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Bibliography: injection technology applicable to geothermal utilization

Description: This bibliography cites 500 documents that may be helpful in planning, analysis, research, and development of the various aspects of injection technology in geothermal applications. These documents include results from government research; development, demonstration, and commercialization programs; selected references from the literature; symposia; references from various technical societies and installations; reference books; reviews; and other selected material. The cited references are from … more
Date: March 19, 1982
Creator: Darnell, A. J. & Eichelberger, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Evaluation of the Uranium Contamination on the Surfaces of Alclad Uranium-Aluminum Alloy Research Reactor Fuel Plates

Description: Reported radioactivity in the Low-Intensity Test Reactor (LITR) water coolant traceable to uranium contamination on the surfaces of the alclad uranium-- aluminum plate-tyne fuel element led to an investigation to determine the sources of uranium contamination on the fuel plate surfaces. Two possible contributors to surface contamination are external sources such as rolling-mill equipment, the most obvious, and diffusion of uranium from the uranium-aluminum alloy fuel into the aluminum cladding.… more
Date: March 19, 1962
Creator: Beaver, R. J.; Erwin, J. H. & Mateer, R. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conceptual design and systems analysis of photovoltaic systems. Volume I. Study summary. Final report

Description: This investigation of terrestrial PV systems considered the technical and economic feasibility for systems in three size categories: a small system of about 12 kW peak output for on-site residential use; a large 1500 MW central power plant contributing to the bulk energy of a utility system power grid; and an intermediate size system of about 250 kW for use on public or commercial buildings. In each category, conceptual designs were developed, performance was analyzed for a range of climatic re… more
Date: March 19, 1977
Creator: Kirpich, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conceptual design and systems analysis of photovoltaic systems. Volume II. Study results. Final report

Description: This investigation of terrestrial PV systems considered the technical and economic feasibility for systems in three size categories: a small system of about 12 kW peak output for on-site residential use; a large 1500 MW central power plant contributing to the bulk energy of a utility system power grid; and an intermediate size system of about 250 kW for use on public or commercial buildings. In each category, conceptual designs were developed, performance was analyzed for a range of climatic re… more
Date: March 19, 1977
Creator: Kirpich, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Base Closures: Frequently Asked Questions

Description: This report discusses military base closures and Frequently Asked Question that examine the provisions in the Constitution and in permanent statute that define and limit federal authority to disestablish or diminish employment at defense sites.
Date: March 19, 2014
Creator: Else, Daniel H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High Speed Passenger Rail: Future Development Will Depend on Addressing Financial and Other Challenges and Establishing a Clear Federal Role

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Federal and other decision makers have had a renewed interest in how high speed rail might fit into the national transportation system and address increasing mobility constraints on highways and at airports due to congestion. GAO was asked to review (1) the factors affecting the economic viability--meaning whether total social benefits offset or justify total social costs--of high speed rail projects, i… more
Date: March 19, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Whistleblower Protection Program: Opportunities Exist for OSHA and DOT to Strengthen Collaborative Mechanisms

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has taken steps to include auto industry employees in its Whistleblower Protection Program and has coordinated with the Department of Transportation (DOT) on whistleblower issues, but interagency collaborative mechanisms could be strengthened. Among other steps, OSHA is developing procedures for how it will investigate claims from auto employees a… more
Date: March 19, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Support Enforcement: Better Data and More Information on Undistributed Collections Are Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress established the child support enforcement program in 1975 to ensure that parents financially supported their children. State agencies administer the program and the Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE) in the Department of Health and Human Services oversees it. In 2002, state agencies collected over $20 billion in child support, but $657 million in collections from 2002 and previous years were u… more
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Poorly Performing Nursing Homes: Special Focus Facilities Are Often Improving, but CMS's Program Could Be Strengthened

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "CMS established the Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program in 1998 to help address poor nursing home performance. States select a subset of homes as SFFs from a list of the 15 poorest performing homes in each state, but the program is limited to 136 homes nationwide because of resource constraints. CMS guidance directs states to survey SFFs twice as frequently as other homes and to propose more robust enf… more
Date: March 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Workplace Safety and Health: OSHA's Voluntary Compliance Strategies Show Promising Results, but Should be Fully Evaluated Before They Are Expanded

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Because the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) can inspect only a fraction of 7 million U.S. worksites each year in its efforts to ensure safe and healthy working conditions, the agency has increasingly supplemented enforcement with "voluntary compliance strategies" to reach more employers and employ its resources most effectively. GAO assessed the types of strategies used, the extent of thei… more
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Law Enforcement: Information on Use of Investigation and Arrest Statistics

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The 21st Century Department of Justice Appropriations Authorization Act (P.L. 107-273) requires GAO to report on how investigation and arrest statistics are reported and used by federal law enforcement agencies. This report provides information on (1) the guidance and procedures followed by federal law enforcement agencies regarding counting investigations and arrests, (2) how investigation and arrest statisti… more
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Information Security: IRS Needs to Continue to Address Significant Weaknesses

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) relies extensively on computerized systems to carry out its demanding responsibilities to collect taxes, process tax returns, and enforce the nation's tax laws. Effective information security controls are essential to protect financial and taxpayer information from inadvertent or deliberate misuse, improper disclosure, or destruction. As part of its audit of IRS's fisc… more
Date: March 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Housing Choice Vouchers: Options Exist to Increase Program Efficiencies

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Several factors—including rising rents, declining household incomes, and decisions to expand the number of assisted households—were key drivers of the approximately 29 percent increase (before inflation) in housing agencies’ expenditures for the voucher program between 2003 and 2010. Congress and HUD have taken steps to limit cost increases while maintaining assistance for existing program participants.… more
Date: March 19, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Maritime Infrastructure: Key Issues Related to Commercial Activity in the U.S. Arctic over the Next Decade

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Commercial U.S. Arctic maritime activities are expected to be limited for the next 10 years, according to industry representatives, due to a variety of factors. Interviews with industry representatives highlighted a variety of general challenges related to operating in the Arctic, such as geography, extreme weather, and hard-to-predict ice floes. Industry-specific factors were also cited as contributing… more
Date: March 19, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tobacco Settlement: States' Allocations of Fiscal Year 2003 and Expected Fiscal Year 2004 Payments

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In the 1990s, states sued major tobacco companies to obtain reimbursement for health impairments caused by the public's use of tobacco. In 1998, 46 states and four of the nation's largest tobacco companies signed a Master Settlement Agreement (MSA) that requires the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity as reimbursement for past tobaccorelated health care costs. The MSA commits … more
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Endangered Species: Federal Agencies Have Worked to Improve the Consultation Process, but More Management Attention Is Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "To protect species that are at risk for extinction, the Endangered Species Act requires that federal agencies consult with the Fish and Wildlife Service or the National Marine Fisheries Service (the Services) to ensure that activities they authorize, fund, or conduct will not jeopardize endangered species or adversely modify their critical habitat. While federal agencies recognize that consultations benefit sp… more
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Security Assistance: Evaluations Needed to Determine Effectiveness of U.S. Aid to Lebanon's Security Forces

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The United States has kept strategic goals for Lebanon constant since 2007 and adjusted security assistance in response to political and security conditions. Since 2007, U.S. strategic goals for Lebanon have been to support the nation as a stable, secure, and independent democracy. According to U.S. officials, U.S. policy priorities include supporting the Government of Lebanon in establishing stability … more
Date: March 19, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Intelligent Transportation Systems: Improved DOT Collaboration and Communication Could Enhance the Use of Technology to Manage Congestion

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "State and local governments currently use ITS technologies in various ways to monitor and control traffic and inform travelers. For example, transportation agencies use cameras to monitor traffic conditions, signal technologies to control traffic flow, and dynamic message signs to inform travelers about travel conditions. By interviewing experts, GAO identified several emerging uses of ITS that have sig… more
Date: March 19, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Joint Strike Fighter: Additional Costs and Delays Risk Not Meeting Warfighter Requirements on Time

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The F-35 Lightning II, also known as the Joint Strike Fighter (JSF), is the Department of Defense's (DOD) most costly and ambitious aircraft acquisition, seeking to simultaneously develop and field three aircraft variants for the Air Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and eight international partners. The JSF is critical for recapitalizing tactical air forces and will require a long-term commitment to very larg… more
Date: March 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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State Pension Plans: Similarities and Differences Between Federal and State Designs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO provided information on the: (1) design components of retirement programs that states offer to their general employees and compared them to the design components of the two principal retirement programs for federal employees; and (2) changes states have considered and made to their retirement programs."
Date: March 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Regulation: Strategy Needed to Regulate Safety Using Information on Risk

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO examined various issues related to the safe operation of commercial nuclear power plants, focusing on: (1) some of the challenges that the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the nuclear power industry could experience in a competitive environment; (2) issues that NRC needs to resolve to implement a risk-informed regulatory approach; and (3) the status of NRC's effo… more
Date: March 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Water Infrastructure: Comprehensive Asset Management Has Potential to Help Utilities Better Identify Needs and Plan Future Investments

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Having invested billions of dollars in drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, the federal government has a major interest in protecting its investment and in ensuring that future assistance goes to utilities that are built and managed to meet key regulatory requirements. The Congress has been considering, among other things, requiring utilities to develop comprehensive asset management plans. Some util… more
Date: March 19, 2004
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermal conductivity of rocksalt and other geologic materials from the site of the proposed waste isolation pilot plant

Description: The measurements first reported by Acton on the thermal conductivity of samples taken from a borehole at the site of the proposed nuclear waste isolation pilot plant (WIPP) near Carlsbad, NM, have been extended to include additional samples and higher temperature measurements. Samples for measurements were taken from several depths of three wells, including the well AEC 8 from which Acton obtained his samples. These samples ranged from relatively pure rocksalt (NaCl) with small amounts of inter… more
Date: March 19, 1980
Creator: Sweet, J.N. & McCreight, J.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coastal Barrier Resources System: Status of Development That Has Occurred and Financial Assistance Provided by Federal Agencies

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1982, Congress enacted the Coastal Barrier Resources Act. The Coastal Barrier Resources Act, as amended (CBRA), designates 585 units of undeveloped coastal lands and aquatic habitat as the John H. Chafee Coastal Barrier Resources System (CBRS). CBRA prohibits most federal expenditures and assistance within the system that could encourage development, but it allows federal agencies to provide some typ… more
Date: March 19, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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