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Fission Product Activities in Irradiated Natural Uranium, Enriched Uranium, and Thorium

Description: Calculated data and graphs describing the effects of batch thermal-neutron irradiations on the buildup of fission products in natural uranium, enriched uranium, and thorium are presented together with empirical equations and plots correlating total fission product activities and/or decontamination factors. Fluxes of 1012-1015 are considered.
Date: March 28, 1956
Creator: Arnold, E. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metallurgy Division Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending January 31, 1952

Description: This quarterly progress report describes the ongoing research at the Metallurgy Division at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In particular, this report discusses the thorium research program, the slug problem, the preferred orientation and anisotropy in metals, fundamental studies of alloying, and the ANP program.
Date: August 28, 1952
Creator: Frye, John H., Jr., 1908-2001 & Bridges, W. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Revised Z Tables of the Rach Coefficients

Description: From introduction: "54 tables are given of the Z coefficients."
Date: May 28, 1953
Creator: Biedenharn, L. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analytical Chemistry Division Quarterly Progress Report for Period Ending January 10, 1951

Description: Technical report covering experiments happening on the Analytical Chemistry Division's sites at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Includes information on ionic analyses, radiochemical analyses, spectrochemical analyses, service analyses, inorganic preparations, analytical chemical control of homogeneous reactor solution, optical and electron microscopy, and service analyses. [From Abstract]
Date: March 28, 1951
Creator: Kelley, M. T. & Susano, C. D.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Aircraft Nuclear Propulsion Project Quarterly Progress Report For Period Ending June 10, 1955

Description: The development of the reactor layout is continuing. New features that have been incorporated because of stress, fluid flow, or fabricability considerations include an elliptical fuel expansion tank, a rounded dome to enclose the top of the reactor, a newly designed sodium pump impeller, and other related items. Recently completed heat exchanger tests yielded consistent data from which a series of heat exchangers is being designed. The most promising of these will be chosen for the ART.
Date: July 28, 1955
Creator: Jordan, W. H.; Cromer, S. J.; Strough, R. I.; Miller, A. J. & Savolainen, A. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Volatility: Fluorinator Design FV-100, Zr-U Fuel Element Processing Phase

Description: Volstility Pilot Plant Mark III Fluorinator will be a double-chamber type vessel, each chamber 2-1/2ft. by 16in. o.d. separated by a 5 in. pipe 15 in. long. ASME flanged and dished heads will be used for the chamber tops and conical sections with a 60º apex angle for the chamber bottoms. A new furnace designed to maintain the complete lower chamber (molten salt + freeboard) above melt temperature will eliminate past experiences of salt solidification on the wall, heads, and in or on the interna… more
Date: May 28, 1959
Creator: Ruch, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Problems in Accountability Measurements Associated with the Interim Chemical Processing Program

Description: Available knowledge of precision limits in S.S. accountability measurements and/or calculations by reactor and chemical processing groups is surveyed and summarizes. Experience in comparisons of reactor (production and research) calculations versus chemical plant accountability measurements is also reported. A general tentative conclusion is that available precisions (+/- 0.54 to +/- 0.78% ) in chemical plant measurements is also reported. A general tentative conclusion is that available precis… more
Date: May 28, 1959
Creator: Arnold, E. D. & Gresky, A. T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thorex Pilot Plant ; System for Concentrating Second Uranium Cycle Product

Description: A system for concentrating uranyl nitrate solutions was designed and installed in the Thorex Pilot Plant. A total of 16,060 g of uranium was concentrated in the system in 68 batch runs. A total of 14,400 g total uranium (14.180 g U/sup 233/) was recovered as product suitable for shipment. Uranium loss to the evaporator condensate was 0.03% of the total uranium processed. The material balance across the system was 98.4%. The average concentration of uranium in the evaporator feed solution was 29… more
Date: January 28, 1957
Creator: Albrecht, W. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Methods of Collection, Preparation and Spectrographic Analysis of Human Tissues

Description: To determine the maximum permissible concentration (MPC) of a radionuclide which may be ingested or inhaled with exceeding accepted levels of exposure tot he human body, it is necessary to know the average normal concentration of the natural element in the various tissues of the body. Any element may be ingested or inhaled as the element or as a compound. Although nearly all elements have been observed in living tissue, few quantitative observations had been made before 1950. Preliminary studie… more
Date: February 28, 1957
Creator: Tipton, I. H.; Cook, M. J.; Steiner, R. L.; Foland, J. M.; Fentress, S. D. & McDaniel, K. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Spectrographic Analysis of Normal Human Tissue from Miami, Florida

Description: All tissues included in this report were received from Miami, Florida and the majority are from Jackson memorial Hospital. They were collected, ashed and analyzed according to the methods described in ORNL-CF-57-2-2. The average value of the concentration for each element in a tissue is the average of the concentrations in only those samples of the tissue which contained the element. For example, if, of 25 lives analyzed, only 10 contained lead, the average for lead in liver is the average of t… more
Date: February 28, 1957
Creator: Tipton, I. H.; Cook, M. J.; Steiner, R. L.; Foland, J. M. & McDaniel, K. K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Analog Stimulation of HRP In-Pile Slurry Loop Facility in the LITR

Description: An analog simulation is made of the HRP in-pile slurry loop in the LITR. The radiolytic gas pressure in the pressurizer is determined. This pressure is a result of the generation of radiolytic gas in the loop core. A graphical result is obtained showing the effect of catalyst activity and pressurizer flow rate on the pressure rise from radiolytic gas. The thermal behavior of the system is studied, and the response to various controller settings is predicted. Controller settings very near optimu… more
Date: November 28, 1960
Creator: Hinton, D. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Thermal Characteristics of a Delta Array Heat Exchanger

Description: The heat transfer and fluid friction characteristics have been determined for a liquid flowing parallel to the tube bundle of a heat exchanger consisting of one hundred and two 1/16-inch O.D. tubes arranged in a delta or triangular array. These results may be expressed by empirical equations.
Date: January 28, 1957
Creator: Wantland, J. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Low Attack Rates Observed in Toroid Tests with 28 Micron 1600 C Fired ThO2 Spheres

Description: Results of previous toroid tests with 28 micro 1600 fired ThO2 spheres are analyzed. Four possible explanations for the essentially zero attack rates are offered and discussed: peculiar motion of toroids or some unknown wall effect; rotational hydrodynamic forces cushioning the particle impact; the bed was not in suspension and not sliding over the walls of the toroid; round particles are not as erosive to oxide film surface as sharp pointed particles.
Date: May 28, 1957
Creator: Thomas, D. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Test Results on a Heater-Cooler Unit for the ORR In-Pile Loop

Description: Tests have been completed on a combination heater-cooler unit for use in in-pile loops designed to operate in beam hole HN-1 of the ORR facility. The unit is designed to use air-water mixtures as the coolant. the coolant flows through a spiral of 3/8-inc. diameter tubing cast in aluminum around the 3/8-in. IPS loop pipe. four 1000-w calrod-type electric heating elements are cast into the aluminum, along with the cooling coils to provide loop heating.
Date: June 28, 1957
Creator: Mauney, T. H. & Savage, H. C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Removal of Strontium from Wastes

Description: The hazard of Sr^90 arises in part from its fixation by phosphates in the skeletal system. It is natural then to consider compounds and minerals associated with the phosphate anion for applications in waste disposal. Calcium phosphate floc formation is widely used as a method for removing strontium from contaminated water. Also, calcerous soils are said to be effective for removing strontium from low-level wasters containing dissolved phosphates. It is suggested that one the mechanisms involved… more
Date: November 28, 1960
Creator: Tamura, T. & Struxness, E. G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Compilation of Various Undocumented Classified Memoranda on Sherwood Program

Description: This compilation includes the following subjects: (1) Spectroscopic studies, (2) Neutral carbon in the vacuum carbon arc, (3) Anode effects, doppler blast effects, and stark broadening, (4) Neutrals in the high-current carbon arc; (5) Photon breakup of N2 in the high-current carbon arc, (6) Ion density in the high current carbon arc, and (7) Recombination cross-section for fast hydrogen ions and slow electrons. Minor revisions have been made in the subject memoranda in incorporating them in the… more
Date: June 28, 1957
Creator: McNally, J. Rand (James Rand), 1917-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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