Construction Completion Report: CAI-816, 100-N Reactor Plant (open access)

Construction Completion Report: CAI-816, 100-N Reactor Plant

Report from Hanford Laboratories concerning "the design and construction of the 100-N Reactor and heat dissipation plant complete with the necessary auxiliaries" (p. 2). Details of its construction and the plant's systems and instrumentation are described as well as economic considerations.
Date: October 15, 1964
Creator: Buckner, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor Final Safeguard Analysis: Supplement 2, Consequences of a Primary Coolant Leak (open access)

Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor Final Safeguard Analysis: Supplement 2, Consequences of a Primary Coolant Leak

Review of previous work is presented in addition to the results of recent studies concerning loss of primary coolant when the system is cold and pressurized and the problem of supplying adequate cooling following the injection of light water.
Date: November 15, 1960
Creator: Wittenbrock, N. G. & Muraoka, J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ultrasonic Resin Level Detector (open access)

Ultrasonic Resin Level Detector

This report describes the development of an ultrasonic instrument for resin level measurements in an ion exchange column.
Date: January 15, 1960
Creator: Hunter, D. O. & Pleasance, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Specifications for Swaged UO2 19-Rod Cluster, PRTR Fuel Element Mark 1 (open access)

Specifications for Swaged UO2 19-Rod Cluster, PRTR Fuel Element Mark 1

Specifications including detail dimension, materials, fabrication steps, acceptance criteria, and final assembly steps for the swaged uranium dioxide, 19-rod cluster Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor fuel element.
Date: March 15, 1960
Creator: Millhollen, M. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Research and Development Activities in the Radiological Sciences, Physical Sciences Portion, January - December 1961 (open access)

Research and Development Activities in the Radiological Sciences, Physical Sciences Portion, January - December 1961

Report regarding ongoing research and development undertaken at Hanfdord Laboratories' physics and instruments laboratory and chemical laboratory.
Date: January 15, 1962
Creator: Junkins, R. L. & Brown, J. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarterly Progress Report Research and Development Activities Fixation of Radioactive Residues: October - December, 1964 (open access)

Quarterly Progress Report Research and Development Activities Fixation of Radioactive Residues: October - December, 1964

Report presenting research and development activities in the field of radioactive wastes. This particular report is concerned with the fixation of radioactive residues when the failure of a pot liner destroyed the furnace.
Date: April 15, 1965
Creator: Platt, A. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Scouting Studies in a 5.05-Inch Diameter Redox Pulse Column (open access)

Scouting Studies in a 5.05-Inch Diameter Redox Pulse Column

Investigation of principles of pulse-column design and effects of operating variables.
Date: January 15, 1951
Creator: Figg, W. S. & Bradley, J. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Critical Mass Studies of Plutonium Solutions (open access)

Critical Mass Studies of Plutonium Solutions

Chain reacting conditions for plutonium nitrate in water solution have been examined experimentally for a variety of sizes of spheres and cylinders.
Date: February 15, 1960
Creator: Kruesi, F. E.; Erkman, J. O. & Lanning, D. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Design Report KAPL-120 High Pressure Recirculating Water Loop (open access)

Final Design Report KAPL-120 High Pressure Recirculating Water Loop

Basic information on the design of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) -120 loop.
Date: January 15, 1956
Creator: Wade, G. E. & Berberet, J. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reactor Physics Primer (open access)

Reactor Physics Primer

Report that describes the reactor physics of the processes used to produce plutonium at Hanford Laboratories. This includes a basic explanation of nuclear physics and the principles of the reactor process.
Date: November 15, 1957
Creator: Lockwood, E. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plating Thickness Tester (open access)

Plating Thickness Tester

An electromagnetic eddy current instrument is described that is capable of measuring copper and nickel plating 1 to 8 mils thick plated on bismuth mandrils of various sizes and shapes.
Date: November 15, 1957
Creator: Fitch, C. E., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design and Installation of a High Precision Temperature and Intimate Contact Monitor for Experimental Vacuum Chucks (open access)

Design and Installation of a High Precision Temperature and Intimate Contact Monitor for Experimental Vacuum Chucks

Describes the design criteria, design details, and final installation of a high precision temperature and intimate contact monitor.
Date: May 15, 1958
Creator: Morrow, G. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trans-Plutonium Isotope Buildup by Neutron Irradiation of Plutonium (open access)

Trans-Plutonium Isotope Buildup by Neutron Irradiation of Plutonium

Graphs for estimation of plutonium and trans-plutonium isotopic content of irradiated plutonium reactor fuel of various initial isotopic compositions.
Date: December 15, 1958
Creator: Brauer, F. P. & Burley, Helen H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Research Section Progress Report for January 1950 (open access)

Chemical Research Section Progress Report for January 1950

The following documents are progress reports that follow chemical research studies in subjects such as ruthenium tetroxile distillations, extraction-scrub studies of zirconium and niobium, and oxidation of plutonium and stabilization of plutonium(VI) during extraction of IAF solutions.
Date: February 15, 1950
Creator: Albaugh, F. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clarification of Redox Feed (1AF) by Filtration : A Semi-Works Study Progress, Redox Technical Data Study No. 8 (open access)

Clarification of Redox Feed (1AF) by Filtration : A Semi-Works Study Progress, Redox Technical Data Study No. 8

The following report was made to determine the effective clarity improvement, flow rate characteristics, and operational problems encountered on passing Redox uranium feed solution through sintered, modified Type 304 stainless steel filter elements.
Date: October 15, 1948
Creator: Cooper, V. R. & Coleman, E. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion of Stellite in Redox Streams (open access)

Corrosion of Stellite in Redox Streams

The following report provides results from laboratory tests on the corrosion resistance of various types of stellite facings on astenitic stainless steel T-347 to Redox streams.
Date: May 15, 1950
Creator: Koenig, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determination of Americium (open access)

Determination of Americium

The following report describes a successful procedure used for the determination of americium in the presence of plutonium. Provided are articles listed that describe the research done in developing the method.
Date: October 15, 1952
Creator: Schmidt, H. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Irradiated Process Slug Film Sampling Apparatus (open access)

Irradiated Process Slug Film Sampling Apparatus

"An apparatus was designed and fabricated to obtain film samples from irradiated process slugs. This apparatus has been used to obtain film samples from slugs of the sodium dichromate elimination test."
Date: October 15, 1952
Creator: Wilson, C. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Report of Particle Contamination, October-December 1951 (open access)

A Report of Particle Contamination, October-December 1951

Report discussing a study on the number of radioactive particles in the atmosphere by Hanford Works. The study's l procedures and results are included.
Date: February 15, 1952
Creator: Paas, H. J. & Thomas, C. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Mechanism of Carrying Pu(III) on Lanthanum Fluoride (open access)

The Mechanism of Carrying Pu(III) on Lanthanum Fluoride

From introduction: "Analytical procedures for the determination of plutonium samples from the extraction and concentration plants utilize the carrying of the hydroxylamine-reduced trivulent plutonium by coprecipitation on lanthanum fluoride. Most other plutonium procedures also take advantage of the efficient carrying on lanthanum fluoride."
Date: April 15, 1952
Creator: Ralphs, Delbert Lloyd
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Determination of Americium in Plutonium Product Solutions (open access)

The Determination of Americium in Plutonium Product Solutions

The following report describes the process to determine the method for determination of americium in the presence of plutonium and uranium.
Date: August 15, 1952
Creator: Chetham-Strode, A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
High Amperage Slug Welding : Final Report [on] 313-120-M (open access)

High Amperage Slug Welding : Final Report [on] 313-120-M

This report presents data recorded during a program made to improve uranium slug quality in January, 1952, to determine what improvements could be made in the welding process.
Date: August 15, 1952
Creator: Lingafelter, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recovery of Plutonium From Slag and Crucible (open access)

Recovery of Plutonium From Slag and Crucible

Report evaluating different methods of preparing nitric acid solution and different methods of separating plutonium from this nitric acid solution of slag and crucible. Methods are explained and experimental data is given.
Date: June 15, 1951
Creator: Groot, C.; Hopkins, H. H. & Schulz, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Infrared Measurements on the System Hexone-Water-Uranyl Nitrate (open access)

Infrared Measurements on the System Hexone-Water-Uranyl Nitrate

The following report observes infrared measurements in the region of OH bands, the C2O band vicinity, the low frequency end of the spectrum, and the region of the UO2 band on the system hexone - water - uranyl nitrate.
Date: July 15, 1950
Creator: Burger, L. L. & Moore, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library