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Report to the President of the United States

Description: Final report of the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States describing their activities and findings regarding the failure of the Intelligence Community to provide accurate information about Iraq's weapons of mass destruction. It includes an assessment of current capabilities against threats and recommendations for improving the Intelligence Community.
Date: March 31, 2005
Creator: Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Dynamic Data-Driven Event Reconstruction for Atmospheric Releases

Description: This is a collaborative LDRD Exploratory Research project involving four directorates--Energy & Environment, Engineering, NAI and Computation. The project seeks to answer the following critical questions regarding atmospheric releases--''How much material was released? When? Where? and What are the potential consequences?'' Inaccurate estimation of the source term can lead to gross errors, time delays during a crisis, and even fatalities. We are developing a capability that seamlessly integrate… more
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Mirin, A; Serban, R & Kosovic, B
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tc Reductant Chemistry and Crucible Melting Studies with Simulated Hanford Low-Activity Waste

Description: The FY 2003 risk assessment (RA) of bulk vitrification (BV) waste packages used 0.3 wt% of the technetium (Tc) inventory as a leachable salt and found it sufficient to create a significant peak in the groundwater concentration in a 100-meter down-gradient well. Although this peak met regulatory limits, considering uncertainty in the actual Tc salt fraction, peak concentrations could exceed the maximum concentration limit (MCL) under some scenarios so reducing the leachable salt inventory is des… more
Date: March 30, 2005
Creator: Kim, Dong-Sang; Soderquist, Chuck Z.; Icenhower, Jonathan P.; McGrail, B PETER.; Scheele, Randall D.; McNamara, Bruce K. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: An Indiana Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: An Indiana Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resourc… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Plan for Developing and Implementing the LLNL Plutonium Facility and Packaging Program

Description: The LLNL Plutonium Facility uses glove boxes for performing operations involving special nuclear materials (SNM) that for the most part are not connected to each other. Having standalone glove boxes mandates bag-in and bag-out operations to provide personnel safety in material transfers. The use of inexpensive disposable primary and secondary containers (i.e., food pack and paint cans) decreases operational risks by reducing glove box transfers. Typically, containers consist of produce cans, pa… more
Date: March 29, 2005
Creator: Dodson, K E; Burch, J G; Krikorian, O H & Riley, D C
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: A North Carolina Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: A North Carolina Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind r… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Modeling of High-altitude Atmospheric Dispersion Using Climate and Meteorological Forecast Data

Description: The overall objective of this study is to provide a demonstration of capability for importing both high altitude meteorological forecast and climatological datasets from NRL into the NARAC modeling system to simulate high altitude atmospheric droplet release and dispersion. The altitude of release for the proposed study is between 60 and 100km altitude. As either standard climatological data (over a period of 40 years) or daily meteorological forecasts can drive the particle dispersion model, w… more
Date: March 30, 2005
Creator: Glascoe, L G & Chin, H S
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct Probing of Protein-Protein Interactions

Description: This project aimed to establish feasibility of using experimental techniques based on direct measurements of interaction forces on the single molecule scale to characterize equilibrium interaction potentials between individual biological molecules. Such capability will impact several research areas, ranging from rapid interaction screening capabilities to providing verifiable inputs for computational models. It should be one of the enabling technologies for modern proteomics research. This stud… more
Date: March 10, 2005
Creator: Noy, A; Sulchek, T A & Friddle, R W
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TEM verification of the <111>-type 4-arm multi-junction in [001]-Mo single crystals

Description: To investigate and verify the formation of <111>-type 4-arm multi-junction by the dislocation reaction of 1/2[111] [b1] + 1/2[{bar 1}1{bar 1}] [b2] + 1/2[{bar 1}{bar 1}1] [b3] = 1/2[{bar 1}11] [b4], which has recently been discovered through computer simulations conducted by Vasily Bulatov and his colleagues.
Date: March 14, 2005
Creator: Hsiung, L
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Small Wind Electric Systems: An Ohio Consumer's Guide

Description: Small Wind Electric Systems: An Ohio Consumer's Guide provides consumers with information to help them determine whether a small wind electric system can provide all or a portion of the energy they need for their home or business based on their wind resource, energy needs, and their economics. Topics discussed in the guide include how to make a home more energy efficient, how to choose the correct turbine size, the parts of a wind electric system, how to determine whether enough wind resource e… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Distributed and Electric Power System Aggregation Model and Field Configuration Equivalency Validation Testing: Supplemental Report on Penetration Software Algorithms

Description: This report supplements the July 2003 report ''Distributed and Electric Power System Aggregation Model and Field Configuration Equivalency Validation Testing'' (NREL/SR-560-33909). The original report presented methods for calculating penetration limits for distributed energy resources interconnected with distribution circuits of utility-owned electric power systems. This report describes the algorithms required to develop application software to calculate penetration limits. The original repor… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Creator: Davis, M.; Costyk, D. & Narang, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Status of Issues in U.S. Edge-Plasma Research and Priority Topics for the Next Five Years

Description: The Edge Coordinating Committee (ECC) was formed in July 14-15, 2004 when OFES Theory Team invited 14 plasma researchers to a two-day meeting in Germantown, MD to discuss the state of edge-plasma research in the U.S. with a focus on theory and modeling (see http://www.mfescience.org/ecc/ ecc/). At that time, OFES tasked the ECC with providing, in about a six month period, a report on the present status of key issues in this area together with a roadmap of what range of activities should be unde… more
Date: March 16, 2005
Creator: Bateman, G.; Chang, C.; Fenstermacher, M.; Guzdar, P.; Hahm, T. S.; Krasheninnikov, S. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Appendix D-16A Building 515 Waste Accumulation Area

Description: The B-515 WAA is located in the southeast quadrant of the LLNL Main Site (see Figure D-1) along the west side of Building 515 (B-515). Hazardous wastes may be stored at the B-515 WAA for 90 days or less, until transferred to the appropriate Radioactive and Hazardous Waste Management (RHWM) facility or other permitted treatment, storage or disposal facility (TSDF). The design storage capacity of this WAA is 4,840 gallons. This appendix is designed to provide information specific to the Building … more
Date: March 29, 2005
Creator: Tidwell, L
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radiation shielding issues for MuCool test area at Fermilab

Description: The MuCool Test Area (MTA) is an intense primary beam facility derived directly from the Fermilab Linac to test heat deposition and other technical concerns associated with the liquid hydrogen targets being developed for cooling intense muon beams. In this study the origin of the outgoing collimated neutron beam is examined. An alternative shielding option for MTA is investigated as well as the hypothetical worst case of experimental setup is considered.
Date: March 1, 2005
Creator: Rakhno, I. & Johnstone, C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Large-Scale PV Module Manufacturing Using Ultra-Thin Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells: Annual Subcontract Report, 1 October 2003--30 September 2004

Description: The major objectives of this program are to continue the advancement of BP Solar polycrystalline silicon manufacturing technology. The program includes work in the following areas: Efforts in the casting area to increase ingot size, improve ingot material quality, and improve handling of silicon feedstock as it is loaded into the casting stations; developing wire saws to slice 100- m-thick silicon wafers on 290- m centers; developing equipment for demounting and subsequent handling of very thin… more
Date: March 1, 2005
Creator: Wohlgemuth, J. & Narayanan, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory DOE-STD-3013 Surveillance Program for the Storage of Plutonium Packages

Description: This document presents a site-specific DOE-STD-3013 (3013) surveillance program for 3013 material stored at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) in the B332 Plutonium Facility. The 3013 standard requires the development of a surveillance program to assure the long-term safety of plutonium storage in 3013 compliant containers. A complex-wide Integrated Surveillance Program in Support of Long-Term Storage of Plutonium-Bearing Materials (ISP)(LA-UR-00-3246, Revision 1, March 2001) has bee… more
Date: March 7, 2005
Creator: Riley, D
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design of 3x3 focusing array for heavy ion driver. Final report on CRADA

Description: This memo presents a design of a 3 x 3 quadrupole array for HIF. It contains 3 D magnetic field computations of the array build with racetrack coils with and without different shields. It is shown that it is possible to have a low error magnetic field in the cells and shield the stray fields to acceptable levels. The array design seems to be a practical solution to any size array for future multi-beam heavy ion fusion drivers.
Date: March 30, 2005
Creator: Martovetsky, N. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of fluoride in NTS groundwaters on the aqueous speciation of U, Np, Pu, Am and Eu

Description: To address SNJV concerns that fluoride in Nevada Test site (NTS) groundwaters may impact radionuclide speciation and transport, NTS water quality databases were obtained and scanned for analyses with high fluoride concentrations (> 10 mg/L). The aqueous speciation of nine representative samples of these groundwaters with added trace amounts of uranium (U), neptunium (Np), plutonium (Pu), americium (Am) and europium (Eu) was then calculated with the computer code EQ3NR assuming a temperature … more
Date: March 22, 2005
Creator: Bruton, C J & Nimz, G J
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparing 10 Methods for Solution Verification, and Linking to Model Validation

Description: Grid convergence is often assumed as a given during computational analyses involving discretization of an assumed continuum process. In practical use of finite difference and finite element analyses, perfect grid convergence is rarely achieved or assured, and this fact must be addressed to make statements about model validation or the use of models in risk analysis. We have previously provided a 4-step quantitative implementation for a quantitative V&V process. One of the steps in the 4-ste… more
Date: March 23, 2005
Creator: Logan, R W & Nitta, C K
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ultrasonic Examination of Double-Shell Tank 241-AP-104. February 2005

Description: COGEMA Engineering Corporation (COGEMA), under a contract from CH2M Hill Hanford Group (CH2M Hill), has performed an ultrasonic nondestructive examination of selected portions of Double-Shell Tank 241-AP-104. The purpose of this examination was to provide information that could be used to evaluate the integrity of the wall of the primary and secondary tank. The requirements for the ultrasonic examination of Tank 241-AP-104 were to detect, characterize (identify, size, and locate), and record me… more
Date: March 15, 2005
Creator: Pardini, Allan F. & Posakony, Gerald J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of Nevada Test Site Ground Motion and Rock Property Data to Bound Ground Motions at the Yucca Mountain Repository

Description: Yucca Mountain licensing will require estimation of ground motions from probabilistic seismic hazard analyses (PSHA) with annual probabilities of exceedance on the order of 10{sup -6} to 10{sup -7} per year or smaller, which correspond to much longer earthquake return periods than most previous PSHA studies. These long return periods for the Yucca Mountain PSHA result in estimates of ground motion that are extremely high ({approx} 10 g) and that are believed to be physically unrealizable. Howev… more
Date: March 9, 2005
Creator: Hutchings, L. H.; Foxall, W.; Rambo, J. & Wagoner, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Climate Modeling using High-Performance Computing

Description: The Center for Applied Scientific Computing (CASC) and the LLNL Atmospheric Science Division (ASD) are working together to improve predictions of future climate by applying the best available computational methods and computer resources to this problem. Over the last decade, researchers at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have developed a number of climate models that provide state-of-the-art simulations on a wide variety of massively parallel computers. We are now developing a… more
Date: March 3, 2005
Creator: Mirin, A. A.; Wickett, M. E.; Duffy, P. B. & Rotman, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis Summary of an Assembled Western U.S. Dataset

Description: The dataset for this report is described in Walter et al. (2004) and consists primarily of Nevada Test Site (NTS) explosions, hole collapse and earthquakes. In addition, there were several earthquakes in California and Utah; earthquakes recorded near Cataract Creek, Arizona; mine blasts at two areas in Arizona; and two mine collapses in Wyoming. In the vicinity of NTS there were mainshock/aftershock sequences at Little Skull Mt, Scotty's Junction and Hector ere mine. All the events were shallow… more
Date: March 22, 2005
Creator: Ryall, F
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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