Letter opinion 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; Use of funds collected as compensation by a prosecuting attorney under section 71.041, Family Code, which provides for costs to be assessed against a person who becomes the subject of a protective order as a result of having committed family violence (ID# 37366)

Letter opinion 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 the Corpus Christi Regional Transit Authority may provide financial assisstance to an organization that provides emergency medical transportation services by helicopter (RQ-843)

Letter opinion 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 the Texas Board of Health is authorized to adopt certain rules under the Medical Radiologic Technologist Certification Act, V.T.C.S. art. 4512m, and related questions (RQ-867)

This report contains tables of the analytical results from sampling tank 241-U-109 using two types of samplers. Activity levels of radionuclides are tabulated. This tank has been on the Hydrogen Watch List.

Acoustic sources found in the ocean environment are spatially complex and broadband, complicating the analysis of received acoustic data considerably. A model-based approach is developed for a broadband source in a shallow ocean environment characterized by a normal-mode propagation model. Here we develop the optimal Bayesian solution to the broadband pressure-field enhancement and modal function extraction problem.

The goal of this CRADA was the continued research and development by LLNL, and the commercialization by EOSystems, Inc., of the waste treatment technology known as Mediated Electrochemical Oxidation. MEO is a non-thermal electrochemical technology developed in part at LLNL for the destruction of organic waste streams; this technology has wide applications in the government, manufacturing, biomedical and industrial sectors. The system uses an electrochemical cell to generate highly oxidizing {open_quote}mediators{close_quote} in an acidic aqueous solution, which subsequently react with organic waste and convert it to carbon dioxide and water. The broad research responsibilities of LLNL in this CRADA were the investigation of numerous cell electrode materials and materials of construction, the evaluation of the process chemistry, and the testing of a flow visualization cell and a functional prototype. Major deliverables included: a determination of suitable electrode materials, an investigation of the destruction efficiency for numerous organic substrates, the construction and testing of a flow visualization cell, and the testing of a functional prototype commercial cell. The responsibilities of EOSystems included the definition of the market and potential customers, the design and engineering of the flow visualization and prototype cells, and the commercialization of the MEO units. Deliverables included the …

This engineering study evaluates the availability of electric power from the existing 13.8 kV substation, BPA 115 kV system,and RL 230 kV transmission line; for supporting the Privatization Phase I Facilities. 230 kV system is a preferable alternative.

Final Report for tank 241-BY-105 rotary and push mode core 108.

This safety evaluation for packaging authorizes transport of sodium hydroxide solutions, potassium hydroxide solutions, and water in the MC-312 cargo tank, registration number HO-64-05473,on the Hanford Site without a complete U.S. Department of Transportation maintenance inspection. These materials are acceptable for transport in the MC- 312 cargo tank per 49 CFR172.101.

The Multiple Canister Overpack (MCO) cask will be used in the transportation of irradiated nuclear fuel from the K Basins to a Canister Storage Building. This report presents the radiological risk evaluation, which is used in the development of the design criteria for the MCO cask. The radiological risk evaluation ensures compliance with the onsite transportation safety program.

Acceptance test results for the Retained Gas Sampler System (RGSS) obtained in the 306E laboratory are reported. The RGSS will be utilized to retrieve and analyze samples from the Hanford flammable gas watch-list tanks to determine the quantity and chemistry of gases confined within the waste.

The objective of this document is to propose a strategy for addressing applicable LDMM-related criteria in order to determine an allowable leakage volume for SSTs targeted for waste retrieval using sluicing. A strategy is required to work through the individual ALV criterion (and related issues) in a prioritized,orderly, and efficient manner. All components of the strategy are based upon LDMM-related issues, functions and requirements,and technology alternatives.

A small research group at the Florida Solar Energy Center has been working for several years to perform research and other work in support of U.S. Department of Energy and State of Florida energy efficiency objectives in the area of windows, skylights, clerestories, and other glazed apertures in buildings, generically called fenestrations. This work includes not only thermal energy transfer through fenestration systems but also the controlled introduction of daylight illumination for the displacement of electric lighting energy. Work in the last few years has focused almost entirely on providing technical support to the National Fenestration Rating Council`s program to introduce energy performance rating and labelling of windows into the United States. This work has included a variety of activities. (1) Annual energy performance simulations aimed at determining the relative performances of a variety of residential window and glazing options for different climates. (2) Evaluation of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory reports and software products in the area of fenestrations. (3) Development of better computational tools for predicting the solar spectral irradiance incident on fenestration systems and contributing to solar radiant heat gain, and the effects of exterior shading. (4) Service on various committees and task groups of the NFRC as well …

TFTR experiments on the enhanced reversed shear (ERS) mode have demonstrated particle and ion thermal diffusivities in the region of negative shear which are equal to or less than the neoclassical values. Similar enhancements have been observed in reversed central shear discharges in the shaped DIII-D geometry. These results, if sustained over times long compared with current diffusion times, offer the opportunity of an improved reactor. We are modeling the evolution of the TFTR ERS mode using Corsica, a predictive 1-1/2 D equilibrium code. Similar modeling is being done for DIII-D; the common goal is to better understand the physics of the discharges in order to predict performance and eventually to provide a capability of real-time control of the profiles. Here we describe a first step in applying Corsica to the TFTR discharges. We first examine the equilibria generated in TRANSP, using the output pressure and safety factor, q, (or the parallel current) profiles to regenerate the magnetic equilibria. Two TRANSP options are used: (1) a minor radius- like coordinate is used as a flux surface label, or (2) toroidal flux is used to label the surfaces. Our equilibria agree much better with option (1) than (2). However, we still …