Analytical procedures for the metal fabrication process (open access)

Analytical procedures for the metal fabrication process

From introduction: The present report describes further refinements of the apparatus and the method to meet a need for a sensitive determination of carbon in plutonium.
Date: February 20, 1951
Creator: Leboeuf, M. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Purex Pulse-Column Studies With Unirradiated Uranium: (Development of Specifications for the O.R.N.L. Pilot Plant) (open access)

Purex Pulse-Column Studies With Unirradiated Uranium: (Development of Specifications for the O.R.N.L. Pilot Plant)

Report summarizing data from Purex tests for pulse column specifications. These test results were used to estimate pilot plant specifications.
Date: February 20, 1951
Creator: Bradley, J. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Uranium phase equilibria in the TBP process (open access)

Uranium phase equilibria in the TBP process

A report intended to correlate the RA and RC Column uranium equilibrium data presented in the reports cited in the introduction.
Date: March 1, 1951
Creator: Granquist, D. P. & Merrill, E. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kinetics of Plutonium Reduction in the Redox IB Column (open access)

Kinetics of Plutonium Reduction in the Redox IB Column

The following report describes work carried out to investigate whether the Hanford IB column as designed in a previous report will decontaminate the uranium adequately from plutonium, particularly if there's any slowness in either the rate of reduction or transfer of the plutonium.
Date: March 20, 1951
Creator: Moore, Robert Lee
System: The UNT Digital Library
Canning depleted uranium : production test 313-110-M, final report (open access)

Canning depleted uranium : production test 313-110-M, final report

From summary: "Uranium billets deficient in U235 were subjected to the normal successive steps in the slug fabrication process; viz., rolling, machining, and canning. No unusual behavior was observed at any point in the process, thus indicating that the depleted metal from the standpoint of mechanical properties can be considered equivalent to normal uranium."
Date: March 27, 1951
Creator: Jones, T. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recent Changes Affecting the Specifications Concerning Activity Levels in Reclaimed Uranium (open access)

Recent Changes Affecting the Specifications Concerning Activity Levels in Reclaimed Uranium

Report that communicates a new permissible activity level of plutonium and uranium.
Date: March 27, 1951
Creator: Gamertsfelder, C. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Solubility of Tributyl Phosphate in Aqueous Solutions (open access)

The Solubility of Tributyl Phosphate in Aqueous Solutions

Report describing a study regarding the solubility and related properties of tributyl phosphate (TBP), which has lower solubility in water than most uranium solvents. Pure TBP and TBP in an inert diluent were tested for solubility in water, several nitric acid solutions of varying concentrations, and other solutions typical of process streams. For TBP-diluent-water system tests, equilibrium water content in organic phase was found.
Date: April 2, 1951
Creator: Burger, Leland L. & Forsman, R. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion Data for LaBour R-55 and Worthite in UO₃ Process Streams (open access)

Corrosion Data for LaBour R-55 and Worthite in UO₃ Process Streams

Introduction: "A corrosion test program, to determine the suitability of LaBour B-55 and Worthite for use in the construction of circulating pumps for th UO3 process has been completed and the data are appended."
Date: April 4, 1951
Creator: Sanborn, K. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion Tests on Stainless Steel Plate-Waste Metal Recovery Process (open access)

Corrosion Tests on Stainless Steel Plate-Waste Metal Recovery Process

Introduction: A limited test progress on Alloghany-Ludlum type 347 stainless steel plate which failed the Huey test (ASTN A-262-44T) has been completed.
Date: April 9, 1951
Creator: Sanborn, L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Preparation of Samples for Hanford Works Special Irradiation Requests (open access)

The Preparation of Samples for Hanford Works Special Irradiation Requests

This report discusses the development of a method for creating leak-proof closures in aluminum sample casings in order to pass a standard bubble-test inspection.
Date: April 9, 1951
Creator: McMaster, J. V. & Johnson, H. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Radioactive Particles in the Atmosphere : January 1951 - March 1951 (open access)

Radioactive Particles in the Atmosphere : January 1951 - March 1951

Report discussing studies regarding active atmospheric particles in several United States cities. Experimental data of particles collected in filters is given.
Date: April 12, 1951
Creator: Singlevich, W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Hydrolysis Products of Tributyl Phosphate and Their Effect on the Tributyl Phosphate Process for Uranium Recovery (open access)

The Hydrolysis Products of Tributyl Phosphate and Their Effect on the Tributyl Phosphate Process for Uranium Recovery

This report follows an investigation on how hydrolysis products of tributyl phosphate (such as dibutyl and monobutyl phosphoric acids, orthophosphoric acid and butanol) effect the tributyl phosphate process for uranium recovery.
Date: April 15, 1951
Creator: Wagner, R. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Filtration of Radioactive Aerosols by Glass Fibers: Part Two -- Appendices (open access)

Filtration of Radioactive Aerosols by Glass Fibers: Part Two -- Appendices

From introduction: "Five appendices, each of which pertains to a separate phase of the Filtration of Radioactive Aerosols by Glass Fibers program."
Date: April 16, 1951
Creator: Blasewitz, A. G.; Carlisle, R. V.; Judson, B. F.; Katzer, M. F.; Kurtz, E. F.; Schmidt, W. C. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Quarterly Progress Report: Research and Development Activities for January - March, 1951 (open access)

Quarterly Progress Report: Research and Development Activities for January - March, 1951

Report discussing progress in research and development by the Health Instrument Divisions, Hanford Works, for the term from January through March, 1951.
Date: April 18, 1951
Creator: Parker, H. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Corrosion Data for Type 347 Stainless Steel Pipe Waste Metal Recovery Process (open access)

Corrosion Data for Type 347 Stainless Steel Pipe Waste Metal Recovery Process

Introduction: "A limited test progress for the evaluation of type 347 stainless steel pipe which failed the Huey (?) test has been complicated. The tests reported herein were similar in scope to those reported in document number EW-20765, Corrosion Tests on Stainless Steel Plate, Waste Metal Recovery Process. Material tested was obtained on order number EWC-8553, National Tube Company Heat #3X9741. Lots 9789 and 9790."
Date: May 22, 1951
Creator: Sanborn, Kenneth L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Removal of Iodine From Aqueous Solutions by Sparging (open access)

Removal of Iodine From Aqueous Solutions by Sparging

Report discussing a study regarding iodine removal from dissolver solutions. Removal was traced by gamma activity in an iodine isotope which was added to the dissolver.
Date: June 1951
Creator: Holm, C. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Removal of Iodine From Aqueous Solutions by Sparging (open access)

Removal of Iodine From Aqueous Solutions by Sparging

Report presenting a study for determining a way to remove iodine from dissolver solutions through sparging. DIssolver solutions were spiked with an iodine isotope that was used to track iodine removal through gamma activity.
Date: June 1951
Creator: Holm, C. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recovery of Plutonium From Slag and Crucible (open access)

Recovery of Plutonium From Slag and Crucible

Report evaluating different methods of preparing nitric acid solution and different methods of separating plutonium from this nitric acid solution of slag and crucible. Methods are explained and experimental data is given.
Date: June 15, 1951
Creator: Groot, C.; Hopkins, H. H. & Schulz, W. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Retention of Iodine in Process Solutions by Mercuric Salts (open access)

Retention of Iodine in Process Solutions by Mercuric Salts

Report discussing a study of various types of mercuric salts in order to determine which salt prevents the evolution of iodine which results from sparging.
Date: June 15, 1951
Creator: Holm, C. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Recomputation and Extension of Parameters Involved in Sutton's Diffusion Hypothesis (open access)

A Recomputation and Extension of Parameters Involved in Sutton's Diffusion Hypothesis

Report discussing changes in parameters regarding Sutton's diffusion hypothesis, which is used in calculations of plant stacks' atmospheric pollutant distribution. An explanation of the computation and results are given.
Date: June 19, 1951
Creator: Barad, M. L. & Hilst, G. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coating Removal Waste Loss Reduction : Final Report, Production Test 221-B-8 (open access)

Coating Removal Waste Loss Reduction : Final Report, Production Test 221-B-8

The following report covers a test with the objective to demonstrate that the plutonium and uranium losses associated with the aluminum jacket dissolution could be reduced by substituting a water wash for the 5 per cent nitric acid wash following the coating removal and that this change would not adversely effect the product yield of decontamination in subsequent process steps.
Date: June 25, 1951
Creator: Kirkendall, B. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Graphite Sample Boring from Process Channels : Final Report, Production Test 105-389-P (open access)

Graphite Sample Boring from Process Channels : Final Report, Production Test 105-389-P

The following report records a total of forty-nine graphite core samples that have been bored from process tube blocks in the Hanford piles with the intention to provide results to indicate that core boring is an entirely practical operation over bore scraping in obtaining powder samples.
Date: July 10, 1951
Creator: Cole, J. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laboratory Demonstration of Redox Feed Head-End Treatment ; Ruthenium Volatilization and Manganese Dioxide Scavenging (open access)

Laboratory Demonstration of Redox Feed Head-End Treatment ; Ruthenium Volatilization and Manganese Dioxide Scavenging

From introduction: "The prime motive behind the experiments described in this report and in those preceding it in this series is the desire to reduce the number of Redox cycles necessary for decontamination from fission products of the plutonium and uranium streams sufficient to allow final disposition of these two products...This report deals with the mechanics of manganese dioxide handing, laboratory development of manganese dioxide scavenging, and a series of experiments at multicurie level combining ruthenium volatilization and manganese dioxide scavenging in stainless steel equipment."
Date: July 15, 1951
Creator: Hicks, H. G.; McCormack, C. G. & Roake, W. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emission Spectroscopic Analysis of Hydrogen - Deuterium Mixtures (open access)

Emission Spectroscopic Analysis of Hydrogen - Deuterium Mixtures

The following report discusses a method developed by Broida and Moyer, the method describes an emission spectrometer procedure for the determination of the ratio 100 D/(H4D).
Date: July 30, 1951
Creator: Parodi, J. A.; Burch, W. G.; Kendall, L. F. & Leboeuf, M. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library