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Modelling and assessment of advanced processes for integrated environmental control of coal-fired power plants. Technical progress report

Description: The key objective of this research is the development of a computer based model for the assessment of integrated environmental control (IEC) systems for conventional and advanced coal fired power plant designs. Efforts during the period April 1-June 30, 1984 focused on, (1) testing of a preliminary integrated model linking pre-combustion and post-combustion control options for conventional plants; (2) documentation of the analytical models of existing control technology options; (3) development… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Barrett, J. G.; Bloyd, C. N.; McMichael, F. C. & Rubin, E. S.
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Niagara Falls Storage Site environmental monitoring report. Calendar year 1983

Description: During 1983, an environmental monitoring program was continued at the Niagara Falls Storage Site, a United States Department of Energy (DOE) surplus facility located in Niagara County, New York presently used for the storage of radioactive residues, contaminated soils and rubble. The monitoring program at NFSS measures radon concentrations in air, uranium and radium concentrations in surface water, groundwater, and sediments, and external gamma exposure rates. Radiation doses to the public are … more
Date: July 1, 1984
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Nondestructive Vibratory Testing and Evaluation Procedure for Military Roads and Streets

Description: This report describes a procedure for the nondestructive evaluation of military roads and streets, performed with the Road Rater 2008 (an electrohydraulic vibrator which measures the load-deflection response of pavements). "[It] also describes the testing equipment, testing techniques, data reduction procedures, and computational methodology used in developing the evaluation procedures. Detailed examples are presented in the Appendices to guide the users through the evaluation procedures for bo… more
Date: July 1984
Creator: Coleman, David M.
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Oil shales and tar sands: a bibliography. Supplement 2, Parts 1 and 2

Description: This bibliography includes 4715 citations arranged in the broad subject categories: reserves and exploration; site geology and hydrology; drilling, fracturing, and mining; oil production, recovery, and refining; properties and composition; direct uses and by-products; health and safety; marketing and economics; waste research and management; environmental aspects; regulations; and general. There are corporate, author, subject, contract number, and report number indexes.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Grissom, M.C. (ed.)
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Optimization of design and control strategies for geothermal space heating systems. Final report

Description: The efficient design and operation of geothermal space heating systems requires careful analysis and departure from normal design practices. Since geothermal source temperatures are much lower than either fossil fuel or electrical source temperatures, the temperature of the delivered energy becomes more critical. Also, since the geothermal water is rejected after heat exchange, it is necessary to extract all of the energy that is practical in one pass; there is no second change for energy recov… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Batdorf, J. A. & Simmons, G. M.
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Panel report on coupled thermo-mechanical-hydro-chemical processes associated with a nuclear waste repository

Description: Four basic physical processes, thermal, hydrological, mechanical and chemical, are likely to occur in 11 different types of coupling during the service life of an underground nuclear waste repository. A great number of coupled processes with various degrees of importance for geological repositories were identified and arranged into these 11 types. A qualitative description of these processes and a tentative evaluation of their significance and the degree of uncertainty in prediction is given. S… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Tsang, C. F. & Mangold, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PLT rotating pumped limiter

Description: A limiter with a specially contoured front face and the ability to rotate during tokamak discharges has been installed in a PLT pump duct. These features have been selected to handle the unique particle removal and heat load requirements of ICRF heating and lower-hybrid current-drive experiments. The limiter has been conditioned and commissioned in an ion-beam test stand by irradiation with 1 MW power, 200 ms duration beams of 40 keV hydrogen ions. Operation in PLT during ohmic discharges has p… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Cohen, S.A.; Budny, R.V.; Corso, V.; Boychuck, J.; Grisham, L.; Heifetz, D. et al.
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Potential Impact of Deep Seabed Mining on the Larvae of Tunas and Billfishes

Description: From introduction: This report describes the biology of tunas and billfishes in the Pacific Ocean, with emphasis on the prime mining areas, examines the probable effects of mining on eggs, larvae and adults, and discusses the significance of adverse effects on the fisheries.
Date: July 1984
Creator: Matsumoto, Walter M.
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Preliminary benefit-cost analysis of the Fast Flux Test Facility (FFTF) power addition

Description: The primary objective of this report is to conduct a preliminary benefit-cost study for the proposed power addition to FFTF to determine whether the project is cost-effective. If the project is authorized, construction will begin in 1986 and end in 1991. Full power operation is scheduled to begin in 1991 and a project life of 20 years is assumed. The undiscounted cost during the construction period of the FFTF power addition is estimated to be approximately $117 million over the construction pe… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Callaway, J. M.; Lezberg, A. J.; Scott, M. J. & Tawil, J. J.
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Process control for a continuous uranyl nitrate evaporator

Description: A continuous uranyl nitrate evaporator at the Savannah River Plant (SRP) in Aiken, South Carolina ws the subject of this work. A rigorous mathematical model of the evaporator was developed. A difference equation form of the model was then constructed and used for control studies. Relative gain analysis was done on the system in order to identify any promising multivariable control schemes. Several alternate control schemes were modeled, tuned, and compared against the scheme presently in use at… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Peterson, S.F. & MacIntyre, L.P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Project licensing plan for UMTRA (Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action) sites

Description: The purpose of the Uranium Mill Tailings Remedial Action (UMTRA) Project Licensing Plan is to establish how a disposal site will be licensed, and to provide responsibilities of participatory agencies as legislated by the Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act (UMTRCA) of 1978 (Public Law 95-604). This Plan has been developed to ensure that the objectives of licensing are met by identifying the necessary institutional controls, participatory agency responsibilities, and key milestones in th… more
Date: July 1, 1984
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Proton laser accelerator by means of the inverse free electron laser mechanism

Description: The inverse free electron laser accelerator is considered to be a potential high gradient electron accelerator. In this accelerator electrons oscillating in the magnetic field of a wiggler can gain energy from a strong laser beam propagating collinearly. The same mechanism of acceleration can work for protons and all other heavier particles. One can expect that the proton acceleration will be less effective, as it is more difficult to wiggle a heavier particle. It is indeed so, but this less ef… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Zakowicz, W.
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Quantification of Libby Reservoir Water Levels Needed to Maintain or Enhance Reservoir Fisheries, 1983 Final Report.

Description: The first six months of the fishery investigations in Libby Reservoir were aimed at developing suitable methodology for sampling physical-chemical limnology, fish food availability, fish food habits, and seasonal distribution and abundance of fish populations. Appropriate methods have been developed for all aspects with minor modification of original proposed methodologies. Purse seining has yet to be tested. Physical-chemical limnologic sampling could be reduced or subcontracted with the U.S. … more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Shepard, Bradley B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility

Description: The Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF) at Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W) in Idaho provides improved treatment for low-level aqueous waste compared to conventional systems. A unique, patented evaporated system is used in the RLWTF. SHADE (shielded hot air drum evaporator, US Patent No. 4,305,780) is a low-cost disposable unit constructed from standard components and is self-shielded. The results of testing and recent operations indicate that evaporation rates of 2 to 6… more
Date: July 1984
Creator: Black, Roger L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radioactive liquid waste treatment facility

Description: The Radioactive Liquid Waste Treatment Facility (RLWTF) at Argonne National Laboratory-West (ANL-W) in Idaho provides improved treatment for low-level aqueous waste compared to conventional systems. A unique, patented evaporated system is used in the RLWTF. SHADE (shielded hot air drum evaporator, US Patent No. 4,305,780) is a low-cost disposable unit constructed from standard components and is self-shielded. The results of testing and recent operations indicate that evaporation rates of 2 to 6… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Black, Roger L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radioactive waste isolation in salt: peer review of Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation's Socioeconomic Program Plan

Description: The following recommendations have been abstracted from the body of this report. The Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation's Socioeconomic Program Plan for the Establishment of Mined Geologic Repositories to Isolate Nuclear Waste should be modified to: (1) encourage active public participation in the decision-making processes leading to repository site selection; (2) clearly define mechanisms for incorporating the concerns of local residents, state and local governments, and other potentially inter… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Winter, R.; Fenster, D.; O'Hare, M.; Zillman, D.; Harrison, W. & Tisue, M.
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Radioactive waste isolation in salt: peer review of the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation's plan to decommission and reclaim exploratory shafts and related facilities

Description: The following recommendations are made for improving the Office of Nuclear Waste Isolation's plan for decommissioning and reclaiming exploratory shafts and other facilities associated with site characterization: (1) Discuss more comprehensively the technical aspects of activities related to decommissioning and reclamation. More detailed information will help convince the staff of the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission and others that the activities as outlined in the plan are properly structured … more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Fenster, D.F.; Schubert, J.P.; Zellmer, S.D.; Harrison, W.; Simpson, D.G. & Busch, J.S.
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Rate of Pu(IV) polymer formation in nitric acid solutions. A parametric study

Description: The kinetics of Pu(IV) polymer formation has been examined with the intent of developing a simple mathematical equation that would predict the appearance of polymer. The fundamental polymerization rate has been found to be dependent on [Pu(IV)]{sup 1} {sup 2} and [HNO{sub 3}]{sup -6}. The activation energy for polymer formation is real temperature dependent, varying from 66.9 kJ/mol (16 kcal/mol) at 25{sup 0}C to 150.5 kJ/mol (36 kcal/mol) at 105{sup 0}C. These relationships have guided the dev… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Toth, L.M. & Osborne, M.M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Relativistic effects on cyclotron wave absorption by an energetic electron tail in the PLT tokamak

Description: Electron cyclotron wave absorption by mildly relativistic electrons in the low density regime of the PLT tokamak is investigated. Appreciable wave damping is found for vertical propagation at frequencies of 50, 60, and 70 GHz when the spatially constant cyclotron frequency is 89 GHz. The perpendicular temperature T/sub perpendicular/(v/sub parallel/) of the fast tail is also measured from emission of radiation in the same direction. The results obtained are in satisfactory agreement with the th… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Mazzucato, E.; Efthimion, P. & Fidone, I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report of the Long-Range Planning Committee

Description: This is the final report of the Long-Range Planning Committee of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. It describes the make-up, purpose, working assumptions, and activities of the Committee and discusses the work done by the Committee on defense matters, energy, a number of additional topics, and future long-range planning activities.
Date: July 1, 1984
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Resource Management Plan for the US Department of Energy Oak Ridge Reservation. Volume 15, Appendix P: waste management

Description: Since their inception, the DOE facilities on the Oak Ridge Reservation have been the source of a variety of airborne, liquid, and solid wastes which are characterized as nonhazardous, hazardous, and/or radioactive. The major airborne releases come from three primary sources: steam plant emissions, process discharge, and cooling towers. Liquid wastes are handled in various manners depending upon the particular waste, but in general, major corrosive waste streams are neutralized prior to discharg… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Kelly, B. A.
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Review and evaluation of Transamerica Delaval, Inc. , diesel engine reliability and operability: Grand Gulf Nuclear Station Unit 1

Description: PNL and its consultants conclude that the TDI diesel engines at the GGNS have the needed operability and reliability to fulfill their intended (auxiliary) emergency power function for the first refueling cycle. This conclusion is reached with a number of understandings regarding limits to the engine requirements, NRC concurrence with MP and L findings/conclusions regarding items to be supplied to NRC, limitations on the engine Brake Mean Effective Pressure (BMEP), and MP and L's implementation … more
Date: July 1, 1984
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Review of safety issues that pertain to the use of WESF cesium chloride capsules in an irradiator

Description: Since the recovery of the fission product cesium-137 began in 1967, about 1500 capsules, each containing an average of about 50,000 curies of cesium chloride, have been produced. These capsules were designed to safely store this gamma-emitting fission product, but they are now considered to be a valuable source for irradiators. The capsules were designed to have a large margin of safety in their mechanical properties. Impact, percussion, and thermal tests have been conducted that demonstrate th… more
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Tingey, G. L.; Wheelwright, E. J. & Lytle, J. M.
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Rock mechanics issues and research needs in the disposal of wastes in hydraulic fractures

Description: The proposed rock mechanics studies outlined in this document are designed to answer the basic questions concerning hydraulic fracturing for waste disposal. These questions are: (1) how can containment be assured for Oak Ridge or other sites; and (2) what is the capacity of a site. The suggested rock mechanics program consists of four major tasks: (1) numerical modeling, (2) laboratory testing, (3) field testing, and (4) monitoring. These tasks are described.
Date: July 1, 1984
Creator: Doe, Thomas W. & McClain, William C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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