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Reliability and safety program plan outline for the operational phase of a waste isolation facility

Description: A Reliability and Safety Program plan outline has been prepared for the operational phase of a Waste Isolation Facility. The program includes major functions of risk assessment, technical support activities, quality assurance, operational safety, configuration monitoring, reliability analysis and support and coordination meetings. Detailed activity or task descriptions are included for each function. Activities are time-phased and presented in the PERT format for scheduling and interactions. Ta… more
Date: March 28, 1977
Creator: Ammer, H. G. & Wood, D. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Computer programs in BASIC language for atomic absorption flame spectroscopy. Part 2. Documentation. [SEMIAUTOMATIC, RANDOM, and BRACKET codes]

Description: There are three computer programs, written in the BASIC language, used for taking data from an atomic absorption spectrophotometer operating in the flame mode. The programs are divided into logical sections, and these have been flow-charted. The general features, the structure, the order of subroutines and functions, and the storage of data are discussed. In addition, variables are listed and defined, and a complete listing of each program with a symbol occurrence table is provided.
Date: October 28, 1977
Creator: Boyle, W. G., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TAN/LOFT 13. 8 KV, 2. 4 KV, and 480 V relay and circuit breaker coordination study

Description: Present overcurrent relay settings are presented and evaluated for adequacy in terms of the updated short circuit analysis. Recommendations are made for new relay and trip device settings to improve coordination. Switchgear ratings are examined against available short circuit currents, and recommendations are made where applicable. Vital MCC-A and B are examined in detail to provide maximum continuity of service for every fault contingency. A recommendation is made to improve the reliability of… more
Date: October 28, 1977
Creator: Burnett, J.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterizing cinder rock with the scanning electron microscope. [From in-situ retorting]

Description: Friable cinder rock was examined by scanning electron microscopy and energy dispersive x-ray analysis (SEM/ED). The technique consisted of impregnating the rock with epoxy resin and then locating porosity sites by the presence of epoxy. The resin was identified in the sample by correlating beam damage and elemental analysis by x-ray fluorescence (ED) with a characteristic phase in the SEM image. Analyses of this type should be useful in interpreting experiments designed to simulate in situ reto… more
Date: February 28, 1977
Creator: Casey, A. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design of a Fluorine-18 Production System at ORNL Cyclotron Facility. Part 2

Description: A fluorine-18 recovery system using an anion-exchange side-stream column was designed for the H/sub 2//sup 18/O target at the ORNL 86-inch cyclotron. The extent of radiolysis was determined and a catalyst vessel, containing a palladium catalyst, was incorporated to recombine the radiolysis product gases. The preliminary design of an externally bombarded gas target for the production of /sup 18/F/sub 2/ from /sup 18/O/sub 2/ was also completed.
Date: November 28, 1977
Creator: Chu, Y.E.; Engstrom, S.D. & Sundberg, D.G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feasibility of utilizing a fluid energy mill in the grinding of potassium perchlorate

Description: The feasibility of utilizing the fluid energy mill for grinding potassium perchlorate for use in pyrotechnic blends was investigated. It was found that the particle size of the material was significantly reduced by the action of the mill with no significant change in the level of contamination. The grinding parameters selected seemed to have no direct relationship with the physical properties of the final product. The action of the mill induced a significant electrostatic charge on the potassiu… more
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Collins, L.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Utility survey on nuclear power plant siting and nuclear energy centers

Description: Most of the large U.S. utilities were surveyed by telephone and mail on questions concerning nuclear power plant siting and nuclear energy centers (NECs). The main purpose of the survey was for guidance of ERDA's NEC program. The questions covered the following topics: availability of sites; impact of environmental and other restraints; plans for development of multi-unit sites; interest in NEC development; interest in including fuel-cycle facilities in NECs; and opinions on the roles desi… more
Date: June 28, 1977
Creator: Cope, D. F. & Bauman, H. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nondestructive testing of materials involved in the B-77 roll control program: June 1, 1976--December 15, 1976

Description: This report covers all nondestructive development effort on the Roll Control Program for the period June 1, 1976 through December 15, 1976. Information previously reported will be re-presented here and appropriately updated. The samples consist of solid propellant and composites of propellant and inhibitor that are currently being examined in the accelerated aging and shelf life prediction studies of materials involved in the B-77 Roll Control Program.
Date: February 28, 1977
Creator: Dudley, W.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Automated atomic absorption spectrophotometer, utilizing a programmable desk calculator

Description: A commercial, double-beam atomic absorption spectrophotometer has been interfaced with a sample changer and a Hewlett-Packard 9810A calculator to yield a completely automated analysis system. The interface electronics can be easily constructed and should be adaptable to any double-beam atomic absorption instrument. The calculator is easily programmed and can be used for general laboratory purposes when not operating the instrument. The automated system has been shown to perform very satisfactor… more
Date: March 28, 1977
Creator: Futrell, T. L. & Morrow, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of the rate of formation of solids from hypersaline geothermal brine as a function of pH

Description: Preliminary results obtained in the analysis of the effluent brine from the LLL four-stage flash system are reported. Of principal interest was the rate of formation of suspended solids and the rate of decrease of dissolved silicon (or silica) in the solution as a function of the pH of the effluent brine. The experiments were conducted using Magmamax No. 1 brine at the LLL Test Facility near Calipatria, California. The wellhead brine (having a pH of approximately 5.7) was acidified in the flash… more
Date: September 28, 1977
Creator: Harrar, J. E.; Otto, C. H., Jr.; Hill, J. H.; Morris, C. J.; Lim, R. & Deutscher, S. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarterly progress report on chemical effluents in surface waters from nuclear power plants

Description: Results are reported from research project to obtain data on the behavior of potentially toxic substances introduced into surface waters from nuclear power plants, the impact magnitude of these substances on representative and economically important aquatic species, and the development of models with which to predict the partitioning of these substances among the abiotic aquatic compartments. Data are included from an investigation of copper partitioning in freshwater and seawater, the toxicity… more
Date: July 28, 1977
Creator: Harrison, F. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control of Drug Abuse: Issues in the 94th Congress

Description: This report attempts to detailing the drug abuse and its preventive measures taken to control it.
Date: February 28, 1977
Creator: Hogan, Harry
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Instruction manual for Gunn-diode microwave cavity ammonia monitor

Description: The Gunn-diode microwave cavity instrument is a self-contained (the vacuum pump is external) microwave spectrometer for the specific detection and monitoring of ammonia gas in air. A solid state microwave source is used together with a high-Q resonant microwave cavity which is both the frequency selecting device for the source and the sample container through which the sampled gases pass. The ammonia absorption transition at 23,870.1 MHz is monitored continuously with this instrument. The monit… more
Date: June 28, 1977
Creator: Hrubesh, L. W.; Maddux, A. S. Jr. & Johnson, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mark I 1/5-scale boiling water reactor pressure suppression experiment summary of effects due to vent line orifice variations: air test series

Description: Twenty-seven air tests have been completed in the /sup 1///sub 5/-scale Mark I test facility. The observed effects of vent line orifice variations on the hydrodynamic vertical load function (HVLF) are presented. The conditions for standard tests, to which the orifice variation tests are compared, are defined and discussed. These tests used the ''standard'' or 9.5 inch orifices in the 90/sup 0/ sector vent lines.
Date: July 28, 1977
Creator: McCauley, E. W.; Lai, W.; Meier, J. & Stein, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Use of geochemical-equilibrium computer calculations to estimate precipitation from geothermal brines

Description: The Helgeson-Herrick geochemical code was used to calculate the solubility of NaCl, KCl, and KCl-NaCl in water and to predict which minerals will precipitate from Salton Sea Geothermal Field brines. The code's predictions of sulfide-silicate precipitation from the Magmamax No. 1 brine are in good agreement with field tests of scaling, although the observed sulfide-silicate scale matrix is in amorphous form, rather than the crystalline form predicted by the code. The code's predictions of scale … more
Date: January 28, 1977
Creator: Miller, D. G.; Piwinskii, A. J. & Yamauchi, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Office of Waste Isolation. Progress report, November 1977. [National waste terminal storage]

Description: This program is part of the National Waste Terminal Storage program. The Geologic Review Group meeting was held in New Orleans, November 16-17. Start-up of the near-surface heater experiment in the Conasauga Shale formation is under way at Oak Ridge. The first shipment of experimental equipment from Oak Ridge to Avery Island, Louisiana, for the dome salt in-situ test was successfully completed. On November 9-10, a design status review on the spent fuel repository conceptual design was held with… more
Date: December 28, 1977
Creator: Rhines, R. C. & Asher, J. M. (eds.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electric-powered passenger vehicle program

Description: A revised program plan is presented for developing an electric vehicle incorporating a flywheel regenerative power system with design considerations and goals for safety and for vehicle body construction using lightweight fiber-reinforced composite material. Schedules are included for each of the major steps in the program. (LCL)
Date: June 28, 1977
Creator: Rowlett, B.H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Natural hazards that may trigger a radiological release from a plutonium processing facility

Description: Calculations show the probability of a tornado striking a plutonium area at Rocky Flats is 2.2 x 10/sup -4/ per year. The source term (expected value of plutonium release) should such an event occur is calculated at 3.3 x 10/sup -7/ grams. The source term for high-velocity, downslope winds is higher--2.2 x 10/sup -3/ grams. The probability of a meteorite that weighs one or more pounds (453 grams) striking a plutonium area is estimated at 8.88 x 10/sup -7/ per year. Because of this small probabi… more
Date: April 28, 1977
Creator: Selvidge, J. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fundamental data needs for coal conversion technology. Six-month progress report, August 15, 1976--February 15, 1977

Description: A survey of various coal gasification and liquefaction processes was carried out to determine the information needs of each process with respect to: physical properties, chemical properties, thermodynamic properties and transport properties of materials involved in the processes and also with respect to the engineering type data needed. (LTN)
Date: February 28, 1977
Creator: Weinstein, N.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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