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Functional Design Criteria Additional High-Level Waste Handling and Storage Facilities

Description: Four one-million-gallon underground tanks will be constructed for safe and reliable containment and storage of high-level radioactive wastes. Transfer facilities and encased, insulated, and heat traced piping will provide transport connections to the existing evaporator-crystallizer and storage tank systems. Flushing facilities and associated utilities will be provided for tank farm operation. The tank, pumping, and ventilation equipment and controls will be provided with instrumentation and al… more
Date: March 1, 1976
Creator: Tanaka, K. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of carbon monoxide in blood samples from the second health and nutrition survey. Progress report No. 1

Description: This is a study of carbon monoxide (CO) in the blood of human subjects participating in the Second National Health and Nutrition Survey (HANES II), a detailed study of health indicators in sample populations of many communities throughout the U.S. The purpose of this aspect of the survey is to evaluate the levels of blood carboxyhemoglobin in normal individuals of all ages in typical U.S. communities, from whom accurate histories and clinical studies are available. This report gives results of … more
Date: 1976~
Creator: Radford, E. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reference fuel studies. Seventh quarterly report May-July 1976. [LMFBR]

Description: Task 3 of Contract AT03-76SF78003 consists of the following programs: fuel rod chemistry and thermodynamics; fuel rod engineering; fuel irradiations testing and analysis; reference structural materials. The four parts are closely interrelated and in combination are aimed at providing a sound basis for the design and performance evaluation of LMFBR mixed oxide fuel rods.
Date: August 1, 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Instrumentation and process control development for in situ coal gasification. Fourth quarterly report, September--November 1975

Description: The instrumentation effort for Phases 2 and 3 of the Second Hanna In Situ Coal Gasification Experiment was fielded and background data obtained prior to the initiation of Phase 2 on November 25, 1975. A total of over 600 channels of instrumentation in 15 instrumentation wells and two surface arrays was fielded for the instrumentation techniques under evaluation. The feasibility of the passive acoustic technique to locate the source of process-related noises has been demonstrated; its utility is… more
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Northrop, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geochemistry and hydrothermal alteration at selected Utah hot springs. Final report: Volume 3 (revised)

Description: Application of Na-K-Ca geothermometry to warm springs in Utah indicates several areas with sufficiently high apparent temperatures to be of interest as geothermal exploration targets. A zone of warm springs in the Bonneville Basin show Na-K-Ca temperatures from 150/sup 0/C to 233/sup 0/C. Examination of Great Salt Lake, Bonneville sediment pore water, and Jordan Valley well-water chemistry indicates that mixing a small percent of these fluids with warm spring water can cause substantial errors … more
Date: July 1, 1976
Creator: Parry, W. T.; Benson, N. L. & Miller, C. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Research and development of stabilized multifilamentary Nb/sub 3/Sn superconductors. Technical report, January 1, 1976--September 30, 1976

Description: The basic objectives of this work included: making additional test samples of 1000 A (at 12 T) conductor, scaling up the production of 3500 A conductor to larger billets, and improving the performance of 1000 A size conductor by utilizing 13.5 wt% tin-bronze rather than 10% bronze. Additional samples of 1000 A conductor were made successfully from a 51 mm diameter third-stage billet. This 1.68 x 5.00 mm conductor had a critical current of 1060 A at 12 T, 4.2 K and 10/sup -13/..cap omega.. m. A … more
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Ormand, F. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SDG and E - ERDA Geothermal Loop Experimental Facility. Bi-monthly report, May 1975-August 1976

Description: A description of the Geothermal Loop Experimental Facility (GLEF) its construction problems, and a discussion of start-up testing are included. A history and description of the operation and maintenance with the brine injection pump for the facility are presented. The GLEF was divided into five separate sections: steam and condensate system, brine system, purge water system, vent gas system, and cooling water system. An insight into the chemistry of each system is provided by analysis of sample… more
Date: September 1, 1976
Creator: Bishop, H. K.; Bricarello, J. R.; Campbell, J. A.; Lombard, G. L.; Mulliner, D. K. & Swanson, C. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of radiological impact of the inactive uranium-mill tailings pile at Salt Lake City, Utah

Description: One of the largest inactive uranium mill tailings piles in the United States is located within metropolitan Salt Lake City, Utah. A radiological survey was performed at this site during the fall of 1975. A series of field and laboratory analyses were performed to characterize the spread of contamination from the tailings pile to surrounding areas. These analyses provided a basis for discussion of the important pathways for transport of radioactivity to man. Measurements of radionuclide concentr… more
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Haywood, F. F.; Goldsmith, W. A.; Perdue, P. T.; Fox, W. F. & Shinpaugh, W. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solar heating and cooling of buildings, Phase 1 (non-residential). Recommendation for solar heating and cooling demonstrations as an integrated package

Description: Recommendations to ERDA of four solar heating and cooling demonstration projects are presented. Recommendations include (1) the Westchester Work Center Building owned by Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, (2) the Scottsdale County Courts Building in Scottsdale, Arizona, (3) Howard Johnson's Inc. Hotel in North Miami, Florida, and (4) a combination warehouse, manufacturing facility offered by Mr. John I. Ladd of Ladd Brothers, Pueblo, Colorado. A conceptual diagram and a fact sheet is inclu… more
Date: February 12, 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geology of the 241-SX Tank Farm

Description: A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.
Date: April 1, 1976
Creator: Price, W. H. & Fecht, K. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Considerations of the social impact of fusion power

Description: It is concluded that the direct effects of an ideal form of fusion technologies would be socially more desirable than those of the alternatives. This is particularly true of the second generation fusion power plant. However, given our technological inputs, this was a trivial result. Less trivial was consideration of the negative effects that might accrue through the availability of potentially unlimited supplies of low cost energy. It is concluded that while there may be reasonable humanist arg… more
Date: September 1, 1976
Creator: Gastil, R. D. & Markus, H. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Systems Development and Test Center activities in the Wind Systems Program at Rocky Flats

Description: A test center has been established with 12 machine towers of varying descriptions and eight WTGs erected to date. Additionally, two large and three small meteorological towers have been installed as well as a small irrigation system, typical of the type commonly used throughout the country. Experience with these machines has revealed a number of operational problems, but has resulted in hardware modifications by manufacturers. The other main area of effort has been to solicit and evaluate propo… more
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Moment, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermal depletion of a geothermal reservoir with both fracture and pore permeability

Description: A method for estimating the useful lifetime of a reservoir in porous rock where the injection and production wells intersect a fracture system is presented. Equations were derived for the pore-fluid and fracture-fluid temperatures averaged over large regions of the geothermal field. Problems such as incomplete areal sweep and interfingering of cool and hot fluids are ignored. Approximate equations relating average temperatures to the heat flowing from rock to fluid were developed, and their use… more
Date: August 10, 1976
Creator: Kasameyer, P.W. & Schroeder, R.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering aspects of geothermal development in the Imperial Valley

Description: In order to provide background for introduction of a Geothermal Element into the General Plan of the County of Imperial, California, studies were conducted on resource evaluation, engineering development, environmental impact, economics, regulation, and so forth. This document is a collection of reviews of engineering matters pertinent to the County's plan. Briefly, the contents include discussions of drilling practice, costs, and land requirements. Brief notes on reinjection and on fluid trans… more
Date: December 1, 1976
Creator: Goldsmith, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Integrated system for production of neutronics and photonics calculational constants. Volume 10, Revision 1. Neutron-induced interactions: tabulated experimental data

Description: We provide, on microfiche records, tabulated values for data points in the Experimental Cross-Section Information Library (ECSIL). The microfiche records also include corresponding bibliographic information and data indexes. ECSIL now contains 1,600,000 neutron-cross-section data points.
Date: July 4, 1976
Creator: MacGregor, M.H.; Cullen, D.E.; Howerton, R.J. & Perkins, S.T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geology of the 241-T Tank Farm

Description: A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.
Date: April 1, 1976
Creator: Price, W. H. & Fecht, K. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transport of solid commodities via freight pipeline: cost estimating methodology. Volume III, parts A and B. First year final report

Description: In order to examine the feasibility of an intercity freight pipeline, it was necessary to develop cost equations for various competing transportation modes. This volume presents cost-estimating equations for rail carload, trailer-on-flatcar, truck, and freight pipeline. Section A presents mathematical equations that approximate the fully allocated and variable costs contained in the ICC cost tables for rail carload, trailer-on-flatcar (TOFC) and truck common-carrier intercity freight movements.… more
Date: July 1, 1976
Creator: Warner, J.A.; Morlok, E.K.; Gimm, K.K. & Zandi, I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hawaii Geothermal Project: initial Phase II progress report

Description: Results of Phase I of the Hawaii Geothermal Project (HGP), which consisted of a two-year study on the potential of geothermal energy for the Big Island of Hawaii, are reviewed. One conclusion from Phase I was that preliminary results looked sufficiently encouraging to warrant the drilling of the first experimental geothermal well in the Puna area of the Big Island. During the first two months of drilling, parallel activity has continued in all research and support areas. Additional gravity, sei… more
Date: February 1, 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Liquid-metal fast-breeder-reactor program: reference fuel studies. Eighth quarterly report, August-October 1976. [LMFBR]

Description: In FY-76, Task 3 of Contract E(04-3)-893 consisted of the following programs: fuel rod chemistry and thermodynamics; fuel rod engineering; fuel irradiations testing and analysis; and reference structural materials. Starting in FY-77, the Fuel Rod Engineering Program was reorganized into other existing G.E. programs under the E(04-3)-893 contract. Continuation of the reports on technical progress of this program can be found under 189 No. SG009, Task 3, or 189 No. SG023, Task 11.
Date: November 1, 1976
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Selection of a melting furnace for consolidation of nuclear fuel hulls

Description: The selection and design criteria for a cold-crucible melting system for fuel hull consolidation are defined. Appraisals of the cold-crucible processes that are available are presented. (LK)
Date: December 1, 1976
Creator: Nelson, R. G.; Schlienger, M. P. & Tiesenhausen, E. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary review of critical shutdown heat removal items for common cause failure susceptibility on LMFBR's. [LMFBR]

Description: This document presents a common cause failure analysis for Critical LMFBR Shutdown Heat Removal Systems. The report is intended to outline a systematic approach to defining areas with significant potential for common causes of failure, and ultimately provide inputs to the reliability prediction model. A preliminary evaluation of postulatd single initiating causes resulting in multiple failures of LMFBR-SHRS items is presented in Appendix C. This document will be periodically updated to reflect … more
Date: February 1, 1976
Creator: Allard, L. T. & Elerath, J. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Relative determination of W-values for alpha particles in tissue equivalent and other gases. [5. 4 MeV alpha particles]

Description: W (the average energy to form an ion pair) for 5.4 MeV /sup 241/Am alpha particles in a Rossi-type tissue equivalent (T.E.) gas, argon and methane was determined to an accuracy better than 0.2% using a new automated data handling system. A vibrating reed electrometer and current digitizer were used to measure the current produced by completely stopping the alpha particles in a large cylindrical ionization chamber. A multichannel analyzer, operating in a slow multiscalar mode, was used to store … more
Date: June 1, 1976
Creator: Krieger, G L
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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MIT LMFBR blanket physics project progress report No. 7, July 1, 1975--September 30, 1976

Description: Work during the period was devoted primarily to a range of analytical/numerical investigations, including evaluation of means to improve external blanket designs, beneficial attributes of the use of internal blankets, improved methods for the calculation of heterogeneous self-shielding and parametric studies of calculated spectral indices. Experimental work included measurements of the ratio of U-238 captures to U-235 fissions in a standard blanket mockup, and completion of development work on … more
Date: September 30, 1976
Creator: Driscoll, M.J. (ed.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tritium storage development. Progress report No. 10, October--December 1976. [In metal hydride; polymer-impregnated tritiated concrete]

Description: Laboratory and engineering scale work has been initiated on the storage of tritium in a metal hydride. Laboratory hydriding apparatus has been assembled and a preliminary series of experiments was carried out on zirconium. Several engineering design concepts for the reaction and storage of tritium in a metal hydride are presented. The design of a three 3-in.-diam. bench scale reaction system is in progress. Developmental work is continuing on the injector technique for the fixation of tritium i… more
Date: January 1, 1976
Creator: Colombo, P & Steinberg, M
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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