These initial operating procedures have been prepared for interim use during the first operation of Basins I, II, and III. They will be revised and included in the operating manual for the entire 105-C Metal Examination Facility.

Metallographic examination of an irradiated powder metal uranium slug from PT-313-105-4M⁽¹⁾ was undertaken primarily as an evaluation of recently remotized metallographic equipment. It was, also, proposed to compare the grain size with values obtained ultrasonically on the same slug. It was further proposed to make a comparison, so far as limited data permitted, of post-irradiated powder metal uranium grain size with that to be expected from normal uranium similarly irradiated.

Graphite suffers radiation damage when exposed to high energy particles. Many of its physical and chemical properties are changed. One of the effects which is easily measured is an increase in the interlayer or C₀ distance of the crystal lattice. This has been attributed to the displacement of atoms or groups of atoms into interstitial positions of the lattice forcing the planes apart. The C₀ expansion may be annealed out by heating the damaged crystal to high temperatures. This paper deals with the rate of annealing of C₀ damage at several constant temperatures.

Reactivity measurements conducted in the Hanford Test Pile are interpreted to yield resonance integrals for uranium, uranium oxide, thorium and thorium oxide. The experiments were made using cadmium filters and are discussed in terms of the multiplication factor of the Hanford Test Pile.

Values of copper tubing pressure drops as determined by test for low flow rates of air, helium, carbon dioxide and water are contained herein. The work was performed in order to provide original data, useful for design work at Hanford Atomic Products Operation, and not available in any known handbook or other publication.

The object of this study was to determine whether agitation with ultrasonic energy would significantly increase the dissolution rate of nickel in nitric acid.