Modifications to Filling and Emptying System of Lock No. 1, Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota =: Hydraulic Model Investigation (open access)

Modifications to Filling and Emptying System of Lock No. 1, Mississippi River, Minneapolis, Minnesota =: Hydraulic Model Investigation

From abstract: The existing locks at Locks and Dam No. 1 were constructed between 1929 and 1932. Problems have been experienced with accumulation of ice and debris at the intakes, air entrapment in the culverts of the filling and emptying system, excessive turbulence in the lock chamber during filling, and hazardous conditions downstream from the locks during emptying operations.
Date: December 1979
Creator: Ables, Jackson H., Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wall-rock control of certain pitchblende deposits in Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado (open access)

Wall-rock control of certain pitchblende deposits in Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado

Discussing wall-rock control of certain pitchblende deposits in Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado
Date: December 1954
Creator: Adams, John W. & Stugard, Frederick
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wall-Rock Control of Certain Pitchblende Deposits in Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado (open access)

Wall-Rock Control of Certain Pitchblende Deposits in Golden Gate Canyon, Jefferson County, Colorado

Report discussing a geological study of the Union Pacific prospect near the Golden Canyon in Jefferson County, Colorado.
Date: December 1954
Creator: Adams, John W. & Stugard, Frederick, Jr.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Solution of the Distributional Error Problem in Cytophotometry (open access)

A Solution of the Distributional Error Problem in Cytophotometry

Use of that portion of the characteristic curve of photographic film in which transmission is linear with log exposure eliminates the distributional error and thus makes possible the assessment of total mass of an inhomogeneously distributed cell consistent without scanning or measuring the cell's projected area. Measurement consists of obtaining the difference in output of a photocell receiving the total light transmitted by a photomicrograph of the cell, and a photomicrograph of the microscope field illumination against which the cell was photographed. A method of making such measurements is given, and its basis is described.
Date: December 19, 1961
Creator: Adams, Lawrence R. & Sondhaus, Charles A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in November, 1930 (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in November, 1930

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the fatalities of coal miners in November, 1930. The common causes of death, and the location of the mines that the fatalities occurred in are listed. This report includes tables.
Date: December 1931
Creator: Adams, William Waugh & Chenoweth, L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recommendations for exploration drilling, Lower Wild Horse Point, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah (open access)

Recommendations for exploration drilling, Lower Wild Horse Point, San Rafael Swell, Emery County, Utah

The purpose of the investigation was to locate new uranium ore deposits and sites which are favorable for exploration drilling.
Date: December 15, 1952
Creator: Akright, Robert L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1986 (open access)

The Hawaiian Monk Seal on Laysan Island, 1986

This report is based on an observational study on the Hawaiian monk seal at Laysan Island, Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, from May 4 to August 4 1986. Data includes population rates, reproductive rates, deaths, injuries, necropsies, and entanglements.
Date: December 1993
Creator: Alcorn, Doris J. & Westlake, Robin L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Steady-State Recirculated Reactor Stability and Operational Characteristics - Water and Metal Temperature Coefficients (open access)

Steady-State Recirculated Reactor Stability and Operational Characteristics - Water and Metal Temperature Coefficients

It is desirable that a reactor exhibit a self-regulating effect. If this were not true any disturbance to the reactor would result in a continual increase in the magnitude of the disturbance and the reactor would be unstable. In this investigation the reactor is considered to have two reactivity feed-backs: metal temperature and water temperature reactivity effects. These two variables through a metal temperature coefficient and water temperature coefficient determine not only the reactor stability but also determine many operational characteristics.
Date: December 23, 1959
Creator: Allen, C. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kinetics of the Los Alamos Power Reactor Experiment (LAPRE) (open access)

Kinetics of the Los Alamos Power Reactor Experiment (LAPRE)

A theoretical study of the kinetics of a model of the Los Alamos Power Reactor Experiment (LAPRE) was made through integration of the dynamic equations with the IBM 701 computer. The stability is investigated under various conditions of power demand, rod-induced reactivity changes, and other conditions especially applicable to LAPRE. The results are given in graphical form, along with conclusions as to appropriate conditions of operation.
Date: December 1953
Creator: Allred, John C. & Carter, David S., 1926-
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Regeneration of Silver Reactors (open access)

Regeneration of Silver Reactors

A study of the variables involved in regeneration was undertaken to determine means of improving the regeneration efficiency and increasing the useful life of a reactor. Information gained from regeneration studies on a 4-inch-diameter by 8-foot-high column indicates that the present regeneration procedure is optimum as to quantity, concentration, and rate of addition of regenerant solution. It appears feasible to restore a plugged reactor by washing off all the silver nitrate from the packing and recoating by a normal regeneration cycle. Such a procedure could be utilized only if there is sufficient dead space in the bottom of the reactor to hold the wash solution.
Date: December 27, 1955
Creator: Amos, L. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
LRL-Nevada Drill Hole Survey Technique (open access)

LRL-Nevada Drill Hole Survey Technique

The demands of the scientific programs of the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory at the Nevada Test Site have necessitated the development of special drill hole survey techniques. These techniques, in general, have made possible the attainment of greater survey accuracies than are ordinarily obtained by the drilling industry in the course of normal survey work. For drill holes requiring a moderately high degree of location accuracy, standard survey equipment, manufactured by Eastman Oil Well Survey Company was adapted by LRL to meet this need. Where an extremely high degree of survey accuracy and control of drilling effort is necessary, such as in the drilling and survey of line-of-sight holes, special optical equipment was developed. The modifications of equipment, refinements in procedures, and special techniques necessary to adapt this equipment to meet the more demanding accuracy requirements of scientific programs are discussed. The overall techniques of survey, equipment used, and the accuracies obtained together with results of completed surveys showing a comparison with standard land survey methods are also discussed and illustrated in some detail.
Date: December 1960
Creator: Anderson, Arthur L.; Skousen, Lester P. & Bennett, Walter P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Comments on Equipment for a PRTR Water Quality Control Laboratory (open access)

Comments on Equipment for a PRTR Water Quality Control Laboratory

This document describes required laboratory space and lists major equipment items necessary for a routine water quality laboratory in the P. R. T. R. Building. During discussions with R. D. Widrig and V. L. Rooney about the analytical sample program for the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor, the author was asked to summarize equipment and space needs for a water control laboratory to provide routine analytical coverage on some of the water systems. Based upon 1706-KE-KER experience, some operating personnel may be used to provide analytical coverage on those routine analyses that are needed on around-the-clock basis with a savings of both time and money.
Date: December 1, 1959
Creator: Anderson, H. J. & Peray, R. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Present and Potential Sediment Yields in the Yampa River Basin, Colorado and Wyoming (open access)

Present and Potential Sediment Yields in the Yampa River Basin, Colorado and Wyoming

This report tracks and analyses the annual sediment yield for the Yampa River basin in Colorado and Wyoming. It includes maps, tables, and graphs.
Date: December 1978
Creator: Andrews, Edmund D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fabrication of Zirconium Alloys For Specific Zirconium Alloy Design Program (open access)

Fabrication of Zirconium Alloys For Specific Zirconium Alloy Design Program

The raw materials and fabrication procedures employed in preparing thirty two zirconium alloy compositions for evaluation as described in GEAP-3979 are reported. Considerations involved in the extension of reported laboratory procedures to larger scale production are discussed.
Date: December 5, 1962
Creator: Antony, K. C. & Jones, L. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Land Reclamation Program, Annual Report: July 1975-July 1976 (open access)

Land Reclamation Program, Annual Report: July 1975-July 1976

Annual report of the Argonne National Laboratory Land Reclamation Program outlining the activities and research conducted during the year, various assessments and discussion, and related documentation.
Date: December 1976
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Land Reclamation Program.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Relative Biological Hazards of Radiations Expected in Homogeneous Reactors TBR and HPR (open access)

Relative Biological Hazards of Radiations Expected in Homogeneous Reactors TBR and HPR

An evaluation of the relative health hazards of radioisotopes produced in nuclear reactors is reported. The most important hazards were indicated to be I131, the Sr90 - Y90 chain, the Ce144 -Pr144 chain, Sr 89, the Ba140-La40 chain, Y91, the Zr95-Nb95 chain, Pr143, La140 , and Pa233. The most critical body organs affected by air-borne contamination are the thyroid gland, the bone marrow, the lungs, and the gastrointestinal tract. Where possible, continuous daily removal of gaseous and solid fission products from the reactor environment can be shown to permit very significant reductions in the total hazards. Homogeneous reactors, such as the Thermal Breeder Reactor and the Homogeneous Plutonium Producer Reactor, specifically studied in this report, are designed with daily removal cycles and may be considered potentially safer than heterogeneous reactors.
Date: December 2, 1955
Creator: Arnold, E. D. & Gresky, A. T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Affecting Properties of Extruded Compacts of Crystal Bar Zirconium (open access)

Factors Affecting Properties of Extruded Compacts of Crystal Bar Zirconium

The following report analyzes various experiments made to discover factors that may affect properties of extruded compacts of crystal bar zirconium.
Date: December 5, 1955
Creator: Arnold, Samuel V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Poisoning and Production in a Power Plant (open access)

Poisoning and Production in a Power Plant

The yield of 49, the efficiency of production of 49, and poisoning in a power plant are discussed. Only the crudest of estimates of the poisoning are possible: these indicated that production will probably not be hampered by poisoning. In this case the yield of 49 could be as high as 3 kg/ton but only about 2 kg/ton is compatible with a fairly high efficiency. In the case that production is stopped by poisoning, smaller yields, proportional to the tolerable loss in k, are obtained. In this case the yield will be improved by a factor of 2 or 3 if only the most poisoned parts are extracted and replaced by new uranium.
Date: December 15, 1942
Creator: Ashkin, J.; Christy, Robert F., 1916-2012 & Feld, Bernard T. (Bernard Taub), 1919-1993
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Concept-Operation Bren (open access)

Technical Concept-Operation Bren

From Abstract: "The Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Health Physics Research Reactor is to be attached to a hoist platform on a 1500-ft tower at the Nevada Test Site (NTS). The project is a continuation of the studies commenced in 1956 for evaluating the radiation doses of persons exposed to nuclear weapons, especially the residents of Hiroshima and Nagaski, Japan. Measurements will be made of the energy, angular, and spatial distributions of the radiation from the reactor."
Date: December 1961
Creator: Auxier, J. A.; Sanders, F. W.; Haywood, F. F.; Thorngate, J. H. & Cheka, J. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Closed Extensions of the Laplace Operator Determined by a General Class of Boundary Conditions (open access)

Closed Extensions of the Laplace Operator Determined by a General Class of Boundary Conditions

This paper is concerned with the spectral theory of closed operators in Hilbert space determined by the Laplace operator and certain general boundary conditions. Using the method of J.W. Calkin, we treat the case of a bounded domain in E(m) with C(1,1) boundary, and, in addition, extend the method to cover the case for which the operator L in the boundary condition is not necessarily self-adjoint. It is shown that there exists an appropriate linear close of functions [formula] such that the operator in the Hilbert space [formula] and [formula] is self-adjoint. In potential theoretic terms it is the set of all sums p + h, where p is the potential due to a charge g in G and h is the potential due to a surface charge f on ∂G and h is a potential due to a surface charge f on G, where g and f are, respectively, square integrable over G and ∂G
Date: December 1960
Creator: Badè, W. G. (William G.), 1924-2012 & Freeman, R. S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Biological Survey of North Dakota (open access)

A Biological Survey of North Dakota

Summary of physiography and life zones and mammals of North Dakota.
Date: December 1926
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mammals of New Mexico (open access)

Mammals of New Mexico

Summary of the species of mammals native to New Mexico, including a map of the life zones, descriptions of the physiographic features, and lists of characteristic zone-marking plants, birds, mammals.
Date: December 1931
Creator: Bailey, Vernon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thermal-Neutron Flux at the HRE-2  Core Wall, Determined from Zircaloy-2 Induced-Activity Measurements During Runs 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21. (open access)

Thermal-Neutron Flux at the HRE-2 Core Wall, Determined from Zircaloy-2 Induced-Activity Measurements During Runs 13, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20 and 21.

The thermal-neutron flux prevailing near the upper hole in the HRE-2 core wall was determined from measurements of the induced activity in a specimen cut from the edge of the hole. The specimen was removed following run 21 and was thus exposed to reactor neutrons during runs 13, 14, 16,17, 18. 19, 20, and 21. The neutron flux, calculated for an average core power level of 2 Mw, was 2.8 x10^13 neutrons/cm^2 sec. the core wall area from which the specimen was removed was located approximately 16-in. from the core center.
Date: December 20, 1960
Creator: Baker, J. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Computations for AGS Experimental Beams: Description of Computer Program (open access)

Computations for AGS Experimental Beams: Description of Computer Program

Description of a computer program which optimizes the locations and strengths of magnets for experimental beams at the Brookhaven AGS written for the IBM 7090 computer. Layout, method, and routines are given particular attention, and representative data cards are shown.
Date: December 15, 1961
Creator: Baker, Winslow F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library