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Citrix

-based ADAMS is G

based ADAMS is G

Citrix

-based ADAMS ceased o

based ADAMS ceased o

February 1, 2010 February 1, 2010
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Citrix

-based ADAMS is G

based ADAMS is G

Its replacement is Its replacement is a Web

-based 

interface known as interface known as ADAMS PUBLIC ADAMS PUBLIC
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There Are Still Two Versions o

There Are Still Two Versions o

Web

-based ADAMS based ADAMS 

has been available has been available for years for years
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There Are Still Two Versions o

There Are Still Two Versions o

Web

-based ADAMS based ADAMS 

only provides only provides access to the access to the ADAMS Public ADAMS Public (PARS) Library (PARS) Library
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There Are Still Two Versions o

There Are Still Two Versions o

ADAMS PUBLIC, ADAMS PUBLIC, the replacement the replacement for Citrix for Citrix

-based 

ADAMS, has been ADAMS, has been available since available since February 1, 2010 February 1, 2010
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There Are Still Two Versions o

There Are Still Two Versions o

ADAMS PUBLIC ADAMS PUBLIC provides access to provides access to the ADAMS Public the ADAMS Public (PARS) Library (PARS) Library and the ADAMS and the ADAMS Legacy Library Legacy Library
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There Are Still Two Versions o

There Are Still Two Versions o

The name The name “ADAMS PUBLIC ADAMS PUBLIC

”

is an acronym: is an acronym:

ADAMSPUBlic/

Legacy 

Interface nterface Combined) ombined)
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ADAMS Public vs. ADAMS P

ADAMS Public vs. ADAMS P

“ADAMS Public ADAMS Public

” (or 

PARS) refers to the PARS) refers to the library within ADAMS library within ADAMS that provides PDF that provides PDF full

-text documents text documents

Documents are Documents are usually dated usually dated November 1999 to November 1999 to present present
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ADAMS Public vs. ADAMS P

ADAMS Public vs. ADAMS P

“ADAMS PUBLIC ADAMS PUBLIC

”

refers to the interface refers to the interface that replaced Citrix that replaced Citrix

-

based ADAMS in based ADAMS in February 2010 February 2010

ADAMS PUBLIC ADAMS PUBLIC provides access to provides access to both ADAMS both ADAMS libraries: libraries:

ADAMS Public (PARS) (November 19

ADAMS Public (PARS) (November 19

Legacy (pre Legacy (pre

-November 1999) November 1999)
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ADAMS PUBLIC: Two Libraries, T

ADAMS PUBLIC: Two Libraries, T

ADAMS PUBLIC ADAMS PUBLIC provides access to provides access to both ADAMS libraries both ADAMS libraries (PARS and Legacy) (PARS and Legacy)Only one library Only one library 

–

PARS or Legacy PARS or Legacy 

–

can be searched at a can be searched at a time
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Maximum Results Maximum Results

ADAMS PUBLIC sets ADAMS PUBLIC sets a default of 300 for a default of 300 for maximum documents maximum documents retrieved retrievedThe number can be The number can be raised to 32,767 if raised to 32,767 if needed
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No Variety in Boolean Sea

No Variety in Boolean Sea

Unlike Citrix Unlike Citrix

-based 

ADAMS, individual ADAMS, individual fields will always be fields will always be ANDed together togetherThis may result in the This may result in the need for multiple need for multiple searches searches
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Document Date: Before an

Document Date: Before an

Specify the Specify the latest and earliest earliest dates to input dates to input a date range a date rangeYou may find using You may find using the Calendar Control the Calendar Control an easier way to an easier way to enter dates enter dates
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Don’t Drop

-Down

Many of the drop Many of the drop

-

down menus are not down menus are not yet functional yet functionalEntering text directly Entering text directly into search boxes is into search boxes is the best way to the best way to searchIf you don If you don’t know the t know the 

exact text, use an exact text, use an 

“

*

”

as a wildcard as a wildcard
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W*LDCARDS W*LDCARDS

Use an 

“

*

” as a 

wildcard before, after, wildcard before, after, or within search or within search terms in the following terms in the following fields: fields:

TitleAccession Number Accession NumberAddressee Affiliation Addressee AffiliationAddressee Name Addressee NameAuthor Affiliation Author AffiliationAuthor Name Author NameCase/Reference Number Case/Reference Number

Docket Nu

Docket Nu

Documen

Documen

License N

License N

Package 

Package 
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No Pop

-Ups = No ADAMS R

Ups = No ADAMS R

ADAMS PUBLIC ADAMS PUBLIC can run reports of can run reports of your search results your search resultsIf your Web If your Web browser is set to browser is set to not allow pop not allow pop

-ups, 

you will not be you will not be able to run reports able to run reports

Accept pop Accept pop

-ups from ups from http://adam

http://adam
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Consult the ADAMS PUBLIC U

Consult the ADAMS PUBLIC U

The ADAMS PUBLIC The ADAMS PUBLIC User Guide is linked User Guide is linked from the ADAMS from the ADAMS PUBLIC Web page PUBLIC Web pageThe ADAMS PUBLIC The ADAMS PUBLIC User Guide is in User Guide is in HTML format HTML format
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Contact the PDR for Addition

Contact the PDR for Addition

Hours (walk Hours (walk

-in)

7:45am 

– 4:15pm 4:15pm 

Eastern Time Eastern Time Monday 

– Friday

Hours (phone) Hours (phone)

8:00am 

– 4:00pm 4:00pm 

Eastern Time Eastern Time Monday 

– Friday

Location Location

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room Public Document Room One White Flint North One White Flint North 11555 Rockville Pike 11555 Rockville Pike Room OWFN Room OWFN

-1 F21 1 F21 

Rockville, MD 20852 Rockville, MD 20852
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Contact the PDR for Addition

Contact the PDR for Addition

Phone

(301) 415 (301) 415

-4737

(800) 397 (800) 397

-4209

E

-mail

PDR.Resource@nrc.gov PDR.Resource@nrc.gov

Web Page Web Page

http://www.nrc.gov/reading http://www.nrc.gov/reading

-rm/pdr.html rm/pdr.html

U.S. Mail U.S. Mail

Nuclear Regulatory Commission Nuclear Regulatory Commission Public Document Room Public Document Room Mail Stop: OWFN Mail Stop: OWFN

-1 F13 1 F13 

Washington, DC 20555 Washington, DC 20555