X-Ray Fluorescence Tables: Program Description (open access)

X-Ray Fluorescence Tables: Program Description

Report discussing the mechanics of X-Ray and COMBO computer programs.
Date: July 20, 1964
Creator: Amsbury, W. P.; Lee, W. W.; Rowan, J. H. & Walden, G. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
SNAP 10A-PSM-1: Test Results (open access)

SNAP 10A-PSM-1: Test Results

Introduction: On November 14, 1961, an environmental test program commenced on the first SNAP 10A system structure, S10A-PSM-1.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Oliva, R. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
SNAP 10A Structural Analysis (open access)

SNAP 10A Structural Analysis

Abstract: this report discusses and summarizes all stress analysis done on the SNAP 10A system; it also mentions many of the structural tests which were accomplished.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Boulanger, J. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structural Test on the Final SNAP 10A Prototype System (open access)

Structural Test on the Final SNAP 10A Prototype System

Abstract: This report presents the results of the structural tests which were performed on the S10A-PSM-1A system to qualify the basic structural design for the anticipated launch environment.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Henley, H. L. & Dauterman, W. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Piqua Nuclear Power Facility Operations Analysis Program Progress Report Number 3: July-December 1963 (open access)

Piqua Nuclear Power Facility Operations Analysis Program Progress Report Number 3: July-December 1963

Progress report for the Piqua Reactor Operations Analysis Program describing observations and analyses at the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (PNPF). The program goals are to monitor operations and collect data in order to ensure that the plant's operation is safe, to improve design and performance, to evaluate the performance and lifetime of the plant's components and systems, to evaluate plant safety and safeguards, and to disseminate all information to the scientific community.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Auleta, J. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
HASL Contributions to the Study of Fallout in Food Chains (open access)

HASL Contributions to the Study of Fallout in Food Chains

Report compiling data from previous HASL reports regarding the radioactive contamination of foods. Individual food items as well as total diets are analyzed.
Date: July 1, 1964
Creator: Rivera, Joseph & Harley, John H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health and Safety Laboratory Fallout Program Quarterly Summary Report: March 1, 1964 - June 1, 1964 (open access)

Health and Safety Laboratory Fallout Program Quarterly Summary Report: March 1, 1964 - June 1, 1964

Report that summarizes multiple laboratories' reports on global fallout deposition. Reports include data on Strontium-90 deposition recorded by the Health and Safety Laboratory, data from other laboratories, related interpretive reports, and recent publications related to fallout.
Date: July 1, 1964
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr.; Rivera, Joseph & Collins, William R., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Gamma Ray Detector of Variable Geometry for Whole Body Counting of Small Animals (open access)

A Gamma Ray Detector of Variable Geometry for Whole Body Counting of Small Animals

Report documenting the design and operation of a gamma ray detector for use in counting small animals housed in metabolism cages.
Date: July 1964
Creator: Goodrich, R. M.; Thomas, R. G. & Wright, S. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fundamentals in the Operation of Nuclear Test Reactors: Volume 3 Engineering Test Design and Operation (open access)

Fundamentals in the Operation of Nuclear Test Reactors: Volume 3 Engineering Test Design and Operation

Engineering test reactor design and operation.
Date: July 1964
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fuel Cycle Program Progress Report: Fifteenth Report, January-June 1964 (open access)

Fuel Cycle Program Progress Report: Fifteenth Report, January-June 1964

Quarterly progress report discussing activities related to the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor (VBWR) and related facilities.
Date: July 15, 1964
Creator: Howard, C. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor Development Program: First Quarterly Report, April-June 1964 (open access)

Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor Development Program: First Quarterly Report, April-June 1964

From abstract: "This report summarizes the work performed on the Research and Development Program for the Southwest Experimental Fast Oxide Reactor."
Date: July 1964
Creator: Horst, K. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gas-Cooled Reactor Project Semiannual Progress Report: March 1964 (open access)

Gas-Cooled Reactor Project Semiannual Progress Report: March 1964

Report documenting ongoing research and developments at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Gas-Cooled Reactor Project. From summary: "A study was made of the effect of the energy of extraneous source neutrons on the amplitudes of higher modes in the flux distribution of a subcritical reactor."
Date: July 1964
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molten-Salt Reactor Program Semiannual Progress Report, January 31, 1964 (open access)

Molten-Salt Reactor Program Semiannual Progress Report, January 31, 1964

Report containing ongoing projects and experiments undertaken by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Molten-Salt Reactor Program.
Date: July 1964
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
System: The UNT Digital Library
Standardization and Evaluation of Grain Size Test for Uranium Fuel (open access)

Standardization and Evaluation of Grain Size Test for Uranium Fuel

Report that "describes the selection of "standard fuel cores for calibrating an ultrasonic tester designated UT-2C" (p. 3) at Hanford Laboratories.
Date: July 1964
Creator: Spice, R. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Performance Characteristics of a Liquid Metal MHD Generator (open access)

Performance Characteristics of a Liquid Metal MHD Generator

Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory discussing the performance of magnetohydrodynamic generators. As stated in the abstract, "an experimental study was made of the performance characteristics of a liquid metal MHD generator utilizing single-phase sodium-potassium and two-phase sodium-potassium-nitrogen fluids. The purpose of this study was to compare the generator performance with theory for single-phase flow and to determine the effects of the introduction of the gaseous phase on the generator output and efficiency" (p. 9). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: July 1964
Creator: Petrick, Michael & Lee, Kung-You
System: The UNT Digital Library
Recovery of Aluminum Nitrate Nonahydrate from Redox Acid Waste, Part 1: Computer Study (open access)

Recovery of Aluminum Nitrate Nonahydrate from Redox Acid Waste, Part 1: Computer Study

Report describing an analog computer simulation of a counter-current crystallization process for use in the recovery of aluminum nitrate nonahydrate from redox acid waste
Date: July 1964
Creator: Godfrey, W. L. & Benham, R. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library