The following document is a note describing the building process of an improved nuclear density gauge in comparison to previous gauges, within the interval of June 1 to July 1, 1959.

This report discusses the concept of an improved mass gauging technique with a scintillation counter as the radiation detector in order to meet industrial requirements.

This report discusses research and engineering work on the purex and redox processes at the Hanford Engineering Works in May, 1959. (JL)

The objectives of the test described in this report are to evaluate the integrity of I & E MINT fuel elements canned by the ``C`` process to determine the conversion ratio of I & E geometry E-N ``striped loadings,`` and to provide a demonstration loading for a full reactor loading incorporating a ``striped`` center loading and a fringe ``blanket`` loading. This test will involve two portions a 26 tube block loading of I & E enriched uranium and MINT fuel elements arranged in a striped array, and a 10 tube fringe blanket loading of MINT fuel elements supported by the required enriched uranium fuel columns, and accompanied by controls. Either portion may be charged independently.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Constitutionality of House Bill No. 50.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the President of Texas Southern University may be issued his salary voucher while serving on the National Science Board?

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the Texas Employment Commission may legally pay an attorney for services rendered in assisting the Attorney General in an eminent domain proceeding.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether credits provided for in H.B. 320, 55th Leg. R.S. 1957, relating to recovery of Gas Gathering Taxes, may be claimed against the additional Franchise Tax and Severance Beneficiary Tax provided for by H.B. 11, 3rd C.S. of 56th Leg.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether H.B. 18, Acts of the Regular Session of the 56th Legislature, repealed the provisions of Article 4368 and Article 4375, V.C.S., insofar as those Articles require bond on the State Treasurer and the Chief Clerk.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Will Wilson, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Are the offenses of "Hunting at night," Art. 887, P.C., and "Killing a wild turkey hen," Art. 877, P.C., of like nature for the purpose of enhancement of penalty under Art. 61, P.C., and related questions.

This Hanford-General Electric Report to the Working Committee details activities in fuel element fabrication, canning, and testing during this reporting period.

Seven enriched seven-rod cluster elements, three with thirty mil Zircaloy-2 jackets and four with twenty mil Zircaloy-2 jackets, will be irradiated at high temperature to an exposure of 4500 MWD/T. Coolant temperatures in the internal and external flow channels will be measured during irradiation.

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"A conceptual design study of reactors for the join production of tritium and colbat-60 has been made. The study covered a family of four reactors raging in thermal power from 16.5 MW to 150 MW, and designed for corresponding annual productions ranging from 0.5 to 5.0 million curies of tritium respectively."--P. v.

This report presents a detailed study of HRT Run 14, which was abruptly terminated by the formation of a hole in the Zircaloy-2 core tank. In this run the reactor was operated at high temperature and pressure for ten days from March 25 to April 4, 1958. Nuclear power operation extended from March 29 until April 4, when fuel solution leaked into the heavy-water blanket. The maximum power level attained was 6.4 Mw.

The rate of uranium sorption by a strong-base anion-exchange resin (Dovex 21K) from a uranyl sulfate solution (U 0.005 M, H2SO4 0.02M, SO4 0.2 M) was studied using a stirred vessel technique and measuring the U235 gamma radiation on each bead. Resin initially in the chloride form and the sulfate for was studied.

Calculations are given for eighteen stainless steel clad helium bonded specimens of UO2-ThO2 containing normal U to be placed in 6 holes in a holder in a position of the ORR not to exceed a peak unperturbed flux of 4 x 10^14 n.cm^2/sec and irradiated to a peak nvt of 1.96 x 10^21 neutrons/cm^2

Report documenting the ongoing research and developments of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Homogeneous Reactor Project.

Zirflex cladding waste is to be neutralized to pH 10 before transfer to waste storage tanks. This treatment causes the precipitation of zirconium oxide or hydroxide, which may lead to flow difficulties during transfer. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the physical properties and flow characteristics of the neutralized slurry to assist in the selectin of satisfactory transfer equipment and storage conditions.

The HAPO Critical Incident Alarm, Model I, is an instrument designed to give an audible and visual alarm signal in the event of a critical incident to which it is exposed. There will be thirty-one (31) of these instruments installed and several spares located in the various manufacturing buildings in the Chemical Processing Department where there exists any possibility of a critical incident occurring. The instrument is intended as a post or after-the-fact warning device. It will offer no protection prior or leading up to, nor prevent, a critical incident. They are intended to be operated from the 115 V. A.C., 60 C.P.S. emergency line power. The instrument is self-contained, including the radiation detector, and will be calibrated to alarm at 500 mr/hour in a gamma field.

Nearly all nuclear reactors being designed and built today- whether for research, power, or productions of fissionable materials- use recirculating fluids for cooling. However, a number of production reactors are still operating with single-pass cooling by treated natural water. The Hanford Atomic Products Operation of the General Electric Company presently operates production reactors for the AEC at Richland, Washington. The first reactors were built during World War II, and utilized a standard water treatment which was designed to provide large quantities of settled, filtered Columbia River water for once-through cooling.

Studies are being made on the effects of variation of aluminum content, heat treatment, surface preparation, and other metallurgical factors on the room temperature ductility of Al-- Fe alloys. It is estimated that approximately 65 percent of the proposed research has been completed over the first eight and one-half months of the contract period.

The purpose of the test was to fill the condensate storage tank and the Condensate System and obtain satisfactory preliminary operation. The components of the Condensate System performed adequately and satisfactorily with the exception of fill control valve (M9-VI). This valve (M9-VI) is not used in the current operation procedure.

Uranium extractions from carbonate solutions were effective and phase separation rates were rapid using a new commercial quaternary extractant, Alamine 336. Extraction coefficients were approximately proportional to the quaternary concentration. Addition of -0.5 mole tridecanol/mole quaternary to the solvent gave optimum extraction efficiency and phase separation rates.