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Chemical Technology Division Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report, September 1961 (open access)

Chemical Technology Division Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report, September 1961

Nine samples of ThO/sub 2/ -UO/sub 2/ prepared as part of the solgel process development studies showed no consistent effects from small variations in several process parameters. The reaction of methane and copper oxide was studied. Engineering studies of the continuous dissolution of simulated U-Zr-Sn fuels in 6.5 M NH4F, 0.6-1.0 M NH/sub 4/NO/sub 3/, 0.1 M H/sub 2/O/sub 2/ were continued in modified 6-in.-dia. equipment. A total of 1642 kg of U from NaK bonded SRE Core I fuel rods wad dejacketed to date/su Initial operability tests of the 250 ton prototype shear unit showed a number of minor modifications are warranted. Center tube temperatures measured in a vertical 64 tube electrically heated simulated fuel element bundle were very near those previously obtained in the horizontal position. A 304 SS tube containing eutectic NaK was dissolved by HF in fused saIt at a tube wall penetration rate of approximates 2 mils/hr. Partial differential equations were derived from the concentration of unreacted UF/sub 6/ as a function of time and position in a sphere of NaF during sorption of UF/sub 6/. Calcium nitrate solution was added directly to the pot calciner during Purex feeding to give smoother operation of the …
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Whatley, M. E.; Haas, P. A.; Horton, R. W.; Ryon, A. D.; Suddath, J. C. & Watson, C. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Murgatroyd-an Ibm 7090 Program for the Analysis of the Kinetics of the Msre (open access)

Murgatroyd-an Ibm 7090 Program for the Analysis of the Kinetics of the Msre

The IBM 7090 program Murgatroyd is a revised and extended version of the IBM 704 program PET-I, which solves (by a fifth-order Runge-Kutta procedure) the coupled firstorder differential equations for power, delayed neutron concentration, and temperature in a one-region reactor as a function of time, given an input reactivity variation represented by a series of linear ramps. The basic extensions were those which were necessary to include the effects of the separate heat capacities and temperature coefficients of the fuel sait and graphite in the MSRE, and of heat transfer between the fuel and graphite. In addition, the input and output sections of the previous program were modified to facilitate the use of the program in extensive parameter studies, and a calculation of the pressure rise in the core was included. Typical running times are of the order of l2 milliseconds per time step; a calculation of a 30-second power history using a 10 millisecond time step requires about 36 seconds of machine time. (auth)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Nestor, C. W. Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oscillating Vertical Magnetic Dipole Above a Conducting Half-Space (open access)

Oscillating Vertical Magnetic Dipole Above a Conducting Half-Space

The electromagnetic field produced by a vertical oscillating magnetic dipole above a plane conducting earth is obtained in integral form. An exact solution in closed form is obtained for the case in which the dipole and the point of observation are both located on the surface of the earth. (auth)
Date: April 1, 1961
Creator: Wesley, J. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Measurement of Energy and Intensity of Gamma Rays by Use of a Scintillation Spectrometer (open access)

The Measurement of Energy and Intensity of Gamma Rays by Use of a Scintillation Spectrometer

The analysis of gamma-ray spectra measured with a scintillation counter with an anticoincidence annulus is described in detail. In particular the problem of the determination of the energy and intensity of gamma rays from such measurements is considered. The shapes of the full-energy peaks in observed complex spectra are studied and an attempt is made to justify their description in terms of a Gaussian response function. The details of the statistical analysis of complex gamma-ray spectra are given and, finally, procedures which have been used to confirm the validity of error estimates in energy and intensity measurements are described. (auth)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Julke, R. T.; Monahan, J. E.; Raboy, S. & Trail, C. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Response of Dual-Purpose Reinforced-Concrete Mass Shelter (open access)

Response of Dual-Purpose Reinforced-Concrete Mass Shelter

BS>A reinforced-concrete dual-purpose underground parking garage and personnel sheiter designed for a long-duration incident pressure of 40 psi was tested. The sheiter was exposed to shot Priscilla, an approximately 37-kt 700-ft balloon burst (June 24, 1957), at a ground range of 1600 ft (predicted 35-psi peak incident-pressure level). The recorded peak incident pressure at the shelter was approximately 39 psi. Postshot soil borings were made to obtain undisturbed samples for determining soil characteristics. Preshot and postshot field surveys were made to determine the total lateral and vertical displacement of the structure. The test structure provided adequate protection from the effects of the test device at the test GZ distance. Despite failure of the door sealing gasket, a rise in pressure in the interior did not exceed 1.0 psi. The flat-slab roof and supporting structure were more than adequate to resist the 39psi peak incident test loading. (P.C.H.)
Date: April 1, 1961
Creator: Cohen, E.; Laing, E. & Bottenhofer, A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radiation Problems Associated With the Handling of the Actinide Elements (open access)

Radiation Problems Associated With the Handling of the Actinide Elements

The hazards connected with the handling of actinide elements are surveyed. Emphasis is placed on Th, U, Np, and Pu. It is pointed out that the chemical toxicity of the actinides is usually minor when compared with radiochemi cal toxicity. Inhalation and ingestion are the important routes of entry but direct injection into the blood stream through wounds also requires consideration. Special enclosures, such as glove boxes, function primarily to minimize the risk of inhalation and aid in confinement. The external hazard from actinide elements, primarily due to gamma and fast neutron emission, varies considerably with the element and its source. Irradiated actinides, such as Th and Pu, usually show an increase in the external hazard from gamma radiation with extent of irradiation. (C.H.)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Steindler, M.J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A FORTRAN Program for Calculating Single Crystal Absorption Corrections (open access)

A FORTRAN Program for Calculating Single Crystal Absorption Corrections

A Fortran program is described for calculating the absorption correction for application to single crystal x ray or neutron intensity measurements. The program is available in the form of symbolic punched cards. InstrucPions are included. (J.R.D.)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Wehe, D. J.; Busing, W. R. & Levy, H. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contingent Election of the President by the house of representatives- Newly elected or "Lame Duck" House? (open access)

Contingent Election of the President by the house of representatives- Newly elected or "Lame Duck" House?

This report is about the election of president by the house of representatives.
Date: April 1, 1968
Creator: Doyle, Vincent A. & Tienken, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Failure Behavior in ASTM A106B Pipes Containing Axial Through-Wall Flaws. (open access)

Failure Behavior in ASTM A106B Pipes Containing Axial Through-Wall Flaws.

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Date: April 1, 1968
Creator: Reynolds, M. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A PINHOLE CAMERA AUTORADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR ENCAPSULATED IRRADIATED FUEL SPECIMENS (open access)

A PINHOLE CAMERA AUTORADIOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR ENCAPSULATED IRRADIATED FUEL SPECIMENS

A gamma pinhole camera was devised to permit a nondestructive examination of irradiated specimens while still in sealed capsules. The camera was designed such that a complete experiment may be withdrawn from an irradiation facility, the specimen autoradiographed, and the experiment then reinserted if so desired. The pinhole aperture is 0.020 in., and the source to pinhole block is 4 ft. The image-to-source sizes are a one-to-one ratio. The resolution of the image is 0.03 in. (auth)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Beck, W.N.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF COATED PARTICLE FUELS (open access)

CHEMICAL PROCESSING OF COATED PARTICLE FUELS

BS>Laboratory studies on the processing of graphite-base fuel elements containing pyrolytic carbon- or Al/sub 2/O/sub 3/-coated particles are reviewed. Potential processes for recovering U and Th from irradiated elements include grinding followed by acid leaching, and, burning and subsequent dissolution of the oxide ash. Disintegration in 90% HNO/sub 3/ was briefly evaluated as a method for determining the integrity of coated particles dispersed in graphite matrices. (auth)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Ferris, L.M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Measurement of the K{sup 0}{sub S} - K{sup 0}{sub L} mass difference by the time dependence of strangeness (open access)

Measurement of the K{sup 0}{sub S} - K{sup 0}{sub L} mass difference by the time dependence of strangeness

The magnitude of the K{sup 0}{sub S} - K{sup 0}{sub L} mass difference has been measured by monitoring the time dependence of the strangeness of neutral K's produced in hydrogen and deuterium in the LRL 25 '' hydrogen bubble chamber. The particles originate as K-bar{sup 0} in K{sup -} change-exchange scatters at .85 to 1.15 Bev/c; the signature for an S = -1 reaction is the production of a hyperon. Seventy- seven events were found, obtaining {Delta}{omega} = 0.50 =- 0.15, measured in units of inverse K{sup 0}{sub S} lifetime. This and two other recent measurements using the same method are consistent with one another and with measurements of {Delta}{omega} by other means. A combined ''world average'' of nine reasonably consistent measurements gives {Delta}{omega} = 0.60 +- 0.06.
Date: April 1, 1966
Creator: Camerini, U.; Cline, D.; English, J. B.; Fischbein, W.; Fry, W. F.; Gaidos, J. A. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
MODIFICATION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL BOILING WATER REACTOR (EBWR) FOR HIGHER- POWER OPERATION (open access)

MODIFICATION OF THE EXPERIMENTAL BOILING WATER REACTOR (EBWR) FOR HIGHER- POWER OPERATION

Supplement to ANL-5607. Alterations and additions made to the Experimental Boiling Water Reactor (EBWR) plant to permit operation at power levels up to I00 Mw(t) are described. Topics covered include over-all system modifications and additions, nuclear component modifications and additions, and reboiler plant component description. (M.C.G.)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Matousek, J.F. comp.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kinetic Studies of the Reactions Occurring Between Tungsten and Gases at Low Pressure and High Temperatures (open access)

Kinetic Studies of the Reactions Occurring Between Tungsten and Gases at Low Pressure and High Temperatures

Oxygen, nitrogen, and nitric oxide gases were passed through a system consisting of a tungsten filament, an ion gauge, and a mass spectrometer. The ion gauge recorded total pressures and the spectrometer recorded partlal pressures of O/sub 2/, N/sub 2/, NO, CO, COa, and H/sub 2/O. From the way these pressures changed with filamert temperature, the rates of conversion of O/sub 2/ to volatile tungsten oxides and O, and of NO to volatile tungsten oxides N/sub 2/ , O/sub 2/, and O were computed. The time rate of resistance change in the filament was used to compute the rate of conversion of tungsten to tungsten oxides. The filament temperatures ranged from 1950 through 2600 deg K and gas pressures ranged from 10/sup -8/ to 10/sup -6/ atm. For the tungsten-oxygen reaction, the rates of tungsten and oxygen loss were found to depend upon oxygen atom concentration on the surface. The rate of oxide power, depending upon the concentration of oxygen atoms on the surface. The reaction rate at constant oxygen pressure decreases with increasing temperature. For calculational purposes, the tungsten oxygen gas moleeules were assumed to be WO/sub 3/ only, though WO/sub 2/ and WO are other possible products. The …
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Anderson, H. U.
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
IRRADIATION OF A U-2% Zr FUEL TUBE IN THE VBWR (open access)

IRRADIATION OF A U-2% Zr FUEL TUBE IN THE VBWR

A coextruded 2-inch-diameter tubular fuel element of U-2 wt% Zr alloy clad with Zircaloy-2 was irradiated in the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor to 1280 Mwd/t burnup with a maximum core temperature of 433 deg C. The purpose of this irradiation was to determine the dimensional stability of the alloy under conditions approaching those contemplated for D/sub 2/O-cooled power reactors. Successive dimensional measurements revealed a sharp change in swelling rate between 700 and 1280 Mwd/t burnup. The amount of swelling increased during this interval from 0.8 to 3.6% (0.7% final cladding strain). This test indicated that the dimensional stability of the U-2 wt% Zr alloy is inferior to that of unalloyed U irradiated under similar conditions. (auth)
Date: April 1, 1962
Creator: Quigley, H.C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Photograph 2012.201.B0289.0065]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Everett Dale Jr., member of the home building firm of Morris & Dale, will be installed Wednesday as president of the Oklahoma City Home Builders Association."
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0230.0689]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "MRS. CHARLOTTE COFFEY is a quiet spoken, brown eyed blonde with enough charm to soft sell the most stubborn product on television commercial."
Date: April 1, 1969
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0234.0435]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "The chance that has come to young actress Billie Dee Combs to play the role of Blanche DuBois in "A Streetcar Named Desire" for the mummers is a coveted one."
Date: April 1, 1960
Creator: King, Cliff
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0228.0024]

Photograph taken for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Meeting a big challenge with a smile are Mrs. J. A. Clay, left: Mrs. Emmett Atherton, center, both of Durant, and Mrs. A. B. Boswell, Coalgate."
Date: April 1, 1966
Creator: Tapscott, George
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0018]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: April 1, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Basement Box 51.0149]

Photograph of a middle aged man standing next to a child who is standing next to a middle aged woman. All are smiling. Caption: "From the home of Methodism and John Wesley, Rev. Harold Fisher of Leicester, England, will come to Oklahoma in April to conduct one-week revivals in the Methodist churches in the Lawton district."
Date: April 1, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0232.0016]

Photograph taken for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company.
Date: April 1, 1967
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0241.0459]

Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Bishop Fred Pierce Corson, Philadelphia, president of the World Methodist Council, will be keynote speaker at the banquet Wednesday night."
Date: April 1, 1964
Creator: Lucas, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Photograph 2012.201.B0104.0720]

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Mrs. M. O. Breeding, a team captain for the ticket drive, is loaded down with work kits to be distributed to volunteers from the Mummers Women's Committee."
Date: April 1, 1966
Creator: Miller, Joe
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History