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Interior design for passive solar homes

Description: The increasing emphasis on refinement of passive solar systems has brought recognition to interior design as an integral part of passive solar architecture. Interior design can be used as a finetuning tool minimizing many of the problems associated with passive solar energy use in residential buildings. In addition, treatment of interior space in solar model homes may be a prime factor in determining sales success. A new style of interior design is evolving in response to changes in building fo… more
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Breen, J. C.
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Risk perception, risk evaluation and human values: cognitive bases of acceptability of a radioactive waste repository

Description: Public acceptance of radioactive waste management alternatives depends in part on public perception of the associated risks. Three aspects of those perceived risks were explored in this study: (1) synthetic measures of risk perception based on judgments of probability and consequences; (2) acceptability of hypothetical radioactive waste policies, and (3) effects of human values on risk perception. Both the work on synthetic measures of risk perception and on the acceptability of hypothetical po… more
Date: July 1, 1981
Creator: Earle, T.C.; Lindell, M.K. & Rankin, W.L.
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DALIS: a computer-assisted document retrieval system for the FFTF

Description: The FFTF (Fast Flux Test Facility) is a liquid sodium cooled, fast flux reactor designed specifically for irradiation testing of fuels and components for liquid metal fast breeder reactors. The Department of Energy and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission require that all pertinent documentation for maintenance, operation, and safety of the FFTF be readily accessible and retrievable, both during initial startup and for the lifetime of the plant. That amounts to a lot of information which has to be… more
Date: May 12, 1981
Creator: Harves, W G
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Public meetings on nuclear waste management: their function and organization

Description: This report focuses on public meetings as a vehicle for public participation in nuclear waste management. The nature of public meetings is reviewed and the functions served by meetings highlighted. The range of participants and their concerns are addressed, including a review of the participants from past nuclear waste management meetings. A sound understanding of the expected participants allows DOE to tailor elements of the meeting, such as notification, format, and agenda to accommodate the … more
Date: May 1, 1981
Creator: Duvernoy, Eugene G.; Marcus, Alfred A.; Overcast, Tom & Schilling, A. Hank
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AN APPLICATION OF FUZZY SET THEORY TO DATA DISPLAY

Description: Categorization supports decision making, letting an analyst look at data from different perspectives and different levels of detail. An approach to data analysis is described in which membership in subjectively defined categories is modeled by the fuzzy nature of color categories and presented via computer graphics for visual inspection by the analyst.
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: Benson, William H.
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Research issues and supporting research of the National Program on Carbon Dioxide, Environment and Society, fiscal year 1980

Description: This report outlines and summarizes the research conducted in the United States under the auspices of the CO/sub 2/ program. The Program encompasses six primary categories which, in turn, are divided into 18 research subcategories and 51 research issues. The research program was designed to describe the research which should be conducted regardless of institutional or even national sponsorship. Project descriptions have been collected and classified according to the research issue to which they… more
Date: January 1981
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Annual Report to the Congress for 1980

Description: This report includes statements by the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the board, TAAC Chairman, and the director of the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). The report discusses the year in review regarding the work in progress, organization and operations of OTA.
Date: March 1981
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Calorimetry end-point predictions

Description: This paper describes a portion of the work presently in progress at Rocky Flats in the field of calorimetry. In particular, calorimetry end-point predictions are outlined. The problems associated with end-point predictions and the progress made in overcoming these obstacles are discussed. The two major problems, noise and an accurate description of the heat function, are dealt with to obtain the most accurate results. Data are taken from an actual calorimeter and are processed by means of three… more
Date: April 11, 1981
Creator: Fox, M. A.
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Computer-Based National Information Systems: Technology and Public Policy Issues

Description: A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "presents the results of an overview study on the use of computer technology in national information systems and related public policy issues" (p. iii).
Date: September 1981
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Taxonomy of the nuclear plant operator's role

Description: A program is presently under way at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to define the functional design requirements of operational aids for nuclear power plant operators. A first and important step in defining these requirements is to develop an understanding of the operator's role or function. This paper describes a taxonomy of operator functions that applies during all operational modes and conditions of the plant. Other topics such as the influence of automation, role acceptance, and t… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Kisner, R. A.; Fullerton, A. M.; Frey, P. R. & Dougherty, E. M.
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Management and use of DOE-provided discretionary funds. Progress report, January-December 1980

Description: The first section of this report presents brief summaries of the final reports for each Univ. of Illinois/Office of Energy Research project support by DOE in 1980, namely: An Assessment of the Impact of Commission Regulation on Prices; Radiative Collision Lasers; NO/sub x/ Decomposition in a Catalytic Muffler; Fuel/Air Control System for Catalytic Combustion Driven Stirling Engines - A Feasibility Study; Regional Environmental-Economic Optimization Models for Evaluating Policies Which Affect th… more
Date: March 1, 1981
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diffusion of Solar Energy Technologies in the New-Construction Market: A Survey of New Solar-Home and Onventional-Home Buyers

Description: Comsumer motivations for choosing a solar energy equipped new home when the non-solar or conventional model was also available were investigated. The approach was to test the relative importance of demographic, dwelling unit, and heating system characteristics in household decisions to purchase a home equipped with solar energy devices. Two statistical models were developed: one to examine the relationship between the types of home buyers (as an identifiable market segment) and the decision to … more
Date: February 1981
Creator: Rains, Diana; Dunipace, Deborah & Woo, C. K.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Continuing development of the DEROB system. Quarterly report, April 1, 1981-June 30, 1981

Description: The daylighting sky factors have been calculated for an arbitrary point. The point represents a light meter that can be located anywhere in the simulated structure, and it can be oriented in any direction desired. It reads the sky factor and it can disaggregate the first incidence component from the contributions due to reflections from surfaces, and transmissions from other spaces. The reflected and transmitted components show a marked spatial dependence. The results are compared with standard… more
Date: June 1, 1981
Creator: Francisco, A. N.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geothermal energy for Hawaii: a prospectus

Description: An overview of geothermal development is provided for contributors and participants in the process: developers, the financial community, consultants, government officials, and the people of Hawaii. Geothermal energy is described along with the issues, programs, and initiatives examined to date. Hawaii's future options are explored. Included in appendices are: a technical glossary, legislation and regulations, a geothermal directory, and an annotated bibliography. (MHR)
Date: January 1, 1981
Creator: Yen, W.W.S. & Iacofano, D.S.
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Understanding radioactive waste

Description: This document contains information on all aspects of radioactive wastes. Facts are presented about radioactive wastes simply, clearly and in an unbiased manner which makes the information readily accessible to the interested public. The contents are as follows: questions and concerns about wastes; atoms and chemistry; radioactivity; kinds of radiation; biological effects of radiation; radiation standards and protection; fission and fission products; the Manhattan Project; defense and developmen… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Murray, R.L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Personnel supply and demand issues in the nuclear power industry. Final report of the Nuclear Manpower Study Committee

Description: The anticipated personnel needs of the nuclear power industry have varied widely in recent years, in response to both increasing regulatory requirements and declining orders for new plants. Recent employment patterns in the nuclear energy field, with their fluctuations, resemble those of defense industries more than those traditionally associated with electric utilities. Reactions to the accident at Three Mile Island Unit 2 by industry and regulators have increased the demand for trained and ex… more
Date: January 1, 1981
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparing energy technology alternatives from an environmental perspective

Description: A number of individuals and organizations advocate the use of comparative, formal analysis to determine which are the safest methods for producing and using energy. Some have suggested that the findings of such analyses should be the basis upon which final decisions are made about whether to actually deploy energy technologies. Some of those who support formal comparative analysis are in a position to shape the policy debate on energy and environment. An opposing viewpoint is presented, arguing… more
Date: February 1, 1981
Creator: House, P W; Coleman, J A; Shull, R D; Matheny, R W & Hock, J C
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Occupational exposures to uranium: processes, hazards, and regulations

Description: The United States Uranium Registry (USUR) was formed in 1978 to investigate potential hazards from occupational exposure to uranium and to assess the need for special health-related studies of uranium workers. This report provides a summary of Registry work done to date. The history of the uranium industry is outlined first, and the current commercial uranium industry (mining, milling, conversion, enrichment, and fuel fabrication) is described. This description includes information on basic pro… more
Date: April 1, 1981
Creator: Stoetzel, G. A.; Fisher, D. R.; McCormack, W. D.; Hoenes, G. R.; Marks, S.; Moore, R. H. et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recruiting, Retention, and Quality in the All-Volunteer Force

Description: This report highli8hts some of the major issues of recruiting, retention, and quality raised by the transition to an All-Volunteer Force (AVF) and efforts to maintain it in the 1970s and 1980s. The strategic and political basis of current military manpower policy provides the framework for a discussion of quantitative, qualitative, and analytical and administrative issues regarding the A'TF.
Date: June 8, 1981
Creator: Goldich, Robert L.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Survey of systems safety analysis methods and their application to nuclear waste management systems

Description: This report reviews system safety analysis methods and examines their application to nuclear waste management systems. The safety analysis methods examined include expert opinion, maximum credible accident approach, design basis accidents approach, hazard indices, preliminary hazards analysis, failure modes and effects analysis, fault trees, event trees, cause-consequence diagrams, G0 methodology, Markov modeling, and a general category of consequence analysis models. Previous and ongoing studi… more
Date: November 1, 1981
Creator: Pelto, P. J.; Winegardner, W. K. & Gallucci, R. H. V.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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