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SOLUBLE NEUTRON POISONS AS A PRIMARY CRITICALITY CONTROL IN SHIELDED AND CONTAINED RADIOCHEMICAL FACILITIES

Description: Studies indicated that the use of soluble poisons as a primary criticality control offers economic and other advantages in that it permits the factors of vessel size and shape and solution concentrations to be dictated by considerations other than those of criticality. It is believed that soluble poison criticality control can be made as reliable as other methods of coaditional control if the application is preceded by adequate development work and is monitored by multiple. independent safeguar… more
Date: July 26, 1962
Creator: Nichols, J.P.
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Chemical Technology Division, Unit Operations Section Monthly Progress Report, May 1961

Description: The experimental results on the oxidation of H from a He stream with CuO pellets were very close to the predicted behavior based on the mathematical model. Experimental measurements of uranyl sulfate loading rates on chloride equilibrated resin showed little variation with solution concentrations. A tentative flowsbeet was proposed for cost analysis of processing a Pebble Bed Reactor. A U-Zr plate was dissolved in nitrate-free Zirflex solution. An authentic TRIGA prototype was processed in engi… more
Date: December 26, 1961
Creator: Whatley, M. E.; Haas, P. A.; Horton, R. W.; Ryon, A. D.; Suddath, J. C. & Watson, C. D.
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The New Left: Students for a Democratic Society, A Supplement

Description: This report discusses Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) and their Marxist views and activities aimed at uniting students and workers. Splinter factions of SDS which staged violent protests in Chicago in the summer of 1969 are discussed in detail along with a prognosis on their likely levels of success in recruiting more students to their cause.
Date: November 26, 1969
Creator: Jones, Richard S.
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NIGHTMARE-AN IBM 7090 CODE FOR THE CALCULATION OF GAMMA HEATING IN CYLINDRICAL GEOMETRY

Description: The NIGHTMARE program calculates the gamma-dose rate at any point in or near a reactor by means of the NDA buildup-factor method. The source distributton is obtained from a two-group, two-dimensional diffusion code (EQUIPOISE-2). Seven gamma-energy groups are used. As many as nine different concentric cylindrical regions may be considered, but only radial variation of attenuation and buildup properties is permdtted. Two schemes of estimating buildup factors through a succession of materials are… more
Date: February 26, 1962
Creator: Tobias, M.L.; Vondy, D.R. & Lietzke, M.P.
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Steady State Load Tests. Test Results T-554927

Description: Tests were performed to obtain station performance data at various steady-state generator loads. The station 0 was operated for four-hour periods at steady state conditions and levels of 5, 21, 42, and 61 Mw gross generator output. The various readings are presented in tabular form. A list is given of equipment in service during the test. All plant components operated satisfactorily during the test. (M.C.G.)
Date: May 26, 1961
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THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE INDIVIDUAL RESONANCES TO THE RESONANCE INTEGRALS IN URANIUM AND THORIUM

Description: Information is presented in tabular form on the contributions of the individual resonances to the resonance integrals in U and Th. The cases considered are for isolated cylindrical rods and involve U/sup 238/, U/sup 238/O/ sub 2/, Th/ sup 232/, and Th/sup 232/O/sub 2/ (M.C.G.)
Date: October 26, 1961
Creator: Nordheim, L.W.
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Stress Corrosion of Type 304 Stainless Steel in Simulated Superheat Reactor Environments. [Part] 1. Informal Aec Research and Develoment Report 568-Tio-2

Description: A fuel jacket failure that occurred in May 1961 in the Type 304 stainless steel clad fuel element exposed in the Vallecitos Boiling Water Reactor superheated steam loop (SADE) was attributed to chloride stress corrosion cracking. In order to better understand the failure, a test program was carried out to try to reproduce the rapid stress corrosion attack in the simulated superheat reactor environment of the CL-1 superheat facility. The methods of corrosion testing under heat transfer condition… more
Date: February 26, 1962
Creator: Gaul, G. G.; Pearl, W. L. & Siegler, M.
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The Design and Performance of Levitation Melting Coils

Description: The purpose of this study was to provide a means for evaluating the various parameters involved in the design and performance of levitation coils.
Date: April 26, 1963
Creator: Hulsey, William Jewell
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Transistorized Pulse Counting Equipment

Description: This instrument was designed primarily to meet the need for radiation monitoring equipment in chemical process areas where corrosive vapors exist.
Date: July 26, 1960
Creator: Henry, John J.
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Problems associated with the extension of the stratigraphic units of south-central Washington. Part II. The post basalt sediments

Description: There are four district stratigraphic units within the Pasco Basin which if interpreted on the basis of recent field evidence and described properly could be traced over most of southeastern Washington. At the present time these post-basalt sediments are described in the literature in such a way as to make extensive correlations impossible. Some descriptions overlap more than one unit whereas others describe only a part of the unit. It is proposed that all interested geologists in the Pacific N… more
Date: March 26, 1965
Creator: Brown, D.J. & Brown, R.E.
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BIO-ORGANIC CHEMISTRY QUARTERLY REPORT. June through August,1962

Description: This report covers the following titles: (1) Synthesis of compounds from {sup 14}CO{sub 2} by Chlorella in the dark following preillumination; (2) The effect of oxygen on formation of glycolic acid and other products during photosynthesis by Chlorella; (3) Phosphatase action on phosphoglycolic, 3-phosphoglyceric, and phosphoenolpyruvic acids in spinach chloroplast fragments in the presence and absence of high concentrations of methanol; (4) Absorption spectra of scattering samples. I. An evalua… more
Date: September 26, 1962
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Research Study on Neutron Interactions in Matter as Related to Image Formation

Description: Report discussing a study of various neutron image detector systems and their characteristics, and opal glass diffusers in an optical image synthesis apparatus. A five inch diameter neutron beam exposure facility is also discussed.
Date: January 26, 1962
Creator: Watts, H. V. & Terrell, C. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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New burnout correlation for annuli

Description: A number of burnout tests have been run subsequent to the publication of the burnout equations in DP-355 and DP-725. The range of variables was extended in these tests and the burnout heat flux was measured. This memorandum presents a modified empirical equation, which correlates the new data, for use in the design of fuel assemblies for the HWCTR. We expect to submit this material for a journal publication within the next quarter.
Date: March 26, 1964
Creator: Towell, R.H.
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Synergistic Effect of Tri-N-Octylamine on the Solvent Extraction of Thorium by Thenolytricluoroacetone

Description: This technical report seeks to ascertain which amine species cause the synergistic effect exerted by tri-n-octylamine (TNOA) on the solvent extraction of thorium by TTA, the nature of the species formed, and the values of the equilibrium constants involved. This report also includes 2 figures and 2 tables to accompany the findings.
Date: April 26, 1962
Creator: Newman, Leonard & Klots, Paul
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On the Structure of Sperm Whale Myoglobin. [Part] 1, The Amino Acid Composition and Terminal Groups of the Chromatographically Purified Protein

Description: The report objective is to establish the amino acid composition of sperm whale myoglobin. From Summary: "The homoprotein that comprises 96% by weight of the protein present in crystalline sperm whale myoglobin may be received into at least five components by chromatography on the carboxylic resin IRC-50."
Date: March 26, 1962
Creator: Edmundson, A. B. & Hirs, C. H. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The effect of chemical additives and coating materials on the adsorption of radionuclide parent elements of aluminum surfaces

Description: Laboratory studies have been conducted under simulated reactor operating conditions to determine the effect of various chemical additives and coatings on the adsorption of trace elements on aluminum surfaces. Of the materials tested, silicate additives and organic ink coatings were by far the most effective, reducing the adsorption of arsenic and phosphorus tracers by as much as one to three orders of magnitude. The laboratory techniques and results are discussed.
Date: December 26, 1962
Creator: Perkins, R. W. & Robertson, D. E.
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Zircaloy-2 process tube activity, C Reactor

Description: This report presents the dose rates which were observed during the removal of a Zircaloy-2 process tube from C Reactor. The corresponding calculated activity is also presented for the purpose of correlation with the observed dose rate. The tube was removed on July 22, 1964, after having been irradiated by a neutron flux for 560 days (based on time operated efficiency). The tube activity was monitored with a super high range TP (0-5000 R/hr) by suspending a probe through an access port in the fl… more
Date: August 26, 1964
Creator: Essig, T. H.
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Outer annulus imbalance study: Mark I fuel

Description: Results of an investigation of fuel element outer annulus enthalpy imbalance are reported and analytical results of suggested methods to limit this imbalance are presented. Also included are comparisons of calculated and experimental enthalpy imbalance ratios along with other quantities. Results indicate that tightening fuel tolerances and clearances can substantially reduce the present outer annulus imbalance thereby increasing power capability. A basic pre-requisite to reduction of clearance … more
Date: April 26, 1966
Creator: Long, J. W.
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KER-2 operating report test K-2-17, PT IP-484-D

Description: Purpose of this test was to evaluate the behavior of LiAl elements at N-Reactor operating conditions. The test was made to determine the swelling rate of the LiAl alloy, effect of irradiation on mass transport of lithium and tritium in the target assembly, and effect of Al surface treatment on transport of lithium and tritium.
Date: March 26, 1964
Creator: Christensen, G. P.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Prerequisite requirements for higher graphite temperature limits and/or nitrogen atmosphere at all reactors

Description: The graphite temperature limits specified in the process standards-are being closely approached or have limited power levels at B, D, DR, and reactors. An increase of approximately 50--100 C in graphite temperature limits at these reactors would permit year-around operation on bulk outlet temperature limits. There has been considerable recent interest in extending to all reactors the use of nitrogen as a reactor gas constituent. With present graphite temperature limits, significant benefit from… more
Date: February 26, 1962
Creator: Graves, S. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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