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Analysis of the Impact of Safeguards Criteria

Description: As part of the US Program of Technical Assistance to IAEA Safeguards, the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) was asked to assist in developing and demonstrating a model for assessing the impact of setting criteria for the application of IAEA safeguards. This report presents the results of PNL's work on the task. The report is in three parts. The first explains the technical approach and methodology. The second contains an example application of the methodology. The third presents the conclusion… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Mullen, M. F. & Reardon, P. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Activities of the Department of Energy in Education. Annual Status Report, FY 1978

Description: The Department of Energy's responsibilities in implementing President Carter's National Energy Plan include identifying the appropriate role of educational activities and institutions in that work. This study describes educational activities as they existed one year after the creation of the Department of Energy. Educational activities of educational institutions are included in the study, with the deliberate exception of the very substantial research activity conducted by universities. This re… more
Date: January 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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THOROBRED - An IBM-704 Code for Steady State Nuclear and Economic Calculations of Two=Region Homogeneous Reactors

Description: THOROBRED is an IBM-704 code for the calculation of nuclear and economic characteristics of two-region homogeneous reactors operating on a U-Th fuel cycle in the steady state. The major input variables are reactor dimensions, power level, thorium concentration, chemical and purification systems cycle times, corrosion rates, fraction of Pa loss, and nuclear and economic data. The output includes equilibrium isotope concentrations, neutron balance, and a breakdown of fuel cost. Running times are … more
Date: January 17, 1961
Creator: Jaye, S. & Fowler, T. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multiple Controllers for a Single Process

Description: A multiple controller system for a single process is formulated in block diagram form. It is shown that for the general case of n controllers and one type of cross coupling, the system equations can be reduced to the standard forms of servomechanism theory. The effects of failure in individual controllers are examined, and it is demonstrated that the system shows considerable promise for both reliability and maintenance without process interruption.
Date: January 25, 1961
Creator: Weaver, C. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Multi-temperature Cross Section Tape for the GNU Multigroup Calculation

Description: A cross section tape has been prepared containing data for elements of most interest for aqueous homogeneous reactor multigroup diffusion calculations involving combinations of 150, 200, 240, 260, and 280°C temperatures. This tape permits multigroup analysis of a reactor in which two or more regions are at different temperatures.
Date: January 25, 1961
Creator: Vondy, D. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Uranium-235 Abundance by Gamma Spectrometry

Description: Techniques are described for determining U-235 abundance by measurement of the intensity of 0.18 Mev gamma radiation. One method involves measurement of the ratio of the intensity of 0.18-Mev radiation to that of 0.1 Mev radiation. The preferred technique consists of chemical separation of uranium followed by direct counting of 0.18-Mev photons. Application has been made in analysis of uranium samples of abundances in the range of 0.05% to 93%. Accuracy appears to be better than 3% if the abund… more
Date: January 2, 1957
Creator: Reynolds, S. A. & Eldridge, J. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The SNAP II Power Conversion System. Topical Report No. 4. Turbine Design and Testing

Description: SNAP II is the designation for a 3 KW nuclear auxiliary power unit to be used in a satellite vehicle. The SNAP II system consists of a reactor heat source, a mercury Rankine engine and an alternator. A two stage, full admission, axial flow turbine was chose for the APU application. Design details and test results are presented in this report. This work was performed under a subcontract to to Atomics International as part of the Atomic Energy Commission Contract No. AT(11-1)-GEN-8.
Date: January 18, 1960
Creator: Poulos, Earnest N. & Forman, Edward R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Refinements of the Theory of the Infinitely-Long, Self-Acting, Gas-Lubricated Journal Bearing. Interim Report

Description: The lubrication equations for an arbitrary Newtonian fluid are derived directly from the general equations for conservation of mass, momentum, and energy. From the lubrication equations an inequality is obtained for the internal film temperature rise, after which the isothermal film equations are derived. Then, for perfectly-aligned self-acting journal bearings, a conservation equation is obtained. For gas bearings this condition gives: [formula] constant along the axis of the bearing. Applicat… more
Date: January 1960
Creator: Elrod, Harold G., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ORR Startup Accident and Cooling Flow Coastdown Analog Analysis

Description: Startup accident and pump run-down on the ORR have been simulated on the Reactor Controls Analog Facility. At full flow the 150% level scram (45 Mv) easily terminates the startup accident before the metal temperature gets above 180°F. For very low flows typical of criticality runs, temperature coefficients turn the excursion before it reaches 150% of full power, and temperatures climb to boiling, a potentially hazardous condition. (This same behavior can occur at full flow is the power is incr… more
Date: January 4, 1961
Creator: Stone, R. S. & Colomb, A. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of Runs 1, 2, and 3 in High-Temperature, High-Pressure Titanium Loop

Description: Simulated reactor fuel solutions were circulated at temperatures as high as 365°C in a small titanium pump loop. A hydroclone separator separated heavy phases formed at high temperatures. As the temperature of the solution was increased beyond the two-liquid-phase temperature (327°C), the salt concentration of the light phase decreased and the acid concentration increased. The mole ratios of uranium to sulfate, uranium to copper, and uranium to nickel in the light phase decreased in the same pr… more
Date: January 6, 1961
Creator: Griess, J. C.; Baker, J. M. & Savage, H. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bremsstrahlung Absorption Measurements from Sr^90 TiO3

Description: The absorption in lead of Bremsstrahlung X radiation from a Sr^90 TiO3 pellet in the proximity of Hastelloy "C" was measured. The tenth value layer of the more energetic components of the X-ray continuum was determined to be 1.60 inches.
Date: January 13, 1961
Creator: Butler, T. A. & Pierce, E. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of the S. S. N. M. Content of the Shipment to the Davison Chemical Company, Erwin, Tennessee, December 20, 1960

Description: A carrier containing 138.99 liters of solution, uranium concentration 202.04 g/liter with an isotopic concentration of 97.3% U-233, was prepared for shipment. The total uranium was 28,062 +/- 60 g (95% confidence level) and the U-233, 27,305 +/- 66 g (95% confidence level).
Date: January 11, 1961
Creator: Sadowski, G. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revised Version of HFIR Critical Experiment-2 (HFCE-2)

Description: A listing and description is given of the experiments associated with the HFIR Critical Experiment-2. The primary experiments concern the reactivity of the bare core, reactivity worth of "gray" control plates, core-power distribution, reactivity. The secondary experiments concern the reactivity of the fuel, and the reactivity worth of a "partial" gray plate.
Date: January 16, 1961
Creator: Kasten, P. R. & Cheverton, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Heat Transfer Characteristics of ORR Fuel Elements

Description: Analyses are generally made at the ORR with a view toward determining the surface temperatures of fuel plates.
Date: January 19, 1961
Creator: Wett, J. F., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sources and Availability of Helium

Description: A review of helium sources, availability, consumption, and future production capacity indicates that the helium consumed in the operation of 100 helium-cooled reactors for 300-Mwe power plants over a 20-year period will run no more than a few per cent of the helium consumed in the U. S. in the next 25 years and less than 1% of the helium that is to be stored during that period under the helium conservation act of 1960 (Public Law 86-777).
Date: January 19, 1961
Creator: Fraas, A. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Xenon and Samarium Poisoning

Description: The equilibrium and maximum override values for xenon and samarium poisoning have been computed using the recently issued effective cross sections of C. H. Westcott. Values are given as a function of specific power, neutron temperature, and epithermal flux content.
Date: January 23, 1961
Creator: Carlsmith, R. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pressure Vessel Exposure to Fast Neutrons

Description: In a gas-cooled reactor operating at very high power density the thickness of the reflector may be determine by the requirement that the steel pressure vessel be protected from an excessive dose of fast neutrons, rather than by the usual requirements of neutron economy and power distribution. It is important the the reflector not be made thicker than necessary, since an increase in pressure vessel diameter can result in a marked increase in cost, as well as a decrease in the permitted gas pres… more
Date: January 21, 1960
Creator: Carlsmith, R. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Strengthening and Democratizing the U.S. Artificial Intelligence Innovation Ecosystem: An Implementation Plan for a National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource

Description: This is the final report of the National AI Research Resource (NAIRR) task force, where they present a roadmap and implementation plan for a national cyberinfrastructure aimed at overcoming the access divide, reaping the benefits of greater brain power and more diverse perspectives and experiences applied to developing the future of AI technology and its role in society. The NAIRR also took the opportunity during their research to set the standards for responsible AI research practices and gove… more
Date: January 2023
Creator: Knowles, Tess Deblanc; Parashar, Manish; Parker, Lynne; Gianchandani, Erwin; Braga, Daniela; Dean, Mark E. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Charter of the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence

Description: This report details the creation of the Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence, chartered by action of the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC). The purpose of the Select Committee is to advise and assist the NSTC to improve the overall effectiveness and productivity of Federal research and development, demonstration, and education and workforce development efforts related to artificial intelligence.
Date: January 15, 2021
Creator: Select Committee on Artificial Intelligence
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Proposed Regulatory Framework for Modifications to Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning (AI/ML)-Based Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)-Discussion Paper and Request for Feedback

Description: This report discusses a proposed framework for modifications to AI/ML-based SaMD that is based on the internally harmonized International Medical Device Regulators Forum risk categorization principles, FDA's benfit-risk framework, risk management principles in the software modifications guidance, and the organization-based TPLC approach as envisioned in the Digital health Software Precertification Program. The authors ask for public feedback about the questions posed in the report.
Date: January 2021
Creator: United States. Food and Drug Administration.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iran: U.S. Concerns and Policy Responses

Description: This CRS Report for Congress contains descriptions of U.S. policy response, legislation, and sanctions pertaining to Iran. Updated January 30, 2008.
Date: January 30, 2008
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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