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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant site environmental report for calendar year 1990

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Operational Environmental Monitoring Plan (OEMP) monitors a comprehensive set of parameters in order to detect any potential environmental impacts and establish baselines for future quantitative environmental impact evaluations. Surface water and groundwater, soil, and biotics are measured for background radiation. Nonradiological environmental monitoring activities include meteorological, air quality, soil properties, and the… more

Date: January 1, 1990

Item Type: Report

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Fiscal year 1987 program plan

The Defense TRU Waste Program (DTWP) is the focal point for the Department of Energy in national planning, integration, operation, and technical development for TRU waste management. The scope of this program extends from the point of TRU waste generation through delivery to a permanent repository. The TRU program maintains a close interface with repository development to ensure program compatibility and coordination. The defense TRU program does not directly address commercial activities that … more

Date: December 1, 1986

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Support of International Waste Management Agreements in the field of TRU Waste Management

The USDOE has implemented technical information exchange agreements in the field of TRU waste management with the United Kingdom, Federal Republic of Germany, Japan, and France. This has been done in an effort to minimize research and development costs, and ensured maximum safety to man and the environment during waste handling and disposal. In this report, the technical work plan for fiscal year 1986 is presented. (JDL)

Date: January 1, 1986

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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The GALLEX Project

The GALLEX collaboration aims at the detection of solar neutrinos in a radiochemical experiment employing 30 tons of Gallium in form of concentrated aqueous Gallium-chloride solution. The detector is primarily sensitive to the otherwise inaccessible pp-neutrinos. Details of the experiment have been repeatedly described before. Here we report the present status of implementation in the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso (Italy). So far, 12.2 tons of Gallium are at hand. The present status of de… more

Date: January 1, 1989

Creator: Kirsten, T. (Max-Planck-Institut fuer Kernphysik, Heidelberg (Germany, F.R.))

Item Type: Article

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TRU Waste Management Program cost/schedule optimization analysis

The cost/schedule optimization task is a necessary function to insure that program goals and plans are optimized from a cost and schedule aspect. Results of this study will offer DOE information with which it can establish, within institutional constraints, the most efficient program for the long-term management and disposal of contact handled transuranic waste (CH-TRU). To this end, a comprehensive review of program cost/schedule tradeoffs has been made, to identify any major cost saving oppor… more

Date: October 1, 1985

Creator: Detamore, J. A. (Rockwell International Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Joint Integration Office); Raudenbush, M. H.; Wolaver, R. W. & Hastings, G. A. (Stoller (S.M.) Corp., Boulder, CO (United States))

Item Type: Report

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Mineralogy in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) facility stratigraphic horizon

Forty-six samples were selected for this study from two cores, one extending 50 ft up through the roof of the WIPP facility and the other penetrating 50 ft below the facility floor. These samples, selected from approximately every other foot of core length, represent the major lithologies present in the immediate vicinity of the WIPP facility horizon: ''clean'' halite, polyhalitic halite, argillaceous halite, and mixed polyhalitic-argillaceous halite. Samples were analyzed for non-NaCl mineralo… more

Date: September 1, 1985

Creator: Stein, C. L.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Mechanical compaction of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant simulated waste

The investigation described in this report acquired experimental information about how materials simulating transuranic (TRU) waste compact under axial compressive stress, and used these data to define a model for use in the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) disposal room analyses. The first step was to determine compaction curves for various simultant materials characteristic of TRU waste. Stress-volume compaction curves for various combinations of these materials were than derived to represe… more

Date: June 1, 1991

Creator: Butcher, B. M.; Thompson, T. W.; VanBuskirk, R. G. & Patti, N. C.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Centralized processing of contact-handled TRU waste feasibility analysis

This report presents work for the feasibility study of central processing of contact-handled TRU waste. Discussion of scenarios, transportation options, summary of cost estimates, and institutional issues are a few of the subjects discussed. (JDL)

Date: December 1, 1986

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Proceedings of the US DOE/UK AEA Workshop on Facility Design

This document contains the proceeding of a Workshop on Facility Design that was held between the United States Department of Energy and the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 27--29, 1986. The intention of the workshop was to display relevant design criteria and to demonstrate for various US and UK facilities, current and projected criteria and how these criteria have been satisfied by facility design. Specific examples concern small plants, large plants, a… more

Date: November 1, 1986

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Overview of the DOE Waste Facilities Operations Robotics Technology Development Program

The Department of Energy's Office of Technology Development has initiated a Robotics Technology Development Program that includes technology aimed at DOE Waste Facilities Operations (WFO). Much of this technology may also be applicable to waste facilities outside of DOE and will be available for use. This is a team effort of several DOE Laboratories and Sites. The WFO team includes the Savannah River Technology Center, Sandia National Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Idaho National … more

Date: January 1, 1992

Creator: Ward, C. R.

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Proposed TRUPACT-2 criteria for gas generation

For the purpose of providing recommended design assumptions for TRUPACT-2, gas generation within the TRU waste containers and the potential effects resulting from the absence of continuous venting of the TRUPACT-2 are considered in this report. The recommended assumptions are based on the best current state of knowledge to conservatively represent the potential gas generation loads for the TRUPACT-2.

Date: November 1, 1986

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Radon and aerosol release from open-pit uranium mining

The quantity of /sup 222/Rn (hereafter called radon) released per unit of uranium produced from open pit mining has been determined. A secondary objective was to determine the nature and quantity of airborne particles resulting from mine operations. To accomplish these objectives, a comprehensive study of the release rates of radon and aerosol material to the atmosphere was made over a one-year period from April 1979 to May 1980 at the Morton Ranch Mine which was operated by United Nuclear Corp… more

Date: August 1, 1982

Creator: Thomas, V.W.; Nielson, K.K. & Mauch, M.L.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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TRUPACT-1 implementation plan

TRUPACT-1, the TRansUranic PACkage Transporter is a packaging designed to transport defense contact handled transuranic (CH-TRU) waste from generating and interim TRU waste storage facilities to the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP). Prior to fabrication and procurement of a full fleet, an initial design (TRUPACT-1) will be introduced to the defense TRU waste complex through use in an operational prototype fleet which will consist of Units 1, 2, and 3. In an effort to provide a relatively smoo… more

Date: September 1, 1985

Creator: Hurley, J.D.; Tappen, J.J. (Westinghouse Electric Corp., Albuquerque, NM (United States). Joint Integration Office) & Christensen, D.S. (USDOE Joint Integration Office, Albuquerque, NM (United States)) (eds.)

Item Type: Report

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Texasgulf solar cogeneration program. Mid-term topical report

The status of technical activities of the Texasgulf Solar Cogeneration Program at the Comanche Creek Sulfur Mine is described. The program efforts reported focus on preparation of a system specification, selection of a site-specific configuration, conceptual design, and facility performance. Trade-off studies performed to select the site-specific cogeneration facility configuration that would be the basis for the conceptual design efforts are described. Study areas included solar system size, t… more

Date: February 1, 1981

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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RECON: a computer program for analyzing repository economics. Documentation and user's manual. Revision 1

From 1981 through 1984 the Pacific Northwest Laboratory has been developing a computer model named RECON to calculate repository costs from parametric data input. The objective of the program has been to develop the capability to evaluate the effect on costs of changes in repository design parameters and operating scenario assumptions. This report documents the development of the model through September of 1984. Included in the report are: (1) descriptions of model development and the underlyin… more

Date: July 1, 1985

Creator: Clark, L. L.; Schutz, M. E. & Luksic, A. T.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Lung cancer epidemiology in New Mexico uranium miners

This investigation assesses the health effects of radon progeny exposure in New Mexico uranium miners. Cumulative exposures sustained by most New Mexico miners are well below those received earlier in the Colorado Plateau. This project utilizes the research opportunity offered by New Mexico miners to address unresolved issues related to radon progeny exposure: (1) the lung cancer risk of lower levels of exposure, (2) interaction between radon progeny exposure and cigarette smoking in the causat… more

Date: November 1, 1991

Creator: Samet, J.M.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Nondestructive measurements in support of Waste Isolation Pilot Plant at Rockwell Hanford Operations: problems and methods

The 234-5Z Analytical Laboratory, located in the 200 West Area of the Hanford Site, has been requested to provide waste package measurement capability for both the Plutonium/Uranium Extraction (PUREX) Plant and Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) in support of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Waste Acceptance Criteria (WAC). The requested WIPP values are sensitive to changes in isotopic distribution. Unfortunately, the determination of the isotopic distribution of an individual waste item or … more

Date: May 1, 1986

Creator: Westsik, G.A.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Survey of existing underground openings for in-situ experimental facilities

In an earlier project, a literature search identified 60 underground openings in crystalline rock capable of providing access for an in-situ experimental facility to develop geochemical and hydrological techniques for evaluating sites for radioactive waste isolation. As part of the current project, discussions with state geologists, owners, and operators narrowed the original group to 14. Three additional sites in volcanic rock and one site in granite were also identified. Site visits and appli… more

Date: July 1, 1981

Creator: Wollenberg, H.; Graf, A.; Strisower, B. & Korbin, G.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Steering system for a train of rail-less vehicles

A steering system for use with a multiple vehicle train is disclosed which permits tracking without rails of one vehicle after another. This system is particularly useful for moving conveyor systems into and out of curved paths of room and pillar underground mine installations. The steering system features an elongated steering bar pivotally connected to each of adjacent vehicles at end portions of the bar permitting angular orientation of each vehicle in respect to the steering bar and other v… more

Date: March 13, 1981

Creator: Voight, Edward Theodore

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Quality assurance aspects of geotechnical practices for underground radioactive waste repositories

In August 1988, the National Research Council, through the Geotechnical Board and the Board on Radioactive Waste Management, held a colloquium to discuss the practice of quality assurance that is being implemented in the high-level radioactive waste storage program. The intent of the colloquium was to bring together program managers of the Department of Energy and Nuclear Regulatory Commission, to discuss with the technical community both the advantages and problems associated with applying cur… more

Date: January 1, 1989

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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MIIT: International in-situ testing of nuclear-waste glasses: Performance of SRS simulated waste glass after five years of burial at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)

In July of 1986, the first in-situ test involving burial of simulated high-level waste (HLW) forms conducted in the United States was started. This program, called the Materials Interface Interactions Test or MIIT, comprises the largest, most cooperative field-testing venture in the international waste management community. In July of 1991, the experimental portion of the 5-year MIIT study was completed on schedule. During this time interval, many in-situ measurements were performed, thousands … more

Date: January 1, 1991

Creator: Wicks, G.G. (Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)); Lodding, A.R. (Chalmers Univ. of Technology, Goeteborg (Sweden)); Macedo, P.B. (Catholic Univ. of America, Washington, DC (United States)) & Clark, D.E. (Florida Univ., Gainesville, FL (United States))

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Studies of. mu. prime s underground with the Soudan 2 Tracker

During the period July 1987 through March 1988, a section of the Soudan 2 active shield known as the Tracker' recorded {approximately}250,000 muon tracks. The detector is located in the Tower-Soudan State Park in Soudan, Minnesota USA at a depth of 2090 meters-water equivalent. We have analysed the data collected and searched for time-dependent astronomical sources. Distributions in azimuthal and zenith angles as well as declination and right ascension are shown. 1 ref., 7 figs., 1 tab.

Date: August 23, 1989

Creator: Kochocki, J.; Benjamin, D.; Ewen, B.; Kafka, T.; Mann, A.; McMaster, L. et al.

Item Type: Article

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MIIT: International in-situ testing of simulated HLW forms - performance of SRS simulated waste glass after 6 mos. , 1 yr. , 2 yrs. and 5 yrs. of burial at WIPP

The first field test, involving burial of simulated high-level waste (HLW) forms and package components, to be conducted in the United States, was begun in July of 1986. This program, called the Materials Interface Interactions Test or MIIT, comprises the largest cooperative field-testing venture in the international waste management community. Included in the study are over 900 waste form samples comprising 15 different systems supplied by 7 countries. Also included are about 300 potential can… more

Date: January 1, 1991

Item Type: Article

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

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Preliminary report on fluid inclusions from halites in the Castile and lower Salado formations of the Delaware Basin, southeastern New Mexico. [Freezing-point depression]

A suite of samples composed primarily of halite from the upper Castile and lower Salado Formations of the Permian Basin was selected from Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) core for a reconnaissance study of fluid inclusions. Volume percent of these trapped fluids averaged 0.7% to 1%. Freezing-point depressions varied widely and appeared to be unrelated to fluid-inclusion type, to sedimentary facies, or to stratigraphic depth. However, because very low freezing points were usually associated wi… more

Date: September 1, 1985

Creator: Stein, C. L.

Item Type: Report

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department