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Agitator Mixing Analysis in a HB-Line Flat Tank

Description: In support of the HB-Line Engineering agitator mixing project, flow pattern calculations have been made for a 45 degrees pitched three-blade agitator submerged in a flat rectangular tank. The work is intended to determine agitator speeds that provide acceptable mixing performance for various tank liquid levels based on flow rates past solids deposited on the bottom surface of the flat tank. The modeling results will help ensure the acceptable suspension of solid particles as a function of agita… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Lee, Si Young
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agricultural Export and Food Aid Programs

Description: This report discusses projected agricultural imports and exports for FY2002, as well as legislation that deals with federal programs in support of agricultural exports and federal aid dedicated to farms and agricultural reform.
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Agriculture Support Mechanisms in the European Union: A Comparison with the United States

Description: The European Union (EU), comprised of 15 member states (countries), is one of the United States’ chief agricultural trading partners and also a major competitor in world markets. Both heavily support their agricultural sectors, with a large share of such support concentrated on wheat, feed grains, cotton, oilseeds, sugar, dairy, and tobacco. However, the EU provides more extensive support to a broader range of farm and food products. According to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and De… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Annual Program Progress Report under DOE/PHRI Cooperative Agreement: (July 1, 2001-June 30, 2002)

Description: OAK B188 DOE/PHRI Special Medical Care Program in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)Annual Program Progress Report. The DOE Marshall Islands Medical Program continued, in this it's 48th year, to provide medical surveillance for the exposed population from Rongelap and Utrik and the additional DOE patients. The program was inaugurated in 1954 by the Atomic Energy Commission following the exposure of Marshallese to fallout from a nuclear test (Castle Bravo) at Bikini Atoll. This year mark… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Palafox, Neal A., MD, MPH
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Battery-Powered Electric and Hybrid Electric Vehicle Projects to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions: A Resource for Project Development

Description: The transportation sector accounts for a large and growing share of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Worldwide, motor vehicles emit well over 900 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) each year, accounting for more than 15 percent of global fossil fuel-derived CO2 emissions.1 In the industrialized world alone, 20-25 percent of GHG emissions come from the transportation sector. The share of transport-related emissions is growing rapidly due to the continued increase in transportation… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Canceled DOD Appropriations: Improvements Made but More Corrective Actions Are Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Congress changed the law governing the use of appropriation accounts in 1990 because it found that the Department of Defense (DOD) may have spent hundreds of millions of dollars for purposes that Congress had not approved. The 1990 law provided that, 5 years after the expiration of the period of availability of a fixed-term appropriation, the appropriation account be closed and all remaining balances canceled.… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Characterization of Tank 46F Core Samples

Description: Tank 46F is the current drop tank for the 2F evaporator and contains about190 inches of saltcake. Samples from the High Level Waste (HLW) Evaporator feed and drop tanks are analyzed every six months for criticality safety and scale formation potential. Analysis performed under this program includes analysis for silicon, aluminum, sodium, and free hydroxide concentration (evaluation of scale formation rates) and suite of criticality analyses . The recent minor leaks detected in Tank 5F have also… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Oji, L.N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Safety: Emergency Response Community Views on the Adequacy of Federally Required Chemical Information

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The United States has become increasingly aware of the need to be prepared for emergencies, including those involving hazardous chemicals. The local emergency responders and representatives from national organizations that GAO contacted have varied views on the adequacy of (1) information in chemical inventory forms and risk management plans and (2) the manner in which that information is delivered. Most membe… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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CMIR/PCR/FRR for Closure of SRL Seepage Basins Operable Unit (904-53G1, -53G2, -54G, and -55G)

Description: The purpose of this Corrective Measures Implementation Report/Post-Construction Report/Final Remediation Report (CMIR/PCR/FRR) is to document compliance with technical and statutory requirements and to provide a consolidated record of all removal and remedial activities that have taken place during implementation of the selected corrective measure/remedial action for the Savannah River Laboratory Seepage Basins (SRLSBs) at the Savannah River Site (SRS).
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Sappington, F. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cross-Cutting Studies and State-of-the-Practice Reviews: Archive and Use of ITS-Generated Data

Description: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) provide and use information about transportation conditions to improve system performance in such areas as safety, mobility, efficiency and environmental impacts. Typically, ITS generates massive amounts of data about the state of travel that are used primarily by transportation authorities to effectively operate and manage their transportation systems, and by private individuals and industry to manage trips. These primary uses provide short-term, real-t… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Hu, PS
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DEVELOPING STATE POLICIES SUPPORTIVE OF BIOENERGY DEVELOPMENT

Description: Working within the context of the Southern States Biobased Alliance (SSBA) and with officials in each state, the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB) is identifying bioenergy-related policies and programs within each state to determine their impact on the development, deployment or use of bioenergy. In addition, SSEB will determine which policies have impacted industry's efforts to develop, deploy or use biobased technologies or products. As a result, SSEB will work with the Southern States Biob… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Baskin, Kathryn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Eberline Alpha 7L Test Report

Description: An Eberline continuous alpha air monitor model Alpha 7L was evaluated at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) using the capabilities available at the Environmental Effects Laboratory (EELab). A series of tests were performed to ensure that procured units meet the requirements of the purchasing facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL). In addition to reporting on the results of each test, other activities were performed to reduce discovered susceptibilities. The parameters monitored durin… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Chiaro, P.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of hunting and season of fire on wild turkey populations in South Carolina.

Description: This report assesses impacts to wild turkey populations from hunting and prescribed fire. The objectives of the study were as follows: (1) To compare survival rates and causes of mortality of wild turkey gobblers between hunted and unhunted populations; (2) To determine the effects of dormant versus growing season prescribed burns on nesting success, survival and habitat use of wild turkey hens; (3) To determine the effects of dormant versus growing season prescribed burns on the availability o… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Moore, William, F.; Kilgo, John, C.; Guynn, David, C. & Davis, James, R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering Development of Slurry Bubble Column Reactor (SBCR) Technology

Description: This report summarizes the procedures used and results obtained in determining radial gas holdup profiles, via gamma ray scanning, and in assessing liquid and gas mixing parameters, via radioactive liquid and gas tracers, during Fischer Tropsch synthesis. The objectives of the study were (i) to develop a procedure for detection of gas holdup radial profiles in operating reactors and (ii) to test the ability of the developed, previously described, engineering models to predict the observed liqui… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Gupta, Puneet
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HORIZON SENSING

Description: Real-time horizon sensing (HS) on continuous mining (CM) machines is becoming an industry tool. Installation and testing of production-grade HS systems has been ongoing this quarter at Oxbow Mining Company, Monterey Coal Company (EXXON), FMC Trona, Twentymile Coal Company (RAG America), and SASOL Coal. Detailed monitoring of system function, user experience, and mining benefits is ongoing. All horizon sensor components have finished MSHA (United States) and IEC (International) certification.
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Stolarczyk, Larry G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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MUSC Environmental Biosciences Program First Quarter Report May - June, 2002

Description: In May 2002, the United States Department of Energy (DOE) signed Assistance Instrument Number DE-FC02-98CH11109 with the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) to support the Environmental Biosciences Program (EBP). This funding instrument replaces DOE Assistance Instrument Number DE-FC02-98CH10902. EBP is an integrated, multidisciplinary scientific program, employing a range of research initiatives to identify, study and resolve environmental health risk issues. These initiatives are cons… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Mohr, Lawrence C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prediction of External Corrosion for Steel Cylinders--2002 Report

Description: The United States Department of Energy (DOE) manages the UF{sub 6} Cylinder Project. The project was formed to maintain and safely manage the depleted uranium hexafluoride (UF{sub 6}) stored in approximately 50,000 carbon steel cylinders. The cylinders are located at three DOE sites: the East Tennessee Technology Park (ETTP) site in Oak Ridge, Tennessee; the Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PGDP) in Paducah, Kentucky, and the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant (PORTS) in Portsmouth, Ohio. The S… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Schmoyer, RLS
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Proposed Plan for the R-Area Bingham Pump Outage Pits (643-8G, -9G, -10G) and R-Area Unknown Pits No.1, No.2, No.3 (RUNK-1, -2, -3)

Description: The purpose of this proposed plan is to describe the preferred remedial alternative for the R-Area Bingham Pump Outage Pits (R BPOPs) and the R-Area Unknowns (RUNKs) operable unit (OU) and to provide for public involvement in the decision-making process.
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Mundy, S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarterly Program Progress Report April 1, 2002-June 30, 2002

Description: DOE B188 DOE/PHRI Special Medical Care Program in the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI)Quarterly Program Progress Report The DOE/PHRI Special Medical Care Program continues to provide, on a year round basis, a broad spectrum of medical care to the DOE patient population. During the fourth quarter of Year 4, the following medical services were provided: (1) Annual medical examinations for the DOE patient population (see Exhibit 1 for details). (2) Medications for the DOE patient population.… more
Date: July 31, 2002
Creator: Palafox, Neal A., MD, MPH
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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