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Corrected Catch Histories and Logbook Accuracy for Billfishes (Isiophoridae) in the Hawaii-based Longline Fishery

Description: From abstract: This paper presents corrected catch histories, standardized catch rates, and evaluations of the accuracy of federally mandated commercial logbooks for billfishes taken as incidental catch by the Hawaii-based longline fishery. The study was conducted because billfish misidentifications in logbooks caused by similarities in body size, shape, and coloration have long represented a major challenge in monitoring this fishery.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Walsh, William A.; Bigelow, Keith A. & Ito, Russell Y.
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Subtask 7.3 - The Socioeconomic Impact of Climate Shifts in the Northern Great Plains

Description: The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) evaluated the water demand response/vulnerability to climate change factors of regional economic sectors in the northern Great Plains. Regardless of the cause of climatic trends currently observed, the research focused on practical evaluation of climate change impact, using water availability as a primary factor controlling long-term regional economic sustainability. Project results suggest that the Upper Missouri, Red River, and Upper Mississip… more
Date: December 31, 2007
Creator: Solc, Jaroslav; Buckley, Tera & Simonsen, Troy
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A Comprehensive Approach to Bi-National Regional Energy Planning in the Pacific Northwest

Description: The Pacific NorthWest Economic Region, a statutory organization chartered by the Northwest states of Alaska, Washington, Idaho, Montana, and Oregon, and the western Canadian provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, and the Yukon through its Energy Working Group launched a bi-national energy planning initiative designed to create a Pacific Northwest energy planning council of regional public/private stakeholders from both Canada and the US. There is an urgent need to deal with the comprehensive e… more
Date: December 31, 2007
Creator: Morrison, Matt
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JV Task 77 - Health Implications of Mercury - Selenium Interactions

Description: Exposure to mercury (Hg) commonly results from eating fish containing bioaccumulated methylmercury (MeHg). However, conflicting observations and conclusions have arisen from the ongoing human studies of MeHg exposure from fish consumption. Resolving these uncertainties has important implications for human health since significant nutritional benefits will be lost if fish consumption is needlessly avoided. Selenium (Se), an important nutrient that is abundant in ocean fish, has a potent protecti… more
Date: December 15, 2007
Creator: Ralstion, Nicholas & Raymond, Laura
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Computer-Assisted Discovery and Proof

Description: With the advent of powerful, widely-available mathematical software, combined with ever-faster computer hardware, we are approaching a day when both the discovery and proof of mathematical facts can be done in a computer-assisted manner. his article presents several specific examples of this new paradigm in action.
Date: December 10, 2007
Creator: Bailey, David H. & Borwein, Jonathan M.
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Subcriticality Measurements with HEU (93.2) Metal Annular Storage Castings

Description: These carefully performed and documented measurements with unreflected and unmoderated highly enriched uranium (HEU) castings can be used to benchmark calculational methods for the time decay of the fission chain multiplication process as measured with small (1 x 1 x 6 in. thick plastic scintillators with 1/4-in.-thick lead on all detector surfaces) detectors adjacent to the tightly fitting stainless steel cans that contained the HEU ({approx}93 wt%) metal. Prompt time decay measurements were p… more
Date: December 1, 2007
Creator: Henkel, James J; Wright, Michael C; Archer, Daniel E; Mullens, James Allen & Mihalczo, John T
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CH Packaging Program Guidance

Description: The purpose of this document is to provide the technical requirements for preparation for use, operation, inspection, and maintenance of a Transuranic Package Transporter Model II (TRUPACT-II), a HalfPACT shipping package, and directly related components. This document complies with the minimum requirements as specified in the TRUPACT-II Safety Analysis Report for Packaging (SARP), HalfPACT SARP, and U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) Certificates of Compliance (C of C) 9218 and 9279, re… more
Date: December 13, 2007
Creator: None, None
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[Project Summary: Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment]

Description: Summary describing the work completed at Battelle Memorial Institute for Study of Barite Solubility and the Release of Trace Components to the Marine Environment. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Battelle Memorial Institute
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[Project Summary: Incorporation of Benthic Survey Data into OBIS: Phase One of a North Atlantic Benthic Synthesis]

Description: Summary describing the work completed at Louisianan State University, Coastal Marine Institute for {{{study title, or description if the title is unclear}}}. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: December 2007
Creator: Louisianan State University, Coastal Marine Institute
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Use of a Submarine in Ice-Covered Arctic Waters to Help Delimit the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf

Description: "This White Paper describes the roles, value, and preparation requirements for a U.S. Navy nuclear submarine (SSN) to collect geophysical data, and especially multi-channel seismic reflection (MCS) data, in the Arctic Ocean that are necessary to delimit the U.S. extended continental shelf (ECS)."
Date: December 18, 2007
Creator: U.S. Arctic Research Commission
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Advanced Safeguards Approaches for New Fast Reactors

Description: This third report in the series reviews possible safeguards approaches for new fast reactors in general, and the ABR in particular. Fast-neutron spectrum reactors have been used since the early 1960s on an experimental and developmental level, generally with fertile blanket fuels to “breed” nuclear fuel such as plutonium. Whether the reactor is designed to breed plutonium, or transmute and “burn” actinides depends mainly on the design of the reactor neutron reflector and the whether the blanket… more
Date: December 15, 2007
Creator: Durst, Philip C.; Therios, Ike; Bean, Robert; Dougan, A.; Boyer, Brian; Wallace, Rick L. et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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CHANGES IN 137 CS CONCENTRATIONS IN SOIL AND VEGETATION ON THE FLOODPLAIN OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER OVER A 30 YEAR PERIOD

Description: {sup 137}Cs released during 1954-1974 from nuclear production reactors on the Savannah River Site, a US Department of Energy nuclear materials production site in South Carolina, contaminated a portion of the Savannah River floodplain known as Creek Plantation. {sup 137}Cs activity concentrations have been measured in Creek Plantation since 1974 making it possible to calculate effective half-lives for {sup 137}Cs in soil and vegetation and assess the spatial distribution of contaminants on the f… more
Date: December 12, 2007
Creator: Paller, M.; Jannik, T. & Fledderman, P.
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High-Compression-Ratio; Atkinson-Cycle Engine Using Low-Pressure Direct Injection and Pneumatic-Electronic Valve Actuation Enabled by Ionization Current and Foward-Backward Mass Air Flow Sensor Feedback

Description: This report describes the work completed over a two and one half year effort sponsored by the US Department of Energy. The goal was to demonstrate the technology needed to produce a highly efficient engine enabled by several technologies which were to be developed in the course of the work. The technologies included: (1) A low-pressure direct injection system; (2) A mass air flow sensor which would measure the net airflow into the engine on a per cycle basis; (3) A feedback control system enabl… more
Date: December 31, 2007
Creator: Schock, Harold; Jaberi, Farhad; Naguib, Ahmed; Zhu, Guoming & Hung, David
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