Hanford Works monthly report, April 1951 (open access)

Hanford Works monthly report, April 1951

This is a progress report of the production reactors on the Hanford Reservation for the month of April 1951. This report takes each division (e.g., manufacturing, medical, accounting, occupational safety, security, reactor operations, etc.) of the site and summarizes its accomplishments and employee relations for that month.
Date: May 21, 1951
Creator: Prout, G. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Horizontal control rods for ``C`` Reactor (open access)

Horizontal control rods for ``C`` Reactor

A meeting was held on May 17 to review possible alternate designs of horizontal rods for 105-C. The system used on ``C`` must operate satisfactorily at an anticipated graphite temperature of 380 C (760 F) with the possibility expressed by the Technical Division that this temperature limitations may be raised if satisfactory new pile atmospheres can be developed. The design will be based on a maximum graphite growth of 3 inches at a distance of 3 feet from the edge of the graphite block. This value ignores the anticipated favorable results from graphite coring, and is greater than the growth expected in ``C`` based on experience with present reactors. A satisfactory rod end seal configuration is required for these conditions. It was decided that a round control rod with external seal would be recommended to meet these conditions.
Date: May 21, 1951
Creator: Grantz, H. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report for General Research December 26, 1950 to April 16, 1951 (Supporting Research Volume) (open access)

Report for General Research December 26, 1950 to April 16, 1951 (Supporting Research Volume)

This volume presents the quarterly results of that portion of the research and development which is directed towards establishing new techniques and instruments and towards improving present methods for determining levels of radioactivity accurately and safely. The locally developed amplifier of high gain and of wide dynamic range has been shown to provide plateaus suitable for the simultaneous counting of alpha and beta particles. Commercially available amplifiers have failed to exhibit suitable plateaus when used under the same conditions. This locally developed amplifier in conjunction with the Nuclear Instruments PC1 chamber has made it possible to estimate beta energies down to 0.02 million electron volt, which is to be compared to a former lower limit of 0.1 million electron volt. A fast neutron survey meter must be simple, lightweight, portable and efficient and must provide discrimination against gamma rays. The first step, which is the design of a suitable detecting device has been successfully completed as good efficiency and good discrimination against gamma rays have been achieved. The necessary electronic circuits must now be engineered to provide the requisite simplicity lightweight and portability.
Date: May 21, 1951
Creator: Haring, M. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
STUDY OF HALF-INCH PULSE COLUMN WITH A TBP SYSTEM (open access)

STUDY OF HALF-INCH PULSE COLUMN WITH A TBP SYSTEM

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Date: May 21, 1951
Creator: Ellison, C.V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Works Monthly Report: May 1951 (open access)

Hanford Works Monthly Report: May 1951

This is a progress report of the production reactors on the Hanford Reservation for the month of May 1951. This report takes each division (e.g., manufacturing, medical, accounting, occupational safety, security, reactor operations, etc.) of the site and summarizes its accomplishments and employee relations for that month.
Date: June 21, 1951
Creator: Prout, G. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Statistical Analysis of P-10 Field Data by Exposure Levels (open access)

Statistical Analysis of P-10 Field Data by Exposure Levels

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Date: September 21, 1951
Creator: Cell, R. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Works monthly report, October 1951 (open access)

Hanford Works monthly report, October 1951

This document presents a summary of work and progress at the Hanford Engineer Works for October 1951. The report is divided into sections by department. A plant wide general summary is included at the beginning of the report, after which the departmental summaries begin. The Manufacturing Department reports plant statistics, and summaries for the Metal Preparation, Reactor and Separation sections. The Engineering Department`s section summarizes work for the Technical Design, and Project Sections. Costs for the various departments are presented in the Financial Department`s summary. The Medical, Radiological Sciences, Utilities and General Services, Employee and Public Relations, and Community Real Estate and Services departments have sections presenting their monthly statistics, work, progress, and summaries.
Date: November 21, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Works monthly report, November 1951 (open access)

Hanford Works monthly report, November 1951

This is a progress report of the production reactors on the Hanford Reservation for the month of November 1951. This report takes each division (e.g., manufacturing, medical, accounting, occupational safety, security, reactor operations, etc.) of the site and summarizes its accomplishments and employee relations for that month.
Date: December 21, 1951
Creator: Prout, G. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Works Monthly Report: January 1952 (open access)

Hanford Works Monthly Report: January 1952

This is a progress report of the production reactors on the Hanford Reservation for the month of January 1952. This report takes each division (e.g., manufacturing, medical, accounting, occupational safety, security, reactor operations, etc.) of the site and summarizes its accomplishments and employee relations for that month.
Date: February 21, 1952
Creator: Prout, G. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metallurgy Division Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending October 31, 1951 (open access)

Metallurgy Division Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending October 31, 1951

Eleven thorium-carbon alloys in the range 0.02 to 2.0% carbon were prepared by vacuum-arc melting. The hardness varied from 19 R/sub A/ for the 0.02% alloy to 108 R/sub B/ for the 2.0% alloy. The preparation of thorium- chromium alloy was hampered by a reaction with the zirconia molds, which results in porosity in the casting. The failure of aluminum-silicon bonded X-10 slugs after heat treatment for seven days at 400 deg C was traced to the failure to remove tin after the tin dip and the presence of a gas during heat treatment. Tensile tests were made on extruded thorium, and no correlation was found with extrusion variables. A composition effect was found, however, which showed a linear relationship between carbon content and tensile strength. Creep tests on thorium, uranium, and Inconel continue. The program of evaluating the variables in the fabrication of clad fuel elements, using MTR techniques was concerned mainly with the distribution of UO/sub 2/ in the core compact, the temperature of rolling, and the particle size of the metallic core powder. Progress is being made in the preparation of three-layer laminates without the use of a protective can during the hot-rolling operation but with the …
Date: April 21, 1952
Creator: Bridges, W.H. ed.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
THE THERMODYNAMICS OF THE REDUCTION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS TO URANIUM METAL (open access)

THE THERMODYNAMICS OF THE REDUCTION OF URANIUM COMPOUNDS TO URANIUM METAL

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Date: July 21, 1952
Creator: Lemmon, A.W.; Ward, J.J.; Fischer, S.M.; Geankoplis, C.J. & Clegg, J.W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Irradiation of 63S Aluminum Samples (open access)

Irradiation of 63S Aluminum Samples

Data obtained from testing and observing samples of 63S Al irradiated for approximately three months are presented. Tensile data show a slight, general increase in strength during pile exposure with a slight decrease in elongation. It is uncertain whether tkis increase in strength is a result of irradiation, exposure to slightly elevated temperatures, or a combination of the two effects. Metallographic examination revealed no apparent damage to the microstructure. As a result of these tests. it was determined that there is no daruage in the 63S Al samples caused by irradiation. (auth)
Date: August 21, 1952
Creator: Wright, P. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of the Research Progress Meeting of July 24, 1952 (open access)

Summary of the Research Progress Meeting of July 24, 1952

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Date: August 21, 1952
Creator: Shewchuck, Sergey
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
HYDRODYNAMIC STUDIES IN THREE GLASS MODELS (open access)

HYDRODYNAMIC STUDIES IN THREE GLASS MODELS

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Date: October 21, 1952
Creator: Lesem, L B
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production test 234-5-2-MS, Evaluation of the A331 crucible or modification thereof for routine use as a reduction crucible on the remote mechanical line (open access)
Sampling Methods and Requirements for Estimating Airborne Radioparticulate Hazards (open access)

Sampling Methods and Requirements for Estimating Airborne Radioparticulate Hazards

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Date: November 21, 1952
Creator: Burnett, T. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
SCOPE OF P.B.R. STUDY (open access)

SCOPE OF P.B.R. STUDY

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Date: November 21, 1952
Creator: Zmola, P C
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operational characteristics of the Purex and Redox plutonium continuous concentrator package (open access)

Operational characteristics of the Purex and Redox plutonium continuous concentrator package

The continuous plutonium concentration facilities proposed for the Purex Plant consist of a stripper-concentration unit in which the organic is removed and a portion of the required evaporation is accomplished, plutonium concentrator (No. 1 Pu Conc.) in which the final plutonium concentrate is produced, and a second concentrator which re-evaporates the totally condensed overhead from the No. 1 Pu Concentrator. In this report the Purex concentration ``package`` has been examined to determine whether the design is suitable for concentrating the various Redox 3BP solutions which may be produced (variable nitric acid to plutonium ratios) during operation at Redox Phase II processing rates. In Appendix {Lambda} a short-cut method is presented for the calculation of the operating conditions to be employed around the No. 1 and No. 2 Pu concentrators to produce a desired Pu-HNO{sub 3} product stream from a given feed solution. This method is considerably simpler than the trail-and-error solutions generally employed for such problems.
Date: April 21, 1953
Creator: Sloat, R. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A program for testing raw Columbia River water as a pile coolant (open access)

A program for testing raw Columbia River water as a pile coolant

The potentialities of unfiltered Columbia River water as a pile coolant have been discussed in a recent survey of the available information on the subject. The survey report points out the gains which the use of unfiltered water offers, and proposes a logical framework of treatment by chemical additives which appears to have a reasonable probability of successfully developing a far less expensive pile coolant. A comprehensive testing program is now being initiated to obtain the required experimental information concerning the effects of unfiltered water on corrosion, film formation, and effluent activity. The purpose of this report is to outline the range of variables to be studied; to discuss the various experimental techniques to be used; and to establish the anticipated scheduling of the several phases of the program.
Date: July 21, 1953
Creator: Atwood, J. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Interaction of Tritium With Polymeric Materials (open access)

The Interaction of Tritium With Polymeric Materials

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Date: August 21, 1953
Creator: Dorfman, L. M.; Hemmer, B. A. & Pachucki, C. F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
NEUTRON LEAKAGE FROM THE 30 MEGAWATT SGR-P4 REACTOR (open access)

NEUTRON LEAKAGE FROM THE 30 MEGAWATT SGR-P4 REACTOR

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Date: August 21, 1953
Creator: Fillmore, F. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The effects of water quality on pile operation: Production test number 105-525-E (open access)

The effects of water quality on pile operation: Production test number 105-525-E

The objective of this test is to evaluate the effects of low pH process water and unfiltered river water on pile operation. This report is dated September 21, 1953.
Date: September 21, 1953
Creator: Miller, N. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Medical and Health Physics Quarterly Report, April, May, and June 1953 (open access)

Medical and Health Physics Quarterly Report, April, May, and June 1953

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Date: September 21, 1953
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ruptured slug and water leak: Tube 2483-H (open access)

Ruptured slug and water leak: Tube 2483-H

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Date: September 21, 1953
Creator: Lewis, D.S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library