Resource Type
Partner
Collection
Office of Scientific & Technical Information Technical Reports
3,698
Congressional Research Service Reports
1,912
Government Accountability Office Reports
491
Texas State Publications
68
Texas State Auditor's Office: Reports
57
End of Term Publications
34
UNT Scholarly Works
14
Texas Daily Newspaper Association
11
University Records
7
International Internet Preservation Consortium (IIPC) Publications
5
10 More
Serial/Series Title
CRS Issue Briefs
176
108th Congress
146
Fiscal Year 2004
42
Fiscal Year 2003
24
Fiscal Year 2005
20
TDNA Monthly Office Manager's Report
10
109th Congress
8
Establishment of an Industry-Driven Consortium Focused on Improving the Production Performance of Domestic Stripper Wells Quarterly Report
8
Legislative Budget Board Texas School Performance Review
7
Enhanced Wellbore Stabilization and Reservoir Productivity with Aphron Drilling Fluid Technology
6
186 More
Country
States
Year
Month
Language
Vestibule and Cask Preparation Mechanical Handling Calculation
The scope of this document is to develop the size, operational envelopes, and major requirements of the equipment to be used in the vestibule, cask preparation area, and the crane maintenance area of the Fuel Handling Facility. This calculation is intended to support the License Application (LA) submittal of December 2004, in accordance with the directive given by DOE correspondence received on the 27th of January 2004 entitled: ''Authorization for Bechtel SAIC Company L.L.C. to Include a Bare Fuel Handling Facility and Increased Aging Capacity in the License Application, Contract Number DE-AC28-01R W12101'' (Ref. 167124). This correspondence was appended by further correspondence received on the 19th of February 2004 entitled: ''Technical Direction to Bechtel SAIC Company L.L. C. for Surface Facility Improvements, Contract Number DE-AC28-01R W12101; TDL No. 04-024'' (Ref. 16875 1). These documents give the authorization for a Fuel Handling Facility to be included in the baseline. The limitations of this preliminary calculation lie within the assumptions of section 5 , as this calculation is part of an evolutionary design process.
Date:
May 26, 2004
Creator:
Ambre, N.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Double-shell target design for the NIF: Noncryogenic ignition and nonlinear mix studies for Stockpile Stewardship
Double-shell ignition is complementary to the baseline approach by virtue of not requiring: (1) cryogenic preparation and fielding, (2) high-contrast pulse-shaping for shock-timing, and (3) demanding x-ray flux symmetry control. The use of simpler low-contrast pulse-shaping potentially allows more benign hohlraum conditions by reducing the risk of laser backscatter. In addition, the associated higher laser fluence threshold for optics damage initiation allows the possibility of more routine high-fluence shots with 2{omega} on the NIF. Based on LDRD-sponsored research in FY01-03 on NIF double-shell ignition target designs, the feasibility of this approach was advanced through both a highly successful implosion campaign on the Omega laser facility and a variety of design improvements for mitigating instability. The double-shell implosion campaign on Omega achieved the important milestone of repeatably demonstrating dominant primary (2.45 MeV) neutron production from the mix-susceptible compressional phase of a double-shell implosion, using fall-line design optimization and exacting fabrication standards. Showing effective control of fuel-pusher mix during final compression is an essential element for achieving ignition. In our studies to control mix by reducing hydrodynamic instability a new pathway for destructive Rayleigh-Taylor growth on the outer surface of the inner shell at ignition scales was identified. However, highly resolved multi-mode …
Date:
February 10, 2004
Creator:
Amendt, P
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The First Day of a New Congress: A Guide to Proceedings on the House Floor
This report focuses on the floor activities of the House during its first formal session in a new Congress, and serves as a guide for participating in or watching these proceedings.
Date:
December 1, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Individuals Seated on the House Dais
This report provides information about the Guide to Individuals Seated on the House Dais. The house of representatives meets in the capitol in the house chamber.
Date:
December 8, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Guide to Individuals Seated on the Senate Dais
This report briefly discusses where various individuals are seated in the Senate chamber.
Date:
October 20, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House and Senate Chaplains
This report
Date:
April 7, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct: A Brief History of Its Evolution and Jurisdiction
This report provides a history of the creation and evolution of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. Also known as the House Ethics Committee and the Committee on Standards, it was first established as a select committee in 1966. It became a standing committee in 1967. Since that time, it has undergone two major reorganizations, first in 1989, and again in 1997.
Date:
July 14, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
House Ethics Rules Changes in the 108th Congress
None
Date:
April 2, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Selected Privileges and Courtesies Extended to Departing and Former Senators
This report provides information on selected privileges and courtesies (with the exception of federal health insurance, life insurance, and retirement benefits) extended to departing and former Senators. Some are derived from law and Senate Rules, but most are courtesies that have been extended as a matter of custom.
Date:
September 14, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Black Members of the United States Congress: 1870-2004
Thirty-nine black Members serve in the 107th Congress, all in the House of Representatives. In 210 years of congressional history, there have been 107 black Members of Congress: 103 elected to the House and four to the Senate. This report includes alphabetical listing of black members, selected biographical information, and committee assignments during their tenure in office.
Date:
March 4, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
This report presents a profile of the membership of the 108th Congress. Included is information on numbers of Members, party affiliation, average age and length of service, occupations, religious affiliation, military service, female and minority Members, and foreign-born Members.
Date:
July 28, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 108th Congress: A Profile
None
Date:
September 1, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Membership of the 109th Congress: A Profile
None
Date:
December 20, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Secret Sessions of Congress: A Brief Historical Overview
None
Date:
October 21, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2004
This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 219 women Members of Congress.
Date:
March 17, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Women in the United States Congress: 1917-2004
This report identifies the names, committee assignments, dates of service, and (for Representatives) districts of the 220 women Members of Congress.
Date:
July 1, 2004
Creator:
Amer, Mildred L.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
New Heterogeneous Catalysts for the Selective Reduction of NOx under Lean Conditions. Final Report
The original goal of this program was the identification and design of new noble-metal-based catalysts for the selective catalytic reduction of nitric oxide by hydrocarbons under excess oxygen (i.e., ''lean'') conditions (HC-SCR). Work conducted in the first funding cycle of this award (i.e., 1997-2000) was successful in allowing us to develop an understanding of the fundamental surface chemistry taking place during the adsorption and reaction of nitrogen oxides and propylene on the surface of supported noble metal catalysts. Both experimental results collected in our own group as well as molecular simulation results published by Professor Neurock suggested that in order to improve the performance of the Pt catalysts--in terms of the nitrogen selectivity and the temperature window of operation-- it was necessary to introduce a second metal. However, synthesizing such catalysts with the metals of interest (i.e., Pt-Au, Pt-Ru, Pt-Rh, etc.) with some degree of control of the structure and composition of the resulting supported metal particles is in itself a research challenge. Consequently, the bulk of our efforts during the second funding cycle of this award (covered by this report) was shifted to the use of organometallic cluster precursors for the synthesis on novel bimetallic catalysts. During this time …
Date:
May 31, 2004
Creator:
Amiridis, M. D.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coming to Washington, DC? Sources of Information on Temporary Housing
This report will introduce a newcomer to the Washington, DC, metropolitan area to sources of general interest, neighborhoods, housing, and public transportation.
Date:
April 23, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, J. Michael
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EARLY ENTRANCE COPRODUCTION PLANT
In 1999, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) awarded a Cooperative Agreement to Texaco Energy Systems Inc. to provide a preliminary engineering design of an Early Entrance Coproduction Plant (EECP). Since the award, continuous and diligent work has been undertaken to achieve the design of an economical facility that makes strides toward attaining the goal of DOE's Vision 21 Program. The objective of the EECP is to convert coal and/or petroleum coke to power while coproducing transportation fuels, chemicals, and useful utilities such as steam. This objective is being pursued in a three-phase effort through the partnership of the DOE with prime contractor Texaco Energy Systems, LLC. (TES), the successor to Texaco Energy Systems, Inc. The key subcontractors to TES include General Electric (GE), Praxair, and Kellogg Brown and Root. ChevronTexaco provided gasification technology and Rentech Inc.'s Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) technology that has been developed for non-natural gas sources. GE provided gas turbine technology for the combustion of low energy content gas. Praxair provided air separation technology and KBR provided engineering to integrate the facility. A conceptual design was completed in Phase I and the report was accepted by the DOE in May 2001. The Phase I work identified risks …
Date:
January 26, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, John & Schrader, Charles
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EARLY ENTRANCE COPRODUCTION PLANT
The overall objective of this project is the three phase development of an Early Entrance Coproduction Plant (EECP) which uses petroleum coke to produce at least one product from at least two of the following three categories: (1) electric power (or heat), (2) fuels, and (3) chemicals using ChevronTexaco's proprietary gasification technology. The objective of Phase I is to determine the feasibility and define the concept for the EECP located at a specific site; develop a Research, Development, and Testing (RD&T) Plan to mitigate technical risks and barriers; and prepare a Preliminary Project Financing Plan. The objective of Phase II is to implement the work as outlined in the Phase I RD&T Plan to enhance the development and commercial acceptance of coproduction technology. The objective of Phase III is to develop an engineering design package and a financing and testing plan for an EECP located at a specific site. The project's intended result is to provide the necessary technical, economic, and environmental information needed by industry to move the EECP forward to detailed design, construction, and operation. The partners in this project are Texaco Energy Systems LLC or TES (a subsidiary of ChevronTexaco), General Electric (GE), Praxair, and Kellogg Brown …
Date:
January 12, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, John H.; Benham, Charles; Berry, Earl R.; He, Ming; Schrader, Charles H.; Shah, Lalit S. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EARLY ENTRANCE COPRODUCTION PLANT
The overall objective of this project is the three phase development of an Early Entrance Coproduction Plant (EECP) which uses petroleum coke to produce at least one product from at least two of the following three categories: (1) electric power (or heat), (2) fuels, and (3) chemicals using ChevronTexaco's proprietary gasification technology. The objective of Phase I is to determine the feasibility and define the concept for the EECP located at a specific site; develop a Research, Development, and Testing (RD&T) Plan to mitigate technical risks and barriers; and prepare a Preliminary Project Financing Plan. The objective of Phase II is to implement the work as outlined in the Phase I RD&T Plan to enhance the development and commercial acceptance of coproduction technology. The objective of Phase III is to develop an engineering design package and a financing and testing plan for an EECP located at a specific site. The project's intended result is to provide the necessary technical, economic, and environmental information needed by industry to move the EECP forward to its detailed design, construction, and operation. The partners in this project are Texaco Energy Systems LLC (TES) (a subsidiary of ChevronTexaco), General Electric (GE), Praxair, and Kellogg Brown …
Date:
January 12, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, John; Anselmo, Mark; Berry, Earl; Bohn, Mark; He, Ming; Schrader, Charles H. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
White paper report on using nuclear reactors to search for a value of theta13
There has been superb progress in understanding the neutrino sector of elementary particle physics in the past few years. It is now widely recognized that the possibility exists for a rich program of measuring CP violation and matter effects in future accelerator {nu} experiments, which has led to intense efforts to consider new programs at neutrino superbeams, off-axis detectors, neutrino factories and beta beams. However, the possibility of measuring CP violation can be fulfilled only if the value of the neutrino mixing parameter {theta}{sub 13} is such that sin{sup 2} (2{theta}{sub 13}) greater than or equal to on the order of 0.01. The authors of this white paper are an International Working Group of physicists who believe that a timely new experiment at a nuclear reactor sensitive to the neutrino mixing parameter {theta}{sub 13} in this range has a great opportunity for an exciting discovery, a non-zero value to {theta}{sub 13}. This would be a compelling next step of this program. We are studying possible new reactor experiments at a variety of sites around the world, and we have collaborated to prepare this document to advocate this idea and describe some of the issues that are involved.
Date:
February 26, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, K.; Anjos, J. C.; Ayres, D.; Beacom, J.; Bediaga, I.; de Bellefon, A. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Supercritical Water Nuclear Steam Supply System: Innovations In Materials, Neutronics & Thermal-Hydraulics
In the 1990's supercritical light-water reactors were considered in conceptual designs. A nuclear reactor cooled by supercritical waster would have a much higher thermal efficiency with a once-through direct power cycle, and could be based on standardized water reactor components (light water or heavy water). The theoretical efficiency could be improved by more than 33% over that of other water reactors and could be simplified with higher reliability; e.g., a boiling water reactor without steam separators or dryers.
Date:
September 2, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, Mark; Corradini, M.L.; Sridharan, K.; WIlson, P.; Cho, D.; Kim, T.K. et al.
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Executive Summary-Final Technical Report
The primary goal since inception of this DOE grant award in 1991 to Wellman Laboratories of Photomedicine, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, has been to support competitive research fellowships aimed at solving important medical problems, contributing significant new knowledge and/or technology. This approach was taken according to the original intent of the DOE program, to foster excellent centers for research and development of lasers and optics in medicine. Laser photomedicine broadly encompasses optical therapy and optical diagnostics, within any organ system. The research supported clearly reflects this breadth and depth.
Date:
February 18, 2004
Creator:
Anderson, R. R.
System:
The UNT Digital Library