Present thinking and planning appears to be developing from the following factors as concern the 13.8 KV temporary construction power limit. 1. It is understood that the present intent is to supply 100-N operating requirements from a single stub source in the 230 KV loop. 2. The original thoughts were to obtain construction power over a 13.8 KV line from 151-D substation. 3. Construction load requirements are now less than originally planned since steam has been substituted for electrical drive of primary loop pumps and 5500 hp motor tests are no longer necessary. 4. An extreme emergency backup source for the K plants has always been of concern, although minimized in recent planning. It is desirable to review the temporary construction line requirements from a future operating viewpoint to determine if the line could be useful to the operating plants after completion of construction. It is highly desirable to provide T.C. power source from K plants rather than 151-D and then leave the line and breakers in place for future maintenance assistance and as extreme emergency backup to K plants.

This document provides a discussion of activities at the Hanford Works during 1951.

This report is a compilation of brief abstracts of the Preliminary Reports n work done in the laboratories of the Ananlytical Chemistry Division at the X-10 Site during the months of January through June, 1956.

1. Acetyl thioctic acid has been prepared chemically and i t s chromatographic and acetylating behavior i s described. 2. A C{sup 14} -containing substance has been found in Scenedesmus, photosynthesizing in the presence of a-C{sup 14}-pyruvate, which has properties suggesting that it i s acetyl thioctic acid. 3 . A C{sup 14}-containing substance has been found in Aerobacter aerogenes, metabolizing a-C{sup 14}-pyruvate, which shows the properties of a labile conjugate of thioctic acid with some relatively polar groups. 4. Acetyl thioctic acid i s formed in vitro when light acts on a solution of thioctic acid and pyruvate.

It is shown that cryogenic techniques offer the possibility of substantially improving the efficiency and practicality of generating high magnetic fields in air-core coils of large size. Over-all reductions in power requirements of as high as 25, by comparison with conventional coils, are predicted, provided high purity conductors and efficient refrigeration cycles are used. (W.D.M.)

This report talks about the ANCO Progress Report for month of April, 1956

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The applicability of the gas centrifuge to the separation of the isotopes of the elements from Ti through U was examined. The suitable elsments were determined, and their effects on required centrifuge characteristics were surveyed. The performance of cascades of various aires with different gages was explored, and the cost of a pilot plant program to develop basic separation data was estimated. (F.S.)

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Approximately 1,000 references to technical reports on nuclear and conventional merchant ships are cited. (T.R.H.)

Management of first-cycle wastes from the Bismuth Phosphate Plant using Nickel Ferrocyanide scavenging is described.

Bubble phenomena have been given a new meaning with their study in relation to the kinetic behavior of reactors. Prior to their study in relation to physics, the bulk of work on bubble phenomena concerned naval engineering problems of behavior in cavitation and water entry behavior. This bibliography is intended to fill the need of the reactor physicist as well as the naval engineer. An attempt has been made to include all available references on bubble phenomena and associated effects. A subject index has been purposely omitted. It is felt that the breakdown in content headings is sufficient to ascertain areas of interest. There will be overlapping of headings and to find all possible entries, a search through the headings may be desirable. To increase the usefulness of this bibliography the location of an abstract has been cited wherever possible following the reference. Classified reports are included; however, their titles contain no classified information. Sources used in compiling this bibliography are: Chemical Abstracts, Industrial Arts Index, Applied Mechanics Review, Nuclear Science Abstracts, the AEC Abstracts of Classified Literature, the AEC card catalogs available at Atomics International, and the bibliographic services of Armed Services Technical Information agency. (auth)

This is the Chemical Development Status Report for Week Ending April 20, 1956

Two alternate systems, acetic acid-nickel and acetic acid-cobalt, were examined for possible replacement of the corrosion system: ferric chloride-nickel which is being used in the current transpiration corrosion protection studies. Two Fluorox fluidized bed runs were made, of 9 and 58 hr duration, in which dry air and oxygen were used as oxidizing and fluidizing gases. Tests of the hydroclone classification of thoria indicated that more than 95% of the +0.5 micron particles can be removed from a sample if 50% recovery of the -0.5 micron particles is acceptable. Fluidized bed denitration of ThNT did not produce large dense ThO/sub 2/ particles, but flame denitration of mixed thorium-uranium- aluminum nitrates produced spherical particles. Three alternate batch Darex flowsheets gave chloride removal to less than 350 ppm with 61% nitric acid feed, while dissolution studies of APPR fuel elements showed that complete dissolution of braze metal in aqua regia may be difficult. Leaching studies of unirradiated UO/sub 2/ pellets showed that the most important variable effecting dissolution rate was the total nitrate content of the dissolvent. Delivery of tae SRE decanning equipment was scheduled for April 1, 1959. Temperatare increases in cylinders of solid radioactive waste were calculated for APPR fuel …

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This report is about The Chemistry of Uranium(VI) Orthophosphate Solutions. a series of reports describing an investigation of the Uranium(VI) Orthophosphate system.

This report details activities of the Chemistry Unit at the Hanford Atomic Products Operation for the months of January, February, and March of 1953.

Data are presented for all toroid runs which circulated aqueous thorium oxide slurries between August 1954, and October 1956. In addition, a tabulation of the properties of numerous thoria preparatiors is presented. (auth)

The food irradiation facility described consists of: a fully enriched light-water-cooled and -moderated heterogeneous reactor core surrounded by a blanket of indium sulfate aqueous solution; an indium solution system which includes the reactor blanket and the gamma radiators; primary and auxiliary cooling water systems for removal of reactor heat; radiator cubicles into which the food is conveyed for irradiation; and buildings for housing the reactor, radiators, and operations personnel. (auth)

Pile operation data from 100-H and 100-C has demonstrated that symmetrical heat generation (flux distribution) can be attained with enrichment or enrichment and shortened control rods. The previous coring pattern was based on 100-H operation prior to enrichment and therefore was designed to accomodate an asymmetrical flux distribution. Because the present K reactor design includes shortened control rods and operation will probably include enrichment, the coring design has been revised to a symmetrical pattern. The purpose of this document is to present the coring pattern recommended for the 105-K moderator design.

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Results indicate that corrosion of the metal is accelerated to a small extent during irradiation. A summary of the results from in-pile loops and in- pile autoclaves is given. (L.M.T.)