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CORCON-MOD1 preliminary evaluation and application to safety analysis of a large LMFBR plant (open access)

CORCON-MOD1 preliminary evaluation and application to safety analysis of a large LMFBR plant

The CORCON-MOD1 core material-concrete interaction code, developed at the Sandia Laboratories for LWR safety analysis, was adapted for analyzing a postulated LMFBR core melt accident.
Date: June 30, 1981
Creator: Chen, K.H. & Ray, K.S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear criticality information system (open access)

Nuclear criticality information system

The nuclear criticality safety program at LLNL began in the 1950's with a critical measurements program which produced benchmark data until the late 1960's. This same time period saw the rapid development of computer technology useful for both computer modeling of fissile systems and for computer-aided management and display of the computational benchmark data. Database management grew in importance as the amount of information increased and as experimental programs were terminated. Within the criticality safety program at LLNL we began at that time to develop a computer library of benchmark data for validation of computer codes and cross sections. As part of this effort, we prepared a computer-based bibliography of criticality measurements on relatively simple systems. However, it is only now that some of these computer-based resources can be made available to the nuclear criticality safety community at large. This technology transfer is being accomplished by the DOE Technology Information System (TIS), a dedicated, advanced information system. The NCIS database is described.
Date: November 30, 1981
Creator: Koponen, B. L. & Hampel, V. E.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bates solar industrial process steam application environmental impact assessment (open access)

Bates solar industrial process steam application environmental impact assessment

It is planned to install 34,440 square feet of linear parabolic trough solar collectors at a new corrugator plant for making corrugated boxes. The system is to operate in parallel with a fossil fuel boiler. An assessment is presented of the impacts of the solar energy system on the existing environment and to determine whether or not a more detailed environmental impact statement is needed. The environmental assessment is based on actual operational data obtained on the collector, fluid, and heat transport system. A description of the design of the solar energy system and its application is given. Also included is a discussion of the location of the new plant in Fort Worth, Texas, and of the surrounding environment. Environmental impacts are discussed in detail, and alternatives to the solar industrial process steam retrofit application are offered. It is concluded that the overall benefits from the solar industrial process heat system outweigh any negative environmental factors. Benefits include reduced fossil fuel demand, with attending reductions in air pollutants. The selection of a stable heat transfer fluid with low toxicity and biodegradable qualities minimizes environmental damage due to fluid spills, personal exposure, and degradation byproducts. The collector is found to be …
Date: June 30, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal as an option for power generation in US territories of the Pacific (open access)

Coal as an option for power generation in US territories of the Pacific

A survey of general considerations relating to the use of coal in US territories and trust territories of the Pacific suggests that coal is a viable option for power generation. Future coal supplies, principally from Australia and the west coast of America, promise to be more than adequate, but large bulk carriers will probably not be able to land coal directly because of inadequate port facilities. Hence, smaller than Panamax-class vessels (60,000 dwt) or some arrangement utilizing self-loading barges or lighters would have to be used. Except for Guam, with peak power requirements on the order of 175 MW/sub e/, most territories have current, albeit inadequate, installations of 1 to 25 MW/sub e/ Turnkey, conventional-coal-fired, electrical-power generating systems are available in that size range. US environmental laws are now applicable to Guam and American Samoa; the trust territories are exempt. However, the small power requirements of many small islands will qualify for exemption from the New Source Performance Standards called for in the Clean Air Act. The principal problems with coal use in the territories, apart from the shallow draft of most harbors, are the limited amount of land available and the high capital costs associated with conversion. Ocean dumping …
Date: November 30, 1981
Creator: Borg, I. Y.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Study of the competitive viability of minority fuel oil marketers. Final report (open access)

Study of the competitive viability of minority fuel oil marketers. Final report

Previous studies on the competitive viability of the fuel oil heating market had addressed some of the unique problems facing minority fuel oil marketers (MFMs) within the total market sector (TMS). This study focused on identifying and developing quantitative information on MFMs in the TMS. The specific objective was to determine whether the business problems experienced by MFMs were directly related to their minority status or were characterstic of any firm in the TMS operating under comparable conditions. As an overall conclusion, thorough investigation of the MFMs considered to constitute the universe of minoriy firms within the TMS did not reveal any evidence of overt discrimination affecting the competitive viability of MFMs. Upon analysis, the problems reported by MFMs could not be reasonably ascribed to discrimination on the basis of their minority business status. The study, however, did point up problems unique to MFMs as the result of typical operational and financial characteristics. For example, MFMs, compared to the TMS norm, have not been in the market as long and are smaller in terms of total assets, number of employees, number of trucks, number of accounts and annual volume of oil delivered. Their primary customers are low-income families in urban …
Date: September 30, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0135.0258]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dismantling begins on the 45th Infantry Division monument."
Date: December 30, 1981
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0135.0259]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Granite thunderbirds readied for storage."
Date: December 30, 1981
Creator: Argo, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0154.0474]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Oscar Rose Junior College administrators view renovation work done in the Engineering Science building."
Date: December 30, 1981
Creator: Beckel, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0149.0841]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "A suspiciously funnel-like tail dips out of the clouds Friday night near Moore High School."
Date: May 30, 1981
Creator: Longstreath, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0154.0109]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Alice Davis prepares the third covering this chair has seen since she bought it in 1960."
Date: April 30, 1981
Creator: Hoke, Doug
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0151.0443]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Debbie Czarski, age 6, making Piñatas."
Date: December 30, 1981
Creator: McDaniel, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0143.0036]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "DR. DENTON COOLEY, HEART SURGEON, LEAVES THE COURT ROOM FRIDAY 1/30/81 AFTER TESTIFYING IN THE KATHLEEN SANDIFORD MURDER TRIAL."
Date: January 30, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0156.0172]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: March 30, 1981
Creator: McDaniel, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0135.0509]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "The sun shines brightly on Tara Clarebut, Oklahoma County 4-h princess for 1982, who sits proudly in her saddle during the last weekend's county free fair horse show."
Date: August 30, 1981
Creator: Lynn, Renee
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0136.0546]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "City crews load junk and trash from residential curbs which cannot normally be picked uo on regular routes of the sanitation department."
Date: March 30, 1981
Creator: Tullous, Don
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0135.0462]

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "Rosie Clanahan tries on a coyote and leather vest in Willmann's furs that will go up for auction at the Taste of Oklahoma City."
Date: July 30, 1981
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0137.0158]

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper.
Date: July 30, 1981
Creator: Albright, Bob
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0352.0072]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Gene Knight of Oklahoma City cheers his hit to the fence."
Date: May 30, 1981
Creator: Longstreath, David
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Comparative analysis of LMFBR licensing in the United States and other countries - notably France. Executive summary (open access)

Comparative analysis of LMFBR licensing in the United States and other countries - notably France. Executive summary

The safety-related design aspects and licensing experiences of LMFBR projects in other democratic countries have been studied and contrasted to those in the United States in order to understand the importance of different approaches to safety, and also to understand better the system of the United States. The regulatory systems and LMFBR programs of France and the United States are contrasted in detail, and that of West Germany is also studied. The programs of Japan and the United Kingdom receive considerably less attention, and that of the Soviet Union is ignored.
Date: September 30, 1981
Creator: Golay, M.W. & Castillo, M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Biological and clinical dosimetry. Progress report, October 1, 1980-September 30, 1981 (open access)

Biological and clinical dosimetry. Progress report, October 1, 1980-September 30, 1981

A second measurement of the event size distribution for 20 MeV neutrons was carried out at Ohio University to determine the reproducability of results. Again a significant difference between measurement and theoretical calculations by Caswell and Coyne was found. The measured fraction of events due to alpha particles was significantly lower than that predicted by the calculation of Casell and Coyne. Furthermore, the discrepancies with the theoretical calculations made by Caswell and Coyne were confirmed by measurements made with a differently designed T-E proportional counter. A non-isolated-sensor solid polystyrene calorimeter was constructed and tested during the past year. It has the advantages of, (1) simple construction, (2) simple operation, without vacuum or feedback for temperature control, (3) the capability of obtaining simultaneous measurements at different depths and azimuthal angle, and (4) the possibility of obtaining measurements with the calorimeter directed in any orientation.
Date: September 30, 1981
Creator: Laughlin, J. S. & Zeitz, L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improved 50 ps response x-ray detector with optical applications (open access)

Improved 50 ps response x-ray detector with optical applications

We have improved the impulse response characteristics of the LLNL 50 ps detector significantly. The detector has also been improved mechanically to permit much greater ease of assembly and repair. We are investigating modified versions of this design for optical applications. The detector was developed to complement the recording capability of our Thomson-CSF 4 GHz oscilloscopes in laser driven ICF fusion experiments research.
Date: September 30, 1981
Creator: Campbell, D.; Tirsell, G. & Laird, W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Characterization of the dynamic roadway-powered electric-vehicle system (open access)

Characterization of the dynamic roadway-powered electric-vehicle system

The measurements, data reduction, and analysis contained herein are for the most part preliminary. The instrumentation system for dynamic measurements was not completed and so the measurements taken were in the static mode and a limited amount of instruments was used. Most of these preliminary measurements were made to characterize the losses in the roadway and the pickup of the dynamic RPEV system. By analysis of power, voltage, current and impedance-bridge measurements (at 100 Hz and 1000 Hz), the equivalent series resistance (ESR) and equivalent parallel resistance (EPR) of the roadway and pickup inductances and capacitances were derived. Separation of the inductive and capacitive losses was difficult because of the large ratio of stored energy to power loss, that is, the Q of each of these system elements, and the separation was accomplished by modeling the system losses and making a least-squares fit to the model with the test data. The bridge data was used primarily for capacitance and inductance values and the ESR or EPR data were not analyzed.
Date: October 30, 1981
Creator: Salisbury, J.D.; Mullenhoff, D. & Walter, C.E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
TMI Unit-2 Technical Information and Examination Program Update (open access)

TMI Unit-2 Technical Information and Examination Program Update

Information is presented concerning a submerged demineralizer system for contaminated water; multilevel sampling; inspection of solar crane; entry on containment building; and shipment of EPICOR 2 resin canister.
Date: November 30, 1981
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medium-energy nuclear physics research. Final technical progress report, May 1, 1971-November 30, 1981 (open access)

Medium-energy nuclear physics research. Final technical progress report, May 1, 1971-November 30, 1981

Final results are summarized for this program with the primary emphasis on measurement of ten independent parameters for proton-proton elastic scattering at 800 MeV and four independent such parameters at 650 MeV. Inelastic proton-proton reactions have also been measured at 800 MeV. Proton-deuteron elastic scattering cross sections and polarization analyzing powers have been obtained at 800 MeV. Proton-nucleus total and total reaction cross sections were measured at 700 MeV for a number of nuclei. Major instrumentation was designed and constructed to carry out this program.
Date: November 30, 1981
Creator: Willard, H.B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library