2003 Wastewater Land Application Site Performance Reports for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory (open access)

2003 Wastewater Land Application Site Performance Reports for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory

The 2003 Wastewater Land Application Site Performance Reports for the Idaho National Engineering and Environmental Laboratory describe the conditions for the facilities with State of Idaho Wastewater Land Application Permits. Permit-required monitoring data are summarized, and permit exceedences or environmental impacts relating to the operations of the facilities during the 2003 permit year are discussed.
Date: February 1, 2004
Creator: Meachum, Teresa R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Annual Meeting - Genes, Mutations and Disease: The Environmental Connection (open access)

2004 Annual Meeting - Genes, Mutations and Disease: The Environmental Connection

The Meeting consisted of 9 Symposia, 4 Keynote Lectures, 3 Platform Sessions and 4 Poster Sessions. In addition there were Breakfast Meetings for Special Interest Groups designed to inform attendees about the latest advances in environmental mutagenesis research. Several of the topics to be covered at this broad meeting will be of interest to the Department of Energy, Office of Science. The relevance of this meeting to the DOE derives from the fact that low dose radiation may represent one of the most significant sources of human mutations that are attributable to the environment. The EMS membership, and those who attended the EMS Annual Meeting were interested in both chemical and radiation induced biological effects, such as cell death, mutation, teratogenesis, carcinogenesis and aging. These topics thate were presented at the 2004 EMS Annual meeting that were of clear interest to DOE include: human variation in cancer susceptibility, unusual mechanisms of mutation, germ and stem cell mutagenesis, recombination and the maintenance of genomic stability, multiple roles for DNA mismatch repair, DNA helicases, mutation, cancer and aging, Genome-wide transcriptional responses to environmental change, Telomeres and genomic stability: when ends don?t meet, systems biology approach to cell phenotypic decision processes, and the …
Date: August 23, 2004
Creator: Samson, Leona D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Atomic and Molecular Interactions Gordon Research Conference (open access)

2004 Atomic and Molecular Interactions Gordon Research Conference

The 2004 Gordon Research Conference on Atomic and Molecular Interactions was held July 11-16 at Colby-Sawyer College, New London, New Hampshire. This latest edition in a long-standing conference series featured invited talks and contributed poster papers on dynamics and intermolecular interactions in a variety of environments, ranging from the gas phase through surfaces and condensed media. A total of 90 conferees participated in the conference.
Date: October 25, 2004
Creator: Dagdigian, Dr. Paul J.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines (Revised) (open access)

2004 Biodiesel Handling and Use Guidelines (Revised)

Placeholder for an out-of-date document.
Date: November 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

2004 DOE Hydrogen, Fuel Cells & Infrastructure Technologies Program Review Presentation COST AND PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS FOR A PEM FUEL CELL TURBOCOMPRESSOR

The objective is to assist the Department of Energy in the development of a low cost, reliable and high performance air compressor/expander. Technical Objective 1: Perform a turbocompressor systems PEM fuel cell trade study to determine the enhanced turbocompressor approach. Technical Objective 2: Using the results from technical objective 1, an enhanced turbocompressor will be fabricated. The design may be modified to match the flow requirements of a selected fuel cell system developer. Technical Objective 3: Design a cost and performance enhanced compact motor and motor controller. Technical Objective 4: Turbocompressor/motor controller development.
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Gee, Mark K.
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Fermilab fall shutdown p-bar water issues (open access)

2004 Fermilab fall shutdown p-bar water issues

I was assigned to Frank Schneider, who works within the Accelerator Division Water Group. Frank would educate me with issues pertaining to water flow cooling at the P-Bar facility. Also during the shutdown period, water issues in the Pre-Vault Stub Room would be addressed.
Date: November 1, 2004
Creator: Dyer, Albert & Schneider, Frank
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Initial Assessments for the T and TX TY Tank Farm Field Investigation Report (FIR): Numerical Simulations (open access)

2004 Initial Assessments for the T and TX TY Tank Farm Field Investigation Report (FIR): Numerical Simulations

In support of CH2M HILL Hanford Group, Inc.’s (CHG) preparation of a Field Investigative Report (FIR) for the Hanford Site Single-Shell Tank Waste Management Area (WMA) T and TX-TY, a suite of numerical simulations of flow and solute transport was executed using the STOMP code to predict the performance of surface barriers for reducing long-term risks from potential groundwater contamination at the T and TX-TY WMA. The scope and parametric data for these simulations were defined by a modeling data package provided by CHG. This report documents the simulation involving 2-D cross sections through the T Tank and the TX-TY Tank Farm. Eight cases were carried out for the cross sections to simulate the effects of interim barrier, water line leak, inventory distribution, and surface recharge on water flow and the transport of long-lived radionuclides (i.e., technecium-99 and uranium) and chemicals (i.e., nitrate and chromium For simulations with barriers, it is assumed that an interim barrier is in place by the year 2010. It was also assumed that, for all simulations, as part of tank farm closure, a closure barrier was in place by the year 2040. The modeling considers the estimated inventories of contaminants within the vadose zone and …
Date: September 24, 2004
Creator: Zhang, Z. F.; Freedman, Vicky L. & Waichler, Scott R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Initial Assessments of Closure for the S-SX Tank Farm: Numerical Simulations (open access)

2004 Initial Assessments of Closure for the S-SX Tank Farm: Numerical Simulations

In support of CH2M HILL Hanford Group, Inc.'s (CHG) preparation of a Field Investigative Report (FIR) for the closure of the Hanford Site Single-Shell Tank (SST) Waste Management Area (WMA) tank farms, a set of numerical simulations of flow and solute transport was executed to investigate different potential contaminant source scenarios that may pose long-term risks to groundwater from the closure of the S-SX Tank Farm. This report documents the simulation of 7 cases (plus two verification) involving two-dimensional cross sections through the S Tank Farm (Tanks S-101, S102, and S-103) and the simulation of one case involving three-dimensional domain of the S Tank Farm. Using a unit release scenario at Tank S-103, three different types of leaks were simulated. These simulations assessed the effect of leaks during retrieval as well as residual wastes and ancillary equipment after closure. Two transported solutes were considered: uranium-238 (U-238) and technetium-99 (Tc 99). To evaluate the effect of sorption on contaminant transport, six different sorption coefficients were simulated for U 238. Overall, simulations results for the S Tank Farm showed that only a small fraction (< 0.4%) of the U-238 with sorption coefficients  0.6 mL/g migrated from the vadose zone in all …
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Zhang, Z. F.; Freedman, Vicky L.; Waichler, Scott R. & White, Mark D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 LLNL Computational Chemistry and Materials Science Summer Institute (open access)

2004 LLNL Computational Chemistry and Materials Science Summer Institute

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Date: November 9, 2004
Creator: Rudd, Robert E. & McElfresh, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Molecular and Ionic Clusters Gordon Conference - September 5-10, 2004 (open access)

2004 Molecular and Ionic Clusters Gordon Conference - September 5-10, 2004

This Report is Gordon Conference Molecular and Ionic Clusters Final Report and Agenda.
Date: September 5, 2004
Creator: Zwier, Timoty S.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Office of Fossil Energy Fuel Cell Program Annual Report (open access)

2004 Office of Fossil Energy Fuel Cell Program Annual Report

Annual report of fuel cell projects sponsored by Department of Energy, National Energy Technology Laboratory.
Date: November 1, 2004
Creator: National Energy Technology Laboratory (U.S.)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study. (open access)

2004 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study.

The Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study (White Book), which is published annually by the Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), establishes one of the planning bases for supplying electricity to customers. The White Book contains projections of regional and Federal system load and resource capabilities, along with relevant definitions and explanations. The White Book also contains information obtained from formalized resource planning reports and data submittals including those from individual utilities, the Northwest Power and Conservation Council (Council), and the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee (PNUCC). The White Book is not an operational planning guide, nor is it used for determining BPA revenues, although the database that generates the data for the White Book analysis contributes to the development of BPA's inventory and ratemaking processes. Operation of the Federal Columbia River Power System (FCRPS) is based on a set of criteria different from that used for resource planning decisions. Operational planning is dependent upon real-time or near-term knowledge of system conditions that include expectations of river flows and runoff, market opportunities, availability of reservoir storage, energy exchanges, and other factors affecting the dynamics of operating a power system. The load resource balance of BPA and/or the region is determined by comparing …
Date: December 1, 2004
Creator: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study, Technical Appendix, Volume 1 Energy Analysis. (open access)

2004 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study, Technical Appendix, Volume 1 Energy Analysis.

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Date: December 1, 2004
Creator: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study, Technical Appendix, Volume 2 Capacity Analysis. (open access)

2004 Pacific Northwest Loads and Resources Study, Technical Appendix, Volume 2 Capacity Analysis.

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Date: December 1, 2004
Creator: United States. Bonneville Power Administration.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Progress Report for Grant No. DE-FG03-03NA00076 Nuclear Level Densities and Gamma-ray Strength Functions: Stewardship Sciences Academic Alliances Program (open access)

2004 Progress Report for Grant No. DE-FG03-03NA00076 Nuclear Level Densities and Gamma-ray Strength Functions: Stewardship Sciences Academic Alliances Program

To verify the apparent large enhancement of the radiative strength function in light and medium nuclei, the 56Fe(n,2gamma)57Fe reaction was measured. The two-step cascade intensities with soft primary intensities confirm the enhancement. The combined results have been published in Physical Review Letters and featured in the Physics News Update. Data for the Yb isotopes have been combined to examine the systematics of level densities and strength function in three Yb isotopes. A paper on these results have been accepted for publication in Physical Review C. Analysis of the gamma rays from neutron induced reactions on 48Ti have been measured and analyzed for neturon energies from 1 to 250 MeV.
Date: October 18, 2004
Creator: Mitchell, G. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 research briefs :Materials and Process Sciences Center. (open access)

2004 research briefs :Materials and Process Sciences Center.

This report is the latest in a continuing series that highlights the recent technical accomplishments associated with the work being performed within the Materials and Process Sciences Center. Our research and development activities primarily address the materials-engineering needs of Sandia's Nuclear-Weapons (NW) program. In addition, we have significant efforts that support programs managed by the other laboratory business units. Our wide range of activities occurs within six thematic areas: Materials Aging and Reliability, Scientifically Engineered Materials, Materials Processing, Materials Characterization, Materials for Microsystems, and Materials Modeling and Simulation. We believe these highlights collectively demonstrate the importance that a strong materials-science base has on the ultimate success of the NW program and the overall DOE technology portfolio.
Date: January 1, 2004
Creator: Cieslak, Michael J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Rock Deformation Gordon Conference - August 8-12, 2004 (open access)

2004 Rock Deformation Gordon Conference - August 8-12, 2004

Rock Deformation Gordon Conference Agenda and Final Report.
Date: August 8, 2004
Creator: Kronenberg, A. K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 status report: Savings estimates for the Energy Star(R)voluntarylabeling program (open access)

2004 status report: Savings estimates for the Energy Star(R)voluntarylabeling program

ENERGY STAR(R) is a voluntary labeling program designed toidentify and promote energy-efficient products, buildings and practices.Operated jointly by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and theU.S. Department of Energy (DOE), ENERGY STAR labels exist for more thanthirty products, spanning office equipment, residential heating andcooling equipment, commercial and residential lighting, home electronics,and major appliances. This report presents savings estimates for a subsetof ENERGY STAR labeled products. We present estimates of the energy,dollar and carbon savings achieved by the program in the year 2003, whatwe expect in 2004, and provide savings forecasts for two marketpenetration scenarios for the periods 2004 to 2010 and 2004 to 2020. Thetarget market penetration forecast represents our best estimate of futureENERGY STAR savings. It is based on realistic market penetration goalsfor each of the products. We also provide a forecast under the assumptionof 100 percent market penetration; that is, we assume that all purchasersbuy ENERGY STAR-compliant products instead of standard efficiencyproducts throughout the analysis period.
Date: March 9, 2004
Creator: Webber, Carrie A.; Brown, Richard E. & McWhinney, Marla
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Solar Decathlon (open access)

2005 Solar Decathlon

The 2005 Solar Decathlon Brochure is a multipurpose document that provides a broad overview of the Decathlon's background, purpose, scope, the student participants, as well as the successes from the 2002 competition and the excitement and energy surrounding the event.
Date: May 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
2005 Solar Decathlon: October 7-16 (open access)

2005 Solar Decathlon: October 7-16

This brochure describes the Solar Decathlon, an international competition among college and university teams to design, build, and operate the most attractive, energy-efficient, solar-powered house.
Date: December 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
21st Century Locomotive Technology: Quarterly Technical Status Report 6 DOE/AL68284-TSR06 (open access)

21st Century Locomotive Technology: Quarterly Technical Status Report 6 DOE/AL68284-TSR06

Experimental work to map the performance of the High Pressure Common Rail (HPCR) system on a locomotive is in progress. The experimental trends agree with KIVA modeling predictions. Injection optimization is in progress. Electrically-assisted turbocharger modeling was used to study passenger locomotive performance improvements. Energy storage cycling life testing began, and an improved battery state algorithm was determined. The hybrid locomotive energy storage was prepared for energy management system algorithm testing. Progress in reliable methods for computing optimal driving plans, and methods to reduce the complexity of the necessary optimization are reported.
Date: August 31, 2004
Creator: Salasoo, Lembit; Topinka, Jennifer & Houpt, Paul K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
21st Century Steam for Asteroid Mitigation (open access)

21st Century Steam for Asteroid Mitigation

The systematic requirements to divert an object on an earth-impacting course are developed relating the minimum velocity perturbation (both magnitude and direction) to the time available before impact. This, coupled with the accuracy to which orbits can be determined, restricts the time available for any mitigation technology to operate. Because nuclear energy densities are nearly a million times higher than those possible with chemical bonds, it is the most mass efficient means for storing delivering energy with today's technology. The question is how to most effectively apply that energy. This paper will examine the simple case of shattering the body, as well as a more controlled approach in which one or more small velocity increments divert a body. The optimal approach depends on the detailed circumstances, but in either case, already developed technology permits a successful diversion with a few years to decades of notice. The success of nuclear options on relatively short timescales permits consideration of other technologies that while not so well developed might be sufficiently improved to divert small (100 meter) bodies.
Date: March 10, 2004
Creator: Dearborn, D S
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
235U and TRU Holdup Measurements on the 321-M Sawbenches (open access)

235U and TRU Holdup Measurements on the 321-M Sawbenches

The Analytical Development Section of Savannah River Technology Center (SRTC) was requested by the Facilities Disposition Projects (FDP) to determine the holdup of enriched uranium in the 321-M facility as part of an overall deactivation project of the facility. The 321-M facility was used to fabricate enriched uranium fuel assemblies, lithium-aluminum target tubes, neptunium assemblies, and miscellaneous components for the production reactors. The results of the holdup assays are essential for determining compliance with the Waste Acceptance Criteria, Material Control & Accountability, and to meet criticality safety controls. This report covers holdup measurements on two sawbench components that were used for cutting U-Al fuel rods. The benches contained U-Al residue scattered on the bench tops and bagged up in plastic containers. It was very important to obtain an estimate of the HEU content of this residue in order to remove criticality concerns before vacuuming it into a much smaller volume. A portable high purity germanium (HPGe) detection system and a portable sodium iodide (NaI) detection system were used to determine highly enriched uranium (HEU) holdup and to determine holdup Np-237 and Am-241 that were observed in these components. The measured Np-237 and Am-241 contents were especially important in these components …
Date: July 2, 2004
Creator: Dewberry, R
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
2nd International Conference on Pathways, Networks, and Systems: Theory and Experiments (open access)

2nd International Conference on Pathways, Networks, and Systems: Theory and Experiments

With the availability of whole genome sequences, research attention shifts from gene sequences and genome content to protein functions and systems biology. Genes comprise a major component of the ''parts list'' that is required for building and maintaining of living organisms. Genome DNA sequences reveal the genetic inventory for a rapidly increasing number of species. Defining and interpreting the instruction manual for protein functions, individually and collectively, is the emerging challenge. Defining protein functions is a complex problem because each gene typically encodes several distinct proteins. As a result, the protein inventory includes as many as 100,000 distinct proteins. Protein functions can vary with developmental stage, anatomical location, and environmental context. Like the problem of sequencing the human genome, the multidimensional nature of protein functions in time, space and context constitutes one of the ''big'' problems in biomedical research. Resolving this problem is key to revolutionizing health care where a deep understanding of complex biological systems will lead to more powerful and specific ways to treat, and perhaps, even prevent birth defects and adult diseases. The meeting addressed the above issues.
Date: October 1, 2004
Creator: Aegean Conferences
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library