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Index to Place of Publication of ASME Papers, 1978--1988 (open access)

Index to Place of Publication of ASME Papers, 1978--1988

This index is a list of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Papers that are reprinted in the ASME Transactions series of journals. ASME Papers are often cited only by their paper number, making it difficult to determine if the article has ever appeared in print in the journal literature. This index will be useful for tracking down those papers published as journal articles by the ASME. It will also serve as a guide for retention for subscribers to the ASME Papers and Transaction Series. Paper numbers that appear in the journals may be weeded from the collection of ASME Papers.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Youngen, G. K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Cultural Resources Laboratory annual report for fiscal year 1989 (open access)

Hanford Cultural Resources Laboratory annual report for fiscal year 1989

This report summarizes activities of the Hanford Cultural Resources Laboratory (HCRL) during fiscal year 1989. The HCRL provides support for managing the archaeological, historical, and cultural resources of the Hanford Site, Washington, in a manner consistent with the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the Archaeological Resources Protection Act of 1979, and the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. A major task in FY 1989 was completion and publication of the Hanford Cultural Resources Management Plan, which prioritizes tasks to be undertaken to bring the US Department of Energy -- Richland Operations into compliance with federal statutes, relations, and guidelines. During FY 1989, six tasks were performed. In order of priority, these were conducting 107 cultural resource reviews, monitoring the condition of 40 known prehistoric archaeological sites, assessing the condition of artifact collections from the Hanford Site, evaluating three sites and nominating two of those to the National Register of Historic Places, developing an education program and presenting 11 lectures to public organizations, and surveying approximately 1 mi{sup 2} of the Hanford Site for cultural resources. 7 refs., 4 figs., 4 tabs.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Chatters, J. C.; Cadoret, N. A. & Minthorn, P. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Annual Financial Report: 1989 (open access)

Texas Annual Financial Report: 1989

Report containing the financial state of affairs for the various government organizations of Texas. It includes budgets, revenues, federal aid, and bond schedules as well as the final state auditor's report regarding the finances for fiscal year 1989.
Date: June 30, 1990
Creator: Texas. Comptroller's Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Petroleum supply monthly, April 1990 (open access)

Petroleum supply monthly, April 1990

The Petroleum Supply Monthly (PSM) is one of a family of three publications produced by the Petroleum Supply Division within the Energy Information Administration (EIA) reflecting different levels of data timeliness and completeness. The other two publications are the Weekly Petroleum Status Report (WPSR) and the Petroleum Supply Annual (PSA). Data presented in the Petroleum Supply Monthly describe (PSM) the supply and disposition of petroleum products in the United States and major US geographic regions. The data series describe production, imports and exports, inter-Petroleum Administration for Defense (PAD) District movements, and inventories by the primary suppliers of petroleum products in the United States (50 States and the District of Columbia). The reporting universe includes those petroleum sectors in Primary Supply.'' Included are: petroleum refiners, motor gasoline blenders, operators of natural gas processing plants and fractionators, inter-PAD transporters, importers, and major inventory holders of petroleum products and crude oil. When aggregated, the data reported by these sectors approximately represent the consumption of petroleum products in the United States. Data presented in the PSM are divided into two sections: (1) the Summary Statistics and (2) the Detailed Statistics.
Date: June 26, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Properties of hadronic decays of the Z boson (open access)

Properties of hadronic decays of the Z boson

The decays of the Z{sup 0} boson to quarks and subsequently to hadrons were first directly observed in 1989 with the Mark II detector. This report studies the general properties of the hadronic events in the initial data sample recorded at center-of-mass energies near the Z{sup 0} resonance (91.2 GeV). The preliminary chapters introduce the theoretical framework and the apparatus. A brief review is given of some features of Quantum Chromodynamics (QCD) that are relevant to the study. Two QCD-based models that are used to help correct the data distributions for detector effects and also for comparisons with the corrected distributions are described. For each of the detector systems used in the analysis, the design, operation and performance is discussed. The next chapter describes the event selection which is designed to provide a sample of well-measured hadronic events. The following three chapters contain the measured data distributions. The QCD-based models with parameters tuned at E{sub cm} = 29 GeV describe the 91 GeV data distributions well. Each of these chapters also shows the variation of the observables as the center-of-mass energy changes. 43 figs., 12 tabs.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: O'Shaughnessy, K.F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Searches for new quarks and leptons in Z boson decays (open access)

Searches for new quarks and leptons in Z boson decays

Searches for the decay of Z bosons into pairs of new quarks and leptons in a data sample including 455 hadronic Z decays are presented. The Z bosons were produced in electon-positron annihilations at the SLAC Linear Collider operating in the center-of-mass energy range from 89.2 to 93.0 GeV. The Standard Model provides no prediction for fermion masses and does not exclude new generations of fermions. The existence and masses of these new particles may provide valuable information to help understand the pattern of fermion masses, and physics beyond the Standard Model. Specific searches for top quarks and sequential fourth generation charge--1/3(b{prime}) quarks are made considering a variety of possible standard and non-standard decay modes. In addition, searches for sequential fourth generation massive neutrinos {nu}{sub 4} and their charged lepton partners L{sup {minus}} are pursued. The {nu}{sub 4} may be stable or decay through mixing to the lighter generations. The data sample is examined for new particle topologies of events with high-momentum isolated tracks, high-energy isolated photons, spherical event shapes, and detached vertices. No evidence is observed for the production of new quarks and leptons. 95% confidence lower mass limits of 40.7 GeV/c{sup 2} for the top quark and 42.0 …
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Van Kooten, R.J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrological, geochemical, and ecological characterization of Kesterson Reservoir (open access)

Hydrological, geochemical, and ecological characterization of Kesterson Reservoir

This report describes Kesterson Reservoir related research activities carried out under a cooperative program between Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of California during FY89. The primary objectives of these investigations are: Predict the extent, probability of the occurrence, and selenium concentrations in surface water of temporary wetland habitat at Kesterson; assess rates and direction of migration of the drainage water plume that seeped into the aquifer under Kesterson; monitor and predict changes in quantity and speciation of selenium in surface soils and vadose zone pore-waters; and develop a comprehensive strategy through soil, water, and vegetation management to safely dissipate the high concentrations of selenium accumulated in Kesterson soils. This report provides an up-date on progress made in each of these areas. Chapter 2 describes results of recent investigations of water table fluctuations and plume migration. Chapter 3 describes results of ongoing monitoring of soil water selenium concentrations and evaporative accumulation of selenium at the soil surface. Chapter 4 describes early results from the soil, water, and vegetation management field trials as well as supporting laboratory and theoretical studies. In Chapter 5, new analytical methods for selenium speciation are described and quality …
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Association of Sea Turtles with Petroleum Platforms in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico (open access)

Association of Sea Turtles with Petroleum Platforms in the North-Central Gulf of Mexico

A report on the determination of density for five endangered sea turtle species in the vicinity of Gulf of Mexico drilling platforms no longer in use and slated for removal using explosives.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Lohoefener, Ren; Hoggard, Wayne; Mullin, Keith; Roden, Carol & Rogers, Carolyn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Earth Sciences Division annual report 1989 (open access)

Earth Sciences Division annual report 1989

This Annual Report presents summaries of selected representative research activities from Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory grouped according to the principal disciplines of the Earth Sciences Division: Reservoir Engineering and Hydrology, Geology and Geochemistry, and Geophysics and Geomechanics. We are proud to be able to bring you this report, which we hope will convey not only a description of the Division's scientific activities but also a sense of the enthusiasm and excitement present today in the Earth Sciences.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of soil and water at the Four Mile Creek seepline near the F&H areas of SRS (open access)

Analysis of soil and water at the Four Mile Creek seepline near the F&H areas of SRS

Several soil and water samples were collected along the Four Mile Creek (FMC) seepline at the F & H Areas of the Savannah River Site. The samples were analyzed for concentrations of metals, radionuclides, and inorganic constituents. The results of the analyses are summarized below for the soil and water samples.
Date: June 20, 1990
Creator: Haselow, J. S.; Harris, M.; Looney, B. B.; Halverson, N. V. & Gladden, J. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Site ground-water surveillance for 1989 (open access)

Hanford Site ground-water surveillance for 1989

This annual report of ground-water surveillance activities provides discussions and listings of results for ground-water monitoring at the Hanford Site during 1989. The Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) assesses the impacts of Hanford operations on the environment for the US Department of Energy (DOE). The impact Hanford operations has on ground water is evaluated through the Hanford Site Ground-Water Surveillance program. Five hundred and sixty-seven wells were sampled during 1989 for Hanford ground-water monitoring activities. This report contains a listing of analytical results for calendar year (CY) 1989 for species of importance as potential contaminants. 30 refs., 29 figs,. 4 tabs.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Evans, J.C.; Bryce, R.W.; Bates, D.J. & Kemner, M.L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Turfgrass Research: 1990 (open access)

Texas Turfgrass Research: 1990

Consolidated progress report providing a summary of research conducted at the experiment station during the prior year related to grass varieties used as turf, including growth and development, turfgrass cultivars, environment, pests, and culture.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analysis of soil and water at the Four Mile Creek seepline near the F H areas of SRS (open access)

Analysis of soil and water at the Four Mile Creek seepline near the F H areas of SRS

Several soil and water samples were collected along the Four Mile Creek (FMC) seepline at the F H Areas of the Savannah River Site. The samples were analyzed for concentrations of metals, radionuclides, and inorganic constituents. The results of the analyses are summarized below for the soil and water samples.
Date: June 20, 1990
Creator: Haselow, J. S.; Harris, M.; Looney, B. B.; Halverson, N. V. & Gladden, J. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory site environmental report for calendar year 1989 (open access)

The Idaho National Engineering Laboratory site environmental report for calendar year 1989

To verify that exposures resulting from operations at the Department of Energy (DOE) nuclear facilities have remained very small, each site at which nuclear activities are underway operates an environmental surveillance program to monitor the air, water and any other pathway where radionuclides from operations might conceivably reach workers or members of the public. This report presents data collected in 1989 for the routine environmental surveillance program conducted by the Radiological and Environmental Sciences Laboratory (RESL) of DOE and the US Geological Survey (USGS) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory (INEL) site. The environmental surveillance program for the INEL and vicinity for 1989 included the collection and analysis of samples from potential exposure pathways. Three basic groups of samples were collected. Those collected within the INEL boundaries will be referred to as onsite samples. Samples collected outside, but near, the Site boundaries will be referred to as boundary samples or part of a group of offsite samples. Samples collected from locations considerably beyond the Site boundaries will be referred to as distant samples or part of the offsite group. With the exception of Craters of the Moon National Monument, the distant locations are sufficiently remote from the Site to ensure …
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Hoff, D. L.; Mitchell, R. G.; Bowman, G. C. & Moore, R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lysimeter study of vegetative uptake from saltstone (open access)

Lysimeter study of vegetative uptake from saltstone

At the Savannah River Site, liquid, low-level nuclear waste will be disposed of by incorporating the waste in concrete, a wasteform called saltstone. Saltstone monoliths will then be buried in the earth. To study the potential uptake of radionuclides by trees and other plants growing in the soil in the area containing buried saltstone, a lysimeter study has been in progress since 1984. Thirty two lysimeters were designed, constructed, and filled with soil. Saltstone samples, containing the liquid, low-level supernate from the tank 50 in-tank precipitation demonstration, were buried in some of the lysimeters. Other lysimeters, not containing saltstone, were used as controls. Crops, grass, and trees were planted in the lysimeters and sampled periodically to determine radionuclide concentrations. Water samples were also collected from the lysimeter sumps and analyzed for radionuclide content. This report documents the results of vegetative and lysimeter sump water measurements from the beginning of the project in November of 1984 through September of 1989. 6 refs., 22 figs., 6 tabs.
Date: June 8, 1990
Creator: Murphy, C. E. Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kootenai River White Sturgeon Investigations and Experimental Culture, 1988-1989 Annual Report. (open access)

Kootenai River White Sturgeon Investigations and Experimental Culture, 1988-1989 Annual Report.

The population of white sturgeon in the Kootenai River has continued to decline since 1983, in spite of a closure to harvest in the U.S. section of the river. Setline and angling techniques were used to sample 228 sturgeon from the river between Kootenai Falls and Kootenay Lake during 1989. Sturgeon were found in Montana within 4 km of Kootenai Falls and downstream from Bonners Ferry, Idaho to Kootenay Lake, British Columbia. Our data indicate there is a complete lack of recruitment of juveniles into the population. The youngest fish sampled was of the 1977 year class, and the population is estimated at 850 individuals with 95% confidence intervals of 574 to 1,463. At present, we do not understand what mechanisms are limiting recruitment. Over the past 70 years, the lower Kootenai River has been extensively diked for flood control, effectively eliminating backwater and slough areas that may have provided juvenile rearing habitat: Contaminants have entered the river system via mining operations and agricultural practices. In 1972, Libby Dam began operation, reversing the natural flow regime of the river, and releasing frequent power peaking flows. Of 179 fish that were surgically sexed, 37% were female and 35% were male. Thirty-four …
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Apperson, Kimberly A. & Anders, Paul J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Background studies in support of a feasibility assessment on the use of copper-base materials for nuclear waste packages in a repository in tuff (open access)

Background studies in support of a feasibility assessment on the use of copper-base materials for nuclear waste packages in a repository in tuff

This report combines six work units performed in FY`85--86 by the Copper Development Association and the International Copper Research Association under contract with the University of California. The work includes literature surveys and state-of-the-art summaries on several considerations influencing the feasibility of the use of copper-base materials for fabricating high-level nuclear waste packages for the proposed repository in tuff rock at Yucca Mountain, Nevada. The general conclusion from this work was that copper-base materials are viable candidates for inclusion in the materials selection process for this application. 55 refs., 48 figs., 22 tabs.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Van Konynenburg, R. A.; Kundig, K. J. A.; Lyman, W. S.; Prager, M.; Meyers, J. R. & Servi, I. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Underground Tank Vitrification: Engineering-Scale Test Results (open access)

Underground Tank Vitrification: Engineering-Scale Test Results

Contamination associated with underground tanks at US Department of Energy sites and other sites may be effectively remediated by application of in situ vitrification (ISV) technology. In situ vitrification converts contaminated soil and buried wastes such as underground tanks into a glass and crystalline block, similar to obsidian with crystalline phases. A radioactive engineering-scale test performed at Pacific Northwest Laboratory in September 1989 demonstrated the feasibility of using ISV for this application. A 30-cm-diameter (12-in.-diameter) buried steel and concrete tank containing simulated tank sludge was vitrified, producing a solid block. The tank sludge used in the test simulated materials in tanks at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Hazardous components of the tank sludge were immobilized or removed and captured in the off-gas treatment system. The steel tank was converted to ingots near the bottom of the block and the concrete walls were dissolved into the resulting glass and crystalline block. Although one of the four moving electrodes froze'' in place about halfway into the test, operations were able to continue. The test was successfully completed and all the tank sludge was vitrified. 7 refs., 12 figs., 5 tabs.
Date: June 1990
Creator: Campbell, B. E.; Timmerman, C. L. & Bonner, W. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heavy metal contamination in TIMS Branch sediments (open access)

Heavy metal contamination in TIMS Branch sediments

The objective of this memorandum is to summarize results of previous sediment studies on Tims Branch and Steed's Pond conducted by Health Protection (HP) and by the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) in conjunction with Reactor Materials Engineering Technology (RMET). The results for other heavy metals, such as lead, nickel, copper, mercury, chromium, cadmium, zinc, and thorium are also summarized.
Date: June 25, 1990
Creator: Pickett, J.B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interpersonal Reactions to Bereaved Parents: An Exploration of Attachment and Interpersonal Theories (open access)

Interpersonal Reactions to Bereaved Parents: An Exploration of Attachment and Interpersonal Theories

The experiment examined negative social reactions to bereaved parents from unrelated others. Both the behavior displayed by the parent and attachment style of the perceiver were expected to influence reactions to bereaved parents. Undergraduates at a southern university (N = 239) completed both attachment measures and measures of reactions to videotapes of bereaved parents. Results indicated that bereaved parents do indeed receive negative evaluations from unrelated others, in the form of decreased willingness to interact in various roles. However, a nonbereaved parent displaying depressive symptoms also received negative evaluations. Depressed targets in the present study did receive negative evaluations, supporting the predictions of Coyne's interpersonal-process theory of reactions to depressed individuals. Contrary to the predictions of interpersonal-process theory, a bereaved parent displaying loss content without depressive symptoms also elicited negative evaluations. Coyne's hypothesis that the amount of induced negative affect in the perceiver leads to negative evaluations was not supported by the data. Subjects appear to react to a complex set of factors when forming these evaluations, including both personal and situational information. Two factors may have undermined the present study s ability to adequately test this theory. Subjects may have perceived depressive symptoms in loss content in the present …
Date: June 1990
Creator: Wilhite, Thomas R. (Thomas Ray)
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radioactive Waste Management Complex performance assessment: Draft (open access)

Radioactive Waste Management Complex performance assessment: Draft

A radiological performance assessment of the Radioactive Waste Management Complex at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory was conducted to demonstrate compliance with appropriate radiological criteria of the US Department of Energy and the US Environmental Protection Agency for protection of the general public. The calculations involved modeling the transport of radionuclides from buried waste, to surface soil and subsurface media, and eventually to members of the general public via air, ground water, and food chain pathways. Projections of doses were made for both offsite receptors and individuals intruding onto the site after closure. In addition, uncertainty analyses were performed. Results of calculations made using nominal data indicate that the radiological doses will be below appropriate radiological criteria throughout operations and after closure of the facility. Recommendations were made for future performance assessment calculations.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Case, M. J.; Maheras, S. J.; McKenzie-Carter, M. A.; Sussman, M. E. & Voilleque, P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint seismic, hydrogeological, and geomechanical investigations of a fracture zone in the Grimsel Rock Laboratory, Switzerland (open access)

Joint seismic, hydrogeological, and geomechanical investigations of a fracture zone in the Grimsel Rock Laboratory, Switzerland

This report is one of a series documenting the results of the Nagra-DOE Cooperative (NDC-I) research program in which the cooperating scientists explore the geological, geophysical, hydrological, geochemical, and structural effects anticipated from the use of a rock mass as a geologic repository for nuclear waste. From 1987 to 1989 the United States Department of Energy (DOE) and the Swiss Cooperative for the Storage of Nuclear Waste (Nagra) participated in an agreement to carryout experiments for understanding the effect of fractures in the storage and disposal of nuclear waste. As part of this joint work field and laboratory experiments were conducted at a controlled site in the Nagra underground Grimsel test site in Switzerland. The primary goal of these experiments in this fractured granite was to determine the fundamental nature of the propagation of seismic waves in fractured media, and to relate the seismological parameters to the hydrological parameters. The work is ultimately aimed at the characterization and monitoring of subsurface sites for the storage of nuclear waste. The seismic experiments utilizes high frequency (1000 to 10,000 Hertz) signals in a cross-hole configuration at scales of several tens of meters. Two-, three-, and four-sided tomographic images of the fractures and …
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Majer, E. L.; Myer, L. R.; Peterson, Jr., J. E.; Karasaki, K.; Long, J. C. S.; Martel, S. J. (Lawrence Berkeley Lab., CA (USA)) et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heavy metal contamination in TIMS Branch sediments (open access)

Heavy metal contamination in TIMS Branch sediments

The objective of this memorandum is to summarize results of previous sediment studies on Tims Branch and Steed`s Pond conducted by Health Protection (HP) and by the Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) in conjunction with Reactor Materials Engineering & Technology (RMET). The results for other heavy metals, such as lead, nickel, copper, mercury, chromium, cadmium, zinc, and thorium are also summarized.
Date: June 25, 1990
Creator: Pickett, J. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Results from Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI) Series 3 spent fuel dissolution tests (open access)

Results from Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI) Series 3 spent fuel dissolution tests

The dissolution and radionuclide release behavior of spent fuel in groundwater is being studied by the Yucca Mountain Project (YMP), formerly the Nevada Nuclear Waste Storage Investigations (NNWSI) Project. Specimens prepared from pressurized water reactor fuel rod segments were tested in sealed stainless steel vessels in Nevada Test Site J-13 well water at 85{degree}C and 25{degree}C. The test matrix included three specimens of bare-fuel particles plus cladding hulls, two fuel rod segments with artificially defected cladding and water-tight end fittings, and an undefected fuel rod section with watertight end fittings. Periodic solution samples were taken during test cycles with the sample volumes replenished with fresh J-13 water. Test cycles were periodically terminated and the specimens restarted in fresh J-13 water. The specimens were run for three cycles for a total test duration of 15 months. 22 refs., 32 figs., 26 tabs.
Date: June 1, 1990
Creator: Wilson, C. N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library