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Progress report for the Division of Safeguards and Security: January--June 1977

Description: Development of the calorimeter equilibrium prediction program has been completed, and tests of the software program have been conducted on calorimeters ranging from 1 to 6 in. (2.5 to 15 cm) in diameter and power inputs between 0.1 and 8.3 W. Equilibrium values have been predicted with relative accuracies of better than 0.1% (95% confidence) and with an average time improvement factor of 2.1, which represents a 52% time saving, for every test case. A computer code is being developed by the Univ… more
Date: December 23, 1977
Creator: Ratay, R.P. (ed.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Great Western Malting Company geothermal project, Pocatello, Idaho. Final report

Description: The Great Western Malting Company recently constructed a barley malting facility in Pocatello, Idaho, designed to produce 6.0 million bushels per year of brewing malt. This facility uses natural gas to supply the energy for germination and kilning processes. The escalating cost of natural gas has prompted the company to look at alternate and more economical sources of energy. Trans Energy Systems has investigated the viabiity of using geothermal energy at the new barley processing plant. Prelim… more
Date: December 23, 1981
Creator: Christensen, N.T.; McGeen, M.A.; Corlett, D.F. & Urmston, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spectrum Policy: Provisions in the 2012 Spectrum Act

Description: This report discusses the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012. The act established a process for television broadcasters to release spectrum licensed to them for auction as commercial licenses. The act also included provisions to apply future spectrum license auction revenues toward deficit reduction; to establish a planning and governance structure to deploy public safety broadband networks, using some auction proceeds for that purpose; and to assign additional spectrum resour… more
Date: December 23, 2013
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Brief History of NIH Funding: Fact Sheet

Description: This report provides a brief history of National Institutes of Health (NIH) funding and figures on NIH appropriations for FY1994-FY2014.
Date: December 23, 2013
Creator: Johnson, Judith A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis

Description: This report reviews the issues surrounding the medical devices tax within the framework of basic principles surrounding the choice of commodities to tax under excise taxes. The next section describes the tax and its legislative origins. After that, the report analyzes the arguments for retaining and repealing the tax.
Date: December 23, 2013
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G. & Lowry, Sean
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Airspace System: Regional Airport Planning Could Help Address Congestion If Plans Were Integrated with FAA and Airport Decision Making

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) predicts that the national airspace system will become increasingly congested over time, imposing costs of delay on passengers and regions. While transforming the current air-traffic control system to the Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) may provide additional en route capacity, many airports will still face constraints at their runways and te… more
Date: December 23, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Homeless Women Veterans: Actions Needed to Ensure Safe and Appropriate Housing

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Limited VA data show the number of women veterans it has identified as homeless more than doubled, from 1,380 in fiscal year 2006 to 3,328 in fiscal year 2010. Although these data are not generalizable to the overall population of homeless women veterans, we identified some characteristics of these women. For example, almost two-thirds were between 40 and 59 years old and over one-third had disabilities… more
Date: December 23, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Computer Security: FAA Needs to Improve Controls Over Use of Foreign Nationals to Remediate and Review Software

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) security controls over information on the foreign nationals involved in remediating and reviewing software, focusing on: (1) the extent to which foreign nationals were involved in year 2000 code remediation and subsequent code review activities at FAA; and (2) FAA's policies covering this involvement."
Date: December 23, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Travel Cards: Control Weaknesses Leave Navy Vulnerable to Fraud and Abuse

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Poor oversight and management of DOD's travel card program has led to high delinquency rates, costing DOD millions in lost rebates and increased ATM fees. As a result, the Congress asked GAO to report on (1) the magnitude, impact, and cause of delinquencies, (2) the types of fraudulent and abusive uses of the travel card, and (3) the effectiveness of internal controls over DOD's travel card program. GAO previo… more
Date: December 23, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Climate Change: Selected Nations' Reports on Greenhouse Gas Emissions Varied in Their Adherence to Standards

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 1992, the United States and other parties, including both developed and developing nations, agreed to try to limit dangerous human interference with the climate by participating in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. The parties agreed, among other things, to report on their emissions of carbon dioxide and five other gases whose buildup in the atmosphere is believed to affect the clim… more
Date: December 23, 2003
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Collider detector beam line test table: a structural analysis

Description: The apparatus which sweeps calorimeter and endwall modules through the beam during testing is called a beam line test table. Because of rather stringent requirements for the physical positioning of the modules an analysis is done here to determine the modifications to the current test table design which will minimize deflections of the table under load.
Date: December 23, 1983
Creator: Leininger, M.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of advanced NO sub x control concepts for coal-fired utility boilers

Description: Hybrid technologies for reduction of NO{sub x} emissions from coal fired utility boilers may offer greater levels of NO{sub x} control than the sum of the individual technologies, leading to more cost effective emissions control strategies. Energy and Environmental Research Corporation had developed a hybrid NO{sub x} control strategy involving two proprietary concepts which has the potential to meet the US Department of Energy's goal at a significant reduction in cost compared to existing tech… more
Date: December 23, 1991
Creator: Newhall, J.; England, G. & Seeker, W. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A computer modeling study of isotopically selective, laser photodissociation of OCS in cryogenic solutions

Description: Computer model calculations are presented for enrichments of carbon, oxygen, and sulfur isotopes by two-step, IR/UV, laser photodissociation of OCS in rare gas liquid solutions. The model calculations are based on previously measured fundamental physical properties, including spectroscopic parameters of the IR absorption bands of OCS in cryogenic solution, UV photodissociation cross sections for specific vibrational levels of OCS, and rates for vibrational relaxation of OCS by cryogenic solvent… more
Date: December 23, 1991
Creator: Zittel, P.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct-Cooled Power Electronics Substrate

Description: The goal of the Direct-Cooled Power Electronics Substrate project is to reduce the size and weight of the heat sink for power electronics used in hybrid electric vehicles (HEVs) and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs). The concept proposed in this project was to develop an innovative power electronics mounting structure, model it, and perform both thermal and mechanical finite-element analysis (FEA). This concept involved integrating cooling channels within the direct-bonded copper (DBC) s… more
Date: December 23, 2008
Creator: Wiles, R.; Ayers, C. & Wereszczak, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FINAL REPORT: A Study of the Abundance and 13C/12C Ratio of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide to Advance the Scientific Understanding of Terrestrial Processes Regulating the GCC

Description: The main objective of this project was to continue research to develop carbon cycle relationships related to the land biosphere based on remote measurements of atmospheric CO2 concentration and its isotopic composition. The project continued time-series observations of atmospheric carbon dioxide and isotopic composition begun by Charles D. Keeling at remote sites, including Mauna Loa, the South Pole, and eight other sites. The program also included the development of methods for measuring radio… more
Date: December 23, 2008
Creator: Keeling, R. F. & Piper, S. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A General Methodology for Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration Activities and Carbon Credits

Description: A general methodology was developed for evaluation of carbon sequestration technologies. In this document, we provide a method that is quantitative, but is structured to give qualitative comparisons despite changes in detailed method parameters, i.e., it does not matter what ''grade'' a sequestration technology gets but a ''better'' technology should receive a better grade. To meet these objectives, we developed and elaborate on the following concepts: (1) All resources used in a sequestration … more
Date: December 23, 2002
Creator: Klasson, KT
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report on the Depth Requirements for a Massive Detector at Homestake

Description: This report provides the technical justification for locating a large detector underground in a US based Deep Underground Science and Engineering Laboratory. A large detector with a fiducial mass greater than 100 kTon will most likely be a multipurpose facility. The main physics justification for such a device is detection of accelerator generated neutrinos, nucleon decay, and natural sources of neutrinos such as solar, atmospheric and supernova neutrinos. The requirement on the depth of this d… more
Date: December 23, 2008
Creator: Kadel, Richard W.; Bernstein, Adam; Blucher, Edward; Cline, David B.; Diwan, Milind V.; Fleming, Bonnie et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans Benefits: Merchant Seamen

Description: This report will provide a brief overview of seamen of the U.S. merchant marine and World War II, post-war efforts for benefits for merchant seamen, the efforts by merchant seamen for recognition and legislation introduced int he 110th Congress.
Date: December 23, 2008
Creator: Scott, Christine & Weimer, Douglas Reid
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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First article test report for FFTF heater supports

Description: Test articles of 1-in. and 28-in. diameter have been assembled, tested in accordance with HWS-2160 and the FAT Plan, Revision 1, and disassembled and evaluated in the presence of a Bechtel representative. Observations and conclusions are presented.
Date: December 23, 1974
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Burro-series gas-concentration contours

Description: Gas concentration contours generated from the data taken during the Burro series experiments 8 and 9 are presented. The contours are presented as a function of time in both a horizontal and a vertical format for several areas within the array.
Date: December 23, 1981
Creator: Koopman, R. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of advanced NO sub x control concepts for coal-fired utility boilers

Description: Energy and Environmental Research Corporation (EER) is currently conducting a test program to develop an advanced NO{sub x} control method utilizing reburning, promoted selective noncatalytic agent injection. The study will consist of fundamental and process testing over a large enough range of operating parameters to significantly reduce the risk of a full scale demonstration project. The test plan for the fundamental testing phase of the program is presented here.
Date: December 23, 1991
Creator: Newhall, J.; England, G. & Seeker, W. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility analysis of geothermal district heating for Lakeview, Oregon

Description: An analysis of the geothermal resource at Lakeview, Oregon, indicates that a substantial resource exists in the area capable of supporting extensive residential, commercial and industrial heat loads. Good resource productivity is expected with water temperatures of 200{degrees}F at depths of 600 to 3000 feet in the immediate vicinity of the town. Preliminary district heating system designs were developed for a Base Case serving 1170 homes, 119 commercial and municipal buildings, and a new alcoh… more
Date: December 23, 1980
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Remote Engineering progress report, January-December 1984

Description: This report summarizes progress on work performed in the Remote Engineering group at Rocky Flats from January to December 1984. Remote Engineering's goals in all 1984 projects were to help increase production capacity, reduce radiation exposure, improve operation safety, improve product quality, or alleviate material-accounting errors. To convert manual operations to automated operations, Remote Engineering provided design, fabrication, and assembly of new equipment for varied plant operations.… more
Date: December 23, 1985
Creator: Phillips, D.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-Yield Lithium-Injection Fusion-Energy (HYLIFE) reactor

Description: The High-Yield Lithium-Injection Fusion Energy (HYLIFE) concept to convent inertial confinement fusion energy into electric power has undergone intensive research and refinement at LLNL since 1978. This paper reports on the final HYLIFE design, focusing on five major areas: the HYLIFE reaction chamber (which includes neutronics, liquid-metal jet-array hydrocynamics, and structural design), supporting systems, primary steam system and balance of plant, safety and environmental protection, and co… more
Date: December 23, 1985
Creator: Blink, J. A.; Hogam, W. J.; Hovingh, J.; Meier, E. R. & Pitts, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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