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Analysis of petroleum company investments in nonpetroleum energy sources. Book I

Description: The purpose of this report is to analyze the investment strategies of US oil companies and the depth of their present and future investments in nonpetroleum energy sources. For purposes of this study, the nonpetroleum energy sources to be discussed are coal, uranium/nuclear, synthetics from coal, oil shale, geothermal, and solar. To gather necessary subjective data, the authors interviewed the managements of more than forty companies, the majority of which are directly involved in the productio… more
Date: December 12, 1979
Creator: Ryan, P. Jr. & Ryan, T.C.
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Analysis of petroleum company investments in nonpetroleum energy sources. Book II. Appendices

Description: Financial data from the analysis of investment strategies of US oil companies and the depth of their present and future investments in nonpetroleum energy sources are tabulated in these appendices. The nonpetroleum energy sources included in the study are: coal, oil shale, geothermal, and solar.
Date: December 12, 1979
Creator: Ryan, P. Jr. & Ryan, T.C.
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Analysis of slifer data from underground explosions

Description: A formula describing the distance--time relationship of a shock wave moving outward from an underground explosion is derived. Calculated results are compared with those computed using the LASL and BOTE formulas and with slifer data obtained from field experiments. For many of the field events, the derived curve provides a better fit than do the LASL or BOTE formulas. Methods are presented for the determination of the detonation energy W under three conditions: (a) where time and distance are kn… more
Date: January 12, 1979
Creator: Heusinkveld, M.
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Applying a Compensated Pulsed Alternator to a flashlamp load for NOVA

Description: The Compensated Pulsed Alternator (CPA) is a large rotating machine that will convert mechanical, rotationally stored energy into a single electrical impulse of very high power. It is being optimized for driving flashlamps in the very large NOVA Nd:glass laser system. The machine is a rotary flux compression device, and for maximum performance, it requires start-up current. We report upon a circuit that will provide this current and that will also assist in triggering the flashlamps. This circu… more
Date: June 12, 1979
Creator: Carder, B. M. & Merritt, B. T.
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Artillery Peak Orientation Study, Mohave County, Arizona

Description: Report describing the results of an orientation study to determine uranium concentrations within the Artillery Peak and Prescott quadrangles in Arizona. It includes concentrations of uranium and 25 other elements based on analysis of wet, dry, and rock samples taken in the area.
Date: March 12, 1979
Creator: Puchlik, K. P.; Leach, D. L. & Cazes, D.
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Assessment of the radiological impact of coal utilization. I. Preliminary studies on Western coal. [Western USA; radionuclide impurities]

Description: It was the purpose of this project to broadly survey pathways of radionuclides in the coal fuel cycle, identifying critical questions and providing direction for subsequent, definitive studies of radionuclides in coal and the technological enhancement of concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides through use of this coal. Western coal was selected for study because of its prominence in the National Energy Plan. Specific objectives were to: investigate the fate of radionuclides in the c… more
Date: February 12, 1979
Creator: Styron, C. E.; Casella, V. R.; Farmer, B. M.; Hopkins, L. C.; Jenkins, P. H.; Phillips, C. A. et al.
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Balanced, parallel operation of flashlamps

Description: A new energy store, the Compensated Pulsed Alternator (CPA), promises to be a cost effective substitute for capacitors to drive flashlamps that pump large Nd:glass lasers. Because the CPA is large and discrete, it will be necessary that it drive many parallel flashlamp circuits, presenting a problem in equal current distribution. Current division to +- 20% between parallel flashlamps has been achieved, but this is marginal for laser pumping. A method is presented here that provides equal curren… more
Date: June 12, 1979
Creator: Carder, B. M. & Merritt, B. T.
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Beta II plasma-gun mechanical design and construction

Description: The magnetized coaxial plasma gun (located on the east end of the Beta II facility at the Lawrence Livermore Laboratory) will be used to test a new method of initiating a field reversed mirror plasma. The field-reversed mirror is expected to improve the mirror-fusion reactor by enhancing the ratio of fusion power to injected power. This paper concentrates on the mechanical design and construction of the magnetized coaxial plasma gun and also discusses the diagnostic devices necessary to demonst… more
Date: November 12, 1979
Creator: Pedrotti, Laurence; Deis, Gary; Wong, Robert; Calderon, Manuel; Chargin, Anthony & Garner, Donald
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Compact 5 x 10/sup 12/ AMP/SEC rail-gun pulser for a laser plasma shutter

Description: We have developed a rail-gun plasma source to produce a plasma of 10/sup 12/cm/sup -3/ particle density and project it with a velocity of 3.9 cm/..mu..s. This device will be used in a output spatial filter of Nova to project a critical density plasma across an optical beam path and block laser retroreflected light. The object of this paper is to describe the design of a pulser appropriate to the Shiva laser fusion facility, and to describe the preliminary design of a higher current prototype pu… more
Date: June 12, 1979
Creator: Bradley, L. P.; Orham, E. L. & Stowers, I. F.
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Computer code determination of tolerable accel current and voltage limits during startup of an 80 kV MFTF sustaining neutral beam source

Description: We have used a Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL) version of the WOLF ion source extractor design computer code to determine tolerable accel current and voltage limits during startup of a prototype 80 kV Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF) sustaining neutral beam source. Arc current limits are also estimated. The source extractor has gaps of 0.236, 0.721, and 0.155 cm. The effective ion mass is 2.77 AMU. The measured optimum accel current density is 0.266 A/cm/sup 2/. The gradient grid electrod… more
Date: November 12, 1979
Creator: Mayhall, D. J. & Eckard, R. D.
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Control and diagnostic data structures for the MFTF

Description: A Data Base Management System (DBMS) is being written as an integral part of the Supervisory Control and Diagnostics System (SCDS) of programs for control of the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF). The data upon which the DBMS operates consist of control values and evaluative information required for facilities control, along with control values and disgnostic data acquired as a result of each MFTF shot. The user interface to the DBMS essentially consists of two views: a computer program interf… more
Date: November 12, 1979
Creator: Wade, J. A. & Choy, J. H.
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Controller routines for the DECsystem-10 with application to a tandem-mirror plasma code

Description: FORTRAN-callable subroutines have been written to enable controller--controllee interaction on the LLL DECsystem-10. These subroutines have been used to construct a controller (XTCTMR) for a tandem-mirror physics code (CTCTMR). A description of the subroutines and their use is presented. Also, sample results are given.
Date: April 12, 1979
Creator: Faul, D. R. & Devoto, R. S.
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Date base management system for the MFTF

Description: The data base management system (DBMS) for the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF) is described as relational in nature and distributed across the nine computers of the supervisory control and diagnostics system. This paper deals with a reentrant runtime package of routines that are used to access data items, the data structures to support the runtime package, and some of the utilities in support of the DBMS.
Date: November 12, 1979
Creator: Choy, J. H. & Wade, J. A.
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Development of a Plasma Streaming System for the Mirror Fusion Test Facility

Description: The Plasma Streaming System (PSS) is an essential portion of the Mirror Fusion Test Facility (MFTF), scheduled for completion in October 1981. The PSS will develop a plasma density of at least 2 x 10/sup 12/ particles/cm/sup 3/ at the MFTF magnet centerline by injecting particles along the field lines. The plasma will have a midplane plasma radius as large as 40 cm with variable plasma particle energy and beam geometry. Minimum amounts of impurities will be injected, with emphasis on minimizing… more
Date: November 12, 1979
Creator: Holdsworth, T.; Clark, R.N.; McCotter, R.E.; Rossow, T.L. & Cruz, G.E.
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Digital simulation of the MFTF power supply system using EMTP

Description: The power supply system for MFTF will consist of twenty-four sets of accel, arc, and filament power supplies. The system will be fed from a common source and split into sets of two for the accel supplies and sets of four for the arc and filament supplies. This paper describes the simulation of this system and the EMTP code that was used. Interactions between power supplies during turn on that are due to common system impedances are studied, and a description of Transient Analysis of Control Sys… more
Date: November 12, 1979
Creator: Mihalka, A. M.
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Direct methods for seismic profiling. Final report

Description: A coordinated research program in inverse problems was concluded. The program evolved from formulation to analytical solution to implemented computer algorithms. There were two main lines of research in this program: a velocity inversion method, with application to seismic exploration, and a physical optics inverse scattering method for reflector mapping, with application to nondestructive evaluation. In each case, computer algorithms based on the theoretical results were tested on real or test… more
Date: December 12, 1979
Creator: Bleistein, N.; Cohen, J. K. & Hagin, F. G.
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Effective mass spectrometer. [History and accomplishments]

Description: The history and major accomplishments of the Effective Mass Spectrometer (EMS) are described. In the eight years since the EMS turned on, 21 experiments have been completed by groups from nine institutions in 32 months of operation. Over 400 million triggers have been recorded on magnetic tape, resulting in 29 journal publications to date. A list of experimental proposals for the EMS and a sampling of results are presented. 12 figures, 4 tables.
Date: October 12, 1979
Creator: Ayres, D.
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Energy savings by means of fuel cell electrodes in electro-chemical industries. Progress report, August 1, 1979-October 31, 1979

Description: Initial efforts in studies of the effects of fuel cell electrodes on energy savings in electrochemical processes have been directed toward assembling test hardware and evaluation of a new zinc plant feed. A complete chemical analysis of the feed is reported. Utilizing the 2'' x 2'' (active electrode area) hardware and techniques developed under Contract No. ET-78-C-02-4881, 6 h zinc electrowinning tests demonstrated a current efficiency of greater than 90% with an energy consumption of 0.54 to … more
Date: December 12, 1979
Creator: Allen, R.J.; Juda, W. & Lindstrom, R.W.
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Enforcement/certification program for appliance efficiency standards. Task I report

Description: The structure and features of selected certification programs were evaluated, their operational characteristics determined, and primary program problems and successes identified. An initial review of 50 certification programs in the Federal, state, and private sectors was performed, followed by a detailed review of 8 of the programs (EPA New Product noise; EPA Automobile Emissions, AHAM Room Air Conditioners; ARI Unitary Air Conditioners/Heat Pump; NHTSA Automobile Tire Safety; California Appli… more
Date: February 12, 1979
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Fabrication of 0. 5-inch diameter FBR mixed oxide fuel pellets

Description: Large diameter (0.535 inch) mixed oxide fuel pellets for Fast Breeder Reactor application were successfully fabricated by the cold-press-and-sinter technique. Enriched UO/sub 2/, PuO/sub 2/-UO/sub 2/, and PuO/sub 2/-ThO/sub 2/ compositions were fabricated into nominally 90% theoretical density pellets for the UO/sub 2/ and PuO/sub 2/-UO/sub 2/ compositions, and 88% and 93% T.D. for the PuO/sub 2/-ThO/sub 2/ compositions. Some processing adjustments were required to achieve satisfactory pellet q… more
Date: September 12, 1979
Creator: Rasmussen, D. E.; Benecke, M. W. & McCord, R. B.
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Geothermal Aquatic Ecosystem Program: Geyser-Calistoga KGRA. Interim report

Description: The formulation of a study plan for assessing the impact of geothermal development in the Geysers-Calistoga KGRA upon the local aquatic ecosystem is described briefly. A program for chemically characterizing the various partitions of the streambed sediment is described. Current activities and cooperative efforts are mentioned. (MHR)
Date: October 12, 1979
Creator: Ireland, R.R.
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Heavy quark jets

Description: The present understanding of heavy quark fragmentation is reviewed, and the expected behaviors of heavy quark jets is discussed. Included are short-distance versus long-distance parts of fragmentation, fragmentation dynamics at long distances, universal hadronization in rapidity plot, the heavy quark as a sizzling fireball, quantum chromodynamics ladder summation in the region of K/sub T/ < ..lambda.., and the relevance or irrelevance to super high energy experiment. 6 references. (JFP)
Date: November 12, 1979
Creator: Suzuki, M.
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