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Magnetic field, closed orbit, and energy measurement in the Bevatron

Description: This report provides the information necessary for a better evaluation of particle energy in the Bevatron. Previously, the nominal magnetic field value and radius were used to calculate the value for the kinetic energy of the particle. This value was good to a few percent. Today, more and more experimenters would like to know the energy to a more precise value. To this end, corrections to the measured magnetic field values and the radial closed orbit are provided.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Crebbin, K. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Efficiencies of gas neutralizers for multi-MeV beams of light negative ions

Description: Measurements are reported of the neutral and charged particle fractions produced by running beams of Li/sup -/, C/sup -/, O/sup -/, and Si/sup -/ at energies up to 7 MeV through gas cells of N/sub 2/, Ar, or CO/sub 2/. We discuss the implications of these measurements for the design of neutralizers to produce high energy light atom beams for heating or current drive in tokamaks.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Grisham, L. R.; Post, D. E.; Johnson, B. M.; Jones, K. W.; Barette, J.; Kruse, T. H. et al.
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Islets of stability beyond period doubling

Description: Period doubling of a periodic orbit of an area preserving map appears to lead to the elimination of all closed invariant curves in the vicinity. We show, however, that there are always islets of stabilhty again beyond the accumulation point of the period doubling sequence.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Mackay, R.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Eastern Gas Shales Program. Completion and stimulation of five New York State Energy Research and Development Authority Wells Allegany and Cattaraugus Counties, New York

Description: In order to evaluate the potential of the Devonian Shales as a source of natural gas, DOE/METC in Morgantown, West Virginia, has undertaken the Eastern Gas Shale Program (EGSP); not only to characterize and identify the resource, but also to enhance and improve the productivity of wells completed in the shale. One of the methods used to achieve improved productivity is hydraulic fracturing and, more specifically, foam fracturing. The efforts by DOE/METC included completion and stimulation of fi… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Rdissi, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary plan for the development of geothermal energy in the town of Gabbs, Nevada

Description: Characteristics of the site significant to the prospect for geothermal development are described, including: physiography, demography, economy, and the goals and objectives of the citizens as they relate to geothermal development. The geothermal resource evaluation is described, including the depth to reservoir, production rates of existing water wells, water quality, and the resource temperature. Uses of the energy that seem appropriate to the situation both now and in the foreseeable future a… more
Date: November 9, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary plan for the development of geothermal energy in the town of Hawthorne, Nevada

Description: Site characteristics pertinent to the geothermal development are described, including: physiography, demography, economy, and goals and objectives of the citizens as they relate to geothermal development. The geothermal reservoir is characterized on the basis of available information. The probable drilling depth to the reservoir, anticipated water production rates, water quality, and resource temperature are indicated. Uses of the energy that seem appropriate to the situation both now and in th… more
Date: November 4, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of stainless steel clad fuel rod failures and fuel performance in the Connecticut Yankee Reactor. Final report

Description: Significant levels of fuel rod failures were observed in the batch 8 fuel assemblies of the Connecticut Yankee reactor. Failure of 304 stainless steel cladding in a PWR environment was not expected. Therefore a detailed poolside and hot cell examination program was conducted to determine the cause of failure and identify differences between batch 8 fuel and previous batches which had operated without failures. Hot cell work conducted consisted of detailed nondestructive and destructive examinat… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Pasupathi, V. & Klingensmith, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Salinity variations and chemical compositions of waters in the Frio Formation, Texas Gulf Coast. Annual report

Description: Waters produced from sandstone reservoirs of the deep Frio Formation exhibit spatial variations in chemical composition that roughly coincide with the major tectonic elements (Houston and Rio Grande Embayments, San Marcos Arch) and corresponding depositional systems (Houston and Norias deltas, Greta-Carancahua barrier/strandplain system) that were respectively active along the upper, lower, and middle Texas Coast during Frio deposition. Within an area, salinities are usually depth dependent, an… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Morton, R. A.; Garrett Jr., C. M.; Posey, J. S.; Han, J. H. & Jirik, L. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Shawnee test program: TVA Shawnee Test Facility. Technical progress report, April 6-May 6, 1981

Description: The test obtective for April was to evaluate sodium thiosulfate in limestone scrubber slurry as inhibitor of sulfite oxidation. The resulting effect on saturation levels of calcium sulfate (CaSO/sub 4/.2 H/sub 2/O; gypsum) and scaling in the system was of prime importance. As an antioxidant, S/sub 2/O/sub 3//sup =/ functions as a scale inhibitor by reducing SO/sub 4//sup =/, a known scale former. To meet the test objective, the scrubber was operated in a scaling mode as a base case; finally, th… more
Date: November 5, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Light-water-reactor safety research program. Quarterly progress report, January-March 1981

Description: A mechanistic model for the prediction of microcracking (grain-boundary separation) during transient conditions has been generated within the context of the FASTGRASS computer code. A model based on the work of DiMelfi and Deitrich describing ductile/brittle behavior has been replaced by one based on the work of Beere and Speight, Chuang and Rice, and Chen and Argon. The theory underlying this new model is described and its proposed implementation in the prediction of DEH test results is outlin… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation and verification of epitaxial process sequence for silicon solar-cell production. Final program summary report

Description: Progress, present status, and data are presented for work in the areas of silicon substrate materials epitaxial substrates and epitaxial growth and of solar cells production process sequence determination especially, and also in the areas of process specification, minimodule design, process and design verification, and cost evaluation and projections. (LEW)
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Redfield, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Systems studies on the extraction of uranium from seawater

Description: This report summarizes the work done at MIT during FY 1981 on the overall system design of a uranium-from-seawater facility. It consists of a sequence of seven major chapters, each of which was originally prepared as a stand-alone internal progress report. These chapters trace the historical progression of the MIT effort, from an early concern with scoping calculations to define the practical boundaries of a design envelope, as constrained by elementary economic and energy balance consideration… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Driscoll, M.J. & Best, F.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study of the macrozooplankton within the samples taken at the Mobile site from November 1977 through November 1978. A data report of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory

Description: This report brings together the results of a re-examination of zooplankton samples from the Mobile OTEC site (29/sup 0/N-88/sup 0/W) in the northern Gulf of Mexico for macrozooplankton larger than 15 mm.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Steen, J. & Gunter, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculated concentrations of any radionuclide deposited on the ground by release from underground nuclear detonations, tests of nuclear rockets, and tests of nuclear ramjet engines

Description: This report presents calculated gamma radiation exposure rates and ground deposition of related radionuclides resulting from three types of event that deposited detectable radioactivity outside the Nevada Test Site complex, namely, underground nuclear detonations, tests of nuclear rocket engines and tests of nuclear ramjet engines.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Hicks, H.G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Increasing the Life of Cutting Fluids Used in the LLNL Machine Shop

Description: The objective of this study was to extend the working life of cutting fluids used in metal machining operations at LLNL. The characteristics of the fluids in nine different machines were studied. The pH, bacteria level, percent coolant concentrate, percent tramp oil, and total undissolved solids were monitored on a week-to-week basis for 6 weeks. During this time, the criteria and procedures used for changing the cutting fluids in the machines were also observed. Although the study is incomplet… more
Date: November 18, 1981
Creator: Cadena, C. A.; da Roza, R. A.; Johnson, J. S. & Szidon, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Properties of radioactive wastes and waste containers. Quarterly progress report, April-June 1981

Description: An empirical relationship has been developed to estimate the cumulative fractional releases of /sup 137/Cs from simulated waste forms as a function of leaching time and the geometric surface-to-volume ratios. Data from an ongoing leaching study were used. The simulated waste forms consisted of organic cation exchange resins solidified in Portland I cement at a waste-to-cement ratio of 0.6 and water-to-cement ratio of 0.4. The nominal specimen dimensions were: 1-inch diameter x 1-inch high, 2-in… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Morcos, N. & Weiss, A.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Los Alamos benchmarks: calculations based on ENDF/B-V data

Description: The new and revised benchmark specifications for nine Los Alamos National Laboratory critical assemblies are used to compute the entire set of parameters that were measured in the experiments. A comparison between the computed and experimental values provides a measure of the adequacy of the specifications, cross sections, and physics codes used in the calculations.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Kidman, R. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Decommissioning of a tritium-contaminated laboratory

Description: A tritium laboratory facility at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, was decommissioned in 1979. The project involved dismantling the laboratory equipment and disposing of the equipment and debris at an on-site waste disposal/storage area. The laboratory was constructed in 1953 and was in service for tritium research and fabrication of lithium tritide components until 1974. The major features of the laboratory included some 25 meters of gloveboxes and hoods, associated v… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Harper, J. R. & Garde, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electron energy and charge albedos - calorimetric measurement vs Monte Carlo theory

Description: A new calorimetric method has been employed to obtain saturated electron energy albedos for Be, C, Al, Ti, Mo, Ta, U, and UO/sub 2/ over the range of incident energies from 0.1 to 1.0 MeV. The technique was so designed to permit the simultaneous measurement of saturated charge albedos. In the cases of C, Al, Ta, and U the measurements were extended down to about 0.025 MeV. The angle of incidence was varied from 0/sup 0/ (normal) to 75/sup 0/ in steps of 15/sup 0/, with selected measurements at … more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Lockwood, G. J.; Ruggles, L. E.; Miller, G. H. & Halbleib, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Operating procedure for combined Auger - and ellipsometer uhv-system

Description: Operating instructions are given for conducting ion etching and Auger analysis of surface layers with laboratory-built equipment which provides for the simultaneous use of ellipsometry.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Schwager, F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flow-induced vibration for light water reactors. Final progress report, July 1981-September 1981

Description: Flow-Induced Vibration for Light Water Reactors (FIV for LWRs) is a program designed to improve the FIV performance of light water reactors through the development of design criteria, analytical models for predicting behavior of components, and general scaling laws to improve the accuracy of reduced-scale tests, and through the identification of high FIV risk areas. The program is managed by the General Electric Nuclear Power Systems Engineering Department and has three major contributors: Gene… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Torres, M.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New features and revised input instructions for CHART D

Description: Recent improvements in the one-dimensional, Lagrangian, radiation-hydrodynamics code, CHART D, are described. They include transmitting boundaries, a generalized failure surface and improved editing capabilities.
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: McGlaun, J.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Overview of the siting characteristic of the HTGR steam cycle/cogeneration

Description: This report presents an overview of the siting characteristics of the HTGR-SC/C design and compares them to current NRC limiting criteria for radiological impact considerations. A systems advantage comparison is also made to an equivalent size PWR. Data is presented in summary tabular format that is derived from existing plant designs and published safety and environmental analysis for both the HTGR and the PWR.
Date: November 1, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Survey of spectral response measurements for photovoltaic devices

Description: A survey of the photovoltaic community was conducted to ascertain the present state-of-the-art for PV spectral response measurements. Specific topics explored included measurement system designs, good and bad features of the systems, and problems encountered in the evaluation of specific cell structures and materials. The survey showed that most spectral response data are used in diagnostic analysis for the optimization of developmental solar cells. Measurement systems commonly utilize a choppe… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Hartman, J.S. & Lind, M.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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