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Savannah River Project Site Report: 30,000 KW Prototype Partically Enriched Uranium Gas Cooled, Graphite Moderated Nuclear Power Plant for United States Atomic Energy Commission Idaho Operations Office

Description: Report describing a modified prototype of a nuclear reactor that uses partially uranium-enriched fuel and is cooled by helium. The construction site, site safety aspects, and design and construction costs are included.
Date: March 1959
Creator: ACF Industries Incorporated. Nuclear Products - ERCO Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Theory and Operation of Shock-Load Ferroelectric Transducers

Description: A report discussing "an explosive ferroelectric power supply and the experimental approach followed in determining its operating characteristics."
Date: November 1959
Creator: Abegg, M. T.; Kuenning, R. W.; Phelps, P. L., Jr. & Graham, H. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Van Slyke Factors for Hydrogen, Oxygen, Carbon Dioxide, and Carbon Monoxide

Description: Tables of data calculated on an IBM 610 automatic computer are given to convert the measured pressure differences in the Van Slyke gas analysis apparatus into micromolar concentration of gas in solution for hydrogen, oxygen, carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide in water. Measured solubility coefficients for carbon dioxide in various aqueous solutions of formic acid are given together with the conversion factors for use with the Van Slyke analysis apparatus. (auth)
Date: April 1, 1959
Creator: Adams, G. E. & Anderson, A. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extraction of Uranium, Magnesium, Zirconium, and Cerium From Bismuth With a Fused Fluoride Salt Mixture

Description: The extraction of uranium, magnesium, cerium, zirconium, and niobium from bismuth with a molten mixture of sodium fluoride and zirconium fluoride was demonstrated. Comparative rates of extraction were obtained. The effects of high concentrations of magnesium and of hydrogen fluoride sparging on the extraction process were investigated. Tracer studies demonstrated that exchange occurs between zirconium dissolved in the bismuth and zirconium in the fused salt. The applicability of the fused fluor… more
Date: June 1, 1959
Creator: Adams, M. D.; Fischer, J.; Meyer, R. J. & Phillips, N. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Technical basis for establishing process tube pressure limits for KER loops 2 and 3 and for the NPR Prototype Facility

Description: In compliance with a request from Coolant Testing Operation, the Reactor Engineering Operation has made a study to determine the maximum operating pressure limits for the pertinent Zircaloy-2 process tubes. Since these tubes shall be used for testing NPR fuel elements, it is considered desirable that KER Loops 2 and 3 permit operation at temperatures of around 300{degrees}C while the NPR prototype facility permit operation at about 316{degrees}C in a manner such that there is minimum hazard to … more
Date: June 26, 1959
Creator: Adams, O. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Hazard Produced by Accidental Release of Gaseous Fission Products from an ORR Fused Salt Capsule Experiment

Description: An accidental release of gaseous fission products from an ORR fused salt capsule, containing 26 mg. of U/sup 235/, was postulated and the resuiting hazard estimated by calculating the maximum external and internal dose an individual could receive from exposure to the gaseous fission products and their decay products. Assuming all the contained gaseous fission produets are released, the resulting external and internal dosc, to organs other than the thyroid, arc insignificant. The dose to the thy… more
Date: April 24, 1959
Creator: Adams, R. E. & Browning, W. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Diffusion of Uranium with Various Transitional Metals; DIFFUSION DE L'URANIUM AVEC QUELQUES METAUX DE TRANSITION

Description: The diffusion process in uranium and its alloys was studied from 550 to 1075 deg C with diffusion couples of U with Zr, Mo, Ti, and Nb and with the alloys U--Nb and U--Mo. A brief description is given of the experimental methods. Results relative to the concentration-penetration curves are presented, and the coefficients of diffusion are calculated. The equilibrium diagram was established for the U--Zr system. The results obtained by micrographic examination, microhardness measurements, and aut… more
Date: October 31, 1959
Creator: Adda, Y. & Philibert, J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Evaluation of Mercury Cooled Breeder Reactors

Description: Abstract: The technical feasibility and economic potential of fast breeder power reactor systems cooled with boiling mercury have been investigated by American-Standard under the United States Atomic Energy Commission's New Reactor Concepts Evaluation Program.
Date: October 13, 1959
Creator: Advanced Technology Laboratories
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Monthly Progress Report: April 1959

Description: Abstract: This monthly progress report covers the activities of the Army Gas-Cooled Reactor System Program for April 1959. The program includes a water-moderated heterogeneous reactor (Gas-Cooled Reactor Experiment I), a graphite-moderated homogeneous reactor (Gas-Cooled Reactor Experiment II), a mobile gas-cooled reactor (ML-1), and the coordination of the Gas Turbine Test Facility. [It reports] the progress of each project, the associated tests and data evaluation, the applicable design crit… more
Date: May 25, 1959
Creator: Aerojet-General Corporation
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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THE NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE: PROSPECTS FOR REDUCING ITS COST

Description: Nuclear fuel cost of 1.25 mills/kwh would make nuclear power competitive with conventional power in lowcost coal areas if capital and operating costs can be brought to within about 10 percent of those of coal-fired plants. Substantial decreases in fuel fabrication cost are anticipated by 1970: other costs in the fuel cycle are expccted to remain about the same as at present. Unit costs and irradiation levels that would be needed to give a fuel cost of 1.25 mills/kwh are believed to be attainabl… more
Date: February 20, 1959
Creator: Albrecht, W.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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THE DIFFUSION OF HYDROGEN IN BETA ZIRCONIUM

Description: Diffusion coefficients for hydrogen in beta zirconium were determined from permeation rates in the range 650 to 850 deg C. Both the steady-state method, which is dependent upon the hydrogen concentration, and the time-lag method, which is independent of hydrogen concentration, were employed to obtain diffusion data. Zirconium disks, 0.03 to 0.1 cm thick and varying in hydrogen concentration from 9 to 33 at.%, were used to measure permeation rates. The diffusion coefficients determined by the st… more
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Albrecht, William M. & Goode, W. Douglas, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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REACTION OF NITROGEN WITH NIOBIUM

Description: Reaction rates of niobium with nitrogen were determined gravimetrically from 675. to 875 deg C with a recording microbalance and volumetrically from 1100 to 1600 deg C with a modified Sieverts apparatus. Diffusion coefficients and terminal solubilities were determined from 800 to 1600 deg C by the concentration- gradient technique. Tne reaction of nitrogen with niobium follows a parabolic rate law at 675 to 1600 deg C. The expression for the diffusion coefficient for nitrogen in niobium at 800 … more
Date: July 1, 1959
Creator: Albrecht, William M. & Goode, W. Douglas, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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REACTIONS IN THE NIOBIUM-HYDROGEN SYSTEM

Description: Equilibria in the niobium- hydrogen system were determined in the range 100 to 900- deg , 0.1 to 1000 mm of mercury hydrogen pressure, and hydrogen/ niobium atomic ratios of 0.01 to 0.85. X-ray measurements were obtainpd at 25 to 400 deg C at hydrogen/niobium ratios up to 0.54. The studies showed thnt a solid solution of hydrogen in niobium is produced throughout most of the system. A miscibility gap was found at low temperatures and pressures, with a critical point at about a temperature of 14… more
Date: April 1, 1959
Creator: Albrecht, William M.; Goode, W. Douglas, Jr. & Mallett, Manley W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Intermediate Heat Exchanger Preliminary Design. Vol. 1, IHX Preliminary Design

Description: Preface: The intermediate heat exchanger is designed for operation in a nuclear power plant using liquid sodium as the primary and secondary coolant. Since the primary fluid coming from the reactor is radioactive, the purpose of the IHX is to transfer heat to a nonradioactive fluid which then goes to a steam generator. Because of this activity the until will be enclosed in a concrete pit and will not be accessible during periods of operation. Immediately after shut down it will be necessary … more
Date: February 28, 1959
Creator: Alco Products (Firm)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Brief Review of Heat Transfer Problems Encountered in the Production of Magnetic Fields

Description: The design of internally cooled electrical coils for the production of high intensity magnetic fields presents many new aspects and combinations of the familiar modes of heat transfer. However, the customary methodology appears to be sufficient for preliminary analysis and understanding of those problems. This methodology comprises the derivation of a qualitative, approximate equation expressing the relative performance of the various parts of a system, followed by an examination of this equati… more
Date: May 25, 1959
Creator: Alexander, L G
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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TABLES FOR A SEMI-INFINITE CIRCULAR CURRENT SHEET

Description: The concept of an ideal current sheet is frequently useful in the design of electromagnets. Since a current sheet of any length can be represented by the superposition of two semi-infinite sheets, it is desirable to have tables for the magnetic field produced by a semiinfinite current sheet. The tables presented include both the magnetic field intensity and the magnetic vector potential. To use the tables it is not necessary to apply the symmetric properties of the fields. This doubles the size… more
Date: October 13, 1959
Creator: Alexander, N.B. & Downing, A.C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aerodynamic characteristics of the X-15/B-52 combination

Description: Report presenting an investigation to determine the carry loads and mutual aerodynamic interference effects from high-speed wind-tunnel tests and the drop characteristics of the X-15 through the B-52 flow field from low-speed dynamic-model drop tests and six-degree-of-freedom calculations. The X-15 installation was found to increase drag at cruise conditions by approximately 15 percent.
Date: 1959
Creator: Alford, William J., Jr. & Taylor, Robert T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Thermal Expansion of Synthetic Graphites at Temperature Intervals Between 80 and 2000f

Description: The mean linear and cubical coefficients of thermal expansion of eight commercial samples of graphite were determined for temperature intervals between 80 and 2000 deg F. The linear thermal expansion was measured with an automatic recording dilatometer using a rod-shaped specimen 2 in. long and 1/4 in. across. The specimen was heated in an atmosphere of helium. The results were in good agreement with those of Currie, Hamister, and MacPherson. The mean linear coefficient was found to increase wi… more
Date: November 30, 1959
Creator: Allen, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hot-Pressure Bonding of OMR Fuel Plates

Description: Abstract: An alluminum-clad low-enrichment, uranium-alloy fuel element of flat plate configuration has been proposed for the Organic Moderated Reactor (OMR).
Date: November 15, 1959
Creator: Alm, G. V.; Binstock, M. H. & Garrett, E. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Possible Test Sites in Granitic Rocks in the United States

Description: Introduction: This report describes areas of granitic rocks suitable for underground nuclear tests within Federally-controlled land in the continental limits of the United States. This information was requested of the U. S. Geological Survey by the Albuquerque Operations Office of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, and was compiled during March 1959 by D. C. Alvord, W. J. Carr, P. M. Hanshaw, S. P. Kanizay, C. S. Robinson, R. W. Schnabel, J. A. Sharps, and C. T. Wrucke.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Alvord, Donald C.; Carr, Wilfred James; Hanshaw, Penelope M.; Kanizay, Stephen P.; Robinson, Charles Sherwood; Schnabel, Robert W. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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