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199720050U.S. Dept. of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration 1997. Paperback. Very Good. Spiral-bound softcover light shelfwear to covers. Contents clean and tight. 90 pages bibliography color and b&w photos and illus. U.S. Dept. of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration paperback
61-02234US Government Printing Office. Paperback. Good. Good condition with wear and marking. US Government Printing Office paperback
1968146079Washington DC: US Department of Labor 1968. v 86p. stapled wraps 8x10 inches very good condition. US Department of Labor unknown books
19812092902141501828Hara shobo 1981. Soft Cover. Fine. Size: 46 size Hara shobo paperback
2022SKU1737831Independently published 2022-12-22. paperback. New. 8x1x11. New Textbook Ships with Tracking Independently published paperback
200514195Washington D.C. U.S.A.: United States Govt Printing Office 2005. Very large hardback in fine condition with fine dust jacket. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Washington, D.C., U.S.A.: United States Govt Printing Office Hardcover
200652774Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy 2006. very good. 21 wraps color illus. figures. Inscribed by NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks on front cover. DOE/NA-0013. U.S. Department of Energy paperback
200475764Knoxville TN: U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration 2004. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Hardcover. Very good. Title from front cover. Various paginations approximately 225 pages. Illustrations some with color. Abbreviations and Acronyms. Includes CD on URPR Program Implementation and Task Plans dated January 2007 located inside the front cover. The University Research Program in Robotics URPR Implementation Plan is an integrated group of universities performing fundamental research that addresses broad-based robotics and automation needs of the NNSA Directed Stockpile Work DSW and Campaigns. The URPR mission is to provide improved capabilities of robotics science and engineering to meet the future needs of all weapon systems and other associated NNSA/DOE activities. The participants included University of Florida University of Michigan University of New Mexico University of Tennessee at Knoxville and University of Texas at Austin. This plan describes the purpose goals planning assumptions technical approach risks integration with other programs campaigns and sites and the estimated funding requirements for each year. The URPR mission is to provide improved capabilities of robotics science and engineering to meet the future needs of all weapon systems and other associated NNSA/DOE activities. The IRIS Lab's current areas of research are in scene building scene description and data visualization. The combination of these different fields gives rise to robust usable systems and advanced developments in the underlying technologies. U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration hardcover
200288245Las Vegas NV: U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Operations Office 2002. Presumed to be one of some limited number of multiple originals produced. CD in a paper envelope with a clear plastic face. Very good. This disc has no distribution limitation information on its front. This CD contains one file with an approximately 70 page document that has color illustrations tabular data and briefing slides at the end. There may be a hardcopy version of this given the DOE/NV number. The content addresses the then current test readiness maintaining current posture enhancing test readiness and provided several appendixes including Threshold Test Ban Preparations and Authorization Basis including Underground Nuclear Test Standards Safety Basis Safety Management and a Device-Specific Nuclear Explosive Safety Study. Table 4 is a summary of the cost study results in Millions. The Department of Energy submitted a report to the Senate Armed Services Committee on May 20 calling for the United States to shorten the time it would take to conduct a nuclear test to 18 months in order to provide a "reasonable level of flexibility" for the Bush administration. Congress requested the report in November 2002 instructing Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham to draw up plans that would enable the department to test within six 12 18 or 24 months. Currently the United States can conduct a nuclear test within 24-36 months of a presidential directive to do so. Congress also asked Abraham to determine in consultation with the secretary of defense which readiness period would be optimal. The 18-month recommendation "reflects what is achievable and cost effective" according to the report which was prepared by the National Nuclear Security Administration NNSA a semiautonomous agency within the Energy Department. The report indicated that 18 months is the minimum amount of time needed to evaluate a problem identified in the U.S. nuclear stockpile propose a solution and "execute a test that would provide the information needed to certify the ‘fix.'" The recommendation is "consistent with realistic testing schedules" established during previous U.S. nuclear testing which ceased in 1992. By contrast shortening test readiness to six or 12 months would require a "substantial diversion of personnel and facilities at the laboratories" according to the report. That would "represent a major redirection of the stockpile stewardship program" which is intended to maintain the nuclear arsenal in the absence of testing. Adopting a testing posture of a year or less would be "most relevant.if the President might direct that testing resume for political reasons." The report also noted that the shorter readiness period would be considerably more expensive. The transition to shorten the current 24-36 month readiness posture expected to take three years is already underway. NNSA conducted an Enhanced Test Readiness Cost Study in July 2002 to determine the steps and funding required to shorten the readiness posture and the Nuclear Weapons Council a consultative group of officials from the Energy Department and the Pentagon approved the plan to transition to an 18-month readiness window in September 2002 according to the report. The Bush administration asked for funds to begin moving to a shorter test readiness posture in its fiscal year 2004 budget request. Charles Anson Franklin NNSA spokesman said that the current readiness posture of 24-36-months was "a policy decision of the previous administration. This administration has made a policy decision of an 18-month readiness period." He added "It's been out there—it's not been a surprise.We've been talking about moving to an 18-month readiness posture since 2001." The changes will be fully implemented by the end of fiscal year 2005 and will cost $83 million with an additional $25-30 million needed annually to sustain the heightened state of scientific technological and personnel preparedness according to the report. The report examined a speedier transition but concluded that reaching the 18-month readiness posture sooner would cost more and disrupt other programs because of the limited number of nuclear weapons personnel. U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration, Nevada Operations Office unknown
200247207Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy 2002. very good. Approx. 500 wraps 2-vol. set illus. maps appendices references glossary index. Complete title: Final environmental impact statement for the proposed relocation of Technical Area 18 capabilities and materials at the Los Alamos National Laboratory. Volume I contains chapters 1 through 11; Volume II contains Appendices A through K references and glossary. U.S. Department of Energy paperback
200057080Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy 2000. First Edition. First Printing. good. 24 wraps color illus. map figure table acronyms some wear at spine transmittal letter laid in. This is the unclassified Executive Overview of the classified Department of Energy Fiscal Year 2001 Stockpile Stewardship Plan. The Stockpile Stewardship Plan is a corporate-level multi-year program plan that describes the strategy to ensure high confidence in the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile. U.S. Department of Energy paperback
2023SKU1708778Independently Published 2023-12-19. paperback. Good. 8x2x10. Textbook May Have Highlights Notes and/or Underlining BOOK ONLY-NO ACCESS CODE NO CD Ships with Tracking Independently Published paperback
2023SKU1713495Independently Published 2023-12-19. paperback. New. 8x2x10. New Book Ships with Tracking Independently Published paperback
201875547Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration and U. K. Ministry of Defence 2018. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Very good. 3 38 3 plus covers. Timeline. Illustrations many in color. Maps. The 1958 US-UK Mutual Defense Agreement or UK-US Mutual Defence Agreement is a bilateral treaty between the United States and the United Kingdom on nuclear weapons cooperation. The treaty's full name is Agreement between the Government of the United States of America and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland for Cooperation on the uses of Atomic Energy for Mutual Defense Purposes. It allows the United States and the UK to exchange nuclear materials technology and information. While the US has nuclear cooperation agreements with other countries including France and some NATO countries this agreement is by far the most comprehensive. Harold Macmillan called it "the Great Prize". The treaty was signed on 3 July 1958 after the Soviet Union shocked the American public with the Sputnik crisis on 4 October 1957 and the British hydrogen bomb programme successfully tested a hydrogen bomb in the Operation Grapple test on 8 November 1957. The Anglo-American Special Relationship proved mutually beneficial although it was never one of equals; the United States was far larger than Britain both militarily and economically. Britain soon became dependent on the United States for its nuclear weapons as it lacked the resources to produce a range of designs. The treaty allowed American nuclear weapons to be supplied to Britain through Project E for the use by the Royal Air Force and British Army of the Rhine. The treaty provided for the sale to the UK of one complete nuclear submarine propulsion plant plus ten years' supply of enriched uranium to fuel it. Other nuclear material was also acquired from the United States under the treaty. including 7.5 tonnes of highly enriched uranium although much of the highly enriched uranium was used as fuel for the growing fleet of UK nuclear submarines. The treaty paved the way for the Polaris Sales Agreement and the Royal Navy ultimately acquired entire weapons systems with the UK Polaris programme and Trident nuclear programme using American missiles with British nuclear warheads. The treaty has been amended and renewed nine times. The most recent renewal extended it to 31 December 2024. U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration and U. K. Ministry of Defence paperback
2022x-1778268803stanfordpub.com 2022. Hardcover. New. 524 pages. 8.50x1.13x11.00 inches. stanfordpub.com hardcover
2022x-1778268811stanfordpub.com 2022. Paperback. New. 524 pages. 11.00x8.50x1.05 inches. stanfordpub.com paperback
197841418Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy 1978. First Edition. First Printing. good. Approx. 600 wraps 4 vols. bound as 1 illus. diagrams covers somewhat worn and soiled rear cover scuffed and wrinkled. Report no. HCP/B60830-02. Volumes 1-4 produced as a single volume bound together. The Federal Energy Administration FEA has supported a series of studies to promote the efficient use of our nation's coal and uranium resources as part of the goal to achieve U.S. energy independence. The primary objective of this phase of the work as reported here was the development of improved techniques for gathering review and analysis of information on outages and other forms of lost electrical power generation. U.S. Department of Energy paperback
199624932Washington DC: U.S. Department of Commerce 1996. First Printing. very good. 28 cm approx. 250 wraps tables forms. U.S. Department of Commerce paperback
200652773Washington DC: U.S. Department of Energy 2006. Presumed First Edition/First Printing. Wraps. very good. 21 pages. Wraps illus. some in color acronyms. Signed by NNSA Administrator Linton Brooks on page iii. DOE/NA-0014. U.S. Department of Energy paperback
20192-1089643381Independently published 2019. Paperback. New. 695 pages. 11.69x8.27x1.74 inches. Independently published paperback
200063238Washington DC: United States Department of Energy 2000. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover has some wear and soiling. xvi 20 2 2 p. Acronyms; Secretary of Energy Richardson summarized the results of a late 1999 review as "The principal finding of the review is that stockpile stewardship works both in terms of specific science surveillance and production accomplishments and in terms of developing a program management structure that integrates the span of program activities. United States Department of Energy paperback
1947211455Washington DC: Government Printing Office 1947. Hardcover. VG. Some toning to spine and bumping to board corners. Octavo. Hardcover. Bound in red cloth with gilt stamped titles and government seal. xviii 1010 pages. Historical reports on war administration / War Production Board ;; General study no. 1; Variation: Historical reports on war administration United States. War Production Board ;; General study no. 1.; Administrative histories of World War II civilian agencies of the federal government ;; reel 53. Government Printing Office hardcover
194742306Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office 1947. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Fair. xviii 1010 pages. Volume 1 only only volume issued. Footnotes. Illustrations. Bibliography Index. Boards and spine worn and stained at bottom foxing inside boards & flyleaves. Ink name inside front flyleaf foxing and soiling to fore-edge. No further volumes were published. This volume was later reprinted by Greenwood Press. This was Historical Reports of War Administration War Production Board General Study No. 1. The War Production Board WPB was an agency of the United States government that supervised war production during World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt established it in January 1942 with Executive Order 9024. The WPB replaced the Supply Priorities and Allocations Board and the Office of Production Management. The WPB directed conversion of companies engaged in activities relevant to war from peacetime work to war needs allocated scarce materials established priorities in the distribution of materials and services and prohibited nonessential production. It rationed such commodities as gasoline heating oil metals rubber paper and plastics. It was dissolved shortly after the defeat of Japan in 1945 and was replaced by the Civilian Production Administration in late 1945. In 1942-1945 WPB supervised the production of $183 billion equivalent to $2.12 trillion in 2020 worth of weapons and supplies about 40 percent of the world output of munitions. The UK the USSR and other allies produced an additional 30 percent while the Axis produced only 30 percent. One fourth of the US output was warplanes; one fourth was warships. Meanwhile the civilian standard of living was about level. The WPB and the nation's factories effected a great turnaround. Military aircraft production which totaled 6000 in 1940 jumped to 85000 in 1943. Factories that made silk ribbons now produced parachutes automobile factories built tanks typewriter companies converted to rifles undergarment manufacturers sewed mosquito netting and a rollercoaster manufacturer converted to the production of bomber repair platforms. The WPB ensured that each factory received the materials it needed to produce the most war goods in the shortest time. Executive Order 9638 created the Civilian Production Administration and terminated the War Production Board on October 4 1945. The Civilian Production Board was consolidated with other agencies to form the Office of Temporary Controls—an agency in the Office for Emergency Management of the executive office of the president. The latter had previously been established pursuant to the Reorganization Act of 1939. The executive order provided a Temporary Controls Administrator appointed by the president to head the Office of Temporary Controls and vested in him among other things the functions of the Price Administrator. U. S. Government Printing Office hardcover
