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The HASL Bone Program 1961-1964 (open access)

The HASL Bone Program 1961-1964

Report documenting the measuring of strontium-90 levels contained in the bones of children and adults of various age brackets across the United States.
Date: August 16, 1965
Creator: Rivera, Joseph & Harley, John H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation Plan and Hazards Report - Operation BREN (open access)

Operation Plan and Hazards Report - Operation BREN

Report discussing "descriptions of the HPRR and the Co^60 source, their operating procedures, the manner in which they will be used, and possible hazards are included."
Date: January 1962
Creator: Sanders, F. W.; Haywood, F. F.; Lunin, M. I.; Gilley, L. W.; Cheka, J. S. & Ward, D. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fort McClellan Radiological Instruction Area (ARMS-II) (open access)

Fort McClellan Radiological Instruction Area (ARMS-II)

Report documenting the survey of the U. S. Army Chemical Corps Schoo, Radiological Instruction Area, Fort Mclellan, Alabama. This survey measures radiation an d gamma-ray flux in an approximately one square mile area.
Date: March 26, 1962
Creator: Guillou, R. B.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Ground Roughness Effects on the Energy and Angular Distribution of Gamma Radiation From Fallout (open access)

Ground Roughness Effects on the Energy and Angular Distribution of Gamma Radiation From Fallout

Report examining "[t]he effect of ground roughness, or surface irregularities, on the radiation field above ground which had been contaminated with fallout from the explosion in the atmosphere of a nuclear device (Smallboy Event)" (p. v).
Date: December 1963
Creator: Huddleston, C. M.; Burson, Z. G.; Kinkaid, R. M. & Klingler, Q. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeroradioactivity Survey and Areal Geology of Parts of East-Central New York and West-Central New England (ARMS-I) (open access)

Aeroradioactivity Survey and Areal Geology of Parts of East-Central New York and West-Central New England (ARMS-I)

Report concerning "[a]n airborne gamma-radiation survey of Connecticut, Rhode Island, and parts of New York, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont" (p. 5) made between 1958 and 1960 that indicated that a broad range of radioactivity exists in those areas depending on the type of bedrock. Correlations are drawn between this radioactivity and the geology of the region.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Popenoe, Peter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Argonne National Laboratory Idaho Division Summary Report: July-September, 1960 (open access)

Argonne National Laboratory Idaho Division Summary Report: July-September, 1960

Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory covering a summary report of the work conducted by the Idaho Division. Experimental work and progress made on reactors are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1960
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Idaho Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Argonne National Laboratory Idaho Division Summary Report: October 1960-March 1961 (open access)

Argonne National Laboratory Idaho Division Summary Report: October 1960-March 1961

Report issued by the Argonne National Laboratory discussing a summary of projects conducted with the Idaho Division. Descriptions of each project are presented. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1961
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Idaho Division.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
ICPP Waste Calcining Facility : Safety Analysis Report (open access)

ICPP Waste Calcining Facility : Safety Analysis Report

Report documenting a study "made of the radiological hazards associated with operation of the ICPP Waste Calcination Facility" and contains "[d]etails of the safety analysis and extensive information on the process, equipment, and operation procedures" (p. iii). Each section has its own pagination.
Date: December 1, 1963
Creator: Lakey, L. T. & Bower, J. R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Summary Report of the Gas-Cooled Reactor Experiment-1 (open access)

Final Summary Report of the Gas-Cooled Reactor Experiment-1

Report describing the Gas-Cooled Reactor test facility, its ongoing testing and evaluations of a test reactor, and its operating conditions and characteristics.
Date: October 1963
Creator: Chesworth, R. H.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Semiannual Progress Report: January 1 - June 30, 1961 (open access)

Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Semiannual Progress Report: January 1 - June 30, 1961

Report regarding the ongoing research and development related to the Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program. Includes status and progress of the program's projects, experiments, and data evaluations.
Date: August 10, 1961
Creator: Aerojet-General Corporation
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Radiation Damage on SM-1, SM-1A and PM-2A Reactor Vessels (open access)

Effect of Radiation Damage on SM-1, SM-1A and PM-2A Reactor Vessels

Report describing the status of the SM-1, SM-1A, and PM-2A reactors, specifically regarding the effects "of irradiation on nil-ductility transition temperature and the associated problem of brittle fracture." (p. iii)
Date: October 14, 1961
Creator: McLaughlin, D. W.; Rowekamp, B. J.; Chittum, R. A.; Coombe, J. R.; Kelleman, R. W.; Bobe, P. E. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant (open access)

Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant

Report describing the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant, its fast breeder reactor, and heat transport systems.
Date: March 1960
Creator: Atomic Power Development Associates
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Experimental Radiation Measurements in Conventional Structures: Part 1, Radiation Measurements in Two Two-Story and Three One-Story Typical Residential Structures Before and After Modification (open access)

Experimental Radiation Measurements in Conventional Structures: Part 1, Radiation Measurements in Two Two-Story and Three One-Story Typical Residential Structures Before and After Modification

Report discussing the methods, data, and analysis of results for "An experimental study designed to provide a basis for estimating protection against fallout radiation " (p. v) using one- and two-story structures with basements.
Date: July 1966
Creator: Burson, Z. G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geography, Geology, and Water Resources of the National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho: Appendix 2, Basic Hydrologic Data (open access)

Geography, Geology, and Water Resources of the National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho: Appendix 2, Basic Hydrologic Data

Graphs and tables summarizing detailed discharge data of the Big Lost River.
Date: 1960
Creator: Nace, Raymond L.; Deutsch, Morris; Voegeli, Paul T.; Stewart, J. W.; Walton, William Clarence; Fowler, K. H. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor Final Safeguards Report, Volume 6: Environmental Analysis OF NS "Savannah" Operation at Camden (open access)

Nuclear Merchant Ship Reactor Final Safeguards Report, Volume 6: Environmental Analysis OF NS "Savannah" Operation at Camden

"An analysis is presented of the accidental release of activity following the operation of the NS "Savannah" at the New York Shipbuilding Corporation docks in Camden, New Jersey. Although a number of accidents are considered, the report is primarily concerned with the environmental activity levels and subsequent exposures which would result from the "maximum credible accident" (p. v).
Date: January 24, 1961
Creator: Cottrell, W. B.; Parker, F. L.; Mann, L. A. & Schmidt, G. D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Safeguards Summary Report for the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (open access)

Final Safeguards Summary Report for the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility

Summary: This report contains a description of the final design of the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (PNPF); an outline of the test and operating procedures, and the organization and responsibilities; and a summary of the hazards and safeguards analyses that have been conducted to evaluate the safety of the facility operations.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant Technical Progress Report: July 1, 1959-September 30, 1959 (open access)

Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant Technical Progress Report: July 1, 1959-September 30, 1959

Foreword: This is the eighth of a series of reports covering technical progress on the research and development program being performed in connection with the design of the Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant.
Date: February 1960
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pre-shot and Postshot Structure Survey: Final Report (open access)

Pre-shot and Postshot Structure Survey: Final Report

From introduction: The purpose of this survey was to document the pre-event and post-event condition of all existing surface facilities within a 10-mile radius of ground zero for Project GNOME.
Date: May 31, 1962
Creator: Holmes & Narver
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Dugout: Technical Director's Summary Report (open access)

Project Dugout: Technical Director's Summary Report

From abstract: Project Dugout was a chemical explosive row charge cratering experiment in hard rock conducted at the AEC Nevada Test Site as part of the Plowshare Program for development of nuclear excavation technology.
Date: May 10, 1965
Creator: Nordyke, M. D.; Terhune, R. W.; Rohrer, R. F.; Cauthen, L. J. & Spruill, J. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Close-in Air Blast from a Row Charge in Basalt (open access)

Close-in Air Blast from a Row Charge in Basalt

From abstract: Close-in air blast measurements were made on the Dugout shot. Major constituents of the blast wave were the ground-shock-induced pulse and the pulse from venting gases. The ground-shock-induced pulse was the dominant one at all stations.
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Vortman, Luke J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Geology of the Green River Mining District, Emery and Grand Counties, Utah (open access)

Geology of the Green River Mining District, Emery and Grand Counties, Utah

The purpose of this report is to present all pertinent geologic data on an area in which relatively imprtant uranium deposits are present.
Date: September 1960
Creator: Young, R. G.; Million, Isadore & Hausen, Donald M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hydrogeochemical Reconnaissance for Uranium in the Stanley Area, South-Central Idaho (open access)

Hydrogeochemical Reconnaissance for Uranium in the Stanley Area, South-Central Idaho

Introduction: The purpose of this project was to: (1) investigate the applicability of hydrogrochemical techniques to uranium exploration in the Stanley area; and (2) make a hydrogeochemical reconnaissance survey of the Basin Creek mining district and surrounding area as a step toward evaluation of the uranium potential.
Date: July 1961
Creator: Illsley, Charles T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Project Sulky: Preshot Geologic Investigations (open access)

Project Sulky: Preshot Geologic Investigations

From abstract: A comprehensive geologic and engineering investigation was undertaken at the site on Buckboard Mesa selected for the SULKY event, a nuclear cratering experiment, conducted in dry basalt.
Date: August 4, 1965
Creator: Nugent, R. C. & Banks, D. C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Seismic Waves from an Underground Explosion in a Salt Bed: Preliminary Report (open access)

Seismic Waves from an Underground Explosion in a Salt Bed: Preliminary Report

From abstract: Seismic waves resulting from a 5 kiloton nuclear detonation 1200 feet deep in a salt bed near Carlsbad, New Mexico were measured by strong-motion seismographs operated by the Coast and Geodetic Survey on the surface in the distance range from 0.5 to 8.8 miles and underground in a potash mine 8.7 to 11.2 miles distant.
Date: April 12, 1962
Creator: Carder, Dean S.; Mickey, W. V.; Murphy, L. M.; Cloud, W. K.; Jordan, J. N. & Gordon, D. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library