INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS DIVISION ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING JULY 1, 1961 (open access)

INSTRUMENTATION AND CONTROLS DIVISION ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING JULY 1, 1961

The report comprises seven sections. A separate abstract was prepared for each section. (J.R.D.)
Date: February 19, 1962
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gcr-Orr Loop No. 2 Filter Tests. Part Ii (open access)

Gcr-Orr Loop No. 2 Filter Tests. Part Ii

Tests of Cambridge absolute filters, Model Sl-071, specified for use in the GCR-ORR Loop No. 2 as full-flow, primary coolant fiiters were completed. kD.O.P/ (dioctylphthalate) efficiency tests were performed on three filters in the as-received condition, on two filters following canning and thermal cycling, and on one of the canned fiIters following bsking out. None of the three units met the design criteria of 99.97% efficiency for removal of 0.3 micron particles in the as-received condition. The postthermal cycle efficiencies of the canned fiIters were slightly higher than their respective as-received efficiencies. At the corapletion of testing, the two fiiters canned for installation in the reactor facility had measured efficiencies of 99.855% and 99.93%. These values were judged acceptable for the intended application/su The thermal cycling of the two canned filters and the subsequent baking out of one of these units demonstrated that a limited amount of off-gas products would be given off/su Pressure drop tests were performed on the canned fiiters with instrument air (ambient temperature, atmospheric pressure) over a flow rate range of 150 to 530 lb/hr. Curves of pressure drop across each fiIter versus Reynolds number were plotted for air and He. (auth)
Date: February 19, 1962
Creator: Flint, F. A. & Smith, A. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nature and effects of ion-cyclotron fluctuations in TMX (open access)

Nature and effects of ion-cyclotron fluctuations in TMX

In the tandem mirror experiment (TMX), coherent oscillations have been identified as resulting from the Alfven ion-cyclotron instability. Although the drive for this instability is localized in the end cell, the waves generated propagate out of the unstable region and interact with the central-cell ions. This interaction leads to an experimentally observed scaling of the stored end-cell energy with axial ion end-loss current.
Date: February 19, 1982
Creator: Casper, T. A.; Poulsen, P. & Smith, G. R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energies of organic compounds. Technical progress report. [Ketals, orthoesters, norbonyl ketals] (open access)

Energies of organic compounds. Technical progress report. [Ketals, orthoesters, norbonyl ketals]

Two automated reaction calorimetry systems were built and tested. The first made use of a quartz thermometer probe as the temperature measuring element. The second was constructed using a thermister which was part of a Wheatstone bridge. The off-balance voltage from the bridge was measured using the 6 1/2 digit digital voltmeter, and transferred to the microprocessor. The one disadvantage of the first system is the relatively large size of the quartz sensor. The calorimeter systems were used to measure: the enthalpies of hydrolysis of ketals, acetal, orthoesters, enthalpies of hydration of alkenes; enthalpies of formation of small ring hydrocarbons. (ATT)
Date: February 19, 1981
Creator: Wiberg, K. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SM-1 Reactor Vessel Cover and Flange Stress Analysis (open access)

SM-1 Reactor Vessel Cover and Flange Stress Analysis

The maximum stress calculated for the SMl-1 reactor vessel closure studs occurs during operation at full power. This value is 27,180 psi of which 19,800 psi is tension and 7380 psi bending. This stress does not include a stress concentration factor for effect of threads. It was eonservatively assumed the studs were initially tightened to a code allowable stress of 20,000 psi as specified in the ASME Code rather than the lesser stress obtained by the normal operating procedure. The maximum calculated stress occurs at the outside surface of the cover where the stress ranges from 318 psi in tension to 90,660 psi in compression. The alternating stress is 50,000 psi. According to the Navy Code for a stress range of 50,000 psi, the eover material ean safely undergo a maximum of 1600 cycles. It was estimated that the SM-1 will go through approximately 000 startup and shutdown cycles during a 20-yr life period, so the calculated stress is regarded as safe. For a transient eondition of 30 deg F/hr during heat-up, approximate temperature differences between the inside and outside surfaces of the cover were obtained. Temperature differentials between the inside and outside surfaces of the cover are increased by …
Date: February 19, 1962
Creator: Sayre, M. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Neutron capture studies: 1, Multiple capture reactions and implications for calculated beta-delayed fission rates: 2, The nuclear level structure of 238Np (open access)

Neutron capture studies: 1, Multiple capture reactions and implications for calculated beta-delayed fission rates: 2, The nuclear level structure of 238Np

Astrophysical r-process calculations of transbismuth elements are of interest because certain actinide pairs can be treated as chronometers in determining the duration of nucleosynthesis. For one such calculation where a particularly long galactic age was derived, 21 + 2 - 4 Gyr, we present evidence that the effect of beta-delayed fission appears to be seriously overestimated in uranium decay chains with A = 252 to 257. With this conclusion, it follows that this estimate of the galactic age must be considered more uncertain than if the calculated rates of beta-delayed fission were found to be acceptable. The nuclear level structure of 238Np has been investigated using the 237Np(n,..gamma..)238Np reaction and the alpha decay of 242mAm as experimental probes. Having established a level scheme for 238Np that includes 47 excited levels and 93 secondary transitions, we find a high degree of correspondence between the experimental band structure and that of a semi-empirical model developed to predict excitations in odd-odd deformed nuclei. 35 refs., 4 figs., 3 tabs.
Date: February 19, 1988
Creator: Hoff, R.W.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Beryllium Science: US-UK agreement on the use of Atomic Energy for mutual defense (open access)

Beryllium Science: US-UK agreement on the use of Atomic Energy for mutual defense

Twenty-seven papers are presented on beryllium supply, production, fabrication, safe handling, analysis, powder technology, and coatings. Separate abstracts have been prepared for the individual papers. (DLC)
Date: February 19, 1988
Creator: Hanafee, J.E. (ed.)
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom (open access)

A Guide to U.S. Military Casualty Statistics: Operation New Dawn, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom

This report presents statistics regarding U.S. military casualties in the active Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF, Afghanistan), as well as operations that have ended: Operation New Dawn (OND, Iraq) and Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF, Iraq). It includes statistics on post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), amputations, evacuations, and the demographics of casualties. Some of these statistics are publicly available at the Department of Defense's (DOD's) website; others have been obtained through contact with experts at the DOD.
Date: February 19, 2014
Creator: Fischer, Hannah
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FBI Director: Appointment and Tenure (open access)

FBI Director: Appointment and Tenure

This report reviews the legislative history surrounding the enactment of the 1968 and 1976 amendments to the appointment of the FBI Director, as well as information on the nominees to the FBI Directorship since 1972. It also provides a legal overview of the extension of a Director's tenure.
Date: February 19, 2014
Creator: Chu, Vivian S. & Hogue, Henry B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reducing Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Military Retirees and the Bipartisan Budget Act: In Brief (open access)

Reducing Cost-of-Living Adjustments for Military Retirees and the Bipartisan Budget Act: In Brief

This report discusses the reduction of cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for military retirees through the Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA). It includes an overview of the changes, demographics of military retirees, and potential effects of the changes.
Date: February 19, 2014
Creator: Belasco, Amy & Kapp, Lawrence
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Countering Violent Extremism in the United States (open access)

Countering Violent Extremism in the United States

This report provides examples of Administration "combating violent extremism" (CVE) activity and examines some of the risks and challenges evident in the "Strategic Implementation Plan for Empowering Local Partners to Prevent Violent Extremism in the United States" (SIP's) three objectives. The report also diagrams and briefly discusses the "future activities and efforts" outlined in the SIP for each of these three objectives.
Date: February 19, 2014
Creator: Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Union Enlargement (open access)

European Union Enlargement

This report provides a brief overview of the European Union's (EU's) accession process and Turkey's path to EU membership. The U.S. Congress has had a long-standing interest in Turkey as a NATO ally and partner in regional foreign policy and energy security issues.
Date: February 19, 2014
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Morelli, Vincent L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Terrorism Investigations (open access)

The Federal Bureau of Investigation and Terrorism Investigations

This report provides background information on key elements of the FBI terrorism investigative process, based on publicly available information. This report sets forth possible considerations for Congress as it executes its oversight role, including the extent to which intelligence has been integrated into FBI operations to support its counterterrorism mission and the progress the Bureau has made on its intelligence reform initiatives.
Date: February 19, 2014
Creator: Bjelopera, Jerome P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America for 1997 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America for 1997

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America for the year ended December 31, 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Food and Drug Administration: Opportunities Exist to Better Address Management Challenges (open access)

Food and Drug Administration: Opportunities Exist to Better Address Management Challenges

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "GAO was asked to review the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) strategic planning and management. Leading practices in this area include developing strategies to address management challenges and results-oriented performance measures, aligning activities and resources to strategic goals, and enhancing the use of performance information. In this report, GAO examined the extent to which (1) FDA's Strategic Action Plan contains strategies to address its management challenges, and the progress FDA has reported in addressing those challenges; (2) FDA's annual performance measures are results-oriented; (3) FDA has aligned its activities and resources to support its strategic goals; and (4) FDA managers report using performance information in decision making and applying key practices to encourage that use. GAO surveyed FDA managers; analyzed reports on FDA to identify its management challenges; reviewed FDA and other documents, prior GAO work, and surveys of federal managers; and interviewed FDA officials."
Date: February 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 1998 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Ex-Prisoners of War, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 1998

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the American Ex-Prisoners of War Incorporated, for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medicaid Formula: Effects of Proposed Formula on Federal Shares of State Spending (open access)

Medicaid Formula: Effects of Proposed Formula on Federal Shares of State Spending

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on how the federal share of states' Medicaid spending would be affected if an alternate formula, known as the Equitable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage formula, replaced the existing Federal Medical Assistance Percentage formula, focusing on: (1) calculating the matching percentages; (2) how federal funding for each state would be altered by the formula; and (3) the assumptions described in the bill proposing the switch to the alternate formula."
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 for Fiscal Year 1997 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 for Fiscal Year 1997

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War 1861-1865 for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seafood Fraud: FDA Program Changes and Better Collaboration among Key Federal Agencies Could Improve Detection and Prevention (open access)

Seafood Fraud: FDA Program Changes and Better Collaboration among Key Federal Agencies Could Improve Detection and Prevention

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 2007, Americans consumed almost 5 billion pounds of seafood. Most seafood buyers, at many levels--importers, distributors, supermarkets, restaurants, and individual consumers--assume that the seafood they buy is what the seller claims it is. However, this is not always the case. Sometimes seafood products are mislabeled for financial gain--an activity called seafood fraud. Three federal agencies play key roles in detecting and preventing seafood fraud: the Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the Department of Commerce's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), and the Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA). GAO was asked to determine (1) the actions key federal agencies take to help detect and prevent seafood fraud and (2) the extent to which these key federal agencies collaborate with each other to help detect and prevent seafood fraud. GAO reviewed data and documents from each agency on actions to detect and prevent seafood fraud, and interviewed agency officials and other key stakeholders."
Date: February 19, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 1998 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated, for Fiscal Year 1998

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the American Gold Star Mothers, Incorporated, for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1998, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American National Theatre and Academy for Fiscal Year 1997 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American National Theatre and Academy for Fiscal Year 1997

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the American National Theatre and Academy for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Actions Are Needed to Strengthen Enforcement (open access)

Humane Methods of Slaughter Act: Actions Are Needed to Strengthen Enforcement

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Concerns about the humane handling and slaughter of livestock have grown; for example, a 2009 video showed employees at a Vermont slaughter plant skinning and decapitating conscious 1-week old veal calves. The Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978, as amended (HMSA) prohibits the inhumane treatment of livestock in connection with slaughter and requires that animals be rendered insensible to pain before being slaughtered. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is responsible for HMSA. GAO was asked to (1) evaluate FSIS's efforts to enforce HMSA, (2) identify the extent to which FSIS tracks recent trends in resources for HMSA enforcement, and (3) evaluate FSIS's efforts to develop a strategy to guide HMSA enforcement. Among other things, GAO received survey responses from inspectors at 235 plants and examined a sample of FSIS noncompliance reports and suspension data for fiscal years 2005 through 2009."
Date: February 19, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Somalia: Several Challenges Limit U.S. and International Stabilization, Humanitarian, and Development Efforts (open access)

Somalia: Several Challenges Limit U.S. and International Stabilization, Humanitarian, and Development Efforts

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Somalia has lacked a functioning central government since 1991. In December 2006, the Ethiopian military intervened in Somalia to support Somalia's transitional government, opening what many considered a window of opportunity to rebuild the country and restore effective governance. The United States has been the largest bilateral donor to Somalia, providing roughly $362 million in assistance since 2001. In this report, GAO assesses (1) U.S. and international efforts to stabilize Somalia, (2) U.S. and international efforts to provide humanitarian and development assistance to Somalia, and (3) strategic planning efforts to guide U.S. activities related to Somalia. GAO reviewed documents from U.S. and international organizations; interviewed U.S., United Nations (UN), Somali, and other officials; and conducted fieldwork in Kenya and Ethiopia. GAO assessed U.S. strategy using the six desirable characteristics of an effective national strategy that GAO previously developed."
Date: February 19, 2008
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Legion for 1997 (open access)

Federally Chartered Corporation: Review of the Financial Statement Audit Report for the American Legion for 1997

Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the audit report covering the financial statements of the American Legion for the year ended December 31, 1997, focusing on whether the audit report complied with the financial reporting requirements of the law."
Date: February 19, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library