Zirconium Pilot Plant Research and Development Progress Report (open access)

Zirconium Pilot Plant Research and Development Progress Report

The following progress report was compiled by the research and development division of the zirconium pilot plant. This report discusses two iodination and deposition runs that were completed as of August 20, 1951, as well as the third iodination run that uses a vaporizer condenser that condenses approximately 40 pounds of zirconium iodide.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Accountius, O. E.; Black, D. G.; Dryden, C. E.; Finney, B. C.; Gruber, B. A.; Jurevic, W. G. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Survey and Selection of Materials for Programmatic Evaluation for a Gas-Cooled Reactor Experiment (open access)

Survey and Selection of Materials for Programmatic Evaluation for a Gas-Cooled Reactor Experiment

Report discussing the survey work done at the Battelle Memorial Institute with the objective to successfully build a gas-cooled reactor.
Date: September 20, 1956
Creator: Keller, Donald L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Studies Relating to Hydrogen in Dingot Uranium (open access)

Studies Relating to Hydrogen in Dingot Uranium

Report discussing a study to obtain a quantitative measurement of the movement and distribution of hydrogen among components such as magnesium metal chips, uranium tetrafluoride, and magnesium fluoride slag, similar to what would occur during a reaction in a thermite bomb.
Date: September 20, 1957
Creator: Trzeciak, Max J. & Mallett, Manley William, 1909-
System: The UNT Digital Library