 Site system engineering FY 1997 program plan

Description: The FY 1997 Multi-Year Work Plan (MYWP) technical baseline describes the functions to be accomplished and the technical standards that govern the work. The following information is provided in this FY 1997 MYWP: technical baseline, work breakdown structure, schedule baseline, cost baseline, and execution year.
Date: September 13, 1996
Creator: Grygiel, M. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Active sites environmental monitoring program FY 1997 annual report

Description: This report summarizes the activities conducted by the Active Sites Environmental Monitoring Program (ASEMP) from October 1996 through September 1997. The purpose of the program is to provide early detection and performance monitoring at active low-level waste (LLW) disposal sites in Solid Waste Storage Area (SWSA) 6 and transuranic (TRU) waste storage sites in SWSA 5 North. This report continues a series of annual and semiannual reports that present the results of ASEMP monitoring activities. … more
Date: March 1998
Creator: Morrissey, C. M.; Marshall, D. S. & Cunningham, G. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Los Alamos National Laboratory Superconductivity Technology Center Annual Progress Report: 1997

Description: Development of high-temperature superconductors (HTS) has undergone tremendous progress during the past year. Kilometer tape lengths and associated magnets based on BSCCO materials are now commercially available from several industrial partners. Superconducting properties in the exciting YBCO coated conductors continue to be improved over longer lengths. The Superconducting Partnership Initiative (SPI) projects to develop HTS fault current limiters and transmission cables have demonstrated that… more
Date: March 1, 1999
Creator: Willis, Jeffrey O.; Newnam, Brian E. & Peterson, Dean E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Los Alamos Waste Management FY96 and FY97 Tactical Plan, March 1, 1996

Description: The Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Waste Management Program (WMP) began a transition to become a {open_quotes}best of class{close_quotes} waste management program during fiscal year 1995 (FY95). A best of class waste management program means that LANL will provide cost-effective and compliant management of the minimum amount of waste. In FY94, the WMP could be characterized as a level of effort program requiring several new facilities and new LANL-developed technologies to carry out its … more
Date: March 1, 1996
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Biological and Chemical Technologies Research at OIT: Annual Summary Report, FY 1997

Description: The annual summary report presents the fiscal year (FY) 1 997 research activities and accomplishments for the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Biological and Chemical Technologies Research (BCTR) Program. This BCTR program resides within the Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) of the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EE). The annual summary report for 1997 (ASR 97) contains the following: program description (including BCTR program mission statement, historical backg… more
Date: March 1, 1998
Creator: Peterson, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coatings for protection of equipment for biochemical processing of geothermal residues: Progress report FY`97

Description: Thermal sprayed ethylene methacrylic acid (EMAA) and ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), spray-and-bake ETFE and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and brushable ceramic-epoxy coatings were evaluated for corrosion protection in a biochemical process to treat geothermal residues. Coupon, Atlas cell, peel strength, cathodic disbondment and abrasion tests were performed in aggressive environments including geothermal sludge, hypersaline brine and sulfur-oxidizing bacteria (Thiobacillus ferrooxidans) … more
Date: November 1, 1997
Creator: Allan, M.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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COATINGS FOR PROTECTION OF EQUIPMENT FOR BIOCHEMICAL PROCESSING OF GEOTHERMAL RESIDUES: PROGRESS REPORT FY 97

Description: Thermal sprayed ethylene methacrylic acid (EMAA) and ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE), spray-and-bake ETFE and polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) and brushable ceramic-epoxy coatings were evaluated for corrosion protection in a biochemical process to treat geothermal residues. The findings are also relevant to other moderate temperature brine environments where corrosion is a problem. Coupon, Atlas cell, peel strength, cathodic disbondment and abrasion tests were performed in aggressive environm… more
Date: November 1, 1997
Creator: Allan, M. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of a cryogenic EOS capability for the Z Pulsed Radiation Source: Goals and accomplishments of FY97 LDRD project

Description: Experimental cryogenic capabilities are essential for the study of ICF high-gain target and weapons effects issues involving dynamic materials response at low temperatures. This report describes progress during the period 2/97-11/97 on the FY97 LDRD project ``Cryogenic EOS Capabilities on Pulsed Radiation Sources (Z Pinch)``. The goal of this project is the development of a general purpose cryogenic target system for precision EOS and shock physics measurements at liquid helium temperatures on … more
Date: March 1, 1998
Creator: Hanson, D. L.; Johnston, R. R. & Asay, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Em-50 Tanks Focus Area Retrieval Process Development and Enhancements. FY97 Technology Development Summary Report

Description: The Retrieval Process Development and Enhancements (RPD and E) activities are part of the US Department of Energy (DOE) EM-50 Tanks Focus Area, Retrieval and Closure program. The purpose of RPD and E is to understand retrieval processes, including emerging and existing technologies, and to gather data on these processes, so that end users have requisite technical bases to make retrieval decisions. Technologies addressed during FY97 include enhancements to sluicing, the use of pulsed air to assi… more
Date: September 1, 1997
Creator: Rinker, M. W.; Bamberger, J. A. & Alberts, D. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Endangered species and cultural resources program, Naval Petroleum Reserves in California, annual report FY97

Description: The Naval Petroleum Reserves in California (NPRC) are oil fields administered by the DOE in the southern San Joaquin Valley of California. Four federally endangered animal species and one federally threatened plant species are known to occur on NPRC: San Joaquin kit fox (Vulpes macrotis mutica), blunt-nosed leopard lizard (Gambelia silus), giant kangaroo rat (Dipodomys ingens), Tipton kangaroo rat (Dipodomys nitratoides), and Hoover`s wooly-star (Eriastrum hooveri). All five are protected under… more
Date: May 1, 1998
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Storage Systems Program Report for FY97

Description: Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico, conducts the Energy Storage Systems Program, which is sponsored by the US Department of Energy`s Office of Utility Technologies. The goal of this program is to collaborate with industry in developing cost-effective electric energy storage systems for many high-value stationary applications. Sandia National Laboratories is responsible for the engineering analyses, contracted development, and testing of energy storage components and systems. This report d… more
Date: August 1, 1998
Creator: Butler, P.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering research, development and technology thrust area report FY97

Description: The mission of the Engineering Research, Development, and Technology Program at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) is to develop the knowledge base, process technologies, specialized equipment, tools and facilities to support current and future LLNL programs. Engineering's efforts are guided by a strategy that results in dual benefit: first, in support of Department of Energy missions, such as national security through nuclear deterrence; and second, in enhancing the collaboration wi… more
Date: January 1, 1998
Creator: Langland, R. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Enhanced surveillance program FY97 accomplishments. Progress report

Description: This annual report is one volume of the Enhanced Surveillance Program (ESP) FY97 Accomplishments. The complete accomplishments report consists of 11 volumes. Volume 1 includes an ESP overview and a summary of selected unclassified FY97 program highlights. Volume 1 specifically targets a general audience, reflecting about half of the tasks conducted in FY97 and emphasizing key program accomplishments and contributions. The remaining volumes of the accomplishments report are classified, organized… more
Date: October 1, 1997
Creator: Mauzy, A. & Laake, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental Management Science Program Annual Progress Report: 1997

Description: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory was awarded eight Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) research grants in Fiscal Year 1996. This report summarizes the progress of each grant in addressing significant DOE site cleanup issues after completion of the first year of research. The technical progress made to date in each of the research projects is described in greater detail in individual progress reports. The focus of the research projects covers a diversity of areas relevant to sit… more
Date: October 1997
Creator: Simmons, Ardyth
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal Year 1997 Well Installation, Plugging and Abandonment, and Redevelopment Summary Report Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee

Description: This report summarizes the well installation, plugging and abandonment and redevelopment activities conducted during the federal fiscal year (FY) 1997 at the Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. No new groundwater monitoring wells were installed during FY 1997. However, 13 temporary piezometers were installed around the Upper East Fork Poplar Creek (UEFPC) in the Y-12 Plant. An additional 36 temporary piezometers, also reported in this document, were installed in FY 1996 and, subsequentl… more
Date: September 1, 1997
Creator: Science Applications International Corporation
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fiscal years 1994--1998 Information Technology Strategic Plan. Volume 1

Description: A team of senior managers from across the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), working with the Office of Information Resources Management (IRM), has completed an NRC Strategic Information Technology (IT) Plan. The Plan addresses three major areas: (1) IT Program Management, (2) IT Infrastructure, and (3) Information and Applications Management. Key recommendations call for accelerating the replacement of Agency workstations, implementing a new document management system, applying business p… more
Date: November 1, 1993
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Functional Design Criteria for Fy 1993-2000 Groundwater Monitoring Wells

Description: The purpose of this revision is to update the Line Item Project, 93-L-GFW-152 Functional Design Criteria (FDC) to reflect changes approved in change control M-24-91-6, Engineering Change Notices (ECNs), and expand the scope to include subsurface investigations along with the borehole drilling. This revision improves the ability and effectiveness of maintaining RCRA and Operational groundwater compliance by combining borehole and well drilling with subsurface data gathering objectives. The total… more
Date: January 1, 1996
Creator: Williams, B. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FY 97 Hanford telecommunication and information system userprofile - milestone IRM-097-003

Description: The purpose of this report is to provide the results of the first annual self-assessment to confirm readiness to replace the mixer pump (pump No.1) in Tank 241-SY-101, should the mixer pump fail or need to be replaced for some other reason.
Date: April 23, 1997
Creator: Witherspoon, T.T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FY-97 operations of the pilot-scale glass melter to vitrify simulated ICPP high activity sodium-bearing waste

Description: A 3.5 liter refractory-lined joule-heated glass melter was built to test the applicability of electric melting to vitrify simulated high activity waste (HAW). The HAW streams result from dissolution and separation of Idaho Chemical Processing Plant (ICPP) calcines and/or radioactive liquid waste. Pilot scale melter operations will establish selection criteria needed to evaluate the application of joule heating to immobilize ICPP high activity waste streams. The melter was fabricated with K-3 re… more
Date: November 1, 1997
Creator: Musick, C.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FY 97 Report on hydrogen sensors for enhanced surveillance program project LL-ESP96-13

Description: A prototype for an all fiber optic hydrogen sensor system was developed. Capability to measure concentrations of hydrogen in air or nitrogen in the range of 0.5 percent to 4.0 percent with a resolution of 0.1 percent was demonstrated. A DC planar magnetron sputter system was procured and assembled for use in the thin metal film deposition necessary for fabrication of the palladium and palladium-silver alloy sensors used in this development. A method was developed to coat the metal films with an… more
Date: September 30, 1997
Creator: Nave, S.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FY 1997 cost savings report

Description: With the end of the cold war, funding for the Environmental Management program increased rapidly as nuclear weapons production facilities were shut down, cleanup responsibilities increased, and facilities were transferred to the cleanup program. As funding for the Environmental Management (EM) program began to level off in response to Administration and Congressional efforts to balance the Federal budget, the program redoubled its efforts to increase efficiency and get more productivity out of … more
Date: June 1, 1998
Creator: Sellards, J.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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