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Health effects models for nuclear power plant accident consequence analysis: Low LET radiation

Description: This report describes dose-response models intended to be used in estimating the radiological health effects of nuclear power plant accidents. Models of early and continuing effects, cancers and thyroid nodules, and genetic effects are provided. Weibull dose-response functions are recommended for evaluating the risks of early and continuing health effects. Three potentially lethal early effects -- the hematopoietic, pulmonary, and gastrointestinal syndromes -- are considered. In addition, model… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Evans, J. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FLOWTRAN benchmarking with onset of flow instability data from 1988 Columbia University single-tube OFI experiment

Description: Benchmarking FLOWTRAN, Version 16.2, with an Onset of Significant Voiding (OSV) criterion against measured Onset of Flow Instability (OFI) data from the 1988--89 Columbia University downflow tests has shown that FLOWTRAN with OSV is a conservative OFI predictor. Calculated limiting flow rates based on the Savannah River Site (SRS) OSV criterion were always higher than the measured flow rates at OFI. This work supplements recent FLOWTRAN benchmarking against 1963 downflow tests at Columbia Unive… more
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Chen, K.; Paul, P. K. & Barbour, K. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Glossary: Carbon dioxide and climate

Description: This Glossary contains definitions of selected CO{sub 2}-related terms as well as tables containing information related to CO{sub 2} and climate. Each term is defined with an emphasis on its relationship to CO{sub 2} and climate. Many of the definitions are then followed by a more detailed description of the term and its use. References to the literature from which the definitions were taken are listed at the end of the Glossary.
Date: August 1, 1990
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of TRAC and RELAP5 reactor system calculations for a DEGB LOCA in K-14. 1

Description: A comparison of TRAC and RELAP5 predictions of steady-state and DEGB LOCA results (FI phase) for K-14.1 has been made. Both codes had been previously benchmarked against 1985 L Reactor AC Flow data and were under configuration control. The purpose of the code-to-code comparison is to provide insight on the transient uncertainty in TRAC plenum and tank bottom plenum pressures. The comparisons focus on LOCA results between 0.5 and 2.0 s, which is the primary period of interest for Flow Instabilit… more
Date: September 1, 1990
Creator: Griggs, D.P. (Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)) & Liebmann, M.L. (Wais and Associates (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An optimized algorithm for solving the nodal diffusion method on shared memory multiprocessors

Description: Nodal methods play a special role in reactor physics calculations. In recent papers the high computational efficiency of nodal methods has been established and the development of more efficient algorithms tailored to the advanced architectures of modern day computers proposed. The rapidly changing architectures of today's computer influence the way codes have to be programmed so that reasonable speed up and efficiency are attained. We have applied these concepts in solving the one-group neutron… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Kirk, B.L. & Azmy, Y.Y.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Removal of trichloroethylene contamination from the subsurface: A comparative evaluation of different remediation strategies by means of numerical simulation

Description: Volatile organic compounds such as petroleum hydrocarbons and halogenated hydrocarbon solvents are common contaminants of the subsurface environment. Although immiscible with water, many of these organics have large enough aqueous phase solubilities to significantly degrade the quality of groundwater with which they come in contact. In addition, many of these substances exhibit high vapor pressures, causing them to partition strongly into the gas phase in their surroundings. Because of these pr… more
Date: December 1, 1990
Creator: Adenekan, A.E.; Pruess, K. & Falta, R.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Genes and gene expression: Localization, damage and control -- A multilevel and inter-disciplinary study

Description: All projects are working toward a goal for describing the three dimensional nuclear topography in terms of relative spatial relationships among genes (specific DNA sequence). Methods are now being perfected to detect these genes, quantitatively and spatially, to perturb these genes specifically, and to measure the perturbation in order to assure specificity. We are developing methods to assay, after perturbation of the target DNA within living cells, whether or not only the target sequence are … more
Date: September 1, 1990
Creator: Ts'o, P.O.P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Seismic analysis of reactor exhaust air filter compartment

Description: The Filter Compartment (FC) in this analysis is a generic reactor airborne activity confinement filter compartment which possesses all the essential physical and mechanical properties of the Savannah River Site (SRS) confinement filters of Reactor Buildings K, L, and P. The filters belong to the Airborne Activity Confinement System (AACS). These filters absorb a significant amount of radioactive effluents from the exhausting air. The seismic excitation is input indirectly from the output of the… more
Date: September 24, 1990
Creator: Gong, Chung; Funderburk, E.L. & Jerrell, J.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TRAC L reactor model: Geometry review and benchmarking

Description: The analysis of the Design Basis Loss of Coolant Acident (LOCA) for Savannah River Site (SRS) reactors involves the best estimate reactor system thermal-hydraulics code TRAC-PFI/MOD1. Power levels for the L-3.1 and P-10.2 subcycles were determined based, in part, on TRAC analyses of the first few seconds of a plenum inlet break LOCA. The TRAC code is currently being used to analyze reactor system response for the Double Ended Guillotine Break (DEGB) LOCA, the Expansion Joint Bellows Break LOCA,… more
Date: August 1, 1990
Creator: Griggs, D.P. (Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)) & Cozzuol, J.M. (Idaho National Engineering Lab., Idaho Falls, ID (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FLOWTRAN-TF code description

Description: FLOWTRAN-TF is a two-component (air-water), two-phase thermal-hydraulics code designed for performing accident analyses of SRS reactor fuel assemblies during the Emergency Cooling System (ECS) phase of a Double Ended Guillotine Break (DEGB) Loss of Coolant Accident (LOCA). This report provides a brief description of the physical models in the version of FLOWTRAN-TF used to compute the Recommended K-Reactor Restart ECS Power Limit. This document is viewed as an interim report and should ultimate… more
Date: December 1, 1990
Creator: Flach, G.P. (ed.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Complex availability problems solved with simulation

Description: System owners and operators are increasingly emphasizing the actual amount of time equipment is capable of performing its intended function. For military systems, added complexity, longer service life requirements, reduced periodic maintenance, and less frequent checkouts are increasing system availability requirements. However, these factors compound the difficulty in estimating the system's true availability. With dormant or semi-dormant systems, the amount of time a system appears'' availabl… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Schroeder, G.J.; Johnson, M.M. (Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA) & South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Rapid City, SD (USA))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New approaches to linear and nonlinear programming

Description: During the last twelve months, research has concentrated on barrier- function methods for linear programming (LP) and quadratic programming (QP). Some ground-work for the application of barrier methods to nonlinearly constrained problems has also begun. In our previous progress report we drew attention to the difficulty of developing robust implementations of barrier methods for LP. We have continued to refine both the primal algorithm and the dual algorithm. We still do not claim that the barr… more
Date: March 1, 1990
Creator: Murray, W. & Saunders, M.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Three-dimensional contaminant plume dynamics in the vadose zone: Simulation of the 241-T-106 single-shell tank leak at Hanford

Description: Approximately 2,000 m{sup 3} of liquid containing radioactive and chemical wastes leaked from the 241-T-106 single-shell tank at the Hanford Site. The leak discharged into the unsaturated, coarse-grained sediments of the Hanford formation which underlie the base of the tank. The PORFLO-3 computer code was used to study plume migration for {sup 106}Ru and {sup 137}Cs. The flow and transport properties of the soils through which the plume has migrated are critical input data for the model but are… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Smoot, J.L. & Sagar, B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Validation and verification summary report for GRIMHX and TRIMHX

Description: As part of the code Certification process, codes used by Reactor Physics to calculate values in Technical Specifications or Safety Analyses must undergo formal Validation and Verification. GRIMHX and TRIMHX are codes used in such a manner. This report summarizes and consolidates the work done to date on the Validation and Verification of these two codes. GRIMHX is a 3-D static reactor code which uses finite difference algorithms to solve the neutron diffusion equation in hex-z geometry. TRIMHX … more
Date: December 1, 1990
Creator: Trumble, E.F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance enhancement program: Managers guide to marginal performance interventions

Description: The marginal performer -- an employee who is not meeting performance standards established in the performance appraisal process -- is a fact of life that most supervisors eventually have to face. Screening of job applicants can reduce the number of employees with skill or performance difficulties, but problems can arise even with the most carefully chosen employee. They can also develop in people who were once productive.
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Bivins, C. S. & Phillips, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Treatment of low-activity-level process wastewaters by Continuous Countercurrent Ion Exchange

Description: This paper discusses application of the Thomas model for predicting breakthrough curves from ion exchange column tests, methods for scale-up of experimental small-scaled ion exchange columns to industrial scale columns, and methods for predicting effluent compositions in a continuous countercurrent ion exchange system. 20 refs., 6 figs., 2 tabs.
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Hall, R.; Watson, J. S. & Robinson, S. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Description of the National Highway Planning Network

Description: The National Highway Planning Network is a data base of major highways in the continental United States. It is a foundation for analytic studies of highway performance, for vehicle routing and scheduling problems, and for mapping purposes. The network is based on a set of roadways digitized from the National Atlas by the US Geological Survey. It has been enhanced at Oak Ridge National Laboratory by adding additional roads and attribute detail and correcting topological errors to produce a true … more
Date: September 1, 1990
Creator: Peterson, B.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science Parent Handbook, 1990-1991

Description: Handbook for parents of students in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science for the 1990-91 school year. It includes an introduction, student profile, academy calendar, information on academics, student life, financial information, social life, local resources, who to contact in emergencies and non-emergencies, and a map of campus.
Date: 1990
Creator: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Partner: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
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Texas Academy of Mathematics & Science Guide Book

Description: Guide book for students in the Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science for the 1990-91 school year. It includes an academic calendar, information on the administration, student life program and policies, housing, and academic program and policies.
Date: 1990
Creator: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
Partner: Texas Academy of Mathematics and Science
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Modeling requirements for full-scope reactor simulators of fission-product transport during severe accidents

Description: This paper describes in the needs and requirements to properly and efficiently model fission product transport on full scope reactor simulators. Current LWR simulators can be easily adapted to model severe accident phenomena and the transport of radionuclides. Once adapted these simulators can be used as a training tool during operator training exercises for training on severe accident guidelines, for training on containment venting procedures, or as training tool during site wide emergency tra… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Ellison, P.G.; Monson, P.R. (Westinghouse Savannah River Co., Aiken, SC (United States)) & Mitchell, H.A. (Concord Associates, Inc., Knoxville, TN (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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User's guide to the MATS data

Description: Data collected for the 37 Mesoscale Transport Studies (MATS) experiments are available on a single, double-sided, high-density (1.2MB), IBM-formatted, 5.25 in. floppy disk (MATS disk). Standard ASCII characters are used. This report discusses how to install this disk, symbols used, format of the ratio, and the sample experiment.
Date: August 1, 1990
Creator: Berman, S. (Savannah River Lab., Aiken, SC (United States))
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An approach for selecting safety class items

Description: DOE Order 6430.1A, General Design Criteria, requires that DOE facilities be evaluated with regard to safety class items.'' Safety class items are defined as systems, components, and structures, including portions of process systems, whose failure could adversely affect the environment or safety and health of the public. Determination of safety classification is based on analysis of potential abnormal and accidental scenario consequences as presented in the Safety Analysis Report.'' Although the… more
Date: January 1, 1990
Creator: Low, J.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SIMON Host Computer System requirements and recommendations

Description: Development Service Order {number sign}90025 requested recommendations for computer hardware, operating systems, and software development utilities based on current and future SIMON software requirements. Since SIMON's main objective is to be dispatched on missions by an operator with little computer experience, user friendly'' hardware and software interfaces are required. Other design criteria include: a fluid software development environment, and hardware and operating systems with minimal m… more
Date: November 29, 1990
Creator: Harpring, L.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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