Conversion of UNH to UO3 : Terminal Report (open access)

Conversion of UNH to UO3 : Terminal Report

Feasibility of conversion of uranyl nitrate to uranium trioxide by the continuous addition of concentrated uranyl nitrate solution to hot, agitated UO3 powder.
Date: January 10, 1951
Creator: Maness, R. F. & Clagett, F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Critical Mass Studies of Plutonium Solutions (open access)

Critical Mass Studies of Plutonium Solutions

Chain reacting conditions for plutonium nitrate in water solution have been examined experimentally for a variety of sizes of spheres and cylinders.
Date: February 15, 1960
Creator: Kruesi, F. E.; Erkman, J. O. & Lanning, D. D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operation and Maintenance Instructions for Gamma Scintillation Monitor - Model 3 (open access)

Operation and Maintenance Instructions for Gamma Scintillation Monitor - Model 3

Gamma scintillation monitor Model 3 is designed to continuously monitor and record the gamma activity of a process solution.
Date: October 1, 1953
Creator: Connally, R. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dual Channel Pulse Analyser and Count-Rate Meter for Gamma Spectrometer Monitor (open access)

Dual Channel Pulse Analyser and Count-Rate Meter for Gamma Spectrometer Monitor

Describes the current prototype model of a linear amplifier, two-channel pulse-height analyser, two-channel count-rate meter, and count-rate difference detector for a gamma-ray spectrometer monitor developed to approach the above design criteria.
Date: June 17, 1954
Creator: Paul, R. S. & Wood, M. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Effect of Process Variables on Graphite Purity (open access)

Effect of Process Variables on Graphite Purity

Results of four experimental heats run at the end of the G-5 contract in the National Carbon Company Clarksburg production furnaces.
Date: July 20, 1954
Creator: Riley, W. C. & Corners, A. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Structural Evaluation of Underground Waste Storage Tanks (open access)

Structural Evaluation of Underground Waste Storage Tanks

To set forth limiting values of internal vapor pressure and effective liquid specific gravity which will permit the maximum utilization of the existing underground waste storage capacity. It is also intended to describe briefly the elements which could contribute to ultimate failure.
Date: June 23, 1955
Creator: Smith, Edgar F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Detection of Earthquakes by Water-Level Recorders (open access)

The Detection of Earthquakes by Water-Level Recorders

Detection of earthquakes by water-level recorders on water wells at Hanford Plant.
Date: November 1955
Creator: McConiga, M. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operational Characteristics of Submerged Gas-Lift Circulators (open access)

Operational Characteristics of Submerged Gas-Lift Circulators

Report that presents and interprets data taken from previous tests involving gas-lift circulators and then correlates the data for the purpose of design and operational improvements.
Date: December 1, 1955
Creator: Cook, M. W. & Waters, Elmer Dale, 1930-
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final Design Report KAPL-120 High Pressure Recirculating Water Loop (open access)

Final Design Report KAPL-120 High Pressure Recirculating Water Loop

Basic information on the design of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory (KAPL) -120 loop.
Date: January 15, 1956
Creator: Wade, G. E. & Berberet, J. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Surface Dosimetry and Effective Energy Calculations (open access)

Surface Dosimetry and Effective Energy Calculations

Methods of the Radiation Monitoring Operation of the Chemical Processing Department.
Date: September 8, 1956
Creator: Helgeson, G. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Automatic Sample Changer (open access)

Automatic Sample Changer

Automatic sample changer developed to increase the number of samples that can be handled daily.
Date: January 3, 1957
Creator: Rankin, M. O. & Harvey, R. A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Joint Design for Making Root Pass Welds without Filler Material (open access)

Joint Design for Making Root Pass Welds without Filler Material

Investigation to evaluate some of the designs, techniques, and methods for fabrication of a root pass.
Date: July 9, 1956
Creator: Lemon, L. C. & Smith, W. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor Preliminary Safeguards Analysis (open access)

Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor Preliminary Safeguards Analysis

Report describing the Hanford Atomic Works' Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor, its siting concerns, operation, and safety concerns.
Date: June 5, 1958
Creator: Wittenbrock, N. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Purex process : a Solvent Extraction Reprocessing Method for Irradiated Uranium (open access)

The Purex process : a Solvent Extraction Reprocessing Method for Irradiated Uranium

Purex process which utilizes solvent extraction to separate and purify uranium and plutonium from each other and from fission products contained in irradiated uranium fuel elements.
Date: April 8, 1957
Creator: Irish, E. R. & Reas, W. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Martensitic Reaction for Uranium (open access)

A Martensitic Reaction for Uranium

Series of isothermal transformation studies for improvement in fabrication and reactor performance of uranium fuel elements.
Date: June 25, 1957
Creator: Bement, A. L. & Wallace, W. P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Reactor Physics Primer (open access)

Reactor Physics Primer

Report that describes the reactor physics of the processes used to produce plutonium at Hanford Laboratories. This includes a basic explanation of nuclear physics and the principles of the reactor process.
Date: November 15, 1957
Creator: Lockwood, E. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Plating Thickness Tester (open access)

Plating Thickness Tester

An electromagnetic eddy current instrument is described that is capable of measuring copper and nickel plating 1 to 8 mils thick plated on bismuth mandrils of various sizes and shapes.
Date: November 15, 1957
Creator: Fitch, C. E., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Design and Installation of a High Precision Temperature and Intimate Contact Monitor for Experimental Vacuum Chucks (open access)

Design and Installation of a High Precision Temperature and Intimate Contact Monitor for Experimental Vacuum Chucks

Describes the design criteria, design details, and final installation of a high precision temperature and intimate contact monitor.
Date: May 15, 1958
Creator: Morrow, G. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Alpha, Beta, Gamma Hand and Shoe Counter - Model 2 (open access)

An Alpha, Beta, Gamma Hand and Shoe Counter - Model 2

Experimental combination hand and shoe counter redesign as a compact, simplified, register readout instrument no larger than the present Five-Fold called Model 2.
Date: June 2, 1958
Creator: Spear, W. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Factors Affecting Fluidization of Uranium Trioxide Powders (open access)

Factors Affecting Fluidization of Uranium Trioxide Powders

Study of factors, such as the average particle size and particle-size distribution, which affect the fluidization properties of uranium trioxide powders.
Date: March 1, 1958
Creator: Johnson, B. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Temperature on the Neutron Attenuation of Magnetite Concrete (open access)

The Effect of Temperature on the Neutron Attenuation of Magnetite Concrete

Comparison of experimentally determined relaxation lengths to the value calculated from the concrete composition.
Date: December 11, 1958
Creator: Wood, D. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Trans-Plutonium Isotope Buildup by Neutron Irradiation of Plutonium (open access)

Trans-Plutonium Isotope Buildup by Neutron Irradiation of Plutonium

Graphs for estimation of plutonium and trans-plutonium isotopic content of irradiated plutonium reactor fuel of various initial isotopic compositions.
Date: December 15, 1958
Creator: Brauer, F. P. & Burley, Helen H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Distribution of the Actinide Elements in the Molten System: KCI-AICI3-AI (open access)

Distribution of the Actinide Elements in the Molten System: KCI-AICI3-AI

Report of data for the distributions of elements 90 through 96 between molten salt solutions of their chlorides and molten aluminum (or alloy) at 725 Celsius.
Date: October 20, 1959
Creator: Moore, R. H. & Lyon, W. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Description of Purex Plant Process (open access)

Description of Purex Plant Process

Description of Purex plant process for irradiated uranium for the separation and decontamination of plutonium and uranium from each other and from fission products.
Date: May 19, 1959
Creator: Irish, E. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library