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Addendum to the Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 358: Areas 18, 19, 20 Cellars/Mud Pits Nevada Test Site, Nevada
This document constitutes an addendum to the January 2004, Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 358: Areas 18, 19, 20 Cellars/Mud Pits as described in the document Recommendations and Justifications for Modifications for Use Restrictions Established under the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (UR Modification document) dated February 2008. The UR Modification document was approved by NDEP on February 26, 2008. The approval of the UR Modification document constituted approval of each of the recommended UR modifications. In conformance with the UR Modification document, this addendum consists of: • This cover page that refers the reader to the UR Modification document for additional information • The cover and signature pages of the UR Modification document • The NDEP approval letter • The corresponding section of the UR Modification document This addendum provides the documentation justifying the cancellation of the URs for: • CAS 20-23-02, Postshot Cellar • CAS 20-23-03, Cellar • CAS 20-23-04, Postshot Cellar • CAS 20-23-05, Postshot Cellar • CAS 20-23-06, Cellar • CAS 20-37-01, Cellar & Mud Pit • CAS 20-37-05, Cellar These URs were established as part of Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order …
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Kidman, Lynn
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multi-Scale Multi-Dimensional Li-Ion Battery Model for Better Design and Management
The developed model used is to provide a better understanding and help answer engineering questions about improving the design, operational strategy, management, and safety of cells.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Kim, G.-H. & Smith, K.
Object Type:
Presentation
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Effect of various errors on the Spin Tune and Stable Spin Axis
Even though RHIC has two full Siberian snakes in each ring, there are various perturbations to the ideal case including orbit errors at the snakes, experiment solenoids, injection bumps, and interlaced horizontal-vertical bumps at the hydrogen jet polarimeter. These errors can cause depolarization by shifting the spin tune and tilting the stable spin direction away from vertical. Tilting of the stable spin axis can enhance horizontal depolarizing resonances. This paper presents preliminary results for some of these error scenarios, as well as their impact on the stable spin directions at STAR and PHENIX.
Date:
October 6, 2008
Creator:
MacKay, W. W.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
ACCURACY OF CO2 SENSORS
Are the carbon dioxide (CO2) sensors in your demand controlled ventilation systems sufficiently accurate? The data from these sensors are used to automatically modulate minimum rates of outdoor air ventilation. The goal is to keep ventilation rates at or above design requirements while adjusting the ventilation rate with changes in occupancy in order to save energy. Studies of energy savings from demand controlled ventilation and of the relationship of indoor CO2 concentrations with health and work performance provide a strong rationale for use of indoor CO2 data to control minimum ventilation rates1-7. However, this strategy will only be effective if, in practice, the CO2 sensors have a reasonable accuracy. The objective of this study was; therefore, to determine if CO2 sensor performance, in practice, is generally acceptable or problematic. This article provides a summary of study methods and findings ? additional details are available in a paper in the proceedings of the ASHRAE IAQ?2007 Conference8.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Fisk, William J.; Faulkner, David & Sullivan, Douglas P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Cleanup Verification Package for the 118-F-6 Burial Ground
This cleanup verification package documents completion of remedial action for the 118-F-6 Burial Ground located in the 100-FR-2 Operable Unit of the 100-F Area on the Hanford Site. The trenches received waste from the 100-F Experimental Animal Farm, including animal manure, animal carcasses, laboratory waste, plastic, cardboard, metal, and concrete debris as well as a railroad tank car.
Date:
October 2, 2008
Creator:
Sulloway, H. M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Charmless Two-Body and Quasi-Two-Body B-decays at BABAR
The authors present improved measurements of the branching fractions and CP asymmetries in the two-body decays B{sup 0} {yields} {pi}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}, B{sup 0} {yields} K{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0} and B{sup 0} {yields} K{sup +}{pi}{sup -} as well as the quasi two-body B{sup 0} {yields} K{sub 1}(1270){sup +} {pi}{sup -} and B{sup 0} {yields} K{sub 1}(1400){sup +} {pi}{sup -} decays. These updated measurements are made using the complete set of BABAR data taken at the Y(4S) resonance, collected between 1999 and 2007 at the PEP-II collider at SLAC.
Date:
October 13, 2008
Creator:
Ofte, Ingrid
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Fabrication of large-volume, low-cost ceramic lanthanum halide scintillators for gamma ray detection : final report for DHS/DNDO/TRDD project TA-01-SL01.
This project uses advanced ceramic processes to fabricate large, optical-quality, polycrystalline lanthanum halide scintillators to replace small single crystals produced by the conventional Bridgman growth method. The new approach not only removes the size constraint imposed by the growth method, but also offers the potential advantages of both reducing manufacturing cost and increasing production rate. The project goal is to fabricate dense lanthanum halide ceramics with a preferred crystal orientation by applying texture engineering and solid-state conversion to reduce the thermal mechanical stress in the ceramic and minimize scintillation light scattering at grain boundaries. Ultimately, this method could deliver the sought-after high sensitivity and <3% energy resolution at 662 keV of lanthanum halide scintillators and unleash their full potential for advanced gamma ray detection, enabling rapid identification of radioactive materials in a variety of practical applications. This report documents processing details from powder synthesis, seed particle growth, to final densification and texture development of cerium doped lanthanum bromide (LaBr{sub 3}:Ce{sup +3}) ceramics. This investigation demonstrated that: (1) A rapid, flexible, cost efficient synthesis method of anhydrous lanthanum halides and their solid solutions was developed. Several batches of ultrafine LaBr{sub 3}:Ce{sup +3} powder, free of oxyhalide, were produced by a rigorously …
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Boyle, Timothy J.; Ottley, Leigh Anna M.; Yang, Pin; Chen, Ching-Fong; Sanchez, Margaret R. & Bell, Nelson Simmons
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Solar Resource Assessment: Databases, Measurements, Models, and Information Sources (Fact Sheet)
Fact sheet for Solar Resource Assessment Workshop, Denver CO, Oct 29, 2008: ?Solar Resource Assessment Databases, Measurements, Models, and Information Sources
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Air, Thermal and Water Management for PEM Fuel Cell Systems
This report has a detailed study of the fuel cells.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Mirza, Mark K. Gee Zia
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Economic Benefits, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Reductions, and Water Conservation Benefits from 1,000 Megawatts (MW) of New Wind Power in Montana (Fact Sheet)
The U.S. Department of Energy?s Wind Powering America Program is committed to educating state-level policymakers and other stakeholders about the economic, CO2 emissions, and water conservation impacts of wind power. This analysis highlights the expected impacts of 1000 MW of wind power in Montana. Although construction and operation of 1000 MW of wind power is a significant effort, six states have already reached the 1000-MW mark. We forecast the cumulative economic benefits from 1000 MW of development in Montana to be $1.2 billion, annual CO2 reductions are estimated at 2.9 million tons, and annual water savings are 1,207 million gallons.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Introduction to Electroweak Symmetry Breaking
The Standard Model (SM) is the backbone of elementary particle physics-not only does it provide a consistent framework for studying the interactions of quark and leptons, but it also gives predictions which have been extensively tested experimentally. In these notes, I review the electroweak sector of the Standard Model, discuss the calculation of electroweak radiative corrections to observables, and summarize the status of SM Higgs boson searches. Despite the impressive experimental successes, however, the electroweak theory is not completely satisfactory and the mechanism of electroweak symmetry breaking is untested. I will discuss the logic behind the oft-repeated statement: 'There must be new physics at the TeV scale'. These lectures reflect my strongly held belief that upcoming results from the LHC will fundamentally change our understanding of electroweak symmetry breaking. In these lectures, I review the status of the electroweak sector of the Standard Model, with an emphasis on the importance of radiative corrections and searches for the Standard Model Higgs boson. A discussion of the special role of the TeV energy scale in electroweak physics is included.
Date:
October 2, 2008
Creator:
Dawson,S.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
A Concise Method for Storing and Communicating the Data Covariance Matrix
The covariance matrix associated with experimental cross section or transmission data consists of several components. Statistical uncertainties on the measured quantity (counts) provide a diagonal contribution. Off-diagonal components arise from uncertainties on the parameters (such as normalization or background) that figure into the data reduction process; these are denoted systematic or common uncertainties, since they affect all data points. The full off-diagonal data covariance matrix (DCM) can be extremely large, since the size is the square of the number of data points. Fortunately, it is not necessary to explicitly calculate, store, or invert the DCM. Likewise, it is not necessary to explicitly calculate, store, or use the inverse of the DCM. Instead, it is more efficient to accomplish the same results using only the various component matrices that appear in the definition of the DCM. Those component matrices are either diagonal or small (the number of data points times the number of data-reduction parameters); hence, this implicit data covariance method requires far less array storage and far fewer computations while producing more accurate results.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Larson, Nancy M
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Vehicle Testing and Analysis Group: Center for Transportation Technologies and Systems (CTTS) (Brochure)
Describes NREL's Vehicle Testing and Analysis Group's work in vehicle and fleet evaluations, testing, data, and analysis for government and industry partners.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
High-Level Control System in C#*
We have started upgrading the control room programs for the injector at the Advanced Light Source (ALS). We chose to program in C* exclusively on the .NET Framework to create EPICS client programs on Windows Vista PCs. This paper reports the status of this upgrade project.
Date:
October 14, 2008
Creator:
Nishimura, Hiroshi; Timossi, Chris; Portmann, Greg; Urashka, Michael.; Ikami, Craig & Beaudrow, M.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
CP Violation in Hadronic Penguins at BABAR
The authors present preliminary measurements of time-dependent CP-violation parameters in the decay B{sup 0} {yields} {omega}K{sub S}{sup 0}, B{sup 0} {yields} {eta}{prime}K{sup 0}, B{sup 0} {yields} {pi}{sup 0}K{sub S}{sup 0}, B{sup 0} {yields} {phi}K{sub S}{sup 0}{pi}{sup 0}, and B{sup 0} {yields} K{sup +}K{sup -}K{sub S}{sup 0}, which includes the resonant final states {phi}K{sub S}{sup 0} and f{sub 0}(980)K{sub S}{sup 0}. The data sample corresponds to the full BABAR dataset of 467 x 10{sup 6} B{bar B} pairs produced at the PEP-II asymmetric-energy E{sup +}e{sup -} collider at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center.
Date:
October 30, 2008
Creator:
Hirschauer, J. & Collaboration, for the BABAR
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Potential of Photovoltaics: Preprint
This paper discusses PV in the world energy portfolio, PV basics, PV technologies, and vacuum web-coating applications in PV.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Nelson, B. P.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Terrorism on Public Confidence : An Exploratory Study.
A primary goal of terrorism is to instill a sense of fear and vulnerability in a population and to erode confidence in government and law enforcement agencies to protect citizens against future attacks. In recognition of its importance, the Department of Homeland Security includes public confidence as one of the metrics it uses to assess the consequences of terrorist attacks. Hence, several factors--including a detailed understanding of the variations in public confidence among individuals, by type of terrorist event, and as a function of time--are critical to developing this metric. In this exploratory study, a questionnaire was designed, tested, and administered to small groups of individuals to measure public confidence in the ability of federal, state, and local governments and their public safety agencies to prevent acts of terrorism. Data were collected from the groups before and after they watched mock television news broadcasts portraying a smallpox attack, a series of suicide bomber attacks, a refinery bombing, and cyber intrusions on financial institutions that resulted in identity theft and financial losses. Our findings include the following: (a) the subjects can be classified into at least three distinct groups on the basis of their baseline outlook--optimistic, pessimistic, and unaffected; (b) the …
Date:
October 31, 2008
Creator:
Berry, M. S.; Baldwin, T. E.; Samsa, M. E.; Ramaprasad, A. & Sciences, Decision and Information
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Connecticut Transit (CTTRANSIT) Fuel Cell Transit Bus: Preliminary Evaluation Results
This report provides preliminary results from a National Renewable Energy Laboratory evaluation of a protoptye fuel cell transit bus operating at Connecticut Transit in Hartford. Included are descriptions of the planned fuel cell bus demonstration and equipment; early results and agency experience are also provided.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Chandler, K. & Eudy, L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ferrite HOM Absorber for the RHIC ERL
A superconducting Energy Recovery Linac is under construction at Brookhaven National Laboratory to serve as test bed for RHIC upgrades. The damping of higher-order modes in the superconducting five-cell cavity for the Energy-Recovery linac at RHIC is performed exclusively by two ferrite absorbers. The ferrite properties have been measured in ferrite-loaded pill box cavities resulting in the permeability values given by a first-order Debye model for the tiled absorber structure and an equivalent permeability value for computer simulations with solid ring dampers. Measured and simulated results for the higher-order modes in the prototype copper cavity are discussed. First room-temperature measurements of the finished niobium cavity are presented which confirm the effective damping of higher-order modes in the ERL. by the ferrite absorbers.
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Hahn,H.; Choi, E.M. & Hammons, L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
RHIC performance with 56 MHz RF and gold ion beams pre-cooled at lower energy
Presently there is an R&D ERL under construction at Collider-Accelerator Department (CAD) at BNL with its commissioning scheduled for FY09-10 [1]. The use of this full energy 21 MeV ERL in RHIC tunnel was recently proposed for a Proof-of-Principle demonstration of Coherent Electron Cooling of gold ions at 40 GeV/nucleon [2]. The purpose of this Note is to summarize numerical studies aimed at understanding the potential improvement of RHIC luminosity by using this R&D ERL for pre-cooling of Au ion beams with conventional electron cooling system at 40 GeV/nucleon. The constraints were such that electron beam parameters should be close to those expected from R&D ERL. Additionally, the cooling section in RHIC should not require major RHIC modification. As a result of these studies it was found that pre-cooling of gold ion at about 40 GeV/nucleon approximately doubles the average store luminosity of RHIC at top energy of 100 GeV/nucleon compared to the expected luminosity improvement with 56MHz RF upgrade [3, 4]. Significant luminosity improvement may be also gained on top of future expected luminosity performance with combined upgrades of 56MHz RF and all-plane stochastic cooling system with present beam parameters [5]. The electron beam parameters needed for such pre-cooling …
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Fedotov,A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Addendum to the Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 321: Area 22 Weather Station Fuel Storage Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Revision 0
This document constitutes an addendum to the August 2001, Corrective Action Decision Document / Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 321: Area 22 Weather Station Fuel Storage as described in the document Recommendations and Justifications for Modifications for Use Restrictions Established under the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (UR Modification document) dated February 2008. The UR Modification document was approved by NDEP on February 26, 2008. The approval of the UR Modification document constituted approval of each of the recommended UR modifications. In conformance with the UR Modification document, this addendum consists of: • This cover page that refers the reader to the UR Modification document for additional information • The cover and signature pages of the UR Modification document • The NDEP approval letter • The corresponding section of the UR Modification document This addendum provides the documentation justifying the cancellation of the UR for CAS 22-99-05, Fuel Storage Area. This UR was established as part of a Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (FFACO) corrective action and is based on the presence of contaminants at concentrations greater than the action levels established at the time of …
Date:
October 1, 2008
Creator:
Kidman, Lynn
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Non-Enzymatically Glycated Peptides: Neutral-Loss Triggered MS3 Versus Multi-Stage Activation Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Non-enzymatic glycation of tissue proteins has important implications in the development of complications of diabetes mellitus. While electron transfer dissociation (ETD) has been shown to outperform collision-induced dissociation (CID) in sequencing glycated peptides by tandem mass spectrometry, ETD instrumentation is not yet available in all laboratories. In this study, we evaluated different advanced CID techniques (i.e., neutral-loss triggered MS3 and multi-stage activation) during LC-MSn analyses of Amadori-modified peptides enriched from human serum glycated in vitro. During neutral-loss triggered MS3 experiments, MS3 scans triggered by neutral-losses of 3 H2O or 3 H2O + HCHO produced similar results in terms of glycated peptide identifications. However, neutral losses of 3 H2O resulted in significantly more glycated peptide identifications during multi-stage activation experiments. Overall, the multi-stage activation approach produced more glycated peptide identifications, while the neutral-loss triggered MS3 approach resulted in much higher specificity. Both techniques offer a viable alternative to ETD for identifying glycated peptides when that method is unavailable.
Date:
October 15, 2008
Creator:
Zhang, Qibin; Petyuk, Vladislav A.; Schepmoes, Athena A.; Orton, Daniel J.; Monroe, Matthew E.; Yang, Feng et al.
Object Type:
Article
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Modeling of Carbon Migration During JET Injection Experiments
JET has performed two dedicated carbon migration experiments on the final run day of separate campaigns (2001 and 2004) using {sup 13}CH{sub 4} methane injected into repeated discharges. The EDGE2D/NIMBUS code modelled the carbon migration in both experiments. This paper describes this modelling and identifies a number of important migration pathways: (1) deposition and erosion near the injection location, (2) migration through the main chamber SOL, (3) migration through the private flux region aided by E x B drifts, and (4) neutral migration originating near the strike points. In H-Mode, type I ELMs are calculated to influence the migration by enhancing erosion during the ELM peak and increasing the long-range migration immediately following the ELM. The erosion/re-deposition cycle along the outer target leads to a multistep migration of {sup 13}C towards the separatrix which is called 'walking'. This walking created carbon neutrals at the outer strike point and led to {sup 13}C deposition in the private flux region. Although several migration pathways have been identified, quantitative analyses are hindered by experimental uncertainty in divertor leakage, and the lack of measurements at locations such as gaps and shadowed regions.
Date:
October 15, 2008
Creator:
Strachan, J. D.; Likonen, J.; Coad, P.; Rubel, M.; Widdowson, A.; Airila, M. et al.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Genetic analysis of the regulation of TCH gene expression, Final Report
The Arabidopsis TCH genes, originally isolated as a consequence of their upregulation in response to the mechanical stimulus of touch, are also upregulated by a variety of seemingly disparate environmental and hormonal stimuli. To gain insight into the complexities of TCH gene regulation, a number of approaches were taken. Regulatory elements responsible for regulation were identified and characteristics of the regulation were evaluated. Reporter genes were used to monitor expression localization and dynamics. Microarray analyses of genome-wide expression behavior indicated that touch-inducible gene expression is more widespread than generally appreciated. Identification of all touch-regulated genes shed light on the types of cellular processes that may be altered in response to mechanical stress perturbations. Expression of the TCH2 gene, also called CML24, encoding a calmodulin (CaM)-like (CML) protein, was evaluated. CML24 shares over 40% amino acid sequence identity with CaM, has 4 EF hands and undergoes a Ca2+-dependent change in migration rate through denaturing gel electrophoresis, indicating that CML24 binds Ca2+ and, as a consequence, undergoes conformational changes. CML24 expression occurs in all major organs and is induced from 2- to 15-fold in plants subjected to touch, darkness, heat, cold, hydrogen peroxide, abscisic acid (ABA) and indole-3-acetic acid. The putative CML24 …
Date:
October 28, 2008
Creator:
Braam, Janet
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library