Survey of properties of materials which might be suitable for use in various locations in a supercritical-water reactor. Properties examined include tensile strength, rupture strength, endurance strength, Young's modulus, tensile elongation, coefficient of thermal expansion, coefficient of thermal conductivity, density, nominal composition, usual heat treatments and thermal-neutron-absorption cross sections.

The following report describes a beta and gamma scintillation detector similar to what was used in previous decay studies, yet was modified to make it suitable for the analysis of mixtures of radio-nuclides.

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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Applicability of the tax levied under Article 7047-1, V.C.S., to radio and television sets which are given away under the submitted facts.

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, John Ben Shepperd, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Ability of the county to make a valid tax levy when one county commissioner is absent because he is in the armed forces.

Increases in process water flows will be needed as the current program of increasing pile power levels continues. The future process water flows that will be required are known to be beyond the present maximum capacities of component parts of the water system. It is desirable to determine the present maximum capacities of each major component part so that plans can be mode for modifications and/or additions to the present equipment to meet future required flows. The apparent hydraulic limit of the present piles is about 68,000 gpm. This figure is based on a tube inlet pressure of 400 psi, a tube flow of 34 gpm, and 2,000 effective tubes. In this document the results of tests and calculations to determine the present maximum capacities of each major component part of the 100-B water system will be presented. Emergency steam operated pumps will not be considered as it is doubtful of year around operation of a steam driven pump could be economically justified. Some possible ways to increase the process water flows of each component part of the water system to the ultimate of 68,000 gpm are given.

Varying amounts of radiation decomposition during storage in the dry form have been found in the cases of C{sup 14}-labeled valine, norvaline, norleucine, choline chloride, calcium glycolate and cholesterol. These data indicate that investigators using labeled organic compounds should make frequent checks of the purity of these compounds in order to exclude the possibility of the presence of decomposition products.

The targets and probes will be introduced 6-inches below the median plane so that adequate mechanical support can be effectively utilized without reducing the aperture. Probe heads will be of such configuration as to allow monitoring of any desired vertical strip of the aperture. It is probable that some space will be available in the quadrants after first performance tests have been on the machine. No targets or probes will be located in that 1-foot x 4-foot aperture initially. Provision will be made for driving the inner radius targets on the west tangent tank into the aperture during acceleration. The drive mechanism will locate the target (within an adjustable radius) in 1/2 a second. Because of the asymmetry in geometry of pole tip magnets with respect to the magnet yokes and the curvature of the quadrants, it will be difficult to remove positive charged meson beams. A re-entrant side plate on the inside radius of the west tangent tank is under study. While such a plate would provide a location for bending magnets and collimators for positive particles and would simplify the construction of some beam monitoring probes, its presence may introduce a first harmonic distortion in the magnet field …

"Theoretically derived charts and equations are presented by which tail-rotor design studies of directional trim and control response at low forward speed can be conveniently made. The charts can also be used to obtain the main-rotor stability derivatives of thrust with respect to collective pitch and angle of attack at low forward speeds. The use of the charts and equations for tail-rotor design studies is illustrated. Comparisons between theoretical and experimental results are presented. The charts indicate, and flight tests confirm, that the region of vortex roughness which is familiar for the main rotor is also encountered by the tail rotor and that prolonged operation at the corresponding flight conditions would be difficult" (p. 1).

Note presenting an investigation of the phenomena encountered when a plane oblique shock wave is incident upon the boundary layer of a flat plate. The flow field was divided into a viscous layer near the wall and a supersonic potential outer flow. With the outer flow determined, boundary-layer growth and pressure distribution were computed and results for the laminar cases were obtained and provided.

Report presenting an investigation on a body of revolution with a sweptback wing with a 0.25-mean-aerodynamic-chord point at the maximum body diameter and 1.2 mean aerodynamic chords behind the maximum diameter. The fuselage had a fineness ratio of 10, a 45 degree swept wing with an aspect ratio of 4.0, a taper ratio of 0.6, and NACA 65A006 airfoil sections parallel to the plane of symmetry. Lift, drag, pitching moments, and angles of attack were measured at a range of Mach numbers.

Report presenting an investigation of the hypersonic similarity law for steady flow about bodies of revolution by correlating the forces and moments from tests at a range of Mach numbers and angles of attack. The data for the lifting cones and ogives are correlated by the hypersonic similarity law. Results regarding the similitude for lift and pitching moment and similitude for drag are provided.

Report presenting the results of strength tests on thick-skin wing structures. Some of the factors that were found to have influence on the buckling behavior and strength are shown with data and the conditions under which a combination of multiweb and multipost construction may be used are discussed. Results regarding circular-arc airfoils, multiweb beams, and multipost stiffened beams are provided.

Report presenting a flight investigation of the aerodynamic loads of a partial-span extended leading-edge slat on the 35-degree sweptback wing of the Douglas D-558-II research airplane. The slat normal-force coefficient was found to increase with airplane normal-force coefficient until peak slat normal-force-coefficient was reached at approximately 2.2 to 2.4.

Memorandum presenting a screening of various hydroxides for use in nuclear reactors as possible coolant moderators for operation at temperatures of about 1500 degrees Fahrenheit. The hydroxides that appear stable at a pressure of about 1 atmosphere are those of sodium, potassium, rubidium, lithium, barium, and strontium. Results regarding the core uranium investments and reflector savings are provided.

Report presenting the development and use of a chart for use in estimating the combustion efficiency of a turbojet at altitude flight conditions. The combustion efficiency chart is based on the assumption that the corrected gas flows, pressures, and temperatures of engine components other than the combustor are unique functions of corrected engine speed.

From Summary: "Flat, plate-type elements, 3.5 by 0.5 by 0.070 inches in size and containing 10 percent elemental natural uranium, were produced by hot pressing. The elements were acid-treated to remove surface uranium and then coated with an alumina glaze. Such an element remained stable and did not lose detectable quantities of fission fragments in a 400-hour treatment at 1800 degrees F in a flux of 5 X 10 to the 11th power neutrons per square centimeter per second. Such elements are conveniently produced and, dependent on design and on the successful resolution of problems such as thermal shock, offer a possible method of increasing air-cycle element temperatures and related performance."

Report presenting static-longitudinal stability and trim results using the XF-92A delta-wing research airplane during power-plant demonstration and US Air Force performance tests for Mach numbers up to 0.97 and altitudes from 11,000 to 40,000 feet.

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This report discusses the proposal to expand the existing 224-U Building from an instantaneous rate of 13.5 tons of uranium per day to 18.5 tons per day. This is to be accomplished by the installation of two additional 8{prime} calcining kettles (or pots) available through the Atomic Energy Commission from Luckey, Ohio. It is the purpose of this report to present calculations and recommendations upon which design work is proceeding. This expansion is to utilize existing facilities of 224-U whenever possible and this report forms a record of the methods used in evaluating equipment and systems. Included are analysis of pot ventilation and pot unloading, stress analysis of the new pots, radiation hazard calculations and a composite schematic.

All foreseeable emergencies are adequately forestalled by installing in the reactor areas of the Savannah River Plant a number of pieces of auxiliary equipment. This precaution is taken in order to prevent permanent damage to the main equipment and to contain the radioactive material in the restricted areas of the plant. However, in the unlikely event of failure of some pieces of the main and/or auxiliary equipment, it is necessary that the operators take coordinated emergency action in order to prevent damage and hazard. In some cases swift action is called for. Because there are many pieces of equipment, all of which can conceivably be said to be subject to failure or faulty operation, one could postulate an astronomical number of failure incidents, each one different. But many of these would be highly improbable or call for the same emergency action. On the master incident sheet, Table 1, there are defined twenty such incidents, which represent a fair cross section of the possibilities. In compiling this table, the authors have kept in mind all of the worst reactor accidents that have occurred in the US and Canada and those minor equipment failures that have occurred at SRP before the startup …

On July 16, 1953 I discussed with P.J. Clough and J.H. Durant the NRC progress on providing bond layers for extended surface fuel elements. The corrosion testing of four uranium samples, nickel coated by an NRC technique, came to an abrupt and premature end as a result of failures in the testing equipment. The coatings were ruined in the mishap. Similarly coated samples are in the process of being prepared. The corrosion tests will be re-initiated upon completion of the samples.

Photogeologic map of the Orange Cliffs-3 quadrangle, Wayne County, Utah

An improved continuous ether extractor is described. The modifications include a means of safely disposing of the active raffinate and a means of positivity checking the raffinate for completeness of uranium extraction. The results obtained on synthetic samples and on dissolver solutions are given. This work was undertaken because of a need for the determination of uranium in dissolver solutions with an accuracy of 0.1 per cent. After a review of available methods it was decided that a gravimetric determination would meet the requirements of precision and accuracy.