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Calculated Costs of Fabrication of Plutonium-Enriched Fuel Elements

Description: Report regarding the study of the calculated costs of fabricating plutonium-enriched fuel elements for Hanford Laboratories' Plutonium Recycle Program. Topics include descriptions of the process, design study of plants that use U235 and plutonium enriched fuel, and estimates of costs.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Hanthorn, H. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Computer Programs Using Zonal Harmonics for Magnetic Properties of Current Systems with Special Reference to the IBM 7090

Description: Report that "discusses the magnetic vector and scalar potentials, magnetic field components and their derivatives, and flux linkage for single current systems, and the mutual inductance, forces and torques between two such systems, whose axes are coplanar but not necessarily coincident" (p. 1).
Date: December 4, 1962
Creator: Garrett, M. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Critical Path Scheduling of ETR and MTR Reactor Shutdowns

Description: Report describing a method for planning shutdown projects and scheduling the manpower to shut down Materials Testing Reactors (MTR) and Engineering Test Reactors (ETR).
Date: January 10, 1962
Creator: Jacobs, R. T. & Myers, L. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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EOCR Control Rod and Driver Fuel Hydraulic Tests

Description: Report discussing the results of experiments on an EOCR prototype control rod, control rod drive, and driver fuel assembly that were extensively tested in 500 deg F Santowax and 132 deg F water. These tests not only established the operating characteristics of these assemblies but also revealed a number of deficiencies in the various components. It includes descriptions of the control rod, control rod drive, and driver fuel assembly together with descriptions of their method of operation.
Date: October 19, 1962
Creator: Harrison, L. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Evaluation of Properties of Irradiated Zircaloy-2 Pressure Tube from KER Loop 1

Description: Report describing the evaluation of the effects of irradiation on a high pressure water loop that ruptured while testing fuel elements. Includes photographs of the damaged tube as well as chemical analyses.
Date: December 1962
Creator: Defferdin, L. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Experimental Breeder Reactor-II (EBR-II) Shield Design

Description: Report describing the EBR-II shield and the methods employed in arriving at the final design. The major shield design problems for that reactor are enumerated and discussed.
Date: September 1962
Creator: Grotenhuis, M.; McArthy, A. E. & Rossin, A. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Facility 350 Helium-Atmosphere System

Description: Report describing the helium atmosphere system in the Argonne National Laboratory's Facility 350. The atmosphere's ability to remove moisture, oxygen, and other impurities, how the atmosphere is purified, and experimental data regarding the use of activated carbon to absorb oxygen from helium are discussed.
Date: December 1962
Creator: Mayfield, R. M.; Tope, W. G. & Shuck, A. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Facility For Photographing in-Pile Meltdown Experiments in TREAT

Description: Report regarding the fabrication of a transparent meltdown facility for the purpose of photographing simulated meltdowns.
Date: January 1962
Creator: Golden, G. H.; Dickerman, C. E. & Robinson, L. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health and Safety Laboratory Fallout Program Quarterly Summary Report: December 1, 1961 - March 1, 1962

Description: Report that summarizes multiple laboratories' reports on global fallout deposition. Reports include data on Strontium-90 deposition recorded by the Health and Safety Laboratory, data from other laboratories, related interpretive reports, and recent publications related to fallout.
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr.; Rivera, Joseph & Frankel, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health and Safety Laboratory Fallout Program Quarterly Summary Report: June 1, 1962 - September 1, 1962

Description: Report that summarizes multiple laboratories' reports on global fallout deposition. Reports include data on Strontium-90 deposition recorded by the Health and Safety Laboratory, data from other laboratories, related interpretive reports, and recent publications related to fallout.
Date: October 1, 1962
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr.; Rivera, Joseph & Collins, William R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health and Safety Laboratory Fallout Program Quarterly Summary Report: March 1, 1962 - June 1, 1962

Description: Report that summarizes multiple laboratories' reports on global fallout deposition. Reports include data on Strontium-90 deposition recorded by the Health and Safety Laboratory, data from other laboratories, related interpretive reports, and recent publications related to fallout.
Date: July 1, 1962
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr.; Rivera, Joseph & Frankel, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Physics Division Annual Progress Report, July 31, 1962

Description: Report documenting research and developments made by the Health Physics Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Date: 1962
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Health Physics Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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