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ACRF Instrumentation Status: New, Current, and Future November-December 2006

Description: The purpose of this report is to provide a concise but comprehensive overview of Atmospheric Radiation Measurement Program Climate Research Facility instrumentation status. The report is divided into four sections: (1) new instrumentation in the process of being acquired and deployed, (2) existing instrumentation and progress on improvements or upgrades, (3) proposed future instrumentation, and (4) Small Business Innovation Research instrument development.
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Liljegren, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced Fuel Cycle Economic Sensitivity Analysis

Description: A fuel cycle economic analysis was performed on four fuel cycles to provide a baseline for initial cost comparison using the Gen IV Economic Modeling Work Group G4 ECON spreadsheet model, Decision Programming Language software, the 2006 Advanced Fuel Cycle Cost Basis report, industry cost data, international papers, the nuclear power related cost study from MIT, Harvard, and the University of Chicago. The analysis developed and compared the fuel cycle cost component of the total cost of energy … more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Shropshire, David; Williams, Kent; Smith, J. D. & Boore, Brent
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Advanced Test Reactor LEU Fuel Conversion Feasibility Study (2006 Annual Report)

Description: The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) is a high power density and high neutron flux research reactor operating in the United States. Powered with highly enriched uranium (HEU), the ATR has a maximum thermal power rating of 250 MWth with a maximum unperturbed thermal neutron flux rating of 1.0 x 1015 n/cm2–s. Because of these operating parameters, and the large test volumes located in high flux areas, the ATR is an ideal candidate for assessing the feasibility of converting an HEU driven reactor to a … more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Chang, Gray S.; Ambrosek, Richard G. & Lillo, Misti A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A brief comparison between grid based real space algorithms andspectrum algorithms for electronic structure calculations

Description: Quantum mechanical ab initio calculation constitutes the biggest portion of the computer time in material science and chemical science simulations. As a computer center like NERSC, to better serve these communities, it will be very useful to have a prediction for the future trends of ab initio calculations in these areas. Such prediction can help us to decide what future computer architecture can be most useful for these communities, and what should be emphasized on in future supercomputer proc… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Wang, Lin-Wang
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Marine Climates; January 2006 - December 2006

Description: The Building America program conducts the system research required to reduce risks associated with the design and construction of homes that use an average of 30% to 90% less total energy for all residential energy uses than the Building America Research Benchmark, including research on homes that will use zero net energy on annual basis. To measure the program's progress, annual research milestones have been established for five major climate regions in the United States. The system research a… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Building America Residential System Research Results: Achieving 30% Whole House Energy Savings Level in Mixed-Humid Climates; January 2006 - December 2006

Description: The Building America program conducts the system research required to reduce risks associated with the design and construction of homes that use an average of 30% to 90% less total energy for all residential energy uses than the Building America Research Benchmark, including research on homes that will use zero net energy on annual basis. To measure the program's progress, annual research milestones have been established for five major climate regions in the United States. The system research a… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Building America Industrialized Housing Partnership
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chiral multichromic single crystals for optical devices (LDRD 99406).

Description: This report summarizes our findings during the study of a novel system that yields multi-colored materials as products. This system is quite unusual as it leads to multi-chromic behavior in single crystals, where one would expect that only a single color would exist. We have speculated that these novel solids might play a role in materials applications such as non-linear optics, liquid crystal displays, piezoelectric devices, and other similar applications. The system examined consisted of a ma… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Kemp, Richard Alan & Felix, Ana M. (University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Communal spaces: aggregation and integration in the Mogollon Region of the United States Southwest

Description: Aggregation and integration are processes that occur in human societies throughout the globe. An informative example of population aggregation and social integration can be observed in the North American desert borderlands from A.D. 250 to 1450 in the area known as the Mogollon region. In fact, Mogollon communities oscillated from smaller social groups into larger ones and dispersed into smaller groups only to form larger ones again. For this reason, examining the groups of people living in the… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Nisengard, Jennifer E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compact-range coordinate system established using a laser tracker.

Description: Establishing a Cartesian coordinate reference system for an existing Compact Antenna Range using the parabolic reflector is presented. A SMX (Spatial Metrix Corporation) M/N 4000 laser-based coordinate measuring system established absolute coordinates for the facility. Electric field characteristics with positional movement correction are evaluated. Feed Horn relocation for alignment with the reflector axis is also described. Reference points are established for follow-on non-laser alignments u… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Gallegos, Floyd H. & Bryce, Edwin Anthony
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Sludge Digestion Methods for High Organic Hanford Tank 241-C-204

Description: This report presents the results of an investigation into methods for digesting sludge in tank 241-C-204 at the Hanford Site in south-central Washington State. The objective of this study was to compare the recovery of uranium, neptunium, and plutonium using three digestion methods: EPA Method 3052, EPA Method 3050B, and alkaline fusion. Results show that EPA Method 3052, microwave assisted acid digestion, is the most efficient digestion method with higher recoveries for both uranium and pluton… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Lindberg, Michael J. & Deutsch, William J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of the Energy Efficiency Prescribed by ASHRAE/ANSI/IESNA Standard 90.1-1999 and ASHRAE/ANSI/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004

Description: This document presents the qualitative comparison of DOE’s formal determination of energy savings of ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1-2004. The term “qualitative” is used in the sense of identifying whether or not changes have a positive, negative, or neutral impact on energy efficiency of the standard, with no attempt made to quantify that impact. A companion document will present the quantitative comparison of DOE’s determination. The quantitative comparison will be based on whole building sim… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Halverson, Mark A.; Liu, Bing; Richman, Eric E. & Winiarski, David W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Completion Report for Well ER-16-1 Corrective Action Unit 99: Rainier Mesa - Shoshone Mountain

Description: Well ER-16-1 was drilled for the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office, in support of the Nevada Environmental Restoration Project at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. The well was drilled in June and July 2005 as part of a hydrogeologic investigation program for the Rainier Mesa-Shoshone Mountain Corrective Action Unit, Number 99. The overall purpose of the well was to gather subsurface data to better characterize the hydrogeology of the… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: National Security Technologies, LLC
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Completion Report for Well ER-16-1 Corrective Action Unit 99: Rainier Mesa - Shoshone Mountain

Description: Well ER-16-1 was drilled for the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office, in support of the Nevada Environmental Restoration Project at the Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada. The well was drilled in June and July 2005 as part of a hydrogeologic investigation program for the Rainier Mesa-Shoshone Mountain Corrective Action Unit, Number 99. The overall purpose of the well was to gather subsurface data to better characterize the hydrogeology of the… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Services, NSTec Geology
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contribution to the nsac long-range plan entitled

Description: This is a time of great opportunity in nuclear spectroscopy. The development of radioactive beam capabilities around the world is opening a new landscape for discovery, and the connections between nuclear structure studies and astrophysics, neutrino physics, and physics beyond the standard model are stronger than ever. New detector technologies are evolving which can meet the challenges of the new generation of experiments. Leading these is the technology of ''{gamma}-ray tracking'' which can r… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: GRETINA Physics Working Group, the GRETINA Advisor
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corrective Action Decision Document for Corrective Action Unit 168: Area 25 and 26 Contaminated Materials and Waste Dumps, Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Rev. No.: 2 with Errata Sheet

Description: This Corrective Action Decision Document has been prepared for Corrective Action Unit (CAU) 168: Area 25 and 26, Contaminated Materials and Waste Dumps, Nevada Test Site, Nevada. The purpose of this Corrective Action Decision Document is to identify and provide a rationale for the selection of a recommended corrective action alternative for each corrective action site (CAS) within CAU 168. The corrective action investigation (CAI) was conducted in accordance with the ''Corrective Action Investi… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Wickline, Alfred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corrective Action Investigation Plan for Corrective Action Unit 190: Contaminated Waste Sites Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Rev. No.: 0

Description: Corrective Action Unit (CAU) 190 is located in Areas 11 and 14 of the Nevada Test Site, which is 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas, Nevada. Corrective Action Unit 190 is comprised of the four Corrective Action Sites (CASs) listed below: (1) 11-02-01, Underground Centrifuge; (2) 11-02-02, Drain Lines and Outfall; (3) 11-59-01, Tweezer Facility Septic System; and (4) 14-23-01, LTU-6 Test Area. These sites are being investigated because existing information is insufficient on the nature and extent o… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Wickline, Alfred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Demand Response For Power System Reliability: FAQ

Description: Demand response is the most underutilized power system reliability resource in North America. Technological advances now make it possible to tap this resource to both reduce costs and improve. Misconceptions concerning response capabilities tend to force loads to provide responses that they are less able to provide and often prohibit them from providing the most valuable reliability services. Fortunately this is beginning to change with some ISOs making more extensive use of load response. This… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Kirby, Brendan J
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effects of emotional states and traits on risky decision-making.

Description: Understanding the role of emotional states is critical for predicting the kind of decisions people will make in risky situations. Currently, there is little understanding as to how emotion influences decision-making in situations such as terrorist attacks, natural disasters, pandemics, and combat. To help address this, we used behavioral and neuroimaging methods to examine how emotion states and traits influence decisions. Specifically, this study used a wheel of fortune behavioral task and fun… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Bernard, Michael Lewis & Smith, Bruce W., 1959- (,University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM-)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Efficient MATLAB computations with sparse and factored tensors.

Description: In this paper, the term tensor refers simply to a multidimensional or N-way array, and we consider how specially structured tensors allow for efficient storage and computation. First, we study sparse tensors, which have the property that the vast majority of the elements are zero. We propose storing sparse tensors using coordinate format and describe the computational efficiency of this scheme for various mathematical operations, including those typical to tensor decomposition algorithms. Secon… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Bader, Brett William & Kolda, Tamara Gibson (Sandia National Lab, Livermore, CA)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Efficiency of the 2003 International Energy Conservation Code in West Virginia

Description: This report estimate the energy savings, economic impacts, and pollution reduction from adopting the 2003 International Code Council’s 2003 International Energy Conservation Code (as the mandatory residential energy efficiency code in the state of West Virginia. The state currently allows a less stringent replacement option. This report addresses the impacts for low-rise residential buildings only.
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Lucas, Robert G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineered Natural Geosorbents for In Situ Immobilization of DNAPLs and Heavy Metals

Description: Extensive subsurface contamination by dense non-aqueous phase liquid (DNAPL) organic solvents and heavy metals is common place at many DOE facilities. Poor performances and excessive costs have made traditional technologies and approaches less than satisfactory for remediation of such sites. It is increasingly apparent that marginal improvements in conventional methods and approaches will not suffice for clean up of many contaminated DOE sites. Innovative approaches using new and/or existing te… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Weber, Walter J.; Fair, Gordon M. & Boyce, Earnest
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fatigue Testing of Metallurgically-Bonded EBR-II Superheater Tubes

Description: Fatigue crack growth tests were performed on 2¼Cr-1Mo steel specimens machined from ex-service Experimental Breeder Reactor – II (EBR-II) superheater duplex tubes. The tubes had been metallurgically bonded with a 100 µm thick Ni interlayer; the specimens incorporated this bond layer. Tests were performed at room temperature in air and at 400°C in air and humid Ar; cracks were grown at varied levels of constant ?K. Crack growth tests at a range of ?K were also performed on specimens machined fro… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Totemeier, Terry C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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FLASH X-RAY (FXR) LINEAR INDUCTION ACCELERATOR (LIA) OPTIMIZATION Upgrade of the OTR Emittance Diagnostic

Description: Knowing the electron beam parameters at the exit of an accelerator is critical for several reasons. Foremost is to optimize the application of the beam, which is flash radiography in the case of the FXR accelerator. The beam parameters not only determine the theoretical dose, x-ray spectrum, and radiograph resolution (spot size), they are required to calculate the final transport magnetic fields that focus the beam on the bremsstrahlung converter to achieve the theoretical limits. Equally impor… more
Date: December 1, 2006
Creator: Houck, T L & Wargo, P E
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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