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10 CFR 850 Implementation of Requirements (open access)

10 CFR 850 Implementation of Requirements

10 CFR 850 defines a contractor as any entity, including affiliated entities, such as a parent corporation, under contract with DOE, including a subcontractor at any tier, with responsibility for performing work at a DOE site in furtherance of a DOE mission. The Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program (CBDPP) applies to beryllium-related activities that are performed at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). The CBDPP or Beryllium Safety Program is integrated into the LLNL Worker Safety and Health Program and, thus, implementation documents and responsibilities are integrated in various documents and organizational structures. Program development and management of the CBDPP is delegated to the Environment, Safety and Health (ES&H) Directorate, Worker Safety and Health Functional Area. As per 10 CFR 850, Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC (LLNS) periodically submits a CBDPP to the National Nuclear Security Administration/Livermore Site Office (NNSA/LSO). The requirements of this plan are communicated to LLNS workers through ES&H Manual Document 14.4, 'Working Safely with Beryllium.' 10 CFR 850 is implemented by the LLNL CBDPP, which integrates the safety and health standards required by the regulation, components of the LLNL Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS), and incorporates other components of the LLNL ES&H Program. As described in …
Date: January 5, 2012
Creator: Lee, S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The 125.9042 GeV Higgs Factory Muon Collider (open access)

The 125.9042 GeV Higgs Factory Muon Collider

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Date: January 1, 2012
Creator: Neuffer, D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2011 Emissions Inventory Guidelines (open access)

2011 Emissions Inventory Guidelines

Book discussing emission inventories, including the applicable government policies and laws, a guide to producing an emission inventory, and the types of sites which require emission inventories.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Air Quality Division.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" rehearsal tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

[29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" rehearsal tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during rehearsal for the 29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" held on January 14th, 2012 for the annual concert event to be held on January 15th. The footage shows rehearsal for the choir, band, dancers, and featured vocalist Cece Winans taking place at the Meyerson Symphony Center overseen by producer Curtis King.
Date: January 14, 2012
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" rehearsal tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

[29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" rehearsal tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during rehearsal for the 29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" held on January 14th, 2012 for the annual concert event to be held on January 15th. The footage shows rehearsal for the choir, band, dancers, and featured vocalist Cece Winans taking place at the Meyerson Symphony Center overseen by producer Curtis King.
Date: January 14, 2012
Creator: King, Curtis
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" televised broadcast] captions transcript

[29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" televised broadcast]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters of the CBS 11 televised broadcast for the 29th annual "Black Music and the Civil Rights Movement Concert" held on January 15th. The footage shows the audience entering the Myerson and the performance edited into seamless clips from various moving camera angles showing featured performers such as Cece Winans.
Date: January 15, 2012
Creator: CBS 11/ TXA 21
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ab Initio Thermodynamic Study of the CO2 Capture Properties of Potassium Carbonate Sesquihydrate, K2CO3·1.5H2O (open access)

Ab Initio Thermodynamic Study of the CO2 Capture Properties of Potassium Carbonate Sesquihydrate, K2CO3·1.5H2O

By combining density functional theory and lattice phonon dynamics, the thermodynamic properties of CO2 absorption/desorption reactions with dehydrated potassium carbonates through K2CO3·1.5H2O + CO2 = 2KHCO3 + 0.5H2O(g) are analyzed. The energy change and the chemical potential of this reaction have been calculated and used to evaluate its thermodynamic properties and phase transitions. The results indicate that the K2CO3·1.5H2O can only be applied for postcombustion CO2 capture technology at temperatures lower than its phase transition temperature, which depends on the CO2 pressure and the steam pressure with the best range being PH2O ≤ 1.0 bar. Above the phase transition temperature, the sorbent will be regenerated into anhydrous K2CO3. If the steam pressure PH2O is much greater than 1.0 bar, it is possible to use the K2CO3·1.5H2O sorbent for precombustion CO2 capture technology. Compared to anhydrous K2CO3, K2CO3·1.5H2O requires less energy for regeneration.
Date: January 1, 2012
Creator: Duan, Yuhua; Luebkes, David R.; Pennline, Henry W.; Li, Bingyun Li; Janik, Michael J. & Halley, Woods
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Abilene City Council Minutes: 2012] (open access)

[Abilene City Council Minutes: 2012]

Ledger containing minutes of the City Council in Abilene, Texas documenting the group's discussions and activities from January 12, 2012 to December 20, 2012.
Date: 2012-01-12/2012-12-20
Creator: Abilene (Tex.)
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Accelerating a random forest classifier: multi-core, GP-GPU, or FPGA? (open access)

Accelerating a random forest classifier: multi-core, GP-GPU, or FPGA?

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Date: January 10, 2012
Creator: Van Essen, B. C.; Macaraeg, C. C.; Prenger, R. & Gokhale, M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Actions to Enforce the Iran Sanctions Act and Implement Contractor Certification Requirement (open access)

Actions to Enforce the Iran Sanctions Act and Implement Contractor Certification Requirement

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since the fall of 2010, State has sanctioned 13 foreign firms under the ISA—2 for investments in Iran’s energy sector and 11 for supplying refined petroleum products."
Date: January 24, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
ACTUAL-WASTE TESTS OF ENHANCED CHEMICAL CLEANING FOR RETRIEVAL OF SRS HLW SLUDGE TANK HEELS AND DECOMPOSITION OF OXALIC ACID (open access)

ACTUAL-WASTE TESTS OF ENHANCED CHEMICAL CLEANING FOR RETRIEVAL OF SRS HLW SLUDGE TANK HEELS AND DECOMPOSITION OF OXALIC ACID

Savannah River National Laboratory conducted a series of tests on the Enhanced Chemical Cleaning (ECC) process using actual Savannah River Site waste material from Tanks 5F and 12H. Testing involved sludge dissolution with 2 wt% oxalic acid, the decomposition of the oxalates by ozonolysis (with and without the aid of ultraviolet light), the evaporation of water from the product, and tracking the concentrations of key components throughout the process. During ECC actual waste testing, the process was successful in decomposing oxalate to below the target levels without causing substantial physical or chemical changes in the product sludge.
Date: January 12, 2012
Creator: Martino, C.; King, W. & Ketusky, E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Addendum to the Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 372: Area 20 Cabriolet/Palanquin Unit Craters Nevada National Security Site, Nevada, Revision 0 (open access)

Addendum to the Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 372: Area 20 Cabriolet/Palanquin Unit Craters Nevada National Security Site, Nevada, Revision 0

This document constitutes an addendum to the Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 372: Area 20 Cabriolet/Palanquin Unit Craters, Nevada Test Site, Nevada (Revision 0), April 2011.
Date: January 1, 2012
Creator: Sloop, Patrick Matthews and Christy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Nanostructured Molecular Sieves for Energy Efficient Industrial Separations (open access)

Advanced Nanostructured Molecular Sieves for Energy Efficient Industrial Separations

Due to the very small relative volatility difference between propane and propylene, current propane/propylene separation by distillation requires very tall distillation towers (150-250 theoretical plates) and large reflux ratios (up to 15), which is considered to be the most energy consuming large-scale separation process. Adsorptive separation processes are widely considered to be more energy-efficient alternatives to distillation. However, slow diffusion kinetics/mass transport rate through the adsorbent bed often limits the performance of such processes, so further improvements are possible if intra-particle mass transfer rates can be improved. Rive Technology, Inc. is developing and commercializing its proprietary mesoporous zeolite technology for catalysis and separation. With well-controlled intracrystalline mesoporosity, diffusion kinetics through such mesoporous zeolite based catalysts is much improved relative to conventional zeolites, leading to significantly better product selectivity. This 'proof-of-principle' project (DE-EE0003470) is intended to demonstrate that Rive mesoporous zeolite technology can be extended and applied in adsorptive propane/propylene separation and lead to significant energy saving compared to the current distillation process. In this project, the mesoporous zeolite Y synthesis technology was successfully extended to X and A zeolites that are more relevant to adsorbent applications. Mesoporosity was introduced to zeolite X and A for the first time while maintaining …
Date: January 18, 2012
Creator: Li, Kunhao
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
ADVANCES IN HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM REMOVAL AT HANFORD (open access)

ADVANCES IN HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM REMOVAL AT HANFORD

At the Hanford Site, chromium was used as a corrosion inhibitor in the reactor cooling water and was introduced into the groundwater as a result of planned and unplanned discharges from reactors during plutonium production since 1944. Beginning in 1995, groundwater treatment methods were evaluated leading to the use of pump and treat facilities with ion exchange using Dowex 21 K, a regenerable strong base anion exchange resin. This required regeneration of the resin, which is currently performed offsite. Resin was installed in a 4 vessel train, with resin removal required from the lead vessel approximately once a month. In 2007, there were 8 trains (32 vessels) in operation. In 2008, DOE recognized that regulatory agreements would require significant expansion in the groundwater chromium treatment capacity. Previous experience from one of the DOE project managers led to identification of a possible alternative resin, and the contractor was requested to evaluate alternative resins for both cost and programmatic risk reductions. Testing was performed onsite in 2009 and 2010, using a variety of potential resins in two separate facilities with groundwater from specific remediation sites to demonstrate resin performance in the specific groundwater chemistry at each site. The testing demonstrated that a …
Date: January 30, 2012
Creator: Neshem, D. O. & Riddelle, J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Advocate, Volume 17, Issue 1, January-March 2012 (open access)

The Advocate, Volume 17, Issue 1, January-March 2012

Quarterly update providing information on environmental regulations for small businesses and local governments in Texas.
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Small Business and Environmental Assistance Division.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians (open access)

Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians

This report collects statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001, and is ongoing. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan.
Date: January 18, 2012
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai, to address corruption within the Afghan government. The report also includes discussion of election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan.
Date: January 20, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
AFIP-4 Irradiation Summary Report (open access)

AFIP-4 Irradiation Summary Report

The Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) Full size plate In center flux trap Position (AFIP) experiment AFIP-4 was designed to evaluate the performance of monolithic uranium-molybdenum (U-Mo) fuels at a scale prototypic of research reactor fuel plates. The AFIP-4 test further examine the fuel/clad interface and its behavior under extreme conditions. After irradiation, fission gas retention measurements will be performed during post irradiation (PIE)1,2. The following report summarizes the life of the AFIP-4 experiment through end of irradiation, including a brief description of the safety analysis, as-run neutronic analysis results, hydraulic testing results, and thermal analysis results.
Date: January 1, 2012
Creator: Perez, Danielle M; Lillo, Misti A; Chang, Gray S.; Roth, Glenn A; Woolstenhulme, Nicolas & Wachs, Daniel M
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Agenda: The Dallas Way, January 17, 2012] (open access)

[Agenda: The Dallas Way, January 17, 2012]

Agenda for the January 17th meeting of the Dallas Way listing the proceedings of the meeting.
Date: January 17, 2012
Creator: The Dallas Way
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Agenda: The Dallas Way, January 17, 2012] (open access)

[Agenda: The Dallas Way, January 17, 2012]

Agenda for the January 17th meeting of the Dallas Way listing the proceedings of the part of the meeting discussing Park Tower Condominiums.
Date: January 17, 2012
Creator: The Dallas Way
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Agenda: The Dallas Way, January 17, 2012] (open access)

[Agenda: The Dallas Way, January 17, 2012]

Agenda for the January 17th meeting of the Dallas Way listing the proceedings of the Dallas Way meeting regarding condominiums.
Date: January 17, 2012
Creator: The Dallas Way
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
AGING BEHAVIOR OF VITON O-RING SEALS IN THE 9975 SHIPPING PACKAGE (open access)

AGING BEHAVIOR OF VITON O-RING SEALS IN THE 9975 SHIPPING PACKAGE

The Savannah River Site (SRS) is storing plutonium (Pu) materials in the K-Area Materials Storage (KAMS) facility. The Pu materials were packaged according to the DOE-STD-3013 standard and shipped to the SRS in Type B 9975 packages. The robust 9975 shipping package was not designed for long-term product storage, but it is a specified part of the storage configuration and the KAMS facility safety basis credits the 9975 design with containment. Within the 9975 package, nested stainless steel containment vessels are closed with dual O-ring seals based on Viton{reg_sign} GLT or GLT-S fluoroelastomer. The aging behavior of the O-ring compounds is being studied to provide the facility with advanced notice of nonconformance and to develop life prediction models. A combination of field surveillance, leak testing of surrogate fixtures aged at bounding service temperatures, and accelerated-aging methodologies based on compression stress-relaxation and oxygen consumption analysis is being used to evaluate seal performance. A summary of the surveillance program relative to seal aging behavior is presented.
Date: January 13, 2012
Creator: Skidmore, E.; Daugherty, W.; Hoffman, E.; Dunn, K. & Bellamy, S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Conservation and the Next Farm Bill (open access)

Agricultural Conservation and the Next Farm Bill

This report discusses and debates the pieces of the 2008 farm bill that will expire at the close of the 2012 funding year. The report suggests that existing programs could be amended or consolidated. Moreover, the report addresses the budgetary issues that arise from keeping existing programs.
Date: January 17, 2012
Creator: Stubbs, Megan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview and Emerging Issues (open access)

Agriculture-Based Biofuels: Overview and Emerging Issues

This report reviews the evolution of the U.S. biofuels sector and the role that federal policy has played in shaping its development. In addition, it highlights emerging issues that are critical to the biofuels sector and of relevance to Congress.
Date: January 20, 2012
Creator: Schnepf, Randy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library