The limiting conditions of operation with regard to system stability for BWRs are presently set using computer models which employ conservative assumptions regarding the mechanisms which affect stability. Development of BWR models using "best estimate" codes, such as RETRAN, may allow more exact stability limits to be determined and precise...
The impact of Oregon's Special Use Assessment (SUA)
program was analyzed in relation to farmland values in six
regions. Data for the study were obtained from the Oregon
Landownership Survey. Data were based on 1975 assessment
and ownership characteristics.
Farmland value per acre, including improvements, was
believed to be influenced...
Factors affecting animal detection and identification
by remote sensing are compiled and described. Habitat preference
and animal behavior are shown to be the variables that most
influence detection and identification. An analysis of the
basis of application of thermal infrared sensors to animal
detection covering the principles of infrared radiation...
Following thermal neutron induced fission, supervised machine learning and temporal gamma-ray spectroscopy methods were used to identify differences in the delayed gamma-ray spectra of Pu-239 and U-235. The temporal gamma-ray spectroscopy method takes advantage of the time-dependent decay of fission products. Employing Spearman's rank-order correlation coefficient and without prior knowledge...