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Rocket-Borne IR Scanning Radiometer for High Altitude Radiation Measurements

Description: Report describing a transistorized, scanning, filter radiometer designed for use in an Atlas piggy-back pod. The instrument is designed for moderately narrow-band measurements at 2.7, 3.5, 4.3, 4.7, and 6.3 microns of the irradiance arriving at the radiometer from the earth's atmosphere within a small field of view as a function of height above the true horizon. The measurements will be made while the vehicle is in the altitude range 3 x 100,000 to 10 to the 6th power feet. A fairly complete de… more
Date: April 10, 1962
Creator: Smiley, Vern N.
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Fuel Cycle Program, A Boiling Water Reactor Research and Development Program Eighth Quarterly Progress Report April 1962 - June 1962

Description: The Fuel Cycle Program is an integrated program of investigation in the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR) and other facilities to improve the technological limits of boiling water reactors in several areas. This report presents updates on tasks related to those areas.
Date: July 10, 1962
Creator: Hodde, J. A.
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Future Program for the Cern PS and the Brookhaven AGS

Description: The alternating-gradient proton synchrotrons at CERN and Brookhaven are very similar in size, design and in their experimental use. For this reason, collaboration between the groups at CERN and Brookhaven has been close throughout the history of these two machines. For the most part this has taken the form of exchanges of visits of individual machine designers and of high-energy physicists. By 1962, however, it appeared that the reciprocal flow of information was not adequate and a more formal … more
Date: 1962-09-10/1962-09-14
Creator: Blewett, J. P.; Bittner, J. W.; Brown, H. N. & Maschke, A. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Cation Exchange in Acetone-Water-Hydrochloric Acid

Description: Abstract: Distribution coefficients have been measured for the partition of metal ions between cation exchange resin and acetone-water-hydrochloric acid solutions. the differences in distribution coefficients of metal ions are greater in acetone-water media than in aqueous media of the same hydrochloric acid concentration. Using distribution coefficient data, conditions for column separations of mixtures can be selected. Column separations of metal ion mixtures can be effected by eluting wit… more
Date: May 10, 1962
Creator: Fritz, James S. (James Sherwood), 1924- & Rettig, Thomas A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Magnetic Properties of Some Intra-Rare Earth Alloys

Description: Technical report. From Abstract : "Paramagnetic susceptibilities of samarium structure alloys in the systems La-Gd, Nd-Y, Nd-Tm, and Ce-Y were measured from 4.2 - 300°K to determine what effect the formation of this structure has on the magnetic properties of the alloys. Susceptibility maxima were observed in the Nd-Y and Nd-Tm alloys, at 34.5 and 28.5°K, respectively. Slope changes were observed in the curve of 1/x versus T for the La-Gd alloy at 155 and 130°K, and the susceptibility of this a… more
Date: September 10, 1962
Creator: Roughan, P. E. & Deane, A. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equations for Bilateral Heat Transfer to Fluids Flowing in Concentric Annuli

Description: Abstract: "Theoretical equations have been derived for calculating heat transfer coefficients for fluids flowing through concentric annuli for the following two cases: (A) constant and equal heat fluxes from both walls, and (B) constant, but unequal, heat fluxes from the walls, with equal wall temperatures at a given axial position along annular channel. In the derivations, the conditions of fully-established flow, and independence of physical properties with temperature variation across the fl… more
Date: April 10, 1962
Creator: Dwyer, Orrington Embry, 1912-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of lithium as a control rod poison

Description: To permit more accurate evaluation of the incentives for isotopes producing control rods a determination was performed of the tritium production which would result from conversion to lithium HCR`s. A cursory examination of the gains resulting from the use of lithium shows that a significant amount of tritium could be produced in this manner totaling 1.6 percent of the present Pu-239 production on an atom equivalent basis.
Date: August 10, 1962
Creator: Carter, R. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Literature Survey on World Isotope and Radiation Technology : First Semi-Annual Report Covering the Period from June 15, 1961 to December 14, 1961

Description: The following report is the first semi-annual report of a literature survey designed to investigate the uses and technology of radioisotopes in the countries of the world from 1955 to the present. This survey includes two phases: 1) involves the direct comparison of radioisotopic work in all fields in various countries as demonstrated at international conferences. 2) involves a more detailed examination and evaluation of the individual fields of interest selected previously (Phase II is also ex… more
Date: January 10, 1962
Creator: Haffner, J. W. & Terrell, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Delayed Failure Hydrogen Embrittlement of Zirconium : Summary Report, September 15, 1961 to September 14, 1962

Description: The following report summarizes an investigation made to determine the extent to which zirconium and zirconium alloys exhibit delayed failure as caused by a combination of absorbed hydrogen and applied stress during the period September 15, 1961, to September 14, 1962.
Date: October 10, 1962
Creator: Weinstein, Daniel & Holtz, F. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Corrosion of thorium and uranium during long-term storage

Description: From introduction: "The over-all objective of the present study was to determine the nature and extent of the present study was to determine the nature and extent of the corrosion of these materials under a variety of such storage conditions and to determine the ability of several potential protective coatings to retard this corrosion."
Date: April 10, 1962
Creator: Stephan, Elmer F.; Miller, P. D. & Fink, Frederick W.
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Removal of radioisotopes from the Columbia River by natural processes

Description: Some radioisotopes are introduced into the Columbia River by return of the water used to cool the Hanford reactors. Trace amounts of both fission product and activation product radioisotopes are present and measurable by sensitive radiochemical methods to allow determination of the self-purification processes occurring as the water moves downstream. By comparing the radioisotope input at given times with the amounts present in the river after traveling downstream, a measure of the self-purifica… more
Date: April 10, 1962
Creator: Nielsen, J. M. & Perkins, R. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Fabrication and Irradiation Testing of Dispersion-Type BeO-UO$sub 2$ Ceramic Fuel Materials

Description: Considerations affecting the design of dispersion-type ceramic fuel materials are discussed. The results of measurements made to study the effect of fuel loading on the properties of the fuel bodies and the results of irradiation tests of fuel pellets composed of 20 vol% UO/sub 2/ dispersed in BeO are presented. Experience in the fabrication of dispersion-type BeO --UO/sub 2/ ceramic fuel materials is described. From the results obtained, it is believed that BeO --UO/sub 2/ fuel materials of th… more
Date: October 10, 1962
Creator: Johnson, D. E. & Lofftus, F. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Technology Division Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report, December 1961

Description: The height of transfer units in a 6-in.-ID foam-liquid column for isotopic exchange or stripping of Sr using Sr/sup 89/ tracer were 1.4 to 4.6 in. Denitration of Th(NO/sub 3/)/sub 4/ in an agitated trough to give thoria for dispersion into a sol is reproducible. The loading of UF/sub 6/ on a single layer of 1/8in. right circular cylinders of NaF in the presence of a flowing UF/ sub 6/-N/sub 2/ stream showed strong dependence on gas concentration in the range of 0.58 to 8.0 mole% UF/sub 6/ and a… more
Date: April 10, 1962
Creator: Whatley, M. E.; Haas, P. A.; Horton, R. W.; Ryon, A. D.; Suddath, J. C. & Watson, C. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PROTON RECOIL ENERGY LOSS DISTRIBUTION IN PLANE GEOMETRY

Description: Computations of proton recoil energy losses from neutron irradiation of hydrogenous systems possessing plane symmetry were made for the purpose of fast neutron counter design. A digital computer code was written to carry out the calculations for two irradiation geometries: the neutron beam is assumed to be normally incident upon the system, and the system is exposed to an isotropic flux of neutrons. Numerical results are presented for neutrons of various energies incident on plane radiators of … more
Date: July 10, 1962
Creator: Eldridge, H.B.; Flusser, P.R. & Ritchie, R.H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The power output and efficiency of thermionic converters connected in series and parallel circuits--Part I

Description: Optimum and off-optimum performance is experimentally obtained for one of the 10 mil spaced, 7 cm/sup 2/ emitter area, cylindrical geometry thermionic converters to be used in the series and parallel connected thermionic converter experiment. The results are presented as graphs of output voltage vs power input, and power output vs power input. The current is the major parameter in both cases. The data in these forms are used to compute the power output of twin converter circults having unequal … more
Date: April 10, 1962
Creator: Holland, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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DISCUSSION OF AN ACTIVATION METHOD FOR MEASURING THE RATIO OF U$sup 238$ ABSORPTION TO U$sup 235$ FISSION IN A REACTOR

Description: The theory is presented in detail of an activation method for measuring the ratio of U/sup 238/ absorptions to U/sup 235/ fissions in a nuclear reactor. The origin of the activities is discussed, the equations are given for interpretation of the measurements, and the expected counting rates are computed for a typical experiment in the EGCR. (auth)
Date: August 10, 1962
Creator: Preskitt, C.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PL Final Design Report. Volume 6. Plant Performance Analysis

Description: Data and information are presented concerning analyses of PL-2 transient performance, normal startup and shutdown procedures, and shield design. (J.R.D.)
Date: May 10, 1962
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Carbide Fuel Development. Progress Report, April 1, 1962 to June 30, 1962

Description: All of the UC-PuC powder required for the natural U irradiation specimens, and some of the powder required for the enriched U irradiation specimens was synthesized. All of the natural uranium UC-PuC pellets required were fabrlcated by pressing and sintering, and are being ground to size. The average density of the (U/sub 0.8/Pu/sub 0.2/)C/sub 0.95/ pellets was 12.54 g/cm/ sup 3/ (92.4% of theoretical) and of the (U/sub 0.08/Pu/sub 0.2/)C/sub 0.95/ plus 0.1 wt% Ni pellets was 13.15 g/cm/sup 3 (9… more
Date: August 10, 1962
Creator: Strasser, A. & Taylor, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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REACTIVITY CALIBRATIONS AND FISSION-RATE DISTRIBUTIONS IN AN UNMODERATED, UNREFLECTED URANIUM-MOLYBDENUM ALLOY RESEARCH PROGRAM

Description: Completion of zero-power critical experiments with the ORNL Health Physics Research Reactor is reported. A description is given concerning these experiments which were used to determine the critical size, fission-rate distributions, reactivity calibrations of its movable parts, the temperature coefficient of reactivity, and the reactivity effects of the presence of neutron- reflecting materials adjacent to the reactor. (J.R.D.)
Date: May 10, 1962
Creator: Mihalczo, J.T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Loading and Elution Characteristics of Some Natural and Synthetic Zeolites

Description: The cation exchange characteristics of several commercially available zeolites were evaluated, Equilibrium loading characteristics and exchange capacities were determined experimentally in the binary systems cesium-lithium, cesium-- sodium, cesium--potassium, cesium-Tubidium, cesium -- hydrogen, cesium-- ammonium, strontium-- magnesium, strontium-- calcium, strontium-- barium, and strontium-- hydrogen for several zeolites. Exchangeable cation fractions in the equilibrium solutions were varied f… more
Date: August 10, 1962
Creator: Ames, L. L., Jr. & Knoll, K. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Ornl Analytical Chemistry Division's 150-Kv Cockcroft-Walton Generator

Description: A general description of the facilities used to house a small Cockcroft- Walton generator is presented. Preliminary irformation and data are given as to the operational performance of the generator, the radiation safety controls involved, and the expected use of the device, In addition, an automatic-manual device for control of tritium target usage is described. (auth)
Date: September 10, 1962
Creator: Strain, J. E.; Hampton, W. J. & Leddicotte, G. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Numerical Analysis of Neutron Resonances

Description: Neutron resonances are analyzed numerically by determining the resonant energies, the total widths, and the neutron widths of the resonances. It was assumed that the total cross section can be represented by the sum of single- level Breit-Wigner formulas, with interference between resonance and potential scattering but no interference between resonances; that the Doppler broadening is represented by a Gaussian function; and that the instrument resolution is represented by a Gaussian function. G… more
Date: January 10, 1962
Creator: Atta, S.E. & Harvey, J.A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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