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An Industrial Gamma Irradiator for Medical Supplies

Description: From foreword: This report presents the preliminary design of an industrial gamma irradiator for the sterilization of medical supplies.
Date: February 19, 1960
Creator: Frankfort, J. Harry; Haram, S. & Wallach, S.
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Magnetic Recorder for Nuclear Pulse Application : Covering the Period from December 6, 1959 to February 5, 1960

Description: "Abstract: An evaluation of a modulator flux sensitive playback head to be used with an analog magnetic recorder for nuclear pulse information storage was made. The modulator head was found unsultable. A pulse stretching unit was constructed which takes pulses from a standard linear pulse amplifier and provides an output signal suitable for driving a recording head."
Date: February 24, 1960
Creator: Burgwald, G. M.
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Circuit Dynamics of the Pinch

Description: The following document aims to analyze the dynamics of a pinch tube, including the reaction back on the energy source.
Date: February 1960
Creator: Killeen, John & Lippmann, B. A.
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Heavy Water Moderated Power Reactor Plants [Part 1]: Design Study

Description: From preface: This report is one of a series covering a design study of heavy water moderated power reactor plants with the objective of selection and recommendation of a conceptual design for providing optimum economics with slight fuel enrichment.
Date: February 1960
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A Compendium of Information for Use in Controlling Radiation Emergencies: Including Lecture Notes from a Training Session at Idaho Falls, Idaho, February 12-14, 1958

Description: From introduction: This report is a summary of the lecture material in the training course held at Idaho Falls, Idaho, to familiarize members of radiological assistance teams with information helpful in the response to an unusual accident including release of radioactive materials to a populated environment.
Date: February 1960
Creator: Brodsky, Allen & Beard, G. Victor
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Boiling Water Reactor Study [Part 2, Supplement]: Separate Studies

Description: From summary and conclusions: This study has been made to determine the feasibility of installing reheat steam facilities in conjunction with the selected 306-mw boiling water nuclear power plant.
Date: February 1960
Creator: Ebasco Services Incorporated
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarterly Health Physics Report Through December 31, 1959 (Deleted Version)

Description: A resume of Health Physics activities for October, November, and December, 1959 is presented. Discussions and tabulations which summarize results of field surveys, bioassay, personnel monitoring, and environmental serveys are included.
Date: February 18, 1960
Creator: Meyer, H.E.
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Transistor Counting Systems for Scintillation Detectors

Description: The requirements for multiple-coincidence counting systems with 10{sup -8}- to 10{sup -9}-sec time resolution can be met economically with presently available high-frequency transistors. The design of solid-state coincidence circuits, amplitude discriminators, and decade scalers is considered and their operation discussed. Several systems have been designed utilizing up to 180 channels from scintillation detectors.
Date: February 17, 1960
Creator: Baker, Stanley C.; Jackson, Horace G. & Mack, Dick A.
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Ignitron Resistance During High-Current Operation

Description: Abstract: "A definition of average conduction resistance for an ignitron is established, and a test bank for determining the value of this resistance is described. Data are reported on four typical ignitron types for several currents in the kiloampere range. Oscillograms are presented to illustrate the change of current with time for a conducting ignitron in a ringing circuit."
Date: February 26, 1960
Creator: Todd, James L.
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Rear crossheader fitting inspection B, D, and F Reactors

Description: Cavitational flow has been known to exist in-rear crossheader ``Parker`` fittings at B, D, and F Reactors for the last five or six years. Calculations showing initiation of cavitational flow as a result of high flow rates in the present fittings were verified by experimental data in 1954. A study is currently being conducted to determine the required plant modifications to obtain flow increases on the order of fifty percent above existing flows. This study and the results of preliminary tests t… more
Date: February 10, 1960
Creator: Kempf, F. J.
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Rezoning of fringe at 105-KE Reactor

Description: A study was made to determine the optimum arrangement of the fringe flow zones at KE Reactor. Also considered, was the possibility of converting part or all of the existing fringe zone (actually three flow zones) from solid metal to I & E metal to decrease rupture potential in these low flow zones. The necessity for this study was indicated by high tube outlet temperatures in the fringe flow zones and the recent occurrence of two solid metal ruptures in process tubes located in the fringe zone … more
Date: February 26, 1960
Creator: Leitz, E. E.
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Recommendations to apply the ``square pile`` total control concept

Description: It is recommended that the ``square pile`` concept be adopted for all disaster total control calculations, and that the basic reactor constants listed in HW-62884, except for Ball 3X local strength at the DR Reactor, be used in applying this method. Curves are included for each reactor type, indicating allowable enrichment based on appropriate local control strengths. (The reactors whose operating methods are affected by disaster total control requirements are B, D, F, and DR Reactors; the rema… more
Date: February 25, 1960
Creator: Bowers, C. E.
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Radiations from nuclear weapons - signal detectors - NASA program information

Description: This letter is for the purpose of supplying the information that you requested at the meeting of the sub-committee on Project Vela. It is divided into three parts: (1) Radiations from nuclear weapons; (2) Backgrounds for Vela Signal Detectors; (3) Discussion of the NASA program.
Date: February 10, 1960
Creator: White, R. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Single tube meltdown incident

Description: In connection with design of rear face fittings for the plant-expansion study currently being conducted we have been asked to determine if rear face pressurization is required for safety reasons and if so, how much. Pressurization of the rear face piping would be used to provide sufficient reverse flow to prevent process tube burnout in the event of complete loss of coolant supply to a single tube by virtus of a front connector failure. Consideration of the effectiveness of rear face pressuriza… more
Date: February 1, 1960
Creator: Trumble, R. E.
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Expansion task force: Old reactors speed of control for no overbore cases

Description: The Criteria for Speed of Control must be met for all cases being considered in the Expansion Studies. These Criteria are dependent upon the ratio Volume of water/volume of uranium in the process channel, the reactor power level, and the rate at which the vertical rods are released and inserted into the reactor. For those cases wherein the graphite channel is overbored by 0.200 inch., the criteria can generally be met for the power levels under consideration since the ratio of Vw/Vu is maintain… more
Date: February 22, 1960
Creator: Gilbert, W. D.; Carlson, P. A. & Nechodom, W. S.
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Use of poison splines to reduce non-equilibrium losses, KE Reactor

Description: A significant reduction in non-equilibrium losses is possible through the use of poison splines for reactivity and heat distribution control during reactor startups. The curves presented show the results of an analysis of recent KE Reactor poison spline startup usage. These curves demonstrate the magnitude of gains possible at other reactors through the use of poison splines for turnaround control.
Date: February 5, 1960
Creator: Franklin, F. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Extended hydraulic demand curves for K geometry tubes with I&E fuel elements

Description: Steady state hydraulic demand curves were obtained for tube powers of 500, 1000, 1500 and 2000 KW with an inlet water temperature of 20C and a rear header pressure of 25 psig. These curves are shown in figures. The point of initial unstable flow for various tube powers is shown for a front header pressure of 325 psig. The flow rate that would lead to the initial point of unstable flow as a result of a sudden plug upstream of the Panellit tap is shown in a figure.
Date: February 25, 1960
Creator: Hesson, G. M.; Fitzsimmons, D. E. & Kanninen, M. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Laboratory determination of normal operating flow rates with the 105-F rear face floating nozzle

Description: A new rear nozzle has been developed by Mechanical Development (A), IPD to alleviate the stuck gun barrel problem on the process tubes at F reactor. This nozzle is called the 105-F rear face floating nozzle (RFFN) and is shown in Figure 4. The purpose of this study was to determine the hydraulic operating characteristics of this nozzle and to compare these characteristics with those of the standard nozzle assemblies. This report is essentially an addendum to EW-63756 1 which presented energy lo… more
Date: February 17, 1960
Creator: Findlay, J. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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