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Graduate student theses supported by DOE`s Environmental Sciences Division

This report provides complete bibliographic citations, abstracts, and keywords for 212 doctoral and master`s theses supported fully or partly by the U.S. Department of Energy`s Environmental Sciences Division (and its predecessors) in the following areas: Atmospheric Sciences; Marine Transport; Terrestrial Transport; Ecosystems Function and Response; Carbon, Climate, and Vegetation; Information; Computer Hardware, Advanced Mathematics, and Model Physics (CHAMMP); Atmospheric Radiation Measureme… more

Date: July 1995

Creator: Cushman, R. M. & Parra, B. M.

Item Type: Thesis or Dissertation

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Restructuring and renewable energy developments in California:using Elfin to simulate the future California power market

We provide some basic background information on support for renewable in California on the expected operation of the power pool and bilateral markets, and on the three key policy types modeled here. We discuss the Elfin production cost and expansion planning model as well as key assumptions that we made to model the future California pool. We present results from the successful Elfin models runs. We discuss the implications of the study, as well as key areas for future research. Additional info… more

Date: June 1, 1998

Creator: Kirshner, Dan; Kito, Suzie; Marnay, Chris; Pickle, Steve; Schumacher, Katja; Sezgen,Osman et al.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Monthly energy review, June 1995

This is the June report by the Energy Information Administration. The contents of the report include an energy overview, energy consumption, petroleum, natural gas, oil and gas resource development, coal, electricity, nuclear energy, energy prices, and international energy. Included are appendices containing thermal conversion factors, metric and other physical conversion factors, and carbon dioxide emission factors for coal.

Date: June 1, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Hanford Site air operating permit application

The Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, which amended the Federal Clean Air Act of 1977, required that the US Environmental Protection Agency develop a national Air Operating Permit Program, which in turn would require each state to develop an Air Operating Permit Program to identify all sources of ``regulated`` pollutants. Regulated pollutants include ``criteria`` pollutants (oxides of nitrogen, sulfur oxides, total suspended particulates, carbon monoxide, particulate matter greater than 10 micr… more

Date: May 1, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy Materials Coordinating Committee (EMaCC). Fiscal year 1994

The committee serves primarily to enhance coordination among the Department`s materials programs and to further effective use of materials expertise within the Department. This is accomplished through the exchange of budgetary and planning information among program managers and through technical meetings/workshops involving DOE and major contractors. The program descriptions consist of a funding summary for each Assistant Secretary office and the Office of Energy Research, and detailed project … more

Date: July 31, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Exploitation of resonance Raman spectroscopy as a remote chemical sensor

We have discussed recent experimental results using a resonance-Raman-based LIDAR system as a remote chemical sensor. This spectroscopy has the fundamental advantage that it is based on optical fingerprints that are insensitive to environmental perturbations. By taking advantage of resonance enhancement, which 6 orders-of-magnitude, can be as large as 4 to an increased sensing range for a given chemical concentration or lower detection limit for a given stand-off distance can be realized. The s… more

Date: August 1, 1995

Creator: Sedlacek, A.J. & Chen, C.L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The use of explosives by the US Antarctic Program. Environmental report

This report was prepared to assist principal investigators and others in complying with NEPA and the protocol on environmental protection to the Antarctic Treaty. Research activities and associated support operations in Antarctica sometimes require use of explosives. This report evaluates potential environmental impacts associated with such activities and possible methods for mitigating those impacts. The greatest single use of explosives, and the only type of blasting that will occur on the Po… more

Date: June 1, 1995

Creator: Ensminger, J.T. & Blasing, T.J.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Why so few young women in mathematics, science, and technology classes?

Many factors influence the success of women in scientific and technical careers. Women represent over 50% of the U.S. population, yet less than 16% of women are employed in scientific and technical careers. Research over the last decade makes it clear that disparities exist in the participation, achievement, and attitudes of young men and young women in science classes. Young women are as interested in science experiences as young men up until age nine. After that age, the number of young women… more

Date: June 1, 1995

Creator: Wieda, K. J.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission issuances, May 1995. Volume 41, No. 5

This report includes the issuances received during the specified period from the Commission (CLI), the Atomic Safety and Licensing Boards (LBP), the Administrative Law Judges (AU), the Directors` Decisions (DD), and the Decisions on Petitions for Rulemaking (DPRM).

Date: July 1, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Materials and process engineering projects for the Sandia National Laboratories/Newly Independent States Industrial Partnering Program. Volume 1

In July, 1994, a team of materials specialists from Sandia and U S Industry traveled to Russia and the Ukraine to select and fund projects in materials and process technology in support of the Newly Independent States/Industrial Partnering Program (NIS/IPP). All of the projects are collaborations with scientists and Engineers at NIS Institutes. Each project is scheduled to last one year, and the deliverables are formatted to supply US Industry with information which will enable rational decisio… more

Date: July 1, 1995

Creator: Zanner, F. J. & Moffatt, W. C.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy-Efficient Air Pollution Controls for Fossil-Fueled Plants: Technology Assessment

The 1990 Clean Air Act Amendments require most fossil-fuel fired power plants to reduce sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxides, and particulate emissions. While emission-control equipment is available to help most of New York State`s 91 utility units in 31 power plants comply with the new regulations, technologies currently available consume energy, increase carbon dioxide emissions, reduce operating efficiency, and may produce large amounts of solid and/or semisolid byproducts that use additional ene… more

Date: June 1, 1995

Creator: Sayer, J.H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Sustainable development as an organizing principle for US foreign policy: Opportunities and enduring constraints

The disintegration of the Soviet Union has dramatically changed the international topography. Bipolar international relations have given way to a multipolar world wherein the United States is the only true superpower as gauged by both economic and military might. The decline of the Soviet Union has removed an important stabilizing force in international politics and a critical organizing principle for American Foreign Policy -- namely, the containment of international communism. The Soviet Unio… more

Date: July 1, 1995

Creator: Munro, J.F.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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BPA/Puget Power Northwest Washington Transmission Project : Summary of the Supplemental Draft Environmental Statement.

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.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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From public participation to stakeholder involvement: The rocky road to more inclusiveness

Surviving always at the edge of extinction, public participation in environmental decision making has an uncertain and problematic history. From its emergence from the urban planning and delivery system efforts of the 1960s to many siting and non-siting uses today, it remains a battleground, with few successes and many failures. While some compelling structural, organizational and cultural explanations for this state of affairs exist, the author offers a further one--a too-limited definition an… more

Date: July 1, 1995

Creator: Peelle, E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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EIA directory of electronic products, first quarter 1995

The Energy Information Administration (EIA) makes available for public use a series of machine-readable data files and computer models. The data files and models are made available to the public on magnetic tapes. In addition, selected data files/models are available on diskette for IBM-compatible personal computers. EIA, as the independent statistical and analytical branch of the Department of Energy, provides assistance to the general public through the National Energy Information Center (NEI… more

Date: June 1, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Research by industry at the National Synchrotron Light Source

The world`s foremost facility for research using x-rays and ultraviolet and infrared radiation, is operated by the National Synchrotron Light Source dept. This pamphlet described the participating research teams that built most of the beam lines, various techniques for studying materials, treatment of materials, and various industrial research (catalysis, pharmaceuticals, etc.).

Date: May 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Geological aspects of the nuclear waste disposal problem

For the successful solution of the high-level waste (HLW) problem in Russia one must take into account such factors as the existence of the great volume of accumulated HLW, the large size and variety of geological conditions in the country, and the difficult economic conditions. The most efficient method of HLW disposal consists in the maximum use of protective capacities of the geological environment and in using inexpensive natural minerals for engineered barrier construction. In this paper, … more

Date: June 1, 1994

Creator: Laverov, N.P.; Omelianenko, B.L. & Velichkin, V.I.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Hazardous waste cleanup: A case study for developing efficient programs

As officials in Pacific Basin Countries develop laws and policies for cleaning up hazardous wastes, experiences of countries with such instruments in place may be instructive. The United States has addressed cleanups of abandoned hazardous waste sites through the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA). The US Congress enacted CERCLA in 1980. The task of cleaning up waste sites became larger and more costly than originally envisioned and as a result, Congr… more

Date: June 1, 1995

Creator: Elcock, D. & Puder, M.G.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Certain glycol ethers eliminated from toxic chemical release reporting requirements

Effective June 28, 1994, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) eliminated high molecular weight glycol ethers from the reporting requirements of section 313 of the Emergency Planning and Community Right-To-Know Act of 1986 (EPCRA). EPCRA (42 U.S.C. 11023) is also referred to as Title III of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) of 1986. EPA redefined the glycol ethers category list of chemicals subject to reporting based on an EPA review of available human health data… more

Date: September 1, 1994

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Semiannual report to Congress, October 1, 1994--March 31, 1995

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

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Enhancing regional security agreements through cooperative monitoring

This paper proposes that strengthening regional capabilities for formulating and implementing arms control and confidence-building measures is a tangible method of enhancing regional security. It discusses the importance of developing a regional infrastructure for arms control and confidence building and elucidates the role of technology in facilitating regional arms control and confidence-building agreements. In addition, it identifies numerous applications for regional cooperative monitoring … more

Date: May 1, 1995

Creator: Pregenzer, A.L.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Electric power monthly, May 1995 with data for February 1995

The Electric Power Monthly (EPM) presents monthly electricity statistics for a wide audience including Congress, Federal and State agencies, the electric utility industry, and the general public. The purpose of this publication is to provide energy decisiommakers with accurate and timely information that may be used in forming various perspectives on electric issues that lie ahead. The publication provides monthly statistics at the State, Census division, and US levels for net generation, fossi… more

Date: May 24, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Tomorrow`S Energy Today for Cities and Counties - Keep It Cool With Thermal Energy Storage

Cool thermal energy storage (TES) is described as a means for electric utilities to provide electricity from off-peak times, particularly in the summer when air-conditioning accounts for 50% or more of electricity consumption. Cool TES uses off-peak power to provide cooling capacity by extracting heat from a storage medium such as ice or other phase change material. A refrigeration system may may be utilized at night to provide a reservoir of cold material. During the day, the reservoir is tapp… more

Date: July 1, 1995

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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MARKAL-MACRO: A methodology for informed energy, economy and environmental decision making. Informal report

Since the mid-1970`s, energy system analysts have been using models to represent the complexities of interactions in energy systems to help shape policy. Since the mid-1980`s, heightened awareness has made it necessary also to consider the environmental impacts of energy policies. MARKAL is a cost-minimizing energy-environment system planning model used to explore mid- to long-term responses to different technological futures, emissions limitations, and policy scenarios. MARKAL-MACRO is an exte… more

Date: May 16, 1995

Creator: Goldstein, G.A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department