Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 78, Pages 10359-10473, October 22, 1996 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 78, Pages 10359-10473, October 22, 1996

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: October 22, 1996
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 21, Pages 2333-2437, March 22, 1996 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 21, Pages 2333-2437, March 22, 1996

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: March 22, 1996
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 87, Pages 11329-11422, November 22, 1996 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 21, Number 87, Pages 11329-11422, November 22, 1996

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: November 22, 1996
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-386 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-386

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whethet the Texas Education Agency may, under V.T.C.S. article 4413(29c), section 9A, supply certificates of completion to a public school in the state whose driver education course does not meet the standards of and has not been approved by the Texas Education Agency or the Department of Public Safety and related questions (RQ-839)
Date: April 22, 1996
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-425 (open access)

Texas Attorney General Opinion: DM-425

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Dan Morales, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification; Whether a therapeutic optometrist may perform certain procedures (RQ-884)
Date: November 22, 1996
Creator: Texas. Attorney-General's Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
D0 Silicon Upgrade: Thermal Analysis of the D0 Double Sided Ladders (open access)

D0 Silicon Upgrade: Thermal Analysis of the D0 Double Sided Ladders

A side view of the double sided ladder is shown in Figure 1. There are two types of double sided ladder; 6 chip and 9 chip. The 6 chip ladder has three SVX II chips mounted directly opposite the cooling channel and 3 chips mounted at the ladder end. The 9 chip ladder has 4 SVX II chips directly opposite the cooling channel and 5 chips at the ladder end. The power density is highest in the 6 chip ladder. All plots and calculations in this Engineering Note pertain to the 6 chip ladder with the understanding that the 9 chip temperature profile is somewhat improved over the 6 chip due to the reduced power density in the row of chips opposite the cooling channel. The two dimensional finite difference technique used for these calculations is described in DOEN 447 and will not be described here. The assumed thermal conductivity of beryllium is 190 W/m-K, and that of silicon is 149 W/m-K. The SVX II power dissipation is assumed 0.400 W. There is no cable or hybrid component power dissipation in this set of simulations. The epoxy in the glue joints consists of 2 mils thickness of thermally conductive epoxy …
Date: July 22, 1996
Creator: Ratzmann, Paul M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Anti-proton tune measurements for the Fall 1995 accelerator studies (open access)

Anti-proton tune measurements for the Fall 1995 accelerator studies

A system to measure the tunes of a single antiproton (or proton) bunch was built and has been commissioned. The system achieved high sensitivity with a novel closed-orbit suppression system. The use of high bandwidth directional pickpus and kickers in conjunction with precise timing gates enabled the measurement of the tune of a single bunch.
Date: April 22, 1996
Creator: Marriner, John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
German Military Presence in the United States: The Case of Holloman Air Force Base (open access)

German Military Presence in the United States: The Case of Holloman Air Force Base

This report the addresses German Military Presence in the United States. The United States has a long history of training with its allies, both here and abroad. Germany first began training its pilots in the United States in 1955.1 The scope of these training programs has grown ever since. Many analysts argue that the most important benefit of an increasing German military presence in the United States may be to enhance opportunities for cooperation at a time when the United States has dramatically reduced its military presence in Europe.
Date: May 22, 1996
Creator: Donfried, Karen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Review Procedure for Arc Region Magnets (open access)

Review Procedure for Arc Region Magnets

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Date: January 22, 1996
Creator: Wei, J.; Peggs, S.; Tepikian, S.; Thompson, P.A. & Trahern, G. Trbojevic, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START I and  II): Verification and Compliance Issues (open access)

Strategic Arms Reduction Treaties (START I and II): Verification and Compliance Issues

The U.S. and Russia signed START II on January 3, 1993. START II relies on the START I verification regime, with a few additional inspections. When the Senate approved START II's ratification on January 26, 1996, it included several conditions and declarations relating to verification and compliance in the resolution of ratification. The Russian Duma resumed its consideration of START II in February 1996; some members met with Secretary of Defense Perry to discuss the treaty in October 1996.
Date: November 22, 1996
Creator: Woolf, Amy F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The "Timber Rider": Section 2001 of the Rescissions Act (open access)

The "Timber Rider": Section 2001 of the Rescissions Act

the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions Act, became law. Section 2001, "The Emergency Salvage Timber Sale Program," is known as the "Salvage Rider" or the "Timber Rider." The measure directs the sale of timber from national forests managed by the Secretary of Agriculture through the Forest Service and from forests managed by the Secretary of the Interior through the Bureau of Land Management (BLM). The law provides for three types of timber sales
Date: February 22, 1996
Creator: Baldwin, Pamela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tank characterization report for double-shell tank 241-AN-106 (open access)

Tank characterization report for double-shell tank 241-AN-106

This document summarizes the information on the historical uses, present status, and the sampling and analysis results of waste store in Tank 241-AN-106. This report supports the requirements of Tri- Party Agreement Milestone M-44-09.
Date: August 22, 1996
Creator: Douglas, J.G., Westinghouse Hanford
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Choices of canisters and elements for the first fuel and canister sludge shipment from K East Basin (open access)

Choices of canisters and elements for the first fuel and canister sludge shipment from K East Basin

The K East Basin contains open-top canisters with up to fourteen N Reactor fuel assemblies distributed between the two barrels of each canister. Each fuel assembly generally consists of inner and outer concentric elements fabricated from uranium metal with zirconium alloy cladding. The canisters also contain varying amounts of accumulated sludge. Retrieval of sample fuel elements and associated sludge for examination is scheduled to occur in the near future. The purpose of this document is to specify particular canisters and elements of interest as candidate sources of fuel and sludge to be shipped to laboratories.
Date: March 22, 1996
Creator: Makenas, B. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Supersymmetry at LHC (open access)

Supersymmetry at LHC

Supersymmetry (SUSY) is an appealing concept which provides a plausible solution to the fine tuning problem, while leaving the phenomenological success of the Standard Model (SM) unchanged. Moreover, some SUSY models allow for the unification of gauge couplings at a scale of M{sub GUT} {approx} 10{sup 16} GeV. A further attractive feature is the possibility of radiative breaking of the electro-weak symmetry group SU(2) {times} U(1). The masses of the SUSY partners of the SM particles are expected to be in the range 100 GeV to 1 TeV. One of the main goals of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) will be either to discover weak-scale SUSY or to exclude it over the entire theoretically allowed parameter space. The authors have developed a strategy for the analysis of experimental data at LHC which will allow them to determine the scale for supersymmetry, to limit the model parameter space, and to make precision measurements of model parameters.
Date: November 22, 1996
Creator: Bartl, A.; Soederqvist, J. & Paige, F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Meson spectrum from the Bethe-Salpeter equation (open access)

Meson spectrum from the Bethe-Salpeter equation

We present details of a model for calculating the mass spectrum of light-quark mesons and decay constants of the pseudoscalar meson octet from a phenomenological model based on Dyson-Schwinger and Bethe-Salpeter equations. In this model the Bethe-Salpeter kernel is approximated by a separable ansatz obtained from input quark propagators. 13 refs., 2 tabs.
Date: January 22, 1996
Creator: Burden, C. J.; Qian, L.; Tandy, P. C.; Roberts, C. D. & Thomson, M. J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of a video-based slurry sensor for on-line ash analysis. Quarterly report, April 1, 1996--June 30, 1996 (open access)

Development of a video-based slurry sensor for on-line ash analysis. Quarterly report, April 1, 1996--June 30, 1996

Automatic control of fine coal cleaning circuits has traditionally been limited by the lack of sensors for on-line ash analysis. Although several nuclear-based analyzers are available, none have seen widespread acceptance. This is largely due to the fact that nuclear sensors are expensive and tend to be influenced by changes in seam type and pyrite content. Recently, researchers at VPI&SU have developed an optical sensor for phosphate analysis. The sensor uses image processing technology to analyze video images of phosphate ore. It is currently being used by PCS Phosphate for off-line analysis of dry flotation concentrate. The primary advantages of optical sensors over nuclear sensors are that they are significantly cheaper, are not subject to measurement variations due to changes in high atomic number minerals, are inherently safer and require no special radiation permitting. The purpose of this work is to apply the knowledge gained in the development of an optical phosphate analyzer to the development of an on-line ash analyzer for fine coal slurries. During the past quarter, an industrially-hardened version of the video-based ash analyzer was designed and constructed. All components are now in place at the Middle Fork plant site awaiting the installation of a sample line …
Date: July 22, 1996
Creator: Adel, G. T. & Luttrell, G. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
105-DR Large Sodium Fire Facility closure activities evaluation report (open access)

105-DR Large Sodium Fire Facility closure activities evaluation report

This report evaluates the closure activities at the 105-DR Large Sodium Fire Facility. The closure activities discussed include: the closure activities for the structures, equipment, soil, and gravel scrubber; decontamination methods; materials made available for recycling or reuse; and waste management. The evaluation compares these activities to the regulatory requirements and closure plan requirements. The report concludes that the areas identified in the closure plan can be clean closed.
Date: April 22, 1996
Creator: Adler, J. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement of storage, handling, and transportability of fine coal. Quarterly technical progress report No. 6, April 1, 1995--June 30, 1995 (open access)

Improvement of storage, handling, and transportability of fine coal. Quarterly technical progress report No. 6, April 1, 1995--June 30, 1995

The major activities of the period were production operations of the demonstration circuit at Drummond`s Chetopa Preparation Plant near Graysville, Alabama. As the shakedown runs had shown, excellent quality Mulled Coal could be produced, and a total of 870 tonnes (966 tons) was produced. Quality was consistently better than the acceptable level. Immediately following the completion of the production demonstration, removal of equipment and decommissioning of the demonstration facility was undertaken and completed.
Date: August 22, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Properties and processing of nanocrystalline materials. Quarterly report (open access)

Properties and processing of nanocrystalline materials. Quarterly report

The present Report completes the investigations in the frame of the project for the first year. It is important to estimate our achievements in the investigation of properties of nanocrystalline materials obtained by severe plastic deformation and their production. We think that the main results obtained can be summarized as follows: (1) We performed an improvement of the die-set for equal channel (ECA) pressing and torsion under high pressure with the aim to increase dimensions of the samples produced and to conduct processing of low ductile materials. (2) It was established that in pure metals severe plastic deformation led to the formation of an ultra fine-grained structure with a mean grain size of 100-200 nm, while in alloys due to severe plastic deformation and/or special methods of treatment (a decrease in the temperature of deformation, an increase of the pressure applied etc.) the grain size could be decreased down to a few tens of manometers.
Date: January 22, 1996
Creator: Valiev, R.Z.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Improvement of storage, handling, and transportability of fine coal. Quarterly technical progress report No. 7, July 1, 1995--September 30, 1995 (open access)

Improvement of storage, handling, and transportability of fine coal. Quarterly technical progress report No. 7, July 1, 1995--September 30, 1995

The Mulled Coal process was developed as a means of overcoming the adverse handling characteristics of wet fine coal without thermal drying. The process involves the addition of a low cost harmless reagent to wet fine coal using off-the-shelf mixing equipment. Based on laboratory- and bench-scale testing, Mulled Coal can be stored, shipped, and burned without causing any of the plugging, pasting, carryback and freezing problems normally associated with wet coal. The objectives of this project are to demonstrate that: The Mulled Coal process, which has been proven to work on a wide range of wet fine coals at bench scale, will work equally well in a commercial coal preparation plant. The wet product from a fine coal cleaning circuit can be converted to a solid fuel form for ease of handling and cost savings in storage and rail car transportation. A wet fine coal product thus converted to a solid fuel form can be stored, shipped, and burned with conventional fuel handling, transportation, and combustion systems. The Mulled Coal circuit was installed in an empty bay at the Chetopa Preparation Plant. Equipment has been installed to divert a 2.7 tonnes/hr (3 tons/hr) slipstream of the froth concentrate to a …
Date: August 22, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Savannah River Site`s Groundwater Monitoring Program, First Quarter 1996, Volumes I and II (open access)

The Savannah River Site`s Groundwater Monitoring Program, First Quarter 1996, Volumes I and II

This report summarizes the Savanna River Site (SRS) Groundwater Monitoring Program conducted by EPD/EMS during the first quarter 1996. It includes the analytical data, field data, data review, quality control, and other documentation for this program. It also provides a record of the program`s activities and serves as an official record of the analytical results.
Date: October 22, 1996
Creator: Rogers, C.D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Audit of economic development grants and a cooperative agreement with East Tennessee not-for-profit organizations (open access)

Audit of economic development grants and a cooperative agreement with East Tennessee not-for-profit organizations

As a result of the end of the Cold War, the Department of Energy (Department) has downsized many of its facilities. This may have a negative impact on many communities that were heavily dependent on Departmental operations for economic stability. To lessen the negative effects on these communities, the Department has encouraged the formation of community reuse organizations that are responsible for acting on behalf of the community to determine and sponsor initiatives to offset the consequences of the Department`s downsizing. One such initiative has been the award of economic development grants and cooperative agreements. The objective of the audit was to determine whether economic development grants and a cooperative agreement with East Tennessee not-for-profit organizations were achieving the Department`s intended purposes.
Date: October 22, 1996
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY 1996 solid waste integrated life-cycle forecast volume summary - Volume 1 and Volume 2 (open access)

FY 1996 solid waste integrated life-cycle forecast volume summary - Volume 1 and Volume 2

Solid waste forecast volumes to be generated or received ;at Westinghouse Hanford Company`s Solid Waste program over the life cycle of the site are described in this report. Previous forecast summary reports have covered only a 30-year period; however, the life-cycle approach was adopted for this FY 1996 report to ensure consistency with waste volumes reported in the 1996 Multi-Year Program Plans (MYPP). The volume data were collected on a life-cycle basis from onsite and offsite waste generators who currently ship or plan to ship solid waste to the Solid Waste program. The volumes described in detail are low-level mixed waste (LLMW) and transuranic/transuranic-mixed (TRU(M)) waste. The volumes reported in this document represent the external volume of the containers selected to ship the waste. Summary level information pertaining to low-level waste (LLW) is described in Appendix B. Hazardous waste volumes are also provided in Appendices E and F but are not described in detail since they will be managed by a commercial facility. Emphasis is placed on LLMW and TRU(M) waste because it will require processing and storage at Hanford Solid Waste`s Central Waste Complex (CORK) prior to final disposal. The LLW will generally be sent directly to disposal. The …
Date: February 22, 1996
Creator: Valero, O.J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Vapor sampling of the headspace of radioactive waste storage tanks (open access)

Vapor sampling of the headspace of radioactive waste storage tanks

This paper recants the history of vapor sampling in the headspaces of radioactive waste storage tanks at Hanford. The first two tanks to receive extensive vapor pressure sampling were Tanks 241-SY-101 and 241-C-103. At various times, a gas chromatography, on-line mass spectrometer, solid state hydrogen monitor, FTIR, and radio acoustic ammonia monitor have been installed. The head space gas sampling activities will continue for the next few years. The current goal is to sample the headspace for all the tanks. Some tank headspaces will be sampled several times to see the data vary with time. Other tanks will have continuous monitors installed to provide additional data.
Date: May 22, 1996
Creator: Reynolds, D. A.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library