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Report of the Census Task Force on beamline control system requirements

Description: A special task force was appointed to study the experience with the present beamline control system at Fermilab and to make recommendations in this area. The charge of the committee and the list of its members are appended. In order to carry out its assignment, the committee conducted a series of meetings in which it discussed the controls situation in general and the best way to approach the user community. The various groups of users were identified, and a letter was written to representative… more
Date: October 2, 1986
Creator: Barsotti, E. J.; Bartlett, J. F.; Bogert, V. D.; Borcherding, F. O.; Butler, J.; Czarapata, P. C. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant design validation: Final report

Description: This report provides documentation of actual underground conditions encountered as they relate to the design criteria, design bases, and design configurations for the reference design of the underground openings. It includes a selection of the more essential data collected during the design validation effort and an interpretation of these data.
Date: October 1, 1986
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TIBER II: Tokamak Ignition/Burn Experimental Reactor: 1986 status report

Description: Several chapters are presented that cover the following areas: (1) physics basis; (2) current drive; (3) compact divertors; (4) neutron shielding; (5) high-current density, radiation-tolerant magnets; and (6) costs. (MOW)
Date: October 23, 1986
Creator: Henning, C. D. & Logan, B. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Electrical conductivity and equation of state of liquid nitrogen, oxygen, benzene, and 1-butene shocked to 60 GPa

Description: Measurements are reported for the electrical conductivity of liquid nitrogen (N/sub 2/), oxygen (O/sub 2/) and benzene (C/sub 6/H/sub 6/), and Hugoniot equation of state of liquid 1-butene (C/sub 4/H/sub 8/) under shock compressed conditions. The conductivity data span 7 x 10/sup -4/ to 7 x 10/sup 1/ ..cap omega../sup -1/cm/sup -1/ over a dynamic pressure range 18.1 to 61.5 GPa and are discussed in terms of amorphous semiconduction models which include such transport phenomena as hopping, perco… more
Date: October 8, 1986
Creator: Hamilton, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Structural design considerations for stretched-membrane heliostat reflector modules with stability and initial imperfection considerations

Description: This report extends the work of several previous reports that present the background leading to the development of stretched-membrane modules and analysis methods to study the structural response of the stretched-membrane module. Specifically, this report presents and discusses the design implications based on our analysis of single- or double-membrane concepts, and the amplification of initial imperfections and deflections caused by loading, which results from stability considerations. In this… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Murphy, L. M.; Simms, D. & Sallis, D. V.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Generation of stable Ps, mJ pulses at high repetition rate for ultrafast diagnostic experiments: Final report

Description: Nd:Glass amplifiers have very good energy storage capabilities (5 J/cm/sup 2/), but, the energy extraction is extremely inefficient for short-pulse amplification. At relatively high peak intensities of approx. 10 GW/cm/sup 2/, nonlinear phase shifts occur, leading to beam wavefront distortion which can result in filamentation and irreversible damage. In order that the peak intensity in the amplifier remain below this damage level, a picosecond pulse can be amplified only to an energy density of… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Mourou, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Intense microwave pulse propagation through gas breakdown plasmas in a waveguide

Description: High-power microwave pulse-compression techniques are used to generate 2.856 GHz pulses which are propagated in a TE/sub 10/ mode through a gas filled section of waveguide, where the pulses interact with self-generated gas-breakdown plasmas. Pulse envelopes transmitted through the plasmas, with duration varying from 2 ns to greater than 1 ..mu..s, and peak powers of a few kW to nearly 100 MW, are measured as a function of incident pulse and gas pressure for air, nitrogen, and helium. In additio… more
Date: October 8, 1986
Creator: Byrne, D. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Performance testing of radiobioassay laboratories: in-vivo measurements, pilot study report

Description: This document describes a project to evaluate the in-vivo counting performance criteria of draft ANSI Standard N13.30, Performance Criteria for Radiobioassay. The draft ANSI Standard provides guidance to in-vivo counting facilities regarding the precision and accuracy of measurements for certain categories of commonly assayed radionuclides and critical regions of the body. The draft ANSI Standard was evaluated by conducting an intercomparison test involving a number of whole-body counting facil… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Robinson, A. V.; Fisher, D. R.; Reece, W. D. & MacLellan, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radiation transmission measurements on a small warm ion chamber

Description: Measurements were made on a small warm ion chamber (WIC) to determine if high energy neutrons travelling up the gaps of the SLD end plates may pose a problem during an accident. Measurement results are given through gaps, through the WIC body thickness. Photon and neutron penetration through end caps and the main body of the WIC are then extrapolated to apply to the SLD. (LEW)
Date: October 9, 1986
Creator: Jenkins, T. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Liquid nitrogen cooling considerations of the Compact Ignition Tokamak

Description: A simple model was developed to estimate the cooldown time between pulses of toroidal field (TF) coils of the Compact Ignition Tokamak (CIT) using liquid nitrogen. Good agreement was obtained between the analysis results and those measured in the early fusion experimental devices. A cooldown time of about 1 h would reduce the TF coil temperature to about 80 K. An R and D experimental program is required to determine the actual cooldown time between pulses, an issue in the conceptual design of t… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Dabiri, A. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Plasma-Materials Interactions (PMI) and High-Heat-Flux (HHF) component research and development in the US Fusion Program

Description: Plasma particle and high heat fluxes to in-vessel components such as divertors, limiters, RF launchers, halo plasma scrapers, direct converters, and wall armor, and to the vacuum chamber itself, represent central technical issues for fusion experiments and reactors. This is well recognized and accepted. It is also well recognized that the conditions at the plasma boundary can directly influence core plasma confinement. This has been seen most dramatically, on the positive side, in the discovery… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Conn, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Waste Isolation Pilot Plant design validation: Final report, Appendices

Description: This volume is comprised of the following appendices: DOE stipulated agreement with State of New Mexico (partial); geologic correlations; mathematical simulation of underground in situ behavior; C and SH shaft geologic logs and maps; waste shaft geologic logs and maps; exhaust shaft geologic log; test rooms geologic maps and sections; drift cross sections; facility level geologic core hole logs; geomechanical instrumentation data plots; and analytical data plots.
Date: October 1, 1986
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Etiology of Early Lifestage Diseases, Project 84-44, 1985 Final Report.

Description: Each year hatcheries experience loss of eggs, fry and fingerlings due to a group of poorly defined diseases called White Spot and Coagulated Yolk. Samples of maternal blood and ovarian fluid (coelomic fluid), as well as unfertilized eggs, were collected at spawning and subsequently tested for the presence of bacteria. Our tests reveal that there is a wide range in mortality rates experienced by the progeny of different brood salmon. Microbiologic tests revealed that these eggs contained a varie… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Sauter, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Framework for fuel-cycle approaches to IAEA safeguards

Description: In order to compare several nuclear-safeguards verification approaches to one another and to the conventional facility-oriented approach, we establish a framework of the classes of information routinely verifiable by IAEA safeguards inspections. For each facility type within a State nuclear fuel cycle, the classes include flow data, inventory data, and shipper and receiver data. By showing which classes of information are verified for each facility type within three fuel cycles of different com… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Fishbone, L. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Feeding Activity, Rate of Consumption, Daily Ration and Prey Selection of Major Predators in John Day Reservoir, 1985: Annual Report.

Description: This report summarizes activities in 1985 to determine the extent of predation on juvenile salmonids in John Day Reservoir. To estimate consumption of juvenile salmonids we used the composition of the natural diet of predators and in the laboratory determined rate of gastric evacuation by predators. Salmonids were the single most important food item for northern squawfish (Ptychocheilus oregonensis) at McNary tailrace during all sampling periods and at John Day forebay during July. Salmonids ac… more
Date: October 1986
Creator: Palmer, Douglas E.; Hansel, Hal C.; Beyer, Jean M.; Vigg, Steven C.; Yasutake, William T.; Lofy, Peter T. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HEATING6 analysis of international thermal benchmark problem sets 1 and 2

Description: In order to assess the heat transfer computer codes used in the analysis of nuclear fuel shipping casks, the Nuclear Energy Agency Committee on Reactor Physics has defined seven problems for benchmarking thermal codes. All seven of these problems have been solved using the HEATING6 heat transfer code. This report presents the results of five of the problems. The remaining two problems were used in a previous benchmarking of thermal codes used in the United States, and their solutions have been … more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Childs, K. W. & Bryan, C. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extreme ultraviolet and soft x-ray diagnostics of high-temperature plasmas. Progress report

Description: This report describes recent progress and plans for calendar year 1987 in the Johns Hopkins University program to develop and improve spectroscopic diagnostics for the high temperature plasmas used in magnetic fusion research. An EUV spectrograph which provides time resolved spectra along fifteen chords of a plasma device has been completed and evaluation on DIII-D will began in late 1986. Other instrumentation work includes the evaluation of a sensitive detector for ion temperature/velocity di… more
Date: October 2, 1986
Creator: Moos, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quantitative studies of Savannah River aquatic insects, 1959--1985

Description: As part of a long-term study of water quality patterns, scientists from the Academy of Natural Sciences have collected aquatic insects from artificial substrates placed at several stations in Savannah River. This report presents the first detailed compilation and analysis of this substantial data base, and examines patterns of variations of insect distribution and abundance (both spatial and temporal) during the last quarter century. Data on the number of individuals of various taxa found in th… more
Date: October 30, 1986
Creator: Soltis, R.; Hart, D. & Nagy, T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of the April 18, 1986 UF{sub 6} release test. Draft

Description: On April 18 1986 a controlled uranium hexafluoride (UF{sub 6})release test was conducted at a CESTA (a French government agency) test site near Bordeaux, France. During the test, 45.8 kg of UF{sub 6} vapor a time interval of 605 s from a 3.15-m high, 0.05-m diameter pipe at a rate of 75.7 kg/s. The exit velocity was 3.46 m/s, and the average exit temperature was 108{degree}C. Information collected during the release test included: meteorological data, measurements of uranium and fluorine concen… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Just, R. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gas Miscible Displacement Enhanced Oil Recovery: Technology Status Report October 1986

Description: Gas miscible displacement enhanced oil recovery research is conducted by the US Department of Energy's Morgantown Energy Technology Center to advance the application of miscible carbon dioxide flooding. This research is an integral part of a multidisciplinary effort to improve the technology for producing additional oil from US resources. This report summarizes the problems of the technology and the 1986 results of the ongoing research that was conducted to solve those problems. Poor reservoir … more
Date: October 1, 1986
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High-temperature, radiation-tolerant electronics for the MMW (Multi-megawatt) Space Reactor Program

Description: One of the objectives of the Multi-Megawatt (MMW) space reactor program is to determine, within the next five years, what types of power electronic devices would be suitable for MMW space power applications. Suitable devices must be able to withstand high temperatures and high radiation fields. After investigating the literature on solid state device and miniature vacuum tube technologies, we have concluded that the miniature vacuum tube technology is, currently, the most promising. The main re… more
Date: October 17, 1986
Creator: Yee, J. H.; Orvis, William J.; McConaghy, C. & Ciarlo, D. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New laser materials: Final report

Description: In the Interim Report No. 1, it was reported that the fluorescence lifetime (greater than or equal to 750..mu..s) in Nd doped Y(PO/sub 3/)/sub 3/ was longer by a factor of three as compared to YAG. This means potentially three times as much energy storage and consequently more efficient for flashlamp pumping. It also makes diode pumping easier. In addition, since the Y site is octahedrally coordinated, there is a possibility of energy transfer using Cr as the sensitizing element. As suggested b… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The coupling of mechanical dynamics and induced currents in plates and surfaces

Description: Significant mechanical reactions and deflections may be produced when electrical eddy currents induced in a conducting structure by transformer-like electromotive forces interact with background magnetic fields. Additional eddy currents induced by structural motion through the background fields modify both the mechanical and electrical dynamic behavior of the system. The observed effects of these motional eddy currents are sometimes referred to as magnetic damping and magnetic stiffness. This p… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Weissenburger, D.W. & Bialek, J.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geometrical effects in X-mode scattering

Description: One technique to extend microwave scattering as a probe of long wavelength density fluctuations in magnetically confined plasmas is to consider the launching and scattering of extraordinary (X-mode) waves nearly perpendicular to the field. When the incident frequency is less than the electron cyclotron frequency, this mode can penetrate beyond the ordinary mode cutoff at the plasma frequency and avoid significant distortions from density gradients typical of tokamak plasmas. In the more familia… more
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Bretz, N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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