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Military Bases and Conservation Markets

Description: Over time, DoD is likely to be one of the largest buyers and sellers in a water quality trading market. The Department of Defense (DoD) operates military bases that resemble small cities in infrastructure. As units redeploy, bases are likely to find themselves well within their environmental limits at the originating base and potentially bumping against limits such as nitrate and phosphate loading at the destination base. Stricter rules and heavier loadings in growing watersheds also present ch… more
Date: September 1, 2007
Creator: Ankeny, Mark
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Use of ArcGIS in Environmental Monitoring at Idaho National Laboratory

Description: The Idaho National Laboratory is a U.S. Department of Energy site located in southeastern Idaho. The INL is required to perform environmental monitoring of anthropogenically introduced contaminants. One primary contaminant of interest is radioactive Cs-137 which is resident in INL soils due to past operational activities and atmospheric weapons testing. Collection of field data is performed using vehicle mounted and portable radiation detector units. All data is combined in ArcGIS and displayed… more
Date: June 2007
Creator: Oertel, Christopher P. & Giles, John R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prehistoric Rock Structures of the Idaho National Laboratory

Description: Over the past 13,500 years, human populations have lived in and productively utilized the natural resources offered by the cold desert environment of the northeastern Snake River Plain in eastern Idaho. Within an overall framework of hunting and gathering, groups relied on an intimate familiarity with the natural world and developed a variety of technologies to extract the resources that they needed to survive. Useful items were abundant and found everywhere on the landscape. Even the basaltic … more
Date: April 1, 2007
Creator: Pace, Brenda R
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Detection of Microbial sulfate-reduction associated with buried stainless steel coupons

Description: The objective of this study was to demonstrate applicability of an innovative radioactive isotope method for imaging microbial activity in geological materials to a comprehensive study of metal corrosion. The method was tested on a sample of stainless steel coupons that had been buried as part of a corrosion study initiated by the National Institute of Standards and Testing or NIST (known as National Bureau of Standards prior to 1988) in 1970. The images showed evidence of microbial activity th… more
Date: March 1, 2007
Creator: Delwiche, Mark E.; Flitton, M. Kay Adler & Olson, Alicia
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Long-Term Underground Corrosion of Stainless Steels

Description: In 1970, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) implemented the most ambitious and comprehensive long-term corrosion behavior test to date for stainless steels in soil environments. Over thirty years later, one of the six test sites was targeted to research subsurface contamination and transport processes in the vadose and saturated zones. This research directly applies to environmental management operational corrosion issues and long term stewardship scientific needs for und… more
Date: March 1, 2007
Creator: Flitton, M. K. Adler & Yoder, T. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TREATMENT OF ACID MINE DRAINAGE USING FISHBONE APATITE IITM

Description: ABSTRACT. In 2000, a reactive barrier was installed on the East Fork of Ninemile Creek near Wallace, Idaho to treat acid mine discharge. The barrier was filled with fishbone derived Apatite IITM to remove the contaminants of concern (Zn, Pb, and Cd) and raise the pH of the acidic mine discharge. Metal removal has been achieved by a combination of chemical, biological, and physical precipitation. Flow for the water ranges from 5 to 35 gallons per minute. The water is successfully being treated, … more
Date: October 1, 2006
Creator: Yancey, Neal A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Manufactured Home Testing in Simulated and Naturally Occurring High Winds

Description: A typical double-wide manufactured home was tested in simulated and naturally occurring high winds to understand structural behavior and improve performance during severe windstorms. Seven (7) lateral load tests were conducted on a double-wide manufactured home at a remote field test site in Wyoming. An extensive instrumentation package monitored the overall behavior of the home and collected data vital to validating computational software for the manufactured housing industry. The tests were d… more
Date: August 1, 2006
Creator: Richins, W. D. & Larson, T. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Insights From Laboratory Experiments On Simulated Faults With Application To Fracture Evolution In Geothermal Systems

Description: Laboratory experiments provide a wealth of information related to mechanics of fracture initiation, fracture propagation processes, factors influencing fault strength, and spatio-temporal evolution of fracture properties. Much of the existing literature reports on laboratory studies involving a coupling of thermal, hydraulic, mechanical, and/or chemical processes. As these processes operate within subsurface environments exploited for their energy resource, laboratory results provide insights i… more
Date: June 1, 2006
Creator: Stephen L. Karner, Ph.D
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aspects of the Fundamental Chemistry of Cesium Extraction from Acidic Media by HCCD

Description: The unique extraction properties of univalent polyhedral borate anions, are well known and have been extensively studied over the past three decades. This is particularly true of the hexachlorinated derivative of the chloro-protected cobalt bis(dicarbollide) anion [(8, 9, 12-Cl3-C2B9H8)2-3-Co]-, (CCD-), typically in the acid form (HCCD) and dissolved in a suitably polar diluent, such as nitrobenzene, which is known to have a high affinity for selective extraction of the Cs+ cation. Recent colla… more
Date: April 1, 2006
Creator: Herbst, R. Scott; Delmau, Laetitia H.; Peterman, Dean R. & Tillotson, Richard D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Cleaning Methods for Analysis of Underground Beryllium Corrosion

Description: The subsurface radioactive disposal site located at the Idaho National Laboratory contains neutronactivated beryllium metals from non-fuel nuclear-reactor-core components. A long-term underground corrosion test is being conducted to obtain site-specific corrosion rates of the disposed beryllium to support efforts to more accurately estimate the transfer of activated elements in the surrounding arid vadose zone environment. During the corrosion analysis, two cleaning methods were used. This pape… more
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Flitton, M. K. Adler & Yoder, T. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Real Time Quantitative Radiological Monitoring Equipment for Environmental Assessment

Description: The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) has developed a suite of systems that rapidly scan, analyze, and characterize radiological contamination in soil. These systems have been successfully deployed at several Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories and Cold War Legacy closure sites. Traditionally, these systems have been used during the characterization and remediation of radiologically contaminated soils and surfaces; however, subsequent to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the applic… more
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Giles, John R.; Roybal, Lyle G. & Carpenter, Michael V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Steam Reforming Application for Treatment of DOE Sodium Bearing Tank Wastes at INL for ICP

Description: The patented THOR® steam reforming waste treatment technology has been selected as the technology of choice for treatment of Sodium Bearing Waste (SBW) at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for the Idaho Cleanup Project (ICP). SBW is an acidic tank waste at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) at INL. It consists primarily of waste from decontamination activities and laboratory wastes. SBW contains high concentrations of nitric acid, alkali and aluminum nitrates, with mi… more
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Mason, J. B.; Ryan, K.; Roesener, S.; Cowen, M.; Schmoker, D.; Bacala, P. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Underground Corrosion of Activated Metals, 6-Year Exposure Analysis

Description: The subsurface radioactive disposal site located at the Idaho National Laboratory contains neutronactivated metals from non-fuel nuclear-reactor-core components. A long-term underground corrosion test is being conducted to obtain site-specific corrosion rates to support efforts to more accurately estimate the transfer of activated elements in the surrounding arid vadose zone environment. The test uses nonradioactive metal coupons representing the prominent neutron-activated materials buried at … more
Date: March 1, 2006
Creator: Flitton, M. K. Adler & Yoder, T. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Method to Evaluate Additional Waste Forms to Optimize Performance of the HLW Repository

Description: The DOE high-level waste (HLW) disposal system is based on decisions made in the 1970s. The de facto Yucca Mountain WAC for HLW, contained in the Waste Acceptance System Requirements Document (WASRD), and the DOE-EM Waste Acceptance Product Specification for Vitrified High Level Waste Forms (WAPS) tentatively describes waste forms to be interred in the repository, and limits them to borosilicate glass (BSG). It is known that many developed waste forms are as durable as or better than environmen… more
Date: February 1, 2006
Creator: Gombert, D. & Lauerhass, L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Use of a Paraffin Based Grout to Stabilize Buried Beryllium and Other Wastes

Description: The long term durability of WAXFIXi, a paraffin based grout, was evaluated for in situ grouting of activated beryllium wastes in the Subsurface Disposal Area (SDA), a radioactive landfill at the Radioactive Waste Management Complex, part of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL). The evaluation considered radiological and biological mechanisms that could degrade the grout using data from an extensive literature search and previous tests of in situ grouting at the INL. Conservative radioactive dose… more
Date: December 1, 2005
Creator: Matthern, Gretchen; Hanson, Duane; Yancey, Neal & Knudson, Darrell
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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First Responders and Criticality Accidents

Description: Nuclear criticality accident descriptions typically include, but do not focus on, information useful to first responders. We studied these accidents, noting characteristics to help (1) first responders prepare for such an event and (2) emergency drill planners develop appropriate simulations for training. We also provide recommendations to help people prepare for such events in the future.
Date: November 1, 2005
Creator: Putman, Valerie L. & Minnema, Douglas M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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American Material Culture: Investigating a World War II Trash Dump

Description: The Idaho National Laboratory: An Historical Trash Trove Historians and archaeologists love trash, the older the better. Sometimes these researchers find their passion in unexpected places. In this presentation, the treasures found in a large historic dump that lies relatively untouched in the middle of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will be described. The U.S. military used the central portion of the INL as one of only six naval proving grounds during World War II. They dumped trash in dr… more
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: Braun, Julie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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American Material Culture: Investigating a World War II Trash Dump

Description: The Idaho National Laboratory: An Historical Trash Trove Historians and archaeologists love trash, the older the better. Sometimes these researchers find their passion in unexpected places. In this presentation, the treasures found in a large historic dump that lies relatively untouched in the middle of the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) will be described. The U.S. military used the central portion of the INL as one of only six naval proving grounds during World War II. They dumped trash in dr… more
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: Braun, Julie
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geophysical Investigations of Archaeological Resources in Southern Idaho

Description: At the Idaho National Laboratory and other locations across southern Idaho, geophysical tools are being used to discover, map, and evaluate archaeological sites. A variety of settings are being explored to expand the library of geophysical signatures relevant to archaeology in the region. Current targets of interest include: prehistoric archaeological features in open areas as well as lava tube caves, historical structures and activity areas, and emigrant travel paths. We draw from a comprehens… more
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: Pace, Brenda Ringe; Heath, Gail; Scott, Clark & McDaniel, Carlan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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INL Subsurface Wireless Sensor Platform

Description: The Idaho National Laboratory is developing a versatile micro-power sensor interface platform for periodic subsurface sensing of environmental variables important to waste disposal sites such as volumetric moisture, water potential, and temperature. The key characteristics of the platform architecture are that the platform is passive until externally energized --no internal power source is required -- and that it communicates with a "reader" via short-range telemetry - no wires penetrate the su… more
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: Kunerth, Dennis C.; Svoboda, John M. & Johnson, James T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modeling Permeability in Coal Using Sorption-Induced Strain Data

Description: Sorption-induced strain and permeability were measured as a function of pore pressure using subbituminous coal from the Powder River basin of Wyoming, U.S.A. and high-volatile bituminous coal from the Uinta basin of Utah, U.S.A. We found that for these coal samples, cleat compressibility was not constant, but variable. Calculated variable cleat-compressibility constants were found to correlate well with previously published data for other coals. Sorption-induced matrix strain (shrinkage/swellin… more
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: Robertson, Eric P. & Christiansen, Richard L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Flow Model Development for the Idaho National Laboratory OU 10-08 Sitewide Groundwater Model

Description: A two-dimensional (2D), steady-state groundwater flow model was developed for the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) sitewide groundwater model. A total of 224 wells inside the model domain were used to calibrate the 2D flow model. Three different calibration techniques, zonation approach, pilot point approach and coupled zonation/pilot point approach, were explored and applied during the model development. The pilot point approach allows modelers to model aquifer heterogeneities at various scales… more
Date: September 1, 2005
Creator: Huang, Hai; Magnuson, Swen & Wood, Thomas
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small UAV-Acquired, High-resolution, Georeferenced Still Imagery

Description: Currently, small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are primarily used for capturing and down-linking real-time video. To date, their role as a low-cost airborne platform for capturing high-resolution, georeferenced still imagery has not been fully utilized. On-going work within the Unmanned Vehicle Systems Program at the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is attempting to exploit this small UAV-acquired, still imagery potential. Initially, a UAV-based still imagery work flow model was developed that… more
Date: September 1, 2005
Creator: Hruska, Ryan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Virtual Engineering Approach to Developing Selective Harvest Technologies

Description: Agricultural crop residues (e.g., straw and stover) are a current focus for bioenergy feedstocks, with new technologies being developed to improve the economics of bioenergy production. Among the emerging technologies focused on feedstock engineering is the selective harvest concept. Due to the complexity of the biomass separations required for addressing the challenges and requirements of selective harvest, high fidelity models and advanced experimental methods that allow observation and measu… more
Date: July 1, 2005
Creator: Kenney, Kevin L. & Wright, Christopher T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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