Radiation practices among the 4 Carbide Plants at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, and Paducah, Kentucky, were evaluated, and uniform standards and criteria for handling U, Th, Np, and Pu were developed. Values for the permissible limits of internal and external radiation exposure published in the most...

Purpose of the audit was to determine whether the Department's conditional commitment to UltraSystems, Inc. (UltraSystems) was in compliance with the Geothermal Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974 and applicable regulations. It was found that the loan guaranty conditional...

Carbon dioxide captured by single droplets in sprays plays a fundamental role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. This study focuses on CO2 capture processes in single droplets in alkaline sprays using a numerical method. Three different initial pH values of 10, 11, and 12 in the droplet are...

This study tests the theory that currency crises are associated with sudden large changes in the structure of foreign exchange market volatility. Due to increases in market uncertainty, crisis periods exhibit abnormally high levels of volatility. By studying short-term changes in volatility...