A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the ERDA Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

A series of maps has been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide the basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

A series of maps has been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

Using the self-consistent solutions of the Eliashberg theory, the limitations on the superconducting critical temperature T/sub c/ of isotropic superconductors are discussed.

A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

A series of maps have been compiled to document the structure and stratigraphy of the sediments underlying the high-level radioactive waste storage tank farms located within the Energy Research and Development Administration Hanford Reservation. The primary purpose of these maps is to provide basic geologic information to be utilized to evaluate the impact of suspected and confirmed tank leaks.

The objective of this program was to continue the developmental effort aimed toward production of a composite conductor capable of carrying 10,000 A at 12 T and suitable for use in large fusion magnets. This program pertains specifically to the development of Nb/sub 3/Sn multifilamentary conductors containing tubular Nb filaments with Cu-Sn alloy cores in a high conductivity copper matrix. The specific tasks include: (1) Fabricate 1000 ft of 1000 A, 12 T conductor for coil evaluation. (2) Fabricate several lengths of 3500 A, 12 T conductors for evaluation. These samples are to contain the required copper and reinforcing material for use in a large coil. (3) Perform further experiments to optimize T/sub c/ with respect to Nb, Nb-1%Zr and the percent Sn composition in the bronze alloy. (4) Fabricate a 150 ft long sample of the optimum 3500 A, 12 T conductor following completion of Tasks 1, 2, and 3. (5) Fabricate several short test samples of 10,000 A, 12 T conductor for short sample and mechanical strain testing. (6) Furnish complete report containing the results of all tests performed, all metallurgical data and detailed descriptions of fabrication techniques used.

During operation of the prototype FFTF sodium pump, it is necessary to know the position of the pump shaft relative to the sodium-lubricated hydrostatic bearing journals. Performance of the Kaman proximity measurement system was known to be affected by the type of media between the gap to be measured. Since Kaman Sciences Corp. did not have liquid sodium testing capabilities, LMEC was requested to evaluate a spare prototype system. Determination of the sodium performance characteristics of the Kaman proximity systems was a necessary requisite for use of four prototype systems in the FFTF prototype pump test program.

The authors have examined 1200 interactions with visible energies greater than 7.5 GeV produced by an anti-neutrino beam in the Fermilab 15-foot bubble chamber filled with a light neon hydrogen mixture. They have found one event with a {mu}{sup +}e{sup -} and hadrons in the final state, but with no evidence of strange particle production. This event may be an example of dilepton production by an anti-neutrino interaction, but other interpretations are possible. With 90% confidence, they conclude that the rate for the process {bar {nu}} + N {yields} e{sup -} + {mu}{sup +} + hadrons is {le} .8% of charged current anti-neutrino interactions with visible energy > 7.5 GeV.

Summaries of ten research projects are presented. They include: equations describing various geothermal systems, geohydrological environmental effects of geothermal power production, simulation of linear bench-scale experiments, simulation of fluid-rock interactions in a geothermal basin, geopressured geothermal reservoir simulator, user-oriented geothermal reservoir simulator, geothermal well test analyses, geothermal seismic exploration, high resolution seismic mapping of a geothermal reservoir, experimental evaluation of geothermal well logging cables, and list of publications. (MHR)

The preliminary analysis is described in a study of practical cycles for geothermal power plants. The analysis is based on three different brines whose temperatures and composition span the range that is of practical interest for power generation. Only two kinds of cycles were considered in the analysis - the steam turbine cycle and the binary cycle, in which energy from the geothermal fluid is transferred to a secondary working fluid in a closed Rankine cycle. The performance of several condidate working fluids has been investigated, and the most attracive binary cycles have been selected for the various resource conditions. The results show that if brine is utilized directly in the primary heat exchange process with the secondary working fluid, the binary cycle is potentially better in terms of resource utilization than a dual flash steam turbine cycle. However, if the brine is flashed to steam and the steam is used for the heat exchange process, the steam turbine cycle will produce more power per pound of brine flow. Preliminary turbine designs have been formulated for steam and also for the most promising working fluids in the secondary or binary cycle. For all cycle configurations at least 50 MW of …

A system of regional operations research activities is described which will formulate potential future development scenarios for geothermal energy and identify the public initiatives necessary for that potential. The specifics of the work plan for the state of California are outlined along with the project management structure and reporting schedules. (MHR)

Sodium-cladding chemical interaction has been studied on fuel pins clad with 20% cold worked type 316 stainless steel and irradiated in the EBR-II at temperatures up to 705/sup 0/C and for exposures to 5300 hours. The measured corrosion rate of the cladding surface immediately above the top of the fuel column was 12.5 ..mu..m per year at 690/sup 0/C. The loss of Ni at 700/sup 0/C resulted in the formation of a ferrite layer approximately 5 ..mu..m thick. A zone depleted in Ni and Cr extends into the austenite from the ferrite-austenite interface an additional distance of approximately 15 ..mu..m. No large changes in volumetric average carbon or nitrogen were observed.

The effects of lateral mass efflux with prescribed temperature and velocity on vertical free convection boundary layers in a saturated porous medium at high Rayleigh numbers are studied analytically. Within the framework of boundary layer theory, similarity solutions are obtained for the special case where the prescribed temperature and velocity of the fluid vary as x/sup lambda/ and x/sup (lambda-1)/2/ respectively. The effects of mass efflux on surface heat transfer rate and boundary layer thickness are shown. Application to warm water discharge along a well or fissure to an aquifer of infinite extent is discussed.

The axisymmetric buoyancy-induced groundwater flow adjacent to horizontal impermeable surfaces with wall temperature being a power function of radius is discussed in this paper. With the boundary layer simplifications, the governing non-linear partial differential equations can be transformed into a coupled pair of non-linear ordinary differential equations with two-point boundary conditions that can be integrated numerically by established techniques. Simple algebraic expressions for boundary layer thickness and heat transfer rate are obtained. Applications to free convective flow in a liquid-dominated geothermal system at high Rayleigh number are discussed.

The following topics are covered: construction status, system operation, other start-up activities, and task force modifications. (MHR)

Growth rates for the denitrifying bacteria Pseudomonas Stutzeri were studied to minimize the time necessary to start up a bacterial denitrification reactor. Batch experiments were performed in nine 250-ml Erlenmeyer flasks, a 7-liter fermentor, and a 67-liter fermentor. All reactors maintained an anaerobic environment. Initial microorganism inoculum concentration was varied over four orders of magnitude. Initial nitrate and substrate carbon concentrations were varied from 200 to 6000 ppm and from 56 to 1596 ppm, respectively, with a carbon-to-nitrogen weight ratio of 1.18. In all experiments, except those with the highest initial substrate-to-bacteria ratio, no growth was observed due to substrate depletion during the lag period. In those experiments which did exhibit an increase in bacterial population, growth also stopped due to substrate depletion. A model simulating microbe growth during the induction period was developed, but insufficient data were available to properly adjust the model constants. Because of this, the model does not accurately predict microbe growth. The metabolism of Pseudomonas Stutzeri was studied in detail. This resulted in a prediction of the denitrification stoichiometry during steady state reactor operation. Iron was found to be an important component for bacterial anabolism.

The spectra, angular distribution, and polarization functions of synchrotron radiation are tabulated in parametric form. Numerous graphs of the functions are included, and these can be used for rapid estimation of photon flux as a function of the various parameters. The extended synchrotron radiation source is described, and the exact, but unintegrable, equations are derived. Properties of this source depend upon at least nine parameters. An approximation of the source accurate enough for estimating flux in optical instruments is developed. Power and power density in the radiation beam are described and convenient approximations are developed. Simple optical transformations are used to illustrate some of the important properties of the extended source.

The objective of the continued work on this project is to experimentally and analytically study the dominant mechanisms in fuel coolant thermal interactions which could lead to vapor explosions. The exploration of mechanisms is focused in two areas: (1) Mechanisms responsible for fragmentation in molten metal droplet experiments (here we will include assessment of the validity of the proposed Spontaneous Nucleation Mechanism); and (2) Thermal Stress Initiated Fracture as a fragmentation mechanism (this mechanism is not considered responsible for the fragmentation of molten metal drops). Work is being performed in both these areas simultaneously and is briefly described.

When formulating a mathematical model for simulating transport processes in the environment, the system of interest can be viewed as a continuum of matter and energy or as a large set of small discrete parcels of mass and energy. The latter approach is used in the formulation of the Discrete-Parcel-Random-Walk (DPRW) Transport Model. Each parcel has associated with it a set of spatial coordinates as well as a set of discrete quantities of mass and energy. A parcel's movement is assumed to be independent of any other parcel in the system. A Lagrangian scheme is used for computing the parcel advection and a Markov random walk concept is used for simulating the parcel diffusion and dispersion. The DPRW technique is not subject to numerical dispersion and it can be applied to three-dimensional cases with only a linear increase in computation time. A wide variety of complex source/sink terms can be included in the model with relative ease. Examples of the model's application in the areas of oil spill drift forecasting, coastal power plant effluent analysis, and solute transport in groundwater systems are presented.

In hadron-proton collisions at high energies, the impact profile function measures the range and strength of the strong interaction. It determines the effective size and shape of the hadrons involved, for purposes of both elastic scattering and particle production, but depends solely upon the behavior in t of the elastic differential cross-section. Such an analysis of the reactions ..pi.. +- p, K +- p, and p +- p at incident momenta from 50 to 175 GeV/c is presented using the elastic scattering data recently taken. Two derivations of the profile function are given: the classic optical model and the partial wave treatment. The first stresses the ''grey disc'' interpretations of hadrons; both allow the decomposition of the profile into the elastic and inelastic overlap functions, which represent the probabilities of each of the two processes. A more rigorous procedure yielding essentially the same result involves the imposition of unitarity on the relativistic S-matrix and then requiring angular momentum conservation. Cross section measurements extend to t = -0.8 (GeV/c)/sup 2/; this calculation assumes pure exponential behavior thereafter, and accounts for the possibility of a sharp decrease in its slope at larger t. The real part of the scattering amplitude is neglected. …