Solubility relationships of acidified stored metal wastes (open access)

Solubility relationships of acidified stored metal wastes

The reports aims to determine the solubility limitation of concentrations of uranium in the food preparation step of the tributyl phosphate waste metal recovery process, and the subsequent solubilities in the RA column.
Date: March 24, 1950
Creator: Curtis, M. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Terminal report on the Radiolanthanum Laboratory (open access)

Terminal report on the Radiolanthanum Laboratory

A report which intends to acquaint the reader with the planning of the radiochemical laboratory designed for the analytical control of the radiolanthanum process and to define the terminal status of the design of this laboratory and its equipment.
Date: July 21, 1950
Creator: Figenshau, J. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Diameter Measurements of Slugs Before and After Prolonged Heat Treatment (open access)

Diameter Measurements of Slugs Before and After Prolonged Heat Treatment

Abstract: "Diameter measurements of 25 slugs taken before and after a prolonged heat treatment showed no evidence of differences that would indicate blistering. The average effects of the treatment was different for the various slugs. Large differences in diameter measurements between slugs. Large differences in diameter between slugs and significant differences between indices and positions were found."
Date: February 16, 1948
Creator: Bennett, Carl A. & Lane, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
General Engineering and Consulting Laboratory "Hot Service" Turbine Pump Progress Report: May 1 to June 15, 1948 (open access)

General Engineering and Consulting Laboratory "Hot Service" Turbine Pump Progress Report: May 1 to June 15, 1948

Introduction: "This report covers progress on the testing of the General Engineering and Consulting Laboratories Turbine Pump No. 1 from May 1, 1948 to Jun 15, 1948. All testing prior to April 30, 1948 has been described in Redox Experiment Testing Report No. 1 (Document HW-9474) and No. 2 (Document HW-9694)."
Date: June 21, 1948
Creator: Stringer, J. T. & Allen, A. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Zirconium Pheylarsonate Tracer Scale Method for the Differentiation of Pu(III) and Pu(IV) in Redox Solutions (open access)

Zirconium Pheylarsonate Tracer Scale Method for the Differentiation of Pu(III) and Pu(IV) in Redox Solutions

The following report studies an estimation of the amount of Pu(III) and Pu(IV) present in the IBP Stream, with the purpose of establishing an analytical, method suitable for routine control analysis. A method is discussed that is based on carrying Pu(IV) upon a zirconium phanylarsonate precipitate.
Date: June 30, 1948
Creator: Ice, C. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Redox Equipment Testing Report No. 4 (open access)

Redox Equipment Testing Report No. 4

A report which covers progress on the testing of the General Engineering and Consulting Laboratory Turbine Pump No. 1 from June 16, 1948, to July 31, 1948.
Date: August 9, 1948
Creator: Cooper, V. R. & Allen, A. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Clarification of Redox Feed (1AF) by Filtration : A Semi-Works Study Progress, Redox Technical Data Study No. 8 (open access)

Clarification of Redox Feed (1AF) by Filtration : A Semi-Works Study Progress, Redox Technical Data Study No. 8

The following report was made to determine the effective clarity improvement, flow rate characteristics, and operational problems encountered on passing Redox uranium feed solution through sintered, modified Type 304 stainless steel filter elements.
Date: October 15, 1948
Creator: Cooper, V. R. & Coleman, E. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A One Year Study of Radioactivity in Columbia River Fish (open access)

A One Year Study of Radioactivity in Columbia River Fish

This report follows studies of the accumulation of beta omitting radioactive elements in Columbia River fish.
Date: October 25, 1948
Creator: Herde, K. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Report on Existing Active Particle Hazard-200 Areas (open access)

Preliminary Report on Existing Active Particle Hazard-200 Areas

"Recent surveys by the Health Instrument Section have disclosed the presence of many small radioactive spots on ground surfaces in the T and B plant areas. Investigation has shown that representative samples of the spots when mechanically separated invariably end in a single radioactive particle."
Date: October 22, 1947
Creator: Mickelson, M. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Action Taken on the Spot Contamination in the Separations Plant Areas (open access)

Action Taken on the Spot Contamination in the Separations Plant Areas

The following document analyzes radioactive spot contamination in and around the T and B Plant Areas.
Date: October 30, 1947
Creator: Parker, H. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Freezing Point Data for UNH-H₂O-HNO₃ Systems (open access)

Freezing Point Data for UNH-H₂O-HNO₃ Systems

The following report follows a series of experiments on the freezing points of 25 UN-H2O-HNO3 solutions.
Date: December 17, 1947
Creator: Harmon, M. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Heat Treatment of the Structure and Hardness of Gamma Extruded Uranium : Final Report, Problem Assignment 2-M (open access)

Effect of Heat Treatment of the Structure and Hardness of Gamma Extruded Uranium : Final Report, Problem Assignment 2-M

The following document is an interim report on studies made to determine the optimum time-temperature treatment to produce a recrystallized grain structure in gamma extruded uranium."
Date: December 24, 1947
Creator: Padden, R. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extrapolation Chamber Measurements of the Beta Ray Surface Dose from Uranium (open access)

Extrapolation Chamber Measurements of the Beta Ray Surface Dose from Uranium

From purpose: "The purpose of the work reported here is to measure the beta ray surface does rate from uranium metal and to develop equipment and techniques for measuring the surface dose rate from other materials. It is also the intention to extend the measurements to dose rates delivered at various depths in tissue."
Date: 1948
Creator: Leap, H. E., Jr. & Whipple, G. H., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Accumulation of Radioactivity as Shown by a Limnological Study of the Columbia River in the Vicinity of Hanford Works : Preliminary Report (open access)

The Accumulation of Radioactivity as Shown by a Limnological Study of the Columbia River in the Vicinity of Hanford Works : Preliminary Report

The following report provides data collected during an investigation in the Columbia River. The purpose of this investigation was to research the radioactivity present in the bottom-living organisms of the river.
Date: November 12, 1948
Creator: Coopey, R. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Neutralization of HNO₃ in Redox ICU an IAW Streams (open access)

Neutralization of HNO₃ in Redox ICU an IAW Streams

The following memorandum outlines the procedures used on the neutralization of HNO3 in redox ICU and IAW streams, and the factors influencing their choice. The procedures involve a) hexone removal by evaporation in the presence of a retardant, b) destruction of the retardant, c) nitric acid elimination by boiling with aluminum and d) concentration of the remaining solution by evaporation.
Date: December 10, 1948
Creator: Curtis, M. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polarographic Analysis of UNH in the IAW Stream (open access)

Polarographic Analysis of UNH in the IAW Stream

The following report describes two rapid, micro methods for the determination of UNH in Redox waste samples that had been developed fir the concentration range 0.2 to 100 g/l.
Date: January 17, 1949
Creator: Alkire, G. J. & Carson, W. N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Microdetermination of Uranium by Ferric Sulfate Titration (open access)

A Microdetermination of Uranium by Ferric Sulfate Titration

Abstract: "Following nitrate removal by means of a three-stage hydrochloric acid digestion, uranium was reduced with chromous sulfate reagent. In an inert atmosphere, the quadrivalent uranium was titrated at 80-95[degrees] with standard ferric sulfate solution. The end point was obtained with a potentiometric cell including a platinum in-titrant reference electrode and a platinum indicator electrode. Application was made to various low leverl uranium solutions. For samples containing 1 - 12 milligrams or uranium, less than one percent error may be expected. Iron and chromium do not interfere."
Date: February 16, 1949
Creator: Christopherson, E. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion Tests on Tantalum, Hastelloy C and Duriron in 234-5 Project Solutions (open access)

Corrosion Tests on Tantalum, Hastelloy C and Duriron in 234-5 Project Solutions

Introduction: "Room temperature and elevated temperature, static immersion and vapor suspicion, corrosion tests were conducted with Duriron, Hastelloy C, and tantalum in hydriotic acid and 234-5 project process supernatant solution (synthetic environments. The data relevant to these tests are contained herein."
Date: February 25, 1949
Creator: Work, J. B. & Koenig, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Surface Preparation of Uranium for X-Ray Diffraction Studies by the Spectrometer Technique (open access)

The Surface Preparation of Uranium for X-Ray Diffraction Studies by the Spectrometer Technique

A report which describes a number of experiments conducted to compare the effects of different methods of surface preparation on x-ray diffraction patterns of uranium obtained by the spectrometer technique.
Date: March 24, 1949
Creator: Bach, J. H. & Burnham, J. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The solvent-extraction performance of small scale redox IA columns using Fenske helix packing, ammonium nitrate salting agent, and unirradiated uranium (open access)

The solvent-extraction performance of small scale redox IA columns using Fenske helix packing, ammonium nitrate salting agent, and unirradiated uranium

A report which deals with the Redox IA Column studies made in small-scale columns packed with 3/16-in. Fenske helices and using NH4NO3 salting agent.
Date: April 13, 1949
Creator: Woodfield, F. W.; Bradley, J. G.; Switzer, W. O. & Merrill, E. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion Tests on Carboloy in Redox Process Solutions (open access)

Corrosion Tests on Carboloy in Redox Process Solutions

Introduction: Static, total immersion corrosion tests were carried out at room temperatures with Carboloy grades 44-A, 78, 907, X-3119-A and X-3119-B in Redox process solutions (ANL, June 1, 1949 Flowsheet) 1AX, 1AF, and 1AS.
Date: April 6, 1949
Creator: Koenig, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Optical Instruments for the Atomic Industry (open access)

Optical Instruments for the Atomic Industry

The following report presents some points of interest obtained from the use of optical equipment at the Hanford Works; however, this report does not give complete descriptions of the instruments or theories. Full descriptions can be found in the Instrument Division Manual, Section IV.
Date: 1949
Creator: Holeman, J. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Critical Mass of a Spherical Reactor with Variable Intrinsic Buckling (open access)

The Critical Mass of a Spherical Reactor with Variable Intrinsic Buckling

Abstract: "The critical mass both of an untamped and water-tamped sphere with parabolic radial variation of the intrinsic buckling is calculated by a perturbation method. The result is applied to finding the minimum critical mass of plutonium in water suspension with infinite water temper; the calculations show that the minimum critical mass at constant concentration may be reduced by an amount of the order of 7.6% when the concentration of plutonium is permitted to vary throughout the suspension."
Date: April 28, 1949
Creator: Muller, G. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Determination of Organic Acids in Process Solutions (open access)

Determination of Organic Acids in Process Solutions

Abstract: "A method has been established for the estimation of volatile organic acids in aqueous process solutions containing UNH, nitric acid, ANN, sodium dichromate and small amounts of hexone. The practice is to distill a 400 ul or 500 ul sample in the presence of an excess of phosphoric acid and ferrous sulfate under a high vacuum; a special apparatus utilizing a receiver cooled with a dry ice-isopropanol mixture is employed. The distillate is taken up in isopropanol and then titrated potentiometrically with standard potassium hydroxide solution. Since nitric acid and organic acids are present, two end points are observed. The potassium hydroxide added between these end points is equivalent to the organic acids. In the titration, CO2 from the atmosphere or in the potassium hydroxide is a source of error. The former was avoided and correction was made for the latter."
Date: June 29, 1949
Creator: Brouns, R. J. & Pollock, C. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library