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1988 Bulletin compilation and index

Description: This document is published to provide current information about the national program for managing spent fuel and high-level radioactive waste. This document is a compilation of issues from the 1988 calendar year. A table of contents and one index have been provided to assist in finding information.
Date: February 1989
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Accelerating polarized beams in Tevatron

Description: In this paper, we will examine the totality of equipment, manpower and cost necessary to obtain a polarized proton beam in the Tevatron. We will not, however, be concerned with the acquisition and acceleration of polarized /bar p/ beams. Furthermore we will consider only a planar main ring without overpass, although it is expected that Siberian snake schemes could be made to apply equally well to non-planar machines. In addition to not wanting to tackle here the task of reformulating the theory… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Teng, L.C.
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Advanced Coal-Fueled Gas Turbine Program

Description: The objective of the original Request for Proposal was to establish the technological bases necessary for the subsequent commercial development and deployment of advanced coal-fueled gas turbine power systems by the private sector. The offeror was to identify the specific application or applications, toward which his development efforts would be directed; define and substantiate the technical, economic, and environmental criteria for the selected application; and conduct such component design, … more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Horner, M. W.; Ekstedt, E. E.; Gal, E.; Jackson, M. R.; Kimura, S. G.; Lavigne, R. G. et al.
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Advanced Coal-Fueled Gas Turbine Program. Final report

Description: The objective of the original Request for Proposal was to establish the technological bases necessary for the subsequent commercial development and deployment of advanced coal-fueled gas turbine power systems by the private sector. The offeror was to identify the specific application or applications, toward which his development efforts would be directed; define and substantiate the technical, economic, and environmental criteria for the selected application; and conduct such component design, … more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Horner, M. W.; Ekstedt, E. E.; Gal, E.; Jackson, M. R.; Kimura, S. G.; Lavigne, R. G. et al.
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Advanced Materials in the Manufacturing Revolution: Proceedings of the Conference Held at Argonne National Laboratory June 14, 1988

Description: A conference at Argonne National Laboratory for senior executives of small and medium-size manufacturing companies covered technical and managerial issues involved in adapting advanced materials and new manufacturing methods. Seven speakers discussed how high performance metals, alloys, ceramics, polymerics and their composites are replacing conventional mill-product materials and how these new materials are impacting manufacturing methods and products.
Date: February 1989
Creator: Nevitt, Michael V. & Peterson, Norman D.
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An alternative strategy for low specific power reactors to power interplanetary spacecraft, based on exploiting lasers and lunar resources

Description: A key requirement setting the minimum electric propulsion performance (specific power ..cap alpha../sub e/ = kW/sub e//kg) for manned missions to Mars is the maximum allowable radiation dose to the crew during the long transits between Earth and Mars. Penetrating galactic cosmic rays and secondary neutron showers give about 0.1-rem/day dose, which only massive shielding (e.g., a meter of concrete) can reduce significantly. With a humane allowance for cabin space, the shielding mass becomes so l… more
Date: February 2, 1989
Creator: Logan, B. G.
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An analysis of precipitation occurrences in Los Alamos, New Mexico, for long-term predictions of waste repository behavior

Description: This study describes precipitation as an uncontrolled natural input influencing the hydrology of waste repositories in terms of their ultimate long-term closure. The general climatology of the western states, including that of New Mexico and Los Alamos, is first described. An analysis of the precipitation patterns at Los Alamos is then presented to be used for predicting long-term precipitation occurrences and shallow land burial site behavior. The waste management implications of this precipit… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Nyhan, J.; Beckman, R. & Bowen, B.
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Analysis of the April 10, 1987 UF{sub 6} release test

Description: A series of controlled uranium hexafluoride (UF{sub 6}) release tests are being conducted at a CESTA (a French government agency) test site near Bordeaux, France. The results of the first release test are documented in Analysis of the April 18,1986 UF{sub 6}, Release Test. The first UF{sub 6} release test was designated as a qualification test. The primary objective of this test was to provide the information required to obtain approval for a series of UF{sub 6} release tests. As a result of th… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Just, R. A. & Bloom, S. G.
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Analysis of the April 10, 1987 UF[sub 6] release test

Description: A series of controlled uranium hexafluoride (UF[sub 6]) release tests are being conducted at a CESTA (a French government agency) test site near Bordeaux, France. The results of the first release test are documented in Analysis of the April 18,1986 UF[sub 6], Release Test. The first UF[sub 6] release test was designated as a qualification test. The primary objective of this test was to provide the information required to obtain approval for a series of UF[sub 6] release tests. As a result of th… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Just, R. A. & Bloom, S. G.
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The Analytical Repository Source-Term (AREST) model: Analysis of spent fuel as a nuclear waste form

Description: The purpose of this report is to assess the performance of spent fuel as a final waste form. The release of radionuclides from spent nuclear fuel has been simulated for the three repository sites that were nominated for site characterization in accordance with the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982. The simulation is based on waste package designs that were presented in the environmental assessments prepared for each site. Five distinct distributions for containment failure have been considered, … more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Apted, M. J.; Liebetrau, A. M. & Engel, D. W.
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Argon and argon-oxygen glow discharge cleaning of the Main Ring beam pipe

Description: This report presents the experimental results from the argon and argon-oxygen gas mixture glow discharge in the Main Ring beam pipe and is a follow-up to the proposal for vacuum improvements of the Main Ring magnets and straight sections and the warm Tevatron straight sections. Glow discharge was used in the experiment in order to clean the vacuum system instead of bakeout which could only be performed with great difficulty or not at all. It is a relatively simple and very effective method. The… more
Date: February 15, 1989
Creator: Trbojevic, D. & Pastore, N.
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Assessment of cover systems at the Grand Junction, Colorado, uranium mill tailings pile: 1987 field measurements

Description: Four Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) scientists and a technician conducted an onsite evaluation of radon gas exhalation, water content profiles, and plant and animal intrusion for a series of cover systems located on the uranium mill tailings pile at Grand Junction, Colorado. These six plots were sampled extensively down to the radon control layer (e.g., asphalt or wet clay) for soil moisture content and permeability. Radon gas emission through the surface was measured. Soil samples were col… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Gee, G.W.; Campbell, M.D.; Freeman, H.D. & Cline, J.F.
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Bacteria transport through porous material: Final technical report

Description: The injection and penetration of bacteria into a reservoir is the most problematic and crucial of the steps in microbial enhanced recovery (MEOR). In the last phase of our work valuable information on bacterial transport in porous media was obtained. A great deal of progress was made to determine chemical bonding characteristics between adsorbed bacteria and the rock surfaces. In order to further enhance our knowledge of the effects of surface tensions on bacteria transport through porous media… more
Date: February 13, 1989
Creator: Yen, T.F.
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Bayesian Image Reconstruction: Application to Emission Tomography

Description: In this paper we propose a Maximum a Posteriori (MAP) method of image reconstruction in the Bayesian framework for the Poisson noise case. We use entropy to define the prior probability and likelihood to define the conditional probability. The method uses sharpness parameters which can be theoretically computed or adjusted, allowing us to obtain MAP reconstructions without the problem of the grey'' reconstructions associated with the pre Bayesian reconstructions. We have developed several ways … more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Nunez, J. & Llacer, J.
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Big Dumb Boosters: A Low-Cost Space Transportation Option?

Description: This background paper describes and examines a launch vehicle concept commonly known as the “Big Dumb Booster,” a concept that derives from efforts first made in the 1960s to minimize costs of space launch systems. Some launch system analysts believe that the use of this concept, when applied to existing technology, could markedly reduce space transportation costs. Other analysts disagree.
Date: February 1989
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Calculation of the absolute detection efficiency of a moderated /sup 235/U neutron detector on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor

Description: Neutron transport simulations have been carried out to calculate the absolute detection efficiency of a moderated /sup 235/U neutron detector which is used on the TFTR as a part of the primary fission detector diagnostic system for measuring fusion power yields. Transport simulations provide a means by which the effects of variations in various shielding and geometrical parameters can be explored. These effects are difficult to study in calibration experiments. The calculational model, benchmar… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Ku, L. P.; Hendel, H. W. & Liew, S. L.
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Chemical Technology Division: Progress report, January 1, 1987--June 30, 1988

Description: This progress report summarizes the research and development efforts conducted in the Chemical Technology Division (Chem Tech) during the period January 1, 1987, to June 30, 1988. The following major areas are covered: waste management and environmental programs, radiochemical and reactor engineering programs, basic science and technology, Nuclear Regulatory Commission programs, and administrative resources and facilities. The Administrative Summary, an appendix, presents a comprehensive listin… more
Date: February 1, 1989
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Chemotactic Behavior of Deep Subsurface Bacteria Toward Carbohydrates, Amino Acids and a Chlorinated Alkene

Description: The chemotactic behavior of deep terrestrial subsurface bacteria toward amino acids, carbohydrates and trichloroethylene was assayed using a modification of the capillary method and bacterial enumeration by acridine orange direct counts. Eleven isolates of bacteria isolated from six different geological formations were investigated. A bimodal response rather than an absolute positive or negative response was observed in most assays. Most of the isolates were positively chemotactic to low concen… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Lopez de Victoria, G.
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Closed Orbit Analysis for RHIC

Description: This report describes Closed Orbit Analysis for RHIC.
Date: February 21, 1989
Creator: Milutinovic, J. & Ruggiero, A. G.
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Combustion and fuel characterization of coal-water fuels

Description: This five-year research project was established to provide sufficient data on coal-water fuel (CWF) chemical, physical, and combustion properties to assess the potential for commercial firing in furnaces designed for gas or oil firing. Extensive laboratory testing was performed at bench-scale, pilot-scale (4 {times} 10{sup 6}Btu/hr) and commercial-scale (25 {times} 10{sup 6} to 50 {times} 10{sup 6}Btu/hr) on a cross-section of CWFs. Fuel performance characteristics were assessed with respect to… more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Chow, O. K.; Gralton, G. W.; Lachowicz, Y. V.; Laflesh, R. C.; Levasseur, A. A. & Liljedahl, G. N.
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Compendation of SSC lattice optics in the presence of dipole field errors: Report of the Correction Element Working Group

Description: The assignment of the Correction Element Working Group (CEWG) is to advance the designs of various candidate correction schemes to a point where they can be compared and distilled down to a single plan. Choosing among, the options often involves consideration of incommensurate factors such as cost, practicality, and theoretical performance. Except for minor issues, the CEWG purpose is to gather and array the facts in a form from which these decisions can be rationally made, but not to make the … more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Bintinger, D.; Chao, A. & Forest, E.
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Computer aided design of three-dimensional waveguide loaded cavities

Description: We have developed two simple methods to calculate the power transport through an external waveguide of a loaded cavity utilizing the RF parameters obtained from the frequency domain codes. In the first method the external power loss through an open waveguide is expressed in terms of equivalent circuit coupling parameters between a closed waveguide and a cavity to which it is connected. As we shall see, this equivalent circuit approach is limited in it applicability only to structures with high … more
Date: February 1, 1989
Creator: Goren, Y. & Yu, D.U.L.
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Computer aided surface representation

Description: The central research problem of this project is the effective representation and display of surfaces, interpolating to given information, in three or more dimensions. In a typical problem, we wish to create a surface from some discrete information. If this information is itself on another surface, the problem is to determine a surface defined on a surface,'' which is discussed below. Often, properties of an already constructed surface are desired: such geometry processing'' is described below. … more
Date: February 9, 1989
Creator: Barnhill, R.E.
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