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In Vivo Gamma Counting Method of Determining Uranium Lung Burden in Humans (open access)

In Vivo Gamma Counting Method of Determining Uranium Lung Burden in Humans

Scintillation spectrometry is used to measure the gamma activity from uranium for determining lung burden in the human body.
Date: June 23, 1959
Creator: Cofield, Rogers E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Accidental Radiation Excursion at the Y-12 Plant, June 16, 1958: Final Report (open access)

Accidental Radiation Excursion at the Y-12 Plant, June 16, 1958: Final Report

This report describes the circumstances leading to the accident, attempts to reconstruct the nuclear reactivity conditions, and reviews the dosimetric means and results which were used to help determine the exposure of affected employees.
Date: September 12, 1958
Creator: Patton, F. S.; Bailey, J. C.; Callihan, A. D.; Googin, J. M.; Jasny, G. R.; McAlduff, H. J. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Portable Mercury Vapor Detector (open access)

Portable Mercury Vapor Detector

From abstract: "This report describes a functional mercury vapor detector which is a portable, self-contained, survey instrument, and had a minimum range from zero to two-tenths milligram of mercury per cubic meter of air."
Date: March 14, 1958
Creator: McMurray, C. S. & Redmond, J. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium Concentration Meter (open access)

Uranium Concentration Meter

From abstract; "Two basic instruments were developed for determining the concentration of uranium in solutions. Both instruments detect the gamma activity present in a sample solution, and interpret this analysis into direct presentation as parts per million."
Date: September 24, 1956
Creator: Arnett, Orville
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plasma Thermocoufle Development (open access)

Plasma Thermocoufle Development

A report about a thermionic converter which has been constructed for the purpose of evaluating the effect of radiation shields in the interelectrode space.
Date: November 1952
Creator: Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atomic Energy Facts: a Summary of Atomic Activities of Interest to Industry (open access)

Atomic Energy Facts: a Summary of Atomic Activities of Interest to Industry

Introduction: Atomic Energy Facts is designed to serve as an introduction to nuclear operations in the United States and as a handbook of related information for the use of industrial firms and other active or interested in atomic energy.
Date: September 1957
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report on Production of Hafnium-Free Zirconium to Climax Molybdenum Company (open access)

Report on Production of Hafnium-Free Zirconium to Climax Molybdenum Company

Summary: A study has been made of possible processes for the production of hafnium-free zirconium of a grade suitable to meet AEC specifications.
Date: December 29, 1951
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
20,000 KW Nuclear Power Plant Study for United States Atomic Energy Commission (open access)

20,000 KW Nuclear Power Plant Study for United States Atomic Energy Commission

Introduction: In September of 156, Gilbert Associates, Inc., entered into a contract with the United States of America, acting through the United States Atomic Energy Commission, for the study and preliminary design of a nuclear power plant being considered for integration into a central station power system at an overseas site.
Date: July 7, 1957
Creator: Gilbert Associates, Inc.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
AEC Hot Cells and Related Facilities (open access)

AEC Hot Cells and Related Facilities

Foreward: The primary purpose of this report is to present as an accumulation of basic information on the hot cells constructed to date by the United States Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Fosdick, Ellery R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Technical Papers of the Tenth Metallographic Group Meeting Held at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, October 24, 1955 (open access)

Technical Papers of the Tenth Metallographic Group Meeting Held at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, October 24, 1955

A collection of technical papers of the tenth metallographic group meeting held at Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory.
Date: December 1956
Creator: Roth, H. P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Standardization of Industrial Nuclear Power Plant Components and of Low Power Reactor Systems Report for 1954: Studies Conducted Under an Agreement with the United States Atomic Energy Commission, February 1954 - January 1955 (open access)

Standardization of Industrial Nuclear Power Plant Components and of Low Power Reactor Systems Report for 1954: Studies Conducted Under an Agreement with the United States Atomic Energy Commission, February 1954 - January 1955

From objectives: This report is a comprehensive review of the American Machine & Foundry Company's Industrial Participation activities for the fiscal year of 1954 and includes a detailed description of technical findings, results of economic analysis and an orientation of the project plans for continued studies.
Date: February 1955
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Organic Cooled Reactor Study [Part 4]: 75 Mw Power Plant Conceptual Design (open access)

Organic Cooled Reactor Study [Part 4]: 75 Mw Power Plant Conceptual Design

From introduction: This volume presents the results of a conceptual design study for an intermediate size, 75 megawatt power plant utilizing an organic moderated and cooled reactor.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Bechtel Corporation
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Brief Study of Boiling Water Reactors in the 5 to 40 eMW Range (open access)

A Brief Study of Boiling Water Reactors in the 5 to 40 eMW Range

From summary: This report summarizes the work performed in a brief study made for the AEC of boiling water reactor power plants in the 5 to 40 eMW output range.
Date: October 10, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Information Meeting on Gas-Cooled Power Reactors, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 21-22, 1958 (open access)

Information Meeting on Gas-Cooled Power Reactors, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, October 21-22, 1958

From abstract: The design parameters for the various KE-ACF designs are outlined and a summary of the design features to be covered in detail at this symposium is presented.
Date: December 1958
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Superheat Meeting: September 1959 (open access)

Nuclear Superheat Meeting: September 1959

From introduction: The Commission's underlying objective of this program is to conduct sufficient engineering and development work to determine the most feasible and economical methods of producing nuclear super-heated steam from a boiling water reactor.
Date: November 3, 1959
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Developments in the Centrifuge Separation Project (open access)

Developments in the Centrifuge Separation Project

Preface: The results of the work undertaken at the University of Virginia, the research laboratory at Westinghouse, and the Standard Oil Development Co. are reported in Parts I, II, and III, respectively, of this volume.
Date: 1951
Creator: Beams, Jesse W.; Hagg, A. C. & Murphree, E. V.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Polonium (open access)

Polonium

From foreword: This is a report on the efforts of Monsanto Chemical Co. to solve some of the chemical problems involved in the atomic energy program.
Date: July 1956
Creator: Moyer, Harvey Vernon; Gnagey, Lloyd B. & Rogers, Adrian J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Investigation of Materials for Water Lubricated Thrust Bearings: Period Covered - March 5, 1951 to June 30, 1953 (open access)

Investigation of Materials for Water Lubricated Thrust Bearings: Period Covered - March 5, 1951 to June 30, 1953

From abstract: The test program gave information about compatibility of materials and demonstrated the particular requirements of bearing surface preparation.
Date: December 1955
Creator: Abramovitz, S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor Study [Part 1]: Phase 1 Report (open access)

Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor Study [Part 1]: Phase 1 Report

From preface: This report covers Phase I of the authorized work, consisting of determination of the specific reactor concept and size for the most economic reactor, preparation of a reference design of the most promising concept and estimated capital and generating costs, evaluation of the variations in cost as a function of unit size, and evaluation of the reductions in ultimate costs for a power station having multiple units of the same type.
Date: July 1959
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor Study [Part 3]: 235 Mw Coal-fired Generating Plant (open access)

Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor Study [Part 3]: 235 Mw Coal-fired Generating Plant

"This study is one of four initiated in 1958 by the Division of Reactor Development, U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, to assess the feasibility of power generation through the use of certain types of nuclear reactors. These studies are available from the Office of Technical Services, U.S. Department of Commerce, Washington 25, D.C."
Date: July 1959
Creator: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission. Division of Reactor Development.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boiling Water Reactor Study [Part 1]: 306 Mw Power Reactor Conceptual Design (open access)

Boiling Water Reactor Study [Part 1]: 306 Mw Power Reactor Conceptual Design

From introduction: In general, the objective of this study is to provide for the development of the conceptual design criteria for the most promising type of boiling water reactor and associated complete electrical generating plant consistent with a schedule calling for start of construction in July 1960.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Ebasco Services Incorporated
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boiling Water Reactor Study [Part 2]: Separate Studies (open access)

Boiling Water Reactor Study [Part 2]: Separate Studies

From introduction: This section presents the principal results of the optimization study done to establish the economic basis for selection of the core and fuel design.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Ebasco Services Incorporated
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Boiling Water Reactor Study [Part 3]: 306 Mw Coal-Fired Installation (open access)

Boiling Water Reactor Study [Part 3]: 306 Mw Coal-Fired Installation

From introduction: The objectives of this study are to determine the estimated capital and energy costs of this typical conventional coal-fired installation, consistent with a schedule calling for completion of construction April 1964.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Ebasco Services Incorporated
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Organic Cooled Reactor Study [Part 3]: Reactor Concept Evaluation (open access)

Organic Cooled Reactor Study [Part 3]: Reactor Concept Evaluation

From summary and conclusions: The purpose of this volume is to present the results of design studies to select the optimum-sized electric power station utilizing an organic cooled nuclear reactor and to evaluate and optimize the various reactor concepts, with special attention to selection of the moderator, consistent with the basic design criteria established by the AEC.
Date: July 1959
Creator: Bechtel Corporation
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library