This report investigates multiple scavengings using Super Filtrol as a scavenging agent for removing zirconium and niobium from Hanford dissolver solution.

Abstract: "Computations have been made of the total beta activity of the fission products arising from the slow neutron fission of U-235. A curve is given exhibiting the activity the activity per unit fission, for time intervals after fission ranging from 0.01 second to 10 years. This influence function is compared with some published experimental data and with the statistical curve of Way and Wigner. A curve facilitates estimation of the activity in the particular case where the fission rate has been constant throughout a known time interval. Finally, an influence function for the particular group of fission products consisting of complete and partial chains having volatile first members is given. This report is based on studies conducted for the Atomic Energy Commission under Contract AT-11-1-GEN-8."

Report discussing several reactions that occur during the Redox process and involve hexone. Discussion of each reaction and experimental data is included.

Report presenting testing of a model of a Navy Bureau of Aeronautics design in Langley tank no. 2 to determine the calm-water take-off and rough-water landing characteristics of the design with particular attention paid to the take-off resistance and landing accelerations. Results regarding resistance, take-off stability, landing stability, spray, and landing acceleration are provided.

Corrosion-stability tests have been made in static autoclaves at 500 and 600F on solutions of compounds having high neutron cross sections to evaluate their usefulness for shutdown purposes. The only compound tested which appeared to be completely stable in 600F water was boric acid. Limited corrosion data did not show it to cause excessive corrosion of zirconium or stainless steel.

Report presenting a flight investigation to determine horizontal-tail loads at transonic speeds of the Bell X-1. The tests were made through the transonic region and at high lift coefficients. Results regarding the time histories, tail load data, aerodynamic-center positions, and potential load discrepancy explanations are presented.

This note is concerned with the numerical integration of the integrals of the form anti l*SUB infinity/*SUP infinity/ f(x) *phi/(x) dx is "smooth."

In connection with the study of aqueous-tributyIphosphate (TBP) systems, the study of the interactions of various diluents with the TBP has been extended. The diluents used were mineral oil, Amsco 125-90W, dodecane, n-hexane, cyclohexane, benzene, n-octyl bromide, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform and pentachloroethane. The solubility of TBP in water from solutions of these diluents and the solubility of water in the organic phase was determined. For the paraffin hydrocarbons as diluents the solubility of TBP in water was found to increase with increasing molal volume of the diluent. No evidence for the formation of TBP-water complex of simple mole ration was found.

Report presenting an investigation to determine the low-speed yaw characteristics of an airplane model with a 47.7 degree sweptback wing of aspect ratio 6 and to determine lateral stability contributions of various model components and associated mutual interference. The complete airplane model was directionally stable through the yaw-angle range for angles of attack up to 23 degrees.

Report presenting information about airfoil section normal-force, drag, pitching-moment, flap-normal-force, and hinge-moment characteristics at Mach numbers from 0.5 to 1.0 on an NACA 64A006 airfoil with 15-percent-chord leading-edge flap. Differing results were noted in the Mach ranges of 0.5 to 0.8 and over 0.8.

"The Atomic energy Commission has undertaken a development program to provide the technology needed for the evaluation and economic design of nuclear power plants. This program is to be carried out during the next five years at several national laboratories and industrial organizations. The Sodium Graphite Reactor (the SGR) is one of those to be investigated and experimentally tested as part of this 5-year effort. The program on the SGR is intended to expand our area of information covering sodium-graphite technology, experimentally demonstrate the feasibility of this reactor complex and extend its performance limits, and apply in information developed to designs suitable for the full-scale nuclear power plant. As a principal part of this program, a Sodium Reactor Experiment (the SRE) is to be constructed and operated; it will be the major experimental facility in which the performance of this reactor will be studied and new technological advances tested. This report continues an earlier series 2-7 in which previous work on the SGR and the SRE has been described. In this report, the progress on the program is described in two main sections. Section A is devoted to work relating to the general technology of Sodium Graphite Reactors, and to …

The index of refraction of PuO2 made by thermal decomposition of PU(C2O2, 6H2O gradually increases from a value < 1.9 to 2.40 as the decomposition temperature is increased from 150 degree to l000 degree C. This change in refractive index parallels a gradual change in the x-ray diffraction pattern from weak, diffuse lines for PuO2 ignited at 150° to sharp, well resolved lines for PuO2 ignited at 1000°C. Similar results are observed for PuO2 made by thermal decomposition of Pu2(C2O4)3*11H2O. The refractive index of PuO2 made from Pu metal at 170°C is 2.40 and is not affected by further ignition at higher temperatures, although crystal growth does occur. The rate of solution of PuO2 in an HCl-KI solution is greatest for samples prepared at low temperatures and decreases markedly for oxides ignited at higher temperatures. These observations hive been interpreted to mean that ignition at higher temperatures causes a gradual perfection of the originally highly distorted and impurity-containing PuO2 lattice obtained by low temperature decomposition of the oxalates and promotes the slow growth of crystallites. Both factors decrease the reactivity of the PuO2.

This technical report includes (1) World-wide Network (Maps). (2) Fallout of Sr90 at selected sites during June and July. (3) Comparison of Sr90 collection by gummed paper and pot on the roof of the New York Operations Office March through July. (4) Sr90 contamination of cow's milk in Metropolitan New York. (5) Sr90 content of the upper air prior to Castle. (6) Sr90 contamination of pooled fetal bones collected during June from the Metropolitan Area. (7) Sr90 contamination of water supply in the Metropolitan Area June and July.

From Introduction: "The development of this air-borne optical target simulator and the results of evaluation flight tests (including a comparison of airplane tracking performance against the simulated and an actual target airplane) are presented herein."

Report that generally describes sodium cooled fast reactors, the features and facilities of such a reactor proposed by Atomic Power Development Associates, and then its safety and siting considerations.

Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the nature of the pressure distribution and the order of magnitude of the pressures on a streamline body moving on a water surface. The body of revolution was equipped with chine strips and had a fineness ratio of 9. The results from the investigation indicate that there is a characteristic pattern of hydrodynamic pressure distribution for streamline bodies equipped with chine strips and moving on a water surface.

Memorandum presenting an investigation to determine the static longitudinal stability contribution of a horizontal tail at two vertical locations behind a 4-percent-thick unswept-wing-fuselage combination at transonic speeds. The model used in tests is comprised of an unswept wing located in the midwing position on a body of revolution and a sweptback horizontal tail mounted on a vertical tail.

Twelve neutron activation analyses for naturally occurring technetium-98 were performed. Positive results were obtained in ten cases. Precautions were taken to avoid interference by molybdenum and technetium-99. the cross section for the reaction [formula] as found to be equal to 4 +- 2 mb for the neutron spectrum of the vertical thimbles of the Argonne CP-5 reactor. The chemical state of molybdenum (VI) in basic solution was studied by an anion-exchange technique. Evidence was obtained for the existence of polymeric species at pH-values up to 14. Preliminary work on the stability of Domax-1 anion exchange resin in perchlorate media indicates rapid deterioration even at 0.2F ClO4-.

This report of the Battelle Memorial Institute covers information on development regarding various materials.

Report presenting an investigation in the stability tunnel at low speed to determine the rolling characteristics at combined angles of attack and sideslip for a model of a fighter-type airplane with a 45 degree sweptback wing. Testing was performed with the original vertical tail and a vertical tail with a 27 percent larger exposed area. Results regarding the static longitudinal stability, directional stability, and effect of the different tails are presented.

Abstract: "Experimental evidence is given which indicates that electronic bombardment is responsible for damage and failure of insulating material subjected to intense corona attack. The experimental revolts are further supported by some theoretical considerations of the energy-time properties of corona discharges."

A report which studies the feasibility of measuring the thermal conductivity and electrical resistivity of irradiated uranium rods clad with Zircaloy 2, with NaK as the heat-transfer medium.

Report discussing interactions of 420-Mev/c K- mesons incident on a nuclear emulsion stack. Information on the differential scattering, elastic scattering, absorption events, and inelastic scattering of the mesons is provided. Additionally, the ratio of Λ to Σ hyperons produced in the primary interaction is calculated.

Report describing "the startup operation of a batch production facility for separating and purifying barium-140 from short-cooled MTR fuel" (p. 3).