Nuclear Energy: NRC Has Made Progress in Implementing Its Reactor Oversight and Licensing Processes but Continues to Face Challenges (open access)

Nuclear Energy: NRC Has Made Progress in Implementing Its Reactor Oversight and Licensing Processes but Continues to Face Challenges

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is responsible for overseeing the nation's 104 commercial nuclear power reactors to ensure they are operated safely. Since 2000, NRC has used a formal Reactor Oversight Process (ROP) to oversee safety. NRC is also responsible for licensing the construction and operation of new reactors. Electric power companies have announced plans to submit 20 applications in the next 18 months. This testimony is based on GAO reports that reviewed (1) how NRC implements the ROP, (2) the results of the ROP over several years, (3) the status of NRC's efforts to improve the ROP, (4) NRC's efforts to prepare its workforce and manage its workload for new reactor licensing, and (5) NRC's efforts to develop its regulatory framework and review processes for new reactor activities. In conducting this work, GAO analyzed programwide information and interviewed cognizant NRC managers and industry representatives."
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases (open access)

Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Program: Management Problems May Increase Vulnerability of U.S. Agriculture to Foreign Pests and Diseases

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "U.S. agriculture generates over $1 trillion in economic activity annually, but concerns exist about its vulnerability to foreign pests and diseases. Under the agricultural quarantine inspection (AQI) program, passengers and cargo are inspected at U.S. ports of entry to intercept prohibited material and pests. The Homeland Security Act of 2002 transferred responsibility for inspections from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Customs and Border Protection (CBP). APHIS retained some AQI-related responsibilities, such as policy setting and training. This testimony is based on issued GAO reports and discusses (1) steps DHS and USDA took that were intended to strengthen the AQI program, (2) views of agriculture specialists of their work experiences since the transfer, and (3) management problems. As part of these reports, GAO surveyed a representative sample of agriculture specialists on their work experiences, analyzed inspection and interception data, and interviewed agency officials."
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Demographics of 2007 TDNA Board of Directors] (open access)

[Demographics of 2007 TDNA Board of Directors]

Texas Daily Newspaper Association's Demographics of 2007 Board of Directors. A map of the state of Texas with the locations of TDNA board members, their home town and where their newspapers circulate. The key on the left side corresponds with the map, the number, their average circulations per week, the newspaper company, and the board member who is apart of TDNA.
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: Texas Daily Newspaper Association
System: The UNT Digital Library
[2007 Election Timetable for 2008 Board of Directors] (open access)

[2007 Election Timetable for 2008 Board of Directors]

The 2007 election timetable for the Texas Daily Newspaper Association 2008 Board of Directors starting in October 15, 2007 and going until November 27, 2007. The first item on the agenda are letters to the TDNA president outlining the nomination process, with the news release announcing the new board members of 2008.
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: Texas Daily Newspaper Association
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Edgar McCann, October 3, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Edgar McCann, October 3, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Edgar McCann. McCann was drafted into the Navy in 1944. He completed boot camp in San Diego. He served in Hawaii for fourteen months and remained at a base during the war repairing landing craft. He provides some details of his work and life in Oahu, Hawaii. He was discharged in Houston in late 1945.
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: McCann, Edgar
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with George Black, October 3, 2007 (open access)

Oral History Interview with George Black, October 3, 2007

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with George Black. Admiral James Richardson inspired Black to join the Navy. Black enlisted on his 18th birthday. He then trained as a radio operator and in January 1945 boarded the USS Franklin (CV-13). Black was in the mess hall after finishing a long watch when the bombs struck. Hungry and tired, he was suddenly tossed against the wall, landing conveniently on a pile of mattresses. But he was also trapped, the hatch inoperable due to a fire above. He managed somehow to escape in the dark and abandon ship. After being rescued by the USS Hunt (DD-674), Black was temporarily paralyzed from the waist down by hypothermia from the cold water. Upon recovery, he was reassigned to a secret outfit, as a radio direction finder locating enemy transmissions. After the war, Black finished his service aboard a seagoing tug, serving as the communications officer due to a shortage of men. He suffered from PTSD after discharge, which required continued use of medication to manage.
Date: October 3, 2007
Creator: Black, George
System: The Portal to Texas History