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Research on human genetics in Iceland. Progress report

Description: Records of the Icelandic Population are being used to investigate the possible inheritance of disabilities and diseases as well as other characters and the effect of environment on man. The progress report of research covers the period 1977 to 1980. The investigation was begun in 1965 by the Genetical Committee of the University of Iceland and the materials used are demographic records from the year 1840 to present and various medical information. The records are being computerized and linked t… more
Date: October 31, 1980
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Solvent Refined Coal-II (SRC-II) detailed environmental plan

Description: This document describes environmental research which will: aid in the development of an environmentally acceptable SRC-II process; and provide data for environmental assessment of the process. The SRC-II process is described, criteria for selection of samples to undergo environmental analyses are given, and approximate timelines are presented for obtaining pertinent samples. At this time, the SRC-II process is at the pilot-plant stage of development and a demonstration facility is scheduled to … more
Date: October 1, 1980
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Progress report on research on human genetics in Iceland

Description: Records of the Icelandic population are being used to investigate the possible inheritance of disabilities and diseases as well as other characteristics and the effect of environment on man. The progress report of research covers the period from 1977 to 1980. The investigation was begun in 1965 by the Genetical Committee of the University of Iceland and the materials used are demographic records from the year 1840 to present and various medical information. The records are being computerized an… more
Date: October 31, 1980
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Shipments of Nuclear Fuel and Waste: Are They Really Safe?

Description: The safety aspects of shipping nuclear fuels and radioactive wastes are discussed by considering: US regulations on the shipment of hazardous and radioactive materials, types of radioactive wastes; packaging methods, materials, and specifications; design of shipping containers; evaluation of the risk potential under normal shipping conditions and in accident situations. It is concluded that: the risk of public catastrophe has been eliminated by strict standards, engineering design safety, and o… more
Date: October 1, 1977
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Seismic evaluation of commercial plutonium fabrication plants in the United States

Description: This report is an overview of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's seismic assessment of six commercial plutonium fabrication plants licensed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) before September 2, 1971. The seismic assessment generally has three parts: (1) documentation of the structural condition of each facility and its critical equipment; (2) characterization of the seismic hazard (i.e., determination of peak ground acceleration vs return period for each site); and (3) evaluat… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Bernreuter, D. L.; Coats, D. W.; Murray, R. C. & Tokarz, F. J.
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The corporation and the community: Credibility, legitimacy, and imposed risk

Description: 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)
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Designation of facility usage categories for Hanford Site facilities

Description: This report summarizes the Hanford Site methodology used to ensure facility compliance with the natural phenomena design criteria set forth in the US Department of Energy Orders and guidance. The current Hanford Site methodology for Usage Category designation is based on an engineered feature's safety function and on the feature's assigned Safety Class. At the Hanford Site, Safety Class assignments are deterministic in nature and are based on teh consequences of failure, without regard to the l… more
Date: October 1, 1991
Creator: Woodrich, D. D.; Ellingson, D. R.; Scott, M. A. & Schade, A. R.
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Relating space radiation environments to risk estimates

Description: This lecture will provide a bridge from the physical energy or LET spectra as might be calculated in an organ to the risk of carcinogenesis, a particular concern for extended missions to the moon or beyond to Mars. Topics covered will include (1) LET spectra expected from galactic cosmic rays, (2) probabilities that individual cell nuclei in the body will be hit by heavy galactic cosmic ray particles, (3) the conventional methods of calculating risks from a mixed environment of high and low LET… more
Date: October 1, 1991
Creator: Curtis, S.B.
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Reanalysis of Zion risk

Description: As part of the NUREG-1150 efforts, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) has undertaken a risk analysis of Zion Unit 1 adopting the methodology developed at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) under the Severe Accident Risk Rebaselining Program. Results of the preliminary version of the analysis are reported here. Completion plans for the Zion study are described also.
Date: October 1, 1987
Creator: Park, C.K.; Unwin, S.D.; Cazzoli, E.; Tingle, A. & Chun, M.
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Transactions of the nineteenth water reactor safety information meeting

Description: This report contains summaries of papers on reactor safety research to be presented at the 19th Water Reactor Safety Information Meeting at the Bethesda Marriott Hotel in Bethesda, Maryland, October 28--30, 1991. The summaries briefly describe the programs and results of nuclear safety research sponsored by the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research, USNRC. Summaries of invited papers concerning nuclear safety issues from US government laboratories, the electric utilities, the Electric Power Res… more
Date: October 1, 1991
Creator: Weiss, A. J.
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Development of a risk analysis model. Appendix E. 1,000 ton per day anaerobic digestion plant case study, Final report, October 1979

Description: The Department of Energy (DOE) is investigating processes for the recovery of energy from urban wastes, with the intention of determining how the barriers standing in the way of commercialization of these processes can be overcome. Commercialization of any urban waste energy recovery process is constrained by many complex, uncertain components and interactions. Technical, economic, and institutional barriers presently exist which increase both the real and perceived risks of making such a ventu… more
Date: October 1, 1979
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Development of a risk analysis model. Appendix C. Risk analysis methodology. Final report

Description: Three case studies were included in the process of the contract effort. This appendix provides general information concerning the model used in the three case studies, its input data requirements, and its output reports. This appendix should be used in conjunction with each of the separately bound case studies: Appendix D, Gas Fired Heat Pump Case Study; Appendix E, 1000 Ton Per Day Anaerobic Digestion Plant Case Study; and Appendix F, District Heating and Cooling System Case Study.
Date: October 1, 1979
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Development of a risk-analysis model. Final report

Description: This report consists of a main body, which provides a presentation of risk analysis and its general and specific application to the needs of the Office of Buildings and Community Systems of the Department of Energy; and several case studies employing the risk-analysis model developed. The highlights include a discussion of how risk analysis is currently used in the private, regulated, and public sectors and how this methodology can be employed to meet the policy-analysis needs of the Office of … more
Date: October 1, 1979
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Leach tests on grouts made with actual and trace metal-spiked synthetic phosphate/sulfate waste

Description: Pacific Northwest Laboratory conducted experiments to produce empirical leach rate data for phosphate-sulfate waste (PSW) grout. Effective diffusivities were measured for various radionuclides ({sup 90}Sr, {sup 99}Tc, {sup 14}C, {sup 129}I, {sup 137}Cs, {sup 60}Co, {sup 54}Mn, and U), stable major components (NO{sub 3}{sup {minus}}, SO{sub 4}{sup 2{minus}}, H{sub 3}BO{sub 3}, K and Na) and the trace constituents Ag, As, Cd, Hg, Pb, and Se. Two types of leach tests were used on samples of actual… more
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Serne, R. J.; Martin, W. J.; LeGore, V. L.; Lindenmeier, C. W.; McLaurine, S. B.; Martin, P. F. C. et al.
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Safety questions relevant to nuclear thermal propulsion

Description: Nuclear propulsion is necessary for successful Mars exploration to enhance crew safety and reduce mission costs. Safety concerns are considered by some to be an implements to the use of nuclear thermal rockets for these missions. Therefore, an assessment was made of the various types of possible accident conditions that might occur and whether design or operational solutions exist. With the previous work on the NERVA nuclear rocket, most of the issues have been addressed in some detail. Thus, a… more
Date: October 15, 1991
Creator: Buden, D.
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Development of a risk analysis model. Appendix D. Gas-fired heat pump case study, Final report, October 1979

Description: Confronted by major uncertainties in energy supply, demand, and cost, technology suppliers must attempt to make rational manufacturing decisions regarding new energy technologies, technology end-users must attempt to make rational purchasing decisions regarding them, and the DOE Office of Buildings and Community Systems (BCS) must attempt to make rational decisions regarding the type and amount of support it will provide for the development and commercialization of the technologies. One new pro… more
Date: October 1, 1979
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Risk assessment of a pressurized water reactor for Class 3-8 accidents

Description: An assessment has been made of the impact on societal risk of Class 3-8 accident sequences as defined by Appendix D to 10 CFR50. The present analysis concentrates on a pressurized water reactor and utilizes realistic assumptions when practical. Conclusions are drawn as to the relative importance of the analyzed accidents and their impact on the development of a complete societal risk curve. 65 refs., 61 figs., 37 tabs.
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Hall, R.E.
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Development of a risk analysis model. Appendix F. District heating and cooling system case study. Final report

Description: The risk analysis reported in this appendix was concerned with a business venture in the area of district energy systems using thermal energy cogenerated at existing electric power plants. After an introductory section, Section 2, Institutional Issues, discusses investment decisions and regulatory constraints and issues; Section 3 reviews public utility company objectives and investment analysis approach; Section 4 reviews the case study of district heating and cooling systems (DHCS) in Washing… more
Date: October 1, 1979
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Radioactive materials released from nuclear power plants

Description: Releases of radioactive materials in airborne and liquid effluents from commercial light water reactors during 1987 have been compiled and reported. Data on solid waste shipments as well as selected operating information have been included. This report supplements earlier annual reports issued by the former Atomic Energy Commission and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The 1987 release data are summarized in tabular form. Data covering specific radionuclides are summarized. 16 tabs.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Tichler, J.; Norden, K. & Congemi, J. (Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA))
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Facing America's Trash: What Next for Municipal Solid Waste?

Description: This report discusses options for a national policy based on the dual strategies of MSW prevention and better management. It also presents options to address immediate problems such as increased interstate shipments of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) and unfinished Federal guidelines for landfills and incinerators.
Date: October 1989
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Genetic Monitoring and Screening in the Workplace

Description: This report describes the issues associated with genetic monitoring and screening in the workplace. It examines the technologies used, analyzes the legal framework for the use of such tests, assesses the ethical issues inherent in the use of these tools in the workplace setting, describes how genetic information is conveyed by a genetic counselor, and, based on an OTA survey of 1,500 U.S. companies and the largest unions, evaluates the current and future use of genetic monitoring and screening … more
Date: October 1990
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
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Measuring the maturity of a technology : guidance on assigning a TRL.

Description: This report provides guidance on how to assign a technology readiness level (TRL). The method proposed assists in assigning TRLs through a series of questions that focus on a set of unambiguous maturation metrics. This method is slightly biased towards the environment and approach to technology maturation at Sandia National Laboratories where customers and suppliers are in very close proximity to one another, allowing for supplier-customer interactions at a very early stage in technology develo… more
Date: October 1, 2007
Creator: Mitchell, John Anthony
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Distributed micro-releases of bioterror pathogens : threat characterizations and epidemiology from uncertain patient observables.

Description: Terrorist attacks using an aerosolized pathogen preparation have gained credibility as a national security concern since the anthrax attacks of 2001. The ability to characterize the parameters of such attacks, i.e., to estimate the number of people infected, the time of infection, the average dose received, and the rate of disease spread in contemporary American society (for contagious diseases), is important when planning a medical response. For non-contagious diseases, we address the characte… more
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Wolf, Michael M. (University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL); Marzouk, Youssef M.; Adams, Brian M.; Devine, Karen Dragon; Ray, Jaideep & Najm, Habib N.
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Columbia River Component Data Gap Analysis

Description: This Data Gap Analysis report documents the results of a study conducted by Washington Closure Hanford (WCH) to compile and reivew the currently available surface water and sediment data for the Columbia River near and downstream of the Hanford Site. This Data Gap Analysis study was conducted to review the adequacy of the existing surface water and sediment data set from the Columbia River, with specific reference to the use of the data in future site characterization and screening level risk a… more
Date: October 23, 2007
Creator: Hulstrom, L. C.
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