Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque is located south of the city on two broad mesas. The local climate is arid continental. Radionuclides are potentially released from five technical areas from the Laboratories' research activities. Sandia's environmental monitoring program searches for cesium-137, tritium, uranium, alpha emitters, and beta emitters in water, soil, air, and vegetation. No activity was found in public areas in excess of that found in local background in 1980. The Albuquerque population receives only 0.11 person-rem (estimated) from airborne radioactive releases. While national security research is the Laboratories' major responsibility, energy research is a major area of activity. Both these research areas cause radioactive releases.

The effect the Grand Junction, Colorado and Monticello, Utah facilities have on the environment is reflected by the analyses of air, water, and sediment samples. The off-site water and sediment samples were taken to determine what effect the tailings and contaminated equipment buried on the sites may have on the air, water, and adjacent properties.

Reactors are the key to our future expansion into space. However, there has been some confusion in the public as to whether they are a safe and acceptable technology for use in space. The answer to these questions is explored. The US position is that when reactors are the preferred technical choice, that they can be used safely. In fact, it dies not appear that reactors add measurably to the risk associated with the Space Transportation System.

An adaptive mesh method is proposed for the numerical solution of differential equations which causes the mesh lines to move closer together in regions where higher resolution in some physical quantity T is desired. A coefficient D > 0 is introduced into the equipotential zoning equations, where D depends on the gradient of T . The equations are inverted, leading to nonlinear elliptic equations for the mesh coordinates with source terms which depend on the gradient of D. A functional form of D is proposed.

A report regarding an aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey of the Andalusia Quadrangle, Alabama

A report regarding and aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey of the Dothan Quadrangle, Georgia and Alabama

A report regarding and aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey of the Fort Pierce Quadrangle, Florida

The Huntington quadrangle of Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia covers 7250 square miles of the easternmost Midwestern Physiographic Province. Paleozoic exposures dominate the surface. These Paleozoics deepen toward the east from approximately 500 feet to a maximum depth of 8000 feet. Precambrian basement is thought to underlie the entire area. No known uranium deposits exist in the area. One hundred anomalies were found using the standard statistical analysis. Some high uranium concentration anomalies that may overlie the stratigraphic equivalent of the Devonian-Mississippian New Albany or Chattanooga Shales may represent significant levels of naturally occurring uranium. Future studies should concentrate on this unit. Magnetic data are largely in concurrence with existing structural interpretations but suggest some complexities in the underlying Precambrian.

A report regarding an aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey of the Huntington Quadrangle, Ohio, West Virginia, and Kentucky

Final report analyzing aerial gamma ray and magnetic data in the Miami and Key West quadrangles, including a detailed geologic summary, interpretation report, reduced scale copies of all maps and profiles, histograms, and statistical tables for the quadrangle.

A report regarding an aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey of the Munice Quadrangle, Indiana and Ohio

A report regarding an aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey for the Pensacola Quadrangle, Florida and Alabama

A report regarding an aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey of the Tampa Quadrangle, Florida

A report regarding an aerial gamma-ray and magnetic survey for the Tarpon Springs and Orlando Quadrangles, Florida

The effect of aerodynamic interference on the performance of two curved bladed Darrieus-type vertical axis wind turbines has been calculated using a vortex/lifting line aerodynamic model. The turbines have a tower-to-tower separation distance of 1.5 turbine diameters, with the line of turbine centers varying with respect to the ambient wind direction. The effects of freestream turbulence were neglected. For the cases examined, the calculations showed that the downwind turbine power decrement (1) was significant only when the line of turbine centers was coincident with the ambient wind direction, (2) increased with increasing tipspeed ratio, and (3) is due more to induced flow angularities downstream than to speed deficits near the downstream turbine.

This map is one of a series of maps designed for hot dry rock geothermal assessment in Arizona, New Mexico, and the Trans-Pecos area of west Texas. The 3.0 m.y. cutoff age was selected because original heat has probably largely dissipated in older rocks. The location of volcanic centers is more important to geothermal resource assessment than the location of their associated volcanic rocks; however, ages have been determined for numerous flows far from their source. Therefore, the distribution of all volcanic rocks less than or equal to 3.0 m.y. old, for which there is at least one determined age, are shown. Location of the volcanic vents and rocks were taken from Luedke and Smith (1978).

The report describes results of a development program on a new and energy saving process for air separation. The Moltox process involves reversibly reacting oxygen in air with a recirculating salt solution, such that oxygen is extracted without depressurizing the remaining nitrogen. Energy savings of approximately 50% are indicated for this process compared to conventional cryogenic air separation. The development program consisted of design, construction, and operation of a 6 liter/minute pilot plant; optimization of the process flowsheet through computer modelling; investigation of engineering aspects of the process including corrosion, safety, and NO/sub x/ generation; and an economic comparison to conventional cryogenic practice. All objectives were satisfactorily achieved except for continuous operation of the pilot plant, and the modifications necessary to achieve that have been identified. Economically the Moltox process shows a substantial advantage over large scale cryogenic plants which are powered by fuel vice electricity.

Results are described of a development program on a new and energy-saving process for air separation. The Moltox process involves reversibly reacting oxygen in air with a recirculating salt solution, such that oxygen is extracted without depressurizing the remaining nitrogen. Energy savings of approximately 50% are indicated for this process compared to conventional cryogenic air separation. The development program consisted of design, construction, and operation of a 6 liter/minute pilot plant; optimization of the process flowsheet through computer modelling; investigation of engineering aspects of the process including corrosion, safety, and NO/sub x/ generation; and an economic comparison to conventional cryogenic practice. All objectives were satisfactorily achieved except for continuous operation of the pilot plant, and the modifications necessary to achieve that have been identified. Economically the Moltox process shows a substantial advantage over large scale cryogenic plants which are powered by fuel vice electricity.

The following report presents results of an airborne high sensitivity gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey over the Aberdeen quadrangle, South Dakota.

The following report is the second volume in a series of data presenting results of an airborne high sensitivity gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey over the Aberdeen quadrangle, North Dakota. This volume contains data maps of the results.

Second report documenting results of an airborne high-sensitivity gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey of the Alturas quadrangle in California, including histograms and multi parameter profiles, with anomaly maps and flight path maps.

The following report is the second volume in a series of data presenting results of an airborne high sensitivity gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey over the Brainerd quadrangle, Minnesota. This volume contains data maps of the results.

Second report documenting results of an airborne high-sensitivity gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey of the Chico quadrangle in California, including histograms and multi parameter profiles, with anomaly maps and flight path maps.

Report documenting results of an airborne high-sensitivity gamma-ray spectrometer and magnetometer survey of the Coos Bay quadrangle in Oregon, including data acquisition methods, a summary of data and outline of data presentation, area geology, and interpretation of results.