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Apparent viscosity of simulated underground metal waste slurries

Description: From introduction: "This report presents the apparent viscosities of supernate-sludge slurries prepared synthetically to simulate the conditions known to exist in the waste storage tanks, but with fission products and plutonium absent."
Date: June 20, 1950
Creator: Allen, A. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ferrous Sulfamate Stability in the RA System

Description: Objective: "The observations summarized in the present report were made to determine the stability of ferrous and sulfamate ions and sulfamic acid in RA Column scrub solution (RAS) and in aqueous solution comparable to the RA Column feed tee composition (RAFS). Knowledge of the stability of the reducing agent (ferrous iron) is necessary to properly plan the method of preparation and introduction of this component into the RA system and to assure dependable and reproducible performance."
Date: April 20, 1950
Creator: Clagett, Fred
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Guide to Application of the X-ray Photometer in Chemical Analysis

Description: From summary: "The relative absorptions of X-rays by various substances are listed as a guide to the application of the X-ray photometric method in chemical analysis and to the estimation of interference by extraneous substances."
Date: June 20, 1952
Creator: Lambert, Maurice C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Monitoring Survey : Richland to Arco, Period May 9-11, 1952

Description: This report follows an investigation of a cargo truck found contaminated by various radioactive material on a routine trip from Arco, Idaho to the Hanford plant on May 8, 1952. The report analyzes the truck's route in an attempt to find the location of the contaminating region.
Date: June 20, 1952
Creator: Honstead, J. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Analysis of TBP Process Streams for Calcium with the Flame Photometer

Description: Summary: A method was found for determining calcium concentrations in TBP process streams in spite of serious interferences bysodium, ferrous, uranyl, sulfate, phosphate, and sulfamate ions as well as by TBP. The precision attainable varied from sample to sample, depending upon its composition. In general, errors of 20% or greater occurred. The smallest determinable amount of calcium was about 10 mg/1.
Date: February 20, 1953
Creator: Brite, D. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effect of the Speed of Emission on the Rise of a Plume of Stack Gases

Description: From introduction: "In this report an attempt was made to summarize the results of recent research on the effective height of smoke stacks. In this summary attention is paid only to the case in which the density of the stack effluent is the same as that of the surrounding air."
Date: November 20, 1950
Creator: Barad, M. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical procedures for the metal fabrication process

Description: From introduction: The present report describes further refinements of the apparatus and the method to meet a need for a sensitive determination of carbon in plutonium.
Date: February 20, 1951
Creator: Leboeuf, M. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Kinetics of Plutonium Reduction in the Redox IB Column

Description: The following report describes work carried out to investigate whether the Hanford IB column as designed in a previous report will decontaminate the uranium adequately from plutonium, particularly if there's any slowness in either the rate of reduction or transfer of the plutonium.
Date: March 20, 1951
Creator: Moore, Robert Lee
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Infrared Absorption Method for TBP After Extraction from an Aqueous Phase

Description: This report describes an improved infrared absorption method to analyze aqueous samples and TBP after extraction. The method described in the following pages is the carbon tetrachloride extraction method.
Date: September 20, 1951
Creator: Moore, R. H. & Brite, D. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Densitometric Determination of Iron in Plutonium

Description: "The attached report summarizes the work performed in the establishment of an improved spectrographic method for determining iron in plutonium."
Date: December 20, 1951
Creator: Daniel, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Hanford Use of Experimental Water Filter Plant

Description: An improved method of water plant control has been developed at Hanford which employs a sensitive turbidiy measuring microphorometer and a model water filtration plant. The microphotometer operates on a light scattering principle and is accurate in the range of 0.0 to 0.1 parts per million turbidity. The model filter plant used is a five gallon per minute plant which can simulate the conditions normally occurring in the large water plants. It is the purpose of this report to describe the model … more
Date: August 20, 1956
Creator: Conley, W.R.; Botsford, C. W. & Pitman, R.W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compaction of UO₂ by Swaging

Description: This paper is a preliminary report of experiments being carried out on the compaction of UO₂ powders by swaging within a restraining tube. Various types of UO₂ have been tried with resulting apparent densities as great as 9.89 grams per cubic centimeter.
Date: September 20, 1956
Creator: Quinlan, F. B. & Roake, W. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Incontamination of Pig Skin Contaminated With a Plutonium Solution

Description: Different methods of decontaminating plutonium contaminated skin were studied by contamination localized areas of pig skin and then testing the different decontamination methods. Results indicate that the most effective of the decontamination methods tested involved the application of a plastic adherent material to the skin and its later removal by peeling.
Date: August 20, 1959
Creator: George, L. A.; Dockum, H. L. & Bustad, L. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Interim Report, Flanging and Flaring of Zirconium and Zircaloy-2 Process Tubing

Description: Much attention has been given to the application of zirconium and zirconium alloys to process tubing for reactors. The properties of this material which make it attractive for such use are, as compared to aluminum: lower neutron absorption; higher design strength; and better corrosion resistance in hot water. Installation of process tubes in HAPO reactors requires that gas tight and water tight joints be maintained between the gunbarrel and process tube, and the process tube and nozzle, respect… more
Date: June 20, 1956
Creator: Hegge, A. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PCTR Measurement of EGCR Control Rod Worth

Description: This paper describes the measurement of control rod strength in the PCTR. The first section outlines the theory and method of such a measurement, and the second section presents the results of the measurement of the Experimental Gas Cooled Reactor (EGCR) control rod strength. The reactor parameter actually inferred is the difference in the infinitive multiplication factor for a control rod supercell with and without the control rod in place in the supercell. These measurements are, therefore, v… more
Date: July 20, 1960
Creator: Nichols, P. F.; Engesser, F. C. & Oakes, T. J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Study Report: High Speed Data Acquisition System for PRTR

Description: High speed data handling and computing systems are coming into increasing use in the automatic control of complex industrial processes. One of the next significant developments in reactor design is believed to be the application of high speed data handling and control systems to nuclear reactors. This document is a study of such a system intended for use with the Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor.
Date: January 20, 1960
Creator: Clark, R. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Initial Operating Procedures for 105-C Metal Examination Facility

Description: These initial operating procedures have been prepared for interim use during the first operation of Basins I, II, and III. They will be revised and included in the operating manual for the entire 105-C Metal Examination Facility.
Date: December 20, 1955
Creator: Reynolds, R. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effect of Gamma Radiation on the Physical Properties of Elastics

Description: This article presents data on the effects of gamma radiation on the physical properties of a number of different classes of plastics materials of construction which were screened to determine their capabilities and limitations for service in applications where ionizing radiation exists. The irradiations were carried out in air at ambient temperature at normal atmospheric pressure to various gamma radiation doses up to 1*10^9 r depending upon the stability of the materials to radiation exposure.… more
Date: January 20, 1961
Creator: Harrington, Robert
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NPR Single Pass Decontamination

Description: The design of NPR shows large quantities of carbon steel pipe and fittings in the front and rear face areas. These are also the area where the most work must be done during an outage, and consequently lower radiation levels are needed here than elsewhere in the piping system. A single pass decontamination of the front and rear piping without going through the entire loop is desirable. Because of the quantities of chemicals and available down time, an effective shorty interval process is needed.… more
Date: January 20, 1960
Creator: Neibaur, G. E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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