This report discussed progress made during the second year of a two-year study on the feasibility of using copper or a copper-base alloy as a container material for a waste package in a potential repository in tuff rock at the Yucca Mountain site in Nevada. Corrosion testing in potentially corrosive irradiated environments received emphasis during the feasibility study. Results of experiments to evaluate the effect of a radiation field on the uniform corrosion rate of the copper-base materials in repository-relevant aqueous environments are given as well as results of an electrochemical study of the copper-base materials in normal and concentrated J-13 water. Results of tests on the irradiation of J-13 water and on the subsequent formation of hydrogen peroxide are given. A theoretical study was initiated to predict the long-term corrosion behavior of copper in the repository. Tests were conducted to determine whether copper would adversely affect release rates of radionuclides to the environment because of degradation of the Zircaloy cladding. A manufacturing survey to determine the feasibility of producing copper containers utilizing existing equipment and processes was completed. The cost and availability of copper was also evaluated and predicted to the year 2000. Results of this feasibility assessment are …

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Traditional methods of magnet construction (wet winding) use molded coil subassemblies bonded together with epoxy impregnated fiberglass tape. This is a highly labor intensive process involving redundant operations for each of the four coils. The epoxy free winding technique (dry winding) eliminates the epoxy curing steps and also allows all four coils to be wound on 3 common winding mandrel, thereby reducing winding stations and handling. The tooling required for dry winding is a radical departure from existing technology imposing new mechanical problems. A number of 64 cm long 5 cm aperture SSC Design B'' magnets have been produced at Fermilab utilizing dry winding techniques. Discussed is the specialized tooling created to accomplish dry winding as well as new winding and assembly procedures required. Also discussed are mechanical problems encountered and their solutions. Based on experience gained, dry winding can be a viable lower cost alternative to traditional coil fabrication techniques.

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The magnitude and temperature dependence of the quadrupole interaction at the /sup 111/Cd site in orthorhombic ..cap alpha..-uranium was investigated between 293 and 17 K. The parent activity /sup 111/In was implanted into uranium metal with an energy of 80 keV and the ..gamma..-..gamma.. TDPAC technique, applied to the 245 keV state in /sup 111/Cd, was used to measure the quadrupole interaction frequency. The derived electric field gradient for Cd in uranium was found to be highly asymmetric (eta = 1) and led to a quadrupole interaction frequency of /sub Q/ = 7.10(7) MHz at 293 K. The temperature dependence of the quadrupole interaction is very strong, /sub Q/ increases to 14.3(2) MHz at 17 K and shows a linear dependence on the temperature. 10 refs., 2 figs.

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