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Managing for Results: Views on Ensuring the Usefulness of Agency Performance Information to Congress

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed three agencies' annual performance plans to determine whether the plans met congressional requirements, focusing on: (1) which aspects of congressional information needs were met by the agency's annual performance plan or some other source; (2) where those needs were not met, and what accounted for the discrepancies or gaps in the information provided; and (3) … more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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[Fax: Letter from Al Daniels]

Description: Cover sheet for a fax sent from Al Daniels to Tim McMullen including a message: "Congratulations Tim on being our new President. Attached is a new Directors list, Minutes of our 11-21-99 meeting, and proposed Bylaws. Please review and give me a call."
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Daniels, Al
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Industrial Assessment Center Program Impact Evaluation

Description: This report presents the results of an evaluation of the U.S. Department of Energy's Industrial Assessment Center (IAC) Program. The purpose of this program is to conduct energy, waste, and productivity assessments for small to medium-sized industrial firms. Assessments are conducted by 30 university-based industrial assessment centers. The purpose of this project was to evaluate energy and cost savings attributable to the assessments, the trained alumni, and the Websites sponsored by this prog… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Martin, M.A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Desorption Kinetics of H2O from Cab-O-Sil-M-7D and Hi-Sil-233 Silica Particles

Description: Temperature programmed desorption (TPD) was performed at temperatures up to 850K on Cab-O-Sil-M-7D and Hi-Sil-233 silica particles. Physisorbed water molecules on both types of silica had activation energies in the range of 9-14.5 kcal/mol. However, the activation energies of desorption for chemisorbed water varied from {approx} 19 kcal/mol to > 59 kcal/mol for Cab-O-Sil-M-7D, and {approx} 23-37 kcal/mol for Hi-Sil-233. Our results suggest that physisorbed water can be effectively pumped awa… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Dinh, L.; Balooch, M. & LeMay, J.D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coupling Automated Electron Backscatter Diffraction with Transmission Electron and Atomic Force Microscopies

Description: Grain boundary network engineering is an emerging field that encompasses the concept that modifications to conventional thermomechanical processing can result in improved properties through the disruption of the random grain boundary network. Various researchers have reported a correlation between the grain boundary character distribution (defined as the fractions of special and random grain boundaries) and dramatic improvements in properties such as corrosion and stress corrosion cracking, cre… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Schwartz, A.J.; Kumar, M.; Bedrossian, P.J. & King, W.E.
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Engineering-Economic Analyses of Automotive Fuel Economy Potential in the United States

Description: Over the past 25 years more than 20 major studies have examined the technological potential to improve the fuel economy of passenger cars and light trucks in the US. The majority has used technology/cost analysis, a combination of analytical methods from the disciplines of economics and automotive engineering. In this paper they describe the key elements of this methodology, discuss critical issues responsible for the often widely divergent estimates produced by different studies, review the hi… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Greene, D. L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Defense Inventory: Opportunities Exist to Expand the Use of Defense Logistics Agency Best Practices

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO evaluated the extent to which the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) has implemented commercial inventory practice initiatives contained in a schedule submitted to Congress, focusing on: (1) DLA's progress in implementing the initiatives; and (2) opportunities to build on and expand existing efforts."
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The B {r{underscore}arrow} D*{ell}{nu} form factor at zero recoil

Description: The authors describe a model independent lattice QCD method for determining the deviation from unity for h{sub A{sub 1}}, the B {r{underscore}arrow} D*{ell}{nu} form factor at zero recoil. They extend the double ratio method previously used to determine the B {r{underscore}arrow} D{ell}{nu} form factor. The bulk of statistical and systematic errors cancel in the double ratios they consider, yielding form factors which promise to reduce present theoretical uncertainties in the determination of {… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Simone, J. N.; Hashimoto, S.; El-Khadra, A. X.; Kronfeld, A. S.; Mackenzie, P. B. & Ryan, S. M.
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Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Characterization and Design Parameters for the Sites of the Nuclear Power Plants of Ukraine

Description: The U.S. Department of Energy (US DOE), under the auspices of the International Nuclear Safety Program (INSP) is supporting in-depth safety assessments (ISA) of nuclear power plants in Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union for the purpose of evaluating the safety and upgrades necessary to the stock of nuclear power plants in Ukraine. For this purpose the Hazards Mitigation Center at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been asked to assess the seismic hazard and design paramet… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Savy, J.B. & Foxall, W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study of the react and wind technique for a Nb{sub 3}Sn common coil dipole

Description: Fermilab, in collaboration with LBNL, is exploring the use of the react and wind technique for a common coil dipole with a Nb{sub 3}Sn Rutherford cable. An R and D program on conductor design and magnet technology was begun aiming at an 11 T, 2 layer, 30 mm aperture design operating at 4.5 K. The goal is to explore the feasibility of the react and wind technique for flat coils with a minimum bending radius of 90 mm. In order to improve the understanding of the I{sub c} degradation caused by ben… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Ambrosio, G.
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Plant Vogtle cooling tower studies

Description: Intensive ground-based field studies of plumes from two large, natural-draft cooling towers were conducted in support of the MTI modeling effort. Panchromatic imagery, IR imagery, meteorological data, internal tower temperatures and plant power data were collected during the field studies. These data were used to evaluate plume simulations, plume radioactive transfer calculations and plume volume estimation algorithms used for power estimation. Results from six field studies indicate that a 3-D… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: O'Steen, L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization of and waste acceptance radionuclide to be reported for the 2nd macro-batch of high-level waste sludge being vitrified in the DWPF melter

Description: The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF), at the Savannah River Site (SRS), is currently processing the second million gallon batch (Macro-Batch 2) of radioactive sludge slurry into a durable borosilicate glass for permanent geological disposal. To meet the reporting requirements as specified in the Department of Energy's Waste Acceptance Product Specifications (WAPS), for the final glass product, the nonradioactive and radioactive compositions must be provided for a Macro-Batch of material… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Fellinger, T. L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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C-106 High-Level Waste Solids: Washing/Leaching and Solubility Versus Temperature Studies

Description: This report describes the results of a test conducted by Battelle to assess the effects of inhibited water washing and caustic leaching on the composition of the Hanford tank C-106 high-level waste (HLW) solids. The objective of this work was to determine the composition of the C-106 solids remaining after washing with 0.01M NaOH or leaching with 3M NaOH. Another objective of this test was to determine the solubility of various C-106 components as a function of temperature. The work was conduct… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Lumetta, G. J.; Bates, D. J.; Berry, P. K.; Bramson, J. P.; Darnell, L. P.; Farmer, O. T., III et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Matters - January/February 2000

Description: Energy Matters is an Office of Industrial Technologies bimonthly publication on energy efficiency opportunities. This issue's focus is on reliability-centered maintenance along with articles on optimizing industrial process heating and discussion on an international motor systems management tool.
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Ericksen, E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mechanical design and analysis of the Fermilab 11 T Nb{sub 3}Sn dipole model

Description: The goal of the Fermilab High Field Magnet (HFM) R and D project is to explore various designs and production technology of a high-field, low-cost Nb{sub 3}Sn accelerator magnet suitable for a future Very Large Hadron Collider (VLHC). The model under fabrication consists of two-layer shell-type coil with 43.5 mm aperture and cold iron yoke. Fermilab concept of magnet design and fabrication technology involves some specific features such as curing of half-coil with ceramic binder/matrix before r… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Ambrosio, G.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Field verification program for small wind turbines. Quarterly report for the period October - December 1999

Description: Windward Engineering has a Cooperative Agreement with the Department of Energy to install two Whisper 900 wind turbines, one at the NREL National Wind Technology Center and one at a test site near Spanish Fork Utah. The authors monitor the turbine in Spanish Fork for approximately three years and report energy production availability, and general operating experience. In addition, they created a computer model to predict the furling behavior of the Whisper 900. They compare the predictions with… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Hansen, A. Craig & Davis, Dean A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Foam testing of an alternative antifoam agent for the processing of radioactive sludge in the Defense Waste Processing Facility

Description: The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) at the Savannah River Site is responsible for immobilizing high level radioactive waste (HLW) as glass-filled steel canisters for permanent storage. In the DWPF facility, the HLW sludge undergoes chemical treatment to prepare it for vitrification in a melter. The generation of stable foams is possible during treatment. The current DWPF antifoam is ineffective in preventing and minimizing the formation of foam. The adverse consequences of excess foam … more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: Koopman, D. C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Vapor Deposition of Fluoroalkylsilane Monolayer Films for Adhesion Control in Microelectromechanical Systems

Description: We have developed a new process for applying a hydrophobic, low adhesion energy coating to microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices. Monolayer films are synthesized from tridecafluoro-1,1,2,2-tetrahydrooctyltrichlorosilane (FOTS) and water vapor in a low-pressure chemical vapor deposition process at room temperature. Film thickness is self-limiting by virtue of the inability of precursors to stick to the fluorocarbon surface of the film once it has formed. We have measured film densities of {appro… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: MAYER,THOMAS M.; DE BOER,MAARTEN P.; SHINN,NEAL D.; CLEWS,PEGGY J. & MICHALSKE,TERRY A.
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New prediction-augmented classical least squares (PACLS) methods: Application to unmodeled interferents

Description: A significant improvement to the classical least squares (CLS) multivariate analysis method has been developed. The new method, called prediction-augmented classical least squares (PACLS), removes the restriction for CLS that all interfering spectral species must be known and their concentrations included during the calibration. The authors demonstrate that PACLS can correct inadequate CLS models if spectral components left out of the calibration can be identified and if their spectral shapes c… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: HAALAND,DAVID M. & MELGAARD,DAVID K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Synthesis of logic circuits with evolutionary algorithms

Description: In the last decade there has been interest and research in the area of designing circuits with genetic algorithms, evolutionary algorithms, and genetic programming. However, the ability to design circuits of the size and complexity required by modern engineering design problems, simply by specifying required outputs for given inputs has as yet eluded researchers. This paper describes current research in the area of designing logic circuits using an evolutionary algorithm. The goal of the resear… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: JONES,JAKE S. & DAVIDSON,GEORGE S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diagnostics-while drilling: Reducing the cost of geothermal-produced electricity

Description: The goal of this document is to estimate the potential impact of proposed new Diagnostics-While-Drilling technology on the cost of electricity (COE) produced with geothermal energy. A cost model that predicts the COE was developed and exercised over the range of conditions found for geothermal plants in flashed-steam, binary, and enhanced-reservoir (e.g., Hot Dry Rock) applications. The calculations were repeated assuming that DWD technology is available to reduce well costs and improve well pr… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: PRAIRIE,MICHAEL R. & GLOWKA,DAVID A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development and testing of insulated drillpipe

Description: The Geothermal Research Department at Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with Drill Cool Systems, Inc., has worked to develop and test insulated drillpipe (IDP). IDP will allow much cooler drilling fluid to reach the bottom of the hole, making possible the use of downhole motors, electronics, and steering tools that are now unusable in high-temperature formations. Other advantages of cooler fluid include reduced degradation of drilling fluid, longer bit life, and reduced corrosion r… more
Date: January 26, 2000
Creator: FINGER,JOHN T.; JACOBSON,RONALD D. & CHAMPNESS,A.T.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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