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Science in Action'': An interdisciplinary science education program

Science in Action is an education outreach program for pre-collegiate students. It is based on the concept that, in order to interest students in science, they must see science and scientists at work. The program encompasses the full range of scientific disciplines -- the core sciences, engineering and mathematics. A unique aspect of the program is the involvement and support of scientists and engineers representing local professional societies, industries, businesses, and academic institutions… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Horton, L.L.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Proceedings of the ocean energy information dissemination workshop, December 1979

The workshop was held to discuss the status of marketing ocean energy information and to develop an understanding of information needs and how to satisfy them. Presentations were made by the Solar Energy Research Institute (SERI) staff and media consultants about the effective use of audio-visual and print products, the mass media, and audience needs. Industry and government representatives reported on current efforts in each of their communication programs and outlined future plans. Four targe… more

Date: April 1, 1980

Creator: Petty, D.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Annual review of cultural resource investigations by the Savannah River Archaeological Research Program, fiscal year 1990

The Savannah River Archaeological Research Program (SRARP) of the South Carolina Institute of Archaeology and Anthropology, University of South Carolina, is funded through a direct contract with the United States Department of Energy to provide services required under federal law for the protection and management of archaeological resources on the Savannah River Site (SRS). Because the significance of most archaeological resources is dependent upon research potential, the SRARP is guided by res… more

Date: November 1, 1990

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The corporation and the community: Credibility, legitimacy, and imposed risk

In this age of rapid changes, large segments of society no longer trust any institution or authority in regard to pronouncements on what is safe. Because of this distrust, the public has demanded and obtained increased rights for individuals to intervene directly in decisions affecting them. Rosenthal warns that an organization that just fulfills its legal requirements for safety is no longer doing enough. Industry leaders must work toward re-establishing credibility by identifying persons who … more

Date: October 1, 1991

Creator: Wade, C. (ed.) (Los Alamos National Lab., NM (United States)) & Rosenthal, I. (Pennsylvania Univ., Philadelphia, PA (United States). Center for Risk and Decision Processes)

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Survey of the preparation, purity, and availability of silanes

Silane and disilane are currently available as prepared for the semiconductor market. Published or public information on preparative methods for monosilane and higher silanes are discussed. Purification techniques are reviewed. Data from current silane suppliers are tabulated. A short review of the silanes in Japan is given. Analytical procedures are not now perfected to determine group 3 or 5 elements in silane. All commercial silanes contain certain impurities. There is no simple one step pur… more

Date: December 1, 1983

Creator: Lorenz, J. H.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Decentralized Solar Energy Technology Assessment Program: review of activities (April 1978-December 1979)

The Decentralized Solar Energy Technology Assessment Program (TAP), sponsored by the Office of Solar Energy, Department of Energy, is a technology assessment and planning activity directed at local communities. Specifically, the objectives of the TAP are: (1) to assess the socioeconomic and institutional impacts of the widespread use of renewable energy technologies; (2) to involve communities in planning for their energy futures; and (3) to plan for local energy development. This report discus… more

Date: May 1, 1980

Creator: Bronfman, B. H.; Carnes, S. A.; Schweitzer, M.; Peelle, E. & Enk, G.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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State geothermal commercialization programs in seven Rocky Mountain states. Semiannual progress report, January-July 1981

The activities and findings of the seven state commercialization teams participating in the Rocky Mountain Basin and Range commercialization program are described. For each state (Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, North and South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming), prospect identification, area development plans, site specific development analyses, time-phased project plans, the aggregated prospective geothermal energy use, and institutional analyses are discussed. Public outreach activities are also cove… more

Date: May 1, 1982

Creator: Lunis, B.C. & Toth, W.J. (comps.)

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Handbook for state energy emergency planning

This document presents some basic ideas about developing plans for dealing with energy shortages and contains a range of topics and considerations that state government officials and planners may wish to review in formulating an energy emergency plan. Those states in advanced stages of plan development might wish to use this document as a means of reviewing their plans or for possible revisions or refinements. This document introduces a number of key factors and options from which states may ch… more

Date: September 1, 1991

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Atoms to electricity

This booklet explains the basic technology of nuclear fission power reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle and the role of nuclear energy as one of the domestic energy resources being developed to help meet our national energy demand. Nuclear power accounted for some 12 percent of the US electric energy supply in 1982. In the 1990's, it is expected to become second only to coal as a source of our electric power, almost doubling its present contribution to our national electricity supply. 14 reference… more

Date: November 1, 1983

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Atoms to electricity. [Booklet]

This booklet explains the basic technology of nuclear fission power reactors, the nuclear fuel cycle and the role of nuclear energy as one of the domestic energy resources being developed to help meet our national energy demand. Nuclear power accounted for over 16 percent of the US electric energy supply in 1986 and was second only to coal as a source of our electric power. In the 1990s, nuclear energy is expected to provide almost 20 percent of the Nation's electricity. 38 figs., 5 tabs.

Date: November 1, 1987

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Clean Cities Annual Metrics Report 2007

Document summarizes 2007 activity and accomplishments reported by Clean Cities coordinators.

Date: September 1, 2008

Creator: Johnson, C. & Bergeron, P.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center

The following is a synopsis of the major achievements attributed to the operation of the Weatherization Assistance Program Technical Assistance Center (WAPTAC) by the National Association for State Community Services Programs (NASCSP). During the past five years, the WAPTAC has developed into the premier source for information related to operating the Weatherization Assistance Program (WAP) at the state and local levels. The services provide through WAPTAC include both virtual technical support… more

Date: January 7, 2009

Creator: Adams, Robert

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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What's Inside the Black Box - Explaining Performance Assessment to Stakeholders

The performance assessment (PA) process is being applied to support an increasing variety of waste management decisions that involve the whole spectrum of stakeholders. As with many technical tools, the PA process can be seen as a black box, which can be difficult to understand when implemented. Recognizing the increasing use of PA and the concerns about difficulties with understanding, the Savannah River Site Citizens Advisory Board (CAB) made a recommendation that the U.S. Department of Energ… more

Date: January 6, 2009

Creator: Seitz, R. & Elmer Wilhite, E.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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2006 Toxic Chemical Release Inventory Report for the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986, Title III, Section 313

For reporting year 2006, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL or the Laboratory) submitted Form R reports for lead as required under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313. No other EPCRA Section 313 chemicals were used in 2006 above the reportable thresholds. This document was prepared to provide a description of the evaluation of EPCRA Section 313 chemical use and threshold determinations for LANL for calendar year 2006, as well as to provide background inf… more

Date: December 12, 2007

Creator: Ecology and Air Quality Group & Hinojosa, Hector

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Public confidence in local management officials: organizational credibility and emergency behavior

Confidence issues create potential risks for the public in any emergency situation. They do so because credibility and associated perceptions of legitimacy and competency of organizations are determinants of human behavior in disasters. Credibility, however, is only one of numerous factors that shape response of people or organizations to a threatening event. The purposes of this paper are to review what is known about the way in which credibility and related constructs influence emergency resp… more

Date: January 1, 1984

Creator: Sorensen, J.H.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Energy technology review, July--August 1991

This issue of Energy Technology Review'' gives the annual review of the programs at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. This State of the Laboratory issue includes discussions of all major programs: Defense Systems; Laser Research; Magnetic Fusion Energy; Energy and Earth Sciences; Environmental Technology Program; Biomedical and Environmental Science; Engineering; Physics; Chemistry and Materials Science; Computations; and Administrative and Institutional Services. An index is also given o… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Johnson, K.C. (ed.)

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Working with the states to transport TMI-2 core debris

Close communications with state officials has been a key factor in success of the Three Mile Island Unit 2 core debris shipments. The US Department of Energy made extensive efforts to provide state officials with schedule information, answer technical questions, and satisfy concerns. Communications started before the campaign and continued during shipments and at intervals between shipments. Those efforts led to good working relationships with the states, kept governors and other state official… more

Date: January 1, 1989

Creator: Smith, T. A. & Anselmo, A. A.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Sociocultural definitions of risk

Public constituencies frequently are criticized by technical experts as being irrational in response to low-probability risks. This presentation argued that most people are concerned with a variety of risk attributes other than probability and that is rather irrational to exclude these from the definition and analysis of technological risk. Risk communication, which is at the heart of the right-to-know concept, is described as the creation of shared meaning rather than the mere transmission of … more

Date: October 1, 1990

Creator: Rayner, S.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Communication of emergency public warnings: A social science perspective and state-of-the-art assessment

More than 200 studies of warning systems and warning response were reviewed for this social science perspective and state-of-the-art assessment of communication of emergency public warnings. The major findings are as follows. First, variations in the nature and content of warnings have a large impact on whether or not the public heeds the warning. Relevant factors include the warning source; warning channel; the consistency, credibility, accuracy, and understandability of the message; and the w… more

Date: August 1, 1990

Creator: Mileti, D.S. (Colorado State Univ., Fort Collins, CO (USA)) & Sorensen, J.H. (Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA))

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The Fast Flux Test Facility built on safety

No other high-tech industry has grown as fast as the nuclear industry. The information available to the general public has not kept pace with the rapid growth of nuclear data---its growth has outpaced its media image and the safety of nuclear facilities has become a highly debated issue. This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between the high-tech information of the nuclear industry and its understanding by the general public. It explains the three levels of defense at the Fast Flux Test Fac… more

Date: January 1, 1989

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radiation risk perception and public information

We as Health Physicists face what, at many times, appears to be a hopeless task. The task simply stated is informing the public about the risks (or lack thereof) of radiation. Unfortunately, the public has perceived radiation risks to be much greater than they actually are. An example of this problem is shown in a paper by Arthur C. Upton. Three groups of people -- the League of Women Voters, students, and Business and Professional Club members -- were asked to rank 30 sources of risk according… more

Date: January 1, 1988

Creator: Boggs-Mayes, C.J.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Twelfth annual US DOE low-level waste management conference

The papers in this document comprise the proceedings of the Department of Energy's Twelfth Annual Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Conference, which was held in Chicago, Illinois, on August 28 and 29, 1990. General subjects addressed during the conference included: mixed waste, low-level radioactive waste tracking and transportation, public involvement, performance assessment, waste stabilization, financial assurance, waste minimization, licensing and environmental documentation, below-re… more

Date: January 1, 1990

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Biking to work in Miami. Final technical report

The objective of the project was to produce and distribute a guide to commuting by bicycle in the Miami metropolitan area. The area is uniquely suited to bicycling because of its pleasant year-round climate and relatively flat topography. Persuading even a small percentage of automobile commuters to try biking to work could result in substantial energy savings in Miami as in most other major metropolitan areas. Seven of the largest employment centers in the area were selected as major commuter … more

Date: August 1, 1982

Creator: Kerr, O.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Fast Flux Test Facility: the first three years, 1982-1985

General information is provided concerning the Fast Flux Test Facility. Topics discussed include: mission and major accomplishments; background information; major construction milestones; acceptance testing; plant performance; plant operation; fuel performance; interim examination and maintenance cell; environmental effects; and future plans for the FFTF. (JDB)

Date: January 1, 1985

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department