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Low Energy Accelerator Laboratory Technical Area 53, Los Alamos National Laboratory. Environmental assessment

Description: This Environmental Assessment (EA) analyzes the potential environmental impacts that would be expected to occur if the Department of Energy (DOE) were to construct and operate a small research and development laboratory building at Technical Area (TA) 53 at the Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, New Mexico. DOE proposes to construct a small building to be called the Low Energy Accelerator Laboratory (LEAL), at a previously cleared, bladed, and leveled quarter-acre site next to o… more
Date: April 1, 1995
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Using new replication features of Oracle 7 in emergency management system

Description: Pacific Northwest Laboratory is developing an application for the Army and the Federal Emergency Management Agency to support emergency management of hazards resulting from the accidental release of chemical agents during their storage or destruction. This application, called the Federal Emergency Management Information System (FEMIS), uses Oracle7.1 in a client/server configuration. At each Army site where FEMIS is deployed, there will be two or more servers and about 25 users on client person… more
Date: April 1, 1995
Creator: Loveall, R.M.
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Audit of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission`s Office of Chief Accountant

Description: The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission`s (Commission) mission is to oversee America`s natural gas and oil pipeline transportation, electric utility, and hydroelectric power industries to ensure that consumers receive adequate energy supplies at just and reasonable rates. To carry out this mission, the Commission issues regulations covering the accounting, reporting, and rate-making requirements of the regulated utility companies. The Commission`s Office of Chief Accountant performs financial … more
Date: April 7, 1995
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Foreign nationals who receive science or engineering Ph.D.`s from US universities: Stay rates and characteristics of stayers

Description: This report studies the behavior of foreign nationals who received Ph.D. degrees in science or engineering from US universities during the period 1984--1990. It addresses two distinct questions: What proportion of foreign students stay to work in the United States after graduation; and do foreign students who leave the United States differ from those who stay? Descriptive statistics are provided to answer the first question. These estimates of stay rates have small margins of error because they… more
Date: April 1, 1995
Creator: Finn, M.G.; Pennington, L.A. & Anderson, K.H.
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Electric and Hybrid Vehicles Program 18th annual report to Congress for Fiscal Year 1994

Description: The Department remains focused on the technologies that are critical to making electric and hybrid vehicles commercially viable and competitive with current production gasoline-fueled vehicles in performance, reliability, and affordability. During Fiscal Year 1994, significant progress was made toward fulfilling the intent of Congress. The Department and the United States Advanced Battery Consortium (a partnership of the three major domestic automobile manufacturers) continued to work together … more
Date: April 1, 1995
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BPA/Puget Power Northwest Washington Transmission Project : Summary of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Statement.

Description: BPA and Puget Sound Power and Light (Puget Power) are proposing to upgrade the existing electric transmission power system in the Whatcom and Skagit County area of northwest Washington to increase the capacity of the US-Canada Intertie transmission system. The project would satisfy the need to provide more ability to store and return energy with Canada, would provide additional capacity on the Intertie for anticipated increases in power transactions, and would increase flexibility in operation … more
Date: April 1995
Creator: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
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Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1994--March 31, 1995

Description: The Office of Inspector General Semiannual Report to the Congress covers the period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995. The report summarizes significant audit, inspection and investigative accomplishments for the reporting period, a large number of which facilitated Department management`s efforts to improve management controls and ensure efficient and effective operation. Narratives of the most significant reports are grouped by six primary performance measures: (1) Recommendations accep… more
Date: April 1, 1995
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Environmental Assessment for the Warren Station externally fired combined cycle demonstration project

Description: The proposed Penelec project is one of 5 projects for potential funding under the fifth solicitation under the Clean Coal Technology program. In Penelec, two existing boilers would be replaced at Warren Station, PA; the new unit would produce 73 MW(e) in a combined cycle mode (using both gas-fired and steam turbines). The project would fill the need for a full utility-size demonstration of externally fire combined cycle (EFCC) technology as the next step toward commercialization. This environme… more
Date: April 1, 1995
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A smooth transition to hydrogen transportation fuel

Description: The goal of this work is to examine viable near-term infrastructure options for a transition to hydrogen fueled vehicles and to suggest profitable directions for technology development. The authors have focused in particular on the contrasting options of decentralized production using the existing energy distribution network, and centralized production of hydrogen with a large-scale infrastructure. Delivered costs have been estimated using best available industry cost and deliberately conservat… more
Date: April 14, 1995
Creator: Berry, G. D.; Smith, J. R. & Schock, R. N.
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Calculations of protective action distance for toxic chemical spills using nomographs

Description: This document was produced for emergency use following a spill of liquid gas or finely divided solid (<100 micron) toxic chemicals. The information on the next few pages was kept deliberately terse and is limited to data and graphic aids needed for calculation of plume distance (protective action distance). All supporting material is provided as Appendices.
Date: April 1, 1995
Creator: Lee, L.G.; Vail, J.A. & Gibeault, G.L.
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Integrated assessment briefs

Description: Integrated assessment can be used to evaluate and clarify resource management policy options and outcomes for decision makers. The defining characteristics of integrated assessment are (1) focus on providing information and analysis that can be understood and used by decision makers rather than for merely advancing understanding and (2) its multidisciplinary approach, using methods, styles of study, and considerations from a broader variety of technical areas than would typically characterize s… more
Date: April 1, 1995
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Public involvement in radioactive waste management decisions

Description: Current repository siting efforts focus on Yucca Mountain, Nevada, where DOE`s Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management (OCRWM) is conducting exploratory studies to determine if the site is suitable. The state of Nevada has resisted these efforts: it has denied permits, brought suit against DOE, and publicly denounced the federal government`s decision to study Yucca Mountain. The state`s opposition reflects public opinion in Nevada, and has considerably slowed DOE`s progress in studying … more
Date: April 1, 1994
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A forecasting model of gaming revenues in Clark County, Nevada

Description: This paper describes the Western Area Gaming and Economic Response Simulator (WAGERS), a forecasting model that emphasizes the role of the gaming industry in Clark County, Nevada. It is designed to generate forecasts of gaming revenues in Clark County, whose regional economy is dominated by the gaming industry, an identify the exogenous variables that affect gaming revenues. This model will provide baseline forecasts of Clark County gaming revenues in order to assess changes in gaming related e… more
Date: April 1, 1992
Creator: Edwards, B.; Bando, A.; Bassett, G.; Rosen, A.; Carlson, J. & Meenan, C.
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Fifty years of federal radioactive waste management: Policies and practices

Description: This report provides a chronological history of policies and practices relating to the management of radioactive waste for which the US Atomic Energy Commission and its successor agencies, the Energy Research and Development Administration and the Department of Energy, have been responsible since the enactment of the Atomic Energy Act in 1946. The defense programs and capabilities that the Commission inherited in 1947 are briefly described. The Commission undertook a dramatic expansion nationwi… more
Date: April 1, 1997
Creator: Bradley, R. Glenn
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LLW Notes, Volume 12, Number 4

Description: Contents include articles entitled: Texas Authority`s funding pending before conference committee: Auditor`s report favors authority; Revisions likely for Illinois siting law; Midwest Compact votes on Ohio fundings: Less approved than requested; Walter Sturgeon named executive director of North Carolina authority; New forum participant for Massachusetts; CRCPD holds fifth workshop for LLRW regulators; DOD generators hold annual meeting; State legislators` LLRW working group meets; NRC Chairman … more
Date: April 1, 1997
Creator: Norris, Cynthia; Brown, Holmes; Gedden, Rick; Lovinger, Todd; Scheele, Laura & Shaker, M. A.
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The societal impact value of risk

Description: A key ill-defined issue in the management and regulation of potentially hazardous conditions is that of the value to be associated with a reduction (or existence) of human health risks, such as radiation exposure or hazardous substance ingestion. Empirical observations of societal behavior patterns lead to a relationship for the quantitative value of societal risk impact which is consistent with general societal risk acceptance, is not inconsistent with ``de facto`` risk regulation, and is suit… more
Date: April 1, 1995
Creator: Simpson, D.E.
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Carbon Dioxide Information Analysis Center and World Data Center-A for atomspheric trace gases: Catalog of data bases and reports

Description: This document provides information about the many reports and other materials made available by the US Department of Energy`s Global Change Research Program (GCRP). Section A provides information about the activities, scope, and direction of the GCRP; Sections B,C, D, and E contain information about research that has been sponsered by GCRP; Sections F and G contains information about the numeric data packages and computer model pa kages the have been compiled by the GCRP; Section H describes re… more
Date: April 1, 1995
Creator: Burtis, M.D.
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Benefits of improved environmental cooperation on a joint DoD/DOE facility

Description: Numerous Federal facilities within the US involve multiple government agencies that face overlapping environmental concerns. This paper highlights the benefits of looking beyond the strict letter of environmental regulations that might affect a single tenant or environmental site to cooperative environmental efforts that focus on the entire facility, consistent with the missions of participating agencies. Using Kirtland Air Force Base (AFB) as a model, seven areas of Department of Defense (DoD)… more
Date: April 1, 1995
Creator: Pratt, George K. & Gibson, J. Duane
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Sustainability protects resources for future generations

Description: This publication by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory addresses the steps necessary to provide livable urban centers for future generations through sustainable development, or sustainability. To illustrate this concept, nonsustainable cities and sustainable cities are compared. Sustainable city projects for several major US cites are reviewed.
Date: April 1, 1995
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Natural gas monthly, April 1995

Description: The Natural Gas Monthly highlights activities, events, and analyses of interest to public and private sector organizations associated with the natural gas industry. Volume and price data are presented each month for natural gas production, distribution, consumption, and interstate pipeline activities. Producer-related activities and underground storage data are also reported. From time to time, the NGM features articles designed to assist readers in using and interpreting natural gas informatio… more
Date: April 27, 1995
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Minority Energy Technical Assistance Program (METAP): Phase 1. Final technical report

Description: The Phase 1 Triple E (Energy, Economic development, Environment) METAP series has been a success. Its broad acceptance and considerations of exceptional quality and substance by the man seminar participants who attended in the seven cities, have made the businesses of community empowerment, education, and awareness as they relate to energy, obviously important. Many community leaders and legislators have expressed their immense gratitude to the US Department of Energy, for initiating such an im… more
Date: April 6, 1997
Creator: Merrill, K.
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Alternate threshold; TRI reporting final rule

Description: Under Section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA), a facility that meets or exceeds annual reporting thresholds, including the manufacture or process of any listed toxic chemical in quantities equal or greater than 25,000 pounds/year, or otherwise use of any listed toxic chemical in quantities equal or greater than 10,000 pounds/year, must submit a Form R report. On November 30, 1994, at 59 {und FR} 61488, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) promulgate… more
Date: April 1, 1995
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Short-term energy outlook: Quarterly projections, second quarter 1997

Description: The Energy Information Administration (EIA) prepares quarterly short-term energy supply, demand, and price projections for publication in January, April, July, and October in the Outlook. The forecast period for this issue of the Outlook extends from the second quarter of 1997 through the fourth quarter of 1998. Values for the first quarter of 1997, however, are preliminary EIA estimates (for example, some monthly values for petroleum supply and disposition are derived in part from weekly data … more
Date: April 1, 1997
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