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Extended Community: An Oral History of the Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP), 1989 - 2003 (open access)

Extended Community: An Oral History of the Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP), 1989 - 2003

Studying the Community Environmental Monitoring Program (CEMP) provides a unique opportunity to trace a concept created by two nuclear industry originators from inception, as it transitioned through several stewardship agencies, to management by a non-profit organization. This transition is informed not only by changes over two decades in the views of the general populace toward nuclear testing but also by changing political climates and public policies. Several parallel histories accompanied the development of the CEMP: an administrative history, an environmental history, and a history of changing public perception of not only nuclear testing, but other activities involving radiation such as waste transportation, as well. Although vital, those histories will be provided only as background to the subject of this study, the oral histories gathered in this project. The oral histories collected open a window into the nuclear testing history of Nevada and Utah that has not heretofore been opened. The nuclear industry has generated a great deal of positive and negative reaction since its inception. The CEMP emerged with specific objectives. It was designed to provide information to potential downwind communities and counter negative perceptions by creating more community involvement and education about the testing. The current objectives of the …
Date: July 1, 2004
Creator: DeSilva, Susan
System: The UNT Digital Library
Steam Digest: Volume IV (open access)

Steam Digest: Volume IV

This edition of the Steam Digest is a compendium of 2003 articles on the technical and financial benefits of steam efficiency, presented by the stakeholders of the U.S. Department of Energy's BestPractices Steam effort.
Date: July 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Norcal Prototype LNG Truck Fleet: Final Results (open access)

Norcal Prototype LNG Truck Fleet: Final Results

U.S. DOE and National Renewable Energy Laboratory evaluated Norcal Waste Systems liquefied natural gas (LNG) waste transfer trucks. Trucks had prototype Cummins Westport ISXG engines. Report gives final evaluation results.
Date: July 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library