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Studies of Acute and Chronic Radiation Injury at the Biological and Medical Research Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 1970-1992 : the JANUS Program Survival and Pathology Data

Description: A research reactor for exclusive use in experimental radiobiology was designed and built at Argonne National Laboratory in the 1960`s. It was located in a special addition to Building 202, which housed the Division of Biological and Medical Research. Its location assured easy access for all users to the animal facilities, and it was also near the existing gamma-irradiation facilities. The water-cooled, heterogeneous 200-kW(th) reactor, named JANUS, became the focal point for a range of radiobio… more
Date: February 1995
Creator: Grahn, D.; Wright, B. J.; Carnes, B. A.; Williamson, F. S. & Fox, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Gun Control Laws: The Second Amendment and Other Constitutional Issues

Description: This report examines the historical, legal, and constitutional arguments for and against an individual right to bear firearms under the Second Amendment of the Constitution. Those who favor federal gun control laws tend to assert that the Second Amendment has been correctly interpreted by the courts to confer only a collective right, which may be exercised through state militias. Those who oppose gun control laws tend to assert that the Second Amendment should be interpreted to grant an individ… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Schrader, Dorothy
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Care Technology and Its Assessment in Eight Countries

Description: This paper discusses the experiences of Australia, Canada, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, and the United Kingdom—technology assessment with six technologies (or sets of technologies) including evaluation and management efforts and how the technologies diffused— are presented and compared.
Date: February 1995
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Research in elementary particle physics. Technical progress report, June 1, 1993--May 31, 1994

Description: The Brandeis experimental particle physics group has for many years pursued an understanding of physical interactions at the highest available energies. To this end they have been active in the development of the Collider Detector at Fermilab (CDF) and in the development of detectors that were planned for the SSC. They have also had an active program of analysis to understand the data and its implications from these detectors. Brandeis remains fully engaged in the understanding of physical inte… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Bensinger, J. R.; Blocker, C. A.; Kirsch, L. E. & Schnitzer, H. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Temperature dependence of ion-beam-induced amorphization in {beta}-SiC

Description: The ion-beam-induced crystalline-to-amorphous transition in monolithic {beta}-SIC has been studied as a function of irradiation temperature using the HVEM-Tandem Facility at Argonne National Laboratory. Specimens were irradiated with 1.5 MeV Xe{sup +} ions over the temperature range from 40 to 550 K, and the evolution of the amorphous state was followed in situ using the HVEM. At 40 K, the displacement dose for complete amorphization in {beta}-SIC is 0.34 dpa and increases with temperature in t… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Weber, W. J. & Wang, L. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of field operations Technical Area I well PGS-1. Site-Wide Hydrogeologic Characterization Project

Description: The Environmental Restoration (ER) Project at Sandia National Laboratories, New Mexico is managing the project to assess and, when necessary, to remediate sites contaminated by the lab operations. Within the ER project, the site-wide hydrogeologic characterization task is responsible for the area-wide hydrogeologic investigation. The purpose of this task is to reduce the uncertainty about the rate and direction of groundwater flow beneath the area and across its boundaries. This specific report… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Fritts, J. E. & McCord, J. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Severe accident natural circulation studies at the INEL

Description: Severe accident natural circulation flows have been investigated at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory to better understand these flows and their potential impacts on the progression of a pressurized water reactor severe accident. Parameters affecting natural circulation in the reactor vessel and hot legs were identified and ranked based on their perceived importance. Reviews of the scaling of the 1/7-scale experiments performed by Westinghouse were undertaken. RELAP5/MOD3 calculations o… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Bayless, P. D.; Brownson, D. A.; Dobbe, C. A.; Jones, K. R.; O`Brien, J. E.; Pafford, D. J. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reservoir characterization of Pennsylvanian sandstone reservoirs. Final report

Description: This final report summarizes the progress during the three years of a project on Reservoir Characterization of Pennsylvanian Sandstone Reservoirs. The report is divided into three sections: (i) reservoir description; (ii) scale-up procedures; (iii) outcrop investigation. The first section describes the methods by which a reservoir can be described in three dimensions. The next step in reservoir description is to scale up reservoir properties for flow simulation. The second section addresses the… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Kelkar, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Field lysimeter studies for performance evaluation of grouted Hanford defense wastes

Description: The Grout Waste Test Facility (GWTF) consisted of four large field lysimeters designed to test the leaching and migration rates of grout-solidified low-level radioactive wastes generated by Hanford Site operations. Each lysimeter was an 8-m-deep by 2-media closed-bottom caisson that was placed in the ground such that the uppermost rim remained just above grade. Two of these lysimeters were used; the other two remained empty. The two lysimeters that were used (A-1 and B-1) were backfilled with a… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Last, G. V.; Serne, R. J. & LeGore, V. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High pressure optical studies of semiconductors and heterostructures. Final report

Description: The authors have studied the effects of hydrostatic pressure on the confined transitions in quantum well heterostructures, using lattice matched GaAs/Al{sub x}GaAs{sub 1{minus}x}As, strained layer narrow band gap GaSb/AlSb and In{sub x}Ga{sub 1{minus}x}As/GaAs, and strained layer wide gap Zn{sub 1{minus}x}Cd{sub x}Se/ZnSe as examples. Precise values of the energies, pressure coefficients and band alignments are determined. In strained epilayers the interfacial strains, deformation potential con… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Chandrasekhar, H. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Analysis of Potassium Iodide (KI) Prophylaxis for the General Public in the Event of a Nuclear Accident

Description: A generic difficulty encountered in cost-benefit analyses is the quantification of major elements that define the costs and the benefits in commensurate units. In this study, the costs of making KI available for public use, and the avoidance of thyroidal health effects predicted to be realized from the availability of that KI (i.e., the benefits), are defined in the commensurate units of dollars.
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Behling, H.; Behling, K.; Amarasooriya, H. & Kotsch, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Polysaccharides and bacterial plugging. Final report, 1992--1993

Description: In situ core plugging experiments and transport experiments, using the model bacteria Leuconostoc m., have been conducted. Results demonstrated that cellular polysaccharide production increases cell distribution in porous media and caused an overall decrease in media permeability. Further, a parallel core plugging experiment was conducted and showed the feasibility of this system to divert injection fluid from high permeability zones into low permeability zones within porous media as is needed … more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Fogler, H. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Studies of acute and chronic radiation injury at the Biological and Medical Research Division, Argonne National Laboratory, 1970-1992: The JANUS Program Survival and Pathology Data

Description: A research reactor for exclusive use in experimental radiobiology was designed and built at Argonne National Laboratory in the 1960`s. It was located in a special addition to Building 202, which housed the Division of Biological and Medical Research. Its location assured easy access for all users to the animal facilities, and it was also near the existing gamma-irradiation facilities. The water-cooled, heterogeneous 200-kW(th) reactor, named JANUS, became the focal point for a range of radiobio… more
Date: February 1995
Creator: Grahn, D.; Wright, B. J.; Carnes, B. A.; Williamson, F. S. & Fox, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technical progress report to the Department of Energy on the Solid State Sciences Committee (SSSC)

Description: The Solid State Sciences Committee (SSSC) of the National Research Council (NRC) is charged with monitoring the health of the field of materials science in the United States. Accordingly, the Committee identifies and examines both broad and specific issues affecting the field. Regular meetings, teleconferences, briefings from agencies and the scientific community, the formation of study panels to prepare reports, and special forums are among the mechanisms used by the SSSC to meet its charge. T… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FY 1996 Congressional budget request: Budget highlights

Description: The FY 1996 budget presentation is organized by the Department`s major business lines. An accompanying chart displays the request for new budget authority. The report compares the budget request for FY 1996 with the appropriated FY 1995 funding levels displayed on a comparable basis. The FY 1996 budget represents the first year of a five year plan in which the Department will reduce its spending by $15.8 billion in budget authority and by $14.1 billion in outlays. FY 1996 is a transition year a… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spent nuclear fuel discharges from US reactors 1993

Description: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) administers the Nuclear Fuel Data Survey, Form RW-859. This form is used to collect data on fuel assemblies irradiated at commercial nuclear reactors operating in the United States, and the current inventories and storage capacities of those reactors. These data are important to the design and operation of the equipment and facilities that DOE will use for the future acceptance, transportation, and disposal of sp… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Magnetically controlled deposition of metals using gas plasma. Quarterly progress report, October 1994--December 1994

Description: The objective of the grant is to develop a method of spraying materials on a substrate in a controlled manner to eliminate the waste inherent in present plating processes. The process under consideration is magnetically controlled plasma spraying. The project continues to be on schedule. The field equations have been developed and were reported in the April-June 1994 Progress Report. The equations for the external magnetic field were reported in the July-September 1994 progress report. The fiel… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear magnetic resonance tomography with a toroid cavity detector

Description: A new type of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) tomography has been developed at Argonne National Laboratory. The method uses the strong radio frequency field gradient within a cylindrical toroid cavity to provide high-resolution NMR spectral information while simultaneously resolving distances on the micron scale. The toroid cavity imaging technique differs from conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in that NMR structural information is not lost during signal processing. The new techniq… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Woelk, K.; Rathke, J. W. & Klingler, R. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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AFC generator development

Description: By adapting the disk generator tested by Fowler, Hoeberling, and Marsh, the advanced flux compression (AFC) generator is able to produce a maximum dI/dt that is greater than 3 MA/{mu}s. This current rise characteristic results in an inductive voltage across a 0.5-nH load of {ge} 1.5 kV. This has been achieved with high gain, low loss, and a compact size. The AFC generator has been tested in four shots, and is performing beyond initial goals.
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Freeman, B. L.; Fowler, C. M.; Sheppard, M. G. & Sowder, K. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Computational and experimental studies of hydrodynamic instabilities and turbulent mixing (Review of NVIIEF efforts)

Description: This report describes an extensive program of investigations conducted at Arzamas-16 in Russia over the past several decades. The focus of the work is on material interface instability and the mixing of two materials. Part 1 of the report discusses analytical and computational studies of hydrodynamic instabilities and turbulent mixing. The EGAK codes are described and results are illustrated for several types of unstable flow. Semiempirical turbulence transport equations are derived for the mix… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Andronov, V. A.; Zhidov, I. G.; Meskov, E. E.; Nevmerzhitskii, N. V.; Nikiforov, V. V.; Razin, A. N. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-level waste melter alternatives assessment report

Description: This document describes the Tank Waste Remediation System (TWRS) High-Level Waste (HLW) Program`s (hereafter referred to as HLW Program) Melter Candidate Assessment Activity performed in fiscal year (FY) 1994. The mission of the TWRS Program is to store, treat, and immobilize highly radioactive Hanford Site waste (current and future tank waste and encapsulated strontium and cesium isotopic sources) in an environmentally sound, safe, and cost-effective manner. The goal of the HLW Program is to i… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Calmus, R. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characteristics of the Lab-D laser test setup

Description: The authors describe the characteristics of the pulsed laser test setup at Lab-D which was constructed to test silicon strip detectors. The specifications of the laser diode and the details of the electronics driving the diode are described in another Fermilab TM note. In this note, they present the system focusing the laser light on the detectors, the laser spot size after focusing and the studies they performed on a CDF SVX{prime} ladder to characterize the setup as a whole.
Date: February 1995
Creator: Cihangir, Selcuk & Hu, Ping
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tank 241-B-112 tank characterization plan

Description: The Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board (DNFSB) has advised the US Department of Energy (DOE) to concentrate the near-term sampling and analysis activities on identification and resolution of safety issues. The data quality objective (DQO) process was chosen as a tool to be used to identify sampling and analytical needs for the resolution of safety issues. As a result, a revision in the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (Tri-Party Agreement or TPA) milestone M-44-00 has been made… more
Date: February 6, 1995
Creator: Schreiber, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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State of work for services provided by the Waste Sampling and Characterization Facility for effluent monitoring

Description: This document defines the services the Waste Sampling and Characterization Facility (WSCF) shall provide Effluent Monitoring (EM) throughout the calendar year for analysis. The internal memo contained in Appendix A identifies the samples Em plans to submit for analysis in CY-1995. Analysis of effluent (liquid and air discharges) and environmental (air, liquid, animal, and vegetative) samples is required using standard laboratory procedures, in accordance with regulatory and control requirements… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Gleckler, B. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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