Thermonuclear Project Semiannual Report, January 31, 1959 (open access)

Thermonuclear Project Semiannual Report, January 31, 1959

Report describing progress made on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Thermonuclear Program called the "Sherwood Project."
Date: 1959
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Controlled Potential Coulometer (open access)

Hanford Controlled Potential Coulometer

Report describing the Hanford Laboratory controlled potential coulometer. This includes the theory behind the coulometer, details of its circuitry, and performance tests. Appendix begins on page 23.
Date: July 11, 1960
Creator: Connally, R. E. & Scott, F. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Types of Seals for Main Coolant Pumps for Large Pressurized Water Reactor Nuclear Plants (open access)

Investigation of Types of Seals for Main Coolant Pumps for Large Pressurized Water Reactor Nuclear Plants

From introduction: This report sets forth the results of a study of canned-motor and controlled-leakage pumps for large pressurized water reactor nuclear plants.
Date: June 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Television System Study for Accident Recovery : Phase I (open access)

Television System Study for Accident Recovery : Phase I

From abstract: "A previous study of equipment necessary for clean-up following a nuclear accident indicated a need for a portable television system capable of operating in hazardous environments during recovery operations. A system to accomplish this is described and justified in this study."
Date: April 1966
Creator: Talpis, N. A. & Burge, D. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Package Power Reactor APPR-1 Operating Manual and Inspection and Service Manual (open access)

Army Package Power Reactor APPR-1 Operating Manual and Inspection and Service Manual

Report containing basic operating instructions for the operation of the Army Package Power Reactor. This includes descriptions of the the plant's systems, operations, and safety procedures.
Date: February 1958
Creator: Alco Products (Firm)
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Indirect Cycle Water Reactor Studies for Maritime Applications: Part 2. Plant Conceptual Studies (open access)

Advanced Indirect Cycle Water Reactor Studies for Maritime Applications: Part 2. Plant Conceptual Studies

Second part of the "final report of a study directed toward the evolution, design, and demonstration of the principle design features of interim indirect cycle water cooled and moderated nuclear power plants which will be useful in early cooperative programs between the Atomic Energy Commission and the United States maritime industry" (p. II-i).
Date: March 1962
Creator: Combustion Engineering, inc. Nuclear Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical Chemistry Division Annual Progress Report, September 30, 1968 (open access)

Analytical Chemistry Division Annual Progress Report, September 30, 1968

Report containing the ongoing research and development of the Oak Ridge National laboratory's Analytical Chemistry Division.
Date: 1964-12~
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Analytical Chemistry Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Control of T7 Tanker Boiling Water Reactor Propulsion System: Preliminary Design and Economic Evaluation (open access)

Automatic Control of T7 Tanker Boiling Water Reactor Propulsion System: Preliminary Design and Economic Evaluation

From introduction: "This report sets forth the results of a technical and economic analysis of automatic propulsion system control as a possible design improvement in the direct cycle boiling water reactor propulsion system in a T7 tanker."
Date: September 1, 1960
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cost-Benefit Study of Selected Products in Atomic Energy Commission's Low-Dose Food Irradiation Program (open access)

Cost-Benefit Study of Selected Products in Atomic Energy Commission's Low-Dose Food Irradiation Program

From foreword: This report presents findings and conclusions from a study of prospective costs and benefits of selected products within the AEC low-dose food irradiation program.
Date: December 1966
Creator: Daniel Yankelovich, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
1000 MegaWatt Boiling Water Reactor Plant Feasibility Study: Volume 2 (open access)

1000 MegaWatt Boiling Water Reactor Plant Feasibility Study: Volume 2

From introduction: "Presents the detailed description of a 1000 MW Electric Power Plant employing one or two Boiling Water Reactors as the steam source."
Date: February 14, 1964
Creator: General Electric Company
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Single Stage Axial Compressor Blade Test Facility (open access)

A Single Stage Axial Compressor Blade Test Facility

Abstract: This report gives a general description of the single stage axial compressor blade test facility located at the Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
Date: January 13, 1964
Creator: Fee, G. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instrumentation and Controls Division Annual Progress Report for the Period Ending September 1, 1966 (open access)

Instrumentation and Controls Division Annual Progress Report for the Period Ending September 1, 1966

Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing annual progress made by the Instrumentation and Controls Division during 1966. Descriptions of progress and studies conducted are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 1967
Creator: Borkowski, C. J.; Dandl, R. A.; Epler, E. P. & Harrill, C. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Indirect Cycle Water Reactor Studies for Maritime Applications: Part 5. Spiked Core Concept (open access)

Advanced Indirect Cycle Water Reactor Studies for Maritime Applications: Part 5. Spiked Core Concept

Fifth part of the "final report of a study directed toward the evolution, design, and demonstration of the principle design features of interim indirect cycle water cooled and moderated nuclear power plants which will be useful in early cooperative programs between the Atomic Energy Commission and the United States maritime industry" (p. i).
Date: October 23, 1961
Creator: Combustion Engineering, inc. Nuclear Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Engineering Development of Fluid-Bed Fluoride Volatility Processes: Part 5. Description of a Pilot-Scale Facility for Uranium Dioxide-Plutonium Dioxide Processing Studies (open access)

Engineering Development of Fluid-Bed Fluoride Volatility Processes: Part 5. Description of a Pilot-Scale Facility for Uranium Dioxide-Plutonium Dioxide Processing Studies

Report describing a pilot plant constructed at Argonne National Laboratory for studying two major process steps for the recovery of uranium and plutonium from spent nuclear fuels of power reactors. A major objective is the demonstration of optimum process conditions for the two steps for synthetic reactor fuel compositions, including those containing mixtures of inactive fission products.
Date: 1964
Creator: Vogel, G. J.; Carls, E. L. & Mecham, W. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thorium-Uranium-233 Oxide (Kilorod) Facility : Rod Fabrication Process and Equipment (open access)

Thorium-Uranium-233 Oxide (Kilorod) Facility : Rod Fabrication Process and Equipment

Report documenting "the design, construction, and operation of the Kilorod Facility and its fabrication equipment" (p. 42) as well as its economic viability.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Sease, J. D.; Lotts, A. L. & Davis, F. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Design: 22,000 SHP Boiling Water Reactor Marine Propulsion Plant for a Commercial Tanker (open access)

Preliminary Design: 22,000 SHP Boiling Water Reactor Marine Propulsion Plant for a Commercial Tanker

From abstract: "A preliminary design is presented for a boiling water reactor power plant for a propulsion of a 22,000 SHP commercial tanker."
Date: December 1, 1958
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Superheat Quarterly Project Report: Thirteenth Quarter, July-September 1962 (open access)

Nuclear Superheat Quarterly Project Report: Thirteenth Quarter, July-September 1962

From introduction: "This is the thirteenth in a series of quarterly reports which will cover the progress and results from the conceptual design, economic evaluations and research and development work performed by the General Electric Company as part of the Nuclear Superheat Project."
Date: May 15, 1963
Creator: Pennington, R. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design and Testing of a High-Heat Flux Electron-Bombardment Heater (open access)

Design and Testing of a High-Heat Flux Electron-Bombardment Heater

Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory discussing the testing of an electron-bombardment heater. As stated in the abstract, "the applications of electron-bombardment heating to liquid-metal heat transfer and reactor safety experiments are discussed. The design of a high-heat-flux, electron-bombardment heater (EBH) is presented" (p. 7). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: March 1968
Creator: Carlson, R. D. & Holtz, R. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analog Simulation of the Hanford N-Reactor Plant, Part 1: Description of the Overall Simulation Model (open access)

Analog Simulation of the Hanford N-Reactor Plant, Part 1: Description of the Overall Simulation Model

Report that describes Hanford Laboratories' overall N-Reactor plant simulation model and its use to study the characteristics of the plant, plant operational procedures, and the effects of plant, operator, and control system malfunctions.
Date: September 1, 1964
Creator: Swanson, C. D.; Coughren, K. D.; Dionne, P. J. & Thieme, G. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Maritime Organic Moderated and Cooled Reactor (open access)

Maritime Organic Moderated and Cooled Reactor

Introduction: This document describes the results of a six-week conceptual design study of an organic moderated and cooled reactor (OMCR) power plant adapted to a Class T-7 tanker.
Date: May 27, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fundamentals in the Operation of Nuclear Test Reactors: Volume 3 Engineering Test Design and Operation (open access)

Fundamentals in the Operation of Nuclear Test Reactors: Volume 3 Engineering Test Design and Operation

Engineering test reactor design and operation.
Date: July 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment Quarterly Technical Report: July - September 1958 (open access)

Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment Quarterly Technical Report: July - September 1958

Report containing research and development undertaken regarding the Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment.
Date: October 1958
Creator: Babcock & Wilcox Company
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Design Study (open access)

Liquid Metal Fast Breeder Reactor Design Study

From introduction: "The primary objective of the present study was to develop a conceptual design of a large sodium cooled fast breeder reactor of a nominal electrical rating of 1000 Mw operating on the uranium-plutonium cycle."
Date: January 1964
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
1000 MegaWatt Boiling Water Reactor Plant Feasibility Study: Volume 1 (open access)

1000 MegaWatt Boiling Water Reactor Plant Feasibility Study: Volume 1

From introduction: "Summary report of the 1000 MWe Boiling Water Reactor Plant Feasibility Study performed by the General Electric Company."
Date: February 14, 1964
Creator: General Electric Company
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library