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- Experimental Radiation Measurements in Conventional Structures: Part 1, Radiation Measurements in Two Two-Story and Three One-Story Typical Residential Structures Before and After Modification
- Report discussing the methods, data, and analysis of results for "An experimental study designed to provide a basis for estimating protection against fallout radiation " (p. v) using one- and two-story structures with basements.
- Aerial Radiological Monitoring System Part 4: Equipment and Procedures Through Fiscal Year 1966
- From abstract: "This report describes the Aerial Radiological Measuring System (ARMS-II) operated by EG&G, Inc., for the Division of Biology and Medicine, U. S. Atomic Energy Commission."
- Proceedings of the Symposium on the Solidification and Long-Term Storage of Highly Radioactive Wastes: February 14-18, 1966, Richland, Washington
- Symposium proceedings regarding long-term storage of highly radioactive wastes resulting from nuclear reactors.
- Operation of a Reverse Osmosis Desalination Pilot Plant
- Report demonstrating the technical feasibility of desalination by the Reverse Osmosis Process in a pilot plant cell containing 100 square feet of membrane area. A group of experimental tests are performed relating the desalination cell performance to the operating variables of brine flow rate, pressure, and brine concentration.
- Properties of Sea Water and Its Concentrates Up to 200 Degrees C
- Report describing the first phase in a comprehensive study of the physical properties of sea water. This portion of the study includes the heat capacity measurements at one atmosphere constant pressure for sea water and its dilutions and concentrates.
- Construction of Pressure-Temperature Diagrams for Multicomponent Systems After the Method of Schreinemakers--A Geometric Approach
- A report about the Schreinemakers method and the creation of pressure temperature diagrams for multicomponent systems.
- Cost-Benefit Study of Selected Products in Atomic Energy Commission's Low-Dose Food Irradiation Program
- From foreword: This report presents findings and conclusions from a study of prospective costs and benefits of selected products within the AEC low-dose food irradiation program.
- Geologic Map of the Striped Hills Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada
- This is a geological map of the Striped Hills quadrangle Nye County, Nevada.
- Geologic Map of the Dead Horse Flat Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada
- This is a geological map of the Dead Horse Flat quadrangle in Nye County, Nevada.
- Geologic Map of the Lathrop Wells Quadrangle, Nye County, Nevada
- This is a geologic map of the Lathrop Wells quadrangle in Nye County, Nevada.
- Engineering and Economic Feasibility Study for a Combination Nuclear Power and Desalting Plant: Phase 3
- From introduction: This report is an engineering and economic feasibility study of a combination power and desalting plant in Southern California.
- Engineering and Economic Feasibility Study for a Combination Nuclear Power and Desalting Plant: Summary
- From introduction: This report is an engineering and economic feasibility study of a combination power and desalting plant in Southern California.
- What's Available in the Atomic Energy Literature
- Foreword: This booklet is one example of he guideposts that will help the user to locate nuclear science and technology literature. The first section describes the basic types of information materials and indicates the sources from which each type may be obtained. The second section describes bibliographic materials that identify literature published on a given subject.
- Feasibility Study of a 1000-Mwe Sodium-Cooled Fast Reactor: Volume 1 - Technical and Economic Potential
- From abstract: The results of a feasibility study of a 1000-Mwe sodium-cooled fast-reactor are presented.
- Piqua Nuclear Power Facility Operations Analysis Program Progress Report Number 8: 1966
- The following progress report describes the examination of elements removed in comparison to a previous study on the power facility reactor operations.
- Aeroradioactivity Survey and Related Surface Geology of Parts of the San Francisco Region, California (ARMS-I)
- This report follows an aeroradioactivity survey that took place in the San Francisco region, California.
- Prestressed Concrete Reactor Vessel Model 1
- From introduction: The goal of engineers associated with nuclear power plants is the achievement of safe plants with low generating costs.One possible means of lowering costs is to increase the power generating capability for a single generating unit. To accomplish this, the sizes of nuclear reactors have been increased.
- Filling and Emptying System, Cannelton Main Lock, Ohio River, and Generalized Tests of Sidewall Port Systems for 110- by 1200-ft Locks: Hydraulic Model Investigation
- Report providing the results of a hydraulic model investigation of the Cannelton Lock proposed for construction on the Ohio River. It includes detailed information about the tests and suggested dimensions and features of the final lock.
- Filling and Emptying Systems, Millers Ferry and Jones Bluff Locks, Alabama River, Alabama: Hydraulic Model Investigation
- Report providing results of hydrualic model investigations to test a new type of lock filling and emptying system to determine the final suggested construction for the Millers Ferry Lock in the Alabama River.
- Filling and Emptying System, Cordell Hull Navigation Lock: Cumberland River, Tennessee: Hydraulic Model Investigation
- Results of hydraulic model investigations to study the proposed filling an demptying system for the Cordell Hull Luck on the Cumberland River and Tennessee. It also included tests of a multiport system and provided suggestions for improvement in the design.
- Filling and Emptying Systems, Low-Lift Locks, Arkansas River Project: Hydraulic Model Investigation
- Results of a hydraulic model investigation based on locks in the Arkansas River before the construction of additional locks. "Model studies of the filling and emptying system proposed for use at the low-lift locks in the Arkansas project were conducted to confirm the adequacy of the original design hydraulic system, and to develop, if needed, improvements in the system" (p. 2).
- Selected Geologic Literature, Lower Mississippi Valley Division Area: Index and Annotated Bibliography
- "Approximately 1000 references to published and unpublished items of geologic literature were selected as being pertinent to engineering problems experienced by the Lower Mississippi Valley Division (LMVD) and its districts. Annotations were prepared for about 600 of the references" (p. vii).
- An Evaluation of the Western Phosphate Industry and Its Resources: (In Five Parts), 3. Idaho
- Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on phosphate resources of Idaho. Advances in the industry are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, photographs, and illustrations.
- Geology, Soil, and Climate at Specific Points Throughout the World, Volume 2: Europe, U.S.S.R., and Southwest Asia
- This is part of a series of reports that cover the study of 202 sites throughout the world providing data on rock and soil to a depth of 100 feet and on climatic conditions. This volume discusses locations in Europe, the U.S.S.R. and Southwest Asia.
- Basic Studies in Radiation Technology: Final Report
- This the the final report documenting some basic studies on radiation technology for the purpose of generating and developing new technical information of pertinence to radiation processing through basic studies in radiation technology.
- USAEC Airborne Radiometric Reconnaissance in South Dakota and Wyoming, 1952 to 1955
- From introduction: This is one of a series of three reports on airborne radioactivity surveys in the United States. The reports contain the 185 airborne anomaly maps issued by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission as a result of the AEC's aerial surveying program conducted from March 1952 to June 1956; two ground reconnaissance maps of Utah also are included. Most of the reconnaissance was done in the western United States.
- USAEC Airborne Radiometric Reconnaissance in Arizona, California, Nevada and New Mexico, 1953 to 1956
- From introduction: This is one of a series of three reports on airborne radioactivity surveys in the United States. The reports contain the 185 airborne anomaly maps issued by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission as a result of the AEC's aerial surveying program conducted from March 1952 to June 1956; two ground reconnaissance maps of Utah also are included. Most of the reconnaissance was done in the western United States.
- USAEC Airborne Radiometric Reconnaissance in Arkansas, Colorado, Montana, Texas and Utah, 1952 to 1955
- From introduction: This is one of a series of three reports on airborne radioactivity surveys in the United States. The reports contain the 185 airborne anomaly maps issued by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission as a result of the AEC's aerial surveying program conducted from March 1952 to June 1956; two ground reconnaissance maps of Utah also are included. Most of the reconnaissance was done in the western United States.
- Guidebook for Field Trips to the Nevada Test Site
- This report was formed after the study of the Nevada Test Site to examine parts of the thick miogeosynclinical section of the Paleozoic rocks and post-Paleozoic structural features for the sole purpose of determining the walking stops for future field trips to the test site.
- Physical Properties of Volcanic Rocks, Rainier Mesa and Vicinity, Nevada Test Site
- From introduction: "This report presents physical property data of volcanic rocks underlying Rainier Mesa and vicinity in the northwest corner of the Yucca Flat area, Nevada Test Site."
- Mineral Resources of the Stratified Primitive Area, Wyoming
- The following report is an evaluation of mineral potential of the Stratified Primitive Area in Wyoming.
- Geology of the Northwest Quarter of the Anaconda Quadrangle, Deer Lodge County, Montana
- The following report presents the geology and mineral resources of part of the Anaconda quadrangle near Butte, Montana.
- Mineral Resources of the Spanish Peaks Primitive Area, Montana
- The following report presents an evaluation of the mineral potential of the Spanish Peaks primitive area, Montana.
- Atlas of Irradiated Fuel Structures
- Compilation of photographs, photomicrograph mosaics of fuel element cross-sections, and autoradiographs of irradiated fuels. These images were colleted to understand in-reactor fuel kinetics and illustrate structural changes that occur during irradiation of ceramic fuel elements.
- Development of the Bureau of Mines Gas-Combustion Oil-Shale Retorting Process
- From Abstract: "This bulletin presents results from research and development carried out by the Bureau of Mines on the gas-combustion oil-shale retorting process. Effects of the process variables, results of gas and shale distribution studies, tests on shale particle size, and other details of experimental programs are discussed. Various auxiliary information and problems associated with the retorting process also are included."
- Methods of Analyzing and Testing Coal and Coke
- From Abstract: "This bulletin presents all analytical and test methods regularly used by Bureau of Mines laboratories for characterizing coal and coke."
- Oilfields in the Williston Basin in Montana, North Dakota, and South Dakota
- From Introduction: "This report describes the development of the petroleum industry in the United States portion of the Williston basin."
- Nature of the Carbides of Iron
- From Abstract: "This bulletin analyzes and summarizes research at the Bureau of Mines dealing with the preparation, properties, and reactions of iron carbides in the 1948-60, part of which was sponsored by Wright Air Development Laboratories."
- Infrared and Ultraviolet Spectrometric Techniques and Spectra-Structure Correlations
- From Introduction: "The work in absorption spectrometry performed in the Bureau at Bruceton laboratories will be described in this bulletin."
- Standard X-ray Diffraction Powder Patterns: Section 4. Data for 103 Substances
- Report documenting standard x-ray diffraction powder patterns for various compounds, intended to replace previous data or provide information for new substances. It describes the methods and, for each substance, outlines any previous data as well as information about the sample used and structural data, with a table of diffraction patterns.
- Electrical Parameters of Precision, Coaxial, Air-dielectric Transmission Lines
- From Introduction: "Following the guidelines established by this committee, several commercially developed precision connectors have appeared on the market which have led to the wide use of the precision coaxial lines as immittance standards. This paper has been prepared to alleviate this situation by providing graphs from which the electrical parameters of the lines may be determined rapidly and accurately."
- The Solar Spectrum 2935 Å to 8770 Å : Second Revision of Rowland's Preliminary Table of Solar Spectrum Wavelengths
- From Abstract: "An introductory text gives a detailed description of each column of the solar ledger. Tables include counts of lines of each spectrum recorded in the identification column, leading lines in the first and second spectra, and summaries of molecules and elements present in the sun. About 73 percent of the lines are wholly or partially identified. Sixty-three elements are recorded as present."
- Heat Treatment and Properties of Iron and Steel
- From Abstract: "This Monograph is a revision of the previous NBS Monograph 18. Its purpose is to provide an understanding of the heat treatment of iron and steels, principally to those unacquainted with this subject. The basic principles involved in the heat treatment of these materials are presented in simple form." From Introduction: "This Monograph has been prepared to answer such inquires and to give in simplified form a working knowledge of the basic theoretical and practical principles involved in the heat treatment of iron and steel."
- Measures for Progress: a History of the National Bureau of Standards
- Definitive history of the United States National Bureau of Standards.
- The Band Spectrum of Carbon Monoxide
- Compilation of carbon monoxide band positions, molecular constants, energy levels, potential energy curves, and other molecular properties derived from the spectrum.
- Temperature-Entropy Diagram for Parahydrogen Triple-Point Region
- Graphical presentation of he three-phase region at and near the triple point of parahydrogen.
- A New Near-Zone Electric Field-Strength Meter
- Design and performance of a new near-zone electric field-strength meter.
- Television System Study for Accident Recovery : Phase I
- From abstract: "A previous study of equipment necessary for clean-up following a nuclear accident indicated a need for a portable television system capable of operating in hazardous environments during recovery operations. A system to accomplish this is described and justified in this study."
- The Biocoenetic Process in an Estuarine Phytoplankton Community
- Report discussing "[a]n ecological theory of adaptation at the community level of organization" focused around an estuary and its resident life forms.
- Investigation of the Mass Transfer Properties of Saline Water Systems
- From Introduction: "This investigation was undertaken in order to obtain the appropriate property data for both binary and muticomponent salt solutions and to determine the usefulness of the simple Nernst-type equations, compared with more exact flux-driving force equations, for predicting species transport in molecular diffusion processes of importance in desalination research. The following sections present the details of the approaches taken to each of the tasks and the results derived from these investigations. Information less essential to the analysis of the results was included in the appendices."