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HAFEVER: An Inelastic Scattering Code for the IBM 704 Computer

Description: Report issued by the APDA over HAFEVER, a code developed for the IBM 704 computer. As stated in the introduction, "HAFEVER is an IBM 704 code which calculates the energy exchange inelastic scattering cross section" (p. 3). Descriptions of the code and the theory behind the code are discussed. This report includes tables.
Date: September 1960
Creator: Friedman, M. A. & Zweifel, P. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Removal of Sodium from Core Subassemblies with White Oil and Ultrasonics

Description: Report issued by the APDA over methods "for removing sodium from fuel and blanket sub-assemblies that have been irradiated in the reactor of the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant" (p. 3). The cleaning methods are described, as well as experimental studies conducted on them. This report includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1961
Creator: Kanaan, Z. R. & Nash, C. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Summary of the APDA Fuel Development Programs

Description: Report issued by the APDA over fuel development programs. Designs for fast breeder reactors, safety tests, and methods are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 1961
Creator: Blessing, W. G.; Busch, J. S.; Duffy, J. G.; Hennig, R. J.; Jens, W. H.; Knight, F. W. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conceptual Design of an In-Pile Package Loop for Fast Reactor Fuel Testing

Description: Report issued by the APDA over a design study conducted on an "in-pile package loop for use as a reactor fuel test facility" (p. 5). The results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: July 28, 1961
Creator: Blessing, W. G.; Balsbaugh, R. R.; Bloomfield, D. E.; Busch, J. S.; Hennig, R. J.; Jens, W. H. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conceptual design of an in-pile package loop for sodium-cooled thermal reactor fuel testing

Description: Report issued by the APDA over a design study "of a facility for testing sodium-cooled thermal reactor fuel assemblies in the Advanced Test Reactor" (p. 5). The results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: September 15, 1961
Creator: Blessing, W. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of the Blake Sodium Resistivity Meter

Description: Report issued by the APDA over an evaluation of the toroid sodium resistivity meter. Studies were conducted on carbon and oxygen contamination. As stated in the introduction, "the meter was also subjected to extensive testing in which variations in temperature, flow rate, and supply voltage were made in order to determine signal stability and effective range" (p. 5). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: October 15, 1962
Creator: Atomic Power Development Associates
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Two-Facility Approach to Investigations of Fast Reactor Meltdowns

Description: Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on hypothetical fast reactor meltdown accidents. As stated in the summary, "the purpose of this study is to investigate the technical feasibility of conducting fast reactor meltdown experiments to determine a more realistic maximum accident and to provide a better evaluation of fast reactor safety" (p. 7). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: January 15, 1963
Creator: Doyle, T. A.; Page, E. M.; Nicholson, R. B.; Hagstrom, J. T. & Nims, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study of Requirements and Suitability of Available Reactors for Fast Fuel Tests

Description: Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on the requirements of reactors for fuel testing. As stated in the summary, "the purpose of this study is to determine the requirements for radiation space for fast reactor fuel testing and to determine the capability of existing Commission and private test and power reactors to meet these requirements" (p. 7). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: February 23, 1963
Creator: Doyle, T. A.; Duffy, J. G.; Jens, W. H.; McHugh, W. E.; Page, E. M. & Warberg, H. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study of Fast Reactor Meltdown Accidents Using Simulant Materials

Description: Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on reactor meltdown accidents. The studies incorporated the use of simulation materials. Methods and results of the studies are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 31, 1963
Creator: Huebotter, P. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study of EOCR Modifications for Testing Fast Reactor Fuels

Description: Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on "methods for increasing the power generation in a fast reactor fuel element test sample" (p. 9). The methods investigated are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: February 17, 1964
Creator: Ball, G.; DeFelice, J.; Edwards, J. J.; Jens, W. H.; Kovac, L. R.; Poggi, R. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Mechanism of Desalination by Reverse Osmosis

Description: Report describing the various parameters operative in fabricating desalination membranes for the Reverse Osmosis Process and the mechanism of separation. The bulk of the membrane contains huge quantities of capillary water which permits the movement of water through the body of the membranes at extremely rapid rates, there being essentially no pressure drop in this portion of the membrane.
Date: 1963
Creator: Aerojet-General Corporation
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Washing of Brine From Ice Crystals

Description: Report presenting experimental results for the washing of brine from beds of small plastic and glass beads, and from beds of ice particles prepared by partial freezing of brine. The data are analyzed in terms of a longitudinal-dispersion model which describes the blending of water and brine at the moving wash-water "front".
Date: 1964
Creator: Leinroth, J. P., Jr.; White, W. P. & Sherwood, Thomas K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Investigation of the Use of Acoustic Vibrations to Improve Heat Transfer Rates and Reduce Scaling in Distillation Units Used for Saline Water Conversion

Description: Report presenting a study to determine the feasibility of using acoustical energy to improve the economy of evaporator operation as related to saline water conservation. Some of the improvements to be sought are increased film heat transfer coefficients on the water side, possible promotion of dropwise condensation on the steam side, and reduced scale formation.
Date: 1961
Creator: Raben, I. A.; Commerford, George & Dietert, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tungsten Resources of Montana: Deposits of the Mount Torrey Batholith, Beaverhead County

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the tungsten deposits on Beaverhead County, Montana. As stated in the introduction, "this report presents information obtained from July 1955 to September 1957 on tungsten deposits in and near the Mount Torrey batholith" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1960
Creator: Pattee, Eldon C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diesel Exhaust Contamination of Tunnel Air

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines on investigations of air contamination in tunnels due to diesel exhaust. Air samples were taken inside tunnels and measured for carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and nitrogen oxides. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date: February 1968
Creator: Holtz, John C. & Dalzell, Robert W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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