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The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 38, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

The Seminole Sentinel (Seminole, Tex.), Vol. 93, No. 38, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Semiweekly newspaper from Seminole, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Dow, M. Gene & Fisher, David
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, February 27, 2000

Interview with Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, former pilot from Kerrville, Texas. Mrs. Dickerson describes her early interest in airplanes and tells stories from her days with the WWII Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASP), flying different types of aircraft to bases all over the United States. She includes the history of WASP, its formation, and dissolution. Her flying stories detail plane crashes and near-death experiences, including the sabotage of planes at the airport in Enid, OK by a German National. Mrs. Dickerson also talks about running a flying service in the Kerrville airport with her husband, Carl Meek, during the early days of aviation after WWII.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, February 27, 2000

Interview with Mary Margaret Hall Doyen, who was born in the Philippines and moved to Kerrville, Texas when she was 9. Mrs. Doyen details the reasons her family moved to the Philippines, and then to Kerrville. Within the interview, she also talks about her family history (including her Cherokee Indian heritage), the flood of 1932, her grandparent's jewelry store, Self's Jewelry, her schooling in Kerrville, meeting her husband, Glen Doyen, during World War II, and her various occupations throughout her life. Mrs. Doyen says she possesses many photos of Kerrville because of her and her mother's work as photography developers.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Bethel, Ann; Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Doyen, Mary Margaret Hall & Doyen, Glen
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: White, Barbara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Levelland and Hockley County News-Press (Levelland, Tex.), Vol. 21, No. 95, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Semiweekly newspaper from Levelland, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Rigg, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 102, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 78, No. 102, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 100, No. 293, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 100, No. 293, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Alvin Sun-Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Vol. 109, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Schwind, Jim & Holton, Kathleen
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 84, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 84, No. 142, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Success in managing waste with no identified path to disposal at the INEEL (open access)

Success in managing waste with no identified path to disposal at the INEEL

The Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) is aggressively managing waste with no identified path to disposal (WNPD), which was previously termed special case waste (SCW). As a result of several years of this aggressive management, the INEEL has reduced its WNPD volume from approximately 38,000 m{sup 3} in 1993 to approximately 6.33 m{sup 3} in 1999. This paper discusses how the INEEL reduced its WNPD volume. It specifically discusses the beryllium reflector waste produced from the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) as an example of the INEEL's success in managing its WNPD. The INEEL's success in reducing its WNPD volume is the result of establishing long-range strategic objectives and consistently allocating an annual budget to implement specific work tasks that are consistent with these objectives. In addition, specific short- and long-range work tasks were developed and documented in work control documents. The work tasks are evaluated annually for consistency with the strategic objectives. Since the INEEL has successfully reduced its WNPD volume, it is now focusing on disposing of the remaining volume and preventing future generation of WNPD. As a result of this focused effort, a life-cycle disposal plan was developed for the Advanced Test Reactor (ATR) beryllium waste. …
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Mullen, C. K.; Carboneau, M. L. & Leavitt, M. R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Little Here, A Little There, A Fairly Big Problem Everywhere: Small-Quantity-Site Transuranic Waste Disposition Alternatives (open access)

A Little Here, A Little There, A Fairly Big Problem Everywhere: Small-Quantity-Site Transuranic Waste Disposition Alternatives

Small quantities of transuranic (TRU) waste represent a significant challenge to the waste disposition and facility closure plans of several sites in the Department of Energy (DOE) complex. This paper presents the results of a series of evaluations, using a systems engineering approach, to identify the preferred alternative for dispositioning TRU waste from small quantity sites (SQSs). The TRU waste disposition alternatives evaluation used semi-quantitative data provided by the SQSs, potential receiving sites, and the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) to select and recommend candidate sites for waste receipt, interim storage, processing, and preparation for final disposition of contact-handled (CH) and remote-handled (RH) TRU waste. The evaluations of only four of these SQSs resulted in potential savings to the taxpayer of $33 million to $81 million, depending on whether mobile systems could be used to characterize, package, and certify the waste or whether each site would be required to perform this work. Small quantity shipping sites included in the evaluation included the Battelle Columbus Laboratory (BCL), University of Missouri Research Reactor (MURR), Energy Technology Engineering Center (ETEC), and Mound Laboratory. Candidate receiving sites included the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL), the Savannah River Site (SRS), Los Alamos National …
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Luke, D.; Parker, D.; Moss, J.; Monk, T.; Fritz, L.; Daugherty, B. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Viscous liquid barrier demonstration at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Linac Isotope Producer (open access)

Viscous liquid barrier demonstration at the Brookhaven National Laboratory Linac Isotope Producer

Groundwater monitoring has detected tritium ({sup 3}H) and {sup 22}Na contamination down gradient from the Brookhaven LINAC Isotope Producer (BLIP), located at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL). Site characterization studies indicate that the BLIP is the source of contamination. The highest measured values for {sup 3}H were 52,400 pCi/L recorded less than 100 feet south (down gradient) of the BLIP facility. The BLIP produces radioisotopes that are crucial in nuclear medicine for both research and clinical use. The BLIP also supports research on diagnostic and therapeutic radiopharmaceuticals. During operation a proton beam impinges a target (typically salts encapsulated in stainless steel) to produce the required radioisotopes. The proton beam is completely absorbed prior to reaching the soils surrounding the target shaft. However, secondary neutrons are produced that reach the soil causing activation products to form. Among the longer-lived isotopes of concern are tritium and {sup 22}Na. Both of these isotopes have the potential to negatively impact the groundwater below the BLIP. Several corrective actions have been implemented at the BLIP facility in response to tritium detection in the groundwater. The first actions were to improve surface water management (e.g. storm water down spouts) and the installation of a gunite cap around …
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Heiser, J. H.; Sullivan, T.; Ludewig, H.; Brower, J.; North-Abbott, M.; Manchester, K. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rapid Measurement of Neutron Dose Rate for Transport Index (open access)

Rapid Measurement of Neutron Dose Rate for Transport Index

A newly available neutron dose equivalent remmeter with improved sensitivity and energy response has been put into service at Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site (RFETS). This instrument is being used to expedite measurement of the Transport Index and as an ALARA tool to identify locations where slightly elevated neutron dose equivalent rates exist. The meter is capable of measuring dose rates as low as 0.2 {mu}Sv per hour (20 {mu}rem per hour). Tests of the angular response and energy response of the instrument are reported. Calculations of the theoretical instrument response made using MCNP{trademark} are reported for materials typical of those being shipped.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Morris, R. L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Silicon polymer encapsulation of high level calcine waste for transportation or disposal (open access)

Silicon polymer encapsulation of high level calcine waste for transportation or disposal

Engineers at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (INEEL) are investigating the use of a proprietary silicon-polymer to encapsulate high-level calcine waste stored at the INEEL's Idaho Nuclear Technology and Engineering Center (INTEC). The silicon-polymer-encapsulated waste may be suitable for direct disposal at a radioactive waste disposal facility or for transport to an offsite melter for further processing. In connection with silicon-polymer encapsulation, the University of Akron, under special arrangement with Orbit Technologies, the originator of the Polymer Encapsulation Technology (PET), has studied a simulated waste material from INTEC called pilot-scale calcine that contains hazardous materials but no radioactive isotopes. In this study, Toxicity Characteristic Leaching Procedure (TCLP) and Materials Characterization Center Test 1P were performed to test the waste form for disposal. In addition, a maximum waste loading was established for transporting the calcine waste at INTEC to an offsite melter. For this maximum waste loading, compressive strength testing, 10-m drop testing, melt testing, and a Department of Transportation (DOT) oxidizer test were performed.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Loomis, G. G.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mercury removal at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory's New Waste Calcining Facility (open access)

Mercury removal at Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory's New Waste Calcining Facility

Technologies were investigated to determine viable processes for removing mercury from the calciner (NWCF) offgas system at the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory. Technologies for gas phase and aqueous phase treatment were evaluated. The technologies determined are intended to meet EPA Maximum Achievable Control Technology (MACT) requirements under the Clean Air Act and Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). Currently, mercury accumulation in the calciner off-gas scrubbing system is transferred to the tank farm. These transfers lead to accumulation in the liquid heels of the tanks. The principal objective for aqueous phase mercury removal is heel mercury reduction. The system presents a challenge to traditional methods because of the presence of nitrogen oxides in the gas phase and high nitric acid in the aqueous scrubbing solution. Many old and new technologies were evaluated including sorbents and absorption in the gas phase and ion exchange, membranes/sorption, galvanic methods, and UV reduction in the aqueous phase. Process modifications and feed pre-treatment were also evaluated. Various properties of mercury and its compounds were summarized and speciation was predicted based on thermodynamics. Three systems (process modification, NOxidizer combustor, and electrochemical aqueous phase treatment) and additional technology testing were recommended.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Ashworth, S. C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
USE OF PERFLUOROCARBON TRACER (PFT) TECHNOLOGY FOR SUBSURFACE BARRIER INTEGRITY VERIFICATION AT THE WALDO TEST SITE (open access)

USE OF PERFLUOROCARBON TRACER (PFT) TECHNOLOGY FOR SUBSURFACE BARRIER INTEGRITY VERIFICATION AT THE WALDO TEST SITE

Researchers from Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) tested perfluorocarbon (PFT) gas tracers on a subsurface barrier with known flaws at the Waldo test facility [operated by Science and Engineering Associates, Inc (SEA)]. The tests involved the use of five unique PFT tracers with a different tracer injected along the interior of each wall of the barrier. A fifth tracer was injected exterior to the barrier to examine the validity of diffusion controlled transport of the PFTs. The PFTs were injected for three days at a nominal flow rate of 15 cm{sup 3}/min and a concentrations in the range of a few hundred ppm. Approximately 65 liters of air laced with tracer was injected for each tracer. The tracers were able to accurately detect the presence of the engineered flaws. Two flaws were detected on the north and east walls and lane flaw was detected on the south and west walls. In addition, one non-engineered flaw at the seam between the north and east walls was also detected. The use of multiple tracers provided independent confirmation of the flaws and permitted a distinction between tracers arriving at a monitoring port after being released from a nearby flaw and non-engineered flaws. The PFTs …
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Sullivan, T.; Heiser, J.; Senum, G. & Millian, L.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

The Panola Watchman (Carthage, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 17, Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Semiweekly newspaper from Carthage, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Sunday, February 27, 2000

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
[Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Bulletin: February 27, 2000] (open access)

[Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church Bulletin: February 27, 2000]

Church bulletin listing the order of worship for the 7:30 and 11:00 Sunday morning services at the Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, as well as various notes about upcoming events, congregational news, and other information of relevance to church members.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Dickerson, February 27, 2000, Supplement (open access)

Oral History Interview with Rosa Lea Dickerson, February 27, 2000, Supplement

Supplemental materials to accompany an interview with former pilot Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek Dickerson, including an article in the Kerrville Daily Times about Dickerson's experience in the Women's Airforce Service Pilots.
Date: February 27, 2000
Creator: Snodgrass, Clarabelle; Bethel, Ann & Dickerson, Rosa Lea Fullwood Meek
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History