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Plutonium Finishing Plant (PFP) HVAC System Component Index

Description: This document lists safety class (SC) and safety significant (SS) components for the Heating Ventilation Air Conditioning (HVAC) and specifies the critical characteristics for Commercial Grade Items (CGI), as required by HNF-PRO-268 and HNF-PRO-18 19. These are the minimum specifications that the equipment must meet in order to properly perform its safety function. There may be several manufacturers or models that meet the critical characteristics for any one item. The Plutonium Finishing Plant… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: DIAZ, E.N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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MEASUREMENT OF RADIONUCLIDES USING ION CHROMATOGRAPHY AND FLOW-CELL SCINTILLATION COUNTING WITH PULSE SHAPE DISCRIMINATION

Description: Radiological characterization and monitoring is an important component of environmental management activities throughout the Department of Energy complex. Gamma-ray spectroscopy is the technology most often used for the detection of radionuclides. However, radionuclides which cannot easily be detected by gamma-ray spectroscopy, such as pure beta emitters and transuranics, pose special problems because their quantification generally requires labor intensive radiochemical separations procedures t… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: Fjeld, R. A.; DeVol, T.A. & Leyba, J.D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Remote Environmental Monitoring System CRADA

Description: The goal of the project was to develop a wireless communications system, including communications, command, and control software, to remotely monitor the environmental state of a process or facility. Proof of performance would be tested and evaluated with a prototype demonstration in a functioning facility. AR Designs' participation provided access to software resources and products that enable network communications for real-time embedded systems to access remote workstation services such as G… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: Hensley, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Scoping study for the adsorption of tetraphenylborate decomposition products

Description: This study examined the adsorption (Kd) of tetraphenylborate decomposition products - triphenylborane (3PB), diphenylborinic acid (2PB), and phenylboronic acid (1PB) from a simulated waste solution. The focus areas included three adsorbents: activated carbon, silica bonded with octyldecylsilane (C18), and silica bonded with a quaternary ammonium salt (Quat). The study examined the adsorbents at two concentrations, 100 and 200 g/L in salt simulant.
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: Martin, K.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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AZ-101 Gamma Cart Operational Test Report

Description: Test Report documenting the successful completion of the Operational Test Procedure for the AZ-101 Gamma Carts. Gamma carts are in support of the AZ-101 Mixer Pump Test.
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: Mendoza, R. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fike MCO Pressure Safety Element

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Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: Miska, C. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Degradation and failure characteristics of NPP containment protective coating systems

Description: A research program to investigate the performance and potential for failure of Service Level 1 coating systems used in nuclear power plant containment is in progress. The research activities are aligned to address phenomena important to cause failure as identified by the industry coatings expert panel. The period of interest for performance covers the time from application of the coating through 40 years of service, followed by a medium-to-large break loss-of-coolant accident scenario, which is… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: Sindelar, R.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cooperative Research: Results of U.S.-Industry Partnership to Develop a New Generation of Vehicles

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed a partnership between the federal government and three domestic automobile manufacturers called the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles (PNGV), focusing on: (1) the progress made to date toward achieving the partnership goals; (2) the historical federal funding levels; (3) the technologies being developed under PNGV; and (4) a comparison of the overall… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Education Discretionary Grants: Awards Process Could Benefit From Additional Improvements

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Education's redesigned discretionary grants process, focusing on: (1) Education's progress in implementing the redesigned awards process; (2) the management controls used to help ensure a fair peer review process and the costs of peer review; and (3) the extent to which grant awards are consistent with the results of peer review and the legisl… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Buildings: Billions Are Needed for Repairs and Alterations

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the General Services Administration's (GSA) Repairs and Alterations Program, focusing on: (1) the extent of repairs and alterations that have been identified at government-owned buildings managed by GSA; (2) factors that impede GSA's ability to satisfy its repair and alteration needs; and (3) GSA's efforts to improve its management of repairs and… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Military Housing: Continued Concerns in Implementing the Privatization Initiative

Description: A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a legislative requirement, GAO provided information on the Department of Defense's (DOD) Military Housing Privatization Initiative, focusing on the: (1) status of the housing privatization initiative; (2) accuracy of the services' life-cycle cost analyses comparing the cost of proposed privatization projects to comparable projects financed through military construction funds; and (3) progress DOD … more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Power Marketing Administrations: Their Ratesetting Practices Compared With Those of Nonfederal Utilities

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Department of Energy's (DOE) power marketing administrations (PMA), focusing on: (1) how the PMAs set their rates to recover costs; (2) how the PMAs' ratesetting practices compare to those of investor-owned and publicly owned utilities; and (3) the impact of the PMAs' ability to defer repayment of portions of their debt on their future competitiveness."
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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U.S. Postal Service: Diversity in the Postal Career Executive Service

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the representation of women and minorities in the U.S. Postal Service's Career Executive Service (PCES), focusing on: (1) the overall extent that women and minorities have been represented in the PCES, fiscal years (FY) 1995 through 1999, and have been selected for positions in the PCES, particularly executive positions, in FY 1999; and (2) effor… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Copyright Doctrine of Fair Use and the Internet: Caselaw

Description: This report examines the evolving copyright doctrine of fair use within the context of copyrighted works published or placed on the Internet. American courts have been examining the various property rights of copyright owners concurrently with the unauthorized use of these copyrighted materials by Web site operators, Internet consumers, access providers, and other interested parties. This report analyzes the early fair use copyright cases concerning Internet use, as well as the most recent judi… more
Date: March 30, 2000
Creator: Weimer, Douglas R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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