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AN AIR-TRAFFIC FLOW MANAGEMENT (ATFM) TOOL BASED EITHER ON STRICT MATHEMATICAL FORMULATION AND OPTIMIZATION, AND/OR ONEBASED ON HEURISTIC KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DISTRIBUTING THE FLOW OVER THE NETWORK MAY PROVIDE A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, PERHAPS MUCH BETTER AND OBJECTIVE THAN THE ONE MADE PRESENTLY BY A CADRE OF EXPERTS UNDER STRESSFUL CONDITIONS. THE SYSTEM SHOULD COMPLEMENT THE HUMAN DECISIONS MADE DA ...

THE FEASIBILITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF PROJECTING THREAT IMAGES INTO X-RAY IMAGES OF AIR PASSENGER LUGGAGE ARE STUDIED. TECHNICAL ISSUES AS WELL AS OPERATIONAL CONCERNS ARE ADDRESSED.

THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING LOW COST REMOTE PASSENGER BAGGAGE IDENTIFICATION IS STUDIED. RADIO IDENTIFICATION TAGS ARE EMPHASIZED. IDENTIFICATION OF ALL LUGGAGE PASSING A PORTAL AS WELL AS SEARCHING FOR A SPECIFIC PIECE OF LUGGAGE ARE ADDRESSED. DETECTION EQUIPMENT AS WELL AS LOW COST TAGS ARE CONSIDERED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE AIRPORT BAGGAGE HANDLING ENVIRONMENT.

AN ALPHA/BETA RADIATION DETECTOR SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE INSTRUMENT CHANNEL OF A FIBEROPTIC ENDOSCOPE WILL BE WILL BE DEVELOPED TO PROVIDE IN-VIVO IN-SITU BIOASSAY MEASUREMENTS LEADING TO COMPUTER-ASSISTED ESTIMATES OF IN- TERNAL DOSE AND DISTRIBUTION IN THE RESPIRATORY AND GASTRO- INTESTINAL TRACTS. DURING PHASE I OF THE PROGRAM, ALPHA AND BETA PARTICLE SENSITIVE SCINTILLATING PLASTIC FIBERS WILL ...

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH IS TO BUILD A USER-FRIENDLY, PERSONAL COMPUTER BASED WORKSTATION FOR PERFORMING TRAC-BWR ANALYSIS. THE SOFTWARE WILL ALLOW A USER TO READ-IN DATA FROM EXISTING TRAC-BWR INPUT DECKS (ASCII), DRAW NODALIZATION DIAGRAM, MODIFY INPUT, AUTOMATICALLY RENODALIZE THE VESSEL, CHAN AND PIPE COMPONENTS, GENERATE INPUT DECK, SUBMIT JOB, BRING BACK PLOTDATA, DISPLAY RESUL ...

A RESEARCH PROGRAM IS PROPOSED FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF A VALIDATED METHODOLOGY FOR PREDICTING THE EX-VESSEL BUOYANCY-DRIVEN FLOWS IN THE HOT LEG AND STEAM GENERATOR OF A WESTINGHOUSE PLANT, AND IN THE CANDY CANE HOT LEG OF A B&W PLANT. THE PROPOSED PHASE I WORK PLAN CONSISTS OF (A) REVIEWING AVAILABLE WESTINGHOUSE EXPERIMENTAL DATA AND SIMULATING THE EXPERIMENTAL CONFIGURATION, (B) VALIDATING THE M ...

THE PROBLEM IS TO REMOTELY AND ACCURATELY IDENTIFY PASSENGERBAGGAGE MOVING ON A CONVEYOR TO PERMIT AUTOMATIC HANDLING AND SORTING. READING IS FURTHER COMPLICATED SINCE THE BAGGAGE TAG MUST BE READ AT ANY ORIENTATION AT A DISTANCE OFAPPROXIMATELY 2-3 FEET AND IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO METAL. IT IS INTENDED TO APPLY ELECTROSTATIC COUPLING AS THE DATA TRANSMISSION MEANS BETWEEN TAG AND READER SINCE UNLIK ...

AS NUCLEAR PLANTS GROW OLDER, ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS MAY AFFECT THE PERFORMANCE OF PLANT CONCRETE AND STEEL STRUCTURES. WE PROPOSE TO DEVELOP A STRATEGY WHICH CAN BE APPLIED TO CONCRETE STRUCTURES. IT WILL BE DIRECTED TOWARDSTHE DEVELOPMENT OF METHODS TO ANALYZE AND UNDERSTAND AGING EFFECTS, INCLUDING THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF TIME, TEMPERATURE, RADIATION, HUMIDITY, STRESS, CHEMICAL ENVIRONMENT AN ...