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Chemical Engineering Division Summary Report October, November, and December, 1953

Description: Progress is reported on (1) experimental breeder reactor program, (2) solvent extraction, (3) fluoride volatilization separation process, (4) elevated temperature separations, (5) denitration of uranyl nitrate in a fluidized bed, (6) development of analytical techniques, (7) processing and utilization of radioactive wastes.
Date: January 1, 1954
Creator: Lawroski, Stephen & Stevenson, C. E.
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Plutonium Production Analysis - Graphical Method

Description: In the a study of plutonium production, the analytical solutions of the various isotope production equations are difficult and time consuming when spatial variation of the flux is considered. In an effort to reduce the time and labor required to determine the integrated production of a given thermal reactor, a graphical method of analysis is presented. The method is based on the assumption that the reactor may be divided into a relatively small number of regions such that the flux in each of th… more
Date: January 1954
Creator: Mumm, J. F. & Templin L. J.
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Techniques for X-Ray Examinations of End-Weld Closures and Can-to-Cap Brazes on CP-6 Type Fuel Elements : Final Report -- Metallurgy Program 7.7.7

Description: A fuel element assembly in which a uranium slug is bonded to an impact extruded aluminum can by means of aluminum-silicon eutectic, and in which the can is capped with a thin aluminum disc, brazed and welded to the can, may contain,(a) imperfections common to brazed and welded metal sections, and (b) inhomogeneities arising from oxidation of uranium, and alloy formation between uranium, aluminum and silicon.
Date: January 20, 1954
Creator: Sidhu, S. S.
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Metallurgy Division Quarterly Report January, February, and March 1954

Description: This quarterly report discusses ongoing research and experiments at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in the Metallurgy Division. This report discusses water cooled reactors, liquid metal cooled reactors, reactor development metallurgy, basic metallurgy, applied metallurgy, and aqueous corrosion.
Date: March 31, 1954
Creator: Foote, Frank G. (Frank Gale), 1906- & Schumar, James F.
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Reactor Engineering Division Quarterly Report: December 1, 1953 Through March 30, 1954

Description: Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory covering the quarterly report from the Reactor Engineering Division. A summary of reactor programs, designs, development, and experiments are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: April 15, 1954
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Reactor Engineering Division.
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Chemical Engineering Division Summary Report January, February, and March, 1954

Description: Progress is reported on (1) direct cycle boiling reactor studies, (2) solvent extraction, (3) fluoride volatilization separation process, (4) elevated temperature separations, (5) fluidization studies, (6) development of analytical techniques, (7) processing and utilization of radioactive wastes.
Date: May 1, 1954
Creator: Lawroski, Stephen; Rodger, W. A. & Vogel, R. C., 1928-
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Preliminary Hazard Summary Report on the Boiling Experiment Reactor (BER)

Description: Experiments performed by the Laboratory with the Borax Reactor at the National Reactor Testing Station have demonstrated that a boiling reactor possesses inherent safety characteristics which have not previously been included in the estimation of reactor hazards. Other operating characteristics of Borax were also sufficiently attractive to justify the development of boiling reactors for package power and central station power plant applications. Accordingly, a proposal was made to the Atomic En… more
Date: May 1954
Creator: West, J. M.; Anderson, G. A.; Dietrich, J. R.; Harrer, Joseph M.; Jameson, A. S. & Untermyer, Samuel, 1912-
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Environmental Radioactivity at Argonne National Laboratory. Report for the Year 1953

Description: The radioactive content of samples of rain, surface water, soil, plants, and material from the beds of surface waters (bottom silt) which were collected and analyzed during 1953 are given in this report. Samples were collected form the Laboratory site, at locations with 25 miles, and at places 100 miles from the Laboratory. Since Laboratory waste water is discharged into Sawmill Creek, water from the this stream was analyzed daily. Other samples were collected from the Laboratory site periodica… more
Date: July 1954
Creator: Sedlet, J. & Stehney, A. F.
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Testing of Fuel Element Parts and Assemblies by the Radiographic Method

Description: Concurrently with the production of canned uranium slugs for pile operation there arises the problem of nondestructive testing so that no slug which may fail structurally during operation be placed in the pile. The ultimate goal of any such testing program is to devise nondestructive testing methods which will eliminate defective slugs. A secondary goal of the testing program is to learn as much as possible about the construction of the canned slug so that the mechanisms of failure can be under… more
Date: July 1, 1954
Creator: VanderLaan, Robert H.
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The Regeneration Factor as a Function of Time in a Th232 - U235 Thermal Reactor

Description: This technical report is concerned with a theoretical investigation of the variation of the regeneration factor [gamma] in a Th232 - U235 thermal reactor. The abundances of the significant isotopes in the thorium-uranium cycle have been derived as a function of irradiation time at constant reactor power. The change in [gamma] as a function of irradiation time at constant power was calculated for combinations of enrichment and resonance escape probability considered likely to exist in a thermal … more
Date: September 1954
Creator: Carter, J. C.
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Differential Thermal Analysis of Irradiated Diamond and Silicon Carbide

Description: It was demonstrated by differential thermal analysis (DTA) that: 1. Catastrophic amounts of energy can be stored in diamond. 2. Even at low irradiations, the release takes place over serval hundred degrees, indicating a spectrum of activation energies. 3. At higher irradiations, the stored energy release is considerably less than the increased energy contents and seems not to have been completely released even at the highest temperatures reached. 4. There is some indication of an increased heat… more
Date: December 1, 1954
Creator: Primak, William, 1917-
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