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An Analysis of the Disturbance of a Uranium Oxide Capsule Surface Temperature Distribution Resulting From a Thermocouple Attached to the Inside Surface

Description: A study was initiated to determine the precision with which surface temperature measurements could be made in irradiation capsules containing ceramic fuel. A thermocouple was considered to be positioned in a longitudinal groove prepared in the uranium oxide and metallurgically bonded to the inside surface of the stainless steel clad. A fuel capsule having a 3/4 inch outside diameter, designed as a segment of the EGCR fuel element, and operating with a heat generation rating of 27,500 Btu/hr/lin… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Newell, P. H.
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Arc Melting in the Tungsten Electrode Furnace

Description: An arc furnace is described which employs a nonconsumable tungsten electrode and a water-cooled copper hearth. It is used successfully for melting refractory metals and alloys. The furnace is equipped with a vacuum system, an inert gas supply, and an 800-ampere directcurrent power supply. (auth)
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Williams, D. E. & Levingston, H. L.
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Cost Function Studies for Power Reactors

Description: A function to evaluate the cost of electricity produced by a nuclear power reactor was developed. The basic equation, revenue = capital charges + profit + operating expenses, was expanded in terms of various cost parameters to enable analysis of multiregion nuclear reactors with uranium and/or plutonium for fuel. A corresponding IBM 704 computer program, which will compute either the price of electricity or the value of plutonium, is presented in detail. (auth)
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Heestand, J. & Wos, L.T.
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Determination of the Stability Constants of Salicylato-Beryllium Complexes by a Distribution Method

Description: An investigation of the solvent extraction behavior of salicylato- beryllium complexes is reported. A simplified method for calculating the stability constants has been developed. The values obtained are beta /sub 1/ = 4.0 x 10/sup 12/ and beta /sub 2/ = 4 3 x 10/sup 22/ in 0.15 M sodium perchlorate. (auth)
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Szego, L. E.
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DEVELOPMENT OF HIGH-STRENGTH TERNARY AND QUATERNARY THORIUM-URANIUM BASE ALLOYS. Final Report

Description: The addition of alloying elements to base alloys of Th containing 5 and 10 wt% U was investigated with regard to alloy structures and elevated- temperature mechanical properties. The alloys developed possess elevatedtemperature tensile and stress-rupture strengths of essentially twice those associated with binary Th-5 and 10 wt% U alloys at 60O to 800 deg C. The greater strength of these alloys should resuit in improved resistance to radiationinduced swelling at high temperatures. Noticeable im… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Cole, R.H. & Wilkinson, L.E.
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The Dissolution of Iron and Nickel in Dilute Aqua Regia

Description: In laboratory studies the dissolution of iron in dilute nitric - hydrochloric acid mixtures shows an apparent reaction order of -0.62 with respect to HCl. No apparent order value for HNO/sub 3/ can be determined over the concentration ranges studied. Nickel dissolutions show apparent orders of 1.4 with respect to the HCl and 4.2 for HNO/sub 3/. Activation energies determined from 50 to 80 deg C are not constant, ranging from l0 to 20 kcal per mole for both metals. (arth)
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Cannon, R. D.
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Economics of reusable crucibles

Description: A high expense item in the operation of the button line has been the RS-6 crucible which can be used only once. The 234-5 Research and Development Laboratory has done some preliminary development on a reusable crucible. Before continuing their program, they have requested that an economic study be made to determine what potential savings could be realized if RS-6 were replaced with a reusable crucible. For the purpose of this study, the costs involved were broken down into three areas: Button l… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Curran, R. G.
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THE EFFECT OF ADDITIVES ON THE DENSIFICATION OF URANIA-THORIA COMPOSITIONS. Final Report-Metallurgy Program 9.2.2

Description: An investigation is reported of the effect of several oxide additives on the densification of UO/sub 2/-ThO/sub 2/ compositions in which U/sub 3/O/sub 6/ is the initial uranium oxide. Also determined were the effects on densification of variation of the compaction pressure and of the pretreatment of the oxide powders. The validity of results was checked by two forming techniques, dry pressing and extrusion. The results are indicated as follows: additives had an increasing effect on densificatio… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: White, George D.
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Effects of Rolling and Heat Treatment on Anisotropic Irradiation Growth of Uranium. Final Report-Metallurgy Program 6.1.15

Description: An investigation was made to determine the effect of rolling temperature, roll pass design, amount of reduction, and heat treatment before and after rolling on the anisotropic growth rate of uranium under irradiation. The growth rate was found to increase with decreasing rolling temperature and with increasing reduction of area at 300 deg C. The rate of elongation was proportional to the amount of (0l0) component present or, where shortening occurred, to the amount of (l00) component. Oval-edge… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Kittel, J. H.
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ESTIMATING THE PERFORMANCE OF NEUTRON TIME-OF-FLIGHT SPECTROMETERS

Description: Analogy with optical instruments is used to develop formulas for estimating the counting rate achieved by a neutron time-of-flight system. lnput data consist of the flux at the spectrometer entrance and some of the physical characteristics of the spectrometer. Convenient relations for the comparison of different systems are presented. (auth)
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Stanford, George S.
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Evaluation of Hydrocarbon Diluents for the Purex Process

Description: Forty-nine hydrocarbon products were evaluated in the laboratory in a search for a highly stable diluent for the organic extractant used in a radiochemical separations plant. The formation of zirconium ligands during chemical and radiolytic degradation increased with boiling point for isoparaffinic producte but was approximately constant for n-parafiins. Of those materials that met the local flash point specification, the n-parafiins were superior. (auth)
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Dennis, B. P. & West, D. L.
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An Experimental Study of Phase Variations in Line-of-Sight Microwave Transmissions

Description: From Introduction: "The purpose of this report is to present an analysis of time variations in: (1) the phase (relative to a stable phase reference) if a 9414 Mc/s signal transmitted over this path, referred to hereafter as single-path phase data; (2) the phase observed at one receiving antenna relative to that observed at an adjacent antenna, referred to as phase difference data; (3) atmospheric refractivity as recorded by a microwave refractometer located at the Haleakala terminal; (4) the wi… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Norton, K. A.; Herbstreit, J. W.; Janes, H. B.; Hornberg, K. O.; Peterson, C. F.; Barghausen, A. F. et al.
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FAST REACTOR SHAPE FACTORS AND SHAPE-DEPENDENT VARIABLES

Description: Existing experimental data on the variation of reactivity with core geometry are reviewed. Four typical fast neutron systems are analyzed to predict: (l) the variation of critical mass with cylindrical core geometry (core and reflector composition are held fixed); (2) the reactivity worth of fuel at the radial core boundary as a function of cylindrical core geometry; and (3) the geometric variation of heat removal parameters; these include the ratio of: (a) Maximum power density to average powe… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Loewenstein, W.B. & Main, G.W.
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Fuel Element Transient Temperature Studies

Description: A method is presented for the analysis of transient temperatures in a homogeneous circular cylindrical fuel element in a coolant channel with no axial conduction and no heat loss to the channel wall. In addition, some results were obtained for mean fuel element temperatures in power transients for a simpler model, but accounting for details of the axial coolant temperature distribution in the unsteady state. (auth).
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Thompson, J. J.
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Gamma I. A General Theorem-Proving Program for the IBM 704

Description: GAMMA I is a FORTRAN-compiled program for the IBM 704 Electronic Data- Processing Machine. It embodies a certain general, uniform procedure H of mathematical logic for seeking out a proof of any theorem within any mathematical theory which is given in formal axiomatic form. An extended discussion is provided of the underlying method and of the necessary background of mathematical logic. The program is described in detail. (M.C.G.)
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Robinson, J.A.
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HEAVY WATER MODERATED POWER REACTORS PROGRESS REPORT, SEPTEMBER 1961

Description: At the end of September l961, construction of the Heavy Water Components Test Reactor was about 90% complete. Thirty-two compacted tubes of crushed, fused uranium oxide in Zircaloy sheaths were fabricated for irradiation tests and destructive evaluation. lrradiation tests of the tubes were started in the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor and at Savannah River. The fabrication process for the tubes included steps designed to exclude hydrogenous material from the oxide cores, thereby eliminating t… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Hood, R.R. comp.
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The Influence of Design and Production Parameters on Fabrication Costs of Nuclear Reactor Fuel Elements

Description: The objectives for this study were to determine fuel fabrication and assembly costs in a large nuclear power industry for several reactors, fuel rod sizes, and fuel materials.
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Stein, P. E.; Ayers, A. C.; Braatz, R. J.; Bradford, C. M.; Holt, V. D. & Mattie, G. P.
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A LARGE-SCALE GETTER PUMPING EXPERIMENT USING VAPOR DEPOSITED TITANIUM FILMS

Description: BS> The use of titanium getter pumping for large vacuum systems is described. Techniques were developed which give sorption rates approaching the maximum theoretically possible for many of the chemically active gases. A simple method of determining sticking fractions is descrnkbed. Sticking fractions for hydrogen, deuterium, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon nknonoxnkde, carbon dioxide, and methane are given for various films. The capacity and sorption characteristics for these films are shown. Simple a… more
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: Clausing, R.E.
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[News Script: Bank breaking]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about groundbreaking on a new bank in Fort Worth and preparations for a new bank in North Richland Hills.
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Senator Tower]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about Senator John Tower, who comes to Texas to boos the candidacy in Bexar county.
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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[News Script: Stripper]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a Dallas stripper, Nikki Joy, teaching actresses in the Casa Mañana Theatre's production of Take Me for an Angel how to strip.
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Tax]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, covering a news story about a tax guide being offered at the Dallas Tax Office.
Date: November 1, 1961
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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