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Advanced nuclear reactor public opinion project

Description: This Interim Report summarizes the findings of our first twenty in-depth interviews in the Advanced Nuclear Reactor Public Opinion Project. We interviewed 6 industry trade association officials, 3 industry attorneys, 6 environmentalists/nuclear critics, 3 state officials, and 3 independent analysts. In addition, we have had numerous shorter discussions with various individuals concerned about nuclear power. The report is organized into the four categories proposed at our April, 1991, Advisory G… more
Date: July 25, 1991
Creator: Benson, B.
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Luminosity evolution at the SSC

Description: A realistic'' model for the time evolution of the SSC luminosity is given. The SDC instrumentation and physics strategy should be informed by this profile. 1 ref.
Date: September 25, 1991
Creator: Kirk, T.B.W.
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Survey of decontamination and decommissioning techniques

Description: Reports and articles on decommissioning have been reviewed to determine the current technology status and also attempt to identify potential decommissioning problem areas. It is concluded that technological road blocks, which limited decommissioning facilities in the past have been removed. In general, techniques developed by maintenance in maintaining the facility have been used to decommission facilities. Some of the more promising development underway which will further simplify decommission… more
Date: May 25, 1977
Creator: Kusler, L.E.
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Hybrid simulations of quasineutral phenomena in magnetized plasma

Description: A new class of numerical algorithms for computer simulation of low frequency electromagnetic and electrostatic phenomena in magnetized plasma is presented. Maxwell's equations are solved in the limits of quasineutrality and negligible transverse displacement current (Darwin's model). Electrons are modeled as a fluid with polarization effects ignored. Ions are described as particles. A novel feature of these algorithms is the use of the electron fluid equation of motion to determine the electric… more
Date: August 25, 1977
Creator: Byers, J.A.; Cohen, B.I.; Condit, W.C. & Hanson, J.D.
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Pilot plant processing of sodium bifluoride to sodium fluoride pellets

Description: Sodium fluoride (NaF) traps in the PGDP purge cascade presently use NaF pellets to remove residual UF{sub 6} from the gas stream. These pellets are procured from ORGDP which converts sodium bifluoride pellets to NaF by thermal decomposition. Discussions of the possibility of no longer producing pellets at ORGDP, due to oven corrosion problems, led to a pilot plant test at PGDP. This test was designed to examine the feasibility of producing the NaF pellets at PGDP in the event that an alternativ… more
Date: January 25, 1985
Creator: Leone, S. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Capacity-expansion planning under uncertainty in the electric-utility industry

Description: This document basically represents a comparison between theory and practice of capacity-expansion planning in the electric-utility industry. The purpose of the comparison is to provide avenues for further exploration in utility decision making. The focus of the Phase II study is upon the role of uncertainty in the decision-making process. The Phase I effort was directed at modeling the Averch-Johnson theory of the regulated utility. Part I of this report reviews the Anderson study (D. Anderson,… more
Date: July 25, 1980
Creator: Soyster, A.L.
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10-MWe pilot-plant-receiver panel test requirements document solar thermal test facility

Description: Testing plans for a full-scale test receiver panel and supporting hardware which essentially duplicate both physically and functionally, the design planned for the Barstow Solar Pilot Plant are presented. Testing is to include operation during normal start and shutdown, intermittent cloud conditions, and emergencies to determine the panel's transient and steady state operating characteristics and performance under conditions equal to or exceeding those expected in the pilot plant. The effects o… more
Date: August 25, 1978
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Informal Technical Progress Report and Budget for Incremental Funding

Description: The principal activities during the last year were related to LAMPF experiments, a newly initiated radiochemical search for Glashow particles, and the writing up of experimental work completed at FERMILAB studying the interaction of 400-MeV protons and 150-MeV pions with complex nuclei. Collaboration is proceeding with Los Alamos on heavy methanes as atmospheric tracers and in proposing a geological search for enhanced solar neutrinos in past geological times.
Date: March 25, 1982
Creator: Turkevich, A.
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Stress analysis of ultrasonic density detector for LOFT core inlet steady-state and LOCE conditions. Supplement 1

Description: The UDD sensor bar with modified cross-section (0.0938-in. thick by 0.25-in. high overall) was analyzed to determine its resonant frequencies. Thermal and fluid-induced stresses due to steady-state and LOCE loads were also calculated. The sensor bar was shown not to be subject to vortex-shedding lock-in and was shown to meet applicable criteria of the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code. Seismic loads are insignificant compared to fluid loads.
Date: April 25, 1979
Creator: Mosby, W.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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GAMIDEN: a program to aid in the identification of unknown materials by gamma-ray spectroscopy

Description: The intent of the computer code GAMIDEN is to help identify isotopes by their gamma-ray emissions and thus to assist in the nondestructive assay of unknown materials. From both radioactive decays and neutron captures, GAMIDEN searches GAMTOT78, a file of gamma-ray spectra, for matches with observed photon energies. This report describes the search procedure, outlines the use of the code, and gives an example. The code is designed to operate on the CRAY 1 computer at Lawrence Livermore National … more
Date: June 25, 1982
Creator: Howerton, Robert J.
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Results of TMX operations: January-July 1980

Description: This interim report summarizes results from the Tandem Mirror Experiment (TMX) during the period January to July 1980 and describes the physics experiments, the machine operation, and the diagnostics that were added to TMX during this period. This operating period followed the initial proof-of-principle TMX experiments and predated the ongoing final experiments preceding TMX shutdown for modification to TMX Upgrade. The results described in this report include measurements of plasma parameters … more
Date: September 25, 1980
Creator: Correll, D.L. & Drake, R.P. (eds.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A PROGRAM OF BASIC RESEARCH ON MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF REACTOR MATERIALS. Quarterly Progress Report for the Period Ending June 30, 1962

Description: The effect of modifying the dislocation structure by room-temperature prestraining on the subsequent yielding behavior at 77 deg K is being studied. Results on tantalum single crystals indicated that a considerable decrease in the early yield stress for a given strain is effected by prestraining at room temperature. Twinning was observed in the tantalum at 77 deg K and normal rates of strain. It is shown that the potential barrler to dislocation motion in crystalline solids can be measured in r… more
Date: July 25, 1962
Creator: Trozera, T.A.; Flynn, P.W.; Chambers, R.H. & White, J.L.
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Measurements of surface ocean carbon dioxide partial pressure during WOCE

Description: Progress during the past year of research under Measurements of Surface Ocean Carbon Dioxide Partial Pressure During WOCE'' has been significant. As was described in our previous progress report, the startup phase of this research was severely frustrated by delays in the US WOCE Hydrographic Program (WHP), which in turn were caused by delays in the mid-life refit of the R/V Knorr. As a result the high latitude southeastern Pacific work (WHP lines P19S and P16S) originally scheduled for the 1990… more
Date: February 25, 1992
Creator: Weiss, R.F.
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Heavy metal contamination in TIMS Branch sediments

Description: The objective of this memorandum is to summarize results of previous sediment studies on Tims Branch and Steed's Pond conducted by Health Protection (HP) and by the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) in conjunction with Reactor Materials Engineering Technology (RMET). The results for other heavy metals, such as lead, nickel, copper, mercury, chromium, cadmium, zinc, and thorium are also summarized.
Date: June 25, 1990
Creator: Pickett, J.B.
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Status report: waste incineration and fixation for Waste Management, Production, and Reprocessing Division of the Department of Energy (July--December 1976)

Description: Fluidized bed incineration and waste fixation processes are being used to process the types of wastes expected from nuclear fuel reprocessing and production plants. Test incineration runs have been made on two types of wastes: high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and tributyl phosphate-solvent solutions. Laboratory-scale vitrification equipment was used to produce glass pellets from incinerator ash and blends of other expected waste streams. Computer modeling gave an expected product … more
Date: November 25, 1977
Creator: Ziegler, D. L.; White, J. W.; Johnson, A. J.; Fong, L. Q.; Teter, A. R. & Chung, S. F.
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Measurement and Modeling of Advanced Coal Conversion Processes

Description: The objectives of this study are to establish the mechanisms and rates of basic steps in coal conversion processes, to integrate and incorporate this information into comprehensive computer models for coal conversion processes, to evaluate these models and to apply them to gasification, mild gasification and combustion in heat engines. (VC)
Date: September 25, 1991
Creator: Solomon, P. R.; Serio, M. A.; Hamblen, D. G.; Smoot, L. D. & Brewster, B. S.
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Evaluation of cracking in feedwater piping adjacent to the steam generators in Nine Pressurized Water Reactor Plants

Description: Cracking in ASTM A106-B and A106-C feedwater piping was detected near the inlet to the steam generators in a number of pressurized water reactor plants. We received sections with cracks from nine of the plants with the objective of identifying the cracking mechanism and assessing various factors that might contribute to this cracking. Variations were observed in piping surface irregularities, corrosion-product, pit, and crack morphology, surface elmental and crystal structure analyses, and stee… more
Date: June 25, 1980
Creator: Goldberg, A.; Streit, R. D. & Scott, R. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quadric solids and computational geometry

Description: As part of the CAD-CAM development project, this report discusses the mathematics underlying the program QUADRIC, which does computations on objects modeled as Boolean combinations of quadric half-spaces. Topics considered include projective space, quadric surfaces, polars, affine transformations, the construction of solids, shaded image, the inertia tensor, moments, volume, surface integrals, Monte Carlo integration, and stratified sampling. 1 figure.
Date: July 25, 1980
Creator: Emery, J.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SPE water electrolysis technology development for large scale hydrogen production. Progress report No. 6, January 1, 1977--March 31, 1977

Description: The status of the following studies is reported: low cost current collector development, high temperature operation, catalytic electrode development, low cost polymer development, evaluation of the effect of hydrogen enrichment on older gas pipelines, cell and SPE optimization, cell assembly design, stack assembly design, manufacturing process development, and system analysis and definition.
Date: April 25, 1977
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Proposed geothermal sampler design

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Date: November 25, 1974
Creator: Calder, C.A.; Lord, S.C. & Davis, D.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Staff management of security personnel at Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. , Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant

Description: The Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant Security and Police Operations Department is responsible for protecting the US Department of Energy interests at the Portsmouth Plant from theft, sabotage, and other hostile acts that may adversely affect national security, the public health and safety, or property at the Department of Energy facility. This audit's purpose was to evaluate Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc.'s staff management at the Portsmouth Plant Security Department. The Portsmouth Pla… more
Date: September 25, 1991
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Flood Safety of the Mixed Spectrum Superheater

Description: Calculations are presented which show that the reactivity effect of flooding and unflooding the fast superheating section of the Mixed Spectrum Superheater can be made small by the addition of epithermal poisons to the superheater. The reactivity effects of flooding superheater sections ranging in size from 1.25 to 3.5 ft cubes and containing U/sup 23/5/sup >/oxide or Pu/sup 239/ oxide fuel and various amounts o f the epithermal poison europium were calculated. Reactivity changes during several… more
Date: May 25, 1961
Creator: Reynolds, A. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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