Ground water pumping tests were performed in two wells located in the foothills east of Idaho Falls to determine the aquifer characteristics at these locations. These data were used to differentiate this aquifer from the Snake River Plain aquifer. The wells were pumped at rates of 11 and 14 gallons per minute with 0.03 and 0.04 ft of drawdown measured in the pumping wells. The transmissivity is estimated to be 525,000 gpd/ft and 450,000 gpd/ft, respectively. The hydraulic conductivity is 925 ft/day and 1,070 ft/day, respectively. These hydraulic conductivities are similar to those measured in the Snake River Plain aquifer. Water level data in these wells are consistent with the water table in the Snake River Plain aquifer and indicates ground water movement from the foothills toward the Plain. The high transmissivity suggests water may move rapidly from the foothills area to mix with water in the Snake River Plain aquifer. Elevated water temperatures (76 and 70{degrees}F) and high specific conductivities in these wells indicate the presence of a foothills aquifer with characteristics that can be used to separate the two aquifer systems.

An introduction to the techniques of analysis of hadron collider events is presented in the context of the quark-parton model. Production and decay of W and Z intermediate vector bosons are used as examples. The structure of the Electroweak theory is outlined. Three simple FORTRAN programs are introduced, to illustrate Monte Carlo calculation techniques. 25 refs.

Enclosed in this report are plots of the wave generating ship tracks and velocities for the West Coast Scotland Experiment (WCSEX) 1991.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether the amendment to article 42.18 of the Code of Criminal Procedure regarding the mandatory time that inmates must serve prior to eligibility for parole is retroactive (RQ-65)

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a member of the board of a river authority may serve on a board of an appraisal district (RQ-140)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has implemented a computer control system for operation of an FN tandem accelerator. The control software utilized is the Thaumaturgic Automated Control Logic (TACL) written by the Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility and co-developed with LLNL. Details of the design philosophy, hardware configuration, control software, and special control algorithms will be presented. 2 refs., 4 figs.

Gasoline reformulation has become a priority throughout the refining industry. In most proposed new gasoline formulations, the addition of oxygenates, such as methyl toruary butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl terfiary butyl other (ETBE), or teruary amyl methyl other (TAME), is being considered to maintain an acceptable octane. The production of the others MTBE and ETBE will ultimately be limited by the availability of isobutylene. Traditional commercial routes for producing isobutylene will be unable to meet the large growth in demand anticipated for fuel ethers. Developing a process in which coal could be converted to oxygenated gasoline blending components would take advantage of the vast coal reserves in the United States. The technology already exists for making methanol from coal-derived syngas. Numerous commercial processes are also available to make MTBE from methanol and isobutylene. A new technology that could be used to make isobutylene from syngas would complement the syngas-to-methanol process, and help to ease the anticipated shortages of isobutylene. The main goal of this contract Is to develop a catalyst and technology that will produce isobutylene directly from coal-derived syngas and that is capable of utilizing a lower (0.5 to 1.0) H[sub 2]:CO ratio. The research will identity and optimize the …

Gasoline reformulation has become a priority throughout the refining industry. In most proposed new gasoline formulations, the addition of oxygenates, such as methyl toruary butyl ether (MTBE), ethyl terfiary butyl other (ETBE), or teruary amyl methyl other (TAME), is being considered to maintain an acceptable octane. The production of the others MTBE and ETBE will ultimately be limited by the availability of isobutylene. Traditional commercial routes for producing isobutylene will be unable to meet the large growth in demand anticipated for fuel ethers. Developing a process in which coal could be converted to oxygenated gasoline blending components would take advantage of the vast coal reserves in the United States. The technology already exists for making methanol from coal-derived syngas. Numerous commercial processes are also available to make MTBE from methanol and isobutylene. A new technology that could be used to make isobutylene from syngas would complement the syngas-to-methanol process, and help to ease the anticipated shortages of isobutylene. The main goal of this contract Is to develop a catalyst and technology that will produce isobutylene directly from coal-derived syngas and that is capable of utilizing a lower (0.5 to 1.0) H{sub 2}:CO ratio. The research will identity and optimize the …

ICF target design studies done for the Nova Upgrade have identified conditions under which the target ignition ``cliff`` is shifted to much lower drive energy albeit with the penalty that the gain achieved at a given energy is also smaller. These targets would repeatedly produce the output and spectra of a higher gain targets at low yield. They should, thus, allow building much smaller R&D reactors with full thermonuclear effects. Demonstration reactor at the 1 to 100 MW{sub e} level appear to be feasible with driver energies of 0.5 to 2.0 MJ per pulse. These smaller, less expensive test and demonstration facilities should result in lower IFE development cost. If the U.S. government builds a driver and target factory, it is also conceivable that commercial organizations could build their own scaled concepts of IFE reactors using the beams and targets supplied by the government`s facilities.

This report is intended to provide concise, timely information to the industry, the press, policymakers, consumers, analysts, and state and local governments on the following topics: distillate fuel oil net production, imports and stocks for all Petroleum Administration for Defense Districts (PADD) and product supplied on a US level; propane net production, imports and stocks for PADD's 1, 2, 3; natural gas supply and disposition and underground storage for the United States and consumption for all PADD's; residential and wholesale pricing data for propane and heating oil for those states participating in the joint Energy Information Administration (EIA)/State Heating Oil and Propane Program; crude oil and petroleum price comparisons for the United States and selected cities; and US total heating degree-days by city. 37 figs., 13 tabs.