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Concentration of Plutonium by Cation Exchange--Stabilization of Pu(III) in Nitric Acid

Description: A study to define the effectiveness limits of sulfamic acid and to discover other better stabilizers for Pu(III) is described. Ascorbic and isoascorbic acids, used in conjunction with sulfamic acid reduced Pu(IV) to stable Pu(III) in nitric acid. Aminoguanidine sulfate also retarded the oxidation of Pu(III) but did not reduce Pu(IV). (J.R.D.)
Date: February 1, 1959
Creator: Tober, F. W. & Russel, E. R.
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Thermal Bowing of Core Subassemblies

Description: Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on thermal bowing of core sub-assemblies at the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant. As stated in the introduction and summary, "the present report deals with this problem in the design of the Enrico Fermi Reactor and with the method which has been adopted to avoid a positive temperature coefficient of reactivity" (p. 1). This report includes illustrations, and photographs.
Date: February 20, 1959
Creator: De Stordeur, Arnold
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Geological Survey Investigations in the U12e.05 Tunnel, Nevada Test Site

Description: From introduction: The papers comprising the various parts of this report contain the preliminary results of the U. S. Geological Survey investigations in the Ul2e.05 tunnel at the Atomic Energy Commission's Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada (fig. 1). Reports on electrical resistivity, natural radioactivity, and heat required to raise the rocks to 100C will be issued later. A preliminary report on the geologic effects of the Blanca event is being prepared.
Date: February 1959
Creator: Diment, William H.; Wilmarth, V. R.; Houser, F. N.; Dickey, D. D.; Hinrichs, E. Neal; Botinelly, Theodore et al.
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Engineering Geology of Test Sites in Granite and Dolomite at Gold Meadows, Climax, and Dolomite Hill, Nevada Test Site, Nye County, Nevada: Preliminary Report

Description: From introduction: This report is a summary of the detailed geologic and engineering information that is available on three sites for underground explosions on the Nevada Test Site.
Date: February 1959
Creator: Gibbons, Anthony B.; Hinrichs, E. Neal; Dickey, D. D.; McKeown, F. A.; Poole, F. G. & Houser, F. N.
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Blast biology: a study of the primary and tertiary effects of blast in open underground protective shelters. Project 33. 1 of Operation Plumbbob

Description: Dogs, pigs, rabbits, guinea pigs, and mice were exposed to nuclear detonations in two open underground partitioned shelters. The shelters were of similar construction, and each was exposed to separate detonations. Each inner chamber filled through its own orifice; thus four separate pressure environments were obtained. An aerodynamic mound was placed over the escape hatch of each structure to determine its effect on the pressure-curve shape inside the chamber. In one test a sieve plate bolted a… more
Date: February 1, 1959
Creator: Ricmond, D.R.; Taborelli, R.V. & Bowen, I.G.
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Chemical Processing Department Monthly Report: January 1959

Description: This report for January 1959, from the Chemical Processing Department at HAPO, discusses the following: Production operation; Purex and Redox operation; Finished products operation; maintenance: Financial operations; facilities engineering; research; and employee relations.
Date: February 20, 1959
Creator: Hanford Atomic Products Operation. Chemical Processing Department.
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Total Control vs Reactivity Parameters

Description: Changes in pile operating parameters, such as fuel exposure, paver, and reactivity gain upon water loss affect the potential reactivity of the operating, pile and, therefore, the amount of enrichment required to operate under the desired conditions. Similarly a change in ECT (through enrichment location) changes the amount of enrichment.needed to maintain a constant reactivity. Many of the factors which influence the operating reactivity have quite different effects upon the reactivity of the d… more
Date: February 5, 1959
Creator: Simpson, D. E.
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Contraction rates of H and K reactors

Description: It was found from graphite irradiations that the changes can be described by a growth component and a contraction component, and that the contraction is a linear function of exposure, while the growth is a function of both exposure and temperature which saturated at high exposures, say 3000 MWD/a ton. A graph is included. Contraction rate is determined for KW, KE, and H piles.
Date: February 4, 1959
Creator: Richey, C. R.
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Physics effects of water mixing pieces

Description: The effects of ``water mixing`` pieces on the axial flux distributions and reactivities of the K Reactors are discussed in this report. Two mixing piece configurations in the K piles are compared to provide a basis for determining the optimum configuration with respect to rupture control, reactivity cost and temperature cycling effects.
Date: February 3, 1959
Creator: Parkos, G. R.
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Irradiation Processing Department monthly record report, January 1959

Description: This document details activities of the irradiation processing department during the month of January 1959. A general summary is included at the start of the report, after which the report is divided into the following sections: Research and Engineering Operations; Production and Reactor Operations; Facilities Engineering operation; Employee Relations Operation; and Financial Operation.
Date: February 20, 1959
Creator: Greninger, A. B.
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Production Test IP-237-A, irradiation of enriched seven-rod cluster elements for ETR testing

Description: Two Zircaloy-2 jacketed seven-rod cluster elements will be irradiated in the 3674 KE front-to-rear test hole to an exposure of 1000 MWD/T and two elements will be irradiated in the 3674 KW front-to-rear test hole to an exposure of 2000 MWD/T. After irradiation, the elements will be sent to the ETR where they will be ruptured during reactor operation to determine the failure characteristics of co-extruded Zircaloy-2 jacketed cluster elements.
Date: February 23, 1959
Creator: Kratzer, W. K.
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Reconnaissance for Uranium in the Tocopilla area, Province of Antofagasta, Chile

Description: Abstract: In September-October 1958 a six-day reconnaissance in the Tocopilla area, Antofagasta Province, Chile, was made by members of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission and the Instituto de Investigaciones Geológicas de Chile for the purpose of evaluating reported uranium occurrences.
Date: February 1959
Creator: Bowes, William A.; Knowles, Paul H.; C., Mario Serrano & S., Rudolfo Grüenwald
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Final report on PT-105-630-A: Pile power distribution control at the K piles

Description: Following-the K-pile start-ups in early 1955, a program of planned power raises was begun. The operating level had reached 1700--2000 MW by late 1955, and a severe operational control problem became apparent; the power distribution in the reactor was difficult to control and appeared inherently unstable. A study of available data led to the initiation of a production test so that a more detailed study of the phenomena could be made. This report describes the measures taken which led to an impro… more
Date: February 18, 1959
Creator: Brugge, R. O.
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Chemical, physical and reactivity changes in a full reactor E-N meltdown

Description: This report discusses the events from a chemical standpoint following a total loss of coolant disaster will not be altered in the melting reactor by the introduction of N metal. The interdiffusion of uranium and aluminum will be the dominating reaction, causing the blockage and tying up of the lithium in UAl{sub 3} which does not melt until after the uranium does. Pressure from the swelling UAl{sub 3} will extrude uranium-aluminum and lithium into graphite weep holes and block interfaces. The m… more
Date: February 9, 1959
Creator: Nilson, R.
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PT-IP-158-D, Supplement B: Irradiation of one swaged UO{sub 2} stainless steel clad fuel element in a KE front-to-rear test hole

Description: The objective of this supplement is to authorize a change in the panellit trip range from 25--75 psi to 5--95 psi. The test hole facility consists of two concentric aluminum tubes which extend from the front face to the rear face of the reactor. The ID of the inner tube is 2--7/8 inch. Water from one crossheader supplies the annulus, water from another crossheader supplies the inner tube. The three-foot-long, .570 inch OD fuel element is centered in a 40-inch long aluminum holder which has an I… more
Date: February 16, 1959
Creator: Marshall, R. K.
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Response of a Low-Geometry Scintillation Counter to Fission and Other Products

Description: Abstract: The theoretical response of a low-geometry scintillation counter to any photon-emitting nuclide whose decay scheme is known is developed. It is used to compute the counting rate, as a function of time, of (1) individual and total fission products resulting from. 10^4 simultaneous slow-neutron fissions of U^235 and (2) several other nuclides for 10 initial atoms. The calculations extend from ~45 min to 301 days after fission.
Date: February 4, 1959
Creator: LaRiviere, P. D.
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Yankee Atomic Electric Company Research and Development Program: Quarterly Progress Report: October 1, 1958 to December 31, 1958

Description: Quarterly report describing the technical research and development work accomplished by the Yankee Atomic Electric Company Research and Development Program, and documenting progress made on the group's various projects and goals.
Date: February 16, 1959
Creator: Garbe, R. W. & Walchli, H. E.
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Report of the Fluid Fuel Reactors Task Force

Description: From preface: This report was prepared by a task force that met continuously in January and February of 1959 for the purposes of making a relative comparison of the fluid fuel reactor concepts for technical feasibility.
Date: February 1959
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[Frank Mills and Mr. Mennen]

Description: Photograph of Frank Mills and Mr. Mennen sitting in chairs and another man standing behind them, featuring an array of Baby Magic products. Mills and Mennen smiles at one another and appear to be conversing.
Date: February 11, 1959
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
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