Technology & Engineering

The 1994 Work-Related Lung Disease Surveillance Report is the third in a series of major surveillance reports compiled by the Division of Respiratory Disease Studies (DRDS), National Institute for...

(Information Circular 9505) From the first day of new miner training until the day they retire, mine workers will experience changes due to the normal aging process. It is an unfortunate fact of life...

The Middle Atmosphere Program (MAP) was an international scientific cooperative program under the aegis of the Scientific Committee on Solar-Terrestrial Physics (SCOSTEP). It commenced on January 1,...

Axioms for the Inventor: Twenty Two Tips to Produce Patentable InventionsAuthor: Charles C. RayburnPublisher: XlibrisPublication Date: Aug 04, 2014Number of Pages: 26 pagesBinding: Paperback or...

The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has prepared this Supplement to the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for an Early Site Permit (ESP) at the North Anna ESP Site...

As part of redesign of the materials licensing process, the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission consolidated and updated numerous guidance documents into a single comprehensive repository, as...

The NRC is establishing a risk-informed revision of the design-basis pipe break size requirements in 10 CFR 50.46, Appendix K to Part 50, and GDC 35 which requires estimates of LOCA frequencies as a...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) publishes NUREG-1021, "Operator Licensing Examination Standards for Power Reactors," to establish the policies, procedures, and practices for examining...

The NRC conducted a study of existing and alternative programs for improving quality and the assurance of quality in the design and construction of commercial nuclear power plants.Author: T...

The Standard Review Plan (SRP) for dry storage systems (DSS) provides guidance to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) staff in the Division of Spent Fuel Storage and Transportation (SFST)...

This scientific assessment was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their breadth of perspective and technical expertise. The purpose of the independent review was to provide candid and...

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has developed a Standard Review Plan (NUREG-1569) which provides guidance for staff reviews of applications to develop and operate uranium in situ leach...

The climate record for the past 100,000 years clearly indicates that the climate system has undergone periodic--and often extreme--shifts, sometimes in as little as a decade or less. The causes of...

The need to assess the effects of variability in climate, biota, geology, and human activities on water availability and flow requires the development of models that couple two or more components of...

The purpose of this NUREG is to establish the feasibility of developing a risk-informed and performance-based regulatory structure for the licensing of future nuclear power plants (NPPs). As such,...

The United States has embarked on a major transformation of its electric power infrastructure. This vast infrastructure upgrade-extending from homes and businesses to fossil-fuel-powered generating...

Version 1.0 (V1.0) of NIST Interagency Report (NISTIR) 7628, Guidelines for Smart Grid Cyber Security, is the Smart Grid Interoperability Panel-Cyber Security Working Group's (SGIP-CSWG's) report for...

From Forward: "No nation ever demonstrated its aspirations and abilities as dramatically as did the United States when it landed the first men on the Moon, or as much in public: More people on Earth...

Nearly 300 million yrs ago a comet with a diameter of approx.10 km struck the Earth near Chicxulub in present-day Mexico. The impact created a crater nearly 300 km in diameter and drove very large...

A Neptune Aerocapture Systems Analysis is completed to determine the feasibility, benefit and risk of an aeroshell aerocapture system for Neptune and to identify technology gaps and technology...

This publications provides responses to questions received by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the manner in which the EPA intends to implement and assure compliance with the...

For the past forty years, federal, state, tribal, and local governments have worked diligently to identify and address water pollution problems. As a result, our drinking water is safer, our rivers,...

This "Literature Review of Contaminants in Livestock and Poultry Manure and Implications for Water Quality" was prepared as part of the United States Environmental Protection Agency's (USEPA) ongoing...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) held its First National Expert and Stakeholder Workshop on Water Infrastructure Sustainability and Adaptation to Climate Change in 2009. Sponsored by...

Historically, culverts have been designed for hydraulic efficiency without consideration of fish passage or, more generally, aquatic organism passage. Over time, it has become apparent that culverts...

Bridge piers and highway embankments leading to a bridge often obstruct the flow of floodwaters, causing an increase in velocity and the development of vortices. The increased velocity and vortices...

This report presents the summary and synthesis of the various components of the experimental study entitled "Effects of Gradation and Cohesion on Bridge Scour" conducted at Colorado State University...

With an increased focus on air quality in this country, there are more and more incentive programs available to diesel equipment and vehicle owners to encourage them to replace older equipment with...

About Being Able to Look Good in a Burlap SackAuthor: Ida TomshinskyPublisher: XlibrisPublication Date: Dec 28, 2012Number of Pages: 36 pagesBinding: Paperback or SoftbackISBN-10: 1479761206ISBN-13:...

The Residential Rehabilitation Inspection Guide provides step-by-step technical information for evaluating a residential building's site, exterior, interior, and structural, electrical, plumbing, and...