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Novel duplex vapor-electrochemical method for silicon solar cells. Quarterly progress report No. 7, August 1, 1977--October 31, 1977

Description: Silicon obtained by the SiF/sub 4/-Na reaction was analyzed by spark source mass spectrometry (SSMS). A partial listing of the results is given below. The concentration units in parentheses are ppM wt. B(0.1), Al(0.8), Ga(0.06), P(0.2), F(0.1), Na(1.0), V(0.04), Mo(0.3), Ti(2.0), Zr(2.0), Mn(0.1), Ni(2.0), Zn(0.01), Cu(20.0), Cr(11.0), Fe(55.0). An excellent starting material for silicon solar cells is obtained on the basis of the low levels of B, Al, Ga, P and As. The source of the Fe and Cr i… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Kapur, V.K.; Nanis, L. & Sanjurjo, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermal performance measurements on ultimate heat sinks--cooling ponds

Description: The primary objective of the studies described is to obtain the requisite data, with respect to modeling requirements, to characterize thermal performance of heat sinks for nuclear facilities existing at elevated water temperatures in result of experiencing a genuinely large heat load and responding to meteorological influence. The data should reflect thermal performance for combinations leading to worst-case meteorological influence. A geothermal water retention basin has been chosen as the si… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Hadlock, R.K. & Abbey, O.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bose-Einstein correlations in e/sup +/e/sup -/ collisions

Description: The MARK II detector is used to study the Bose-Einstein correlation between pairs and triplets of charged pions produced in hadronic decays of the J)psi), the ..sqrt..s = 4 to 7 GeV continuum above the J)psi), two photon events at ..sqrt..s = 29 GeV, and e/sup )plus/)e/sup )minus/) annihilation events at ..sqrt..s = 29 GeV as a function of Q/sup 2/, the four-momentum transfer squared. After corrections for Coulomb effects and pion misidentification, we find a nearly full Bose-Einstein enhanceme… more
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Juricic, I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HTGR fuel recycle program. Quarterly progress report for the period ending November 30, 1977

Description: The work reported includes the development of unit processes and equipment for reprocessing of High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor (HTGR) fuel, the design and development of an integrated pilot line to demonstrate the head end of HTGR reprocessing using unirradiated fuel materials, and design work in support of Hot Engineering Tests (HET). Work is also described on trade-off studies concerning the required design of facilities and equipment for the large-scale recycle of HTGR fuels in order to … more
Date: December 1, 1977
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Rockwell Hanford Operations' 1978 radiological improvement program

Description: This document describes the radiological improvement program (RIP) to be undertaken by Rockwell Hanford Operations during calendar year 1978. Actions taken in each facility to reduce exposure and to implement the Company's policy to conduct operations in a manner that assures radiation exposures to employees are maintained at the lowest levels reasonably achievable.
Date: December 30, 1977
Creator: Cunningham, D. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stabilization of the axisymmetric instability in the PDX tokamak

Description: Passive stabilization, associated with the mutual inductances of the field shaping coils with the plasma and with each other, can stabilize the axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic instability in the Princeton Poloidal Divertor Experiment device that was observed in earlier numerical studies.
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Jardin, S. C.
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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Assessment of tritium breeding requirements for fusion power reactors

Description: This report presents an assessment of tritium-breeding requirements for fusion power reactors. The analysis is based on an evaluation of time-dependent tritium inventories in the reactor system. The method presented can be applied to any fusion systems in operation on a steady-state mode as well as on a pulsed mode. As an example, the UWMAK-I design was analyzed and it has been found that the startup inventory requirement calculated by the present method significantly differs from those previou… more
Date: December 1, 1983
Creator: Jung, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Distribution of naphthalene between commercial resins and water--methanol solutions

Description: Several XAD resins, two of their chemically modified derivatives, and two carbon absorbents were evaluated by measurement of distribution coefficients using the batch method. Numerical comparison of distribution data and graphical interpretation of these resins were also presented. The distribution differences were explained in terms of resin structure and solvent compositions. Naphthalene was the solute for the study, and methanol the solvent. It was found that Spherocarb, a newly developed ca… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Chu, F.K.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ORNL TNS program: microwave start-up of tokamak plasmas near electron cyclotron and upper hybrid resonances

Description: The scenario of toroidal plasma start-up with microwave initiation and heating near the electron cyclotron frequency is suggested and examined here. We assume microwave irradiation from the high field side and an anomalously large absorption of the extraordinary waves near the upper hybrid resonance. The dominant electron energy losses are assumed to be due to magnetic field curvature and parallel drifts, ionization of neutrals, cooling by ions, and radiation by low Z impurities. It is shown by… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Peng, Y. K. M. & Borowski, S. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bond-Strength Studies for 1-Mil-Diameter Gold Wires Bonded to Hybrid Microcircuit Substrates

Description: Detailed studies of the failure probability for gold wires bonded to multiplexer substrates under severe acceleration in the W79 artillery shell environments were made. The studies included: the calculated resultant pull forces exerted on the bond joints due to the W79 acceleration environments; the suitability of the loop-hook pull tests and the use of the normal Gaussian distribution theory for statistical description of bond strengths; and the probability of failure for gold wires bonded to … more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Kan, Y.R. & Prantil, V.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Kinetic analysis of dynamic PET data

Description: Our goal is to quantify regional physiological processes such as blood flow and metabolism by means of tracer kinetic modeling and positron emission tomography (PET). Compartmental models are one way of characterizing the behavior of tracers in physiological systems. This paper describes a general method of estimating compartmental model rate constants from measurements of the concentration of tracers in blood and tissue, taken at multiple time intervals. A computer program which applies the me… more
Date: December 1, 1983
Creator: Knittel, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of the /sup 232/Th neutron capture cross section above 3 keV

Description: This memo describes an evaluation of the /sup 232/Th neutron capture cross section in the neutron energy range from 3 keV to 20 MeV. Most existing differential measurements are reviewed, and some data are renormalized to current values of the standards. Several experimentally determined sets of average resonance parameters are also discussed. From 3 to 50 keV the evaluated cross section is described by a set of average statistical resonance parameters. Above 50 keV the evaluated capture cross s… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: de Saussure, G. & Macklin, R.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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EBT-P gamma-ray shielding system

Description: An elaborate study was carried out for the coil and biological shield of the ELMO Bumpy Torus proof-of-principle (EBT-P) device. A three-dimensional scoping study for the coil shield was performed for four different shielding options to define the heat load for each component and check the compliance with the design criterion of 10 watts maximum heat per coil from the gamma ray sources. Also, a detailed biological dose survey was performed which included: (a) the dose equivalent inside and outs… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Gohar, Y.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat Transfer With Laminar Flow in Concentric Annuli With Constant and Arbitrary Variable Axial Wall Temperature

Description: An analysis has been performed to determine the heat transfer characteristics for laminar forced-convection flow in a concentric annulus with prescribed surface temperatures. Three distinct problems were considered: (a) wall temperature prescribed at both the inside and outside wall; (b) inside wall temperature prescribed and the outside wall insulated; and (c) inside wall insulated and outside wall temperature prescribed. The solution for temperature distribution was similar to that obtained b… more
Date: December 1, 1961
Creator: Viskanta, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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LMFBR safety program. Annual technical progress report. Government fiscal year, 1977

Description: Information is presented concerning the development of the SOMIX-1 computer code for sodium drop burning analysis; experimental analysis of burning sodium drops; aerosol leakage from containment buildings; high-temperature-concentration aerosols; aerosol source term from vaporized fuel; properties of high-temperature fuel mixtures; and development of the COMRADEX computer code for analysis of radiological doses in the environment from LMFBR accidents.
Date: December 15, 1977
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revised Users Manual, Pulverized Coal Gasification or Combustion: 2-Dimensional (87-PCGC-2): Final Report, Volume 2. [87-PCGC-2]

Description: A two-dimensional, steady-state model for describing a variety of reactive and non-reactive flows, including pulverized coal combustion and gasification, is presented. Recent code revisions and additions are described. The model, referred to as 87-PCGC-2, is applicable to cylindrical axi-symmetric systems. Turbulence is accounted for in both the fluid mechanics equations and the combustion scheme. Radiation from gases, walls, and particles is taken into account using either a flux method or dis… more
Date: December 1, 1987
Creator: Smith, P. J.; Smoot, L. D. & Brewster, B. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DEVELOPMENT OF RING-JOINT FLANGES FOR USE IN THE HRE-2

Description: Ring-joint flanges were studied in thermal-cycle tests as part of the development work associated with Homogeneous Reactor Experiment No. 2 (HRE-2). The purpose of this study was to provide criteria for design, installation, and operation of joints that would remain leaktight under reactor operating temperatures and pressures. Joints ranging from 1/2 in., l500 lb to 4 in., 2500 lb and with various initial bolt loadings were cycled between room temperature and 636 deg F. It was demonstrated that… more
Date: December 21, 1961
Creator: Robinson, J. N.; Lundin, M. I. & Spiewak, I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Summary of Industrial Accidents in USAEC Facilities

Description: The summary includes descriptions of serious accidents for l959 and 1960, AEC industrial injury frequency rates, criticality accidents, radiation exposures, accidents involving radioactive materials in AEC activities during 1959 and 1960, and accidents involving fatalities in AEC activities during l959 and 1960. (B.O.G.)
Date: December 1961
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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