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Organic Rankine-Cycle Power Systems Working Fluids Study: Topical report No. 3, 2-methylpyridine/water

Description: A mixture of 35 mole percent (mol %) 2-methylpyridine and 65 mol % water was tested at 575, 625, and 675/degree/F in a dynamic loop. Samples of the degraded fluid were chemically analyzed to determine the identities of major degradation products and the quantity of degradation. Computed degradation rates were found to be higher than those for Fluorinol 85 or toluene. For this reason (and other reasons, related to fluid handling), other fluids are recommended as the first choice for service in o… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Cole, R. L.; Demirgian, J. C. & Allen, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary geohydrologic site characterization and proposed water quality well locations for WAG 7, WAG 8 and WAG 9

Description: The purpose of this report is to assess general site conditions and to recommend water quality well locations at three Waste Area Groupings (WAGS) within the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) complex. The subject sites are WAGs 7, 8 and 9 each of which is identified on the general site location map. For reference, the relationship of the subject sites to other WAGs are shown. WAGs are regions prescribed by Martin Marietta throughout the ORNL complex that require environmental assessment. WAG… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Baughn, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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LANL compact laser pumping simulation. Final task report

Description: Rockwell has been tasked with the objective of both qualitatively and quantitatively defining the performance of LANL Compact Laser coupling systems. The performance criteria of the system will be based upon the magnitude and uniformity of the energy distribution in the laser pumping rod. Once this is understood, it will then be possible to improve the device performance via changes in the system`s component parameters. For this study, the authors have chosen to use the Los Alamos Radiometry Co… more
Date: September 28, 1987
Creator: Feldman, B. S. & White, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization and supply of coal based fuels. Quarterly report, May 1, 1987--July 31, 1987

Description: Contract objectives are as follows: Develop fuel specifications to serve combustor requirements. Select coals having appropriate compositional and quality characteristics as well as an economically attractive reserve base. Provide quality assurance for both the parent coals and the fuel forms. Deliver premium coal-based fuels to combustor developers as needed for their contract work. During the third quarter of this contract (May 1 through July 31, 1987) the primary activities were involved wit… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary geohydrologic site characterization and proposed water quality well locations for WAG 7, WAG 8 and WAG 9

Description: The purpose of this report is to assess general site conditions and to recommend water quality well locations at three Waste Area Groupings (WAGS) within the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) complex. The subject sites are WAGs 7, 8 and 9 each of which is identified on the general site location map. For reference, the relationship of the subject sites to other WAGs are shown. WAGs are regions prescribed by Martin Marietta throughout the ORNL complex that require environmental assessment. WAG… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Baughn, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CWS-Fired Residential Warm-Air Heating System. Quarterly report, May 1, 1987--July 31, 1987

Description: Objective is the development of a reliable, efficient, compact and safe coal-water slurry burning residential furnace. The tasks of system analysis and of component analysis and design were completed, and the preliminary component design package was developed. Figs, table.
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Becker, F. E. & Smolensky, L. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Absorption of carbon dioxide in waste tanks

Description: Air flow rates and carbon dioxide concentrations of air entering and exiting eight H-Area waste tanks were monitored for a period of one year. The average instanteous concentration of carbon dioxide in air is within the range reported offsite, and therefore is not affect by operation of the coal-fired power plant adjacent to the tank farm. Waste solutions in each of the tanks were observed to be continuously absorbing carbon dioxide. The rate of absorption of carbon dioxide decreased linearly w… more
Date: September 3, 1987
Creator: Hobbs, D. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The influence of waste variability on the properties and phase stability of the West Valley reference glass

Description: A year long study of the effects of waste variability on properties and phase stability of the West Valley reference glass has been conducted. Viscosity, electrical conductivity, glass transition temperature, density, and liquidus temperature have been measured for a series of glasses where the weight fraction of Al{sub 2}0{sub 3}, Fe{sub 2}0{sub 3}, NiO, MnO{sub 2}, Cr{sub 2}O{sub 3}, and P{sub 2}0{sub 5}, was varied systematically around the reference glass composition. A computer program for… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: McPherson, D.; Joseph, I.; Mathur, A.; Capozzi, C.; Armstrong, S. & Pye, L. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of environmental characterization activities at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Solid Waste Storage Area Six, FY 1986 through 1987

Description: The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Remedial Action Program (RAP), has supported characterization activities in Solid Waste Storage Area (SWSA 6) to acquire information necessary for identification and planning of remedial actions that may be warranted, and to facilitate eventual closure of the site. In FY 1986 investigations began in the areas of site hydrology, geochemistry, soils, geology, and geohydrologic model application. This report summarizes work carried out in each of these area… more
Date: September 30, 1987
Creator: Davis, E. C.; Solomon, D. K.; Dreier, R. B.; Lee, S. Y.; Kelmers, A. D.; Lietzke, D. A. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characteristics of soils and saprolite in Solid Waste Storage Area 6

Description: Solid Waste Storage Area 6 (SWSA-6) is one of the disposal sites for solid low-level radioactive waste at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Soils and saprolites from the site were characterized to provide base line information to initiate assessment for remedial actions and closure plans. Physical, chemical, mineralogical, and engineering analyses were conducted on soil and saprolite samples.
Date: September 30, 1987
Creator: Ammons, J. T.; Phillips, D. H.; Timpson, M. E. & Lee, S. Y.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear materials transportation workshops: USDOE outreach to local governments. Final report

Description: To provide direct outreach to local governments, the Transportation Management Division of the United States Department of Energy asked the Urban Consortium and its Energy Task Force to assemble representatives for two workshops focusing on the transport of nuclear materials. The first session, for jurisdictions east of the Mississippi River, was held in New Orleans on May 5--6, 1988; the second was conducted on June 6--7, 1988 in Denver for jurisdictions to the west. Twenty local government pr… more
Date: September 28, 1987
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nationwide survey of energy conservation in public school districts: Institutional, organizational, and technical characteristics

Description: This report summarizes the responses to a mail survey sent to superintendents and other administrators of public school districts. The survey was part of an evaluation project for the USDOE Institutional Conservation Program (ICP). The goal of the project is to identify the most successful energy conservation measures (equipment and activities) available to the institutional buildings sector. To accomplish this goal, four specific research objectives were defined: To determine the impact of the… more
Date: September 1987
Creator: Collins, N. E.; Ettinger, G. A.; Gaines, L. L.; Kier, P. H.; Miller, K. L. & Kammerud, R. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization of organics in the feed streams for the H/F Effluent Treatment Facility

Description: Analysis of weekly samples from the F- and H-area treblers indicates that tri-n-butylphosphate (TBP) is the major organic species in the feed to the F/H Effluent Treatment Facility (ETF). Concentrations up to 100 mg/L were observed, with an average of 50 mg/L from F-area and 3 mg/L from H-area. Normal paraffinic hydrocarbons (NPH) are present in lesser amounts, ranging up to 4 mg/L. These two species, both foulants of the reverse osmosis (RO) membranes, account for almost all of the dissolved o… more
Date: September 28, 1987
Creator: Oblath, S. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Operation in pulsed mode at RTNS-II

Description: An experiment was done with a D/sup +/ ion source on a test stand, after which the pulsing system was installed on an RTNS-II neutron source to demonstrate its feasibility as an intense pulsed neutron source. The ion source MATS-II was run in the pulsed mode. A maximum current of 115 mA was obtained by arc pulsing, but with a pulse width of more than 200 msec. In the pulsed operation of RTNS-II, the beam was accelerated up to 360 keV and a maximum current of 80 mA was obtained on the rotating t… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Junji, Yamamoto; Massoletti, D.J.; Heikkinen, D.W. & Sumita, Kenji
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Environmental Survey preliminary report, Pantex Facility, Amarillo, Texas

Description: This report presents the preliminary findings from the first phase of the Environmental Survey of the United States Department of Energy (DOE) Pantex Facility, conducted November 3 through 14, 1986.The Survey is being conducted by an interdisciplinary team of environmental specialist, led and managed by the Office of Environment, Safety and Health's Office of Environmental Audit. Individual team components are outside experts being supplied by a private contractor. The objective of the Survey i… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization and supply of coal based fuels

Description: Contract objectives are as follows: Develop fuel specifications to serve combustor requirements. Select coals having appropriate compositional and quality characteristics as well as an economically attractive reserve base. Provide quality assurance for both the parent coals and the fuel forms. Deliver premium coal-based fuels to combustor developers as needed for their contract work. During the third quarter of this contract (May 1 through July 31, 1987) the primary activities were involved wit… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technical support for geopressured-geothermal well activities in Louisiana: Annual report for the period 1 November 1984 to 31 December 1986

Description: This report describes environmental monitoring activities carried out by Louisiana State University (LSU) under US Department of Energy Contract FC07-85NV10425 for the period 1 November 1984 through 31 December 1986. Other aspects of the LSU technical support program completed under prior contracts were covered in final form in reports preceding this one. During the contract period, the Louisiana Geological Survey, aided by subcontractors, monitored microseismic activity, land-surface subsidenc… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Groat, C. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Draft Level 1 Remedial Investigation Work Plan: 316-3 waste disposal trenches

Description: This work plan describes the work to be performed for the initial level of site characterization for the 316.3 Trenches at the Hanford Site. This initial site characterization effort will include a review of existing environmental contamination data for the 300 Area as well as collection and analysis of environmental samples to better characterize subsurface contamination at the site. 7 refs., 10 figs., 7 tabs.
Date: September 1, 1987
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nationwide survey of energy conservation in public school districts: Institutional, organizational, and technical characteristics

Description: This report summarizes the responses to a mail survey sent to superintendents and other administrators of public school districts. The survey was part of an evaluation project for the USDOE Institutional Conservation Program (ICP). The goal of the project is to identify the most successful energy conservation measures (equipment and activities) available to the institutional buildings sector. To accomplish this goal, four specific research objectives were defined: To determine the impact of the… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Collins, N. E.; Ettinger, G. A.; Gaines, L. L.; Kier, P. H.; Miller, K. L. & Kammerud, R. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Stirling engine research at national and university laboratories in Japan

Description: Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) reviewed research projects that are related to the development of Stirling engines and that are under way at Japanese national laboratories and universities. The research and development focused on component rather than on whole engine development. PNL obtained the information from a literature review and interviews conducted at the laboratories and universities. The universities have less equipment available and operate with smaller staffs for research than d… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Hane, G.J. & Hutchinson, R.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thin films for geothermal sensing: Final report

Description: The report discusses progress in three components of the geothermal measurement problem: (1) developing appropriate chemically sensitive thin films; (2) discovering suitably rugged and effective encapsulation schemes; and (3) conducting high temperature, in-situ electrochemical measurements. (ACR)
Date: September 1, 1987
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PCDAS Version 2. 2: Remote network control and data acquisition

Description: This manual is intended for both technical and non-technical people who want to use the PCDAS remote network control and data acquisition software. If you are unfamiliar with remote data collection hardware systems designed at Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL), this introduction should answer your basic questions. Even if you have some experience with the PNL-designed Field Data Acquisition Systems (FDAS), it would be wise to review this material before attempting to set up a network. This man… more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Fishbaugher, M. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characteristics of fuel crud and its impact on storage, handling, and shipment of spent fuel. [Fuel crud]

Description: Corrosion products, called ''crud,'' form on out-of-reactor surfaces of nuclear reactor systems and are transported by reactor coolant to the core, where they deposit on external fuel-rod cladding surfaces and are activated by nuclear reactions. After discharge of spent fuel from a reactor, spallation of radioactive crud from the fuel rods could impact wet or dry storage operations, handling (including rod consolidation), and shipping. It is the purpose of this report to review earlier (1970s) … more
Date: September 1, 1987
Creator: Hazelton, R.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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