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Defense Trade: Status of the Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Defense's (DOD) Defense Export Loan Guarantee (DELG) Program, focusing on: (1) the level of program activity to date; (2) the program's financial status; (3) other sources of financing available to borrowing countries; (4) comparing DELG Program characteristics with other U.S. government export financing programs; and (5) examining issues rela… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Gaugino mass without singlets

Description: In models with dynamical supersymmetry breaking in the hidden sector, the gaugino masses in the observable sector have been believed to be extremely suppressed (below 1 keV), unless there is a gauge singlet in the hidden sector with specific couplings to the observable sector gauge multiplets. We point out that there is a pure supergravity contribution to gaugino masses at the quantum level arising from the superconformal anomaly. Our results are valid to all orders in perturbation theory and a… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Giudice, Gian F.; Luty, Markus A.; Murayama, Hitoshi & Rattazzi, Riccardo
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Vacuum Energy Cancellation in a Non-supersymmetric String

Description: We present a nonsupersymmetric orbifold of type II string theory and show that it has vanishing cosmological constant at the one and two loop level. We argue heuristically that the cancellation may persist at higher loops.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Kachru, Shamit; Kumar, Jason & Silverstein, Eva
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Introduction to the measurement of noise with application to particle accelerator beam stabilization.

Description: One of the most important figures of merit for a synchrotron radiation source, once specified beam intensity and energy have been achieved, is charged particle beam stability. While a significant effort has been expended at the Advanced Photon Source (APS) to reduce or eliminate undesirable sources of beam motion, it will be necessary to employ active feedback to stabilize the user photon beams to the very stringent levels required. This becomes especially important when one considers that tran… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Decker, G.
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Development of integrated mechanistically-based degradation-mode models for performance assessment of high-level waste containers

Description: Alloy 22 [UNS NO60221] is now being considered for construction of high level waste containers to be emplaced at Yucca Mountain and elsewhere. In essence, this alloy is 20.0-22.5% Cr, 12.5-14.5% MO, 2.0-6.0% Fe, 2.5-3.5% W, with the balance being Ni. Other impurity elements include P, Si, S, Mn, Co and V. Cobalt may be present at a maximum concentration of 2.5%. Detailed mechanistic models have been developed to account for the corrosion of Alloy 22 surfaces in crevices that will inevitably for… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Estill, J. C.; Farmer, J. C.; Gordon, S. R. & McCright, R. D.
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Appropriations for FY1999: U.S. Department of Agriculture and Related Agencies

Description: This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement the information provided by the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture Appropriations. It summarizes the current legislative status of the bill, its scope, major issues, funding levels, and related legislative activity.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
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Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument

Description: This report discusses controversial issues regarding the creation of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Issues include the President's use of the Antiquities Act of 1906 to create the Monument; the Monument's general effect on land uses; the implications for development of minerals and school trust lands; and the bearing on the designation of wilderness.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Hardy-Vincent, Carol
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Power Subscription Strategy.

Description: This document lays out the Bonneville Power Administration`s ``Power Subscription Strategy,`` a process that will enable the people of the Pacific Northwest to share the benefits of the Federal Columbia river Power System after 2001 while retaining those benefits within the region for future generations. The strategy also addresses how those who receive the benefits of the region`s low-cost federal power should share a corresponding measure of the risks. This strategy seeks to implement the sub… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
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Closure Welding Design and Justification for Canister S00645 (Bent Flange)

Description: This report provides the design basis and justification for a closure welding technique using the manual Gas Tungsten Are Welding (GTAW) process. Other aspects affecting closure of Canister S00645, e.g., shielding, facility and administrative requirements, etc., are addressed elsewhere.
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Cannell, G. R.
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Defining Requirements for Improved Photovoltaic System Reliability

Description: Reliable systems are an essential ingredient of any technology progressing toward commercial maturity and large-scale deployment. This paper defines reliability as meeting system fictional requirements, and then develops a framework to understand and quantify photovoltaic system reliability based on initial and ongoing costs and system value. The core elements necessary to achieve reliable PV systems are reviewed. These include appropriate system design, satisfactory component reliability, and … more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Maish, A. B.
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Design and Fabrication of the First Commercial-Scale Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMEOH) Reactor

Description: The Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMEOHT) process uses a slurry bubble column reactor to convert synthesis gas (syngas), primarily a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen, to methanol. Because of its superior heat management the process can utilize directly the carbon monoxide (CO)-rich syngas characteristic of the gasification of coal, petroleum coke, residual oil, wastes, or other hydrocarbon feedstocks. The LPMEOHM Demonstration Project at Kingsport, Tennessee, is a $213.7 million cooperative ag… more
Date: December 21, 1998
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Testing and Development of a 30-kVA Hybrid Inverter: Lessons Learned and Reliability Implications

Description: A 30-kVA Trace Technologies hybrid power processor was specified and tested at the Sandia inverter test facility. Trace Technologies involving the control system, in response to suggestions made modifications, primarily by Sandia and Arizona Public Service (APS) personnel. The modifications should make the inverter more universally applicable and less site-specific so that it can be applied in various sites with minimal field interaction required from the design engineer. The project emphasized… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Ginn, J.W.
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Commercial-Scale Demonstration of the Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMEOH) Process

Description: he Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMEOW) Demonstration Project at Kingsport Tennessee, is a $213.7 million cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Air Products Liquid Phase Conversion Company, L.P. (the Partnership) to produce methanol from coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas). Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Air Products) and Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) formed the Partnership to execute the Demonstration Project. The LPMEOEP Process Demonstration Unit was built a… more
Date: December 21, 1998
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Office of Inspector General audit report on decontamination and decommissioning at the East Tennessee Technology Park

Description: The ETTP, formerly known as the K-25 Site, occupies about 4,700 acres, or 14% of the Oak Ridge Reservation. ETTP was established in 1942 to produce enriched uranium. The Operations Office awarded a $238 million contract for the D and D of three enriched uranium process buildings (K-29, K-31, and K-33) in August 1997. However, the health, safety, and environmental risks associated with Buildings K-29, K-31, and K-33 were not as significant as the risks associated with Building K-25. The objectiv… more
Date: December 21, 1998
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Heliostat Manufacturing for Near-Term Markets: Phase II Final Report

Description: This report describes a project by Science Applications International Corporation and its subcontractors Boeing/Rocketdyne and Bechtel Corp. to develop manufacturing technology for production of SAIC stretched membrane heliostats. The project consists of three phases, of which two are complete. This first phase had as its goals to identify and complete a detailed evaluation of manufacturing technology, process changes, and design enhancements to be pursued for near-term heliostat markets. In th… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Energy Products Division: Science Applications International Corporation: Golden, Colorado
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Laboratory Coordinating Council

Description: The nation's network of DOE Laboratories and Facilities hold an extensive store of research and development expertise and unique equipment developed for their various missions. The Laboratory Coordinating Council (LCC) gives US industry access to a ``virtual'' laboratory that can be tailored to meet the specific requirements of almost any research project. Established in 1995, the LCC responds to the major process industries' R and D needs with the capabilities of 16 DOE Laboratories and Facili… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Chum, H.
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Chemical Solution Processing of Strontium Bismuth Tantalate Films

Description: We describe Chemical Solution Deposition (CSD) processes by which Strontium Bismuth Tantalate (SBT) thin films can be prepared at temperatures as low as 550 C. In this paper, we will present strategies used to optimize the properties of the films including solution chemistry, film composition, the nature of the substrate (or bottom electrode) used, and the thermal processing cycle. Under suitable conditions, {approximately} 1700 {angstrom} films can be prepared which have a large switchable pol… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Boyle, T.J. & Lakeman, C.D.E.
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Solar Heat-Pipe Receiver Wick Modeling

Description: Stirling-cycle engines have been identified as a promising technology for the conversion of concentrated solar energy into usable electrical power. In previous experimented work, we have demonstrated that a heat pipe receiver can significantly improve system performance-over a directly-illuminated heater head. The design and operating conditions of a heat pipe receiver differ significantly from typical laboratory heat pipes. New wick structures have been developed to exploit the characteristics… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Andraka, C. E.
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Commercial-Scale Demonstration of the Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMEOTH) Process

Description: The Liquid Phase Methanol (LPMEOW) Demonstration Project at Kingsport, Tennessee, is a $213.7 million cooperative agreement between the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and Air Products Liquid Phase Conversion Company, L.P. (the Partnership) to produce methanol from coal-derived synthesis gas (syngas). Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Air Products) and Eastman Chemical Company (Eastman) formed the Partnership to execute the Demonstration Project. The LPMEOI-P Process Demonstration Unit was buil… more
Date: December 21, 1998
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High-resolution electron microscopy studies of the precipitation of copper under neutron irradiation in an Fe-1.3WT % Cu alloy.

Description: We have studied by electron microscopy the copper-rich precipitates in an Fe-1.3wt%Cu model alloy irradiated with neutrons to doses of 8.61 x 10{sup {minus}3} dpa and 6.3 x 10{sup {minus}2} dpa at a temperature of {approximately}270 C. In the lower dose material a majority (ca. 60%)of the precipitates visible in high-resolution electron microscopy were timed 9R precipitates of size {approximately}2-4 nm, while ca. 40% were untwinned. In the higher dose material, a majority (ca. 75%) of visible … more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Nicol, A. C.
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Properties and orientation of antiferroelectric lead zirconate thin films grown by MOCVD.

Description: Single-phase polycrystalline PbZrO{sub 3} (PZ) thin films, 3000-6000 {angstrom} thick, have been grown by metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) on (111)Pt/Ti/SiO{sub 2}/Si substrates at {approximately}525 C. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated that the PZ films grown on (111)Pt/Ti/SiO{sub 2}/Si (Pt/Ti/Si) showed preferred pseudocubic (110) orientation. In contrast, PZ films grown on 150 {angstrom} thick PbTiO{sub 3} (PT) template layers exhibited a pseudocubic (100) preferred orienta… more
Date: December 21, 1998
Creator: Chen, N.
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