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Plan for the Future of Neutron Research on Condensed Matter : An Argonne National Laboratory Report Prepared in Response to the "Report of the Review Panel on Neutron Scattering" (open access)

Plan for the Future of Neutron Research on Condensed Matter : An Argonne National Laboratory Report Prepared in Response to the "Report of the Review Panel on Neutron Scattering"

The Review Panel on Neutron Scattering has recommended an expanded budget to allow systematic development of the field. An alternative plan for the future of neutron research on condensed matter is presented here, in case it is not possible to fund the expanded budget. This plan leads, in a rational and logical way, to a world-class neutron source that will ensure the vitality of the field and exploit the many benefits that state-of-the-art neutron facilities can bring to programs in the materials and biological sciences.
Date: January 27, 1981
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of a solar desiccant dehumidifier. Phase II. Technical progress report (open access)

Development of a solar desiccant dehumidifier. Phase II. Technical progress report

The effort reported is a continuation of the development testing of the 1.5-ton solar desiccant air conditioner (SODAC) and is concerned with determination of the SODAC performance in the recirculated and ventilated mode configuration. Test data in the recirculated mode are presented. As originally conceived, the SODAC features two-speed indoor and outdoor fans to permit more efficient operation at reduced capacity. In both full-flow and half-flow cases, the experimental data are compared to computer predictions. The system and its operation are described, as are the system test facility and procedures. The system description includes the characteristics of the major components, the performance at design conditions, and the control schemes for optimum operation in various climates. (LEW)
Date: March 27, 1981
Creator: Rousseau, J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1981 (open access)

The Tulia Herald (Tulia, Tex.), Vol. 73, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 27, 1981

Weekly newspaper from Tulia, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: August 27, 1981
Creator: Tooley, Wendell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Measurement of outdoor noise levels adjacent to K-25 facility, ORGDP (open access)

Measurement of outdoor noise levels adjacent to K-25 facility, ORGDP

In order to obtain baseline data on environmental sound for a report on the expected environmental effects of constructing an incinerator adjacent to the ORGDP, an abbreviated measurement program was carried out. Ten measurement locations were selected for the measurements, six being representative of the ORGDP fenceline, and four representative of the surrounding area. Measurements consisted of short-term octave-band measurements and one-half hour A-weighted exceedance levels. It had been previously determined that the influence of the K-25 plant on the noise environment tends to stabilize the minimum sound level in such a way that nighttime measurements would not be needed.
Date: August 27, 1981
Creator: Rodman, C. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Category I structures program. [PWR; BWR] (open access)

Category I structures program. [PWR; BWR]

The objective of the Category I Structure Program is to supply experimental and analytical information needed to assess the structural capacity of Category I structures (excluding the reactor cntainment building). Because the shear wall is a principal element of a Category I structure, and because relatively little experimental information is available on the shear walls, it was selected as the test element for the experimental program. The large load capacities of shear walls in Category I structures dictates that the experimental tests be conducted on small size shear wall structures that incorporates the general construction details and characteristics of as-built shear walls.
Date: October 27, 1981
Creator: Endebrock, E.G. & Dove, R.C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determination of plutonium in air and smear samples (open access)

Determination of plutonium in air and smear samples

A method has been developed for the determination of plutonium in air samples and smear samples that were collected on filter papers. The sample papers are digested in nitric acid, extracted into 2-thenoyltrifluoroacetone (TTA)-xylene, and evaporated onto stainless steel disks. Alpha spectrometry is employed to determine the activity of each plutonium isotope. Each sample is spiked with plutonium-236. All glassware used in the procedure is disposable. The detection limits are 3 and 5 dpm (disintegrations per minute) for air and smear samples, respectively, with an average recovery of 87%.
Date: February 27, 1981
Creator: Hinton, E. R., Jr. & Tucker, W. O.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Overview of coal conversion (open access)

Overview of coal conversion

The structure of coal and the processes of coal gasification and coal liquefaction are reviewed. While coal conversion technology is not likely to provide a significant amount of synthetic fuel within the next several years, there is a clear interest both in government and private sectors in the development of this technology to hedge against ever-diminishing petroleum supplies, especially from foreign sources. It is evident from this rather cursory survey that there is some old technology that is highly reliable; new technology is being developed but is not ready for commercialization at the present state of development. The area of coal conversion is ripe for exploration both on the applied and basic research levels. A great deal more must be understood about the reactions of coal, the reactions of coal products, and the physics and chemistry involved in the various stages of coal conversion processes in order to make this technology economically viable.
Date: March 27, 1981
Creator: Clark, B. R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geothermal reservoir engineering code: comparison and validation (open access)

Geothermal reservoir engineering code: comparison and validation

INTERCOMP has simulated six geothermal reservoir problems. INTERCOMP's geothermal reservoir model was used for all problems. No modifications were made to this model except to provide tabular output of the simulation results in the units used in RFP No. DE-RP03-80SF-10844. No difficulty was encountered in performing the problems described herein, although setting up the boundary and grid conditions exactly as specified were sometimes awkward, and minor modifications to the grid system were necessitated. The results of each problem are presented in tabular and (for many) graphical form.
Date: February 27, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
AFR spent fuel storage program. Technical progress report, October 1980-December 1980 (open access)

AFR spent fuel storage program. Technical progress report, October 1980-December 1980

Work on this project is focused on developing design and licensing information for the model facility. Facility modification designs and studies scheduled in 1980 have been completed with a draft report forwarded to DOE for review. Subcontracts for additional rack design analysis to include disassembled fuel were approved by DOE in late December and will be completed in mid-April. Essentially all the security design and licensing documentation work have been completed with the major effort remaining being editorial.
Date: January 27, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energy utilization: municipal waste incineration. Final report (open access)

Energy utilization: municipal waste incineration. Final report

An assessment is made of the technical and economical feasibility of converting municipal waste into useful and useable energy. The concept presented involves retrofitting an existing municipal incinerator with the systems and equipment necessary to produce process steam and electric power. The concept is economically attractive since the cost of necessary waste heat recovery equipment is usually a comparatively small percentage of the cost of the original incinerator installation. Technical data obtained from presently operating incinerators designed specifically for generating energy, documents the technical feasibility and stipulates certain design constraints. The investigation includes a cost summary; description of process and facilities; conceptual design; economic analysis; derivation of costs; itemized estimated costs; design and construction schedule; and some drawings.
Date: March 27, 1981
Creator: LaBeck, M.F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Positron lifetime and Doppler broadening techniques applied to irradiation-damaged silver (open access)

Positron lifetime and Doppler broadening techniques applied to irradiation-damaged silver

Positron lifetime and Doppler broadening measurements have been used to study defect production resulting from room temperature irradiation of pure silver by D-T fusion neutrons or energetic protons. Use of the positron annihilation analysis has established that the surviving defects from both irradiations have the same dose dependence and that defect concentration can be quantitatively measured and compared to damage models. The relative merit of the lifetime and Doppler broadening measurements in arriving at these conclusions is discussed in this report along with some practical aspects of the measurements. In the proton damaged samples the trapping rate approaches saturation, a circumstance which could be misinterpreted if a less extensive data set containing only Doppler broadening data were available. Some remarks about the analysis of positron data and general conclusions about the defect structure are given. 3 figures.
Date: July 27, 1981
Creator: Howell, R.H.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molecular potentials and relaxation dynamics (open access)

Molecular potentials and relaxation dynamics

The use of empirical pseudopotentials, in evaluating interatomic potentials, provides an inexpensive and convenient method for obtaining highly accurate potential curves and permits the modeling of core-valence correlation, and the inclusion of relativistic effects when these are significant. As an example, recent calculations of the chi/sup 1/..sigma../sup +/ and a/sup 3/..sigma../sup +/ states of LiH, NaH, KH, RbH, and CsH and the chi/sup 2/..sigma../sup +/ states of their anions are discussed. Pseudopotentials, including core polarization terms, have been used to replace the core electrons, and this has been coupled with the development of compact, highly-optimized basis sets for the corresponding one- and two-electron atoms. Comparisons of the neutral potential curves with experiment and other ab initio calculations show good agreement (within 1000 cm/sup -1/ over most of the potential curves) with the difference curves being considerably more accurate.
Date: March 27, 1981
Creator: Karo, A.M.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electrostatic air filters generated by electric fields (open access)

Electrostatic air filters generated by electric fields

This paper presents theoretical and experimental findings on fibrous filters converted to electrostatic operation by a nonionizing electric field. Compared to a conventional fibrous filter, the electrostatic filter has a higher efficiency and a longer, useful life. The increased efficiency is attributed to a time independent attraction between polarized fibers and charged, polarized particles and a time dependent attraction between charged fibers and charged, polarized particles. The charge on the fibers results from a dynamic process of charge accumulation due to the particle deposits and a charge dissipation due to the fiber conductivity.
Date: January 27, 1981
Creator: Bergman, W.; Biermann, A. H.; Hebard, H. D.; Lum, B. Y. & Kuhl, W. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization of muntjac DNA (open access)

Characterization of muntjac DNA

Sister chromatid exchange (SCE) in muntjac chromosomes is generally proportional to the chromosomal DNA content, but the SCE frequency is reduced in the heterochromatic neck region of the X chromosome. The physical properties of muntjac DNA and the kinetics of repair of UV damage in muntjac heterochromatin and euchromatin were examined and compared with the distribution of sister chromatid exchange.
Date: May 27, 1981
Creator: Davis, R.C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pressure measurements of nonplanar stress waves (open access)

Pressure measurements of nonplanar stress waves

A useful gage has been developed for measuring pressure of nonplanar or obliquely incident stress waves. The measurements made with these gages are not as precise as direct strain gage measurements, but are very good considering the conditions under which these gages are used. We feel a need to further develop our ability to measure nonplanar stress waves in the 0 to 10 kbar range. Carbon or ytterbium will probably be chosen for the sensing element.
Date: February 27, 1981
Creator: Carlson, G.H. & Charest, J.A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Minicar race] captions transcript

[News Clip: Minicar race]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: June 27, 1981, 5:30 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Byrd budgets] captions transcript

[News Clip: Byrd budgets]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: July 27, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Water properties] captions transcript

[News Clip: Water properties]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 27, 1981, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: 35N fatal] captions transcript

[News Clip: 35N fatal]

B-roll video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 27, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Blue Cross] captions transcript

[News Clip: Blue Cross]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: May 27, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Desegregation (all network)] captions transcript

[News Clip: Desegregation (all network)]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: April 27, 1981, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Cement] captions transcript

[News Clip: Cement]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: October 27, 1981, 5:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Service fees] captions transcript

[News Clip: Service fees]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: August 27, 1981, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Sewage (Lake Lewisville)] captions transcript

[News Clip: Sewage (Lake Lewisville)]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: February 27, 1981, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library