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SAVANNAH RIVER TECHNOLOGY CENTER MONTHLY REPORT AUGUST 1992

Description: 'This monthly report summarizes Programs and Accomplishments of the Savannah River Technology Center in support of activities at the Savannah River Site. The following categories are addressed: Reactor, Tritium, Separations, Environmental, Waste Management, General, and Items of Interest.'
Date: June 21, 1999
Creator: Ferrell, J.M.
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Low VOC drying of lumber and wood panel products. Progress report Number 9

Description: Results from a multi-year study show that a significant part of the extensive variability observed in oriented strand board (OSB) flake dryer emissions can be traced to physiological effects, and the rest can be attributed to handling and other factors. Low-headspace treatment of lumber was scaled up to the 50 kg level. The amount of turpentine collected was of the same magnitude as that released upon drying lumber. For the process to be economical, the wood must first be brought to about 95 C … more
Date: January 1, 1999
Creator: Yan, H.; Banerjee, S.; Conners, T.; Ingram, L. L.; Dalton, A. T.; Templeton, M. C. et al.
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Fusion technology development: Annual report, October 1, 1997--September 30, 1998

Description: The overall objective of the General Atomics (GA) fusion technology development program is the advancement of the knowledge base needed for next-generation fusion experiments, and ultimately for an economical and environmentally attractive fusion energy source. To achieve this objective, the authors carry out fusion systems design studies to evaluate the technologies and materials needed for next-step experiments and power plants, and they conduct research to develop basic and applied knowledge… more
Date: June 1, 1999
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Site characterization progress report, Yucca Mountain, Nevada: Number 19, April 1, 1998--September 30, 1998

Description: The nineteenth semiannual report of the Yucca Mountain Site Characterization Project (YMP) summarizes activities during the period from April 1, 1998, through September 30, 1998. Project activities are aimed at evaluating Yucca Mountain as a potential location for permanent geologic disposal of nuclear materials, as directed by the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982, as amended (NWPA). The progress report documents activities this period that contribute to completing the Project`s near-term progr… more
Date: June 1, 1999
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Equal Channel Angular Extrusion Progress Report for March 1998 - May 1999

Description: Pure copper and Alloy 5083 aluminum were processed by equal channel angular extrusion (ECAE); their microstructural evolution and corresponding mechanical properties were investigated. Work also began on the possible use of ECAE to synthesize advanced materials or to consolidate metal powders or powder mixtures. The die tooling used for ECAE is described and selected microstructural and mechanical property results for ECAE-processed copper and cold-rolled (conventionally-processed) copper in th… more
Date: October 1, 1999
Creator: Macheret, Yevgeny; Watkins, Arthur Deloss; Korth, Gary Elvan; Lillo, Thomas Martin; Flinn, John Elwood, Jr.; Herling, D. R. et al.
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Science to Support DOE Site Cleanup: The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental Management Science Program Awards-Fiscal Year 1999 Mid-Year Progress Report

Description: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory was awarded ten Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) research grants in fiscal year 1996, six in fiscal year 1997, and eight in fiscal year 1998. This section summarizes how each grant addresses significant U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cleanup issues, including those at the Hanford Site. The technical progress made to date in each of these research projects is addressed in more detail in the individual progress reports contained in this docume… more
Date: June 30, 1999
Creator: Peurrung, L.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Development of Monitoring and Diagnostic Methods for Robots Used in Remediation of Waste Sites 1999 Technical Progress Report

Description: The final assembly of the test rig was completed in January 1999 (see Figure 1). The test rig incorporated a wheel motor typical of those used for hydraulic robots, and allowed wheel motor loading at expected operating conditions. The rig included instrumentation, as shown in Figure 2, for acquisition of key parameters for both unfaulted baseline and inserted fault runs. Checkout of the test rig was accomplished in two phases. In the first phase, only the wheel motor was connected to the hydrau… more
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: Martin, Michael
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Characterization of Arabidopsis Genes Involved in Gene Silencing. Final Progress Report

Description: Enhancer of gene silencing 1 (egs1) is an Arabidopsis mutant that enhances post-transcriptional gene silencing of the rolB gene introduced by genetic engineering (transgene). The goal of our proposal was cloning EGS1 based on its map position. Although we screened more than 2000 chromosomes for recombination, we were unable to get closer than 2 cM to the gene. We experienced an unexpected tendency of the post-transcriptionally silenced transgene to switch to a more stable silenced state. This m… more
Date: February 5, 1999
Creator: Grant, S. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Production of high-value isotopically separated materials

Description: The purpose of this project was to complete the development of the laser systems and separator systems needed to investigate the potential for the economical separation of high value isotopes used in medical and industrial applications, then demonstrate this separation capability. The project was to focus on the isotopic purification of lead for use as solder in high- end electronics, and on the isotopic enrichment of thallium for medical applications. Ultimately the goal is to demonstrate the … more
Date: February 25, 1999
Creator: Comaskey, B; Schneibner, K F; Shaw, M J & Wilder, J G
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced Cuttings Transport Study Quarterly Report: July-October 1999

Description: This report includes a review of the progress made in ACTF Flow Loop development and research during 90 days pre-award period (May 15-July 14, 1999) and the following three months after the project approval date (July15-October 15, 1999) The report presents information on the following specific subjects; (a) Progress in Advanced Cuttings Transport Facility design and development, (b) Progress report on the research project ''Study of Flow of Synthetic Drilling Fluids Under Elevated Pressure and… more
Date: October 15, 1999
Creator: Kuru, Ergun; Miska, Stefan; Takach, Nicholas; Ashenayi, Kaveh; Kane, Gerald; Volk, Len et al.
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Laboratory Evaluation of In Situ Chemical Oxidation for Groundwater Remediation, Test Area North, Operable Unit 1-07B, Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory, Volume Two, Appendices C, D, and E

Description: These appendices support the results and discussion of the laboratory work performed to evaluate the feasibility of in situ chemical oxidation for Idaho National Environmental and Engineering Laboratory's (INEEL) Test Area North (TAN) which is contained in ORNL/TM-1371 l/Vol. This volume contains Appendices C-E. Appendix C is a compilation of all recorded data and mathematical calculations made to interpret the data. For the Task 3 and Task 4 work, the spreadsheet column definitions are include… more
Date: April 1, 1999
Creator: Cline, S. R.; Denton, D. L.; Giaquinto, J. M.; McCracken, M. K. & Starr, R. C.
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Environmental Monitoring Report - United States Department of Energy, Oak Ridge Facilities, Calendar Year 1984

Description: Each year since 1972, a report has been prepared on the environmental monitoring activities for the DOE facilities in oak Ridge, Tennessee, for the previous calendar year. previously, the individual facilities published quarterly and annual progress reports that contained some environmental monitoring data. The environmental monitoring program for 1984 includes sampling and analysis of air, water from surface streams, groundwater, creek sediment, biota, and soil for both radioactive and nonradi… more
Date: January 1, 1999
Creator: Jordan, R.G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Functional genomics, an integrated approach. Final report for the Trieste component

Description: Phage display offers the possibility of selecting polypeptides (and the genes which encode them) from libraries of 10 billion or more different polypeptides on the basis of their abilities to bind target proteins and subdomains. The general principle of phage display relies on the coupling of phenotype and genotype in the phage. The specific aims of this project were threefold: (1) to produce a large phagemid antibody library; (2) to develop a general method for deriving antibodies against the … more
Date: November 1, 1999
Creator: Bradbury, Andrew
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FINAL REPORT ''Superconducting Materials''. January 1,1996 to March 31, 2000

Description: Our theory group has discovered a mechanism for unconventional electron interaction effects in high-temperature superconductors. Electron collisions for selected structures provide an explanation for the observed neutron scattering data on high-temperature superconductors. Our University of Virginia team suggested that the observed magnetic susceptibility in copper oxide superconductors should also be seen in chromium and the metallic antiferromagnet V{sub 2}O{sub 3}, and neutron scattering exp… more
Date: April 10, 1999
Creator: Ruvalds, John
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EFFECT OF HEATING RATE ON THE THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF PULVERIZED COAL

Description: This semi-annual technical progress report describes work performed under DOE Grant No. DE-FG22-96PC96224 during the period March 24, 1999 to September 23, 1999 which covers the last (sixth) six months of the project. During this reporting period, extraction of devolatilization time-scales and temperature data at these time-scales analyzing the high-speed films taken during the experiments was complete. Also a new thermodynamic model was developed to predict the heat transfer behavior for coal … more
Date: November 2, 1999
Creator: Sampath, Ramanathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Database management research for the Human Genome Project. Final progress report for period: 02/01/99 - 06/14/00

Description: The MouseBLAST server allows researchers to search a sequence within mouse/rodent sequence databases to find matching sequences that may be associated with mouse genes. Query results may be linked to gene detail records in the Mouse Genome Database (MGD). Searches are performed using WU-BLAST 2.0. All sequence databases are updated on a weekly basis.
Date: November 1, 1999
Creator: Bult, Carol J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ruminant methane reduction through livestock development in Tanzania. Final report for US Department of Energy and US Initiative on Joint Implementation--Activities Implemented Jointly

Description: This project was designed to help develop the US Initiative on Joint Implementation activities in Eastern Africa. It has been communicated in meetings with representatives from the Ministry of Environment of Tanzania and the consultant group that developed Tanzania's National Climate Change Action Plan, the Centre for Energy, Environment, Science and Technology, that this project fits very well with the developmental and environmental goals of the Government of Tanzania. The goal of the Activit… more
Date: July 1, 1999
Creator: Livingston, Roderick
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced direct methanol fuel cells. Final report

Description: The goal of the program was an advanced proton-exchange membrane (PEM) for use as the electrolyte in a liquid feed direct methanol fuel cell which provides reduced methanol crossover while simultaneously providing high conductivity and low membrane water content. The approach was to use a membrane containing precross-linked fluorinated base polymer films and subsequently to graft the base film with selected materials. Over 80 different membranes were prepared. The rate of methanol crossover thr… more
Date: November 1, 1999
Creator: Hamdan, Monjid & Kosek, John A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Xavier University CERE Program [Consortium for Environmental Risk Evaluation]

Description: The workshop provided training for 20 environmental professionals and educators. The focus of instruction for two days was the use of the Internet as a communcation tool. Instructors introduced participants to email, designing and building Web pages, and conducting research using search engines. The focus for three days was learning how Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can be used in the classroom and the workplace. Participants were introducted to the GIS on the Internet and Use of ArcVi… more
Date: September 1, 1999
Creator: O'Connor, Sally
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heavy Vehicle Propulsion System Materials Program Semiannual Progress Report for October 1998 Through March 1999

Description: The purpose of the Heavy Vehicle Propulsion System Materials Program is the development of materials: ceramics, intermetallics, metal alloys, and metal and ceramic coatings, to support the dieselization of class 1-3 trucks to realize a 35% fuel-economy improvement over current gasoline-fueled trucks and to support commercialization of fuel-flexible LE-55 low-emissions, high-efficiency diesel engines for class 7-8 trucks. The Office of Transportation Technologies, Office of Heavy Vehicle Technol… more
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: Johnson, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Facility Agreement Annual Progress Report for FY 1998

Description: This FFA Annual Progress Report has been developed to summarize the information for activities performed during the Fiscal Year 1998 (October 1, 1997, to September 30, 1998) and activities planned for Fiscal Year 1999 by U.S. EPA, SCDHEC, and SRS at those units and areas identified for remediation in the Agreement.
Date: August 4, 1999
Creator: Palmer, E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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EFFECT OF HEATING RATE ON THE THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES OF PULVERIZED COAL

Description: This semi-annual technical progress report describes work performed under DOE Grant No. DE-FG22-96PC96224 during the period September 24, 1998 to March 23, 1999 which covers the fifth six months of the project. Devolatilization is an important initial step in virtually all commercial fossil fuel applications such as combustion, gasification, and liquefaction. Characterization of the temperature history of pulverized coal particles under high heating rates, representative of coal combustors, is … more
Date: April 29, 1999
Creator: Sampath, Ramanathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER TO U.S. INDEPENDENT OIL AND NATURAL GAS PRODUCERS

Description: During FY99, the Petroleum Technology Transfer Council (PTTC) continued pursuing its mission of helping U.S. independent oil and gas producers make timely, informed technology decisions. PTfC's national organization has active grassroots programs that connect with independents through its 10 Regional Lead Organizations (RLOs). These activities--including technology workshops, resource centers, websites, newsletters, and other outreach efforts--are guided by regional Producer Advisory Groups (PA… more
Date: December 1, 1999
Creator: Duttlinger, Donald
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Report on the Operation and Maintenance Improvement Program for Concentrating Solar Power Plants

Description: This report describes the results of a six-year, $6.3 million project to reduce operation and maintenance (O&M) costs at power plants employing concentrating solar power (CSP) technology. Sandia National Laboratories teamed with KJC Operating Company to implement the O&M Improvement Program. O&M technologies developed during the course of the program were demonstrated at the 150-MW Kramer Junction solar power park located in Boron, California. Improvements were made in the following areas: (a) … more
Date: June 1, 1999
Creator: E., Cohen Gilbert; Kearney, David W. & Kolb, Gregory J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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