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A-01 metals in stormwater runoff evaluation (open access)

A-01 metals in stormwater runoff evaluation

As a part of the A-01 investigation required by the NPDES permit, an investigation was performed to ascertain the concentrations of metals specifically copper (Cu), lead (Pb), and zinc (Zn) in stormwater being discharged through the outfall. This information would indicate whether all water being discharged would have to be treated or if only a portion of the discharged stormwater would have to be treated. A study was designed to accomplish this. The first goal was to determine if the metal concentrations increased, decreased, or remained the same as flow increased during a rain event. The second goal was to determine if the concentrations in the storm water were due to dissolved. The third goal was to obtain background data to ascertain if effluent credits could be gained due to naturally occurring metals.Samples from this study were analyzed and indicate that the copper and lead values increase as the flow increases while the zinc values remain essentially the same regardless of the flow rate. Analyses of samples for total metals, dissolved metals, TSS, and metals in solids was complicated because in all cases metals contamination was found in the filters themselves. Some conclusions can be derived if this problem is …
Date: November 6, 1997
Creator: Eldridge, L. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 9/11 Commission and a National Counterterrorism Center: Issues and Options for Congress (open access)

The 9/11 Commission and a National Counterterrorism Center: Issues and Options for Congress

From Summary: "This report, which will be updated, examines a number of issues as Congress considers codification of an NCTC. One issue is whether the centralization remedy the commission has recommended fits the problems associated specifically with the 9/11 intelligence failure, and perhaps more broadly, the systematic maladies affecting the Intelligence Community. There are at least four options for congressional consideration: (1) NCTC with intelligence and operational planning duties, (2) NCTC restricted to an intelligence role, (3) NCTC restricted to an operational planning role, and (4) status quo plus-viewing the newly forming collected entity as a pilot potential NCTC. As one of its 41 recommendations, the 9/11 Commission recommended the creation of a National Counterterroism Center (NCTC)."
Date: October 6, 2004
Creator: Masse, Todd
System: The UNT Digital Library
9/11 Commission: Current Legislative Proposals for U.S. Immigration Law and Policy (open access)

9/11 Commission: Current Legislative Proposals for U.S. Immigration Law and Policy

This report briefly discusses some of the major immigration areas under consideration in comprehensive reform proposals suggested by the 9/11 Commission, including asylum, biometric tracking systems, border security, document security, exclusion, immigration enforcement, and visa issuances. It refers to other CRS reports that discuss these issues in depth and will be updated as needed.
Date: December 6, 2004
Creator: Garcia, Michael John & Wasem, Ruth Ellen
System: The UNT Digital Library
100 Areas technical activities report -- Physics, November 1951 (open access)

100 Areas technical activities report -- Physics, November 1951

Activities discussed in this report are as follows: shielding studies; xenon generator; assay of xenon sample counting techniques; crystal diffraction neutron spectrometer; C{sup 12} cross sections measurements; magnetic spectrometer; scintillation spectroscopy; improved pile structure; criticality for the untamped 16 inch spherical reactor; exponential experiments; large scale pile structure; and operational pile physics.
Date: December 6, 1951
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
100 Areas technical activities report -- Physics, October 1946 (open access)

100 Areas technical activities report -- Physics, October 1946

The D Pile was down five times for scheduled shutdowns. The fifth shutdown was of short duration for the purpose of discharging temporary ``P`` columns. Details of the shutdowns are given. Three new bismuth columns were established, Special Requests were charged into seven tubes and three Special Requests were discharged. Three tubes were charged with four-inch slugs. The power level of the F Pile has been corrected for the discrepancy noted last month. Material for irradiation under the Special Request program was charged into six tubes and the B experimental hole during the month. The effect of poison columns and rods on the temperature distribution of the pile was checked for the overall content of the pile. The F Pile gained two in hours in cold, clean reactivity during the month if allowance is made for xenon poison values corresponding to 190 MW for the beginning of the month and 200 MW at the end of the month. The graphite stringer removed from the ``D`` test hole of the D Pile on 3-12-46 was studied physical radiation effects.
Date: November 6, 1946
Creator: Gast, P. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
AZ-101 Mixer Pump Test MT Fury Suspended Solids Profiler Application and Testing (open access)

AZ-101 Mixer Pump Test MT Fury Suspended Solids Profiler Application and Testing

Describes the radiation testing and calibration of the AZ-101 tank suspended solids profiler unit mounted on 6 tank riser 24A. The Mt. Fury Suspended Solids Profiler (SSP) is a microprocessor-controlled instrument that measures the turbidity of solid-liquid suspensions and sludges. The profiler is used commercially for the monitoring and control of clarifiers and thickeners in waste treatment, mining, pulp and paper, and other industrial processing facilities. The instrument includes a three inch diameter probe, a Kynar coated coaxial cable, a reel assembly with a clutch and drive shaft, a stepper motor, and electronics. The instrument measures insoluble or suspended solids content in liquids by transmitting infrared energy at a wavelength of 935 nm and measuring the extent of backscatter. This frequency is not affected by solution color. There are two detectors that allow the instrument to operate over a broad range of concentrations, from clear liquids to light sludges.
Date: January 6, 2000
Creator: MACLEAN, G.T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
105-C overbore 40 tube test process tube assembly flow and pressure drop calibration test (open access)

105-C overbore 40 tube test process tube assembly flow and pressure drop calibration test

The object of this test is to determine the hydraulic characteristics of the proposed overbore process tube assembly designs which are to be installed on 105-C reactor for the 40 tube overbore fuel element test.
Date: July 6, 1961
Creator: Etheridge, E. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
120 Degree Phase Advance\ Cell Lattice (open access)

120 Degree Phase Advance\ Cell Lattice

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Date: December 6, 1983
Creator: Ruggiero, Alessandro G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
200 Area weekly report (open access)

200 Area weekly report

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Date: October 6, 1955
Creator: Christl, R. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
222-S Laboratory analytical report for tank 241-C-106, grab samples 6C-96-1 through 6C-96-16 {ampersand} 6C-96-17-FB (open access)

222-S Laboratory analytical report for tank 241-C-106, grab samples 6C-96-1 through 6C-96-16 {ampersand} 6C-96-17-FB

This document is the analytical report for grab samples 6C-96-1through 6C-96-16 and 6C-96-17-FB from tank 241-C-106.
Date: August 6, 1996
Creator: Esch, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
1996 Hanford site annual dangerous waste report (open access)

1996 Hanford site annual dangerous waste report

This report is a description of the Hanford site's annual dangerous waste in 1996.
Date: March 6, 1997
Creator: Barcot, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
1998 Chemical Technology Division Annual Technical Report. (open access)

1998 Chemical Technology Division Annual Technical Report.

The Chemical Technology (CMT) Division is a diverse technical organization with principal emphases in environmental management and development of advanced energy sources. The Division conducts research and development in three general areas: (1) development of advanced power sources for stationary and transportation applications and for consumer electronics, (2) management of high-level and low-level nuclear wastes and hazardous wastes, and (3) electrometallurgical treatment of spent nuclear fuel. The Division also performs basic research in catalytic chemistry involving molecular energy resources, mechanisms of ion transport in lithium battery electrolytes, and the chemistry of technology-relevant materials. In addition, the Division operates the Analytical Chemistry Laboratory, which conducts research in analytical chemistry and provides analytical services for programs at Argonne National Laboratory (ANL) and other organizations. Technical highlights of the Division's activities during 1998 are presented.
Date: August 6, 1999
Creator: Ackerman, J. P.; Einziger, R. E.; Gay, E. C.; Green, D. W. & Miller, J. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2001/2002 Engineering Annual Summary (open access)

2001/2002 Engineering Annual Summary

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Date: March 6, 2003
Creator: Lane, M. & Mahler, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2006 Brookhaven National Laboratory Annual Illness and Injury Surveillance Report (open access)

2006 Brookhaven National Laboratory Annual Illness and Injury Surveillance Report

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) commitment to assuring the health and safety of its workers includes the conduct of illness and injury surveillance activities that provide an early warning system to detect health problems among workers. The Illness and Injury Surveillance Program monitors illnesses and health conditions that result in an absence, occupational injuries and illnesses, and disabilities and deaths among current workers.
Date: March 6, 2008
Creator: United States. Department of Energy. Office of Health, Safety, and Security.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2007-2009 Recession: Similarities to and Differences from the Past (open access)

The 2007-2009 Recession: Similarities to and Differences from the Past

According to the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER), the U.S. economy was in a recession for 18 months from December 2007 to June 2009. It was the longest and deepest recession of the post-World War II era. This report provides information on the patterns found across past recessions since World War II to gauge whether and how this recession might be different.
Date: October 6, 2010
Creator: Labonte, Marc
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2008 Farm Bill: Major Provisions and Legislative Action (open access)

The 2008 Farm Bill: Major Provisions and Legislative Action

This report provides a summary of 2008 farm bill implementation, discusses provisions, and includes a farm bill debate timeline.
Date: November 6, 2008
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.; Capehart, Tom; Chite, Ralph M.; Cowan, Tadlock; Gorte, Ross W.; Hanrahan, Charles E. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview (open access)

The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: An Overview

This report describes the World Health Organization (WHO) process to determine the phase of a threatened or emerging flu pandemic, and touches on several related issues.
Date: August 6, 2009
Creator: Lister, Sarah A. & Redhead, C. Stephen
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: Selected Legal Issues (open access)

The 2009 Influenza Pandemic: Selected Legal Issues

Recent human cases of infection with a novel influenza A(H1N1) virus have been identified both internationally and in the United States. Since there has been human to human transmission and the new virus has the potential to become pandemic, it is timely to examine legal issues surrounding this emerging public health threat. This report will provide a brief overview of selected legal issues.
Date: May 6, 2009
Creator: Swendiman, Kathleen S. & Jones, Nancy L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2012 Market Report on U.S. Wind Technologies in Distributed Applications (open access)

2012 Market Report on U.S. Wind Technologies in Distributed Applications

At the end of 2012, U.S. wind turbines in distributed applications reached a 10-year cumulative installed capacity of more than 812 MW from more than 69,000 units across all 50 states. In 2012 alone, nearly 3,800 wind turbines totaling 175 MW of distributed wind capacity were documented in 40 states and in the U.S. Virgin Islands, with 138 MW using utility-scale turbines (i.e., greater than 1 MW in size), 19 MW using mid-size turbines (i.e., 101 kW to 1 MW in size), and 18.4 MW using small turbines (i.e., up to 100 kW in size). Distributed wind is defined in terms of technology application based on a wind project’s location relative to end-use and power-distribution infrastructure, rather than on technology size or project size. Distributed wind systems are either connected on the customer side of the meter (to meet the onsite load) or directly to distribution or micro grids (to support grid operations or offset large loads nearby). Estimated capacity-weighted average costs for 2012 U.S. distributed wind installations was $2,540/kW for utility-scale wind turbines, $2,810/kW for mid-sized wind turbines, and $6,960/kW for newly manufactured (domestic and imported) small wind turbines. An emerging trend observed in 2012 was an increased use …
Date: August 6, 2013
Creator: Orrell, Alice C.; Flowers, L. T.; Gagne, M. N.; Pro, B. H.; Rhoads-Weaver, H. E.; Jenkins, J. O. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2013 Sequestration: Agencies Reduced Some Services and Investments, While Taking Certain Actions to Mitigate Effects (open access)

2013 Sequestration: Agencies Reduced Some Services and Investments, While Taking Certain Actions to Mitigate Effects

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Fiscal year 2013 sequestration reduced or delayed some public services and disrupted some operations in the 23 federal agencies GAO reviewed, even though agencies took actions to minimize the effects. For example, agencies reported that sequestration reduced assistance for education, housing, and nutrition, as well as health and science research and development grants. Agencies also reported delaying investments such as information technology and facilities projects. Some federal services also experienced backlogs and delays as a result of personnel actions including limiting hiring and furloughing employees. However, many of the effects of sequestration could not be quantified or will not be known until future years, if at all, for a number of reasons including the timing of when funds are disbursed (such as grant cycles that start late in the fiscal year), challenges in isolating the effects from other factors, and the lack of currently available performance data for some programs. Moreover, congressional and agency actions mitigated some potential effects by shifting funds to higher priorities while deferring or reducing funding for lower priorities."
Date: March 6, 2014
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Evolution of Strategic Review (open access)

2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review: Evolution of Strategic Review

The quadrennial homeland security review is a process in which DHS examines the nation's homeland security strategy; the report provides an explanation of this process. Neither the review process nor the report to Congress is a strategy, instead the 2014 QHSR (both the process and report) are part of the constant reevaluation of the nation's homeland security and part of the process by which the combined National and Homeland Security Staff develops the next iteration of the national security strategy.
Date: August 6, 2014
Creator: Reese, Shawn
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Security and Human Rights Issues (open access)

The 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics: Security and Human Rights Issues

This report discusses the security and human rights issues at 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics.
Date: January 6, 2014
Creator: Nichol, Jim; Halchin, Elaine; Rollins, John W.; Tiersky, Alex & Woehrel, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 2017 Tax Revision (P.L. 115-97): Comparison to 2017 Tax Law (open access)

The 2017 Tax Revision (P.L. 115-97): Comparison to 2017 Tax Law

This report provides a brief summary of P.L. 115-97 (The tax revision law), comparing each provision in the act with prior tax law. The report also provides a brief legislative history of activity leading to enactment of P.L. 115-97, along with estimated revenue and distributional effects of the recently enacted law.
Date: February 6, 2018
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F. & Marples, Donald J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
21st Century Locomotive Technology: Quarterly Technical Status Report 24 (open access)

21st Century Locomotive Technology: Quarterly Technical Status Report 24

Completed sodium battery thermal model update from experimental performance; developed approach to evaluate thermal management strategies
Date: February 6, 2009
Creator: Salasoo, Lembit
System: The UNT Digital Library