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Environmental Sampling FY03 Annual Report - Understanding the Movement of Mercury on the INEEL

Description: Environmental mercury measurements were started in Fy-01 at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEEL) to monitor downwind impacts from on-going waste treatment operations at the Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC) and to improve our scientific understanding of mercury fate and transport in this region. This document provides a summary of the sampling done in FY04. Continuous total gaseous mercury (TGM) measurements were made using a Tekran Model 2537A mercury vapor a… more
Date: October 1, 2003
Creator: Abbott, Michael L.
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COLD TEST LOOP INTEGRATED TEST LOOP RESULTS

Description: A testing facility (Cold Test Loop) was constructed and operated to demonstrate the efficacy of the Accelerated Waste Retrieval (AWR) Project's planned sluicing approach to the remediation of Silos 1 and 2 at the Fernald Environmental Management Project near Cincinnati, Ohio. The two silos contain almost 10,000 tons of radium-bearing low-level waste, which consists primarily of solids of raffinates from processing performed on ores from the Democratic Republic of Congo (commonly referred to as … more
Date: October 22, 2003
Creator: Abraham, TJ
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Application of a Device for Uniform Web Drying and Preheating Using Microwave Energy

Description: The project summarized in this report dealt with an evaluation of new microwave applicator ideas for paper preheating and drying. The technical basis for success in this project is the fact that Industrial Microwave Systems has recently identified certain previously unrecognized wave guide ''design variables'' and hardware implementation concepts that can be employed to greatly improve the uniformity of microwave energy distribution for continuous flow processes. Two applicator concepts were ul… more
Date: October 2, 2003
Creator: Ahrens, Frederick W.; Habeger, C.; Loughran, J. & Patterson, T.
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Contract 98, Appendix F self-assessment report for Fiscal Year 2003

Description: This report summarizes the Ernest Orlando Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory internal assessment of Laboratory operational and administrative performance in key support functions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2003. The report provides documentation of ongoing performance-based management and oversight processes required by the Department of Energy (DOE) to monitor, measure, and evaluate Berkeley Lab work.
Date: October 15, 2003
Creator: Albert (Editor), Rich
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Developing improved structural materials using proton irradiation as a rapid analysis tool.

Description: The overall goal of the project is to develop austenitic stainless steel structural materials with enhanced radiation resistance. For this project, the term radiation resistance is being used to describe resistance to dimensional changes caused by void swelling and resistance to material failures caused by irradiation assisted stress corrosion cracking (IASCC). IASCC has been linked to both hardening and changes in grain boundary composition during irradiation. To achieve such enhanced radiatio… more
Date: October 7, 2003
Creator: Allen, T. R.; Cole, J. I.; Dropek, R.; Gan, J. & Was, G. S.
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Reactive Multiphase Behavior of CO2 in Saline Aquifers Beneath the Colorado Plateau

Description: The six coal fired power plants located in the Colorado Plateau and southern Rocky Mountain region of the U.S. produce 100 million tons of CO{sub 2} per year. Thick sequences of colocated sedimentary rocks represent potential sites for sequestration of the CO{sub 2}. Field and laboratory investigations of naturally occurring CO{sub 2}-reservoirs are being conducted to determine the characteristics of potential seal and reservoir units and the extent of the interactions that occur between the ho… more
Date: October 21, 2003
Creator: Allis, R. G.; Moore, J. & White, S.
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Reactive Multiphase Behavior of CO2 in Saline Aquifers Beneath the Colorado Plateau

Description: Field and laboratory investigations of naturally occurring CO{sub 2}-reservoirs are being conducted to determine the characteristics of potential seal and reservoir units and the extent of the interactions that occur between the host rocks and the CO{sub 2} charged fluids. Efforts have focused on the Farnham Dome field, located in central Utah, and the Springerville-St. Johns field in Arizona and New Mexico. The Springerville-St. Johns field is particularly significant because of the presence o… more
Date: October 21, 2003
Creator: Allis, R. G.; Moore, J. & White, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reactive Multiphase Behavior of Co{sub 2} in Saline Aquifers Beneath the Colorado Plateau

Description: Field and laboratory investigations of naturally occurring CO{sub 2}-reservoirs are being conducted to determine the characteristics of potential seal and reservoir units and the extent of the interactions that occur between the host rocks and the CO{sub 2} charged fluids. Efforts have focused on the Farnham Dome, located in central Utah, and the Springer-St. Johns field in Arizona and New Mexico. The Springer-St. Johns field is particularly significant because of the presence of extensive trav… more
Date: October 21, 2003
Creator: Allis, R.G.; Moore, J. & White, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Surface Characterization of Stainless Steel Part by Eddy Current

Description: The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has nearly a 40 year history of research and development in the field of nondestructive evaluation (NDE). One area of NDE expertise at PNNL is electromagnetic testing which includes a field of eddy current testing (ET). One benefit is that ET can typically be performed at high speeds, and as a result has found many applications in process monitoring and poduction lines. ET has been used in the nuclear, aerospace, and automotive industries for man… more
Date: October 1, 2003
Creator: Andersen, Eric S.; Hockey, Ronald L.; Prince, James M. & Good, Morris S.
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Postranslational Modifications of P53: Upstream Signaling Pathways.

Description: The p53 tumor suppressor is a tetrameric transcription factor that is posttranslational modified at >20 different sites by phosphorylation, acetylation, or sumoylation in response to various cellular stress conditions. Specific posttranslational modifications, or groups of modifications, that result from the activation of different stress-induced signaling pathways are thought to modulate p53 activity to regulate cell fate by inducing cell cycle arrest, apoptosis, or cellular senescence. Her… more
Date: October 23, 2003
Creator: Anderson, C. W. & Appella, E.
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Energy Savings Potentials in Residential and Small Commercial Thermal Distribution Systems - an Update

Description: This is an update of a report (Andrews and Modera 1991) that quantified the amounts of energy that could be saved through better thermal distribution systems in residential and small commercial buildings. Thermal distribution systems are the ductwork, piping, or other means used to transport heat or cooling from the space-conditioning equipment to the conditioned space. This update involves no basic change in methodology relative to the 1991 report, but rather a review of the additional informa… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: Andrews, J. W.
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A HISTORY OF ASHRAE STANDARDS 152P.

Description: The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) has been developing a standard test method for evaluating the efficiency of ducts and other types of thermal distribution systems in single-family residential buildings. This report presents an overview of the structure, function, and historical development of this test method.
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: Andrews, J. W.
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Future Directions for Thermal Distribution Standards

Description: This report details development paths for advanced versions of ASHRAE Standard 152, Method of Test for Determining the Design and Seasonal Efficiencies of Residential Thermal Distribution Efficiency. During the course of conversations within the ASHRAE committee responsible for developing the standard (SPC152P), three areas of development for Standard 152 were proposed: (1) extend the scope of the standard to include thermal comfort variables; (2) extend the scope of the standard to include sma… more
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: Andrews, John W.
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Islamic Religious Schools,

Description: Since the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, the Islamic religious schools known as madrasas (or madrassahs) in the Middle East, Central, and Southeast Asia have been of increasing interest to U.S. foreign policy makers. This report provides an overview of madrasas, of their role in the Muslim world and issues related to their alleged financing by Saudi Arabia and other external donors.
Date: October 29, 2003
Creator: Armanios, Febe
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Risk Reduction With a Fuzzy Expert Exploration Tool

Description: Incomplete or sparse information on types of data such as geologic or formation characteristics introduces a high level of risk for oil exploration and development projects. ''Expert'' systems developed and used in several disciplines and industries have demonstrated beneficial results. A state-of-the-art exploration ''expert'' tool, relying on a computerized database and computer maps generated by neural networks, is being developed through the use of ''fuzzy'' logic, a relatively new mathemat… more
Date: October 15, 2003
Creator: Balch, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate

Description: This report includes information regarding the debate over energy policy. The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, electricity restructuring, and nuclear energy are among items discussed in this report.
Date: October 31, 2003
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate

Description: This report includes background and analysis of the debate on energy policy. Non-tax energy production initiatives, nuclear energy, and energy restructuring are also among topics discussed in this report.
Date: October 17, 2003
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Energy Policy: The Continuing Debate

Description: On April 10, 2003, the House passed comprehensive energy legislation, H.R. 6 (247- 175). The bill was a composite of four measures – H.R. 39, reported from the House Committee on Resources, H.R. 238, marked up by the House Science Committee, H.R. 1531, reported from Ways and Means, and an unnumbered bill reported out of the Energy and Commerce Committee. Unlike comprehensive energy legislation (H.R. 4) debated in the 107th Congress, H.R. 6 includes a section on electricity which has stirred som… more
Date: October 3, 2003
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve

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Date: October 1, 2003
Creator: Bamberger, Robert L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CRACK GROWTH ANALYSIS OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL ELECTROLYTES

Description: Defects and Flaws control the structural and functional property of ceramics. In determining the reliability and lifetime of ceramics structures it is very important to quantify the crack growth behavior of the ceramics. In addition, because of the high variability of the strength and the relatively low toughness of ceramics, a statistical design approach is necessary. The statistical nature of the strength of ceramics is currently well recognized, and is usually accounted for by utilizing Weib… more
Date: October 1, 2003
Creator: Bandopadhyay, S. & Nagabhushana, N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Superconducting Quadrupole Arrays for Multiple Beam Transport

Description: The goal of this research was to develop concepts for affordable, fully functional arrays of superconducting quadrupoles for multi-beam transport and focusing in heavy ion fusion (HIF)accelerators. Previous studies by the Virtual National Laboratory (VNL) collaboration have shown that the multi-beam transport system (consisting of alternating gradient quadrupole magnets, a beam vacuum system, and the beam monitor and control system) will likely be one of the most expensive and critical parts of… more
Date: October 1, 2003
Creator: Bangerter, Rainer Meinke Carl Goodzeit Penny Ball Roger
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Thermodynamic Modeling of the AWE Radioactive Aqueous Waste Treatment Plant Evaporator

Description: Operation of the proposed AWE Aldermaston1 Radioactive Aqueous Waste Treatment Plant evaporation system was modeled using the Environmental Simulation Program (ESP) licensed by OLI Systems, Inc. The projected RAWTP waste influents as well as two simulants (High Foam and Low Foam) were modeled to predict the composition of the feed, concentrate and condensate for projected waste influents. This report details the results of the modeled predictions.
Date: October 20, 2003
Creator: Barnes, C.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Strontium and Actinides Removal from Savannah River Site Actual Waste Samples by Freshly Precipitated Manganese Oxide

Description: The authors investigated the performance of freshly precipitated manganese oxide and monosodium titanate (MST) for the removal of strontium (Sr) and actinides from actual high-level waste. Manganese oxide precipitation occurs upon addition of a reductant such as formate (HCO2-) or peroxide (H2O2) to a waste solution containing permanganate (MnO4-). Tests described in this document address the capability of manganese oxide treatment to remove Rs, Pu, and Np from actual high-level waste containin… more
Date: October 30, 2003
Creator: Barnes, M.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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