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Sweeping of Fission Gases from Solutions of U and Plutonium

Description: Technical report describing two experiments performed to compare the amounts of fission gases swept out of UNH solution with those amounts swept out of PU solution under idential condiditons. The charge wire technique was used. The essential date and the results are given in tables in the report.
Date: September 4, 1945
Creator: Adams, R. M. & Finkelstein, H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis for Oxide in Thorium Metal

Description: Abstract. to estimate the oxygen picked up by thorium in casting a rapid method of running the acid insoluble content was developed. the quickest procedure consists of reacting with mixed acids, fuming with perchloric and filtration to separate the "free" thorium from the "combined". The precipitate is ignited and weighed as thorium dioxide.
Date: May 12, 1945
Creator: Ayers, A. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Uranium-Manganese Alloys

Description: Introduction. the conventional procedures of analysis for uranium and manganese can be employed in the analysis of alloys of these metals. The alloys are reacted with perchloric acid and hydrogen peroxide, fumed to remove any chloride ions, diluted to volume and aliquots analyzed by redoximetry.
Date: October 5, 1945
Creator: Ayers, A. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Precipitation of Thorium Oxalate from Nitric Acid Solutions

Description: Introduction. It has been known for a long time that thorium is precipitated by oxalic acid in acid solutions, but a survey of the literature showed no study of the limits of the acidity and oxalic acid excess which yield quantitative results. V. I. Spitzin reports on the solubility of thorium oxalate in varying concentrations of several acids, but the effect of an excess oxalic acid is not included. Since solutions are sometimes presented for analysis that contain more than the recommended … more
Date: October 5, 1945
Creator: Ayers, A. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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100-Ton Test : Measurement of the Velocity of Sound

Description: Abstract: The velocity of sound at the time of 100-ton shot at Trinity was measured to be 1116.1 ft/sec. Values of blast pressure computed from the excess velocity are given, but are not considered as reliable.
Date: June 15, 1945
Creator: Barschall, H. H. & Martin, G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Preparation and Analysis of the Carbides of Ta, Be, Zr, and Th

Description: Summary: "Carbides of Th, Ta, Be, and Zr have been prepared from the oxides of these metals by reaction with graphite in the induction furnace. Methods for the analysis of these compounds are given."
Date: 1945
Creator: Boulger, E. W.; Sausville, J. W. & Larson, C. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Impurities Upon Sulfide Refractories

Description: Abstract. A summary of the effect of metal, carbon, silicon, and oxygen impurities upon the various sulfide refractories is given and the proper procedures for elimination of the impurities are discussed. CeS which is properly prepared can be handled in air without danger of catching fire or appreciable oxidation. 650 satisfactory crucibles have been made to date using sulfides which were screened and pressed in air with less than 0.5% oxygen pickup. The other cerium and thorium sulfides ar… more
Date: January 20, 1945
Creator: Brewer, L.; Bromley, L. A.; Gilles, P. & Lofgren, N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Factors Affecting the Precipitation of Tubanyl Peroxide from Gunk Solutions at Reduced Temperatures

Description: This paper reports work carried out to determine the factors necessary to give a filterable precipitation and determine the effects of these factors on the quantitativeness of the precipitation, and how any tendency to increase the tuballoy solubility may be overcome.
Date: March 26, 1945
Creator: Brown, K. B.; Davis, W. C.; Wagner, E. L. & Miller, A. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Iron on the Low Temperature Precipitation of Tubanyl Peroxide in Beta

Description: Abstract: "In the low temperature precipitation of tubanyl peroxide from Beta gunks, process modifications are described which minimize the effect of iron on decompisition of H2O2. These include the addition of excess H2O2 to the slurry only after attaining a reduced temperature, the use of malonic and acetic acid complexing when the H2O2 is added at room temperature, and the use of wetting agents when the entire process is carried out at 2 C."
Date: 1945
Creator: Brown, K. B.; Swanson, D. H.; Wagner, E. L. & Miller, A. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metallurgical Laboratory, Chemical Research - Radiation Chemistry, Report for the Period Ending January 15, 1945

Description: Technical report with short reports covering (1) Effect of radiation on water and aqueous systems; (2) Effect of neutrons on graphite; (3) Effect of radiation on solid compounds; and (4) Scattering, stopping-power, ion-pair production, etc.
Date: February 1, 1945
Creator: Burton, Milton, 1902- & Allen, A. O. (Augustine O.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary Report on a Colorimetric Method for the Determination of Microgram Quantities of Thorium : Experiments in the Dissolution of O2 Metal [UO2]

Description: Abstract. thorium can be precipitated as a salt of p-dimethylaminoazophenylarsonic acid at a pH of about 1.5. the precipitate, collected on a sintered glass filter is washed with dilute ammonium hydroxide to dissolve the dye. the amount of thorium is determined by measuring the concentration of the dye spectrophotometrically at a wavelength of 450 millimicrons. Zirconium, which interferes, can be separated and determined using the same reagent in strong hydrochloric. the behavior of thorium… more
Date: January 1, 1945
Creator: Byerly, W.; Niedrach, L.; Davin, W.; Dyas, H. & Bane, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Direct Conversion of the TF₆ to TCl₄

Description: The following report provides a general summary of some methods that could be used to convert hexafluoride into tetrafluoride, but is mainly devoted to the work done on the conversion of tetrafluoride to tetrachloride.
Date: September 25, 1945
Creator: Calkins, Vincent P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Pyrohydrolysis in the Analysis of Fluorides and Other Halides

Description: Abstract. Fluorides and other halides are hydrolyzed completely by passing a rapid stream of superheated steam over the sample near 1000 degrees C in a specially designed platinum reaction tube. The steam and hydrogen halide are condensed by cooling, and the resulting distillate titrated with standard sodium hydroxide solution. The fluorides and chlorides of the light metals, hitherto thought of as very difficult to hydrolyze, are mixed with U3O8, or other metallic oxides, which reacts with … more
Date: June 30, 1945
Creator: Cline, W. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interval Between Pulses of Counter or Scaler

Description: This paper is based off of an operation of a recording tape scaler, which records pulses from a counter or scaler upon a tape as a function of time. With the recording tape scaler, the interval between pulses of counter or scaler is measured in this report.
Date: 1945
Creator: Coveyou, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Attempt to Detect Small Amounts of Irradiation Injury

Description: The following document analyzes data on blood changes, sterility, emaciation and lassitude to detect small amounts of irradiation injury.
Date: September 1945
Creator: Cupp, M. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transference and Adsorption on Glass of Carrier Free Zirconium

Description: .Technical report describing the transference experiments. The carrying of zirconium and columbium by ferric hydroxide has a very marked dependence on pH. In the experiments it was noticed that the concentration of Zr activity in various solutions changed with time This indicated that the Zr was being adsorbed on the glass. The carrier free trace is adsorbed on glass. This effect must be considered in experiments with Zr tracer in glass apparatus.
Date: January 3, 1945
Creator: Dodgen, H. W. & Rollefson, G. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Determination of Thorium in Uranium-Thorium Alloys, Using Cupferron

Description: Technical report describing that the use of controlled amounts of carbonate, acting both as complexing agent buffer led to a fairly satisfactory procedure for the determination of Th in Th-U alloys, using cupferron. The alloy, dissolved in NHO2, in the presence of HF, is treated with H2SO4 and the mixture is evaporated in SO2 fumes. The solution is diluted and (NH4)2CO2 is added. Th is precipitated from this solution with cupferron. The precipitate is weighed as ThO2 after ignition. An accura… more
Date: November 23, 1945
Creator: Eckert, A. C. & Bane, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Iron in Thorium, Beryllium, and Cerium

Description: Introduction. the colorimetric determination of iron based on the formation of the colored ferrous-1,10-phenanthroline complex has been used successfully by a number of investigators. In this technical report, its adaptation to the routine determination of iron in cerium, thorium, and beryllium metals and their compounds is described.
Date: September 10, 1945
Creator: Ericson, R. P & Fornefeld, E. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analysis of Uranium-Nicked Alloys

Description: Abstract. Methods for determination of both uranium and nickel in solutions of these metals are described. Alloys can be dissolved in nitric acid treated with citric acid to complex the uranium, and the nickel precipitated as nicked dimethylglyoxime. The uranium is reduced and titrated with standard ceric sulfate. These methods are for the determination of macro amounts of uranium and nickel with errors on the order of 0.1%.
Date: June 7, 1945
Creator: Ericson, R. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of Neutron Bombardment on the Specific Heat of Graphite at Low Temperatures

Description: The work described in this technical report was undertaken as part of a larger program dealing with a systematic investigation of changes in the physical prosperities of artificial graphite due to neutron bombardment. Very pronounced among those changes is the increase in the elastic modulus. Since there is a general relationship between the elastic modulus of a given substance and its specific heat, it was expected that corresponding changes will occur in the specific heat. In conclusion, th… more
Date: September 5, 1945
Creator: Estermann, I. (Immanuel), 1900-1973 & Kirkland, G. I.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery of D2O and UO2F2 by Distillation

Description: Technical report describing the purification and separation by distillation of UO2F2 from D2O. In the experiment which is discussed 2,129.6 lbs of UO2F2 were dissolved in 6,605 lbs of D2O. The average isotopic purity of the D2O decreased during the distillation from 99.77% to 99.73%. The dissolved impurities were less than those present originally in the heavy water.
Date: October 10, 1945
Creator: Fischer, R. & Wattenberg, Albert, 1917-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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