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Defect testing of coextruded uranium-zircaloy-II clad fuel material in a 300 C out-of-reactor recirculating water loop: Interim report

Description: A major problem in the development of a pressurized water reactor coolant system for the NPS is the rupture performance of the fuel elements. As water temperatures are increased to 300 C, uranium corrosion rates increase rapidly. Swelling of the uranium fuel by corrosion could cause the process tube to burst or reduce the tube cooling water flow below acceptable limits. The desirability of slow cooling of the water to avoid thermal shocks to the reactor piping after a rupture is detected furthe… more
Date: September 25, 1959
Creator: Hayden, K. D. & Goffard, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gamma Rays from Inelastic Scattering of 14-Mev Neutrons on Pb²⁰⁸

Description: Abstract: "The cross section for the production of 2.61-Mev gamma rays from the Pb-208(n, n')Pb-208* reaction has been measured for five different angles from 50 to 130 degrees. The angular distribution appears to be isotropic within the precision of the experiments, and leads to an integrated cross section of 25.5 +/- 4.6 millibarns."
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Hallett, Edward & Jensen, Roger
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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9-Zoom : A One-Dimensional, Multigroup, Neutron Diffusion Theory Reactor Code for the IBM 709

Description: The following document describes the usage and purpose of the neutron diffusion theory reactor program 9-Zoom, a memory-contained program that takes advantage of 709 features such as, for example, preferential order of multiply by zero, and for small problems approaches input-output limitations with excellent convergence properties.
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Stone, S. P.; Collins, E. T. & Lenihan, S. R.
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Expansion program 190 Building studies results

Description: It is the objective of this study to investigate preliminary expansion program requirements for process water, as supplied by 190 Building equipment; from the point of view of practical pumping, flywheel and pump suction head requirements. These requirements are to be determined at this time in such a form and accuracy as to be useful in refined estimating for budget study purposes. In order to obtain the objectives of this study at this time it has been decided to consider five different condi… more
Date: November 25, 1959
Creator: Quackenbush, C. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Specifications: Laboratory hot press process for {open_quotes}C{close_quotes}size I & E fuel elements

Description: Hot press canning of internally and externally cooled fuel elements has been developed to a point where the process is feasible. Complete specifications have been written for the process covering component, dies and punches, furnace construction, nickel plating, component cleaning, component assembly, sizing, hot pressing and inspection. Drawings covering each major item are included.
Date: September 25, 1959
Creator: Tverberg, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment Annual Technical Report: 1958

Description: Annual report of the Liquid Metal Fuel Reactor Experiment describing progress during calendar year 1958 and as well as an evaluation of progress and plans for future work.
Date: March 25, 1959
Creator: Babcock & Wilcox Company
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Artificial cooling of the Columbia River by dam regulation: Part 1

Description: In early July 1958, it appeared that Columbia River temperatures at HAPO would be near 24--50{degree}C by the end of August. River temperatures were averaging 40 to 50{degree}C above 1957 figures and were 3{degree} to 4{degree} above the ten year highs. It seemed desirable to examine the problem to determine if any corrective measure could be taken, since it was apparent that production losses were imminent. The large storage of cold water behind Grand Coulee Dam, normally untapped, was a sourc… more
Date: May 25, 1959
Creator: Kramer, H. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Redox in-line monitoring instruments information manual

Description: The in-line monitoring instruments installed in the Redox plant in the late 1950s consisted of six gamma monitors, a single channel gamma spectrometer, an alpha monitor, and a neutron counter. A gamma monitor on the steam condensate outlet line and a uranium monitor on the 2DFS stream were to be added at a later date. The first section of this information manual describes the in-line gamma monitors and gives operating instructions for them. The second section covers the alpha monitor, and the t… more
Date: March 25, 1959
Creator: Erlandson, O. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Artificial cooling of the Columbia River by dam regulation. Part 3

Description: The temperatures of the Columbia River was reduced 1 to 30 Centigrade with beneficial effects at HAPO. It is reasonable to expect that future benefits may be possible. It is desirable that the temperature of the river be controlled each year to the maximum extent possible. Instrumentation improvements requested to effect optimum savings. Records of river temperatures and flows should continue to be maintained by IPD as a necessary part of temperature optimization. Where possible, the coincident… more
Date: May 25, 1959
Creator: Kramer, H. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spectrophotometry of Molten Fluoride Salts. Status Report

Description: Progress made in the field of spectrophotometry of molten fluoride salts is summarized. The high-temperature cell assembly designed and fabricated for use in this work is described, as well as the various types of sample containers used. Spectra of nickel fluoride, cobalt fluoride, chromic fluoride, and uranium tetrafluoride in LiF--NaF-KF (46.5-11.5--42 mole%) are presented. (auth)
Date: March 25, 1959
Creator: White, J. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Brief Review of Heat Transfer Problems Encountered in the Production of Magnetic Fields

Description: The design of internally cooled electrical coils for the production of high intensity magnetic fields presents many new aspects and combinations of the familiar modes of heat transfer. However, the customary methodology appears to be sufficient for preliminary analysis and understanding of those problems. This methodology comprises the derivation of a qualitative, approximate equation expressing the relative performance of the various parts of a system, followed by an examination of this equati… more
Date: May 25, 1959
Creator: Alexander, L G
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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PROGRESS ON THE USE OF GAS-PRESSURE BONDING FOR FABRICATING LOW-COST CERAMIC, CERMET, AND DISPERSION FUELS

Description: Basic properties of several types and grades of commercial UO/sub 2/ have been determined. Compacting characteristics of these powders were evaluated with the objective of obtaining a minimum cold-pressed density of 70% of theoretical prior to gas-pressure bonding. Fused and special dense grades of UO/ sub 2/ powders were compacted to a density of 85% of theoretical by use of a 50- tsi compacting pressure. Cold-pressed compacts were simultaneously clad and densified to a maximum he UO/sub 2/ po… more
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Paprocki, S.J. ed.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Solvent Extraction Recovery of Vanadium (and Uranium) From Acid Liquors With Di(2-Ethylhexyl) Phosphoric Acid

Description: Bench-scale studies were made on use of di(2ethylhexyl)-phosphoric acid in an organic diluent (Dapex process) for solvent extraction recovery of vanadium from acid leach liquors. Vanadium may be stripped from the solvent by either acidic or alkaline reagents, the former having been studied in considerably greater detail. A process for single-cycle recovery and separation of uranium and vanadium from sulfate leach liquors was shown to be attractive both from the standpoint of operation and chemi… more
Date: November 25, 1959
Creator: Crouse, D.J. & Brown, K.B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery of Uranium and Plutonium From Sulfuric Acid Decladding Solutions

Description: Uranium and plutonium were recovered by liquid-liquid extraction from simulated sulfuric acid stainless steel decladding solution with several extractants. Consecutive extraction of U(IV) and Pu(III) or (IV) by 0.1 to 0 3 M primary amine in hydrocarbon-- alcohol diluent appeared promising, and chemical flowsheets were demonstrated in laboratoryscale continuous countercurrent extraction. Extraction of U(VI) with a dialkylphosphoric acid appeared promising when plutonium recovery is not needed. R… more
Date: November 25, 1959
Creator: Horner, D. E. & Coleman, C. F.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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ANALYSIS OF NEUTRON PULSES IN A GODIVA-TYPE REACTOR

Description: Some calculations have been made to estimate the characteristics of a neutron-burst type fast reactor similar to Godiva but made up of relatively small component parts--the so-called "layered assembly." One spherical and three cylindrical assemblies have been considered. Critical masses, assuming 5% voids, range from 58 to 65 kg of 93.4% enriched U/sup 235/. For a reactivity addition of 0.33 dollars above prompt criticals bursts between 2 x 10/sup 17/ and 6.7 x 10/ sup 17/ fissions were compute… more
Date: February 25, 1959
Creator: Nestor, C.W. & Tobias, M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program. Monthly Progress Report for April 1959

Description: The Army Gas Cooled Reactor System Program includes water moderated heterogeneous reactor (Gas Cooled Reactor Experiment I), a graphite moderated homogeneous reactor (Gas Cooled Reactor Experiment II), a mobile gas cooled reactor (ML-1), and the co ordination of thc Gas Turbine Test Facility. The progress of each project, the associated tests and data evaluation, the applicabie design criteria, and the fabrication of reactor components are briefly summarized. (For preceding period see IDO-28538… more
Date: May 25, 1959
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Chemical Technology Division, Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report for May 1959

Description: The measured diffusivity of uranyl nitrate in water at 25 ction prod- C was 0.7 x 10/sup -6/ cm/sup 2//sec with about 40% average deviation. A program was started to develop nonnuclear uses for depleted uranium. Two continuous DRUHM reaction runs were terminated due to erratic operation of the sodium metering system. In the second Fluorox run with crude UF/sub 4/ which lasted for 29 hr, a total material balance of 94.8% was obtained and 17.9% of the theoretical amount of UF/sub 6/ was collected… more
Date: August 25, 1959
Creator: Bresee, J C; Haas, P A; Horton, R W; Watson, C D & Whatley, M E
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Effects of Fuel Burn-Up on the Dissolution Process-I

Description: Data on the effects of nuclear fuel burnup on dissolution rates and U losses of a few fuel types are summarized. Burnup to the 40% level produced very little effect on the rate of solution of stainless steel-UO/sub 2/ fuel elements in solutions of the Darex type. Beyond passivation, burnup to the 250 Mwd/T level did not produce a large effect on the rate of decladding nor on the U losses in the Sulfex process. Bunnup to the 15% or 4300 Mwd/T level produced little or no effect on the rate of dec… more
Date: March 25, 1959
Creator: Davis, W., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Design Criteria for a Pile Oscillator

Description: An elementary discussion is given of the reactor parameters which determine the signal-to-noise ratio obtainable with a pile oscillator. (auth)
Date: May 25, 1959
Creator: Dresner, L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Comparison of Two Colorimetric Methods for Uranium

Description: In order to establish the feasibility of using two colorimetric met;iods for the determination of uranium interchangeably, according to the interferences encountered in a particular sampte. results were obtained by each of the methods and compared. The dibenzoyl methane method and the ethyl acetate-ammonium thiocyanate procedure were compared on the basis of values secured on the same day. on different days, on an analysis of the variance. and on an analysis of the residual error for the method… more
Date: March 25, 1959
Creator: McCutchen, R.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Evaluation of Electro-Machining for the Analysis of Metal Surfaces

Description: A procedure is described for the uniform removal of very thin sections of metal surfaces by electrolysis. Equipment requirements and the various parameters affecting operation are considered, and the results of applying the technique to studies of solid-state diffusion are discussed. The technique appears to offer considerable promise for evaluating chemical changes at metal surfaces which have taken place as a result of corrosion or diffusion processes. (auth)
Date: June 25, 1959
Creator: DeVan, J. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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