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Recalibration of H Canyon Online Spectrophotometer at Extended Uranium Concentration

Description: The H Canyon online spectrophotometers are calibrated for measurement of the uranium and nitric acid concentrations of several tanks in the 2nd Uranium Cycle.[1] The spectrometers, flow cells, and prediction models are currently optimized for a process in which uranium concentrations are expected to range from 0-15 g/L and nitric acid concentrations from 0.05-6 M. However, an upcoming processing campaign will involve 'Super Kukla' material, which has a lower than usual enrichment of fissionable… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Lascola, R.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CONSTRAINT EFFECT IN FRACTURE WHAT IS IT

Description: The meaning of the phrase 'constraint effect in fracture' has changed in the past two decades from 'contained plasticity' to a broader description of 'dependence of fracture toughness value on geometry of test specimen or structure'. This paper will first elucidate the fundamental mechanics reasons for the apparent 'constraint effects in fracture', followed by outlining a straightforward approach to overcoming this problem in both brittle (elastic) and ductile (elastic-plastic) fracture. It is … more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Lam, P & Prof. Yuh J. Chao, P
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Remaining Sites Verification Package for the 100-F-26:9, 1607-F2 Sanitary Sewer Pipelines, Waste Site Reclassification Form 2008-029

Description: The 100-F-26:9 underground pipeline subsite consists of the sanitary sewers servicing the 105-F, 108-F, 184-F, 185-F, and 190-F buildings, and the 1700-F administration and service buildings (1704-F, 1707-F, 1707-FA, 1713-F, 1717-F, 1719-F, and 1722-F). In accordance with this evaluation, the confirmatory and verification sampling results support a reclassification of this site to Interim Closed Out. The current site conditions achieve the remedial action objectives and the corresponding remedi… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Capron, J. M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Scientific Data Management Integrated Software Infrastructure Center

Description: This work provides software that enables scientific applications to more efficiently access available storage resources at different levels of interfaces. We developed scalable techniques and optimizations for PVFS parallel file systems, MPI I/O, and parallel netCDF I/O library. These implementations were evaluated using production application I/O kernels as well as popular I/O benchmarks and demonstrated promising results. The software developed under this work has been made available to the p… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Choudhary, A. & Liao, W.K.
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Solar Resource and Meteorological Assessment Project (SOLRMAP)

Description: The purpose of this collaborative project between NREL and industry is: (1) provide high quality solar measurements in support of deploying Concentrating Solar Thermal projects; and (2) provide NREL with research-quality data sets for refining solar models and developing solar forecasting capabilities. The benefits of this project are: (1) lends NREL credibility to data sets used for economic analyses and commercial justification; (2) helps minimize costly mistakes in estimating capacity and ec… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Wilcox, S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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THE NEED FOR A NEW JOINING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE CLOSURE WELDING OF RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS CONTAINERS

Description: One of the activities associated with cleanup throughout the Department of Energy (DOE) complex is packaging radioactive materials into storage containers. Much of this work will be performed in high-radiation environments requiring fully remote operations, for which existing, proven systems do not currently exist. These conditions demand a process that is capable of producing acceptable (defect-free) welds on a consistent basis; the need to perform weld repair, under fully-remote operations, c… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: GR, CANNELL; BE, HILL & GJ, GRANT
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Can An Evolutionary Process Create English Text?

Description: Critics of the conventional theory of biological evolution have asserted that while natural processes might result in some limited diversity, nothing fundamentally new can arise from 'random' evolution. In response, biologists such as Richard Dawkins have demonstrated that a computer program can generate a specific short phrase via evolution-like iterations starting with random gibberish. While such demonstrations are intriguing, they are flawed in that they have a fixed, pre-specified future t… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Bailey, David H.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind Power Development in the United States: Current Progress, Future Trends

Description: The U.S. wind power industry is in an era of substantial growth, with the U.S. and China likely to vie for largest-market status for years to come. With the market evolving at such a rapid pace, keeping up with current trends in the marketplace has become increasingly difficult. At the same time, limits to future growth are uncertain. This paper summarizes major trends in the U.S. wind market, and explores the technical and economic feasibility of achieving much greater levels of wind penetrati… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Wiser, Ryan H
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Military Pay and Benefits: Key Questions and Answers

Description: This report discusses military pay and benefits. Debate continues over what kinds of pay and benefit increases are best for improving recruiting and retention. Of particular interest is the balance between across-the-board pay raises on the one hand, and ones targeted by grade, years of service, and occupational skill, on the other; and between cash compensation on the one hand and improvements in benefits such as housing, health care, and installation services on the other.
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Henning, Charles A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Generalized System of Preferences: Background and Renewal Debate

Description: This report presents, first, recent developments and a brief history, economic rationale, and legal background leading to the establishment of the GSP. Second, the report presents a discussion of the U.S. implementation of the GSP. Third, the report presents an analysis of the U.S. program's effectiveness and the positions of various stakeholders. Fourth, implications of the expiration of the U.S. program and possible options for Congress are discussed.
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Jones, Vivian C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Trip to VA Hospital in Bonham, Texas on October 29, 2008

Description: Website pages containing photographs from a trip to VA Hospital in Bonham, Texas on October 29, 2008, held by the TXSSAR McKinney chapter. A letter from Deloris Clemons to Milton Lentz thanking the TXSSAR for a donation to the VA North Texas Health Care system (VANTHCS) is also included.
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Texas Society Sons of the American Revolution, McKinney Chapter 63
Item Type: Refine your search to only Website
Location: 33.584747 -96.165986
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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In Re Terrorist Attacks on September 11, 2001: Dismissals of Claims Against Saudi Defendants Under the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA)

Description: This report summarizes the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act (FSIA) and jurisdiction in cases against foreign defendants and analyzes the recent court of appeals decision. This report examines the legal bases for those dismissals.
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Henning, Anna C.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S.-China Counterterrorism Cooperation: Issues for U.S. Policy

Description: This report discusses the United States counterterrorism cooperation with China after the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001. This effort raised short-term policy issues about how to elicit cooperation and how to address China's concerns about military action (Operation Enduring Freedom). Longer-term questions have concerned whether counterterrorism has strategically transformed bilateral relations and whether China's support has been valuable and not obtained at the expense of other U.S. … more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Reserve Interest Rate Changes: 2001-2008

Description: The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) decided at its scheduled meeting held on October 29 to lower the target rate for federal funds to 1% from 1½% set at its unscheduled meeting of October 8, 2008. In making its decision to reduce the target, the FOMC stressed the following factors: (1) the pace of economic growth appears to have slowed markedly owing importantly to a softening of consumer spending; (2) business equipment spending and industrial production have weakened; (3) economic slowdo… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Labonte, Marc & Makinen, Gail E.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the Senate Floor

Description: The Senate follows a well-established routine on the opening day of a new Congress. This report discusses the various opening-day procedures, including the swearing in of new members, administrative business, and election of the President pro tempore.
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Amer, Mildred L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

Description: The U.S. military is building up forces on the U.S. territory of Guam to increase deterrence and power projection for possible responses to crises and disasters, counterterrorism, and contingencies in support of South Korea, Japan, the Philippines, Taiwan, or elsewhere in Asia. But the defense buildup on Guam is moderate. Guam's role has increased with plans to withdraw some U.S. forces from Japan and South Korea. The buildup will cost $10.3 billion, with Japan contributing about 60% ($6.1 bill… more
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Kan, Shirley A. & Niksch, Larry A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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