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Progress Report on Refining of MgX and Other Uranium-Bearing Materials

Description: From abstract: "Results of two methods of reducing the phosphate and vanadate contents of MgX, a uranium precipitate from the Belgian Congo, are described...Chemical analyses of several samples of pitchblende and MgX are presented."
Date: August 31, 1950
Creator: Ewing, R. A.; Kiehl, S. J., Jr. & Bearse, A. E.
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Final Report on Purification of Thorium Nitrate by Solvent Extraction With Tributyl Phosphate: 1. Laboratory Investigations

Description: Report discussing laboratory investigations of thorium nitrate purification. Batch equilibrium data, solubility data, viscosity data, density data, and the results seven batch countercurrent extraction tests and two selective stripping tests are included.
Date: July 31, 1952
Creator: Ewing, R. A.; Fishel, J. B.; Kiehl, S. J., Jr.; Sharpe, R. E. & Bearse, A. E.
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Progress Report on the Concentration of Pitchblende

Description: Abstract: "The results of leaching studies on sulphide froth products obtained from the flotation of high-sulphur pitchblende are presented. The distribution of molybdenum in flotation products is also given. The flotation test at Middlesex is evaluated."
Date: December 31, 1950
Creator: Wesner, A. L.; Tangel, O. F. & Richardson, A. C.
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Corrosion of Construction Materials in 234-5 Project Solutions

Description: The following report covers the construction materials selected for laboratory corrosion studies and the determination of their corrosion rates in process solutions.
Date: January 31, 1950
Creator: Koenig, W. W.
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Enamels for the Protection of Aluminum Cans for Uranium Slugs

Description: The following report examines the most suitable enamels recommended for protection of aluminum slug cans.
Date: August 31, 1955
Creator: Schultz, John; Tripp, Harlan P.; King, Burnham William, 1907- & Duckworth, Winston H.
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Final Report on Nonaqueous Extractive Methods for Western Uranium Ores

Description: This report discusses tests of several nonaqueous extractive methods meant to leach Western ores of uranium and vanadium. Explanations of different methods are given as well as their extraction results.
Date: January 31, 1955
Creator: Ewing, R. A.; Kiehl, S. J., Jr. & Bearse, A. E.
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Final Report on Purification of Thorium Nitrate by Solvent Extraction With Tributyl Phosphate: 2. Mixer-Settler Pilot Plant Investigations

Description: From abstract: "This report describes the construction and operation of a mixer-settler pilot plant for the purification of mantle-grade thorium nitrate. The liquid-liquid extraction process utilized 30% tributyl phosphate - 70% 'Solvesso-100' as the organic solvent and nitric acid as the salting agent. Continuous steady-state operation of the equipment was demonstrated, with very good recovery of thorium."
Date: July 31, 1952
Creator: Burkhart, C. A.; Foley, D. D.; Retzke, F. A.; Filbert, Robert B., Jr. & Clegg, John W.
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Beryllia and Beryllia-Beryllium Bodies for Moderating Cores in Fuel Elements

Description: From introduction: This report presents the results of the two phases of the work: study of the compatibility of beryllia bodies with a coating material, molybdenum; and studies of beryllia-beryllium body fabrication.
Date: July 31, 1952
Creator: Long, R. E.; Duckworth, W. H.; Saller, Henry A.; Stacy, J. T.; Miller, R. A. & Schofield, H. Z.
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Topical Report on Refining of MgX and Other Uranium-Bearing Materials

Description: This report discusses a study which explores the effects of feed and acidity on extractive methods. From abstract: "Results from fractional precipitation of MgX from dilute sulfuric acid solutions indicate that, in the presence of sufficienct iron, phosphate is precipitated as ferric phosphate, and not as uranyl phosphate."
Date: December 31, 1950
Creator: Ewing, R. A.; Belcher, R. L.; Kiehl, S. J., Jr. & Bearse, A. E.
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Identification of Slag Constituents from Uranium Metal Production Bombs

Description: Abstract: "X-ray and microscopic examination of slags from uranium metal production bombs which gave good and bad yields in the plant at St. Louis have indicated the significance of uranium oxide formation. Apparently the oxide (UO2) results from reaction of the UF4 with linear material, particularly with moisture in the liner."
Date: January 31, 1952
Creator: Vaughan, D. A.; Cocks, G. G. & Schwartz, C. M.
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Calculation of the G Factor for Gas Scattering Experiments

Description: The "G factor'' relating the yield to the beam intensity, target density, and scattering cross section is calculated for several types of aperture boundaries. The case of a front aperture composed of two parallel edges of infinite height with a rear aperture of any shape is calculated up to terms in the fourth derivative of the cross section. (W.D.M.)
Date: October 31, 1959
Creator: Silverstein, Edward A.
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Elk River Reactor Quarterly Project Report for September-October-November 1958

Description: Design and construction are proceeding on schedule. Physics and shielding calculation results are reported and discussed. Studies of the high- pressure B injection safety system are described. The programs for fuel element and materials development, reactor vessel and internal components, process and superheater, reactor building and plant facilities, and instrumentation are outlined. (For preceding period see AECU-3991.) (T.R.H.)
Date: October 31, 1959
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Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report, August 1959. Chemical Technology Division

Description: The concentration gradients of uranyl ion in aqueous and organic solutions were analyzed, two Druhm runs were terminated due to malfunction, calculations of particle temperature were performed, materials handling flowsheets were completed, and a literature survey is being conducted.
Date: December 31, 1959
Creator: Bresee, J. C.; Haas, P. A.; Horton, R. W.; Watson, C. D. & Whatley, M. E. (Marvin E.), 1926-
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Development of the Hanford Slave Manipulator for Use in the Multicurie Cells at Hanford

Description: Introduction: "During the early planning of the multicurie cells at Hanford it was decided that a slave type manipulator would be necessary to perform the experiments for which the cells were being designed. The design required steel roofs for installation through a port hole in the face. Technical Services Equipment Development began developing the proposed manipulator in January 1951 by making a study of those existing at that tune. None met the requirements which had been established; theref… more
Date: October 31, 1952
Creator: Field, Richard E. & Gifford, John F.
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The Hard-Core Pinch. I

Description: This report analyzes a linear, hard-core pinch tube built to examine tubes afflicted by small-scale instabilities evident from many observations.
Date: July 31, 1959
Creator: Birdsall, D. H.; Colgate, Stirling A. & Furth, Harold P.
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The Hard-Core Pinch. II

Description: This report describes a toroidal version of the hard-core pinch and the additional information it can obtain to what the analogous linear pinch can get.
Date: July 31, 1959
Creator: Birdsall, D. H.; Colgate, Stirling A. & Furth, Harold P.
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14-Year 113Cd

Description: The half lives of Cd/sup 113m/ and Cd/sup 115m/ have been redetermined to be 14 sintering time 2 years and 44.2 sintering time 0.5 days, respectively. The ratio of Cd/sup 113m/Cd/sup 115m/ yields from thermal-neutron fission of U/sup 235/ is 0.27 sintering time 0.03, and the ratio of (n, ) formation cross sections is 0.31 sintering time 0.03. Combination of these ratios with literature values for the Cd/sup 115m/ fission yield and (n, ) formation cross section gives (1.9 sintering time 0.2) x 1… more
Date: October 31, 1959
Creator: Wahl, Arthur C.
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Fuel Handling, Service and Waste Disposal Buildings Drain Test. Section I. Test Results DL-S-230 (T-641115)

Description: The purpose of the test was to prove the integrity of the non-active drains, the special drains, the sanitary drains, the chemical waster drains and the storm water drains by means of a water flow test and visual inspection. The two roof boxes and the one floor drain of 1B Auxiliary Equipment Room did not drain properly. The lab sink in the west end of the Radiochemistry Lab drained to the Special Monitored West Transfer Tank instead of the Monitored Waster Transfer Tank. All other drains funct… more
Date: March 31, 1959
Creator: Barclay, Richard E.
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Control Rod Positions for Criticality. Section II. Fourth Performance. Test Results DL-S-149 (T-550130)

Description: The purpose of the test was to determine critical bank heights and bank worths for various rod configurations at normal plant operating temperature and pressure. The critical bank heights and bank worths were determined for various rod configurations after 560 EFPH's of reactor operations are charted in the report.
Date: March 31, 1959
Creator: Baird, John B.
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Progress Report No. 53 for the Period June 1, 1958 through October 31, 1958

Description: This is the fifty-third progress report of the Laboratory for Nuclear Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Progress reported covers the period, for Physics, June 1, 1958 through August 31, 1958; and for Chemistry, June 1, 1958 through October 31, 1958. Progress is reported on the following areas: (1) Chemistry of the fission elements group, (2) Nuclear chemistry (inorganic) group, (3) Nuclear chemistry (organic) group, (4) Cosmic ray group, (5) High energy accelerator physics g… more
Date: October 31, 1958
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Determination of Coefficients of Reactivity. Test Results DL-S-151 (T-550132). Section I. Fourth Performance

Description: The purpose of the test was to determine the temperature and pressure coefficients of reactivity at sere power. The value for the temperature coefficient at the operating temperature of 523 F with 556.6 EFPH plant operation was 2.5 (delta E/F) x 16(-4). The magnitude of the temperature coefficient at the plant operating temperature (523 F) indicated the reactor is very stable during normal operations. The pressure coefficient varied from values of 1.41(deltaE/psig) x 10(-6) at 1437 psig to a.57… more
Date: January 31, 1959
Creator: Baird, John B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Station Start-up Test. Test Results DL-S-163 (T-554923). Section 1

Description: The purpose of the test was to determine the station operating characteristics during a start-up with all reactor coolant loops initially cold, requiring chemical addition and the turbine cold. The plant was successfully taken from a cold condition to generator synchronizing in accordance with Volume I, Chapter 43, Station Start-up no. 1. Twice during the test malfunctioning equipment delayed the completion of the test. The 1B boiler drum level indication required repair work and the 1D loop wa… more
Date: January 31, 1959
Creator: Eckenrode, Gerald E.
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Department of Chemical Engineering Progress Report for September 1, 1957 Through June 30, 1958. Part I. Thermal Conductivity of Deuterium Oxide

Description: The thermal conductivity of heavy water was found to vary from 0.345 at 105 deg F through a maximum of 0.375 at about 265 deg F to 0.371 at 339 deg F. The conductivity was determined by a steady-state method in a cylindrical apparatus having an over-all length of 11.35 inches and a liquid layer about 0.061 inch thick. A temperature drop of approximately one degree Fahrenheit across the liquid was maintained. The temperature drop was measured with thermistors. The apparatus was calibrated with l… more
Date: October 31, 1959
Creator: Baker, B. L.
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Functions of Aging. Insolubilization of Protein as a Function of Aging. Final Report

Description: Whole-body x irradiation was used to accelerate the onset of senescence in female white rats. Comparisons of nonirradiated and irradiated tissues have been made using histological, physical, and enzyme techniques. The data amassed to date indicate that x irradiation causes a reduction of 20.6 percent in alpha- amino nitrogen liberated by tryptic hydrolysis in liver homogenates. This reduction in amino nitrogen is not observed, however, in muscle homogenates. Shrinkage temperature determinations… more
Date: March 31, 1959
Creator: Bjorksten, Johan, 1907-; Andrews, Fred A.; Trenk, Bruce & Bailey, Julia
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