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Vol. 17, No. 2, ( 1984)
- State of the Laboratory—1983 In the following updated report based on his January 31, 1984, address to staff, Herman Postma discusses technical achievements related to global environmental concerns, an improved alloy for artificial hip joints, human problems of abandoned mine lands, magnets for fusion, the Breeder Reprocessing Engineering Test, altering an enzyme to improve crop yields, radiation effects on matter, diagnosing heart disease in children, measuring indoor air pollution, protecting high-voltage lines, measuring fission product release from reactor fuel, new applications of lasers, and fusion plasma fueling.
- Making R&D Pay Off: How ORNL Interacts with Industry. Recently the federal government has removed impediments to the transfer of government-sponsored technology to industry. As a result, ORNL has new staff consulting and patent policies and has established a fund to promote technology transfer. Efforts also have been made by the federal government, Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc., and ORNL to stimulate and support the creation of small businesses to help the economy.
- Communicating Health Risks to the Public. The public is worried about low-level effects of environmental agents on health. Its perception of the health risks involved, however, is often different from the actual risks. The scientific establishment, the new media, and culturally ingrained fears and expectations may well be responsible for this discrepancy. That was the consensus of a recent workshop on communicating risks.
- ORNL and the Environment: Views of State and Federal Regulations. In 1983 the State of Tennessee sought for the first time to acquire the right to regulate ORNL's discharges to the environment. Recently the state conducted a compliance evaluation inspection and recommended that ORNL take action to solve its environmental problems. In this second part of a series, the authors discuss steps that ORNL is taking to respond to the inspection report and the legal issues pertaining to environmental management at the Laboratory.
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- Books. William S. Lyon reviews Betrayers of the Truth by William Broad and Nicholas Wade. Books in print edited by ORNL staff members are listed.
- Awards and Appointments
Vol. 17, No. 1, ( 1984)
- How Does ORNL Affect the Environment? ORNL's day-to-day operations for the most part have a beneficial effect on the human environment, although the impacts of its primary product—new scientific and technological information—are speculative. Slightly adverse impacts arise from releases of toxic materials from research activities; however, none of these releases is a threat to human health.
- Building a Better Ion Trap: Atomic Physicists Study Recoil Ions. A new technique developed at ORNL under the leadership of two university professors traps ions of very low energies. This "recoil ion storage" technique permits studies of the transfer of electrons from atoms during collisions with multicharged, low-energy ions and opens the way to future precision spectroscopy experiments on ions.
- The Mathematics of Artificial Intelligence. Mathematicians at ORNL are applying the principles of artificial intelligence to energy-related problems. Their goals include designing an economical, energy-efficient solar house and programming a robot to avoid obstacles so that it can operate in a hazardous environment, such as a nuclear reprocessing plant.
- Predicting Metal-Ion Toxicity: A Collaboration of ORNL Physicists and Biologists. ORNL physicists and biologists are collaborating in a search for fundamental explanations of the toxic effects of metal ions in biological systems. Their goal is to predict the degree of toxicity of metal ions and other chemical pollutants
- Sol-Gel and Gel-Sphere Technology: Powders for Power. Sol-gel technology, developed over a 25-year period at ORNL, has been used to make spherical, beadlike particles for nuclear reactor fuels. Today industry is showing interest in the technology for making ceramics of uniform composition for electronic and other nonnuclear applications. A researcher involved in the development of the prizewinning technology tells its history.
- Editorial. Herman Postma speaks out on ORNL and the environment.
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- Awards and Appointments
- Books. William S. Lyon reviews The Information Society as Post Industrial Society by Yoneji Masuda
- Four-Year Index
Vol. 6, No. 3, ( 1973)
- The Interesting Fuel for the HTGR
- Physical Research. A three-tiered strategy in support of energy R&D
- The History and Promise of ESCA at ORNL
- The Reactor as a Source of Industrial Energy
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- Lab Anecdote. Nothing could be simpler, or, the case of the left-handed GIs
Vol. 6, No. 2, ( 1973)
- Can the Mandrake Predict the Crops? A New Use for Phenology
- The Resident Polyglot. Odd Problems Met in the Course of Operating an Office of Language Services
- Clinton Laboratories—the War Years. Heavy Recall 30 Years Later
- Problem Solving. The Evolution of Analytical Chemistry
- AMW Comments
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- Books. The Collected Works of Leo Szilard: Scientific Papers
Vol. 6, No. 1, ( 1973)
- State of the Laboratory—1972
- Where Do they Go ... Our Poisons?
- Russian Diary:Impressions from a Brief Visit
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- Books. Only One Earth, by Barbara Ward and Rene Dubos
- Lab Anecdote: Hafnium-Free Zirconium for Nuclear Reactors
Vol. 5, No. 4, ( 1972)
- The Low Level Experiment
- The Energy Dilemma. Remarks at a meeting of The Conference Board, an association of New York business men, in April 1972, by James R. Schlesinger, Chairman, AEC
- MAN in Orbit
- ORNL and the Calvert Cliffs Decision
Vol. 5, No. 3, ( 1972)
- A Mood for Change: Program Planning at ORNL
- Those Great Lakes Kids!
- Screening for Cancer
- Spinoff Industry
- AMW Comments
- Take a Number
- Books. World Dynamics, by Jay W. Forrester
- To the Editor
- Lab Anecdote: Blue Glows and Ships' Wakes
Vol. 5, No. 2, ( 1972)
- State of the Laboratory—1971
- No More Blackouts. A Blueprint for Electric Power Reliability
- Molten Salt Development Abroad A View from Russia and Western Europe
- Books. Inadvertent Climate Modification, report of 1971 Study of Man's Impact on Climate, hosted by Sweden's Royal Academies of Sciences and Engineering
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- Lab Anecdote: The Little Engine that Could
Vol. 3, No. 5, ( 1970)
Features- Take a Number
- AMW Comments
- Books. The Making of a Counter Culture, by Theodore Roszak
Vol. 3, No. 4, ( 1970)
- Explorations on the Edge of Matter. An account of the accomplishments and hopes of the workers in the forefront of transuranium research
- Uses of Waste Heat. A thoughtful and constructive approach to the problems of thermal pollution
- The NEL Proposal—An Abridgement. A new mission for the natural and social sciences is presented in this concept of a system of National Environmental Laboratories
- The Message in the Moon Rocks. What can the lunar material contribute to man's knowledge of cosmology and the origin of the solar system?
- Books. Technology: Processes of Assessment and Choice, a Report of the National Academy of Sciences by the Panel on Technology Assessment, Harvey Brooks, Chairman, to the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives
- AMW Comments