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1983 environmental monitoring report, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Description: Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) is located south of Albuquerque on Kirtland Air Force Base. Because radionuclides are potentially released from its research activities, SNL has a continuing environmental monitoring program which analyzes for cesium-137, tritium, uranium, alpha emitters, and beta emitters in water, soil, air, and vegetation. Measured radiation levels in public areas were consistent with local background in 1983. The Albuquerque population received an estimated 0.250 person-re… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Millard, G. C.; Gray, C. E. & O'Neal, B. L.
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3081/E processor

Description: The 3081/E project was formed to prepare a much improved IBM mainframe emulator for the future. Its design is based on a large amount of experience in using the 168/E processor to increase available CPU power in both online and offline environments. The processor will be at least equal to the execution speed of a 370/168 and up to 1.5 times faster for heavy floating point code. A single processor will thus be at least four times more powerful than the VAX 11/780, and five processors on a system… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Kunz, P. F.; Gravina, M.; Oxoby, G.; Rankin, P.; Trang, Q.; Ferran, P. M. et al.
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Accelerator-based atomic physics experiments with photon and ion beams

Description: Accelerator-based atomic physics experiments at Brookhaven presently use heavy-ion beams from the Dual MP Tandem Van de Graaff Accelerator Facility for atomic physics experiments of several types. Work is presently in progress to develop experiments which will use the intense photon beams which will be available in the near future from the ultraviolet (uv) and x-ray rings of the National Synchrotron Light Source (NSLS). Plans are described for experiments at the NSLS and an exciting development… more
Date: April 26, 1984
Creator: Johnson, B. M.; Jones, K. W. & Meron, M.
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Acoustic imaging in a water filled metallic pipe

Description: A method is described for the imaging of the interior of a water filled metallic pipe using acoustical techniques. The apparatus consists of an array of 20 acoustic transducers mounted circumferentially around the pipe. Each transducer is pulsed in sequence, and the echos resulting from bubbles in the interior are digitized and processed by a computer to generate an image. The electronic control and digitizing system and the software processing of the echo signals are described. The performance… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Kolbe, W.F.; Turko, B.T. & Leskovar, B.
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Advanced coal liquefaction research. Quarterly technical progress report, July 1, 1983-September 30, 1983

Description: Work this quarter focused on staged liquefaction. The effect of residence time on conversion in single pass experiments was found to be quite different for the subbituminous Belle Ayr Mine and bituminous Illinois No. 6 coals studied. With bituminous coal, conversion to soluble material is quite high and the limit of conversion is approached in only a few minutes. With a subbituminous coal, however, conversion is much lower and the limit of conversion is approached much more slowly. Short contac… more
Date: April 1, 1984
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Advanced direct coal liquefaction. Quarterly technical progress report No. 2, December 1983-February 1984

Description: Five Bench-Scale coal liquefaction runs were completed with Wyoming subbituminous coal in a two-stage process scheme. In this process scheme, LDAR, the lighter fraction of ash-free resid, was fed to the catalytic stage prior to its recycle to the thermal stage, whereas DAR, the heavy fraction of the deashed resid, was directly recycled to the thermal stage without any intermediate processing step. The results indicate that increasing coal space rate in the dissolver resulted in lower coal conve… more
Date: April 30, 1984
Creator: Paranjape, A.S.
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AI/Simulation Fusion Project at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Description: This presentation first discusses the motivation for the AI Simulation Fusion project. After discussing very briefly what expert systems are in general, what object oriented languages are in general, and some observed features of typical combat simulations, it discusses why putting together artificial intelligence and combat simulation makes sense. We then talk about the first demonstration goal for this fusion project.
Date: April 25, 1984
Creator: Erickson, S.A.
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Alternate shield material feasibility

Description: The feasibility and cost/benefit of using materials other than stainless steel for in-vessel neutron shielding in large LMFBRs were investigated. Canned vibratorally compacted B/sub 4/C powder shields were found to be much more economical than stainless steel (a savings of $1.1M in loop plant designs and $9.4M in pool plant designs). The helium gas pressure buildup in B/sub 4/C shields placed around LMFBR in-vessel components (direct reactor heat exchangers in a loop reactor and intermediate he… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Specht, E.R. & Levitt, L.B.
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Alternative methods for dispoal of low-level radioactive wastes. Task 1. Description of methods and assessment of criteria. [Alternative methods are belowground vaults, aboveground vaults; earth mounded concrete bunkers, mined cavities, augered holes]

Description: The study reported herein contains the results of Task 1 of a four-task study entitled Criteria for Evaluating Engineered Facilities. The overall objective of this study is to ensure that the criteria needed to evaluate five alternative low-level radioactive waste (LLW) disposal methods are available to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) and the Agreement States. The alternative methods considered are belowground vaults, aboveground vaults, earth mounded concrete bunkers, mined cavities, a… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Bennett, R. D.; Miller, W. O.; Warriner, J. B.; Malone, P. G. & McAneny, C. C.
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Analysis of damping measurements in PEP

Description: This report deals with the mathematical analysis of damping measurements performed at PEP. The experiment involved beam position measurements as a function of time following an initial excitation or displacement. The motion was predictably described as a linear combination of exponentially damped sinusoids representing the motion in both the horizontal and vertical directions. A variety of mathematical techniques were applied in order to determine the damping coefficients themselves, and their … more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Bishop, K.
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Analysis of technetium in SRP uranium product streams

Description: Technetium (Tc) is a major fission product with a fission yield similar to {sup 90}Sr and {sup 137}Cs. All traces of the natural element have disappeared due to decay over the earth`s history. The major isotope present in cooled nuclear fuel is {sup 99}Tc with a half life of 2.12 {times} 10{sup 5} years. This isotope decays via low energy (0.292 Mev) beta emission which is easily absorbed and contributes little penetrating radiation hazards in fuel reprocessing. Because it is difficult to detec… more
Date: April 6, 1984
Creator: Orebaugh, E. G.
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Analysis of the options - rationale for servomanipulator maintenance in future reprocessing plants

Description: The currently available maintenance systems which can be applied, in various combinations, to large-volume in-cell maintenance operations are: (1) contact, (2) overhead cranes, (3) power manipulators, (4) mechanical master/slave manipulators, and (5) servomanipulators. The requirements for reprocessing plant maintenance are reviewed, and the capabilities of remote maintenance systems are described. A basic trade-off analysis of these remote maintenance systems considering reprocessing plant req… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Herndon, J. N. & Hamel, W. R.
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Analytical capabilities of RIMS: absolute sensitivity and isotopic analysis. [Resonance ionization mass spectrometry]

Description: The cw laser RIMS approach has been demonstrated to accurately measure large Lu isotope ratios and detect small levels of minor isotopes even in the presence of isobaric interferences. The same approach can also be used to obtain high resolution optical spectra of rare isotopes. For elements with higher ionization potentials (e.g., Tc), multicolor ionization schemes are necessary for cw RIMS measurements. Two-color RIMS spectra of Tc using pulsed lasers illustrate the feasibility of this approa… more
Date: April 16, 1984
Creator: Nogar, N. S.; Downey, S. W. & Miller, C. M.
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Assessment of resonance ionization mass spectrometry for analytical chemistry and spectroscopy

Description: Resonance ionization mass spectrometry (RIMS) is a natural outgrowth of RIS. The result of an RIS process is an ion pair. The electron can be used to detect the process, and single atom detection has been demonstrated by this method. The cation resulting from the RIS process actually carries more easily accessible and useful information (i.e. the mass of the ion). RIMS is useful in mass analysis. The development of RIMS has proceeded along several different directions, using CW or pulsed lasers… more
Date: April 20, 1984
Creator: Young, J. P.; Donohue, D. L. & Smith, D. H.
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Automatic camera tracking for remote manipulators

Description: The problem of automatic camera tracking of mobile objects is addressed with specific reference to remote manipulators and using either fixed or mobile cameras. The technique uses a kinematic approach employing 4 x 4 coordinate transformation matrices to solve for the needed camera PAN and TILT angles. No vision feedback systems are used, as the required input data are obtained entirely from position sensors from the manipulator and the camera-positioning system. All hardware requirements are g… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Stoughton, R. S.; Martin, H. L. & Bentz, R. R.
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Battery charger and state of charge indicator. Final report

Description: The battery charger has a full-wave rectifier in series with a transformer isolated 20 kHz dc-dc converter with high frequency switches which are programmed to actively shape the input ac line current to be a mirror image of the ac line voltage. The power circuit is capable of operating at 2 kW peak and 1 kW average power. The BC/SCI has two major subsystems: (1) the battery charger power electronics with its controls; and (2) a microcomputer subsystem which is used to acquire battery terminal … more
Date: April 15, 1984
Creator: Latos, T.S.
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Beryllium-7 deposition to terrestrial vegetation in Tennessee

Description: Measurements of natural beryllium-7 (/sup 7/Be) were made in field vegetation and rainwater at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Reservation throughout the months of July 1982 to June 1983. Laboratory experiments were also conducted on the adsorption and desorption of /sup 7/Be, cesium-137 (/sup 137/Cs), lead-210 (/sup 210/Pb), and iodine-131 (/sup 131/I) to the foliage of fescue, 3 varieties of beans, and loblolly pine. The field loss of artificially applied /sup 7/Be to field fescue was al… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Mahoney, Laura A.
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Biology and Medicine Division annual report, 1982-1983

Description: This annual report presents brief summaries of research activities during 1982 to 1983. Program activities have been individually entered into EDB. They include research medicine, radiosurgery, environmental physiology, radiation biophysics, and structural biophysics. (ACR)
Date: April 1, 1984
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BREEDER: a microcomputer program for financial analysis of a large-scale prototype breeder reactor

Description: This report describes a microcomputer-based, single-project financial analysis program: BREEDER. BREEDER is a user-friendly model designed to facilitate frequent and rapid analyses of the financial implications associated with alternative design and financing strategies for electric generating plants and large-scale prototype breeder (LSPB) reactors in particular. The model has proved to be a useful tool in establishing cost goals for LSPB reactors. The program is available on floppy disks for … more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Giese, R.F.
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C/sub 4/ photosynthesis in Euphorbia degeneri and E. remyi: a comparison of photosynthetic carbon metabolism in leaves, callus cultures and regenerated plants

Description: Based on analysis of /sup 14/CO/sub 2/ fixation kinetics and assays of enzymes related to C/sub 4/ metabolism (NAD-ME, NADP-ME, NAD-MDH, NADP-MDH, AST, ALT), leaves and regenerated plants of Euphorbia degeneri exhibit a modified NADP-ME-type photosynthesis. Apparently, both aspartate and malate are used for transport of CO/sub 2/ to bundle sheath cells. Callus grown on either non-shoot-forming or shoot-forming media fixes CO/sub 2/ into RPP-cycle intermediates and sucrose, as well as malate and… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Ruzin, S.E.
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CAT reconstruction and potting comparison of a LMFBR fuel bundle

Description: A standard Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor (LMFBR) subassembly used in the Experimental Breeder Reactor II (EBR-II) was investigated, by remote techniques, for fuel bundle distortion by both nondestructive and destructive methods, and the results from both methods were compared. The non-destructive method employed neutron tomography to reconstruct the locations of fuel elements through the use of a maximum entropy reconstruction algorithm known as MENT. The destructive method consisted of ''p… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Betten, P.R. & Tow, D.M.
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Characterization of fuel distributions in the Three-Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) reactor system by neutron and gamma-ray dosimetry

Description: The resolution of technical issues generated by the accident at Three-Mile Island Unit 2 (TMI-2) will inevitably be of long range benefit. Determination of the fuel debris dispersal in the TMI-2 reactor system represents a major technical issue. In reactor recovery operations, such as for the safe handling and final disposal of TMI-2 waste, quantitative fuel assessments are being conducted throughout the reactor core and primary coolant system.
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Gold, R.; Roberts, J. H.; Ruddy, F. H.; Preston, C. C.; McNeece, J. P.; Kaiser, B. J. et al.
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Chemical and toxicological characterization of organic constituents in fluidized-bed and pulverized coal combustion: a topical report

Description: Coal combustion fly ash from both conventional pulverized coal combustion (PCC) and fluidized-bed combustion (FBC) have been characterized as to their organic constituents and microbial mutagenic activity. The PCC fly ash was collected from a commercial utility generating plant using a low sulfur coal. The FBC fly ash was from a bench-scale developmental unit at the Grand Forks Energy Technology Center. Bulk samples of each fly ash were extracted using benzene/methanol and further separated usi… more
Date: April 1, 1984
Creator: Chess, E. K.; Later, D. W.; Wilson, B. W.; Harris, W. R. & Remsen, J. F.
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Circuit breaker operation and potential failure modes during an earthquake: a preliminary investigation

Description: This study addresses the effect of a strong-motion earthquake on circuit breaker operation. It focuses on the loss of offsite power (LOSP) transient caused by a strong-motion earthquake at the Zion Nuclear Power Plant. This report also describes the operator action necessary to prevent core melt if the above circuit breaker failure modes occur simultaneously on three 4.16 KV buses. Numerous circuit breakers important to plant safety, such as circuit breakers to diesel generators and engineered … more
Date: April 9, 1984
Creator: Lambert, H.E.
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