The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is responsible for developing new and environmentally acceptable energy technologies that will offer the nation safe options for energy supply and efficient systems for energy use. Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., (Energy Systems) operates ORNL under a management and operating contract. The purpose of the audit was to review and evaluate the effectiveness of site development planning activities at ORNL. A site development plan is a long-range master plan for the acquisition, development, utilization, and disposal of land and physical facilities at a specific US Department of Energy (DOE) facility. ORNL did not have a current site development plan and had not submitted updates to the old plan. This condition existed because the DOE Field Office, Oak Ridge (OR), and ORNL management had not implemented their responsibilities set forth in applicable DOE orders for site development planning. As a result, DOE had no assurance that ORNL real property holdings would be planned and developed economically and efficiently.

Radiological dose to the offsite maximum individual or the 50-mile population is often estimated assuming that operational atmospheric releases originate from the geographical center of the Savannah River Site. Historically, meteorological data collected from instrumentation on the H-Area tower have been utilized to estimate atmospheric dispersion from centrally located releases.'' This paper examines the effect on dose predictions using meteorological data from seven onsite towers located at A, C, D, F, H, K, and P areas to describe meteorological conditions at the central release location. Maximum individual dose estimates using both annual and short-term average air concentrations are well within 20% of the mean prediction. Population dose estimates are also within 20% of the mean prediction. Population dose estimates are also within 20% of the mean except for two-hour doses using H-Area meteorological data, which is less than the average estimate by about 30%.

The production of hydroxyl radicals by the radiolytic decomposition of water vapor following alpha decay of {sup 222}Rn can be used to produce an ultrafine sulfuric acid aerosol in the presence of SO{sub 2}. In the past, the production of this aerosol appeared to have a limiting threshold in as much as sufficient conversion of SO{sub 2} to SO{sub 4} must be attained to achieve the concentration required for nucleation. This appeared to occur when the bulk average acidity reached an adequately high value. The threshold curve for the onset of the sulfuric acid aerosol formation is a function of the H{sub 2}O, SO{sub 2} and Rn concentrations. The hydroxyl radical formation is dependent on the H{sub 2}O and Rn concentrations. The mass conversion rate of SO{sub 2} to H{sub 2}SO{sub 4} has been studied by measuring the airborne H{sub 2}SO{sub 4} concentration by ion chromatography after it has been collected on a filter and leached into solution. 39 refs., 9 figs.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Kenny Brown's no-bake So Light Cheesecake is featured at the State Fair of Oklahoma."

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Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The mother of a slain high school wrestler and the mother of one of the men accused of killing him both cried Friday as two girls testified they saw Jesus Manuel Corrales and Jacob DeLaCruz shoot at Tommy Byus."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The mother of a slain high school wrestler and the mother of one of the men accused of killing him both cried Friday as two girls testified they saw Jesus Manuel Corrales and Jacob DeLaCruz shoot at Tommy Byus."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Cathy Davis answers the telephone at the Oklahoma City headquarters of Growth Oklahoma, which is campaigning against the repeal of House Bill 1017."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The mother of a slain high school wrestler and the mother of one of the men accused of killing him both cried Friday as two girls testified they saw Jesus Manuel Corrales and Jacob DeLaCruz shoot at Tommy Byus."

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There are four basic eruption processes that produce volcanic ash: (1) decompression of rising magma, gas bubble growth, and fragmentation of the foamy magma in the volcanic vent (magmatic), (2) explosive mixing of magma with ground or surface water (hydrovolcanic), (3) fragmentation of country rock during rapid expansion of steam and/or hot water (phreatic), and (4) breakup of lava fragments during rapid transport from the vent. Variations in eruption style and the characteristics of volcanic ashes produced during explosive eruptions depend on many factors, including magmatic temperature, gas content, viscosity and crystal content of the magma before eruption, the ratio of magma to ground or surface water, and physical properties of the rock enclosing the vent. Volcanic ash is composed of rock and mineral fragments, and glass shards, which is less than 2 mm in diameter. Glass shard shapes and sizes depend upon size and shape of gas bubbles present within the magma immediately before eruption and the processes responsible for fragmentation of the magma. Shards range from slightly curved, thin glass plates, which were broken from large, thin-walled spherical bubble walls, to hollow needles broken from pumiceous melts containing gas bubbles stretched by magma flow within the volcanic vent. …

The major objectives of the project are to: (1) demonstrate the performance of three combustion NO{sub x} control technologies; (2) determine the short-term NO{sub x} emission trends for each of the operating configurations; (3) determine the dynamic long-term NO{sub x} emission characteristics for each of the operating configurations using sophisticated statistical techniques; (4) evaluate progressive cost-effectiveness (i.e., dollars per ton of NO{sub x} removed) of the low NO{sub x} combustion technologies tested; and (5) determine the effects on other combustion parameters (e.g., CO production, carbon carry-over, particulate characteristics) of applying the low NO{sub x} combustion technologies. (VC)

Recent results on decays of charm particles are presented. The CLEO collaboration has measured two body decay modes of D{sub s} involving {eta}, {eta}{sup 1} or {rho}{sup +}, using the new CLEO 2 detector. They also have new measurements of the branching ratios of the D{sup *0} and D{sup *+}. In charm baryon decays, results from CLEO 2 are presented for {Lambda}{sub c}{sup +} {yields} {Sigma}{sup 0}{pi}{sup +}, {Lambda}{sub c}{sup +} {yields} {Lambda}{pi}{sup +}{pi}{sup 0}, and the W-exchange process {Xi}{sub c}{sup 0} {yields} {Omega}{sup {minus}} K{sup +} has been observed in the CLEO 1 data. 31 refs., 20 figs., 6 tabs.

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.

Radiological dose to the offsite maximum individual or the 50-mile population is often estimated assuming that operational atmospheric releases originate from the geographical center of the Savannah River Site. Historically, meteorological data collected from instrumentation on the H-Area tower have been utilized to estimate atmospheric dispersion from centrally located ``releases.`` This paper examines the effect on dose predictions using meteorological data from seven onsite towers located at A, C, D, F, H, K, and P areas to describe meteorological conditions at the central release location. Maximum individual dose estimates using both annual and short-term average air concentrations are well within 20% of the mean prediction. Population dose estimates are also within 20% of the mean prediction. Population dose estimates are also within 20% of the mean except for two-hour doses using H-Area meteorological data, which is less than the average estimate by about 30%.

Weekly student newspaper from San Antonio College in San Antonio, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.

Student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state, national, and campus news along with advertising. Formerly The Campus Chat.

Weekly newspaper from Sulphur Springs, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Daily newspaper from Sulphur Springs, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Bud Wilkinson, right, shakes hands with former Texas football coach Darrell Royal during a banquet in Oklahoma City in 1991."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sports broadcaster Jim Simpson, left, visits, with former football coach Bud Wilkinson who was honored at a recent tribute dinner at the Marriott Hotel."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Putnam West Patriot nose guard John Fletcher (50) celebrates after recovering a Putnam North fumble during the first qarter of Friday night's game."

Photograph of a historic property located at 2003 17th in Lubbock, Texas.