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Management of radioactive waste gases from the nuclear fuel cycle. Volume I. Comparison of alternatives

Description: Alternatives were compared for collection and fixation of radioactive waste gases released during normal operation of the nuclear fuel cycle, and for transportation and storage/disposal of the resulting waste forms. The study used a numerical rating scheme to evaluate and compare the alternatives for krypton-85, iodine-129, and carbon-14; whereas a subjective evaluation, based on published reports and engineering judgement, was made for transportation and storage/disposal options. Based on thes… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Evans, A. G.; Prout, W. E.; Buckner, J. T. & Buckner, M. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hydrology and geochemistry of thermal ground water in southwestern Idaho and north-central Nevada

Description: The study area occupies about 14,500 square miles in southwestern Idaho and north-central Nevada. Thermal ground water occurs under artesian conditions, in discontinuous or compartmented zones, in igneous or sedimentary rocks of Tertiary age. Ground-water movement is generally northward. Temperatures of the ground water range from about 30/sup 0/ to more than 80/sup 0/C. Chemical analyses of water from 12 wells and 9 springs indicate that nonthermal waters are a calcium bicarbonate type; therma… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Young, H. W. & Lewis, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Photoelectron photoion molecular beam spectroscopy

Description: The use of supersonic molecular beams in photoionization mass spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy to assist in the understanding of photoexcitation in the vacuum ultraviolet is described. Rotational relaxation and condensation due to supersonic expansion were shown to offer new possibilities for molecular photoionization studies. Molecular beam photoionization mass spectroscopy has been extended above 21 eV photon energy by the use of Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Laboratory (SSRL) fac… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Trevor, D.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Safeguards Material Control and Accounting Program. Quarterly report, April-June 1980

Description: This report summarizes the April-June 1980 activities of the Safeguards Material and Accounting Program sponsored by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Progress is described on the application and further development of computer-based methodologies for assessing the vulnerabilities of MC and A systems in nuclear fuel-cycle facilities. The application effort involved an assessment of a scrap processing facility with the Structured Assessment… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Poggio, A. J. & Dunn, D. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Self-mixing phenomenology in hypothetical core-disruptive accidents

Description: Physical processes are investigated that lead to the thermal equilibration of a disrupted liquid metal fast breeder reactor (LMFBR) core following a hypothetical core-disruptive accident (HCDA). Their impact is assessed, particularly as relating to the SIMMER code. The turbulent structure in the core region is characterized and bounding estimates are derived of thermal equilibration (''self-mixing'') times. The implication of these results for LMFBR safety research is discussed briefly.
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Chapyak, E.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quality-assurance study of the special - purpose finite-element program - SPECTROM: I. Thermal, thermoelastic, and viscoelastic problems. [Comparison with MARC-CDC]

Description: This comparison study involves a preliminary verification of finite element calculations. The methodology of the comparison study consists of solving four example problems with both the SPECTROM finite element program and the MARC-CDC general purpose finite element program. The results show close agreement for all example problems.
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Wagner, R. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Approaches to acceptable risk: a critical guide

Description: Acceptable-risk decisions are an essential step in the management of technological hazards. In many situations, they constitute the weak (or missing) link in the management process. The absence of an adequate decision-making methodology often produces indecision, inconsistency, and dissatisfaction. The result is neither good for hazard management nor good for society. This report offers a critical analysis of the viability of various approaches as guides to acceptable-risk decisions. This repor… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Fischhoff, B.; Lichtenstein, S.; Slovic, P.; Keeney, R. & Derby, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Washington State Briefing Book for low-level radioactive waste management

Description: The Washington State Briefing Book is one of a series of state briefing books on low-level radioactive waste management practices. It has been prepared to assist state and federal agency officials in planning for safe low-level radioactive waste disposal. The report contains a profile of low-level radioactive waste generators in Washington. The profile is the result of a survey of NRC licensees in Washington. The briefing book also contains a comprehensive assessment of low-level radioactive wa… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Industrial energy-efficiency-improvement program

Description: Progress made by industry toward attaining the voluntary 1980 energy efficiency improvement targets is reported. The mandatory reporting population has been expanded from ten original industries to include ten additional non-targeted industries and all corporations using over one trillion Btu's annually in any manufacturing industry. The ten most energy intensive industries have been involved in the reporting program since the signing of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act and as industrial … more
Date: December 1, 1980
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemistry of thermal waters and mineralogy of the new deposits at Mount St. Helens: a preliminary report

Description: After May 18, 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens, Washington, interactions between the hot deposits and shallow ground water produced ephemeral phreatic eruptions and thermal ponds and streams. In early June water and sediment samples were collected from about 20 sites in the devastated zone to study the initial alteration of the new deposits, and the effects of the eruption on water chemistry. The levels of certain trace elements in thermal waters, and whether these mineralized waters were reac… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Dethier, D.P.; Frank, D. & Peavear, D.R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Market analysis of shale oil co-products. Summary report

Description: This study examines the potential for separating, upgrading and marketing sodium mineral co-products together with shale oil production. The co-products investigated are soda ash and alumina which are derived from the minerals nahcolite and dawsonite. Five cases were selected to reflect the variance in mineral and shale oil content in the identified resource. In the five cases examined, oil content of the shale was varied from 20 to 30 gallons per ton. Two sizes of facilities were analyzed for … more
Date: December 1, 1980
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Ultrasonic and acoustic emission results from the Stripa heater experiments. Part I. Cross-hole investigation of a rock mass subjected to heating. Part II. Acoustic emission monitoring during cool-down of the Stripa heater experiment

Description: A cross-hole high-frequency acoustic investigation of a granitic rock mass subjected to sustained heating is reported. Compressional and shear-wave velocity measurements along four different paths between four vertical boreholes were made prior to turning on the heater, during 398 days of heating, and after the heater was turned off. These measurements correlated well with the presence of fracture zones, in which the fractures were closed by thermal expansion of the rock upon heating. When the … more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Paulsson, B.N.P.; King, M.S. & Rachiele, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stimulation rationale for shale gas wells: a state-of-the-art report

Description: Despite the large quantities of gas contained in the Devonian Shales, only a small percentage can be produced commercially by current production methods. This limited production derives both from the unique reservoir properties of the Devonian Shales and the lack of stimulation technologies specifically designed for a shale reservoir. Since October 1978 Science Applications, Inc. has been conducting a review and evaluation of various shale well stimulation techniques with the objective of defin… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Young, C.; Barbour, T. & Blanton, T. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Market analysis of shale oil co-products. Appendices

Description: Data are presented in these appendices on the marketing and economic potential for soda ash, aluminia, and nahcolite as by-products of shale oil production. Appendices 1 and 2 contain data on the estimated capital and operating cost of an oil shales/mineral co-products recovery facility. Appendix 3 contains the marketing research data.
Date: December 1, 1980
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Oregon State Briefing Book for low-level radioactive waste management

Description: The Oregon State Briefing Book is one of a series of state briefing books on low-level radioactive waste management practices. It has been prepared to assist state and federal agency officials in planning for safe low-level radioactive waste disposal. The report contains a profile of low-level radioactive waste generators in Oregon. The profile is a result of a survey of NRC licensees in Oregon. The briefing book also contains a comprehensive assessment of low-level radioactive waste management… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fast Critical Assembly Safeguards: NDA Methods for Highly Enriched Uranium. Summary Report, October 1978 - September 1979, Volume 3

Description: Nondestructive assay (NDA) methods, principally passive gamma measurements and active neutron interrogation, have been studied for their safeguards effectiveness and programmatic impact as tools for making inventories of highly enriched uranium fast critical assembly fuel plates. It was concluded that no NDA method is the sole answer to the safeguards problem, that each of those emphasized here has its place in an integrated safeguards system, and that each has minimum facility impact.
Date: December 1980
Creator: Bellinger, F. O. & Winslow, G. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Post-Test Examinations of Li-Al/FeSx Secondary Cells

Description: Post-test examinations were conducted to determine failure mechanisms, electrode morphologies, and in-cell corrosion of cell components, and to recommend appropriate design changes for improved cell performance and reliability. The reactive electrode materials required the design and construction of a special metallographic glovebox facility. Combinations of macro- and microscopic examinations determined that electrical short circuits were the predominant causes of cell failure. The major short… more
Date: December 1980
Creator: Battles, J. E.; Mrazek, F. C. & Otto, N. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development and Verification of the LIFE-GCFR Computer Code for Predicting Gas-Cooled Fast-Reactor Fuel-Rod Performance

Description: The fuel-pin modeling code LIFE-GCFR has been developed to predict the thermal, mechanical, and fission-gas behavior of a Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor (GCFR) fuel rod under normal operating conditions. It consists of three major components: thermal, mechanical, and fission-gas analysis. The thermal analysis includes calculations of coolant, cladding, and fuel temperature; fuel densification; pore migration; fuel grain growth; and plenum pressure. Fuel mechanical analysis includes thermal expansion, … more
Date: December 1980
Creator: Hsieh, T. C.; Billone, Michael C. & Rest, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of International Safeguards to Fast Critical Assembly Facilities. FY 1980 Summary Report

Description: Nuclear materials inventory-verification techniques for large split-table fast critical assemblies are being studied in this program. Emphasis has been given to techniques that minimize fuel handling in order to reduce facility downtime and radiation exposure to the inventory team. The techniques studied include drawer seals, autoradiography, and spectral index measurements. Two-drawer sealing techniques have been studied, and the relative strengths and weaknesses are pointed out. The rod-type … more
Date: December 1980
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Iron hexacyanide/cytochrome-C - intramolecular electron transfer and binding constants - (pulse radiolytic study). Progress report for the period December 1, 1979-November 30, 1980

Description: Internal oxidation and reduction rates of horse cytochrome-c in the complexes, CII.Fe/sup III/(CN)/sup -3//sub 6/ and CIII.Fe/sup II/(CN)/sup -4//sub 6/, are 4.6.10/sup 4/s/sup -1/ and 3.3.10/sup 2/s/sup -1/, respectively. The binding sites of the iron hexacyanide ions on either CII or CIII are kinetically almost indistinguishable; binding constants range from 0.87.10/sup 3/ to 2.10/sup 3/M/sup -1/. The present pulse radiolytic kinetic data are compared with that from N.M.R, T-jump and equilibr… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Ilan, Y. & Shafferman, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laboratory data in support of hydraulically fracturing EGSP OH Well No. 3. Final report

Description: Geologic and geophysical interpretations of data from the EGSP OH Well No. 3 show that an organically lean shale has a gradual transition with depth to an organically rich shale and that two layers (bound each shale formation. The laboratory test program was designed to understand the containment and productivity of a hydraulic fracture induced in this well to enhance gas production from the shale. The porosity in the formations of interest, including the upper barrier, the lower barrier, and t… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: Ahmed, U.; Swartz, G.C. & Scnatz, J.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Lightning dock geothermal space heating project, Lightning Dock KGRA, New Mexico. Final report

Description: The proposed project was to take the existing geothermal greenhouse and home heating systems, which consisted of pumping geothermal water and steam through passive steam heaters, and convert the systems to one using modern heat exchange units. It was proposed to complete the existing unfinished, re-inforced glass side wall, wood framed structure, as a nursery lath house, the purpose of which would be to use geothermal water in implementing university concepts on the advantages of bottom heat to… more
Date: December 1, 1980
Creator: McCants, T.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SNAP 19 Viking Program. Bimonthly Technical Progress Report, October-November 1980

Description: Monitoring of power system performance data for Pioneer 10 and Pioneer Saturn spacecrafts continued through the reporting period. The net power output for either system at the end of October 1980 was 113 watts. Pioneer 10 degradation has been nearly linear at a rate of 0.130 watts/1000 generator hours, while the Pioneer Saturn power degradation is slightly higher at 0.135 watts/1000 generator hours.
Date: December 18, 1980
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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