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The Fabrication of Stainless Steel-Uranium Dioxide Fuel Elements

Description: Abstract: "Stainless steel-clad fuel sheet 0.020 in. thick with a 0.008-in. core of stainless steel plus UO2 was produced by roll cladding a powder metal compact. The effects of processing variables, core-matrix composition, quantity of oxide, and oxide particle size on the properties of the sheet were investigated. The strength and ductility of the core decreased sharply as the quantity of oxide in the core increased from 20 to 40 w/o. Over the range of matrix compositions investigated the par… more
Date: March 2, 1954
Creator: Keeler, J. R.; Keller, D. L. & Cuddy, L. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Los Alamos Power Reactor Experiment and its Associated Hazards

Description: The following report describes the high pressure and temperature homogeneous reactor experiment which has been started at Los Alamos, as well as the hazards and safety aspects for the experiments.
Date: December 2, 1953
Creator: King, L. D. P.
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Enamels and Enameling Techniques for Coating Uranium Slugs

Description: From introduction: "This report describes research on the development of compositions and techniques for porcelain enameling uranium fuel slugs used in Hanford production reactors."
Date: August 2, 1955
Creator: Tripp, Harlan P.; Schultz, John; King, Burnham William, 1907- & Duckworth, Winston H.
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Progress Relating to Civilian Applications During June, 1956

Description: A report about the mechanical properties of dilute uranium alloys which might be crucial to developing high strength alloys for possible use as fuel.
Date: July 2, 1956
Creator: Dayton, Russell W. & Tipton, Clyde R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Progress Relating to Civilian Applications During March, 1956

Description: A report about elevated-temperature tensile properties of dilute uranium alloys. Alloys up to 2 a/o aluminum and 4 a/o zirconium have been fabricated to rod and are being tested at temperatures up to 500 C.
Date: April 2, 1956
Creator: Dayton, Russell W. & Tripton, Clyde R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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High Altitude Performance Investigation of J65-B-3 Turbojet Engine With Both JP-4 and Gaseous Hydrogen Fuels

Description: Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the performance of the J65-B-3 turbojet engine with JP-4 and gaseous-hydrogen fuels. With JP-4 fuel, the maximum altitude for stable combustion was from about 60,000 to 65,000 feet, and the ultimate blowout limit was at an altitude of about 75,000 feet. The steady-state performance with either fuel decreased considerably with increasing altitude.
Date: April 2, 1957
Creator: Kaufman, Harold R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Radioactive contamination in the environs of the Hanford Works for the period October, November, December 1949

Description: This report summarizes the measurements made for radioactive contamination in the environs of the Hanford Works. The principal sources of the radioactivity originating as a result of operations at Hanford which affect the environment in this area are the two waste stacks in the separations area and the cooling water from the four pile areas. Measurements are also made on samples taken from the Hanford waste systems which are primarily confined within the project proper. Although monthly summari… more
Date: March 2, 1950
Creator: Paas, H.J. & Singlevich, W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Redox iodine and nitric acid absorbers

Description: A desirable radio-iodine emission goal for all HAPO has recently been set at one curie per day maximum. At the same time it was suggested that a more relaxed limit of ten curries per week with no more than three in any one day, would probably be satisfactory. To assure the achievement of these goal figures in the separations plants it was deemed necessary to either cool'' the irradiated material a greater length of time than is presently done before processing, or provide more efficient, iodine… more
Date: August 2, 1955
Creator: Stoker, D. J. & Rohrmann, C. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Supercritical Water Reactor

Description: From summary: "During 1951 NDA has, at the request of ORNL, been studying the supercritical-water reactor as proposed for aircraft propulsion in Wash-24...This study has concerned itself only with the reactor and shield." The report describes the reactor and the processes involved in developing it. The goal of the development of this reactor is identified as a path to supersonic flight.
Date: January 2, 1952
Creator: Nuclear Development Associates, Inc.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Physics Division Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending March 20, 1951

Description: Technical report covering classified work of the Critical Experiments Program in the Physics Division for the period December 20, 1950 to March 20, 1951. Report outlines investigations of properties of critical assemblies composed of uranium and various reflectors and moderators, preliminary measurements of the effective energy for fission in the assembly. [From Introduction and Summary]
Date: July 2, 1951
Creator: Bernstein, S.; Snell, A. H. & Wollan, E. O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Production Test No. 105-511-A -- Irradiation of stainless steel samples

Description: This study soughs to determine the x-ray activity of two samples of stainless steel prepared from tubing used in the ANL-140, in-pile experiment (P-13). This information is necessary in order to predict the activity of the P-13 rig at the time of removal. The primary contribution to the over-all activity will be from Ta{sup 181} and Co{sup 59} impurities.
Date: April 2, 1952
Creator: Gillard, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Initial Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Uranium at Elevated Temperatures

Description: Introduction: "Knowledge of the mechanical properties of uranium at elevated temperature is essential in order to understand and predict the fabrication characteristics and pile behavior of this metal. This report presents the experimental data obtained from beta heat-treated specimens which were originally machined from one production, alpha-rolled uranium rod."
Date: December 2, 1952
Creator: Hueschen, R. E. & Pitt, C. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Exact Analysis of Limited Plane Plasma in a Magnetic Field

Description: Introduction: "Prior analyses of a plasma in a magnetic field have been limited, as far as the writer is aware, to cases in which the relative change in field over the orbital distance and the relative change in ion concentration are both small, or in which the relations have been viewed in a purely hydrodynamical way. The first approach excludes cases which can be of considerable interests, for it fails near a plasma edge. The second loses all sight of the structure imposed by the orbital moti… more
Date: December 2, 1954
Creator: Tonks, Lewi, 1897-1971
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermogalvanic Effects Between Aluminum Slug Jackets

Description: Report discussing an experiment testing the severity of attack of an aluminum slug jacket containing one or more spots hotter than the rest of the jacket. These conditions match those likely to exist in a poorly bonded slug.
Date: February 2, 1953
Creator: Katayama, Y. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of the Radiation Burst in the Hanford Homogeneous Reactor

Description: Report discussing the details of a radiation burst in a spherical reactor using plutonium nitrate fuel that occurred on November 16, 1951 at Hanford Works.
Date: May 2, 1952
Creator: Leonard, B. R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Authorization for change in operating standards, 221 and 224 Building, pertaining to process changes during the period March 1, 1951--December 1, 1952

Description: Since the issuance of HW-17398, Separations Section Operating Standards - Part I relating to the Bismuth Phosphate Process on March 1, 1951, several changes in the process have been found desirable and have been reduced to practice. This document presents these changes.
Date: December 2, 1952
Creator: Bailor, W. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A brief review of major problems at Redox

Description: During the last few months the Redox plant has been plagued with an excessive number of problems which have resulted in its inability to meet forecasted production schedules in November 1953, January and February 1954. The following paragraphs are intended to indicate some of the problems faced at Redox and the steps that are being taken to remedy them. It should be emphasized that the plant has been operating far above original design capacity and this fact tends to aggravate some of the probl… more
Date: March 2, 1954
Creator: Maider, J. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report of initial urinalyses on Bio-Assay personnel for the evaluation of benzol exposures

Description: In November, 1949, an industrial hygiene study was made of the operations conducted in the Bio-Assay Laboratory, 706 Building, 700 Area. This study was conducted by W.E. Gill and reported in HW-15654. One of the potential health hazards investigated was the use of benzol in laboratory procedures. An evaluation of this problem where the solvent was employed for cleaning glassware indicated that the solvent vapor was present in the workers` breathing zone in concentrations occasionally as high as… more
Date: August 2, 1950
Creator: Adley, F. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geological Investigation of Mexican Cry Mesa, Lukachukai District, Arizona with Diamond Drilling Recommendations

Description: Abstract: The Salt Wash member of the Jurassic Morrison formation of Mexican Cry Mesa, Lukachukai District, Arizona, was examined to determine size, grade, and distribution of contained carnotite deposits and the possibilities of developing reserves by exploratory drilling. Only three occurrences of carnotite-bearing sandstone were found in 17 miles of rim outcrop. Limited drilling is recommended in the vicinity of these exposures.
Date: August 2, 1951
Creator: Ellsworth, Philip C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Subsurface Isorad Methods, Temple Mountain, San Rafael District, Utah

Description: From abstract: The subsurface isorad method is an attempt to locate areas favorable for uranium ores by the use of contour maps which show localities having greater radioactivity. The construction of isorad maps entails the measurement of the area under the curve of a gamma-ray logo The figures obtained indicate relative amounts of gamma radiation and are used to locate the isorad contours. This work was started at Temple Mountain in the San Rafael Swell area during the spring of 1952. The purp… more
Date: September 2, 1952
Creator: Hinckley, David Narwyn
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Xenon calculations for I and E fuel element

Description: This document describes in detail the calculations that are basic to the xenon problem. While much of this work appears elsewhere, herein an attempt has been made to bring it together and make it as understandable as possible. The principle purpose of this document is to calculate the equilibrium xenon poisoning for the I and E geometry fuel element and compare the results to the equilibrium xenon poisoning for the solid geometry fuel element. Further objectives are to provide an understandable… more
Date: July 2, 1959
Creator: Chitwood, R. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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183 B-C cross tie justification and scope

Description: After the present solid slugs are replaced with the new I&E elements` in the 105-B reactor, the friction loss for the reactor cooling water will be decreased with a resulting opportunity for increase in flow through the reactor. The amount that this flow could be increased is limited by the capacity of the B water plant as well as the reactor itself. It is possible that there will be a shortage of filtered water at 183-B during the critical periods of each year. To overcome this possible shorta… more
Date: December 2, 1957
Creator: Brinkman, L. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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