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Technical Approach for the Development of DOE Building America Builders Challenge Technology Information Packages (Revised)

Description: The U.S. Department of Energy has issued a challenge to the homebuilding industry to build 220,000 high-performance homes by 2012. To qualify, homes must meet the requirements of a performance path, prescriptive path, or participating in a partner program.
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Roberts, D. R. & Anderson, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SNL evaluation of Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON).

Description: Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) is a networking technology which offers the potential to provide significant cost savings to Sandia National Laboratories in the area of network operations. However, a large scale GPON deployment requires a significant investment in equipment and infrastructure. Before a large scale GPON system was acquired and built, a small GPON system manufactured by Motorola was acquired and tested. The testing performed was to determine the suitability of GPON for us… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Heckart, David G.; Roybal, Glen B.; Walker, Betty R.; Pratt, Thomas Joseph; Gossage, Steven Allen; Trujillo, Sandra M. et al.
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NREL Response to the Report 'Study of the Effects on Employment of Public Aid to Renewable Energy Sources' from King Juan Carlos University (Spain) (White Paper)

Description: Job generation has been a part of the national dialogue surrounding energy policy and renewable energy (RE) for many years. RE advocates tout the ability of renewable energy to support new job opportunities in rural America and the manufacturing sector. Others argue that spending on renewable energy is an inefficient allocation of resources and can result in job losses in the broader economy. The report, Study of the Effects on Employment of Public Aid to Renewable Energy Sources, from King Jua… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Lantz, E. & Tegen, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of Biomass Resources from Marginal Lands in APEC Economies

Description: The goal of this study is to examine the marginal lands in Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies and evaluate their biomass productivity potential. Twelve categories of marginal lands are identified using the Global Agro-Ecological Zones system of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Milbrandt, A. & Overend, R. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Baseline Test Specimen Machining Report

Description: The Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP) Project is tasked with selecting a high temperature gas reactor technology that will be capable of generating electricity and supplying large amounts of process heat. The NGNP is presently being designed as a helium-cooled high temperature gas reactor (HTGR) with a large graphite core. The graphite baseline characterization project is conducting the research and development (R&D) activities deemed necessary to fully qualify nuclear-grade graphite for use… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Carroll, mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Life Cycle Inventory Database Roadmap (Brochure)

Description: Life cycle inventory data are the primary inputs for conducting life cycle assessment studies. Studies based on high-quality data that are consistent, accurate, and relevant allow for robust, defensible, and meaningful results.
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Deru, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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AGR-1 Data Qualification Interim Report

Description: Projects for the very-high-temperature reactor (VHTR) program provide data in support of Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing of the VHTR. Fuel and materials to be used in the reactor are tested and characterized to quantify performance in high temperature and high fluence environments. The VHTR Program has established the NGNP Data Management and Analysis System (NDMAS) to ensure that VHTR data are (1) qualified for use, (2) stored in a readily accessible electronic form, and (3) analyzed t… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Abbott, Machael
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alignment of leading-edge and peak-picking time of arrival methods to obtain accurate source locations

Description: The location of a radiating source can be determined by time-tagging the arrival of the radiated signal at a network of spatially distributed sensors. The accuracy of this approach depends strongly on the particular time-tagging algorithm employed at each of the sensors. If different techniques are used across the network, then the time tags must be referenced to a common fiducial for maximum location accuracy. In this report we derive the time corrections needed to temporally align leading-edg… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Roussel-Dupre, R.; Symbalisty, E.; Fox, C. & and Vanderlinde, O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FY09 Advanced Instrumentation and Active Interrogation Research for Safeguards

Description: Multiple small-scale projects have been undertaken to investigate advanced instrumentation solutions for safeguard measurement challenges associated with advanced fuel cycle facilities and next-generation fuel reprocessing installations. These activities are in support of the U.S. Department of Energy's Fuel Cycle Research and Development program and its Materials Protection, Accounting, and Control for Transmutation (MPACT) campaign. 1) Work was performed in a collaboration with the University… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Chichester, D. L.; Pozzi, S. A.; Seabury, E. H.; Dolan, J. L.; Flaska, M.; Johnson, J. T. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Long-Term Degradation Testing of High-Temperature Electrolytic Cells

Description: The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has been researching the application of solid-oxide electrolysis cell for large-scale hydrogen production from steam over a temperature range of 800 to 900ºC. The INL has been testing various solid oxide cell designs to characterize their electrolytic performance operating in the electrolysis mode for hydrogen production. Some results presented in this report were obtained from cells, with an active area of 16 cm2 per cell. The electrolysis cells are electrod… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Stoots, C.M.; O'Brien, J.E.; Herring, J.S.; Housley, G.K.; Milobar, D.G. & Sohal, M.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Improved Prediction of the Temperature Feedback in TRISO-Fueled Reactors

Description: The Doppler feedback mechanism is a major contributor to the passive safety of gas-cooled, graphite-moderated high temperature reactors that use fuel based on Tristructural-Isotropic coated particles. It follows that the correct prediction of the magnitude and time-dependence of this feedback effect is essential to the conduct of safety analyses for these reactors. We present a fuel conduction model for obtaining better estimates of the temperature feedback during moderate and fast transients. … more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Ortensi, Javier & Ougouag, Abderrafi M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Unclassified Sources Term and Radionuclide Data for Corrective Action Unit 97: Yucca Flat/Climax Mine, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Revision 2

Description: This report documents the evaluation of the information and data available on the unclassified source term and radionuclide contamination for CAU 97: Yucca Flat/Climax Mine. The total residual inventory of radionuclides associated with one or more tests is known as the radiologic source term (RST). The RST is comprised of radionuclides in water, glass, or other phases or mineralogic forms. The hydrologic source term (HST) of an underground nuclear test is the portion of the total RST that is re… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Martian, Peter
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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VISION User Guide - VISION (Verifiable Fuel Cycle Simulation) Model

Description: The purpose of this document is to provide a guide for using the current version of the Verifiable Fuel Cycle Simulation (VISION) model. This is a complex model with many parameters; the user is strongly encouraged to read this user guide before attempting to run the model. This model is an R&D work in progress and may contain errors and omissions. It is based upon numerous assumptions. This model is intended to assist in evaluating “what if” scenarios and in comparing fuel, reactor, and fuel p… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Jacobson, Jacob J.; Jeffers, Robert F.; Matthern, Gretchen E.; Piet, Steven J.; Baker, Benjamin A. & Grimm, Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Next Generation Nuclear Plant Project Technology Development Roadmaps: The Technical Path Forward for 750–800°C Reactor Outlet Temperature

Description: This document presents the NGNP Critical PASSCs and defines their technical maturation path through Technology Development Roadmaps (TDRMs) and their associated Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs). As the critical PASSCs advance through increasing levels of technical maturity, project risk is reduced and the likelihood of within-budget and on-schedule completion is enhanced. The current supplier-generated TRLs and TDRMs for a 750–800°C reactor outlet temperature (ROT) specific to each supplier a… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Collins, John
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind for Schools: A Wind Powering America Project (Brochure)

Description: This brochure provides an overview of Wind Powering America's Wind for Schools Project, including a description of the project, the participants, funding sources, the basic configurations, and how interested parties can become involved.
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Baring-Gould, I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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RHIC low energy beam loss projections

Description: For RHIC low-energy operations, we plan to collide Au beams with energies of E = 2:5-10 GeV/u in RHIC. Beams are injected into collision optics, and RHIC runs as a storage ring with no acceleration. At these low energies, observed beam lifetimes are minutes, with measured beam lifetimes of 3.5 min (fast) and 50 min (slow) at E=4.6 GeV/u in the March 2008 test run. With these lifetimes we can operate RHIC as a storage ring to produce reasonable integrated luminosity. This note estimates beam los… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Satogata, T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Account of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Thirteen Research Reactors

Description: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory has built and operated 13 nuclear reactors in its 66-year history. The first was the graphite reactor, the world's first operational nuclear reactor, which served as a plutonium production pilot plant during World War II. It was followed by two aqueous-homogeneous reactors and two red-hot molten-salt reactors that were parts of power-reactor development programs and by eight others designed for research and radioisotope production. One of the eight was an all-m… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Rosenthal, Murray Wilford
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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REVIEW OF ALTERNATIVE ENHANCED CHEMICAL CLEANING OPTIONS FOR SRS WASTE TANKS

Description: A literature review was conducted to support the Task Technical and Quality Assurance Plan for Alternative Enhanced Chemical Cleaning (AECC) for sludge heel removal funded as part of the EM-21 Engineering and Technology program. The goal was to identify potential technologies or enhancements to the baseline oxalic acid cleaning process for chemically dissolving or mobilizing Savannah River Site (SRS) sludge heels. The issues with the potentially large volume of oxalate solids generated from the… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Hay, M. & Koopman, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 166: Storage Yards and Contaminated Materials, Nevada Test Site, Nevada

Description: Corrective Action Unit (CAU) 166 is identified in the Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (FFACO) as 'Storage Yards and Contaminated Materials' and consists of the following seven Corrective Action Sites (CASs), located in Areas 2, 3, 5, and 18 of the Nevada Test Site: CAS 02-42-01, Condo Release Storage Yd - North; CAS 02-42-02, Condo Release Storage Yd - South; CAS 02-99-10, D-38 Storage Area; CAS 03-42-01, Conditional Release Storage Yard; CAS 05-19-02, Contaminated Soil and Drum; C… more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: National Security Technologies, LLC
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Luminosity Issues in 2009 100 GeV Polarized Proton Run

Description: Several luminosity issues are reviewed. Questions remain, which are stated for further investigation. Some suggestions are made for possible luminosity improvement. There are several factors affecting the luminosity in 2009 100 GeV polarized proton run: (1) The highest bunch intensity at RHIC early store (1.5 hour after accramp in this note) in 2009 is 1.25 x 10{sup 11} protons. In 2008 run, it was 1.42 x 10{sup 11} protons, which gives rise to 30% higher luminosity if other conditions are the … more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Zhang, S. Y.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modeling of pulsating heat pipes.

Description: This report summarizes the results of a computer model that describes the behavior of pulsating heat pipes (PHP). The purpose of the project was to develop a highly efficient (as compared to the heat transfer capability of solid copper) thermal groundplane (TGP) using silicon carbide (SiC) as the substrate material and water as the working fluid. The objective of this project is to develop a multi-physics model for this complex phenomenon to assist with an understanding of how PHPs operate and … more
Date: August 1, 2009
Creator: Givler, Richard C. & Martinez, Mario J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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