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Advanced Fuel Cell Development Progress Report: January-March 1978

Description: Quarterly report discussing fuel cell research and development work at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL). This report describes the development of electrolyte structures which have good electrolyte retention and mechanical properties as well as long term stability, and on developing methods of synthesis amenable to mass production.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Ackerman, J. P.; Ackerman, J. P.; Pierce, Robert Dean; Nelson, P. A.; Arons, R. M.; Kinoshita, K. et al.
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Development and Demonstration of Compound Parabolic Concentrators for Solar Thermal Power Generation and Heating and Cooling Applications, Progress Report: July-December 1975

Description: Progress report describing the development of Compound Parabolic Concentrators (CPC). A tenfold concentrator with a cavity receiver was constructed and tested. The optical efficiency was very good (65 percent), but the thermal performance was degraded by heat losses of the cavity receiver. A summary of the results of subcontracts described in the previous progress report are presented, and the influence of these results on ANL programs is noted.
Date: 1977
Creator: Allen, John W.; Levitz, Norman M.; Rabl, Ari; Reed, Kent A.; Schertz, William W.; Thodos, George et al.
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Materials Science Division Coal Technology Quarterly Report: October-December 1976

Description: Quarterly report of the Argonne National Laboratory Materials Science Division regarding coal technology research and development. This report discusses a project for the economical conversion of coal into cleaner and more usable fuels: evaluation of ceramic-refractories exposed to abrasion-corrosion caused by coal slag, evaluation of ceramic coatings and refractories exposed to erosive environments, development of nondestructive evaluation methods applicable to coal-conversion systems, develo… more
Date: 1977?
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
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Preliminary Assessment of the Health and Environmental Effects of Coal Utilization in the Midwest. Volume 1. Energy Scenarios, Technology Characterizations, Air and Water Resource Impacts, and Health Effects

Description: This report presents an initial evaluation of the major health and environmental issues associated with increased coal use in the six midwestern states of Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, and Wisconsin is presented. Using an integrated assessment approach, the evaluation proceeds from a base-line scenario of energy demand and facility siting for the period 1975 to 2020. Emphasis is placed on impacts from coal extraction, land reclamation, coal combustion for electrical generation, … more
Date: January 1977
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
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Preliminary Assessment of the Health and Environmental Impacts of Fluidized-Bed Combustion of Coal as Applied to Electrical Utility Systems

Description: The objective of this study was to assess the health and environmental impacts of fluidized-bed combustion of coal (FBC), specifically as applied to base-load generation of electrical energy by utilities. The public health impacts of Fluidized-Bed Combustion (FBC) plants are expected to be quite similar to those for Low Sulfur Coal (LSC) and Flue Gas Desulfurization (FGD) plants because all appear to be able to meet Federal emission standards; however, there are emissions not covered by standa… more
Date: February 1977
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
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Radiological and Environmental Research Division Annual Report: Part 1, Fundamental Molecular Physics and Chemistry October 1976-September 1977

Description: Annual report of the Argonne National Laboratory Radiological and Environmental Research Division regarding activities related to molecular physics and chemistry. This report discusses studies on electron collisions with molecules, photo-absorption and its consequences such as photo-electron emission, and pertinent theories.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Radiological and Environmental Research Division.
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Radiological and Environmental Research Division Annual Report: Part 2, Center for Human Radiobiology, July 1976-June 1977

Description: Annual report of the Argonne National Laboratory Radiological and Environmental Research Division regarding activities related to the Center for Human Radiobiology. This report discusses a study of the health status of the former employees of a plant that processed thorium ores as well as a study on the oxidation of soluble plutonium.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Radiological and Environmental Research Division.
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Radiological and Environmental Research Division Annual Report: Part 3, Ecology, January-December 1976

Description: Annual report of the Argonne National Laboratory Radiological and Environmental Research Division regarding activities related to ecology. This report includes studies of pollutants such as sulfur dioxide and trace elements entering the environment from the combustion of fossil fuels, and investigations of radionuclides, which could be discharged from nuclear energy facilities.
Date: 1977?
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Radiological and Environmental Research Division.
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Radiological and Environmental Research Division Annual Report: Part 3, Ecology, January-December 1977

Description: Annual report of the Argonne National Laboratory Radiological and Environmental Research Division regarding activities related to ecology. This report discuses programs to study the role of physical processes involved in transferring pollutants from the combustion of fossil fuels to the water surface, to study the biogeochemical behavior of transuranic elements from the Windscale reprocessing plant, and to study the effects of pollutants from power plants on aquatic organisms in the Great Lake… more
Date: 1977?
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Radiological and Environmental Research Division.
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