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Annual Technical Progress Report, AEC Unclassified Programs: 1965

Description: Annual report describing progress on unclassified research programs funded by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission during the 1964-65 fiscal year.
Date: November 10, 1965
Creator: North American Aviation. Atomics International Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Deep-Pool Reactor for Water Desalting

Description: The following report presents the results of an engineering design study performed to investigate the potential and feasibility of a deep-pool reactor concept for ultimate use as an economic heat source for a single-purpose desalting plant.
Date: January 30, 1965
Creator: Bechtel Corporation
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Plates To Accompany Final Report Of Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, And Hydrological Investigations Of The Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, And Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada

Description: The following documents are aseries of plates to accompany the final report of "Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, and Hydrological Investigations of the Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, and Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada".
Date: 1965
Creator: Nevada. Bureau of Mines.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Final Report: Geological, Geophysical, Chemical, and Hydrological Investigations of the Sand Springs Range, Fairview Valley, and Fourmile Flat, Churchill County, Nevada

Description: Report on an evaluation of the Sand Springs Range as a possible location for an underground nuclear study (Shoal Event). Various tests to determine the site's suitability included aerial photography and mapping of the area through various means; drilling and bulldozing to conduct mineralogical and other physical evaluations; gravity, aeromagnetic, and refraction surveys; and studies related to the hydrology of the location and surrounding areas.
Date: April 26, 1965
Creator: Nevada. Bureau of Mines.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Project Dugout: Technical Director's Summary Report

Description: From abstract: Project Dugout was a chemical explosive row charge cratering experiment in hard rock conducted at the AEC Nevada Test Site as part of the Plowshare Program for development of nuclear excavation technology.
Date: May 10, 1965
Creator: Nordyke, M. D.; Terhune, R. W.; Rohrer, R. F.; Cauthen, L. J. & Spruill, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Close-in Air Blast from a Row Charge in Basalt

Description: From abstract: Close-in air blast measurements were made on the Dugout shot. Major constituents of the blast wave were the ground-shock-induced pulse and the pulse from venting gases. The ground-shock-induced pulse was the dominant one at all stations.
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Vortman, Luke J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Project Sulky: Preshot Geologic Investigations

Description: From abstract: A comprehensive geologic and engineering investigation was undertaken at the site on Buckboard Mesa selected for the SULKY event, a nuclear cratering experiment, conducted in dry basalt.
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Nugent, R. C. & Banks, D. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The HASL Bone Program 1961-1964

Description: Report documenting the measuring of strontium-90 levels contained in the bones of children and adults of various age brackets across the United States.
Date: August 16, 1965
Creator: Rivera, Joseph & Harley, John H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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