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Freight Railroad Regulation: Surface Transportation Board's Oversight Could Benefit From Evidence Better Identifying How Mergers Affect Rates

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Railroads have been a primary mode of freight transportation for many years, especially for bulk commodities such as coal and grain. Over the last 25 years, the freight railroad industry has undergone substantial consolidation largely to reduce costs and increase efficiency and competitiveness. Some companies that rely on rail shipments are concerned that the mergers have reduced railroad competition and led t… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Use of Optically Stimulated Luminescence Imaging Plates and Reader for Arms Control Applications

Description: Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) technology has been pioneered at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for applications in personnel radiation dosimetry and commercially has become highly successful in replacing older technologies such as Thermoluminescence Dosimeters (TLDs) and film. OSL phosphors are used to measure radiation exposure by illuminating them with light after ionizing radiation exposure and measuring the amount of light emitted by the OSL phosphor. By using a t… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Miller, Steven D.; Tomeraasen, Paul L.; Burghard, Brion J. & Traub, Richard J.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of Components for Wavelength Division Multiplexing Over Parallel Optical Interconnects

Description: Parallel optical interconnects based on multimode fiber ribbon cables are emerging as a robust, high-performance data link technology that enhances throughput by using parallel arrays of fibers. While this technology has primarily been implemented as single wavelength point-to-point links, it can be significantly enhanced by wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). WDM enables both increased point-to-point bandwidth as well as more complex interconnect topologies and routing approaches that are … more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Patel, R
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct Measurement of CO2 Fluxes in Marine Whitings

Description: Clean, affordable energy is a requisite for the United States in the 21st Century Scientists continue to debate over whether increases in CO{sub 2} emissions to the atmosphere from anthropogenic sources, including electricity generation, transportation and building systems may be altering the Earth's climate. While global climate change continues to be debated, it is likely that significant cuts in net CO{sub 2} emissions will be mandated over the next 50-100 years. To this end, a number of via… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Robbins, Lisa L. & Yates, Kimberly K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Budget: Need to Better Inform Congress on Funding for Army Division Training

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress has expressed concern about the extent to which the Department of Defense has moved funds that directly affect military readiness, such as those that finance training, to pay for other subactivities within its operation and maintenance (O&M) account, such as real property maintenance and base operations. This report reviews the (1) Army's obligation of O&M division training funds and (2) readiness of … more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comments on Obligations Incurred by TRICARE Management Activity

Description: Other written product issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "This report provides information on the legal requirements for recognizing and recording obligations under the Defense Health Program (DHP), specifically focusing on (1) the legal basis for obligations incurred by TRICARE Management Activity for, among other services, medical services provided directly by the Department of Defense (DOD) to beneficiaries as well as medical services provided by civilian co… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Campaign Finance Bills in the 107th Congress: Comparison of S. 27 (McCain-Feingold), H.R. 2356 (Shays-Meehan), H.R. 2360 (Ney-Wynn), and Current Law

Description: This report summarizes and compares three major campaign finance reform bills before the 107th Congress and current law (in most cases, the Federal Election Campaign Act, or FECA, 2 U.S.C. § 431 et seq.).
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Cantor, Joseph E. & Whitaker, L. Paige
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Two-dimensional Simulations of Correlation Reflectometry in Fusion Plasmas

Description: A two-dimensional wave propagation code, developed specifically to simulate correlation reflectometry in large-scale fusion plasmas is described. The code makes use of separate computational methods in the vacuum, underdense and reflection regions of the plasma in order to obtain the high computational efficiency necessary for correlation analysis. Simulations of Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) plasma with internal transport barriers are presented and compared with one-dimensional full-wave … more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Valeo, E. J.; Kramer, G. J. & Nazikian, R.
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Cavitational Hydrothermal Oxidation: A New Remediation Process - Final Report

Description: During the past year, we have continued to make substantial scientific progress on our understanding of cavitation phenomena in aqueous media and applications of cavitation to remediation processes. Our efforts have focused on three separate areas: sonoluminescence as a probe of conditions created during cavitational collapse in aqueous media, the use of cavitation for remediation of contaminated water, and an addition of the use of ultrasound in the synthesis of novel heterogeneous catalysts f… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Suslick, K. S.
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Area Monitoring Dosimeter Program for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Results for CY 2000

Description: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) established an area monitoring dosimeter program in accordance with Article 514 of the Department of Energy (DOE) Radiological Control Manual (RCM) in January 1993. This program is to minimize the number of areas requiring issuance of personnel dosimeters and to demonstrate that doses outside Radiological Buffer Areas are negligible. In accordance with 10 CFR Part 835.402 (a) (1)-(4) and Article 511.1 of the DOE Standard Radiological Control, personn… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Bivins, Steven R & Stoetzel, Gregory A
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Stability and Confinement Properties of Auxiliary Heated NSTX Discharges

Description: The National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX) is a spherical tokamak with nominal plasma major radius R(subscript ''0'') = 0.85 m, minor radius a = 0.66 m, and aspect ratio A > 1.28. Typical discharge parameters are plasma current I (subscript ''p'') = 0.7-1.4 MA, toroidal magnetic field B(subscript ''t0'') = 0.25-0.45 Tesla at major radius R(subscript ''0''), elongation = 1.7-2.2, triangularity 0.3-0.5, line-average electron density = 2-5 x 10(superscript ''19'') m(superscript ''-3''), ele… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Menard, J. E.; Bell, R. E.; Bourdelle, C.; Darrow, D. S.; Fredrickson, E. D.; Gates, D. A. et al.
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NSTX Diagnostics for Fusion Plasma Science Studies

Description: This paper will discuss how plasma science issues are addressed by the diagnostics for the National Spherical Torus Experiment (NSTX), the newest large-scale machine in the magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) program. The development of new schemes for plasma confinement involves the interplay of experimental results and theoretical interpretations. A fundamental requirement, for example, is a determination of the equilibria for these configurations. For MCF, this is well established in the solut… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Kaita, R.; Johnson, D.; Roquemore, L.; Bitter, M.; Levinton, F.; Paoletti, F. et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Super Energy Savings Performance Contracts: Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) Program Overview (revision)

Description: This four-page publication describes the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) streamlined energy savings performance contracting, or ''Super ESPC,'' process, which is managed by DOE's Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP). Under a Super ESPC, a qualifying energy service company (ESCO) from the private sector pays for energy efficiency improvements or advanced renewable energy technologies (e.g., photovoltaic systems, wind turbines, or geothermal heat pumps, among others) for a facility of a g… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Pitchford, P.
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Effects of 2D and Finite Density Fluctuations on O-X Correlation Reflectometry

Description: The correlation between O-mode and X-mode reflectometer signals is studied with a 1D and 2D reflectometer model in order to explore its feasibilities as a q-profile diagnostic. It was found that 2D effects and finite fluctuation levels both decrease the O-X correlation. At very low fluctuation levels, which are usually present in the plasma core, there is good possibility to determine the local magnetic field strength and use that as a constraint for the equilibrium reconstruction.
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Kramer, G. J.; Nazikian, R. & Valeo, E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Area Monitoring Dosimeter Program for the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory: Results for CY 2000

Description: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) established an area monitoring dosimeter program in accordance with Article 514 of the Department of Energy (DOE) Radiological Control Manual (RCM) in January 1993. This program is to minimize the number of areas requiring issuance of personnel dosimeters and to demonstrate that doses outside Radiological Buffer Areas are negligible. In accordance with 10 CFR Part 835.402 (a) (1)-(4) and Article 511.1 of the DOE Standard Radiological Control, personn… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Bivins, Steven R. & Stoetzel, Gregory A.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Colombia: Plan Colombia Legislation and Assistance (FY2000-FY2001)

Description: This report provides an overview of U.S. assistance before the Plan Colombia proposal, describes the Clinton Administration Plan Colombia proposal, and tracks Congressional action on it. It also covers the Bush Administration’s Andean Regional Initiative (ARI), which incorporated the Bush Administration’s Andean Counterdrug Initiative (ACI). Table 3 provides a breakdown of the ARI by country, purpose, and account. Table 1 provides an overview of U.S. assistance from FY1999-FY2001, and Table 2 p… more
Date: July 5, 2001
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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