Surface contamination with beryllium becomes a hazard to health only when the potential exists for resuspension in air in enough quantity and for enough time to exceed the prescribed standards for airborne exposures. There are several factors governing the rate and nature of resuspension phenomena. These factors include: the quantity and properties of the particular beryllium compound causing the contamination, the nature of the surface, activities in the vicinity, ventilation in the area which might affect the dilution of resuspended particles, and the presence of other control measures such as respiratory protection and use of wet methods. Generally, it has been found that the problem is minimal and can be easily controlled by exercising good judgement based upon consideration of pertinent factors governing resuspension, and a knowledge of the nature of beryllium toxicity.

Report documenting the process of decontaminating low-activity fuel waste water via the Scavenging-Precipitation Ion-Exchange process. This includes analyses of the costs of the process as well as a description of the operation of the pilot plant.

This report contains a listing of the bound-proton kernels for neutron scattering which were calculated in conjunction with the USAEC Control Rod Materials Program.

From abstract: "The study evaluates the utilization of superheat and moisture separation techniques in the SM-2 design to improve the steam plant reliability and thermal efficiency. Ease of packaging, steam plant transient response, and capital costs are also considered. The reference design used for comparison is the steam cycle employing saturated steam at 600 psia described in APAE No. 40, Volume II."

Abstract: This technical report contains a description of the nuclear analysis performed upon the SM-2 core and vessel for the period September 1, 1958 to December 31, 1959. Calculations are given for core reactivity, power distributions, lifetime, reactor control, kinetics, radiation problems, fuel and poison burn-ups, and the nuclear effects of poisons, temperature, and geometry. Wherever possible, experimental data is included in order to test the validity of the analytical models. The SM-2 nuclear analysis was performed by Alco Products, in. under Tasks 1, 8, and 10 of Contract No. AT(30-2)-326 for the Atomic Energy Commission.

A brief series of experiments was performed to study the high temperature reaction of the Zircaloy-uranium-aluminum system at the request of Reactor Engineering Operation, Irradiation Processing Department. Knowledge of the high temperature behavior of this combination of materials is important to the evaluation of reactor behavior during possible accidental over-heating of a fuel channel.

Introduction: This document describes the results of a six-week conceptual design study of an organic moderated and cooled reactor (OMCR) power plant adapted to a Class T-7 tanker.

From Abstract: "Automatic computation of these general formulas from raw data and procedures for their adaption to a number of specific analyses are described."

"The phase and amplitude functions describing the betatron oscillations in the synchrotron are calculated using the revised parameters of the Cambridge Electron Accelerator. The results are given numerically and plotted in a graph for one machine period."

Report presenting some work done to meet the requirements of missile control designers for more powerful controls and for lower hinge moments. Some testing regarding all-movable wings and reducing hinge moments is described.

Memorandum presenting an investigation of the possibility of correlating airfoil section data with measured pressure distributions over a 45 degree sweptback wing in the Mach number range from 0.50 to 0.95 at a free-stream Reynolds number of approximately 2 million. The wing had an aspect ratio of 5.5, a taper ratio of 0.53, NACA 64A010 sections normal to the quarter-chord line, and was mounted on a slender body of revolution. Results regarding correlation of chordwise pressure distributions, correlation of magnitudes of section loads, and wing-body characteristics are provided.

Report presenting longitudinal and lateral-directional frequency responses determined from transient flight data excited by control pulses for a large flexible swept-wing airplane over a wide range of flight conditions. The effects of structural modes on the frequency response at various locations on the airplane are shown. Results regarding the low-frequency response, longitudinal transfer-function coefficients, lateral response, lateral-directional transfer-function coefficients, experimental technique, and high-frequency responses are provided.

Report presenting an investigation of the effects of streamwise gaps between wing and body on the lift and pitching moments of a moderately slender wing-body combination at Mach number 1.4 and compared with available theoretical results. The investigation included tests in which the angle of attack is varied with the all-movable wing at zero deflection and also tests at which the angle of wing deflection is varied with the body at zero angle of attack.

Report presenting an investigation at Mach number 1.62 of a series of triangular wing and body combinations to determine the interference lift, drag, and pitching moment. Testing was conducted on seven flat-plate triangular wings of varying scale, four with a half-apex angle of 30 degrees and three with a half-apex angle of 45 degrees. Results regarding wing alone, wing in the presence of the body, basic quantities for interference evaluation, interference quantities, and contributions of both types of quantities are provided.

"Some aileron load characteristics for three thin wings varying in sweep have been presented for Mach numbers from 0.80 to 1.05. For the transonic Mach number range, shock effects exert a large influence on the loading, but the exact location of each shock for a specific wing design cannot be cataloged at the present time. It is shown, however, that the aileron loading, although greater in magnitude than at subsonic speeds, nevertheless varies in as uniform a fashion as at subsonic speeds" (p. 1).

Report presenting an investigation to determine the possibility of using simplified procedures for the estimation of control loads at supersonic speeds. The results indicated that relatively simple procedures are possible for the estimation of loadings on flap-type controls at supersonic speeds for cases when no flow separation occurs ahead of the hinge line.

A transistorized binary counter circuit is described that operates over a temperature range of -65 degree F to +165 degree F. the supply voltage is 28 + 4 volts and the maximum trigger repetition rate is 5 kilocycles. the binary circuit is pre-settable and resettable by means of a switching arrangement that can be mechanized. Texas Instrument type 904 silicon transistors whose large signal current gain is 2.8 or greater at a -65 degree F can be used in this circuit.

Report presenting a wind-tunnel investigation at subsonic Mach numbers up to 0.9 to measure the root-mean-square variation of the normal forces on 27 NACA airfoil sections. The effects of thickness-chord ratio, camber, location of minimum pressure, and leading-edge radius were investigated.

Report regarding the mathematical analysis of the exponential pile experiment using highly absorbent slugs and assuming the emitting of fast neutrons. Related theory and equations are discussed.

During the canning of slugs for Production Test 313-105-3-M, a high number of rejects were caused by gas voids in the A1-S1 bonding layer. Since the heat treatment of the slugs in a molten salt bath resulted in a chemically altered surface, an investigation was made to determine the volume of gas evolved from salt-bath heat-treated slugs as compared to other types of slugs. This test was designed as a preliminary test to determine if there were a significant differences.

Photogeologic map of the Orange Cliffs-3 quadrangle, Wayne County, Utah

From Introduction: "The intermediate subsonic speed range is considered and the liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle discussed in this report. In this report, compressor pressure ratio, heat-exchanger air-inlet Mach number, and turbine-inlet temperature were optimized for maximum engine net thrust per engine-plus-heat exchanger weight (minimum airplane gross weight) for a range of heat-exchanger effective wall temperature."

From Introduction: "The intermediate subsonic speed range is considered and the liquid-metal turbine-propeller cycle discussed in this report. In this report, compressor pressure ratio, heat-exchanger air-inlet Mach number, and turbine-inlet temperature were optimized for maximum engine net thrust per engine-plus-heat-exchanger weight (minimum airplane gross weight) for a range of heat-exchanger effective wall temperature."

Map of the area surrounding the census-designated place of Beclabito, San Juan County, New Mexico showing mine locations and mineralized rock exposures by geologic period, along with the location of triangulation stations with their elevation.