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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.
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Zone Refining and Chemical Analysis of KCI and KBr Progress Report

Description: Upon initiation of our alkali halide purification program, we desired an accurate and complete chemical analysis of representative samples of the best salt commercially available. It was concluded that the most sensitive and probably most nearly complete technique is that provided by neutron activation.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Anderson, Scott; Wiley, John S. & Hendricks, Lloyd J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Suggested Major Equipment for NPR Water Quality Control Labs

Description: Two water quality control labs are being provided for the the NPR. One, a "cold" lab, is located in the183 Building adjacent to the control room. Its primary purpose is to provide facilities for quality control of the output of the filter plant and the demineralizer plant. The other, a "hot" lab, is located in the 190 Building. Its primary purpose is to provide facilities for the quality control of the primary and secondary coolants, and the moderator coolant.
Date: July 30, 1959
Creator: Bainard, W. D.
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Organic Cooled Reactor Study [Part 3]: Reactor Concept Evaluation

Description: From summary and conclusions: The purpose of this volume is to present the results of design studies to select the optimum-sized electric power station utilizing an organic cooled nuclear reactor and to evaluate and optimize the various reactor concepts, with special attention to selection of the moderator, consistent with the basic design criteria established by the AEC.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Bechtel Corporation
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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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1. K+ Charge Exchange - Search For K+ Charge Exchange

Description: An experiment was designed utilizing a charge-exchange reaction to study the decay and interactions of the neutral K mesons produced. The experiment produced no events that could be interpreted as either the decay or interaction of neutral K mesons. The nature of the experiment and the possible explanations of this unexpected result are presented in this paper.
Date: July 29, 1959
Creator: Birge, Robert W.; Courant, Hans J.; Lanou, Robert E., Jr. & Whitehead, Marian N.
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A Regulated Power Supply for a High Current Magnet

Description: Current regulation of a Bitter type electromagnet powered by a 10 kw. motor-generator set has been achieved by control of the generator exciting field. An error signal, obtained by comparing the voltage drop across a series resistor in the magnet circuit with a reference voltage, is fed back with appropriate amplification to the grids of series tubes in the generator field supply. Magnetic fields from 400 gauss to 10 kilogauss in a fixed gap (1.5 in. width and 3.5 in. diameter) are obtainable w… more
Date: July 1959
Creator: Block, Richard B.
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The Operation and Maintenance of an Alpha Energy Analyzing System

Description: The measurement of a alpha-particle energy has been used by many radiochemical laboratories for the identification and analysis of alpha-active radio nuclides. The use of the total-ionization method for alpha-active radio-nuclides. The use of the total-ionization method for alpha energy in ionization chamber in which the alpha particle loses all its energy in ionization of the chamber gas. Collection of the electrons thus formed generates a voltage pulse across the chamber capacity which is pro… more
Date: July 10, 1959
Creator: Brauer, F. P. & Connally, R. E.
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The Rate of Uranium Sorption by a Strong-Base Anion-Exchange Resin

Description: The rate of uranium sorption by a strong-base anion-exchange resin (Dovex 21K) from a uranyl sulfate solution (U 0.005 M, H2SO4 0.02M, SO4 0.2 M) was studied using a stirred vessel technique and measuring the U235 gamma radiation on each bead. Resin initially in the chloride form and the sulfate for was studied.
Date: July 8, 1959
Creator: Bresee, J. C.
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A Remote Phase Separation Bulb for Highly Radioactive Sample Analyses

Description: Extraction systems involving chelating agents are widely used in radiochemical separations on a control basis due to the economy in time and equipment. In the case of waste streams, the element of interest is, by definition, at a very low concentration in the presence of gross fission product activities. The resultant large sample size necessary for a reliable analytical results creates a marked radiation hazard to laboratory personnel.
Date: July 21, 1959
Creator: Campbell, M. H.
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Technical Information, Preliminary Hazards Summary Report, Volume 2, Part B: License Application

Description: Report describing the reactor design, nuclear plant design, existing power generation facilities, and plant organization of the Carolinas–Virginia Tube Reactor. Mechanical design, the primary plant system, primary plan auxiliary systems, reactor and primary plant control and instrumentation, and containment of vapors are discussed.
Date: July 15, 1959
Creator: Carolinas Virginia Nuclear Power Associates, Inc.
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Basic Radio Propagation Predictions for October 1959 Three Months in Advance

Description: Monthly publication forecasting radio propagation world-wide presenting monthly average maximum usable frequencies in charts with narrative explanations. Included are contour charts of monthly median 𝐹2-zero-MUF and 𝐹2-4000-MUF for each of four zones: W, I (Afro-European), E, I (Pacific) ; a worldwide contour chart of monthly median E-2000-MFU; a contour chart of median 𝑓𝐸s; and a chart showing percentage of time occurrence for 𝐸s-200-MUF in excess of 15 Mc.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Central Radio Propagation Laboratory (U.S.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Zirconium Diboride, Boron Nitride, And Boron Carbide Compatibility with Austenitic Stainless Steel

Description: The compatibility of zirconium diboride, boron carbide, and boron nitride with type 304 stainless steel was evaluated as a function of temperature (1000-1200°C), time (1-3 hr). Appropriate loadings of the boron compounds and stainless steel powder were blended and fashioned into a compact powder metallurgically. Each compact was roll clad into a plate and subsequently heat treated at a temperature equal to the initial sintering temperature. Metallographic examination of the fabricated and heat-… more
Date: July 31, 1959
Creator: Cherubini, Julian H. & Leitten, C. F., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Supplement No. 1. Projections of Costs, 1959-1975 for Nuclear-Conventional Power Plant Cost Study. Conventional Coal Fired Power Plants : 25,000 KW to 325,000 KW for Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois

Description: In order to establish a basis for comparing the estimated cost of nuclear power plant designs, a set of general and detailed design considerations for conventional coal-fired power plants was established. Five preliminary designs of conventional coal-fired power plants ranging in size from 25to 325 mw were selected, and cost estimates were prepared. Supplement 1 shows a year by year projection of costs for the period 1959-1975.
Date: July 2, 1959
Creator: Chittenden, W. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarterly Report of Non-Production Reactor Fuels Reprocessing Budget Activity 3790

Description: This report summarizes the research and development work carried out during March, April and May, 1959, for Budget Activity 2790 - Separations Development for Non-Production Reactors, The effort on Activity 2790 will enable Hanford to begin reprocessing in January, 1962, the fuel elements from power reactors which employ depleted or slightly enriched uranium fuels.
Date: July 2, 1959
Creator: Cooper, V. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Eurochemic Assistance : Analytical: Answers to Specific Questions

Description: Eurochemic Assistance : Analytical requested answers to questions regarding the requirements for a combination control and development laboratory which is to be associated with a Purex-type solvent extraction processing plant. Personnel of the ORNL Analytical Chemistry Division replied to the questions.
Date: July 14, 1959
Creator: Corbin, L. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Shielding on a 27,300 SHP Boiling Water Reactor Marine Propulsion System

Description: This report summarizes the radiation and shielding analysis for a 30,000 SHP natural circulation boiling water reactor for ship propulsion. The reactor is proposed for installation in a 60,000 DWT, 18 knot tanker of the T-7 class.
Date: July 25, 1959
Creator: Craig, W. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Eurochemic Assistance Program: Comments by FMPC, dated July 6, 1959, on Eurochemic Technical Documents

Description: The nuclear safety portion of this report is inclined to ignore the factors by which safety limits can be increased. It makes no mention of the control that can be exercised by limiting the assay of the U-235 being processed in the plant. From some of the previous reports, it is apparent that this plant is not anticipating processing U-235 of assay greater than approximately 20%. At this value, many of the numbers that are presented in the tables could be increased markedly. Rough examination i… more
Date: July 14, 1959
Creator: Cuthbert, F. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Centrifugal Casting of Aluminum-Uranium Alloys

Description: "Centrifugal-casting techniques were investigated as a method of producing hollow cylindrical extrusion billets of aluminum-35 w/o uranium. Among the variables evaluated were melt temperature, mold and pouring-spout configurations, mold speed, and method of pouring. With the equipment employed it was found that the best castings were produced stilizing a pouring temperature of 2400 F, a heavy-walled steel cylinder rotating between 700 to 900 rpm for the mold and bottom-pouring technique employi… more
Date: July 20, 1959
Creator: Daniel, Norman E.; Foster, Ellis L. & Dickerson, Ronald F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Heat Transfer Testing

Description: Several tests are being performed and others being planned to investigate the role of heat transfer in corrosion processes. These tests are measuring both corrosion rates of metals (Zr-2 and X-8001 aluminum) under heat transfer, and the temperature rise associated with the buildup of the corrosion product. A brief description of these tests is given in this report.
Date: July 7, 1959
Creator: Doman, D. R.; Hokenson, J.F. & Lobsinger, R. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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