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TCT hybrid preconceptual blanket design studies

Description: The conceptual design of a tokamak fusion-fission (hybrid) reactor, which produces electric power and fissile material, has been performed in a cooperative effort between Princeton's Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and Battelle's Pacific Northwest Laboratories (PNL). PPPL, who had overall project lead responsibility, designed the fusion driver system. Its core consists of a tokamak plasma maintained in the two-component torus (TCT) mode by both D and T beams and having a single null poloidal d… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Aase, D. T.; Bampton, M. C. C.; Doherty, T. J.; Leonard, B. R.; McCann, R. A.; Newman, D. F. et al.
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X-ray measurements of stresses and defects in EFG and large grained polycrystalline silicon ribbons. First quarterly report

Description: The first model of a modified Bond goniometer has been built and tested for the precision measurement of interplanar spacings in Si-single crystals. A change in interplanar spacing ..delta..d/d approximately = to +- 10/sup -5/ can be detected which corresponds to surface stresses of the order of +- 1000 psi. A second version of the goniometer is being assembled incorporating a removable microscope for precision alignment of the Si-strip into the primary X-ray beam.
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Wagner, C.N.J.
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Coal Technology Program. Progress report for November 1977

Description: A block of Pittsburgh seam bituminous coal and a block of Wyodak subbituminous coal were pyrolyzed under reducing gas in support of in situ gasification. Information from previously completed block pyrolysis of bituminous coal under an argon atmosphere show that differences in evolved gas result from differences in heating rates. Compared to block pyrolysis at 0.3 C/sup 0//min, block pyrolysis at 3 C/sup 0//min produces less gas but gas with a higher heating value, yielding a higher overall pyr… more
Date: January 1, 1978
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Development and testing of shingle-type solar cell modules. Quarterly report No. 2

Description: The details of a shingle module design which produces in excess of 97 watts/m/sup 2/ of module area at 1 kW/m/sup 2/ insolation and at 60/sup 0/C are reported. This selected design employs a tempered glass coverplate to provide the primary solar cell structural support. The use of the B.F. Goodrich FLEXSEAL roofing system as the outer skin of the shingle substrate provides a high confidence of achieving the 15 year service life goal. The fabrication and testing of a preproduction module of this… more
Date: January 5, 1978
Creator: Shepard, N.F.
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Ultrasonic inspection techniques for two weld closures proposed for RSSF waste storage casks

Description: One method being considered for interim storage of high-level radioactive waste materials is to place these materials in large sealed stainless steel canisters and subsequently store these canisters in a second sealed steel storage cask. Weld procedures are proposed as the closure or seal for these vessels. Inspection of these closures to assure initial and long-term integrity of the closure welds presents a challenge to nondestructive testing. The environment is thermally (400 to 1000/sup 0/F)… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Doctor, S. R. & Morris, C. J.
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Nondestructive evaluation of LWR spent fuel shipping casks

Description: An analysis of nondestructive testing (NDT) methods currently being used to evaluate the integrity of Light Water Reactor (LWR) spent fuel shipping casks is presented. An assessment of anticipated NDT needs related to breeder reactor cask requirements is included. Specific R and D approaches to probable NDT problem areas such as the evaluation of austenitic stainless steel weldments are outlined.
Date: February 1, 1978
Creator: Ballard, D. W.
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Scope of Work for Evaluating the Mechanical Performance of EPR First Wall Coatings

Description: An outline is presented for a proposed scope of work to evaluate the mechanical performance of candidate first wall coatings for a Tokamak-type fusion reactor. The goal of the overall program is to provide an adequate coating material and recoating process which can be manufactured by currently available vendors.
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Jones, W. B. & Van den Avyle, J. A.
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Array automated assembly: Phase 2. Quarterly report

Description: An analysis was made of cost trade-offs for shaping modified square wafers from cylindrical crystals. For reasonably expectable silicon and sheet costs, the optimum shape will be nearer a circle than a square. Tests were conducted of the effectiveness of texture etching for removal of surface damage on sawed wafers. Four glass systems have survived preliminary screening tests for use as edge masking dielectrics. These include beta-spodumen, MgO-Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/ borosilicate, baria and titania … more
Date: February 1, 1978
Creator: Taylor, W.E.
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Nondestructive evaluation of LWR spent fuel shipping casks

Description: An analysis of nondestructve testing (NDT) methods currently being used to evaluate the integrity of Light Water Reactor (LWR) spent fuel shipping casks is presented. An assessment of anticipated NDT needs related to breeder reactor cask requirements is included. Specific R and D approaches to probable NDT problem areas such as the evaluation of austenitic stainless steel weldments are outlined. A comprehensive bibliography of current NDT methods for cask evaluation in the USA, Great Britain, J… more
Date: February 1, 1978
Creator: Ballard, D.W.
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Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) power system development. Preliminary design report, Appendices, Part 1 (Final)

Description: The objective of this project is the development of a preliminary design for a full-sized, closed cycle, ammonia power system module for the 100 MWe OTEC demonstration plant. In turn, this demonstration plant is to demonstrate, by 1984, the operation and performance of an Ocean Thermal Power Plant having sufficiently advanced heat exchanger design to project economic viability for commercial utilization in the late 1980's and beyond. Included in this power system development are the preliminary… more
Date: December 4, 1978
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LOFT experimental measurements uncertainties analyses. Volume XVI. LOFT three-beam gamma densitometer system

Description: The magnitudes of various uncertainties in the loss-of-fluid test gamma densitometer measurements have been estimated. The dominant error in the estimate of the density profile and the average density is the extrapolation from the three chordal average density values to the total density profile. The primary uncertainty in each chordal average density measurement is the random noise inherent in the radiation process.
Date: February 1, 1978
Creator: Lassahn, G. D.
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Application of a microprocessor system to stream monitoring

Description: Low-level liquid wastes originating from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) are discharged, after treatment, into White Oak Creek, which is a small tributary of the Clinch River located in East Tennessee. Samples of White Oak Creek discharges are collected at White Oak Dam by a continuous digital proportional water sampler and analyzed weekly for radioactivity. The sampler contains a control system with a microprocessor that has been programmed to solve nonlinear weir equations. This syst… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Oakes, T. W. & Shank, K. E.
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Development of ultrafiltration and inorganic adsorbents for reducing volumes of low-level and intermediate-level liquid waste: July--September 1977

Description: The ultrafiltration (UF) pilot system is being evaluated at Mound Facility. The effect of pressure drop, temperature, and pH of the feed on system performance has been studied. The system has been run through a number of cleaning cycles including tap water flush, enzyme soak, detergent wash, and citric acid/oxalic acid wash. A continuous run was started on waste from the Waste Processing Facility; about 11,500 gal has been processed. Studies to determine the effect of (..cap alpha.., ..beta.., … more
Date: February 9, 1978
Creator: Koenst, J. W.; Herald, W. R. & Roberts, R. C.
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Geothermal R and D project report for April 1, 1977--September 30, 1977

Description: The Idaho Geothermal Research and Development Program was initiated in 1973. The program's mission has been to improve the technology necessary to utilize geothermal fluids of moderate temperature--fluids of about 150/sup 0/C or 300/sup 0/F. This report discusses the progress from April to September 1977, during which time an injection well was drilled and the design of a 5000-kW(e) pilot power plant was completed. Manufacturers began fabricating heat exchangers and condensers for the power pla… more
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Kunze, J. F.
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Coal Technology Program. Progress report for December 1977

Description: In the pressure vessel and piping materials work, the report, ''Assessment of Materials Technology for Gasifer and Reaction Pressure Vessels and Piping for Second Generation Commercial Coal Conversion Systems'' (ORNL-5238), has been submitted for publication and distribution. Impact and tensile teting is under way on 2/sup 1///sub 4/ cr-1 Mo steel which has received a simulated quench, temper, and postweld heat treatment. Two topical reports on coating inspection have gone to reproduction. CoCr… more
Date: February 1, 1978
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Feasibility of using a conductivity or ultrasonic type detector to measure void fraction in the LOFT reactor core inlet and outlet

Description: The feasibility of a conductivity or ultrasonic type detector meeting the LOFT reactor core inlet and outlet void fraction measurement requirements is explored. The tests that were performed to evaluate the existing LOFT liquid level detector electrode configuration as a conductivity void fraction detector and a prototype ultrasonic detector (fabricated by Panametrics, Inc.) are described. The results of these tests and the recommendations for improving the performance of each detector system a… more
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Buchanan, M.E. & Shurtliff, R.W.
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Investigative study of engine limiting

Description: An experimental study was conducted to determine the effect of cylinder cut-out or ''engine limiting'' on fuel consumption and exhaust emissions for a current technology V-type 8-cylinder engine. Increases in energy conversion efficiency while operating with only 4 cylinders ranged from 10 to 40% compared to operation with 8 cylinders at the same power outputs. The speeds and loads chosen were representative of those required to operate a 4,500-lb vehicle at speeds up to 60 mph. Hydrocarbon emi… more
Date: February 1, 1978
Creator: Bechtold, R.L.
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10-MWe pilot-plant-receiver panel test requirements document solar thermal test facility

Description: Testing plans for a full-scale test receiver panel and supporting hardware which essentially duplicate both physically and functionally, the design planned for the Barstow Solar Pilot Plant are presented. Testing is to include operation during normal start and shutdown, intermittent cloud conditions, and emergencies to determine the panel's transient and steady state operating characteristics and performance under conditions equal to or exceeding those expected in the pilot plant. The effects o… more
Date: August 25, 1978
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Investigation of Clean Water Test Sites for Prototype Turbomachinery

Description: Expanded development of total-flow expander technology in order to obtain efficient energy extraction from the liquid flow component of the geothermal well flow, in addition to steam enthalpy conversion, has been undertaken by the University of California, Lawrence Livermore Laboratory (LLL). The flow conditions necessary for this type of complete system performance characterization are beyond the capabilities of the test facility utilized in the preliminary tests at the LLL hot-water test faci… more
Date: January 5, 1978
Creator: Cerini, Donald J.
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Crash test of a nuclear spent fuel cask and truck transport system

Description: Sandia Laboratories has conducted a 96 kph (60 mph) full scale truck impact test for ERDA's Environmental Control Technology Division. Rockets propelled a 20, 500-kg (22-ton) cask mounted on its shipping trailer, coupled to a conventional cab-over tractor, into a massive, heavily reinforced concrete target. This summary report describes and compares the results of the computer analysis, scale model, and full scale tests.
Date: January 1, 1978
Creator: Huerta, M. & Yoshimura, R.H.
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Pressurized fluidized-bed combustion component test and integration unit: Title I report. Section 14. Cost estimate details, appendix II

Description: Cost estimate details for installing the equipment and constructing the building for the pressurized fluidized-bed combustion component test and integration unit are tabulated. Estimates of the probability of cost overrun are included. (LCL)
Date: January 1, 1978
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Investigation and evaluation of geopressured geothermal wells

Description: This group of wells-of-opportunity (WOOs) consists of four reentry candidates located in Southern Louisiana. The four Louisiana wells have penetrated a thick section of deep hot and geopressured Miocene or Oligocene sand. Thus the geologic risk is essentially eliminated. Each of these wells has been abandoned. Particular emphasis was placed on selecting wells which are reported to have been left in such a mechanical condition that the risk of reentry operations is low. Every effort will be made… more
Date: March 1, 1978
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Special purpose materials for the fusion reactor environment: a technical assessment

Description: This technology assessment considers the following areas: (1) breeding materials, (2) coolants, (3) tritium barriers, (4) graphite and silicon carbide, (5) ceramics, (6) heat-sink materials, and (7) magnet materials. Some questions and analyses forming the assessment are described. (MOW)
Date: February 1, 1978
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Experiment data report for Semiscale Mod-1 Tests S-28-7, S-28-9, and S-28-12. [PWR]

Description: Recorded test data are presented for Tests S-28-7, S-28-9, and S-28-12 of the Semiscale Mod-1 steam generator tube rupture test series. These tests are among several Semiscale Mod-1 experiments conducted to investigate the thermal and hydraulic phenomena accompanying a hypothesized loss-of-coolant accident in a pressurized water reactor (PWR) system. Tests S-28-7, S-28-9, and S-28-12 were conducted from initial conditions of 15 736 kPa and 557 K, 15 754 kPa and 556 K, and 15 704 kPa and 559 K, … more
Date: February 1, 1978
Creator: Esparza, V.; Collins, B.L.; Sackett, K.E. & Coppin, C.E.
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