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20-kW Solar Photovoltaic Flat-Panel Power System for an Uninterruptible Power-System Load in El Paso, Texas. Phase Ii. System Fabrication. Final Report October 1, 1979-May 31, 1981

Description: The system plans, construction, integration and test, and performance evaluation are discussed for the photovoltaic power supply at the Newman Power Station in El Paso, Texas. The system consists of 64 parallel-connected panels, each panel containing nine series-connected photovoltaic modules. The system is connected, through power monitoring equipment, to an existing DC bus that supplies uninterruptible power to a computer that controls the power generating equipment. The site is described and… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Risser, V.V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ACTIVE: a program to calculate and plot reaction rates from ANISN calculated fluxes

Description: The ACTIVE code calculates spatial heating rates, tritium production rates, neutron reaction rates, and energy spectra from particle fluxes calculated by ANISN. ACTIVE has a variety of input options including the capability to plot all calculated spatial distributions. The code was primarily designed for use with fusion first wall/blanket systems, but could be applied to any one-dimensional problem.
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Judd, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced research and technology development fossil energy materials program. Quarterly progress report for the period ending September 30, 1981

Description: This is the fourth combined quarterly progress report for those projects that are part of the Advanced Research and Technology Development Fossil Energy Materials Program. The objective is to conduct a program of research and development on materials for fossil energy applications with a focus on the longer-term and generic needs of the various fossil fuel technologies. The program includes research aimed toward a better understanding of materials behavior in fossil energy environments and the … more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Bradley, R.A. (comp.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerosols Generated by Free Fall Spills of Powders and Solutions in Static Air

Description: Safety assessments and environmental impact statements for nuclear fuel cycle facilities require an estimation of potential airborne releases. Aerosols generated by accidents are being investigated to develop the source terms for these releases. The lower boundary accidental release event would be a free fall spill of powders or liquids in static air. Experiments measured the mass airborne and particle size distribution of these aerosols for various source sizes and spill heights. Two powder an… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Sutter, S. L.; Johnston, J. W. & Mishima, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Age and location of volcanic centers less than or equal to 3. 0 m. y. old in Arizona, New Mexico, and the Trans-Peco area of West Texas

Description: This map is one of a series of maps designed for hot dry rock geothermal assessment in Arizona, New Mexico, and the Trans-Peco area of the west Texas. The 3.0 m.y. cutoff age was selected because original heat has probably largely dissipated in older rocks. The location of volcanic centers is more important to geothermal resource assessment than the location of their associated volcanic rocks; however, ages have been determined for numerous flows far from their source. Therefore, the distributi… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Aldrich, M.J. & Laughlin, A.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alaska Open-file Report 144 Assessment of Thermal Springs Sites Aleutian Arc, Atka Island to Becherof Lake -- Preliminary Results and Evaluation

Description: Twenty of more than 30 thermal spring areas reported to exist in the Aleutian arc extending from Atka Island to Becherof Lake were investigated during July and August, 1980. Thermal activity of three of these sites had diminished substantially or no longer existed. At least seven more sites where thermal-spring activity is probable or certain were not visited because of their remoteness or because of time constraints. The existence of several other reported thermal spring sites could not be ver… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Motyka, R. J.; Moorman, M. A. & Liss, S. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aluminum-blade development for the Mod-0A 200-kilowatt wind turbine

Description: This report documents the operating experience with two aluminum blades used on the DOE/NASA Mod-0A 200-kilowatt wind turbine located at Clayton, New Mexico. Each Mod-0A aluminum blade is 59.9 feet long and weighs 2360 pounds. The aluminum Mod-0A blade design requirements, the selected design, fabrication procedures, and the blade analyses are discussed. A detailed chronology is presented on the operating experience of the Mod-0A aluminum blades used at Clayton, New Mexico. Blade structural dam… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Linscott, B. S.; Shaltens, R. K. & Eggers, A. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analyses of mixed-hydrocarbon binary thermodynamic cycles for moderate-temperature geothermal resources using regeneration techniques

Description: Studies of basic binary geothermal cycles utilizing mixtures of hydrocarbons have shown better performance than for pure fluids for a moderate temperature (360/sup 0/F) resource. However, a loss is net geofluid effectiveness (watt-hours net plant output/1bm geofluid) results when the geofluid outlet temperature is limited to temperatures in excess of 160/sup 0/F to alleviate a silica precipitation problem. This study examined three working fluids consisting of binary mixtures of hydrocarbons to… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Demuth, O. J. & Kochan, R. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of monazite, zircon, and apatite from the southeastern Piedmont. National uranium resource evaluation program

Description: Two hundred sixty-three monazite, 191 zircon, and 16 apatite grains from 52 stream-sediment locations in the Southeastern Piedmont were analyzed by electron microprobe for one of the following suites of elements: Ca, La, Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Er, Dy, Y, Th, U, P, and F, or Ca, La, Ce, Fe, Er, Hf, Y, Th, U, P, Zr, Mg, Al, and Si. Monazite samples that had high uranium or thorium content and zircon samples that had high hafnium or iron content from a total of six locations were reanalyzed to co… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Karfunkel, B S; Fay, W M & Price, V Jr
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of the Crush Environment for Lightweight Air-Transportable Accident-Resistant Containers

Description: This report describes the longitudinal dynamic crush environment for a Lightweight Air-Transportable Accident-Resistant Container (LAARC, now called PAT-2) that can be used to transport small quantities of radioactive material. The analysis of the crush environment involves evaluation of the forces imposed upon the LAARC package during the crash of a large, heavily loaded, cargo aircraft. To perform the analysis, a cargo load column was defined which consisted of a longitudinal prism of cargo o… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: McClure, J.D. & Hartman, W.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of the October 5, 1979 lithium spill and fire in the Lithium Processing Test Loop

Description: On October 5, 1979, the Lithium Processing Test Loop (LPTL) developed a lithium leak in the electromagnetic (EM) pump channel, which damaged the pump, its surrounding support structure, and the underlying floor pan. A thorough analysis of the causes and consequences of the pump failure was conducted by personnel from CEN and several other ANL divisions. Metallurgical analyses of the elliptical pump channel and adjacent piping revealed that there was a significant buildup of iron-rich crystallit… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Maroni, V. A.; Beatty, R. A.; Brown, H. L.; Coleman, L. F.; Foose, R. M.; McPheeters, C. C. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aquifer thermal energy storage costs with a seasonal heat source.

Description: The cost of energy supplied by an aquifer thermal energy storage (ATES) system from a seasonal heat source was investigated. This investigation considers only the storage of energy from a seasonal heat source. Cost estimates are based upon the assumption that all of the energy is stored in the aquifer before delivery to the end user. Costs were estimated for point demand, residential development, and multidistrict city ATES systems using the computer code AQUASTOR which was developed specifical… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Reilly, R. W.; Brown, D. R. & Huber, H. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of the need for and feasibility of establishing a national reactor engineering simulator facility

Description: A study was conducted by the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Power Systems to determine the need for and feasibility of establishing a reactor engineering simulator facility at a National Laboratory. Input was obtained from a wide cross section of the Nation's nuclear industry, the Department's National Laboratories, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), and the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards in carrying out this study. Based on this input, the Department concludes that th… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of the radon concentrations in air caused by emissions from multiple sources in a uranium mining and milling region. A case study of the Ambrosia Lake region of New Mexico

Description: The Ambrosia Lake uranium mining and milling operations were selected to characterize the relative importance of these sources on ambient atmospheric radon concentrations. All uranium mines at Ambrosia Lake are underground. The comparisons of interest were both between the sources and between the sources and background concentrations. The results show that vents are by far the greatest source of the computed radon concentrations in the immediate area of the operations. The computed radon concen… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Droppo, J. G. & Glissmeyer, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Atmospheric effects on solar-cell calibration and evaluation

Description: Results are presented that illustrate atmospheric effects on cell short currents and calibration numbers for silicon, gallium arsenide, and cadmium sulfide cells. Rigorous radiative transfer codes are used in this analysis to illustrate the effects of precipitable water, turbidity, air mass, and global normal irradiance compared with direct normal irradiance on cell performance. Precipitable water is shown to have a relatively large effect on GaAs (5%) as compared to a small effect (2%) on othe… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Bird, R. E. & Hustrom, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Atmospheric sciences division. Annual report, fiscal year 1981

Description: The research activities of the Atmospheric Sciences Division of the Department of Energy and Environment for FY 1981 are presented. Facilities and major items of equipment are described. Research programs are summarized in three categories, modeling, field and laboratory experiments and data management and analysis. Each program is also described individually with title, principal investigator, sponsor and funding levels for FY 1981 and FY 1982. Future plans are summarized. Publications for FY … more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Raynor, G.S. (ed.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Bond-Strength Studies for 1-Mil-Diameter Gold Wires Bonded to Hybrid Microcircuit Substrates

Description: Detailed studies of the failure probability for gold wires bonded to multiplexer substrates under severe acceleration in the W79 artillery shell environments were made. The studies included: the calculated resultant pull forces exerted on the bond joints due to the W79 acceleration environments; the suitability of the loop-hook pull tests and the use of the normal Gaussian distribution theory for statistical description of bond strengths; and the probability of failure for gold wires bonded to … more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Kan, Y.R. & Prantil, V.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Brine migration in salt and its implications in the geologic disposal of nuclear waste

Description: This report respresents a comprehensive review and analysis of available information relating to brine migration in salt surrounding radioactive waste in a salt repository. The topics covered relate to (1) the characteristics of salt formations and waste packages pertinent to considerations of rates, amounts, and effects of brine migration, (2) experimental and theoretical information on brine migration, and (3) means of designing to minimize any adverse effects of brine migration. Flooding, br… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Jenks, G.H. & Claiborne, H.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Building-owners energy-education program. Final report

Description: The objectives of the program are to develop and test market a cogent education program aimed specifically at building owners to help them be more decisive and knowledgeable, and to motivate them to direct their managers and professionals to implement a rational plan for achieving energy conservation in their commercial office buildings and to establish a plan, sponsored by the Building Owners and Managers Association International (BOMA) to implement this educational program on a nation-wide b… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Calculated neutron-source spectra from selected irradiated PWR fuel assemblies

Description: The energy spectra of neutrons emitted from a pressurized-water-reactor fuel assembly have been calculated for a variety of exposures and cooling times. They are presented in graphical form. Some effects of initial enrichment are also included. Neutrons from spontaneous fissions were given either a Maxwellian temperature of 1.2 or 1.5 MeV, depending on whether they were due to plutonium and uranium nuclides or curium nuclides. A single (..cap alpha..,n) spectrum was deemed sufficient to represe… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Rinard, P. M.; Bosler, G. E. & Phillips, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization of TMI-type wastes and solid products. Quarterly progress report, April-September 1981

Description: A research program is under way to systematically characterize the type of radwastes which may be generated in cleanup procedures following off-normal reactor operations. Specifically, the program is presently investigating how the properties of wastes containing ion-exchange media may be modified by heavy doses of irradiation from sorbed radionuclides. Special effort is being devoted toward quantifying the effects of factors such as radiation dose rate, chemical loading on the ion exchangers, … more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Weiss, A.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Charging-circuit study for copper-vapor lasers. Final report, 29 June 1981-30 November 1981

Description: This study is divided into three tasks whose combined purpose is to evaluate methods of charging high PRF pulsed power subsystems required in a proposed laser isotope separation (LIS) plant. The work performed in this program follows directly from designs and experiments carried out in a recently-completed study and, in fact, utilizes much of the same apparatus described previously. The first task required the preparation and vugraph presentation of a review of eight potential charging methods.… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Charmed baryon decays observed in e/sup +/e/sup -/ annihilation at SPEAR

Description: Various weak decays of the charmed baryon ..lambda../sub c/ are observed in the Mark II detector at the SLAC e/sup +/e/sup -/ storage ring SPEAR. Hadronic decays ..lambda../sub c//sup +/ ..-->.. pK/sup -/..pi../sup +/ and ..lambda../sub c//sup +/ ..-->.. pK/sub s//sup 0/ and their conjugates are observed as peaks in invariant mass spectra at m(..lambda../sub c/) = (2286 +- 6) MeV/c/sup 2/. An estimate of the charmed baryon production cross section, sigma(..lambda../sub c/) + sigma (anti ..lambd… more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Vella, E.N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemicals identified in feral and food animals: a data base. First annual report, October 1981. Volume I. Records 1-532

Description: This data file is a companion to Chemicals Identified in Human Biological Media, A Data Base, and follows basically the same format. The data base on human burden is in its third year of publication. This is the first annual report for the feral and food animal file. Data were obtained primarily from the open literature through manual searches (retrospective to 1979) of the journals listed in Appendix A. The data base now contains information on 60 different substances. Chemicals are listed by … more
Date: December 1, 1981
Creator: Cone, M. Virginia; Faust, Rosmarie A. & Baldauf, Margaret F. (comps.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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