Report discussing the results of experimental methods for determining fuel rod power needed for three single-rod Power-Cooling Mismatch (PCM) tests.

Report detailing postirradiation examinations performed on the three pressurized water-reactor-type fuel rods following Tests PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF.

Report presenting time history plots of selected parameters measured during the three tests: PCM 8-1 RS, CHF Scoping, and PCM 8-1 RF.

COMMIX-SA-1 is a three-dimensional, transient, single-phase, compressible-flow, component computer program for thermohydrodynamic analysis. It was developed for solar applications in general, and for analysis of thermocline storage tanks in particular. The conservation equations (in cylindrical coordinates) for mass, momentum, and energy are solved as an initial-boundary-value problem. The detailed numerical-solution procedure based on a modified ICE (Implicit Continuous-Fluid Eulerian) technique is described. A method for treating the singularity problem arising at the origin of a cylindrical-coordinate system is presented. In addition, the thermal interactions between fluid and structures (tank walls, baffles, etc.) are explicitly accounted for. Finally, the COMMIX-SA-1 code structure is delineated, and an input description and sample problems are presented.

The following report contains appendices presenting data from the study of cordilleran metamorphic core complexes. The appendices present annotated bibliographies, data of uranium occurrences in the cordilleran metamorphic core complex belt, and data on the geology, uranium favorability and occurrences, and tectonic maps of individual complexes.

From objective and scope: The objective of this report us to provide a descriptive body of knowledge on Cordilleran metamorphic core complexes including their lithologic and structural characteristics, distribution within the Cordillera, and their evolutionary history and tectonic setting. We also examine the occurrence of uranium in the context of possibility for uranium concentration.

From background: The solar system design described in this report is for a residential two story house located in the Northeast region of the country typified by the Boston/Madison weather environment. A side-by-side photovoltaic/thermal system design was developed for the application.

From abstract: This report presents data collected between October 1972 and September 1977 to find "the effects of highway construction in the thirty-eight square mile Blockhouse Creek basin" in Pennsylvania. It contains sketches, graphs, photographs, and tables.

This report presents the results of the first three power-cooling-mismatch tests - Tests 8-1 RS CHF Scoping, and 8-1 RF - performed in the PCM Test Series.

This report describes the implementation of an algorithm of Stoer and Schittkowski for solving linearly constrained linear least-squares problems. These problems arise in many areas, particularly in data fitting where a model is provided and parameters in the model are selected to be a best least-squares fit to known experimental observations. By adding constraints to the least-squares fit, one can force user-specified properties on the parameters selected. The algorithm used applies a numerically stable implementation of the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalization procedure to deal with a factorization approach for solving the constrained least-squares problem. The software developed allows for either a user-supplied feasible starting point or the automatic generation of a feasible starting point, re-decomposition after solving the problem to improve numerical accuracy, and diagnostic printout to follow the computations in the algorithm. In addition to a description of the actual method used to solve the problem, a description of the software structure and the user interfaces is provided, along with a numerical example.

Abstract: A glacial outwash aquifer of about 70 square miles in the Scioto River valley southeast of Columbus, Ohio, was modeled as a potentially major source of water. The model was constructed from available hydrologic data: Records of precipitation, well hydrographs, well logs, two ground-water level surveys, and analyses of six aquifer tests. Utilizing this array of data, water levels determined from a series of steady-state simulations of different hydraulic conductivity distributions were calibrated against measured (December 1977) ground-water levels. The simulations that provided the best matches used two hydraulic conductivity distributions: One was an areally varying hydraulic conductivity distribution; the other an areally uniform hydraulic conductivity (40 feet per day) distribution. After these more probable hydraulic conductivity distributions were found, they were utilized in steady state maximal pumping simulations. The maximal well-field yield of these simulations was 20.5 million gallons per day for the areally varying hydraulic conductivity distribution, and 11.3 million gallons per day for the areally uniform hydraulic conductivity. Sensitivity of well yield to changes in well position and streambed leakance changes was investigated also.

From abstract: Photovoltaic modules and arrays are tested in the PASTF, along with power conditioning units and energy storage equipment related to photovoltaic systems.

This report presents the results of a preliminary investigation into the water quality and the relationship between surface and ground-water for the Connetquot Brook basin in Long Island, New York. It contains maps, graphs, and tables.

Discussing the evaluation made of the Scranton Quadrangle for environments favorable for uranium

Discussing occurrences of uranium in the Scranton Quadrangle

Discussing Deep Wells in the Scranton Quadrangle

Discussing thin-section analyses of the Scranton Quadrangle

Discussing the evaluation made of the Spartanburg Quadrangle to identify the geologic environments and delineate areas that exhibit characteristics favorable for uranium deposits.

The following report discusses results from two years of sampling the flora and fauna in three habitats on the west coast of Whidbey Island. Included is an analysis of species richness, diversity, community structure, seasonal changes and dominant forms.

Tables listing, for each site, season stratum and year, "species found, the mean count and standard deviation per 0.25m², and the mean weight and standard deviation per 0.25m². Also included is a list of dominant species, the year in which they were dominant, the total number of individuals, the total biomass in each year, and the species diversity index." (p. 1)

Documentation outlining characteristics of field data samples taken in the Chinati Mountains project area.

Recorded laboratory analyses for samples of stream sediments from the Chinati Mountains survey area in Texas.

Recorded laboratory analyses for samples of groundwater and well water as well as radiometric readings from the Chinati Mountains survey area in Texas.

Recorded laboratory analyses for samples of stream sediments from the Dryden project area in Texas.