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Restructured Electricity Markets: Three States' Experiences in Adding Generating Capacity

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia have restructured electricity markets by shifting from service provided through a regulated monopoly to service provided through open competition among the local utilities and their competitors. The restructuring was intended to boost competition and expand consumer choice, increase efficiency, and lower prices. Of the three states GAO studied, Texas had the grea… more
Date: May 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Weapons: Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons Needs Comprehensive Plan to Correct Budgeting Weaknesses

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons is responsible for implementing the Chemical Weapons Convention, which bans the use of chemical weapons and requires their elimination. The United States and other member states have raised concerns that a number of management weaknesses may prevent the organization from fulfilling its mandate. As requested, GAO assessed the accuracy of the organization'… more
Date: October 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Drinking Water: Key Aspects of EPA's Revolving Fund Program Needed to Be Strengthened

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that $150 billion will be needed during the next 20 years to repair, replace, and upgrade the nation's 55,000 community water systems. Congress established the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF) program in 1996 to help communities finance the infrastructure projects needed to comply with federal drinking water regulations. EPA has developed a survey … more
Date: January 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Inventory: Better Reporting on Spare Parts Spending Will Enhance Congressional Oversight

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "GAO was asked by the Department of Defense (DOD) to identify ways to improve DOD's availability of high-quality spare parts for aircraft, ships, vehicles, and weapons systems. DOD's recent reports do not provide an accurate and complete picture of spare parts funding as required by financial management regulation. As a result, the reports do not provide Congress with reasonable assurance about the amount of fu… more
Date: October 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Catastrophe Insurance Risks: The Role of Risk-Linked Securities and Factors Affecting Their Use

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Because of population growth, resulting real estate development, and using real estate values in hazard-prone areas, the nation is increasingly exposed to much higher property-casualty losses--both insured and uninsured--from natural catastrophes than in the past. In the 1990s, a series of natural disasters, (1) raised questions about the adequacy of the insurance industry's financial capacity to cover large c… more
Date: September 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HUD Human Capital Management: Comprehensive Strategic Workforce Planning Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Looming retirements during the next 5 years at the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) have brought the need for workforce planning to the forefront. HUD has done some workforce planning and has determined how many staff it needs to meet its current workload, but it does not have a comprehensive strategic workforce plan to guide its recruiting, hiring, and other key human capital efforts. Workfor… more
Date: July 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Guard: Effective Management Processes Needed for Wide-Area Network

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Fiscal Year 2002 Defense Authorization Act required GAO to review GuardNet, the National Guard's wide-area network, which is used to support various Defense applications and was used to support homeland security activities after the terrorist attacks of September 11th. GAO was asked to determine the current and potential requirements for GuardNet and the effectiveness of the processes for managing the netw… more
Date: September 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foreign Assistance: Disaster Recovery Program Addressed Intended Purposes, but USAID Needs Greater Flexibility to Improve Its Response Capability

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In the fall of 1998, when hurricanes Mitch and Georges struck Central America and the Caribbean, the United States and other donors responded by providing emergency relief, such as food, water, medical supplies, and temporary shelter. Also, In May 1999, Congress passed emergency supplemental legislation that provided $621 million for a disaster recovery and reconstruction fund for the affected countries, as we… more
Date: July 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax Administration: IRS's Innocent Spouse Program Performance Improved; Balanced Performance Measures Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "By law, married persons who file joint tax returns are each fully responsible for the accuracy of the tax return and for the full tax liability. This is true even though only one taxpayer may have earned the wages or income shown on the tax return. Under the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Innocent Spousal Program, IRS can relieve taxpayers of tax debts on the basis of equity considerations, such as not knowi… more
Date: April 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Highway Research: Systematic Selection and Evaluation Processes Needed for Research Program

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has received hundreds of millions of dollars for its surface transportation research and technology program during the past decade. For example, in 1998 the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century, included over $447 million for fiscal year 2002 for FHWA's transportation research and technology efforts for six-year period of 1998 through 2003. FHWA's research a… more
Date: May 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coast Guard: Vessel Identification System Development Needs to Be Reassessed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The September 11th attacks emphasized the need for sound government information management of potential risks to U.S. assets and citizens. One possible source of that risk is through the vessels that navigate our ports and waterways. Whereas most large commercial vessels and many large recreational vessels obtain federal documentation, most smaller vessels are registered only in the state where they are primar… more
Date: May 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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International Trade: Advisory Committee System Should Be Updated to Better Serve U.S. Policy Needs

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "In 1974, Congress mandated creation of a private sector advisory system to ensure that representatives from private business and other groups with a stake in trade policy could provide input as negotiations unfolded. The hope was that such involvement would result in trade agreements that Congress could approve with confidence. The law established a three-tier structure of committees to advise the President on… more
Date: September 24, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security: Raising the Retirement Age Background and Issues

Description: The Social Security "full retirement age" will gradually rise from 65 to 67 beginning with people who attain age 62 in 2000 (i.e., those born in 1938). Early retirement benefits will still be available beginning at age 62, but at lower levels. To help solve Social Security's long-range financing problems, it has been proposed that these ages be raised further.
Date: June 24, 2002
Creator: Kollmann, Geoffrey
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION STUDY FOR TANK 241-AY-102 SLUDGE

Description: The report describes the analyses performed on core samples from the sludge region of the waste in Tank 241-AY-102 to determine the electrochemical corrosion potential.
Date: September 24, 2002
Creator: JB, DUNCAN
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of a Versatile Laser Ultrasonic System and Application to On-Line Measurement for Process Control of Wall Thickness and Eccentrictiy of Steel Seamless Mechanical Tubing

Description: Researchers at the Timken Company conceived a project to develop an on-line instrument for wall thickness measurement of steel seamless mechanical tubing based on laser ultrasonic technology. The instrument, which has been installed and tested at a piercing mill, provides data on tube eccentricity and concentricity. Such measurements permit fine-tuning of manufacturing processes to eliminate excess material in the tube wall and therefore provide a more precisely dimensioned product for their cu… more
Date: April 24, 2002
Creator: Kisner, R. A.; Kercel, S. W.; Damiano, B.; Bingham, P. R.; Gee, T. F.; Tucker, R. W. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Materials Properties Database for Selection of High-Temperature Alloys and Concepts of Alloy Design for SOFC Applications

Description: To serve as an interconnect / gas separator in an SOFC stack, an alloy should demonstrate the ability to provide (i) bulk and surface stability against oxidation and corrosion during prolonged exposure to the fuel cell environment, (ii) thermal expansion compatibility with the other stack components, (iii) chemical compatibility with adjacent stack components, (iv) high electrical conductivity of the surface reaction products, (v) mechanical reliability and durability at cell exposure condition… more
Date: November 24, 2002
Creator: Yang, Z Gary; Paxton, Dean M.; Weil, K. Scott; Stevenson, Jeffry W. & Singh, Prabhakar
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Child Welfare: Reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program in the 107th Congress

Description: This report discusses the reauthorization of the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Amendments of 2001. The new law maintains the FY2001 mandatory funding level, authorizes additional discretionary funding, and grants new program authority to provide mentoring services for children of prisoners. In addition, the enacted legislation allows states to use Promoting Safe and Stable Families funds for infant "safe haven" programs, provides for reallocation of unused program funds, clarifies language… more
Date: January 24, 2002
Creator: Stoltzfus, Emilie & Spar, Karen
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Understanding the response of commercial and institutional organizations to the California energy crisis. A report to the California Energy Commission - Sylvia Bender, Project Manager

Description: Beginning in the summer of 2000, California experienced serious energy supply problems, sharp increases in wholesale (and retail) electricity and natural gas prices, and isolated blackouts. In response to the rapidly worsening electricity situation in California in late 2000, the state set, as an initial goal, the reduction of the state's peak demand for the summer of 2001 by 5,000 megawatts. To meet this goal, the governor and legislature took a variety of steps to enhance supply, encourage ra… more
Date: July 24, 2002
Creator: Lutzenhiser, Loren; Janda, Kathryn; Kunkle, Rick & Payne, Christopher
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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RELAP5/MOD3.2 analysis of INSC standard problem INSCSP - R7 : void fraction distribution over RBMK fuel channel height for experiments performed in the ENTEK BM test facility.

Description: The RELAP5/MOD3.2 computer program has been used to analyze a series of tests investigating void fraction distribution over height in RBMK fuel channels performed in Facility BM at the ENTEK. This is RBMK Standard Problem 7 in Joint Project 6, which is the investigation of Computer Code Validation for Transient Analysis of RBMK and VVER Reactors, between the United States and Russian Minatom International Nuclear Safety Centers. The experiment facility and data, RELAP5 nodalization, and results… more
Date: May 24, 2002
Creator: Garner, P. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Sink Temperature on a Capillary Pumped Loop Employing a Flat Evaporator and Shell and Tube Condenser

Description: An experimental facility for conducting research on capillary pumped loop (CPL) systems was developed. In order to simulate shipboard cooling water encountered at various locations of the ocean, the heat sink temperature of the facility could be varied. A flat plate, CPL evaporator was designed and tested under various heat sink temperatures. The sink temperature ranged from 274.3 to 305.2 K and the heat input varied from 250 to 800 W which corresponds to heat fluxes up to 1.8 W/cm{sup 2}. The … more
Date: June 24, 2002
Creator: Cerza, M.; Herron, R.C. & Harper, J.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Using Recent Advances in 2D Seismic Technology and Surface Geochemistry to Economically Redevelop a Shallow Shelf Carbonate Reservoir: Vernon Field, Isabella County, Class Revisit

Description: Continued the fault study to find more faults and develop new techniques to visualize them. Data from the Dundee Formation was used to document 11 major faults in the Michigan Basin which have now been verified using data from other horizons. These faults control the locations of many of the large anticlinal structures in the Michigan Basin and likely controlled fluid movements as well.
Date: September 24, 2002
Creator: Wood, James R.; Bornhorst, T.J.; Harrison, William B. & Quinlan, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NOx Control Options and Integration for US Coal Fired Boilers Quarterly Progress Report: July-September 2002

Description: This is the ninth Quarterly Technical Report for DOE Cooperative Agreement No: DE-FC26-00NT40753. The goal of the project is to develop cost effective analysis tools and techniques for demonstrating and evaluating low NOx control strategies and their possible impact on boiler performance for firing US coals. The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is providing cofunding for this program. This program contains multiple tasks and good progress is being made on all fronts. Various subsystems … more
Date: October 24, 2002
Creator: Bockelie, Mike; Cremer, Marc; Davis, Kevin; Senior, Connie; Hurt, Bob; Eddings, Eric et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Local Atomic Structure of Semiconductor Alloys Using Pair Distribution Function Analysis

Description: We have been taking advantage of recent experimental developments, which involve utilizing diffraction data from x-rays or neutrons out to very large wave-vectors, to obtain a detailed structural characterization of semiconductor alloys. This approach allows an accurate Pair Distribution Function (PDF) to be obtained to 20A and beyond and reveals the local structure of the alloy directly. These data can be modeled explicitly to learn about local correlations and short-range order in materials. … more
Date: June 24, 2002
Creator: Billinge, S.J.L. & Thorpe, M.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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