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A study of the quartz fiber balance No. II

Description: This report describes calibration studies for the quartz microbalance {number_sign}2 and problems with drift.
Date: April 11, 1946
Creator: Nelson, G. A.
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The future of atomic energy

Description: There is definitely a technical possibility that atomic power may gradually develop into one of the principal sources of useful power. If this expectation will prove correct, great advantages can be expected to come from the fact that the weight of the fuel is almost negligible. This feature may be particularly valuable for making power available to regions of difficult access and far from deposits of coal. It also may prove a great asset in mobile power units for example in a power plant for s… more
Date: May 27, 1946
Creator: Fermi, E.
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Protective measures for personnel

Description: This document addresses radiation protection concerns for workers in the experimental laboratories and production plants where nuclear fission piles are being used. A broad in-depth discussion is provided based with the experiences gained in the Manhattan Project and being applied to contemporary activities. Discussion is thorough and encompasses control of external irradiations including alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiations; and control of radioactivity within the body by control of inha… more
Date: December 13, 1946
Creator: Nickson, J.J.
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Tolerance to Sr{sup 89} and radium

Description: Problems in extrapolation of the rate of tumor formation by strontium 89 from animal to man are addressed. Focus of this paper is on variability of latency period between different animals.
Date: July 22, 1946
Creator: Brues, A.M.
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Agitation tests

Description: This report, from the Hanford Plant, May 22, 1956, describes the need, design, and testing plans for an agitator to aid in dissolution.
Date: August 18, 1946
Creator: Work, J.B.
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A Study of the Distribution of Impurities in the Extraction of Uranyl Nitrate with Ether from Aqueous Solutions

Description: Early in 1942 it had been found on a laboratory scale that certain impurities such as the Rare Earths were removed by small water washes from an ether solution of Uranyl Nitrate. It was hoped that in the large production units to be constructed that the water soluble impurities would all be washed out by the time the radioactive Thorium had been removed, so that the decrease in radioactivity could be used as an index of the amount of all kinds of impurity remaining in the ether layer. Experienc… more
Date: April 1, 1946
Creator: Conard, C. R.
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Treatment of Torbernite

Description: Production of black oxide from torbernite was studied on a laboratory scale from the standpoint of uranium extraction, reagent requirements, and removal of impurities. A small portion of the material was examined for its mineral constituents, using optical properties, X-ray diffraction patterns, and chemical analysis for identification. About 50% of the material was quartz; 30% green crystals of a copper-uranium phosphate; 10% of a black mineral, which was not identified, but which appeared to … more
Date: January 21, 1946
Creator: Brimm, E. O., Dr.
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Comparison of Normal Process and Single Process (XC) Uranium

Description: Certain difficulties have been encountered in attempts to substitute a 'one-step' casting process, developed at Iowa State College, for the 'normal' process generally used for the production of extrusion billets. In the 'one-step' process molten metal is delivered from the reduction bomb to the billet mold instead of allowing the metal to solidify in the bomb with subsequent vacuum remelting of the biscuit metal before casting in the billet mold. Routine analyses had failed to establish signifi… more
Date: October 7, 1946
Creator: Cleaves, H. E.
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Method for Measuring Fast Decay of a Near Critical Assembly

Description: This paper contains a description of the apparatus and theories of the methods successfully used for determining the fast decay periods of near-critical assemblies. The methods described are: (1) the modulation method and (2) the delayed coincidence or Rossi method
Date: July 14, 1946
Creator: Woodward, W.
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RADIOCARBON FROM PILE GRAPHITE CHEMICAL METHODS FOR ITS CONCENTRATIONS

Description: Samples of pile graphite, irradiated in a test-hole at Hanford for 15 months, have been assayed for radioactive C{sup14}, yielding 0.38 ± 0.04 microcuries per gram. At this level of activity, the pile graphite contains very valuable amounts of C{sup14}. The relation between the above assay and the probable average assay of pile graphite is discussed, and it is concluded that the latter is almost certainly above 0.3 uc/ gram. Controlled oxidation of this graphite, either with oxygen at ~ 750°C, … more
Date: October 10, 1946
Creator: Arnold, J. R. & Libby, W. F.
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LIQUID THERMAL DIFFUSION

Description: A revised and expanded version of NNES-DC-1. The liquid thermal diffusion method for the separation of isotopes is described. The discussion includes the experimental aspects of the method, description of equipment, and the theoretical aspects of the process as applied to the design, development, and performance criteria. A short history of the liquid thermal diffusion method from 1940 to 1945 is preserted along; with a survey of relevant literature prior to 1940. The remainder of the report is… more
Date: September 10, 1946
Creator: Abelson, P.H.; Rosen, N. & Hoover, J.I. eds.
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