Annual Reports to the Legislature on Certain Matters: 2004 (open access)

Annual Reports to the Legislature on Certain Matters: 2004

Annual report detailing expenditures by the Texas Department of Transportation during 2004, including the unified transportation program (UTP), turnpike and toll road projects, and some rail facilities, as well as the amount of bonds, public securities, and other funds used for transportation projects.
Date: December 1, 2004
Creator: Texas. Department of Transportation.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program: FY 2004 Annual Report (open access)

DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program: FY 2004 Annual Report

The DOE Solar Energy Technologies Program FY 2004 Annual Report chronicles the R&D results of the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Energy Technologies Program for Fiscal Year 2004. In particular, the report describes R&D performed by the Program's national laboratories (National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Sandia National Laboratories, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and Brookhaven National Laboratory) and university and industry partners.
Date: October 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal Geothermal Research Program Update Fiscal Year 2004 (open access)

Federal Geothermal Research Program Update Fiscal Year 2004

The Department of Energy (DOE) and its predecessors have conducted research and development (R&D) in geothermal energy since 1971. The Geothermal Technologies Program (GTP) works in partnership with industry to establish geothermal energy as an economically competitive contributor to the U.S. energy supply. Geothermal energy production, a $1.5 billion a year industry, generates electricity or provides heat for direct use applications. The technologies developed by the Geothermal Technologies Program will provide the Nation with new sources of electricity that are highly reliable and cost competitive and do not add to America's air pollution or the emission of greenhouse gases. Geothermal electricity generation is not subject to fuel price volatility and supply disruptions from changes in global energy markets. Geothermal energy systems use a domestic and renewable source of energy. The Geothermal Technologies Program develops innovative technologies to find, access, and use the Nation's geothermal resources. These efforts include emphasis on Enhanced Geothermal Systems (EGS) with continued R&D on geophysical and geochemical exploration technologies, improved drilling systems, and more efficient heat exchangers and condensers. The Geothermal Technologies Program is balanced between short-term goals of greater interest to industry, and long-term goals of importance to national energy interests. The program's research and …
Date: March 1, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY 2004 Infrared Photonics Final Report (open access)

FY 2004 Infrared Photonics Final Report

Research done by the Infrared Photonics team at PNNL is focused on developing miniaturized integrated optics for the MWIR and LWIR by exploiting the unique optical and material properties of chalcogenide glass. PNNL has developed thin film deposition capabilities, direct-laser writing techniques, IR photonic device demonstration, holographic optical element design and fabrication, photonic device modeling, and advanced optical metrology - all specific to chalcogenide glass. Chalcogenide infrared photonics provides a pathway to Quantum Cascade Laser (QCL) transmitter miniaturization. QCLs provide a viable infrared laser source for a new class of laser transmitters capable of meeting the performance requirements for a variety of national security sensing applications. The high output power, small size, and superb stability and modulation characteristics of QCLs make them amenable for integration as transmitters into ultra-sensitive, ultra-selective point sampling and remote short-range chemical sensors that are particularly useful for nuclear nonproliferation missions.
Date: October 1, 2004
Creator: Anheier, Norman C.; Allen, Paul J.; Keller, Paul E.; Bennett, Wendy D.; Martin, Peter M.; Johnson, Bradley R. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY04 Inspection Results for Wet Uruguay Fuel in L-Basin (open access)

FY04 Inspection Results for Wet Uruguay Fuel in L-Basin

The 2004 visual inspection of four Uruguay nuclear fuel assemblies stored in L-Basin was completed. This was the third inspection of this wet stored fuel since its arrival in the summer of 1998. Visual inspection photographs of the fuel from the previous and the recent inspections were compared and no evidence of significant corrosion was found on the individual fuel plate photographs. Fuel plates that showed areas of pitting in the cladding during the original receipt inspection were also identified during the 2004 inspection. However, a few pits were found on the non-fuel aluminum clamping plates that were not visible during the original and 2001 inspections.
Date: September 1, 2005
Creator: VORMELKER, PHILIP
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY04 SWIR CRDS Summary Report (open access)

FY04 SWIR CRDS Summary Report

The principal goal of Pacific Northwest National Laboratory's (PNNL's) Infrared Technology for Advanced Sensors Project is to explore and develop the science and technology behind point and stand off infrared (IR) spectroscopic chemical sensors that are needed for detecting weapons proliferation activity. The primary use of the technology is to detect the chemical signatures associated with the production or use of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons. In FY04 PNNL continued the development of a Shortwave Infrared (SWIR) point sensor based on optical Cavity Ringdown Spectroscopy (CRDS). During the year this instrument participated in 3 field tests, including the indoor UF6 release experiment which took place on the Hanford Site in Aug. 2004. The field tests demonstrated the robustness of CRDS as a fieldable technology for sensitive detection of airborne analytes. The instrument was altered from detecting ammonia with a detection limit of {approx} 1 ppmv to detect hydrogen fluoride with a detection limit of {approx} 3 ppbv. The differences in limits of detection between these two chemicals is accounted for by the relative differences in the absorption strength of the two molecules (with HF having a much larger absorption strength than ammonia). In addition to the field tests, the instrument …
Date: October 1, 2004
Creator: Williams, Richard M.; Thompson, Jason S.; Stewart, Timothy L. & Tweedy, Brianna J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Heavy vehicle hybrid propulsion systems R and D program plan, FY 2000-2005 (open access)

Heavy vehicle hybrid propulsion systems R and D program plan, FY 2000-2005

This report contains the program plan and background information for the Heavy Vehicle Hybrid Propulsion R and D Program sponsored by the Department of Energy's Office of Heavy Vehicle Technologies. The program is a collaboration between industry and government established for the development of advanced hybrid-electric propulsion technology for urban cycle trucks and buses. It targets specific applications to enhance potential market success. Potential end-users are also involved.
Date: July 1, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Institutional Plan FY 2000-2004 (open access)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Institutional Plan FY 2000-2004

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Institutional Plan for FY 2000-2004 sets forth the laboratory's mission, roles, technical capabilities, and laboratory strategic plan. In the plan, major initiatives also are proposed and the transitioning initiatives are discussed. The Programmatic Strategy section details our strategic intent, roles, and research thrusts in each of the U.S. Department of Energy's mission areas. The Operations/Infrastructure Strategic Plan section includes information on the laboratory's human resources; environment, safety, and health management; safeguards and security; site and facilities management; information resources management; management practices and standards; and communications and trust.
Date: March 1, 2000
Creator: Pearson, Erik W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Health Professions Council Annual Report: 2004 (open access)

Texas Health Professions Council Annual Report: 2004

Report on the activities of the Health Professions Council for fiscal year 2004, highlighting the organization's accomplishments and budget.
Date: February 1, 2005
Creator: Texas. Health Professions Council.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2001-2005 (open access)

Texas State Library and Archives Commission Strategic Plan: Fiscal Years 2001-2005

Report detailing the strategic plan for of the Texas Library and Archives Commission for fiscal years 2001 to 2005 outlining their mission, past activities, and goals.
Date: June 1, 2000
Creator: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas State Office of Risk Management Operating Budget: 2004 (open access)

Texas State Office of Risk Management Operating Budget: 2004

Proposed budget for the Texas State Office of Risk Management outlining projected income and expenditures, with supporting documentation.
Date: December 1, 2003
Creator: Texas. State Office of Risk Management.
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Institutional Plan FY2000 - FY2004 (open access)

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Institutional Plan FY2000 - FY2004

Jefferson Lab contributes to the Department of Energy mission to develop and operate major cutting-edge scientific user facilities. Jefferson Lab's CEBAF (Continuous Electron Beam Accelerator Facility) is a unique tool for exploring the transition between the regime where strongly interacting (nuclear) matter can be understood as bound states of protons and neutrons, and the regime where the underlying fundamental quark-and-gluon structure of matter is evident. The nature of this transition is at the frontier of the authors understanding of matter. Experiments proposed by 834 scientists from 146 institutions in 21 countries await beam time in the three halls. The authors user-customers have been delighted with the quality of the data they are obtaining. Driven by their expressed need for energies higher than the 4 GeV design energy and on the outstanding performance of their novel superconducting accelerator, the laboratory currently delivers beams at 5.5 GeV and expects to deliver energies approaching 6 GeV for experiments in the near future. Building on the success of Jefferson Lab and continuing to deliver value for the nation's investment is the focus of Jefferson Lab's near-term plans. The highest priority for the facility is to execute its approved experimental program to elucidate the quark …
Date: January 1, 2000
Creator: Lab, Jefferson
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ultraselective Sorbents. Task 2: Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs)/Stabilized Antibody Fragments (STABs). Final Report FY 2004 (open access)

Ultraselective Sorbents. Task 2: Molecularly Imprinted Polymers (MIPs)/Stabilized Antibody Fragments (STABs). Final Report FY 2004

This report describes the preparation and application of molecularly imprinted polymers (MIPs) for the highly selective analysis of target signature compounds. The overall goal of this project task is to exploit the high selectivity of MIPs to generate a pure and enriched fraction of target analyte from environmental samples, either during the sampling stage or immediately thereafter. Due to the high purity of analyte fraction obtained, simplified field portable instrumentation that is capable of high performance trace analysis can be constructed. Major sections contained in this FY 2004 Final Report describe: (1) the synthesis and evaluation of MIPs specific toward explosives, (2) the design, construction, and performance of a novel instrument for the trace aqueous analysis of G-series nerve agent hydrolysis compounds, and (3) interfacing MIP separations with ion mobility spectrometric detection.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Harvey, Scott D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library