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Analytic EoS and PTW strength model recommendation for Starck Ta

The purpose of this document is to provide an analytic EoS and PTW strength model for Starck Ta that can be consistently used between different platforms and simulations at three labs. This should provide a consistent basis for comparison of the results of calculations, but not the best implementation for matching a wide variety of experimental data. Another version using SESAME tables should follow, which will provide a better physical representation over a broader range of conditions. The data sets available at the time only include one Hopkinson bar at a strain rate of 1800/s; a broader range of high-rate calibration data would be preferred. The resulting fit gives the PTW parameter p = 0. To avoid numerical issues, p = 0:001 has been used in FLAG. The PTW parameters that apply above the maximum strain rate in the data use the values from the original publication.

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User Behavior Analytics

User Behaviour Analytics is the tracking, collecting and assessing of user data and activities. The goal is to detect misuse of user credentials by developing models for the normal behaviour of user credentials within a computer network and detect outliers with respect to their baseline.

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Analytic Evolution of Singular Distribution Amplitudes in QCD

Distribution amplitudes (DAs) are the basic functions that contain information about the quark momentum. DAs are necessary to describe hard exclusive processes in quantum chromodynamics. We describe a method of analytic evolution of DAs that have singularities such as nonzero values at the end points of the support region, jumps at some points inside the support region and cusps. We illustrate the method by applying it to the evolution of a at (constant) DA, antisymmetric at DA, and then use the method for evolution of the two-photon generalized distribution amplitude. Our approach to DA evolution has advantages over the standard method of expansion in Gegenbauer polynomials [1, 2] and over a straightforward iteration of an initial distribution with evolution kernel. Expansion in Gegenbauer polynomials requires an infinite number of terms in order to accurately reproduce functions in the vicinity of singular points. Straightforward iteration of an initial distribution produces logarithmically divergent terms at each iteration. In our method the logarithmic singularities are summed from the start, which immediately produces a continuous curve. Afterwards, in order to get precise results, only one or two iterations are needed.

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(U) Analytic First and Second Derivatives of the Uncollided Leakage for a Homogeneous Sphere

The second-order adjoint sensitivity analysis methodology (2nd-ASAM), developed by Cacuci, has been applied by Cacuci to derive second derivatives of a response with respect to input parameters for uncollided particles in an inhomogeneous transport problem. In this memo, we present an analytic benchmark for verifying the derivatives of the 2nd-ASAM. The problem is a homogeneous sphere, and the response is the uncollided total leakage. This memo does not repeat the formulas given in Ref. 2. We are preparing a journal article that will include the derivation of Ref. 2 and the benchmark of this memo.

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Analytical results from salt batch 9 routine DSSHT and SEHT monthly samples

Strip Effluent Hold Tank (SEHT) and Decontaminated Salt Solution Hold Tank (DSSHT) samples from several of the “microbatches” of Integrated Salt Disposition Project (ISDP) Salt Batch (“Macrobatch”) 9 have been analyzed for 238 Pu, 90 Sr, 137 Cs, cations (Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy - ICPES), and anions (Ion Chromatography Anions - IC-A). The analytical results from the current microbatch samples are similar to those from previous macrobatch samples. The Cs removal continues to be acceptable, with decontamination factors (DF) averaging 25700 (107% RSD). The bulk chemistry of the DSSHT and SEHT samples do not show any signs of unusual behavior, other than lacking the anticipated degree of dilution that is calculated to occur during Modular Caustic-Side Solvent Extraction Unit (MCU) processing.

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Evaluation of Wind Power Forecasts from the Vermont Weather Analytics Center and Identification of Improvements

The goal of this analysis was to assess the wind power forecast accuracy of the Vermont Weather Analytics Center (VTWAC) forecast system and to identify potential improvements to the forecasts. Based on the analysis at Georgia Mountain, the following recommendations for improving forecast performance were made: 1. Resolve the significant negative forecast bias in February-March 2017 (50% underprediction on average) 2. Improve the ability of the forecast model to capture the strong diurnal cycle of wind power 3. Add ability for forecast model to assess internal wake loss, particularly at sites where strong diurnal shifts in wind direction are present. Data availability and quality limited the robustness of this forecast assessment. A more thorough analysis would be possible given a longer period of record for the data (at least one full year), detailed supervisory control and data acquisition data for each wind plant, and more detailed information on the forecast system input data and methodologies.

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Analytical Cost Metrics : Days of Future Past

As we move towards the exascale era, the new architectures must be capable of running the massive computational problems efficiently. Scientists and researchers are continuously investing in tuning the performance of extreme-scale computational problems. These problems arise in almost all areas of computing, ranging from big data analytics, artificial intelligence, search, machine learning, virtual/augmented reality, computer vision, image/signal processing to computational science and bioinformatics. With Moore’s law driving the evolution of hardware platforms towards exascale, the dominant performance metric (time efficiency) has now expanded to also incorporate power/energy efficiency. Therefore the major challenge that we face in computing systems research is: “how to solve massive-scale computational problems in the most time/power/energy efficient manner?”

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Open and Extensible Control & Analytics Platform for Synchrophasor Data (Final Report)

The objective of the Open and Extensible Control and Analytics (openECA) Platform for Phasor Data project was to develop an open source software platform that significantly accelerates the production, use, and ongoing development of real-time decision support tools, automated control systems, and off-line planning systems that (1) incorporate synchrophasor data and (2) enhance system reliability while enabling the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) operating functions of reliability coordinator, transmission operator, and/or balancing authority to be executed more effectively.

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The Bird project: Using Big Data tools to support Search Analytics

The Bird project explored the use of big data analytics tool to improve the findability of information within the Sandia internal network. We were able to perform query classification utilizing the supervised learning algorithms in the Apache Spark library. By relying on the distributed processing capabilities provided by the Apache Hadoop framework, we successfully processed the large query log files needed to train the models in this effort. The capabilities developed in this project are being used to enhance the effectiveness of the enterprise search engine.

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Direct Feed Low-Activity Waste Physical Property and Analyte Measurement Reduction: Recommendations for Measurement Removal

Processing of low-activity waste feed will occur at the Hanford Tank Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant (WTP). In support of plant operations, and per requirements from the WTP contract, feed sample analyses will occur at least 18,000 times per year generating over 7,000 liters of waste. The analytical measurements are often complicated by issues such as lack of standards, low concentrations, and difficult separations. Previous work has been completed to suggest removal of physical property and elemental analyses from required measurements and this document summarizes that work.

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Analytical Methods of Approximating the Fisher Information Matrix for the Lognormal Distribution

Modelling the matter density in the universe through time has become one of the most important open problems in cosmology. One distribution that works particularly well is the lognormal distribution, where if Y follows a lognormal distribution, ln Y follows a normal distribution. In many cases, we want to know how much information a variable carries about some unknown parameter; this can be accomplished by calculating the Fisher information matrix. However, for the lognormal distribution, the Fisher matrix is much more complicated to evaluate in closed form. In this paper, we will look at some analytical methods to evaluate the Fisher matrix.

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PANTHER Grand Challenge LDRD: Human Analytics Research Summary

This summary of PANTHER Human Analytics work describes three of the team's major work activities: research with teams to elicit and document work practices; experimental studies of visual search performance and visual attention; and the application of spatio-temporal algorithms to the analysis of eye tracking data. Our intent is to provide basic introduction to the work area and a selected set of representative HA team publications as a starting point for readers interested our team's work.

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Analytical Results from Salt Batch 10 Routine DSSHT and SEHT Monthly Samples

Strip Effluent (SE) Hold Tank (SEHT) and Decontaminated Salt Solution (DSS) Hold Tank (DSSHT) samples from several “microbatches” of the Integrated Salt Disposition Project (ISDP) “macrobatch” Salt Batch 10 have been analyzed for 238 Pu, 90 Sr, 137 Cs, cations (via Inductively Coupled Plasma Emission Spectroscopy - ICPES), and in some cases anions (via Ion Chromatography Anions - IC-A). The analytical results from the current microbatch samples are similar to those from previous macrobatches. In the Modular Caustic-Side Solvent Extraction Unit (MCU), the Cs removal continues to exceed process requirements. The bulk chemistry of the DSSHT and SEHT samples do not show any signs of unusual behavior except for slightly elevated amounts of sodium in the SE samples. This summary represents the final Salt Batch processed through MCU prior to commencement of process and transfer line tie-ins to support the startup of the Salt Waste Processing Facility (SWPF).

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A Design Document: Custom Analytical Tools and Automation for the Industrial Hygienist

This report outlines an approach for developing a modular and scalable web-based application suite, Internal Data Access and Visualization (I-DAV), that would be developed to meet the specific analytic requirements for Industrial Hygienist (IH) analysts and tank vapors Subject Matter Expert’s (SME) at the Hanford site. Through interviews and requirements elicitation with IH analyst, and on-site in depth review of workflow patterns and expected outcomes, PNNL has developed a framework for proposed collection of interdependent goal oriented software applications. Commercial off the shelf applications, which require only minimal custom code, were deployed this year as a mechanism of rapid prototyping and providing proof of concept. This report describes these efforts and accomplishments to date, as well as concepts for future applications and general enhancement of the DAV and core concepts for the I-DAV. Additional content was integrated into this report as of March 2019. Updated content was added to reflect the inclusion of I-DAV concepts and ideas, and refined versions of original concepts set forth as the work commenced and continued through the first half of FY19. New and refined concepts have been the product of ongoing weekly meetings, outreach, and elicitation with WRPS.

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DEEP Solar: Data DrivEn Modeling and Analytics for Enhanced System Layer ImPlementation

Realizing the SETO 2030 mission of reducing solar energy costs to 3-5 c/kWh will require innovative enabling research on effective, cost-efficient integration of local PV within distribution systems. However, the intermittent and variable nature of PVs compels operators to impose conservative hosting capacity constraints. Given the extremely high variability of (intermittent and unpredictable) solar energy generation, relaxing the capacity constraints (which are currently around 15%) and achieving 100% or greater integration of renewables will require a fundamental transformation of the power grid via the utilization of exponentially larger amounts of AMI enabled fine-grained data. To address the challenges in increasing the penetration of renewable energy based DERs, this project envisions an Enhanced System Layer (ESL) at the distribution network level that is reliable, cost-effective and scalable to millions of Distributed Energy Resources (DERs)/devices. This includes developing: 1) Transformative and highly scalable machine learning based predictive analytics tools that plug into distribution system planning and provide real-time situational awareness at the distribution level for short and long-term operational planning. The tools will be built using novel data-driven energy models of millions of active nodes with AMI, 2) Adaptive stochastic analysis and optimization algorithms for real-time grid operations, 3) Dynamic Scenario Analysis using parallel Cloudenabled implementations with < 1 minute computational cycle times.

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A Design Document: Custom Analytical Tools and Automation for the Industrial Hygienist

This report outlines an approach for developing a modular and scalable web-based application suite, Internal Data Access and Visualization (I-DAV), that would be developed to meet the specific analytic requirements for Industrial Hygienist (IH) analysts and tank vapors Subject Matter Expert’s (SME) at the Hanford site. Through interviews and requirements elicitation with IH analyst, and on-site in depth review of workflow patterns and expected outcomes, PNNL has developed a framework for proposed collection of interdependent goal oriented software applications. Commercial off the shelf applications, which require only minimal custom code, were deployed this year as a mechanism of rapid prototyping and providing proof of concept. This report describes these efforts and accomplishments to date, as well as concepts for future applications and general enhancement of the DAV and core concepts for the I-DAV. Additional content was integrated into this report as of March 2019. Updated content was added to reflect the inclusion of I-DAV concepts and ideas, and refined versions of original concepts set forth as the work commenced and continued through the first half of FY19. New and refined concepts have been the product of ongoing weekly meetings, outreach, and elicitation with WRPS.

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