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Geophysical Seismic Evaluation Study at Hanford (open access)

Geophysical Seismic Evaluation Study at Hanford

From introduction: "In June, 1963, a geophysical research program was conducted at Hanford to determine the feasibility and desirability of using seismic methods in geohydrologic studies. Detection and delineation were desired of seven different geological features that in some sites affect the movement of liquid radioactive wastes discharged to the ground."
Date: December 1964
Creator: Brown, Ruth E. & Raymond, John R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
PRTR second generation shim assembly (open access)

PRTR second generation shim assembly

From introduction: "This document discusses the design, fabrication, assembly, and testing of a second generation shim rod assembly, and testing of a second generation shim rod assembly prototype for use in the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor."
Date: November 1964
Creator: Rasmussen, D. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
In-Pile Test of Prototype ML-1 Fuel Elements (open access)

In-Pile Test of Prototype ML-1 Fuel Elements

Report documenting the testing of prototype fuel elements used in a mobile nuclear power plant. Includes descriptions and evaluations of the test.
Date: June 1964
Creator: Brunhouse, J. S.; Burgess, A. B.; Geering, G. T.; Nakazato, S. & Titus, G. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Applied Health Physics Annual Report for 1963 (open access)

Applied Health Physics Annual Report for 1963

Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing work and progress made by the Health and Physics Division during 1963. Instrumentation, personnel monitoring, and laboratory monitoring is presented. This report includes maps, tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Morgan, K. Z.; Davis, D. M.; Hart, J. C.; Abee, H. H.; Gupton, E. D. & Warden, A. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Physics Division Annual Progress Report, January 31, 1964 (open access)

Physics Division Annual Progress Report, January 31, 1964

Report containing ongoing research and development of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Physics Division.
Date: June 1964
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Physics Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mechanical Properties of Some Refractory Metals and their Alloys (open access)

Mechanical Properties of Some Refractory Metals and their Alloys

Report regarding the mechanical properties of Niobium, Molybdenum, Tantalum, and Tungsten alloys. Includes a review of the scant literature regarding these elements.
Date: April 1964
Creator: McCoy, H. E., Jr.; Stephenson, R. L. & Weir, J. R., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Procedures for Fabricating Aluminum-Base ATR Fuel Elements (open access)

Procedures for Fabricating Aluminum-Base ATR Fuel Elements

Report concerning the relatively inexpensive fabrication of an aluminum-based fuel element for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's 250-Mw Advanced Test Reactor.
Date: June 1964
Creator: Beaver, R. J.; Patriarca, P. & Adamson, G. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oak Ridge National Laboratory Radioisotopes Procedures Manual (open access)

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Radioisotopes Procedures Manual

Manual for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Isotopes Development Center. Includes procedures for the production, storage, and shipment of radioisotopes.
Date: June 1964
Creator: Case, F. N.; Fuccillo, D. A., Jr.; Ewing, Sylvia B.; Acree, E. H.; McFarland, C. E.; Massey, B. J. et al.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Development of the Assembly Method for Fuel Elements for the Advanced Test Reactor (open access)

Development of the Assembly Method for Fuel Elements for the Advanced Test Reactor

Report regarding the development of fuel elements for the Advanced Test Reactor. The designs for the side plates and joints are documented, as well as the assembly process of the fuel element.
Date: 1964
Creator: Knight, R. W. & Leitten, C. F., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Computer Code (CDC 1604A or IBM 7090) for Calculating the Cost of Shipping Spent Reactor Fuels as a Function of Burnup, Specific Power, Cooling Time, Fuel Composition, and Other Variables (open access)

A Computer Code (CDC 1604A or IBM 7090) for Calculating the Cost of Shipping Spent Reactor Fuels as a Function of Burnup, Specific Power, Cooling Time, Fuel Composition, and Other Variables

Report presenting the calculation of the costs incurred in shipping irradiated uranium-containing fuel elements. A computer code that designs a cask and calculates the shipping costs is presented. By use of the code, shipping costs were calculated for typical reactor fuels.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Salmon, Royes
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molten-Salt Reactor Program Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending July 31, 1964 (open access)

Molten-Salt Reactor Program Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending July 31, 1964

Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing semiannual progress made by the Molten-Salt Reactor Program. Descriptions of design, construction, and experimental progress is presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1964
Creator: Briggs, R. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hanford Radiological Sciences Research and Development Annual Report for 1963 (open access)

Hanford Radiological Sciences Research and Development Annual Report for 1963

Report regarding ongoing research and development undertaken at Hanfdord Laboratories' physics and instruments laboratory and chemical laboratory.
Date: January 1964
Creator: Gamertsfelder, C. C. & Green, J. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analog Simulation of the Hanford N-Reactor Plant, Part 1: Description of the Overall Simulation Model (open access)

Analog Simulation of the Hanford N-Reactor Plant, Part 1: Description of the Overall Simulation Model

Report that describes Hanford Laboratories' overall N-Reactor plant simulation model and its use to study the characteristics of the plant, plant operational procedures, and the effects of plant, operator, and control system malfunctions.
Date: September 1, 1964
Creator: Swanson, C. D.; Coughren, K. D.; Dionne, P. J. & Thieme, G. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Welding Plutonium-Containing Fuel Elements (open access)

Welding Plutonium-Containing Fuel Elements

Report discussing the manual and automatic welding techniques for fuel elements containing plutonium with Zircaloy-2 aluminum, and stainless steel cladding, 0.013 to 0.0889 cm (0.005 to 0.350 in.) thick" (p. 3).
Date: June 1964
Creator: Lemon, L. C.; Ross, W. T. & Bailey, W. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
6144-Channel Time-of-Flight Analyzer (open access)

6144-Channel Time-of-Flight Analyzer

Report describing a 6144-channel analyzer designed and built for the purpose of analyzing time-of-flight during studies of slow neutron scattering at Hanford Laboratories. This includes descriptions of the analyzer, its logic and circuits, and its test mode.
Date: September 1964
Creator: Walker, R. A. & Russell, J. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Progress in Nondestructive Testing: A Summary of Hanford Achievements in These Programs Under General Electric, 1952 - 1964 (open access)

Progress in Nondestructive Testing: A Summary of Hanford Achievements in These Programs Under General Electric, 1952 - 1964

Report discussing the development of Hanford Laboratories' nondestructive testing programs and a summary of their results. Programs include AlSi fuel testing, N-Reactor fuel testing, and reactor research and development.
Date: August 1964
Creator: Walker, R. A. & Russell, J. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analog Computer Simulation of a Pulsed Extraction Column (open access)

Analog Computer Simulation of a Pulsed Extraction Column

Report describing "computer techniques used in the simulation and parameter determination, how the data were prepared for inclusion in the computer simulation, (and) methods used in presenting the results" (p. 3-4).
Date: September 1964
Creator: Benham, R. D. & Wilburn, N. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solidification of High-Level Radioactive Fuel Reprocessing Wastes by Spray and Pot Calcination: Hot-Cell Pilot Plant Studies (open access)

Solidification of High-Level Radioactive Fuel Reprocessing Wastes by Spray and Pot Calcination: Hot-Cell Pilot Plant Studies

Report regarding the calcination of full level Purex and Redox waste carried out "in a remotely operated pilot plant consisting of a radiant-heat spray calciner and a pot calciner and their associated off-gas equipment" (p. 4). This contains details of the calcination, effects on the waste, and difficulties encountered.
Date: September 1964
Creator: Allemann, R. T.; Roberts, F. P. & Upson, U. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Electronuclear Research Division Annual Progress Report, December 31, 1963 (open access)

Electronuclear Research Division Annual Progress Report, December 31, 1963

Report containing ongoing research and development taking place at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Electronuclear Division.
Date: June 1964
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Electronuclear Research Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Solid State Division Annual Progress Report, May 31, 1964 (open access)

Solid State Division Annual Progress Report, May 31, 1964

Report containing ongoing research and development of the Solid State Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Date: October 1964
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Solid State Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chromosomal Aberrations in a Natural Population of Chironomus Tentans Exposed to Chronic Low-Level Environmental Radiation (open access)

Chromosomal Aberrations in a Natural Population of Chironomus Tentans Exposed to Chronic Low-Level Environmental Radiation

From introduction: "Cytological examinations of the irradiated and some unirradiated populations in the radioactive sediments of White Oak Creek and the Clinch River were made."
Date: January 29, 1964
Creator: Blaylock, B. Gordon; Auerbach, S. I. & Nelson, D. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Thorium-Uranium-233 Oxide (Kilorod) Facility : Rod Fabrication Process and Equipment (open access)

Thorium-Uranium-233 Oxide (Kilorod) Facility : Rod Fabrication Process and Equipment

Report documenting "the design, construction, and operation of the Kilorod Facility and its fabrication equipment" (p. 42) as well as its economic viability.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Sease, J. D.; Lotts, A. L. & Davis, F. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Experimental Investigation of Instantaneous-Collapse and Creep-Buckling Characteristics of Cylindrical Shells (open access)

An Experimental Investigation of Instantaneous-Collapse and Creep-Buckling Characteristics of Cylindrical Shells

Report tests "conducted on nominal 8.0-in.-OD by 0.25-in.-wall and 4.0-in.-OD by 0.12-in.-wall specimens made from commercial pipe and tubing" (p. 1).
Date: 1964
Creator: Greenstreet, B. L. & Corum, J. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Major Fuel-Irradiation Test Facilities of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (open access)

Some Major Fuel-Irradiation Test Facilities of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Report describing various reactors, six thermal conduction capsules, three loop facilities, miscellaneous equipment, and shop facilities maintained by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Date: April 1964
Creator: Trauger, Donald B.
System: The UNT Digital Library