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The Closing and Reuse of the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard

2001
Disposal Options for Ships

2001
An Analysis of Weapon System Cost Growth

1993
The Independent European Force: Costs of Independence

1993
Estimating the cost of advanced technology

1992
Advanced Airframe Structural Materials: A Primer and Cost Estimating Methodology

1991
Feasibility of Using Interstate Highway Right-Of-Way To Obtain A More Survivable Fiber-Optics Network

1988
Aircraft Airframe Cost Estimating Relationships: All Mission Types

1987
Aircraft Airframe Cost Estimating Relationships: Fighters

1987
Aircraft Airframe Cost Estimating Relationships: Bombers and Transports

1987
Aircraft Airframe Cost Estimating Relationships: Attack Aircraft

1987
Aircraft Airframe Cost Estimating Relationships: Study Approach and Conclusions

1987
An Application of the Pioneer Plants Study Methodology to a First-of-a-Kind MHD Central Station

1987
Potential Production Cost Benefit of Constructing and Operating First-of-a-Kind Synthetic Fuel Plants

1985
Review of Cost Improvement Literature with Emphasis on Synthetic Fuel Facilities and the Petroleum and Chemical Process Industries

1985
An Analysis of the Cost, Schedule, and Performance of the Baseline SRC-I Commercial Demonstration Plant

1983
Factors Affecting Industry's Decision To Cogenerate

1983
The Heavy Oil Resources of the United States

1983
An Analysis of High-BTU Coal Gasification Cost Estimates

1982
Projected Engineering Cost Estimates for an Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Central Station

1982
Estimating Aircraft Depot Maintenance Costs

1981
Future V/STOL Airplanes: Guidelines and Techniques for Acquisition Program Analysis and Evaluation - Executive Summary

1980
A Quantitative Evaluation of Closed-Cycle Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) Technology in Central Station Applications

1980
Quantitative Evaluation of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC): Executive Briefing

1980
The Liquid-Metal Closed-Cycle System of Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation

1978
MODIA: Vol. 5, A User's Guide to the Cost Model

1977
The Noble-Gas Closed-Cycle System of Magnetohydrodynamic Power Generation.

1977

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