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HASL Aerial Survey System

Description: Radioactive debris from nuclear detonations may fall out over an extensive area. A rapid evaluation of the distribution of such surface contamination cam be obtained by an aircraft mounted detector. The gamma field measured in the aircraft can be related to the intensity on the ground. The HASL Top Hat'' system measures the radiation intensity, in an aircraft, at any altitude up to 1500 feet. The data are continuously compensated to the reading that would be obtained if the measurements were ta… more
Date: July 29, 1957
Creator: Cassidy, M. E.; Graveson, R. T. & LeVine, H. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report on the Possible Effects on the Surrounding Population of an Assumed Release of Fission Products into the Atmosphere from a 300 Megawatt Nuclear Reactor Located at Lagoona Beach, Michigan

Description: Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on the release of radioactive particles near Lagoona Beach, Michigan in 1955. "The possible effects on the surrounding population of a release of fission products at the Lagoona Beach site" (p. 1) are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Gomberg, Henry J.; Bassett, Thomas; Velez, Carlos & Donnell, Alton P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Some Effects of Aileron Deflection on the Static Lateral and Directional Aerodynamic Characteristics of Four Contemporary Airplane Models

Description: Memorandum presenting some effects of aileron deflection on the static lateral and directional aerodynamic characteristics of four airplane models which are representative of aircraft capable of flight at supersonic speeds. The results are presented for subsonic Mach numbers ranging from 0.60 to 0.90 and for supersonic Mach numbers ranging from 1.20 to 1.90. They are limited to the most pertinent aerodynamic effects of ailerons contributing to the lateral and directional characteristics of each… more
Date: July 23, 1957
Creator: Smith, Willard G. & Intrieri, Peter F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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National Motor-Gasoline Survey: Winter 1956-57

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing surveys conducted on the motor gasoline sold during the winter of 1956-1957. The amount, location, and price of gasoline sold during this time are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and a map.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Blade, O. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Economics and Hazard Potential of Waste Disposal

Description: The two most important considerations in the disposal of radioactive wastes are safety and economy. All other steps in the waste disposal complex must be tuned to accomplish these two goals. In general, the hazardous waste in the nuclear power complex affect the cost of the nuclear power reactor fuel cycle, the general environment since disposal must exclude radioactivity from the environment for over 500 years, the costs and/or methods of waste treatment including fission product utilization, … more
Date: July 8, 1957
Creator: Arnold. E. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prediction of Creep Failures of Lead in Bending From Tensile Data

Description: The creep rupture rates of lead beams in bending tests have been predicted within a factor of 3 based on tensile creep data. All of the specimens lasted longer than predicted. The underestimates in failure times correspond to over estimates in the maximum fibre stresses by about ten percent. If the nominal stresses reported in the tensile data are corrected for the fact that the tests were conducted under constant load instead of constant stress, the failure times of the bend specimens appear t… more
Date: July 17, 1957
Creator: Platus, D. L. & Cotton, B. Y.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nuclear Decay Schemes in the Actinium Family

Description: Abstract: "With magnetic alpha-particle and electron high-resolution spectrographs and scintillation gamma-ray spectrometers, a study was made of the nuclear decay of a number of members of the actinium family - U-235, Th-227, Ra-223, Em-219, Po-215, and Bi-211. Decay schemes are presented for each of these nuclides, together with such correlations as are possible with present theoretical nuclear models. The decay scheme of U-235 and a portion of that of Th-227 are interpretable in terms of the… more
Date: July 1957
Creator: Pilger, Richard Christian, Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elastic Scattering of 14 Mev Neutrons (Theoretical Curves)

Description: Abstract: "Theoretical differential cross-sections computed from the optical model for 14 Mev neutrons are presented for a large number of nuclei. The parameters used for the calculations were selected on the basis of best fit to existing experimental data."
Date: July 1957
Creator: Bjorklund, F. & Fernbach, Sidney, 1917-1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Elastic Scattering of 7 Mev Neutrons (Theoretical Curves)

Description: Abstract: "Theoretical differential cross-sections computed from the optical model for 7 Mev neutrons are presented for a large number of nuclei. The parameters used for the calculations were selected on the basis of best fit to existing experimental data."
Date: July 1957
Creator: Bjorklund, F. & Fernbach, Sidney, 1917-1991
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ion Oscillations in a Magnetic Field

Description: The following report is based off of one of the author's lectures on the physics of plasma, or ionized gases, which was given on July 16, 1954.
Date: July 30, 1957
Creator: Newcomb, William A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Manual of Radiation Protection Standards

Description: "The following is an alphabetical listing of terms and units in common usage at HAPO. Other terms and definitions may be added as the need becomes apparent or as revisions or additional terms are issued by the NCRP and ICRP."
Date: July 1957
Creator: General Electric Company
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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20,000 KW Nuclear Power Plant Study for United States Atomic Energy Commission

Description: Introduction: In September of 156, Gilbert Associates, Inc., entered into a contract with the United States of America, acting through the United States Atomic Energy Commission, for the study and preliminary design of a nuclear power plant being considered for integration into a central station power system at an overseas site.
Date: July 7, 1957
Creator: Gilbert Associates, Inc.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Irradiation Processing Department monthly record report, June 1957

Description: This document details activities of the irradiation processing department during the month of June 1957. A general summary is included at the start of the report, after which the report is divided into the following sections: research and engineering operations; production and reactor operations; facilities engineering operation; employee relations operation; and financial operation.
Date: July 19, 1957
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tests on Models of Nuclear Reactor Elements - Head Losses in Core Sub-Assemblies

Description: Losses have been determined for flow through models of various proposed core sub-assemblies as part of a study of the elements of a nuclear reactor. Six core sections and two? axial blanket sub-assemblies have been compared on the basis of drop in piezometric. head or pressure drop. The core sub-assemblies are composed of an entrance nozzle, a lower axial blanket section, the core section, an upper axial blanket section, and a short section for the handling lug. The four parts of the sub-assemb… more
Date: July 1, 1957
Creator: McNown, J. S.; Yagle, R. A. & Spengos, A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of D20 on Survival of Mice with Ascites Tumor

Description: The effect of deuterium oxide (D{sub 2}O) on the survival of mice inoculated with Ehrlich's mouse ascites tumor has been studied. Mice maintained on 25% and 30% D{sub 2}O drinking water showed an improved survival time of about 6 days whereas 40% D{sub 2}O drinking water had no effect on survival time. The effect is interpreted in terms of inhibition of tumor cell division and systemic toxicity.
Date: July 1, 1957
Creator: Hughes, Ann M.; Tolbert, Bert M.; Lonberg-Holm, Karl & Calvin,Melvin
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interactions of K Mesons in Hydrogen

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Date: July 19, 1957
Creator: Alvarez, Luis W.; Bradner, Hugh; Falk-Vairant, Paul; Gow, J.Donald; Rosenfeld, Arthur H.; Solmitz, Frank T. et al.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Shield Weights

Description: Shield weights were calculated for a number of fast reactors having desirable engineering characteristics using the Shield Optimization code. On the basis of these calculations, a Design Fast Reactor was chosen. This reactor, henceforth known as the PWAR-9, has a 12.75 inch core O.R. with a 2 inch Ni reflector. The reactor-shield weight and weight components for a supersonic mission, 2 man crew compartment, are given in table 1. The rpesent shield design uses U and LiR as shielding materials on… more
Date: July 31, 1957
Creator: Woodsum, H.C. & Rost, E.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Wind-Tunnel Tests of the Static Longitudinal Characteristics at Low Speed of a Swept-Wing Airplane With Blowing Flaps and Leading-Edge Slats

Description: Memorandum presenting a wind-tunnel investigation of a high-wing airplane with an aspect ratio 6.75 wing with approximately 36 degrees of sweepback in order to determine the lift effectiveness obtainable with trailing-edge blowing flaps in combination with leading-edge slats. Close to theoretical flap effectiveness was obtained with blowing flaps deflected 45, 55, and 65 degrees at low angles of attack. Results regarding the wind tunnel, take-off performance, landing performance, and comparison… more
Date: July 5, 1957
Creator: James, Harry A. & Maki, Ralph L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Reaction of Fluorine With Carbon as a Means of Fluorine Disposal

Description: Report discussing an investigation into the binding of amorphous carbon with flourine to render it inert and easy to vent into the atmosphere.The ease and safety of the procedure are described.
Date: July 18, 1957
Creator: Schmidt, Harold W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of Thermal Relaxation and Specific-Heat Changes on Measurements With a Pneumatic-Probe Pyrometer

Description: "Equations are derived which evaluate the effects of thermal vibrational relaxation and specific-heat changes on pneumatic-probe pyrometer measurements in the region 1000 to 3000 degrees K and Mach numbers between 0.3 and 2.0. Examples are given for typical probes in two combustion mixtures" (p. 1).
Date: July 1957
Creator: Kuhns, P. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Preliminary investigation of propane combustion in a 3-inch-diameter duct of inlet-air temperatures of 1400 to 1600 F

Description: Report presenting a determination of ignition delays and combustion efficiencies for propane injected into a heated airstream. Two types of flames were observed for multipoint fuel injectors: a diffusion flame that stabilized at the injector orifices and an ignition-stabilized flame that formed a flame front downstream of the fuel injector. Results regarding combustion of injector-stabilized flames and combustion of ignition-stabilized flames are provided.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Lezberg, Erwin A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of airplane flexibility on wing bending strains in rough air

Description: "Some results on the effects of wing flexibility on wing bending strains as determined from flight tests of a Boeing B-29 and a Boeing B-47A airplane in rough air are presented. Results from an analytical study of the flexibility effects on the B-29 wing strains are compared with the experimental results. Both the experimental and calculated results are presented as frequency-response functions of the bending strains at various spanwise wing stations to gust disturbances. In addition, some indi… more
Date: July 1957
Creator: Coleman, Thomas L.; Press, Harry & Shufflebarger, C. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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