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Thermo-physics technical note No. 37: SNAP- 10A, Stainless Steel-316 vessel wall ablation. Final report

Description: The altitudes and times of ablation have been determined for the SNAP-10A, SS-316 vessel wall reentering under various conditions. The results are confined to one typical location on the reactor and to one typical reentry trajectory. The location is the side wall of the vessel and the trajectory is the one used in NAA-SR-8303.
Date: December 7, 1964
Creator: Montgomery, L.D.
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Production test IP-695-AC thorium oxide irradiation -- K Reactors

Description: Irradiation of thorium for the production of ``clean`` U-233 at HAPO began in CY 1963. Several small-scale tests, involving from gram-size quantities up to a few elements, were successfully conducted; the results from these tests, coupled with theoretical predictions, indicated the desirability of further investigation. The objectives of this test are to (1) authorize the irradiation of about two tons of thorium oxide target elements in central zone process tubes of KE Reactor, (2) determine th… more
Date: July 7, 1964
Creator: Gross, P. D. & Hladek, K. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Highlight report of the working committee to the fuel element development committee

Description: Highlights include production program and development program reviews at the Mallinckrodt Chemical Works, and production and development at the National Lead Company of Ohio. Activities at the Savannah River Plant are briefly discussed. General Electric at HAPO reports from the irradiation processing department and the N-Reactor department. The Hanford laboratories report on fuel element work.
Date: October 7, 1964
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Interim report VI, production test IP-549-A half-plant low alum feed water treatment at F Reactor

Description: A half-plant low alum water treatment began at F Reactor on January 16, 1963. The tests, which had been prompted by the analysis of ledge corrosion attack on fuel elements, will demonstrate whether or not high alum feed is responsible for increasing the frequency of ledge and groove corrosion attack on fuel element surfaces. The effect will be evaluated by comparing visual examination results obtained from the normal production fuel irradiated in process water treated with two different alum fe… more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Geier, R. G.
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Production test IP-696 evaluation of arch-rail supports

Description: Large scale self-support fuel usage at the K Reactors began in mid-1963. With the advent of the new fuel element concept, self-support development work in different areas was required. One such area was that of the supports, or rails, used on the elements. The initial self-support rail design on the elements, in order to meet production commitments, was only slightly modified from previous test models. These rails were identified as ``bridge rails.`` Development of the self-supports has continu… more
Date: August 7, 1964
Creator: Hladek, K. L.
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The Thermal Decomposition of Uranium Mononitride

Description: The use of uranium mononitride as a nuclear fuel is being considered for a number of high temperature applications. In comparison with the most often applied high temperature fuels, UO2 and UC, one finds that UN has a combination of the high melting point of UO2 and the thermal conductivity and high uranium density of UC. However, interest in UN is often dampened by qualitative indications of its low thermal stability and by lack of experimental thermodynamic data. Is is the purpose of this st… more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Vozzella, P. A.; Miller, A. D. & DeCrescente, M. A. (Michael A.)
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Calculation of the Shock Wave From an Underground Nuclear Explosion in Granite

Description: The capability of calculating the close-in effects of the shock wave from an underground nuclear explosion has been demonstrated. Agreement was obtained between calculation and measurements using .a spherically symmetric, hydrodynamic, elastic-plastic code called SOC for the Hardhat event, a 5-kiloton nuclear detonation in granite. This capability is dependent upon having a more or less complete de scription of the elastic and dynamic properties of the materials involved. When this information … more
Date: May 7, 1964
Creator: Butkovich, T. R.
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Correlation of Kinetic Isotope Effects with Chemical Bonding in Three Center Reactions

Description: We consider the kinetic isotope effect in three center reactions of the type of A+BC→AB+C. Such model calculations are a good approximation to primary hydrogen isotope effects. For abstraction or transfer reactions, B becomes H, D, or T. The dynamics of the three storm system are calculated for a general quadratic potential, with the assumption that the potential energy is constant along the reaction coordinate (flat top barrier). This model system can be calculated in detail and serves to illu… more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Bigeleisen, Jacob
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Effects of Irradiation on the Optical Absorption and Photoconductivity of Rutile

Description: Optical absorption and photoconductivity measurements have been made on single crystals of pure synthetic rutile (TiO2). Reactor irradiations at 70°C totaling 4.8 x 10 18 nvt fast and 1.69 x10 19 nvt slow did not produce any discernible optical absorption bands; however, the transmission decreased 5 percent at all wavelengths. Reactor irradiation induced a [illegible] five photoconduction peaks in the wavelength range 4200 to 14,000 A. In addition the photopeak at 4065 A (3.05 eV) was enhanced … more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Townsend, P. D.
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Some Considerations on the Configuration and Stability of the H2 Temperature Control Loops of the 80" Bubble Chamber

Description: There is but little known about the thermal process involving the dynamics and thermodynamics of the cycling liquid H2 in the chamber and those of the H2 fluid flow in the cooling coil as well as the geometrical characteristics of the chamber body. This the physical equations governing this process are involving so many variables that this analysis becomes rather complex even if simplifying assumptions are made. To those difficulties is added the ignorance even of an approximative expression fo… more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Androulakis, John G.
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Cool-Down Refrigeration Requirements for 80" Bubble Chambers

Description: The purpose of this report is to determine the amount of refrigeration capacity required to cool down the 80" bubble chamber from ambient temperature to liquid hydrogen temperature.
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Bamberger, J. A.
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General Operation and Construction Features of the Undercarriage System for the 80-inch Bubble Chamber

Description: The undercarriage system is required for translating, rotating, and lifting the 450 ton magnet and bubble chamber assemblies so that it can be accurately positioned in the experimental proton beam of the synchrotron. The system must make provision for the two magnet sections to be separated for the purpose of adjustment and maintenance of internal components.
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Wright, D. H.
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Design Consideration for 80" Bubble Chamber

Description: The following general description of the theory and operation of a bubble chamber is presented so that firms who are interested in fabricating components for the Brookhaven 80" chamber will have a better understanding of the design parameters associated with it. This understanding, coupled with the fabricator's knowledge of manufacturing techniques, should enable the fabricators to suggest solutions to manufacturing problems consistent with requirements for chamber operation. In an effort to in… more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Kassner, D. A.
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On the Statistical Theory of Electromagnetic Waves in a Fluctuating Medium (II): Mathematical Basis of the Analogies to Quantum Field Theory

Description: Report discussing the relationship between quantum field theory and the the statistical theory of waves. Basic equations exist in the latter theory which correspond closely to the fundamental equations of the former theory; i.e., to the commutation relations and the Heisenberg equation of motion. A probability density function of waves is introduced here which corresponds to the probability amplitude function in quantum mechanics. The theory of the statistical Green's functions and their relati… more
Date: December 7, 1964
Creator: Furutsu, K.
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Resonance Production in the Ξ Κ π

Description: In the course of a general study of K- p interactions at 2.24 Bev/c incident K- momentum, we have investigated the following reactions, the experimentally detectable final states of Ξ Κ π system. In this report we shall discuss the possible existence of Ξ π resonances above 1530 Mev and the evidence for possible structure in the overlap regions. An evaluation of the isospin of the Ξ * will be made. In addition, production and decay angular distribution of the Ξ * will be presented.
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Connolly, P. L.; Hart, E. L.; Kalbfleisch, G.; Lai, K. W.; London, G.; Moneti, G. C. et al.
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Inelastic Neutron Scattering by Liquids

Description: The inelastic scattering of low energy neutrons from condensed matter offers a means of investigating the motions of atoms in liquids or solids down to times in the order of 10-12 to 10-13 seconds. The theoretical framework and techniques of such measurements are discussed and the results of cold neutron measurements with liquid H2O and Pb are presented. In H2O the neutron data show that for times in the order of 10-12 seconds the water molecule tends to maintain some average position with resp… more
Date: January 7, 1964
Creator: Palevsky, H.
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