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1979 New Mexico legislative session: energy issues and legislation. [WIPP]

Description: This report is an account of the energy legislation and associated issues considered during the 1979 session of the 34th New Mexico Legislature. The session's major issue was the federal study of a proposed nuclear Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) in New Mexico. A large proportion of time and effort was spent on resolving the state's formal position toward the federal project. However, other energy concerns were also significant even though they were neither as controversial nor as visible as… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Barsumian, L. & Vandevender, S.G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Final Report. Volume 1: Thief River Falls, Grand Forks, Fargo, Milbank, Watertown, New Ulm and St. Cloud Quadrangles of North Dakota, South Dakota and Minnesota

Description: During the months of August and September, 1979, geoMetrics, Inc. collected 12,415 line miles of high sensitivity airborne radiometric and magnetic data in adjoining portions of South Dakota and Minnesota over seven 1 by 2 degree NTMS quadrangles (Thief River Falls, Grand Forks, Fargo, Milbank, Watertown, New Ulm, and St. Cloud). All radiometric and magnetic data were fully corrected and interpreted and are presented as eight volumes.
Date: October 1979
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Location: None
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Volume 2. Final Report: Boise Quadrangle of Idaho

Description: Second volume of a report documenting a high-sensitivity airborne radiometric and magnetic survey of the Boise quadrangle including a detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, standard deviation maps, pseudo-contour maps, interpretation maps, flight line and geologic base map, and individual corrected profiles.
Date: October 1979
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerial Gamma Ray and Magnetic Survey, Volume 2. Final Report: Idaho Falls Quadrangle of Idaho

Description: Second volume of a report documenting a high-sensitivity airborne radiometric and magnetic survey of the Idaho Falls quadrangle including a detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, standard deviation maps, pseudo-contour maps, interpretation maps, flight line and geologic base map, and individual corrected profiles.
Date: October 1979
Creator: EG & G GeoMetrics
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Alternative process schemes for coal conversion. Progress report No. 3, June 1-August 31, 1979

Description: In coal gasification processes such as the flash hydropyrolysis or the Exxon catalytic process, methane is the major desired end product. However, methane is usually produced along with hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide. To obtain pipeline grade methane, it is necessary to develop economical methods of separating methane from hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide mixtures. The hydrogen and carbon monoxide are then recycled in the process. Several separation technologies such as absorption/stripping, cr… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Sansone, M J & Dang, V D
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Amorphous thin films for solar cell application. Quarterly report No. 2, July 1-September 30, 1979

Description: Research on the fabrication of efficient amorphous silicon solar cells is reported. Work on the deposition of a-Si:H films by sputtering is described. Other areas under scrutiny include (a) degree and effect of oxygen and/or argon incorporation into the films, (b) dopant transfer from target to films, (c) dopant and alloy ion-implantation effects, and (d) film annealing behavior. Results to date are presented. (WHK)
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Jonath, A D; Crowley, J L; MacMillan, H F; Anderson, W W; Junga, F A; Kooi, C F et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of a coal brokerage for a midwest site. [Green Bay and Kewaunee, Wisconsin]

Description: Coal demand of an area aggregated and served through a single facility in order to achieve the high volumes necessary to justify unit-train service is deemed a coal brokerage. Once such a system is initiated, it is conjectured that coal users too small to individually receive unit-train orders can begin to capture the cost savings associated with large volume shipments. In order to examine the coal-brokerage concept closely, the Green Bay-Kewaunee, Wisconsin region was chosen as the site for an… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Knorr, R. & Wilkie, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of interactions of mechanical deformations and mass transfer on heat transfer from an underground nuclear-waste repository. Final report

Description: A review of existing models identified several effects that may need consideration in further model development. Most of these effects involved coupling equations through variable property values rather than through omission of any significant mechanism. However, it was also shown that more than one mechanism may adequately simulate a given set of experimental data and additional experimental data are needed to establish which (if any) of the possible mechanisms would actually control condition… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Bloom, S.G. & Hulbert, L.E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical chemical system for the determination of heavy metals and organic compounds. Annual progress report, December 1, 1978-November 30, 1979

Description: Progress has been made in the synthesis and characterization of new resins for sequestering inorganic and organic compounds. The capabilities of the poly(dithiocarbamate) resin have been extended, a new poly(acrylamidoxime) resin prepared and characterized, and a series of resins for organic compounds prepared and tested. Limited actual sample analyses have been performed with these resins. A new inductively coupled plasma source, spectrometer, and computer system have been received and they ar… more
Date: October 24, 1979
Creator: Siggia, S. & Barnes, R. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical study of TATB preheating methods

Description: TATB (1,3,5 - triamino 2,4,6 - Trinitrobenzene) is a very stable explosive that is remarkably insensitive to severe impact and thermal environment. Experiments on its initiation and detonation characteristics have found it difficult to initiate under the energy transfer of thin flyer plates accelerated by electrically exploded metal foils. Figure 1 shows the propagation of a detonation front in such an experiment. Generally, the detonation waves are confined in the region directly in front of t… more
Date: October 29, 1979
Creator: Chou, T.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Antrim oil shale-electric heater and propane burner field ignition experiments. Topical report, August 1977-April 1978

Description: The Dow Chemical Company contract with the Department of Energy to investigate the feasibility of recovering energy from Antrim oil shale by an in situ process required that an extraction trial be conducted using wells previously drilled by Dow. During this trial, two systems were used to initiate in situ combustion. An electric heater ignited the shale after two similar heaters were unsuccessful. The failures were due to electric short-circuits and corrosion. Of four attempts to initiate combu… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Cole, J. L. & Shannon, J. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application and experimental qualification of the equivalent solid plate method to the analysis of perforated plates with square penetration patterns

Description: The analysis of perforated plates containing circular penetrations arranged in a square pattern is greatly complicated by the orthotropy and circumferential variation of the equivalent solid plate material properties. These complications make the application of the equivalent solid plate concept for this type of penetration pattern to problems involving axisymmetric geometries and loadings very difficult. Unfortunately, the alternatives to the equivalent solid plate concept in a large number of… more
Date: October 1979
Creator: Jones, D. P. & Henry, G. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of interstate compacts to energy-facility siting

Description: This paper examines the nature and function of interstate compacts in the US, and explores their potential for helping to resolve environmental issues related to the siting and permitting of energy-producing facilities (e.g., power plants, synthetic fuel plants). Elements of state energy facility-siting programs are identified, and the ability of interstate compacts to assist in accomplishing each element is analyzed. This analysis provides the basis for assessing the potential capabilities and… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of matrix formalism to problems with memory

Description: On an example of the transverse one-dimensional coherent bunch motion in the presence of feedback, we developed a matrix formalism which allows us to find the decrement (or increment) and the tune shift of the motion due to a feedback system which remembers many previous passages of the bunch. The derived formulae are applied to a particular case of exponential decay of a resonant kicker signal. The possible detuning of the kicker resonator is also considered. The formulae are further applied t… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Kheifets, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of oil-field well log interpretation techniques to the Cerro Prieto Geothermal Field

Description: An example is presented of the application of oil-field techniques to the Cerro Prieto Field, Mexico. The lithology in this field (sand-shale lithology) is relatively similar to oil-field systems. The study was undertaken as a part of the first series of case studies supported by the Geothermal Log Interpretation Program (GLIP) of the US Department of Energy. The suites of logs for individual wells were far from complete. This was partly because of adverse borehole conditions but mostly because… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Ershaghi, I.; Phillips, L. B.; Dougherty, E. L. & Handy, L. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of solar energy to industrial drying of soybeans: Phase III, performance evaluation. Final report

Description: A 15-month performance evaluation was conducted on a solar system designed and constructed to augment the industrial drying of soybeans at the Gold Kist, Inc., extraction plant in Decatur, Alabama. The plant employs three oil-fired, continuous-flow dryers of 3,000 bu/hr each. The solar system consists of 672 Solaron air collectors that temper the airflow into the existing dryers. Since the requirement for energy exceeds the peak solar system capacity, no storage is provided. The interface with … more
Date: October 31, 1979
Creator: Hall, B. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Application of wind energy to Great Plains irrigation pumping. Final report

Description: Wind energy systems without energy storage for irrigation in the Great Plains are studied. Major uses of irrigation energy were identified as pumping for surface distribution systems, which could be supplied by variable flow, and pumping for sprinkler systems using constant flow. A computer program was developed to simulate operation of wind-powered irrigation wells. Pumping by wind turbine systems was simulated for 2 variable and 2 constant flow operational modes in which auxiliary motors were… more
Date: October 1979
Creator: Hagen, L. J.; Lyles, L. & Skidmore, E. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of an atmospheric fluidized-bed coal-combustion gas-turbine cogeneration system for industrial application

Description: This study was initiated to provide information on the future potential industrial market for a cogeneration system consisting of a fluidized-bed coal combustor coupled to a gas-turbine (Brayton cycle) power system that uses air as the working fluid. In assessing the potential applications for the system, the process heat energy consumption by industry is identified, with special detail included on the six most energy-intensive industries. The potential impact on the nation's oil and natural ga… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Graves, R. L.; Holcomb, R. S. & Tallackson, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Assessment of feasibility, economics, and market potential for a molten salt system at 1000/sup 0/F reheat steam: feasibility, economics, and market potential

Description: As a result of the Advanced Central Receiver (ACR) Phase I systems studies, Martin-Marietta Corporation (MMC) developed a conceptual design employing 1050/sup 0/F molten salt and a 950/sup 0/F/950/sup 0/F reheat turbine. This concept appears to have the potential for providing higher steam conditions leading to higher performance and wider market application. This report presents the results of a preliminary investigation of the system to determine the feasibility of providing 1000/sup 0/F/1000… more
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: DeRienzo, P; Masaki, M & Mathur, P
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Atomic coherence created by a pulsed dye laser

Description: Level population as a function of laser pulse envelope area for an atom which could be approximated as a two level system was measured. An ideal two-level system under the action of an oscillating force is one of a few quantum mechanical systems for which the time-dependent Schroedinger equation can be solved exactly. The solution predicts that the population of the upper state, for a system which was entirely in the lower state at t = 0, varies as sin/sup 2/A, where A = ..integral../sub 0//sup… more
Date: October 3, 1979
Creator: Scarl, D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Auditing measurement control programs

Description: Requirements and a general procedure for auditing measurement control programs used in special nuclear material accounting are discussed. The areas of measurement control that need to be examined are discussed and a suggested checklist is included to assist in the preparation and performance of the audit.
Date: October 1, 1979
Creator: Roberts, F.P. & Brouns, R.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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