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2002Best.-Nr. 75230Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Office of Defense Programs 2002. Copy of Team Files. CD-R. Very good. This CD contains a treasure trove of information on High Explosive operations and facilities at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory the Los Alamos National Laboratory Sandia National Laboratories the Nevada Test Site and the Pantex Plant. This CD has the files that are excel spread sheets PDF files JPG files Power Point files and Word files. The material includes the scope team membership information from the sites information on sizing etc. This information was developed to address consolidation options between nuclear weapon laboratories and plants with an aim to reduce some costs. Major high explosive operations included research and development explosive testing detonator and small quantity production and 'main charge' production for nuclear weapons. Posted on-line--Los Alamos demonstrated the first use of plastic-bonded explosives in a nuclear explosion in 1956. This development allowed the shift from precision machined cast explosives to formulations containing high concentrations of high-energy density compounds with reduced sensitivity more uniformity and better mechanical characteristics. Since the 1960s Livermore has been researching and developing safer HE for Livermore-designed weapons. The plastic coating that binds the explosive granules typically 5 to 20% of each formulation by weight is what gives each PBX its distinctive characteristics. Pressing a PBX molding powder converts it into a solid mass with the polymer binder providing both mechanical rigidity and reduced sensitivity to accidental detonation. The choice of binder affects hardness safety and stability. The TATB-based formulations of Livermore's LX-17 and Los Alamos's PBX 9502 are "insensitive" high explosives IHE; others are termed "conventional." National Nuclear Security Administration, Office of Defense Programs unknown
2010Best.-Nr. 80986Washington DC: National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs 2010. Presumed First Edition First printing --number of copies assembled is unknown. Three Ring Binder. Very good. The Table of Contents is: MTP 32 vugraphs 4 per page PS 59 vugraphs 4 per page KCP 20 vugraphs 1 per page PX 55 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page SRS 41 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page Y12 41 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page LANL 38 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page LLNL 48 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page SNL 158 vugraphs--various paginations--1 per page Agenda 3 pages and Participant list 1 page. In the back pocket is a November 2010 Updated to the NDAA of FY 2010 Section 1251 Report and a stapled seven sheet compilation of Budget Requirements. Some material was marked Official Use Only but this limitation is understood to not longer apply due to the passage of time and public dissemination of comparable information. Approximately 2 inches of material in the binder. The Production Support Program is a DSW Program that funds multi-system manufacturing-based activities that provide individual site production capabilities and capacity for the LEPs LLC production weapon surveillance and weapon assembly and disassembly operations. The Production Support Program also enables the modernization of production capabilities to improve efficiency and ensure that manufacturing operations meet future requirements. This includes maintenance/calibration services for manufacturing operations to meet DoD War Reserve requirements. Collectively these activities directly support execution of systems engineering concepts and production integration. The Production Support Program provides DSW with the capability to conduct life extension work stockpile surveillance dismantlement work neutron generator production and detonator cable assembly production. The Management Technology and Production MTP Program's work scope is a multi-system production-based program that promotes nuclear security enterprise integration and enhances efficiency. MTP activities provide the products components and/or services for multi-weapon system surveillance laboratory/flight test data collection and analysis; weapons reliability reporting to DoD; DSW requirements tracking and execution; management and operation; and stockpile planning. The MTP Program funds plant and laboratory personnel to sustain the stockpile through activities related to surveillance; weapons response process improvements; engineering authorizations; safety assessments; use control technologies; containers; base spares; studies and assessments for nuclear operation safety; production of weapon components for use in multiple weapons systems; and transportation/handling gear for use in multiple weapons systems. The MTP Program also includes activities that benefit the nuclear security enterprise mission as differentiated from Production Support activities which support internal site-specific production missions. National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs unknown
1943Best.-Nr. 89911Washington DC: Office of Price Administration U.S. Government Printing Office 1943. Presumed First Edition First issuance to this individual. Front and back covers printed on one side with stamp sheets inside. Fair. The format is approximately 11.5 inches by 4.25 inches This has sheets of removable stamps originally within. MANY War Ration stamps remain some with numbers and letter some with numbers and illustrations. Office of Price Administration stamp present on front with number 144930EL different from number on the booklet! This was issued undated. Signed by Arcelia C. Ditzler. War ration books varied in design and content throughout the war years. Some were simple booklets with basic information while others included more elaborate instructions and patriotic messages. The stamps inside were often brightly colored and featured images of everyday items like shoes and cooking oil serving as a constant reminder of the sacrifices being made for the war effort. War Ration Book Two - January 1943 was the property of the United States Government. It is unlawful to sell or give it to any other person or to use it or permit anyone else to use it except to obtain rationed goods for the person to whom it was issued. Persons who violate Rationing Regulations are subject to $10000 fine or imprisonment or both. By 1944 whisky had disappeared from liquor store shelves as distilleries converted to the production of industrial alcohol. New car production was banned beginning January 1 1942 as former auto plants switched to the production of military vehicles. This is believed to belong to Arcelia Ceora “Celia” Chapman Ditzler Born 8 Sep 1854 in Ohio who died Aug 1952 Shelby County Illinois. This War Ration Books listed Shelbyville Illinois as Mrs. Ditzler's city and state. The 1943 war ration book is a unique and valuable collectible item that offers a glimpse into the United States’ war effort during World War II. The 1943 war ration book was issued to the American public in 1943 as part of the United States’ war effort. It was used to allocate food fuel and other essential resources to ensure fair distribution and minimize waste. The book contained a series of coupons which could be redeemed for specific goods and services such as gasoline tires sugar and coffee. Civilians first received ration books—War Ration Book Number One or the "Sugar Book"—on 4 May 1942 through more than 100000 schoolteachers PTA groups and other volunteers. Sugar was the first consumer commodity rationed with all sales ended on 27 April 1942 and resumed on 5 May with a ration of 1 2 pound 8 oz per person per week half of normal consumption. Bakeries ice cream makers and other commercial users received rations of about 70% of normal usage. Coffee was rationed nationally on 29 November 1942 to 1 pound every five weeks about half of normal consumption in part because of German attacks on shipping from Brazil. As of 1 March 1942 dog food could no longer be sold in tin cans and manufacturers switched to dehydrated versions. As of 1 April 1942 anyone wishing to purchase a new toothpaste tube then made from metal had to turn in an empty one. By June 1942 companies also stopped manufacturing metal office furniture radios television sets phonographs refrigerators vacuum cleaners washing machines and sewing machines for civilians. By the end of 1942 ration coupons were used for nine other items: typewriters gasoline bicycles shoes rubber footwear silk nylon fuel oil and stoves. Meat lard shortening and food oils cheese butter margarine processed foods canned bottled and frozen dried fruits canned milk firewood and coal jams jellies and fruit butter were rationed by November 1943. Many retailers welcomed rationing because they were already experiencing shortages of many items due to rumors and panics such as flashlights and batteries after Pearl Harbor. Ration Book Number Five is a very rare ration book only issued to very few people. By the end of 1942 ration coupons were used for nine other items: typewriters gasoline bicycles shoes rubber footwear silk nylon fuel oil and stoves. Meat lard shortening and food oils cheese butter margarine processed foods canned bottled and frozen dried fruits canned milk firewood and coal jams jellies and fruit butter were rationed by November 1943. Many retailers welcomed rationing because they were already experiencing shortages of many items due to rumors and panics such as flashlights and batteries after Pearl Harbor. Ration Book Number Five is a very rare ration book only issued to very few people. Office of Price Administration, U.S. Government Printing Office unknown
2003Best.-Nr. 59621Washington DC: U. S. Department of Energy 2003. Wraps. Very good. No dust jacket. Removed from shrinkwrap for cataloguins. Includes a "Dear Interested Party" distribution letter. 3 volume set. 3 volume set. Includes: illustrations maps. Various paginations. Includes a Summary 57 pages and 2 volumes. Volume I approximately 700 pages; Volume II approximately 200 pages. DOE/EIS-236-S2. The National Nuclear Security Administration is responsible for the safety and reliability of the U. S. nuclear weapons stockpile including production readiness required to maintain that stockpile. This document addresses issues associated with constructing a new facility for the manufacturing of a key nuclear weapon component. This proposed facility proved to be controversial and did not recieve Congressional support and funding. However it retains significant value as a source of unclassified information about the use of plutonium and associated plutonium operations in the United States nuclear weapon program. U. S. Department of Energy paperback
1976Best.-Nr. 59736Energy Research and Development Administration 1976. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket. Cover has some wear and soiling. 2 volume set. Includes illustrations. Various paginations approximately three inches combined in the two volumes. ERDA-1542. This Environmental Statement has been prepared by the Energy Research and Development Administration as the lead agency with the collaboration of the Department of State which was primarily concerned with the portions of the Statement involving foreign policy considerations; the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which was primarily concerned with the portions of the Statement involving export licensing activities; and the Export-Import Bank which was primarily concerned with the portions of the Statement involving export financing. Energy Research and Development Administration paperback
2017Best.-Nr. 76194Washington DC: United States National Nuclear Security Administration Defense Programs 2017. Presumed First Edition First printing thus. Wraps. Very good. Various paginations approximately 400 pages. Figures. Tables. Appendices. List of Acronyms. This had previously been Marked Unclassified Controlled Nuclear Information but this marking has been struck through on every page where it had appeared. The National Nuclear Security Administration requires a sustained production capacity of no fewer than 80 pits per year PPY by 2030. NNSA is developing and installing capability at LANL in Plutonium Facility PF-4 to produced 30 ppy by 2026. The Analysis of Alternatives AOA for meeting pit production requirements completed in September 2017 assessed alternatives to close this identified mission gap in the NNSA's pit production capability. The AoA is a post Critical Decision CD-0 pre-CD-1 activity to identify a preferred alternative for conceptual design in preparation for the Deputy Secretary of Energy to make a program decision at CD-1. The pit named after the hard core found in fruits such as peaches and apricots is the core of an implosion nuclear weapon - the fissile material and any neutron reflector or tamper bonded to it. Some weapons tested during the 1950s used pits made with U-235 alone or in composite with plutonium but all-plutonium pits are the smallest in diameter and have been the standard since the early 1960s. Between 1954 and 1989 pits for US weapons were produced at the Rocky Flats Plant; the plant was later closed due to numerous safety issues. In 1996 the pit production was also relocated to Los Alamos. The current LANL production of new pits is limited to about 20 pits per year though NNSA is pushing to increase the production for the Reliable Replacement Warhead program. The US Congress however has repeatedly declined funding. Up until around 2010 Los Alamos National Laboratory had the capacity to produce 10 to 20 pits a year. United States, National Nuclear Security Administration, Defense Programs paperback
1945Best.-Nr. 58610Washington DC: United States Petroleum Administration for War 1945. Wraps. Good. No dust jacket as issued. Includes a TL signed by Ralph K. Davies Acting Petroleum Administrator. Cover has some wear and soiling. v 214 i.e. 294 p. incl. maps diagrs. 2 fold. 27 cm. Some illustrations in color. Occasional footnotes. The papers herein were presented by the Petroleum Administration for War PAW to the Special Committee on November 28 29 and 30 1945. Except for the closing statement by the Petroleum Administrator the papers were not read to the Committee in full but were placed on the Committee's records and presented to the Committee in summary. The committee provided the PAW with an opportunity to present the story of what was done by that agency during the Second World War and to provide a foretaste by way of suggestion as to what the nation might expect of the industry in the future. United States, Petroleum Administration for War paperback
1964Best.-Nr. 79107Washington DC: United States Department of the Interior Defense Electric Power Administration 1964. Presumed First Edition First printing. Wraps. Good. vi 243 3 pages. Maps with some color Tables Figures. Notations on front cover and title page. Cover worn. RARE. This is the report of an engineering study on the vulnerability of the nation's electric power systems to attack by nuclear weapons. It was authorized by the Dept. of Defense Office of Civil Defense and the Dept. of the Interior Defense Electric Power Administration. The Office of Civil Defense realizing the necessity of having essential ventilation and illumination in community shelters sought a valid estimate of the electric power service that would be available under conditions following a nuclear attack. The results of this study were intended to provide the requisite estimate. It also contains useful information on the ability of the electric power industry to furnish power for decontamination and recovery during the survival period following the first 15 days of shelter confinement. The Defense Electric Power Administration was selected to perform this study because of its recent experience in conducting related studies. Representatives from more than 1500 operating companies contributed more than 50000 person hours to obtain and analyze much of the technical information and supporting data for the material contained in this report. This study was the most complete analysis made to date 1964 of the effects of an assumed full-scale nuclear attack on the nation's electric power industry. These effects were examined in detail to find out what they mean to the entire electric power industry in terms of physical damage to the generating plants transmission lines and related facilities. The report contains: Summary and Conclusions Study Problem Study Method Generating Capacities Preattack and Surviving Populations by States and Regions Time-Phased Load Capacity and Balance; Regional Summaries by States Time-Phased and Load Capacity and Balance:: Composite and National Summary of All Regions Time-Phased. This report illustrates the restrictive influence of the attack on such factors as power service capability interrelationship between electric power systems and restorational time. It takes into consideration a high-level national attack with nuclear weapons and evaluates its effects on generation facilities substation transformers transmission facilities and interconnections. This overall insight into conditions that will have to be met should be useful to the electric power industry when considering plans and programs to reduce vulnerability to attack and to provide service when and where needed postattack. The results of this study are of special significance to national security because they bear directly on the feasibility of a sound national fallout shelter program. In another sense the value of this study goes beyond the data contained in the report. As the first nationwide effort of its kind it established standards methods and format which can be used to guide future combined industry/government surveys to update or expand information on the vulnerability of electric power systems. The usefulness and validity of the study were increased by directing inquiry to the smallest practical reporting unit--the county. United States Department of the Interior, Defense Electric Power Administration paperback
2002Best.-Nr. 88245Las 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
Best.-Nr. 261343New York: M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Company. Original poster. Color lithograph. 21.5 x 14 inches. WWI era slogan. This poster is vivid blue with white text. Good condition with collection inventory number in margin. M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Company unknown
Best.-Nr. 261343New York: M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Company. Original poster. Color lithograph. 21.5 x 14 inches. WWI era slogan. This poster is vivid blue with white text. Good condition with collection inventory number in margin. M.B. Brown Printing and Binding Company unknown books
1999Best.-Nr. OVU6165Buildings and the Arts Center of Expertise Fine Arts Program. Good. 1999. Paperback. Soft cover published in 1999 by U S General Services Administration. 475 pages 3.3 lbs oblong quarto. Spine is creased and has some wear along edges covers have some small scrapes and scuffing and upper corners in back of book are bumped toward rear. Book is in good plus condition. Also included are letters and documents from GSA dealing with New Deal artwork a 34 page article dealing with legal title to New Deal artwork and a partial index of artists.; 8.25" x 10.9" x 1.5"; 475 pages . Buildings and the Arts Center of Expertise, Fine Arts Program paperback
1943Best.-Nr. RWOROHI00drpOxford University 1943. Very Good. Work Projects Administration. The Ohio Guide. NY: Oxford University 1943. 2nd printing. 634pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped spine ends. Small sticker-stamp on rear free endsheet. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with small losses in spine ends and top corners. . Rear pocket glued to rear pastedown with large fold-out map inside. Oxford University unknown
1943Best.-Nr. RWOROHI00drpOxford University 1943. Very Good. Work Projects Administration. The Ohio Guide. NY: Oxford University 1943. 2nd printing. 634pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Book condition: Very good with gently bumped spine ends. Small sticker-stamp on rear free endsheet. Dust Jacket Condition: Good with small losses in spine ends and top corners. . Rear pocket glued to rear pastedown with large fold-out map inside. Oxford University unknown books
1939Best.-Nr. 1274325418The Writer Inc. 1939. Hardcover. Good. Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding with general signs of previous use. Binding is sound. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed. The Writer, Inc. hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. 004832Oxford University Press . First Printing. Unclipped DJ in archival cover large and small chip on the spine corner chips edge wear. Fine map in rear pocket. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1941. Oxford University Press hardcover
1941Best.-Nr. GA001198INew York: Hastings House. Near fine in a very good plus dust jacket. 1941. First edition. Hardcover. Dust jacket missing some chips on the back panel. Inscribed by Corse to Senator Pepper and rare thus. . Hastings House hardcover
1940Best.-Nr. 043713Manchester NH: Granite State Press 1940. First edition undated ca. 1940. Collected traditions of French Canadians who relocated to New Hampshire including feasts and festivals songs religious observations etc. Blue cloth printed in darker blue and white 49 pages black and white illustrations. Very good condition with only light edgewear good hinges firm text block clean pages no names or other markings. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Granite State Press Hardcover
2008Best.-Nr. 030744Routledge 2008. VOLUME 3 ONLY. SEE OUR PHOTOS. Cover is Near Fine with only light shelfwear. Square and tight. Bright and shiny. FINE inside. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. Pages are fresh crisp clean and unmarked. Subtitle: "Volume III: Education of Working Women and of Middle Class Girls." From the publisher: "'Nineteenth Century British Women's Education' brings together key documents in the Victorian feminist campaign to establish and improve girls' and women's education. Drawing widely on articles from the feminist and established press government papers newspapers professional and association journals as well as memoirs addresses pamphlets and reviews this collection gives researchers access to nineteenth-century debates on improving girls' and women's education and women's work as educators. The collection is divided overall into two sections both of which incorporate materials that argue for the improvement of girls' and women's education as well as arguments made against education for girls and women. In examining the campaign to establish higher education for women the first volumes include the writings of such primary figures as Emily Davies Lydia Becker Barbara Bodichon Jessie Boucherett Josephine Butler Frances Power Cobbe Millicent Garrett Fawcett Maria Grey and Emily Shirreff in addition to illustrating the significance of institutions such as Girton and Newnham Colleges. Later volumes document women's work as educators and include writings by Mary Carpenter Dorothea Beale Frances Mary Buss and the Shirreff sisters Maria and Emily gifted educators of girls at the elementary and secondary levels and women whose educational practice embodied the arguments they made on behalf of girls' education. These volumes also chart the importance of the Governesses' Benevolent Institution the Schools Inquiry Commission and the 'Journal of Women's Education Union' in charting the increasing organization and professionalization of women teachers. Edited and with new introductions by Susan Hamilton and Janice Schroeder 'Nineteenth Century British Women's Education' is destined to be an invaluable reference resource to all future scholars of feminism and the history of education.". Reprint of the 2007 original. Hardcover. Near Fine - Fine condition/No dust jacket as issued. Illus. by NOT a library discard. 8vo. viii 349pp. Great Packaging Fast Shipping. Routledge Hardcover
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1857Best.-Nr. 604485Berlin, Springer, 1857-63. XVI, 723 S.; XX, 964, XII, 404 S. Halbleder d. Zeit mit je 2 Rückenschildern (Bd. 1-2, Deckelbezüge beschabt, Ecken bestoßen, Rückgelenk von Bd. 2 gebrochen, Rücken vom Buchblock gelöst) u. dunkelgrünes Halbleder d. Zt. (Ergänzungsbd., Ecken bestoßen). [3 Warenabbildungen]
1970Best.-Nr. 2609150009Greenwood Press 1970-01-22. Hardcover. Like New. 9x6x2. Hardcover. Good binding and cover. Clean unmarked pages. LTC signature on fep. xviii 1010 pages. Historical Reports of War Administration War Production Board General Study No. 1. Greenwood Press hardcover
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Best.-Nr. 374310Houston TX USA: National Aeronautics and Space Administration. First Edition. Softcover. One colour photograph SIGNED by Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford. Remains well preserved overall; bright clean and sharp-cornered. Provenance; envelope addressed to Ron Crosby. Physical description; 1 colour photograph. Notes; No publication date given. SIGNED by Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford. Subjects; National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASA. Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford. Houston, TX (USA): National Aeronautics and Space Administration paperback
2017Best.-Nr. x-1634877810Cognella Academic Publishing 2017. Paperback. New. 252 pages. 10.00x7.99x0.53 inches. Cognella Academic Publishing paperback
