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X-Ray Fluorescence Tables: Program Description

Description: Report discussing the mechanics of X-Ray and COMBO computer programs.
Date: July 20, 1964
Creator: Amsbury, W. P.; Lee, W. W.; Rowan, J. H. & Walden, G. E.
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LRL 25-INCH BUBBLE CHAMBER

Description: The recently completed 25-inch hydrogen bubble chamber combines excellent picture quality with a fast operating cycle. The chamber has a unique optical system and is designed to take several pictures each Bevatron pulse, in conjunction with the Bevatron rapid beam ejection system. At present the chamber operates twice per Bevatron pulse. The general features of the chamber constructiosn are shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The chamber is ten inches deep at the narrowest point. The magnet is of conventio… more
Date: July 8, 1964
Creator: Alvarez, Luis W.; Gow, J.D.; Barrera, Frank; Eckman, Glenn; Shand, Jim; Watt, R. et al.
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Piqua Nuclear Power Facility Operations Analysis Program Progress Report Number 3: July-December 1963

Description: Progress report for the Piqua Reactor Operations Analysis Program describing observations and analyses at the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (PNPF). The program goals are to monitor operations and collect data in order to ensure that the plant's operation is safe, to improve design and performance, to evaluate the performance and lifetime of the plant's components and systems, to evaluate plant safety and safeguards, and to disseminate all information to the scientific community.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Auleta, J. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Irradiation Processing Department monthly report, June 1964

Description: This document details activities of the Irradiation Processing Department during the month of June, 1964. A general summary is included at the start of the report, after which the report is divided into the following sections: Research and Engineering Operations; Production and Reactor Operations; Facilities Engineering Operation; Employee Relations Operation; and Financial Operation.
Date: July 15, 1964
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Chemical Processing Department Monthly Report: June 1964

Description: This report, for June 1964 from the Chemical Processing Department at HAPO, discusses the following: Production operation; Purex and Redox operation; Finished products operation; maintenance; Financial operations; facilities engineering; research; employee relations; weapons manufacturing operation; and safety and security.
Date: July 22, 1964
Creator: Hanford Atomic Products Operation. Chemical Processing Department.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Production test IP-695-AC thorium oxide irradiation -- K Reactors

Description: Irradiation of thorium for the production of ``clean`` U-233 at HAPO began in CY 1963. Several small-scale tests, involving from gram-size quantities up to a few elements, were successfully conducted; the results from these tests, coupled with theoretical predictions, indicated the desirability of further investigation. The objectives of this test are to (1) authorize the irradiation of about two tons of thorium oxide target elements in central zone process tubes of KE Reactor, (2) determine th… more
Date: July 7, 1964
Creator: Gross, P. D. & Hladek, K. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reactor operations daily report form BM-5000-052 (7-64)

Description: This document is a summary of the new Reactor Operations Daily Report, which is to be implemented August 3, 1964. The report explains how the form is to be filled out, and what information is to be entered into the different fields on the form.
Date: July 17, 1964
Creator: DeNeal, D. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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N-Reactor shutdown for fuel rupture indications - tube 3361

Description: The N-Reactor was shutdown on July 7, 1964, due to fuel rupture indications on tube 3361. The rupture has been confirmed as a failure in the downstream inner fuel element in tube 3361 caused by a pin hole in the weld and braze metal. This document presents a historical record of the rupture indications observed prior to and following the shutdown. The operating history of tube 3361 is compared with an adjacent tube, with no abnormal conditions observed at any time. Reactor temperature and power… more
Date: July 31, 1964
Creator: Renberger, D. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Yankee Core Evaluation Program Quarterly Progress Report: April-June 1964

Description: Quarterly report regarding the activities of the Yankee Core Evaluation Program, the purpose of which is to evaluate the performance of the core used in the Yankee Plant and to compare actual performance with predictions, as well as the revision of designs to address any differences between actual and predicted performance.
Date: July 1964
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Phantom Gage Dimensioning (Combined Part/Gage specifications)

Description: Abstract: This memorandum discusses a new design definition technique, requiring no standard, which pictorially shows part and gage limits on the same drawing. When functional gages, test fixtures, or optical chart gages are the selected inspection method, design, manufacturing process, and gage engineers can use these drawings directly to replace the usual standards-based drawings. In essence, this advanced technology visually describes true position dimensioning and tolerancing. It enables pr… more
Date: July 1964
Creator: Roth, E. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SNAP 10A-PSM-1: Test Results

Description: Introduction: On November 14, 1961, an environmental test program commenced on the first SNAP 10A system structure, S10A-PSM-1.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Oliva, R. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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SNAP 10A Structural Analysis

Description: Abstract: this report discusses and summarizes all stress analysis done on the SNAP 10A system; it also mentions many of the structural tests which were accomplished.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Boulanger, J. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Structural Test on the Final SNAP 10A Prototype System

Description: Abstract: This report presents the results of the structural tests which were performed on the S10A-PSM-1A system to qualify the basic structural design for the anticipated launch environment.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Henley, H. L. & Dauterman, W. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Acoustic Noise Tests of Accelerometers and Amplifiers

Description: This report describes a series of acoustic noise sensitivity tests which have been run on accelerometer amplifiers. The test specimens consists of NRX-A1 type components and two additional piezoelectric accelerometers which are being considered for possible application in radiation environments.
Date: July 31, 1964
Creator: Loftus, W. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technical note on last-ditch cooling of the small Hanford reactors: Part 1, High tanks

Description: A number of tests have been performed and reports issued concerning the adequacy of the last-ditch cooling systems at the Hanford small production reactors. At the present time, re-evaluations are being made, both theoretical and experimental, by process engineers and others at th particular reactor sites. In the interest of uniformity and consistency, this report presents a means of determining the last-ditch cooling adequacy for all the small production reactors. This method includes both the… more
Date: July 1, 1964
Creator: Jones, S. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Production Test IP-684-A, hot-die-sized parameters evaluation

Description: The hot-die-sized concept has been under investigation as an alternate manufacturing process for several years. Irradiation testing of the elements began in mid 1963. Some dimensional behavior problems were encountered with the fuel and a test is now being irradiated which may provide sufficient data to remedy the situation. Pre-irradiation examination of fuel elements has shown a significant dimensional change of the cores during the fabrication process, and this dimensional change is thought … more
Date: July 16, 1964
Creator: Hladek, K. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An evaluation of the experimental determination of the effects of burnout and corrosion on spline worth

Description: Efforts have been made to experimentally evaluate and to calculate the effect of reactor environment on splines. This report follows some of these efforts and relates them to operational experience. The use of splines in the Hanford Reactors has improved the efficiency and ease of operating the reactors. With the widespread use of splines, it is important to know the effect of reactor exposure to safely and efficiently use the splines in reactor operation.
Date: July 13, 1964
Creator: Blyckert, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary hazards evaluation for enriched uranium-thoria (E-Q) loading: Hanford IPD reactors

Description: The General Electric Company, as contractor to the AEC at Hanford, is proposing to modify the fuel loading of one or more of the IPD production reactors for the purpose of producing ``clean`` U-232 as a coproduct with plutonium. The isotope, U-233, with low (3-5 ppM) U-232 content, is expected to become a material with important nuclear applications. The IPD reactors are well suited to produce clean U-233. A proposal to produce 200 kg of U-233 for critical experiments for the AEC`s seed-and-bla… more
Date: July 23, 1964
Creator: Nilson, R.; Carlson, P. A. & Owsley, G. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laboratory studies of the use of uranium(IV) as a plutonium reductant in a Purex process

Description: This report describes laboratory-scale studies made to evaluate the feasibility of using uranium(IV)-hydrazine instead of ferrous sulfamate-sulfamic acid as the partitioning agent in the Hanford Atomic Products Operation Purex separations plant. Iron(II), in combination with sulfamic acid as a holding reductant, has been used very successfully for many years as a plutonium reductant in solvent extraction separation processes for irradiated nuclear fuels. However, the iron remains in the radioac… more
Date: July 30, 1964
Creator: Mendel, J. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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