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Appendix A. Test Design and Configuration

Description: "This appendix summarizes the design of the [Power Burst Facility] PBF test rods and test train hardware, and the rod assembly instrumentation" for Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) Series 1-4 fuel behavior test conducted at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho. (p. A-2)
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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Appendix B. Test Conduct

Description: This appendix describes the operational phases of the Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) Series 1-4 fuel behavior test conducted at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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Appendix C: Data Qualification, Uncertainties, and Data Plots

Description: "This appendix describes the Test RIA 1-4 data qualification procedures, methods for evaluating uncertainties, and detailed plots of qualified data." (p. C-2) The report discusses test design and configuration; test conduct; data qualification, uncertainties, and data plots; fuel rod analysis; pre- and post test nondestructive and destructive examination results; reactor physics analysis; and document and records traceability for Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) Series 1-4 fuel behavior test… more
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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Appendix D. Energy Deposition Measurements

Description: Report describing four different methods of measuring the total radially averaged fission energy deposited in PBF (Power Burst Facility) fuel rods, as well as a summary evaluation of each method.
Date: January 1981
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.; Fukuda, Steven K.; Martinson, Zoel R. & Bott-Hembree, Patricia
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Appendix D. Fuel Rod Analysis

Description: Appendix providing analysis for fuel rod behavior for Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) Series 1-4 fuel behavior test conducted at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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Appendix E. Post Irradiation Examination Results

Description: Report presenting the results of nondestructive and destructive examinations of four fuel rods from Test RIA 1-2.
Date: January 1981
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.; Fukuda, Steven K.; Martinson, Zoel R. & Bott-Hembree, Patricia
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Appendix E: Pre- and Postest Nondestructive and Desctructive Examination Results

Description: This appendix documents [nondestructive and destructive examinations and pretest data for for Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) Series 1-4 fuel behavior test flow shroud removed after a test conducted at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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Appendix F: Reactor Physics Analysis

Description: Analysis for reactor physics for Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) Series 1-4 fuel behavior test conducted at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in Idaho Falls, Idaho.
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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Appendix F. Wizard Code

Description: Report detailing the computer code used to calculate the cladding temperatures (WIZARD code) from the observed oxidation of the cladding for Test RIA 1-2.
Date: January 1981
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.; Fukuda, Steven K.; Martinson, Zoel R. & Bott-Hembree, Patricia
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Appendix G: Document and Records Traceability

Description: "This appendix (a) provides a description of documentation and computer tapes generated while preparing for, conducing, and gathering data from Test RIA 1-4 at the Power Burst Facility (PBF); (b) provides a list of some primary documents; and (c) describes how to obtain finished data and some primary documents." (p. G-2)
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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The Beckman 7C Thermal Cell (Hydrogen Monitor) Experiments

Description: Report describing small-scale laboratory experiments using a Beckman model 7C thermal conductivity cell conducted in order to provide a better understanding of the response of the hydrogen monitor during Power Burst Facility (PDF) Severe Fuel Damage (SFD) tests (p. 1).
Date: April 1989
Creator: Petti, D. A.; Carboneau, M. L; Martinson, Zoel R.; Hobbins, Richard R.; Allison, C. M.; Carlson, E. R. et al.
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Geology and Uranium Deposits in Carbonaceous Rocks of the Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho

Description: Report discussing the geology and uraniferous carbonaceous rocks found in the Bear River of the Fall Creek area of Bonneville County, Idaho. The report provides information regarding the geology of the area, uranium occurrences, distribution of uranium and other elements in carbonaceous materials, origin of uranium occurrences, core drilling results, and inferred reserves.
Date: July 1954
Creator: Vine, James D.
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Investigations in the Fall Creek Area, Bonneville County, Idaho, During the 1952 Field Season: A Preliminary Report

Description: Introduction: Field work during the 1952 field season has supplied new data on the areal extent, composition, and estimated reserves of uranium-bearing carbonaceous rocks in the Fall Creek.area, Bonneville County, Idaho. The following is a preliminary report of progress to describe these new data which supplement the information contained in Trace Elements Memorandum Report 340 (Vine and Moore, 1952). This work was done on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commi… more
Date: November 1952
Creator: Vine, James David
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Operating Manual for the MTR, Section Two -- Exclusion Area, Materials Testing Reactor

Description: From summary: "This manual is designed for the purpose of clarifying operating procedures of the Materials Testing Reactor and its associated equipment. In assembling this manual a description of each item of equipment and its function is presented. In addition, the generally accepted method of operating the equipment and the best corrective measures concerning all emergencies that might be encountered are set forth herein. Descriptive drawings and written instructions pertaining to the equipme… more
Date: 1955
Creator: Phillips Petroleum Company. Atomic Energy Division.
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PBF Severe Fuel Damage Test 1-3 Test Results Report

Description: A report regarding the results of a PBF severe fuel damage test
Date: October 1989
Creator: Martinson, Zoel R.; Gasparini, M.; Hobbins, Richard R.; Petti, D. A.; Allison, C. M.; Hohorst, J. K. et al.
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Reactivity Initiated Accident Test Series Test RIA 1-2 Fuel Behavior Report

Description: This report presents and discusses the results from the Reactivity Initiated Accident Test RIA1-2 conducted in the Power Burst Facility at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory.
Date: January 1981
Creator: Cook, Beverly A.; Fukuda, Steven K.; Martinson, Zoel R. & Bott-Hembree, Patricia
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Reactivity Initiated Accident Test Series Test RIA 1-4 Fuel Behavior Report

Description: "This report presents and discusses the results from the final test in the Reactivity Initiated Accident (RIA) Test Series, Test RIA 1-4, conducted in the Power Burst Facility (PBF) at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory." from Abstract
Date: September 1984
Creator: Cook, Beverly A. & Martinson, Zoel R.
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