Early history of the Fermilab Main Ring (open access)

Early history of the Fermilab Main Ring

This note is written in response to a request from Phil Livdahl for corrections, and additions to a TM he is writing on Staffing Levels at Fermilab during Initial Construction Years and to a note that Hank Hinterberger is preparing on milestones. In my spare time over the past few years I have taken the original files of the Main Ring Section, my own notes from that period, and various other collections of relevant paper, and arranged them in a set of 44 large loose leaf binders in chronological order. I call this set of volumes the 'Main Ring Chronological Archives'. In response to Phil's request I have recently skimmed through these records of the period and extracted a small subset of documents which relate to the specific questions that Phil is addressing: staffing. administration, and milestones.
Date: October 1, 1983
Creator: Malamud, E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1987 (open access)

Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 63, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1987

Weekly student newspaper from Texas Wesleyan College in Fort Worth, Texas that includes campus and local news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1987
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hanford Meteorological Station computer codes: Volume 5, The TOWER computer code (open access)

Hanford Meteorological Station computer codes: Volume 5, The TOWER computer code

The Hanford Meteorological Station (HMS), operated by Pacific Northwest Laboratory, archives wind, dry bulb temperature, and soil temperature data gathered each hour from the 410-ft meteorological tower. These data include measurements of wind speed and wind direction for seven heights, eight dry bulb temperatures, and three soil temperatures. The TOWER computer code is used to archive those measurements and apply quality assurance checks to the data. The code accesses an input file, which contains the previous archive's date and hour, and an output file, which contains tower weather observations for the current month. A data entry form consisting of 25 fields is included in the program. The fields must be filled in by the user. The information entered is appended to the monthly file, which provides an archive for the tower data gathered hourly. This volume describes the implementation and operation of the TOWER computer code at the HMS.
Date: October 1, 1987
Creator: Buck, J. W. & Andrews, G. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Level II Cultural Resource investigation for the Texoma Distribution Enhancements project, Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana: Final report (open access)

Level II Cultural Resource investigation for the Texoma Distribution Enhancements project, Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana: Final report

A Level II Cultural Resource Survey was completed for the Texoma Distribution Enhancements project, located in Cameron and Calcasieu Parishes, Louisiana. The 13-mile pipeline extends from Strategic Petroleum Reserve No. 3 to a terminus near Vincent Landing. Located in Louisiana's southwest coastal zone, the pipeline will traverse extensive marsh lands as well as upland prairie terrace areas. Present land use within the project area consists primarily of undeveloped marsh land and cattle range. The study methods included background research, intensive pedestrian survey with systematic shovel testing, a boat survey, and laboratory analysis of recovered artifact collections. One historic site, 16CU205, was identified during the field survey, and it was tested for National Register eligibility. The site is assignable to the Industrialization and Modernization (1890-1940) Cultural Unit. Archaeological testing indicates that it is a rural residence or farmstead, with a house and one outbuilding within the proposed right-of-way. The site lacks significant historical association and sufficient archaeological integrity to merit inclusion on the National Register of Historic Places. Four standing structures were also identified during the field survey. The structures are agricultural outbuildings, less than 40 years in age, that possess no architectural distinction or historical association. They have been documented …
Date: October 1, 1987
Creator: LeeDecker, C. H. & Holland, C. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1981 (open access)

The Rattler (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 66, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1981

Weekly student newspaper from St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: St. Mary's University (San Antonio, Tex.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 55, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1983 (open access)

El Campo Leader-News (El Campo, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 55, Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1983

Semi-weekly newspaper from El Campo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1983
Creator: Barbee, Chris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
System support software for TSTA (Tritium Systems Test Assembly) (open access)

System support software for TSTA (Tritium Systems Test Assembly)

The fact that Tritium Systems Test Assembly (TSTA) is an experimental facility makes it impossible and undesirable to try to forecast the exact software requirements. Thus the software had to be written in a manner that would allow modifications without compromising the safety requirements imposed by the handling of tritium. This suggested a multi-level approach to the software. In this approach (much like the ISO network model) each level is isolated from the level below and above by cleanly defined interfaces. For example, the subsystem support level interfaces with the subsystem hardware through the software support level. Routines in the software support level provide operations like ''OPEN VALVE'' and CLOSE VALVE'' to the subsystem level. This isolates the subsystem level from the actual hardware. This is advantageous because changes can occur in any level without the need for propagating the change to any other level. The TSTA control system consists of the hardware level, the data conversion level, the operator interface level, and the subsystem process level. These levels are described.
Date: October 1, 1987
Creator: Claborn, G.W.; Mann, L.W. & Nielson, C.W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance of the SLD Warm Iron Calorimeter Pre-Prototype (open access)

Performance of the SLD Warm Iron Calorimeter Pre-Prototype

The performance of a pre-prototype of the SLD Warm Iron Calorimeter (WIC) build with proportional tube cathode pad readout has been studied. The calorimeter was found to have an average resolution of 36.7 +- 0.2% for muons at 2.0, 5.0 and 10.5 GeV and 81 +- 2%/..sqrt..E for pion showers at 5.0 and 10.5 GeV. The mean energy found for the pion showers was consistent with a linear dependence on energy within these standard deviations. 4 refs., 6 figs., 3 tabs.
Date: October 1, 1985
Creator: Johnson, A. S.; Busza, W.; Friedman, J.; Kendall, H.; Kistiakowsky, V.; Lyons, T. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Impact of instrument response variations on health physics measurements (open access)

Impact of instrument response variations on health physics measurements

Uncertainties in estimating the potential health impact of a given radiation exposure include instrument measurement error in determining exposure and difficulty in relating this exposure to an effective dose value. Instrument error can be due to design or manufacturing deficiencies, limitations of the sensing element used, and calibration and maintenance of the instrument. This paper evaluates the errors which can be introduced by design deficiencies and limitations of the sensing element for a wide variety of commonly used survey instruments. The results indicate little difference among sensing element choice for general survey work, with variations among specific instrument designs being the major factor. Ion chamber instruments tend to be the best for all around use, while scintillator-based units should not be used where accurate measurements are required. The need to properly calibrate and maintain an instrument appears to be the most important factor in instrument accuracy. 8 references, 6 tables.
Date: October 1, 1984
Creator: Armantrout, Guy A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feasibility of using sup 129 I concentrations in human tissue to estimate radiation dose from sup 131 I (open access)

Feasibility of using sup 129 I concentrations in human tissue to estimate radiation dose from sup 131 I

To use data on {sup 129}I in human tissue to estimate an individual's past exposure to that radionuclide, it is necessary to know when and how the exposure occurred, and to know about any other prior and/or ongoing exposures. Moreover, to use {sup 129}I data to estimate past exposure to {sup 131}I, it is also necessary to know the relationship of the two radionuclides at the time of exposure. The relative quantities of {sup 131}I and {sup 129}I in gaseous effluents from Hanford Site facilities varied significantly because of the large variations in elapsed time between discharge of irradiated fuel from Hanford production reactors and initiation of chemical processing. The relationship of the two radionuclides also varied in the environment because the shorter-lived {sup 131}I decayed and the longer-lived {sup 129}I accumulated. Because of its extremely long half-life, {sup 129}I from both Hanford and non-Hanford sources (such as fallout from weapons testing) has accumulated in the environment. Without an associated exposure to {sup 131}I, chronic exposure to {sup 129}I deposited in the environment has contributed and continues to contribute to thyroid burdens. Based on investigations conducted to date, measured levels of {sup 129}I in human tissue will not provide a …
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: McCormack, W.D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
HANFORD ENVIRONMENTAL DOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT Monthly Report (open access)

HANFORD ENVIRONMENTAL DOSE RECONSTRUCTION PROJECT Monthly Report

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Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Coyote (Weatherford, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1988 (open access)

The Coyote (Weatherford, Tex.), Ed. 1 Saturday, October 1, 1988

Monthly school newspaper from Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas that includes news of interest to students, staff, and alumni along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Weatherford College
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1980 (open access)

Věstník (West, Tex.), Vol. 68, No. 40, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1980

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from West, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1980
Creator: Sefcik, R. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Fusion fuel cycle: material requirements and potential effluents (open access)

Fusion fuel cycle: material requirements and potential effluents

Environmental effluents that may be associated with the fusion fuel cycle are identified. Existing standards for controlling their release are summarized and anticipated regulatory changes are identified. The ability of existing and planned environmental control technology to limit effluent releases to acceptable levels is evaluated. Reference tokamak fusion system concepts are described and the principal materials required of the associated fuel cycle are analyzed. These materials include the fusion fuels deuterium and tritium; helium, which is used as a coolant for both the blanket and superconducting magnets; lithium and beryllium used in the blanket; and niobium used in the magnets. The chemical and physical processes used to prepare these materials are also described.
Date: October 1, 1980
Creator: Teofilo, V. L.; Bickford, W. E.; Long, L. W.; Price, B. A.; Mellinger, P. J.; Willingham, C. E. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1981 (open access)

Texas Jewish Post (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1981

Weekly Jewish newspaper from Fort Worth, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: Wisch, J. A.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
FORSITE, a multiple-project management system: overview and general description (open access)

FORSITE, a multiple-project management system: overview and general description

The Geothermal Site Development Forecasting System (FORSITE) is a computer-based multiproject monitoring, scheduling, and forecasting system. Its main purpose is to assist DOE geothermal program managers in monitoring the progress of multiple geothermal electric exploration and construction projects. The system actively combines conceptual project development schedules with site-specific status data to predict a time-phased sequence of development likely to occur at multiple specific geothermal sites. The forecasting capabilities of the model include estimation of industry costs and federal manpower requirements across sites on a year-by-year basis.
Date: October 1, 1982
Creator: Entingh, D. J.; Bernstein, A. J.; Gerstein, R. E.; Kenkeremath, L. D. & Gould, A. V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archaeological data as a basis for repository marker design (open access)

Archaeological data as a basis for repository marker design

This report concerns the development of a marking system for a nuclear waste repository which is very likely to survive for 10,000 years. In order to provide a background on the subject, and for the preliminary design presented in this report, a discussion is presented about the issues involved in human interference with the repository system and the communication of information. A separate chapter summarizes six ancient man-made monuments including: materials, effects of associated textual information on our understanding of the monument, and other features of the ancient monument relevant to marking a repository site. The information presented in the two chapters is used to provide the basis and rationale for a preliminary marker system design presented in a final chapter. 86 refs., 22 figs., 1 tab.
Date: October 1, 1982
Creator: Kaplan, M. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Register, Volume 7, Number 74, Pages 3519-3568, October 1, 1982 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 7, Number 74, Pages 3519-3568, October 1, 1982

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 1, 1982
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Survey of Columbia River Basin Streams for Giant Columbia River Spire Snail Fluminicola columbiana and Great Columbia River limpet Fisherola nuttalli (open access)

Survey of Columbia River Basin Streams for Giant Columbia River Spire Snail Fluminicola columbiana and Great Columbia River limpet Fisherola nuttalli

Surveys have confirmed the survival of both the giant Columbia River spire snail Fluminicola columbiana and the great Columbia River limpet Fisherola nuttalli in the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, Washington State, as well as other sites in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. A review of historical collection records suggests that both species exist in still other sites of the Columbia River Basin. At present, there is insufficient information to allow adequate appraisal of either species relative to possible federal or state listing as endangered or threatened species. The results of our studies suggest that additional undiscovered populations of both species exist. There is a relatively good chance that pristine habitat required by spire snails and limpets remains in 37 streams or portions of streams in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Montana (British Columbia was considered outside the project scope). For a thorough survey, visits to more than 600 sites will be required. 20 refs., 5 figs., 7 tabs.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Neitzel, D. A.; Frest, T. J. (Pacific Northwest Lab., Richland, WA (USA) & Washington Univ., Seattle, WA (USA))
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Community emergency response to nuclear power plant accidents: A selected and partially annotated bibliography (open access)

Community emergency response to nuclear power plant accidents: A selected and partially annotated bibliography

The role of responding to emergencies at nuclear power plants is often considered the responsibility of the personnel onsite. This is true for most, if not all, of the incidents that may happen during the course of the plant`s operating lifetime. There is however, the possibility of a major accident occurring at anytime. Major nuclear accidents at Chernobyl and Three Mile Island have taught their respective countries and communities a significant lesson in local emergency preparedness and response. Through these accidents, the rest of the world can also learn a great deal about planning, preparing and responding to the emergencies unique to nuclear power. This bibliography contains books, journal articles, conference papers and government reports on emergency response to nuclear power plant accidents. It does not contain citations for ``onsite`` response or planning, nor does it cover the areas of radiation releases from transportation accidents. The compiler has attempted to bring together a sampling of the world`s collective written experience on dealing with nuclear reactor accidents on the sate, local and community levels. Since the accidents at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl, that written experience has grown enormously.
Date: October 1, 1988
Creator: Youngen, G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1981 (open access)

The Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 39, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Hondo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 1, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
GEND Planning Report (open access)

GEND Planning Report

The Three Mile Island (TMI) Unit 2 accident on March 28, 1979 was and is of great concern to the nuclear industry; electric power generating companies and their customers, regulatory and other government agencies, the entire nuclear community, and to the country as a whole. While the accident resulted in only limited external plant radiation exposure, the plant itself suffered extensive damage with high radiation contamination within the reactor and auxiliary system facilities. The GEND Planning Report for cleanup activities at TMI-2 covers the areas of: instrumentation and electrical equipment survivability; fission product transport; decontamination/radiation dose reduction technology; data bank organization and sample archive facility; characterization of primary system pressure boundary and mechanical components; core damage assessment; and fuel handling, removal, examination and disposal.
Date: October 1, 1980
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 1989 (open access)

The Gayly Oklahoman (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 7, No. 10, Ed. 1 Sunday, October 1, 1989

Monthly newspaper from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: October 1, 1989
Creator: Shaffer, Ron & Hawkins, Don
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1986 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 74, No. 38, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 1986

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 1986
Creator: Sefcik, R. J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History