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Performance of Metal and Polymeric O-Ring Seals in Beyond-Design-Basis Temperature Excursions Revision 1

November 2, 2015

Author(s)

Jiann C. Yang, Edward J. Hnetkovsky, Doris L. Rinehart, Marco G. Fernandez

This report documents the beyond-design-basis thermal exposure test results of the performance of metallic and polymeric seals typically used in radioactive

Chemical Kinetics and Photochemical Data for Use in Atmospheric Studies, Evaluation No. 18

October 30, 2015

Author(s)

Vladimir L. Orkin, James B. Burkholder, S. P. Sander, J. P. D. Abbatt D. Abbatt, J. R. Barker, Robert E. Huie, C E. Kolb, Michael J. Kurylo III, David M. Wilmouth, P. H. Wine

This is the eighteenth in a series of evaluated sets of rate constants, photochemical cross sections, heterogeneous parameters, and thermochemical parameters

Order-Disorder and Phase Separation

October 28, 2015

Author(s)

Benjamin P. Burton

Order-disorder and phase separation in condensed solutions of two or more components are similar processes that are typically driven by energetics of opposite

The JAR Extractor: a Soxhlet Modified Into a Large-Diameter Wafer Washer

October 20, 2015

Author(s)

Richard J. Sheridan, Aaron V. Kirchhoff

A closed-atmosphere, solvent-recirculating, large diameter wafer washer was fabricated for neutron reflectivity research at the National Institute of Standards

Spent Fuel Transportation Package Response to the MacArthur Maze Fire Scenario

October 2, 2015

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Harold Adkins

The NRC has established requirements that are the design bases for packaging and transportation of spent nuclear fuel assemblies under normal conditions of

Report for Dedicated JPSS VIIRS Ocean Color Calibration/Validation Cruise

September 10, 2015

Author(s)

Bettye C. Johnson, Michael Ondrusek, Eric Stengel, Veronica P. Lance, Menghua Wang, Kenneth Voss, Giuseppe Zibordi, Marco Talone, Zhongping Lee, Jianwei Wei, Junfang Lin, Chuanmin Hu, David English, Charles Kovach, Jennifer Cannizzaro, Alex Gilerson, Sam Ahmed, Amir Ibrahim, Ahmed El-Habashi, Robert Foster, Robert Arnone, Ryan Vandermeulen, Sherwin Ladner, Wesley Goode, Joaquim I. Goes, Helga de Rosario Gomes, Kali McKee, Scott Freeman, Aimee Neeley

The purpose of this cruise aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster was to collect in situ optical and ancillary data for validation of JPSS VIIRS satellite ocean

Spent Fuel Transportation Package Response to the Newhall Pass Tunnel Fire Scenario

September 2, 2015

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Harold Adkins

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has established requirements that are the design bases for packaging and transportation of spent nuclear fuel assemblies

Pioneering use of Synchrotron Radiation Research as a spectroscopic and metrological tool at NBS

August 14, 2015

Author(s)

Charles S. Tarrio, Keith Codling, Ederer David, Uwe Arp, Charles W. Clark, Thomas B. Lucatorto

Interest in the use of Synchrotron Radiation (SR) as a source of continuum in the extreme ultraviolet (EUV) spectral region was stimulated by the 1956 Physical

Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems

July 20, 2015

Author(s)

Stephen A. Cauffman

Every community in the United States faces the risk of natural, human-caused, or technological hazards. While most hazards do not rise to the level of extreme

Community Resilience Planning Guide for Buildings and Infrastructure Systems

June 30, 2015

Author(s)

Stephen A. Cauffman

Every community in the United States faces the risk of natural, human-caused, or technological hazards. While most hazards do not rise to the level of extreme

Message from the Chair of the ASQ Statistics Division (April 2015)

June 30, 2015

Author(s)

Adam L. Pintar

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Experimental and Modeling Study of Thermal Exposure of a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA)

June 10, 2015

Author(s)

Michelle K. Donnelly, Jiann C. Yang

An experimental apparatus designed to study firefighter turnout gears exposed to a thermal environment was developed. The apparatus consisted of an elevated

Impact of Decision and Allocation Rules on Selection Decisions

June 2, 2015

Author(s)

Dennis D. Leber, Jeffery W. Herrmann

The quality of a selection decision is a function of the decision rule used and the data collected to support the decision. When physical measurements are the

Services & Maintenance: Emergency Notifications

March 30, 2015

Author(s)

Erica D. Kuligowski

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Laser plasma x-ray source for ultrafast time-resolved x-ray absorption spectroscopy

March 1, 2015

Author(s)

Luis Miaja Avila, Galen C. O'Neil, Jens Uhlig, Christopher L. Cromer, Marla L. Dowell, Ralph Jimenez, Andrew Hoover, Kevin L. Silverman, Joel N. Ullom

Message from the Chair of the ASQ Statistics Division (February 2015)

February 28, 2015

Author(s)

Adam L. Pintar

N/A

Summary Article: IEA HPP Annex 36, Quality Installation/Quality Maintanace Sensitivity Studies

February 25, 2015

Author(s)

Glenn Hourahan, Piotr A. Domanski, Van Baxter

It is widely recognized that residential and commercial heat pump equipment experience significant "in-field" performance loss (i.e., capacity and efficiency)

Annual Report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program for Fiscal Year 2013

February 6, 2015

Author(s)

John(Jack) R. Hayes Jr., Steven L. McCabe, Edward Laatsch, Joy Pauschke, Bill Leith, John Filson, Tina M. Faecke

This is the annual report of the National Earthquake Hazards Reduction Program (NEHRP) for fiscal year (FY) 2013,1 presented by the NEHRP Interagency

Take Two: Gearing Up for the Next Vitamin D Commutability Study

February 1, 2015

Author(s)

Johanna Camara, Andrew N. Hoofnagle, Graham D. Carter, Christopher T. Sempos

Measurement and Marketing: Considerations when Determining the Method of Sale for CNG/LNG

January 28, 2015

Author(s)

Juana S. Williams

Establishing an acceptable method of sale is a critical first step in the development of a fair and competitive marketplace for any commodity. For instance

Roadmapping Workshop Measurement Science for Prognostics and Health Management for Smart Manufacturing Systems

January 16, 2015

Author(s)

Brian A. Weiss

IMPROVING RADIANT HEAT RESISTANCE OF POLYCARBONATE LENSES

January 1, 2015

Author(s)

George C. Braga, Amy Mensch, Nelson P. Bryner

The purpose of this paper is to make a study of the degradation of polycarbonate lenses when submitted to thermal radiations between 5 and 15kW/m2. In addition

Review of Pavel P. Povinec, Katsumi Hirose, Michio Aoyama (2013) Fukushima Accident: Radioactivity Impact on the Environment, Elsevier ISBN-10: 0124081320

January 1, 2015

Author(s)

Mark A. Tyra, Jacqueline L. Mann

Measuring Impact of Cybersecurity on the Performance of Industrial Control Systems

December 31, 2014

Author(s)

Keith A. Stouffer, Richard Candell

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is developing a cybersecurity testbed for industrial control systems (ICS). The goal of the testbed is

ThermoData Engine (TDE) Version 9.0 (Pure Compounds, Binary Mixtures, Ternary Mixtures, and Chemical Reactions); NIST Standard Reference Database 103b

December 31, 2014

Author(s)

Michael D. Frenkel, Robert D. Chirico, Vladimir Diky, Kenneth Kroenlein, Chris Muzny, Andrei F. Kazakov, Joe W. Magee, Ilmutdin M. Abdulagatov, Eric Lemmon, Jeongwon Kang

The ThermoData Engine is a software expert systems implementing the concept of dynamic data evaluation. This new release includes implementation of three

Assessment of Crude Oil and a Dispersant in a Simulated Spartina alterniflora Salt Marsh Ecosystem

December 1, 2014

Author(s)

P Key, K Chung, C Cooksey, DeLorenzo M, M Fulton, D Greenfield, T Greig, J Hylund, Bryant C. Nelson, Varun Patel, P Pennington, Elijah Petersen, E Wirth

NOAA's Environmental Sensitivity Index (ESI) lists saltmarshes along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts as the most vulnerable habitat to oil spills. As a result of

Feasibility of Integrating OAGIS and BPMN

October 22, 2014

Author(s)

Denis Gagne, Conrad Bock

Engineering and enterprise processes overlap in their concerns, for example, coordinating product design and customer relations. Integration of these processes

Verification and Validation of Selected Fire Models for Nuclear Power Plant Applications Supplement 1

October 2, 2014

Author(s)

Kevin B. McGrattan, Richard D. Peacock, Kristopher J. Overholt

In 2007, the U.S. NRC, together with the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), conducted a

Dynamic Force Calibration

October 1, 2014

Author(s)

Akobuije D. Chijioke, Nicholas A. Vlajic

The consequences of not knowing the value of measured forces in terms of meaningful units are significant. In the first place it becomes impossible to

New AGV Capabilities are Safety Driven

September 3, 2014

Author(s)

Roger V. Bostelman, William P. Shackleford

Current automated guided vehicle (AGV) technology typically provides material handling flow along single or dual opposing-flow lanes in manufacturing and