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Summary of the Phase II, Title I engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Lowman Site, Lowman, Idaho

Description: An engineering assessment was performed of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium sand residues at the Lowman, Idaho site. Services included the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings and radiometric measurements sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and other radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting investigation of site hydrology and meteorology, and the evaluation and costing of alternative corrective act… more
Date: December 1, 1977
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Potential energy savings in commercial/residential communities based on integrated systems design

Description: Integrated Community Energy Systems (ICES) offer the potential of meeting the total energy requirements of communities in an energy-conserving cost-effective manner. This is accomplished mainly by (1) utilizing waste heat from electrical power generation, (2) using solid waste to help meet thermal and fuel energy demands, (3) using solar and other advanced technologies either in a central plant or dispersed in the community, and (4) developing control and operating strategies along with energy-… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Holtz, R.E. & Marciniak, T.J.
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St. Louis demonstration final report: refuse processing plant equipment, facilities, and environmental evaluations

Description: The results are presented of processing plant evaluations of the St. Louis-Union Electric Refuse Fuel Project, including equipment and facilities as well as assessment of environmental emissions at both the processing and the power plants. Data on plant material flows and operating parameters, plant operating costs, characteristics of plant material flows, and emissions from various processing operations were obtained during a testing program encompassing 53 calendar weeks. Refuse derived fuel … more
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Fiscus, D. E.; Gorman, P. G.; Schrag, M. P. & Shannon, L. J.
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Regenerative process for desulfurization of high temperature combustion and fuel gases. Quarterly progress report No. 5, April 1--June 30, 1977

Description: The sulfation rate of reagent-grade monocalcium silicate is of the same order of magnitude as that of limestone and higher than that of reagent-grade calcium oxide. It has been confirmed that the sulfated monocalcium silicate is more regenerable than the sulfated lime, i.e., the regeneration rate is higher with the silicate. X-ray diffraction and IR absorption results indicate that silica is chemically bonded to the calcium sulfate in the sulfated calcium silicate. Construction of a micro-pilot… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Steinberg, M & Yang, R T
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Summary of the Phase II, Title I engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Phillips/United Nuclear Site, Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico

Description: An engineering assessment was performed of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at the Phillips/United Nuclear site at Ambrosia Lake, New Mexico. Services included the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and radiometric measurements to determine radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting radiation exposures of individuals and nearby populations, the inve… more
Date: December 1, 1977
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Degradation of cellulosic biomass and its subsequent utilization for the production of chemical feedstocks

Description: Progress in studies on the production of reducing sugars and other products by Clostridium thermocellum on cellulosic biomass is reported. The rate of reducing sugar production using corn residue was found to be equal if not greater than on solka floc. Current work is being devoted towards elucidating discrepancies between reducing sugar analysis and high pressure liquid chromatography sugar analysis in order to permit accurate material balances to be completed. Studies are reported in further … more
Date: November 1, 1977
Creator: Wang, D. I. C.; Cooney, C. L.; Demain, A. L.; Gomez, R. F. & Sinskey, A. J.
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Monfort waste conversion demonstration. Quarterly progress report, January 1, 1977--March 31, 1977

Description: Research efforts on the development of a mobile fermentation system centered on the evaluation of various start-up procedures. Although good gas production has been achieved with a system operated at 125/sup 0/F/51.7/sup 0/C and with a total volatile acid concentration of 2000 to 4000 mg/l, it is suggested that these conditions might cause stresses on the system that would make it more susceptible to failure. Progress in tests on start-up and operation of the system at 135/sup 0/F/57.2/sup 0/C … more
Date: April 1, 1977
Creator: Turk, M.
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Engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Rifle Site, Rifle, Colorado. Summary of the Phase II, Title I

Description: Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc. has performed an engineering assessment of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at Rifle, Colorado. The Phase II - Title I services include the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings and radiometric measurements sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and other radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting radiation exposures of individuals and nearby populations, the… more
Date: October 1, 1977
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pilot plant studies of the bioconversion of cellulose and production of ethanol

Description: Progress is reported in the following studies on analysis and evaluation of potential raw materials: preliminary pretreatment studies using wheat straw; extraction of wheat straw with alcohol and water at elevated temperatures; extraction of ground wood with alcohol and water at elevated temperatures; and, delignification of newsprint with ethylene glycol. Other research in progress includes studies on: utilization of hemicellulose sugars; process design and economics of hydrolysis processes an… more
Date: June 30, 1977
Creator: Wilke, C.R.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal technology program. Progress report, October 1977

Description: Two blocks of Pittsburgh seam bituminous coal were pyrolyzed under reducing gas in the project in support of in situ gasification. Higher heating rates appear to reduce swelling of the block during pyrolysis, and higher final pyrolysis temperature results in lower boiling tars. Three pressurized residue carbonization tests were completed at 1100/sup 0/F and 400 psi of methane with three feed materials. Work is in progress on the fracture toughness of thick sections of steels for piping and pres… more
Date: December 1, 1977
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Biological conversion of biomass to methane. Annual progress report, June 1, 1976--May 31, 1977

Description: A large scale laboratory system was constructed to evaluate the methane yields from various organic materials. The initial substrate for these studies was beef feed lot manure. Methane yields ranged from 0.11 to 0.259 m/sup 3/ per kg volatile solids fed with a fermentation temperature of 58/sup 0/C. The gas yield for a given manure was a function of retention time. However, fresh manure produced substantially more gas than manure that had been on the lots for several months. Retention times of … more
Date: June 1, 1977
Creator: Pfeffer, J T
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Reducing the environmental impact on solid wastes from a fluidized-bed combustor

Description: The use of three options for the reduction of the environmental impact of the solid sorbents used to control SO/sub 2/-emission in fluidized-bed coal combustion systems has been experimentally examined. The three options are: (1) the use of chemical reactivity enhancement agents, such as NaCl, (2) the regeneration and reuse of the limestone and (3) the use of synthetic sorbents. The quantity of waste decreases in the order (1) to (3) while the cost increases in the order (1) to (3). Both the us… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Johnson, I.; Vogel, G. J.; Montagna, J.; Shearer, J.; Snyder, R.; Swift, W. et al.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Lakeview Site, Lakeview, Oregon. Phase II, Title I

Description: Results are reported from an engineering assessment of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at the Lakeview, Oregon site. Results are included from the analyses of soil, water, and other samples; radiometric measurements to determine areas with radium-contaminated materials; evaluation of resulting radiation exposures of individuals and nearby populations; investigation of site geology, hydrology, and meteorology; and evaluation and costing of alternati… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Maybell Site, Maybell, Colorado. Summary of the Phase II, Title I

Description: Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc. has performed an engineering assessment of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at Maybell, Colorado. The Phase II-Title I services include the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and radiometric measurements to determine radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting radiation exposures of individuals and nearby populations, … more
Date: October 1, 1977
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Shiprock site, Shiprock, New Mexico. Phase II, Title I

Description: Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc. has performed an engineering assessment of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at Shiprock, New Mexico. The Phase II, Title I services include the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings and radiometric measurements sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and other radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting radiation exposures of individuals and nearby populations,… more
Date: March 31, 1977
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of regional effects of effluents from uranium production in New Mexico

Description: The Grants Uranium Region is a 2500 mile area of northcentral New Mexico which has produced about 40 percent of all domestic uranium, and holds over one-half of the current reserves. The increasing demand for uranium to fuel commercial nuclear power plants is resulting in rapid growth of the uranium industry and economic, social, and environmental changes are occurring. One of the environmental issues of this region is the concern for eventually unacceptable levels of air and water pollution fr… more
Date: October 4, 1977
Creator: Wilson, D.W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Status report: waste incineration and fixation for Waste Management, Production, and Reprocessing Division of the Department of Energy (July--December 1976)

Description: Fluidized bed incineration and waste fixation processes are being used to process the types of wastes expected from nuclear fuel reprocessing and production plants. Test incineration runs have been made on two types of wastes: high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters and tributyl phosphate-solvent solutions. Laboratory-scale vitrification equipment was used to produce glass pellets from incinerator ash and blends of other expected waste streams. Computer modeling gave an expected product … more
Date: November 25, 1977
Creator: Ziegler, D. L.; White, J. W.; Johnson, A. J.; Fong, L. Q.; Teter, A. R. & Chung, S. F.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Monument Valley site, Monument Valley, Arizona. A summary of the Phase II, Title I

Description: Ford, Bacon and Davis Utah Inc. has performed an engineering assessment of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at the Monument Valley millsite in Arizona. The Phase II, Title I services include the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings and radiometric measurements sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and other radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting radiation exposures of individuals resi… more
Date: March 31, 1977
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ground disposal of oil shale wastes: a review with an indexed annotated bibliography through 1976

Description: This review covers the available literature concerning ground-disposed wastes and effluents of a potential oil shale industry. Ground disposal has been proposed for essentially all of the solid and liquid wastes produced (Pfeffer, 1974). Since an oil shale industry is not actually in operation, the review is anticipatory in nature. The section, Oil Shale Technology, provides essential background for interpreting the literature on potential shale oil wastes and the topics are treated more comple… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Routson, R.C. & Bean, R.M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Anerobic fermentation of agricultural residues: potential for improvement and implementation. Sixth quarter (third semi-annual) progress report, September 16, 1977--December 15, 1977

Description: Progress is reported in a research effort to promote the development of new and/or improved technology to facilitate and promote the widespread use of anaerobic fermentation in agriculture as a source of renewable, clean energy. Activities for this quarter included: completion of the final draft of the final report describing the findings of the first year of the project; excavation and site preparation; construction of the full scale plug flow and pilot scale random mixed fermentors; installat… more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Jewell, W.J.; Guest, R.W.; Loehr, R.C.; Price, D.R.; Gunkel, W.W. & Van Soest, P.J.
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History and environmental setting of LASL near-surface land disposal facilities for radioactive wastes (Areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and T). Appendixes. [Appendices only]

Description: Volume II comprises 8 appendices of additional information on the LASL near-surface land disposal facilities for radioactive wastes (areas A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and T). (LK)
Date: June 1, 1977
Creator: Rogers, M. A.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Phase II, Title I engineering assessment of radioactive sands and residues, Lowman Site, Lowman Idaho

Description: An engineering assessment was performed of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium sand residues at the Lowman, Idaho, site. Services normally include the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings and radiometric measurements sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and other radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting investigations of site hydrology and meteorology, and the evaluation and costing of alternative corr… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Biological conversion of biomass to methane. Quarterly progress report, June 1--September 30, 1977

Description: During the past quarter, work has continued on the use of beef feed lot manure for the production of methane. Additional data were collected on the operation of the fermentors at thermophilic temperatures. Data were also collected at the mesophilic temperature. A considerable effort has been expended on characterizing the reactor effluent and evaluating the dewatering characteristics of the reactor slurry. Evaluation of the type of reactor on methane yields have continued. Data were collected o… more
Date: October 1, 1977
Creator: Pfeffer, J T
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Phase II, Title I engineering assessment of inactive uranium mill tailings, Monument Valley site, Monument Valley, Arizona. [Environmental effects, health hazards, and options for stabilization of tailings or fencing of site]

Description: An engineering assessment was made of the problems resulting from the existence of radioactive uranium mill tailings at the Monument Valley millsite in Arizona. The Phase II, Title I services include the preparation of topographic maps, the performance of core drillings and radiometric measurements sufficient to determine areas and volumes of tailings and other radium-contaminated materials, the evaluation of resulting radiation exposures of individuals residing nearby, the investigation of sit… more
Date: March 31, 1977
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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