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Separation of Small Amounts of Scandium From Uranium

Description: Abstract: A method for separating small amounts of scandium (1 to 10 mg.) from a gram of uranium depends upon formation of insoluble uranium peroxide while the scandium in solution is complexed with ethylenediamine-tetraacetic acid. The precipitated peroxide carries down less than 30 p.p.m. of scandium. Uranium left in solution, less than one milligram in amount, does not interfere when the scandium is precipitated as ammonium scandium tartrate and determined gravimetrically by ignition of the … more
Date: May 1954
Creator: Bergstresser, Karl S.
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Determination of Hydrogen in Lithium Hydride

Description: Abstract: "A method for determining hydrogen in lithium hydride by heating samples with lead at 600 C, was developed. The hydrogen evolved during thermal decomposition of the hydride is purified and oxidized to water with cupric oxide at 400 C. The analysis is completed by collecting and weighing this water. Success in development of the analytical procedure has depended upon a careful design and assembly of equipment for handling samples in a dry, inert atmosphere. For seven pure hydride sampl… more
Date: May 1954
Creator: Bergstresser, K. S. & Waterbury, Glenn R.
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Effect of Temperature and Reactivity Changes in Operation of the Los Alamos Plutonium Reactor

Description: The operation of the Fast Reactor is considered in terms of normal equilibrium conditions and normal shut-down. The proposed loading, control rod adjustment and subsequent "floating" operation are discussed. Safety devices and interlocks are described. Temperature and reactivity changes are examined with respect to various system failures, phase changes, and "flashing" of the reactor. Slow changes due to faulty slug cooling are also considered. The calculations were initially based upon 10 kw o… more
Date: May 28, 1948
Creator: Hall, David B. & Hall, Jane H.
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The Decontamination of Uranium from Fission Products by the Use of the Uranyl Oxalate Precipitation Reaction

Description: Abstract: "Decontamination factors of the order of 10-4 were obtained for Beta and Gamma emitters present as fission products when uranium was precipitated from 50 mC activity level solutions as uranyl oxalate under normal uranium yield conditions for three cycles (~60%). Factors of the order of 10-3 were obtained by the use of this reaction with similar solutions under relatively high uranium yield conditions for three cycles (~90%). The uranium peroxide precipitation reaction proved to be of … more
Date: May 10, 1951
Creator: Kelchner, B. L.
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Uranium Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance in Lincoln and Flathead Counties, Northwest Montana

Description: From abstract: Between mid-May and late June 1976, 3409 water and water-transported sediment samples were collected from 1781 locations spread over an approximate 17 000 kilometer area of northwestern Montana. All of the samples were analyzed for total uranium at the LASL, using standardized procedures and rigorous quality controls--the waters by fluorometry and the sediment (and those waters with >10 parts per billion uranium) by delayed-neutron counting methods.
Date: May 1977
Creator: Aamodt, Paul L.
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Uranium Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance of the Cortez NTMS Quadrangle, Colorado/Utah, Including Concentrations of Forty-Three Additional Elements

Description: This report provides uranium and other elemental data resulting from the Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) of the Cortez quadrangle, Colorado/Utah.
Date: May 1979
Creator: Warren, Richard G.; George, William E.; Apel, Charles T.; Minor, Michael M.; Steinhaus, David W.; Martell, Calvin J. et al.
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Uranium Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance Data from the Area of the Teller, Bendeleben, Candle and Kateel River Quadrangles, Seward Peninsula and Vicinity, Alaska

Description: From introduction: This report describes work done by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) for the United States Department of Energy (US DOE) over a 50 000-km2 area on the Seward Peninsula and vicinity, Alaska, in 1976 (Fig. 1). The DOE Grand Junction Office (GJO), in Colorado, is responsible for administering the nationwide Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) as part of its National Uranium Resource Evaluation (NURE) program.
Date: May 1978
Creator: Sharp, Robert R., Jr. & Hill, Dwight E.
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Uranium Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance Data Release for the Sterling NTMS Quadrangle, Colorado

Description: From introduction: This report describes work done in the Sterling, Colorado, National Topographic Map Series (NTMS) quadrangle (1:250 000 scale) by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) as part of the nationwide Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR).
Date: May 1978
Creator: Nunes, Henry P.
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Uranium Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance of the Shiprock NTMS Quadrangle, New Mexico/Arizona, Including Concentrations of Forty-Two Additional Elements

Description: From introduction: This report presents uranium and other elemental data resulting from the Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR) of the Shiprock National Topographic Map Series (NTMS) quadrangle, New Mexico/Arizona, by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL).
Date: May 1980
Creator: Morgan, Terrance L. & Purson, John D.
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Uranium Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance Data from the Area of the Noatak and Portions of the Baird Mountains and Ambler River Quadrangles, Alaska

Description: From introduction: This report describes work done in the Noatak and portions of the Baird Mountains and Ambler River, Alaska, National Topographic Map Series (NTMS) quadrangles (1:250 000 scale) by the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL) as part of the nationwide Hydrogeochemical and Stream Sediment Reconnaissance (HSSR).
Date: May 1978
Creator: Aamodt, Paul L.; Hill, Dwight E. & Sharp, Robert R., Jr.
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Welding of Plutonium

Description: Delta-stabilized plutonium can be welded to itself or almost any other metal using the inert-gas metal-arc process. Equipment and procedures suitable for the welding of delta-stabilized plutonium under various conditions are described.
Date: May 9, 1958
Creator: Anderson, J. W.
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The DD and TD Cross Sections

Description: The total cross sections of the reactions DDp, DDn, TD at 10 kev to 10 Mev are estimated from a review of the experimental data up to January 1951. Maxwell averages for DDp and TD computed from these estimates are given, together with some fitted analytic expressions provided for machine use. A collection of the identifiable earlier estimates is also included for reference and for comparison with the new figures. For relative order of magnitude purposes, cross sections and the derived Maxwell a… more
Date: May 10, 1951
Creator: Tuck, J L
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Neutron Distribution Measurements at Pajarito by Means of Photographic Emulsion

Description: A method using photographic emulsions for the study of neutron distributions is described. The construction of a simple machine for producing experimental critical assemblies in which the method has been used is reported. Sources of error are discussed. Curves of the perturbations when small spheres of various materials are placed in the center of the assembly are shown.
Date: May 15, 1952
Creator: Young, Dwight S.
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Angular Distribution of Fragments from Neutron-Induced Fission

Description: The angular distribution of fission fragments from the neutron-induced fission of several isotopes has been studied. Distributions were observed for thermal neutrons on U233 and U235, Lady Godiva leakage neutrons on U235 and U238, and 14 Mev neutrons on U233, U235, U238, Th232, and Np237. No anisotropy was observed for thermal neutron fission, whereas for Lady Godiva neutrons and 14 Mev neutrons the probability of fission along the axis of the neutron beam was determined to be higher than for f… more
Date: May 7, 1953
Creator: Brolley, John Edward, 1919- & Dickinson, W. C.
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A Simple Method of Calculating Critical Masses of Proton Moderated Assemblies

Description: Semi-empirical modifications of age theory have been made to interpret the critical masses of proton moderated assemblies, which may or may not have reflectors of various substances, in particular, water or steel. Section I shows that critical masses of untamped water moderated systems can be calculated by use of an appropriate age and linear extrapolation length. Assuming that all captures and fissions take place at thermal, a familiar expression can be set up which contains the age and extrap… more
Date: May 1953
Creator: Bell, George I.
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A Sensitive Analytical Method for Carbon in Uranium

Description: The capillary trap method for the determination of carbon in metals (LA-1128) has been modified to give a fivefold improvement in sensitivity (0.1 microgram of carbon per millimeter). Samples from pure uranium buttons gave standard deviations ranging from 1.4 to 3.2 p.p.m. Varying sample size, in the range from 100 to 250 milligrams, did not affect the results significantly. The time required for an analysis is about 13-14 minutes. The method should be equally useful for plutonium.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Smiley, W. G.
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Critical Masses of Graphite-Tamped Heterogeneous Oy-Graphite Systems

Description: Critical mass measurements on graphite-tamped, heterogeneous oralloy-graphite systems have been made as a safety guide for certain oralloy casting procedures. Various concentrations were obtained by alternately stacking 10.5 in. diameter oralloy and graphite plates. In the relation Oralloy critical mass = constant x (fraction of oralloy in the core volume) -n values for the exponent, n, in the neighborhood of 0.70 were obtained.
Date: May 1954
Creator: Hoogterp, J. C.
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Forming of Uranium in the Gamma Phase Temperature Range

Description: It has been found relatively easy to form uranium in the gamma phase temperature range by hot pressing, forging, or extrusion. The metal is quite plastic and flows readily to form a shape. Several temperatures from 800 degree C to 1000 degree C were investigated. No forming difficulties were experienced with the metal at the several temperatures concerned. The major difficulty in gamma phase hot pressing or extruding was associated with the tools. Metals or ceramics were not successful as tools… more
Date: May 1, 1951
Creator: Levinson, L. S.; Cribble, W. C.; Taub, J. M. & Doll, D. T.
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The Polarographic Determination of Uranium in the Presence of Plutonium

Description: Strubl's polarographic method for the determination of uranium in the presence of iron can be used for the determination of uranium in plutonium solutions. A hydroxylamine hydrochloride solution (2M) is used as the supporting electrolyte. This reduces the plutonium to the plus three oxidation state without reducing the uranium. The uranium may then be determined polarographically by measuring the height of the uranyl reduction wave (UVI to UV) at -0.35 volts (vs. S.C.E.) applied potential. Solu… more
Date: May 25, 1951
Creator: Smith, Maynard E. (Maynard Elliott)
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Time Dependence of the Slowing Down of Neutrons with Constant Scattering Mean Free Path

Description: Simple expression are derived for the time dependence of slowing down of neutrons in a simple media. In Section I, a method suggested by age theory is used, while in section II, a two parameter scattering function is employed. Results are compared with exact calculations.
Date: May 31, 1952
Creator: Bell, G. I. & Bethe, Hans A. (Hans Albrecht), 1906-2005
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A Portable Apparatus for the Determination of Tritium in Liquid Samples

Description: A glass vacuum manifold and ionization chamber are evacuated and filled to atmospheric pressure with hydrogen and tritium. The hydrogen and tritium are evolved by dropping liquid, urine or water, on calcium metal and dried by passing through a suitable freezing bath. The current produced by the beta activity due to tritium is measured with a vibrating reed electrometer. The method has a precision of +3 per cent between the ranges of 100 and 1500 pc of tritium per liter. From O to 100 pc of trit… more
Date: May 1954
Creator: McClelland, Jean
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