Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1950 (open access)

Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending December 10, 1950

Technical report detailing expansion of the Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Major facilities completed at this time were the Shielding Rector, the ANP Critical Facility, and the 86-in. Cyclotron. Outlines further need for radiation damage studies. [From Summary]
Date: February 27, 1951
Creator: Briant, R. C.; Ellis, C. B. & Cottrell, W. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Counting Efficiency of Pa²³³ (open access)

The Counting Efficiency of Pa²³³

Abstract: "The counting efficiency of Pa²³³ has been determined by comparison of the counting rate of Pa²³³, under stated conditions, with the disintegration rate of U²³³ produced by Pa²³³ decay."
Date: February 27, 1951
Creator: Karraker, David George, 1923-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Summary of Research on Experimental Refractory Bodies of High-Melting Nitrides, Carbides, and Uranium Dioxide (open access)

Summary of Research on Experimental Refractory Bodies of High-Melting Nitrides, Carbides, and Uranium Dioxide

First 31 pages of a quarterly report discussing the progress made on research projects during the period from October 1950 to December 1950. This section of the report discusses progress on studies of the metabolic properties of various elements.
Date: February 27, 1951
Creator: Chiotti, P. & Hamilton, J. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library