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Shipboard Cobalt-60 Radiopasteurizer for Marine Products

Description: Report issued by the Brookhaven National Laboratory discussing the shipboard cobalt-60 irradiator. As stated in the introduction, "this report discusses the conceptual design of a cobalt-60 shipboard irradiator for use to improve the keeping quality of fish landed aboard commercial fishing trawlers operating out of ports along the eastern seaboard of the commercial United States" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: June 30, 1963
Creator: Manowitz, B.; Kuhl, A. O.; Galanter, L.; Armel, J.; Black, K. M.; Klaassen, W. J. et al.
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A Technical and Economic Evaluation of Solid-Fuel Gasification using Nuclear Heat: Production of Pipeline Gas, Liquid Fuels, and Chemicals from Lignite and Bituminous Coal

Description: From abstract: Results are reported of a study to determine the most economical method of utilizing nuclear heat to gasify a North Dakota lignite and a West Virginia bituminous coal so that the resulting gas is suitable as a source of synthesis gas for fuels and chemicals.
Date: November 30, 1962
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Chemistry Division Quarterly Progress Report: Period Ending September 30, 1951

Description: This quarterly progress report discusses topics of research and experimentation at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, including inorganic chemistry, nuclear chemistry, radio-organic chemistry, chemistry of separations processes, chemical physics, radiation chemistry, chemistry of the solid state, instrumentation, reactor chemistry.
Date: September 30, 1951
Creator: Lind, Samuel C., (Samuel Colville), 1879-1965; Boyd, G. E. & Bredig, M. A.
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P-V-T Relationships of BF₃ Gas

Description: Abstract: A generalized equation of state developed by Gouq-Jen Su and Chien-Hou Chang is used for predicting P-V-T behavior of BF3 at high gas densities.
Date: July 30, 1960
Creator: Smith, C. R. F.
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The Closest Packing of Spheres (A Unifying Basis for Crystal Structures)

Description: "An intuitive approach to the understanding of crystal structures is presented in terms of the concept of the closest packing of spheres. The qualitative features of the concept are sorted out and correlated by successively treating single, double, triple, and multiple layered arrays of closest packed spheres" (p. ix).
Date: July 30, 1961
Creator: Gehman, William G.
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Valve Stem Freeze Seal for High-Temperature Sodium

Description: Abstract: An experimental study of valve stem freeze seals was undertaken as part of the effort to develop components for high temperature service in advanced sodium-cooled reactor systems.
Date: July 30, 1960
Creator: McDonald, J. S.
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OMR (Piqua) Unitized Control-Safety Rod Prototype Tests

Description: Abstract: A unitized magnetic jack driven control-safety rod has been developed for the 45.5 thermal megawatt organic moderated reactor (Piqua).
Date: June 30, 1960
Creator: Howell, J. D. & Weeks, C. C.
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High Temperature Corrosion of Some Metals and Ceramics in Fluorinating Atmospheres

Description: Abstract: The results of this investigation leave little doubt that diffusion of the fluorinating gas along the grain boundaries of the nickel fluoride film to react at the metal-scale interface is the primary mechanism of attack upon pure nickel and its more promising alloys.
Date: September 30, 1960
Creator: Hale, C. F.; Barber, E. J.; Bernhardt, H. A. & Rapp, Karl E.
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SRE Fuel Element Damage: An Interim Report

Description: Abstract: During the course of power run 14 on the Sodium Reactor Experiment (SRE) at low power, the temperature difference among various fuel channels was found to be undesirably high. Normal operating practices did not succeed in reducing this temperature difference to acceptable values and on July 26, 1959, the run was terminated.
Date: November 30, 1959
Creator: Jarrett, A. A.
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Corrosion and Activity Transfer in the SRE Primary Sodium System

Description: Abstract: An evaluation extending over a two-year period was made of primary system sodium and of stainless steel, zirconium, and beryllium specimens exposed in the hot and cold legs of a bypass loop in the primary system of the Sodium Reactor Experiment (SRE).
Date: October 30, 1961
Creator: Johnson, H. E.
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Piqua Nuclear Power Facility Operations Analysis Program Progress Report Number 2: 1963

Description: Progress report for the Piqua Reactor Operations Analysis Program describing observations and analyses at the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (PNPF). The program goals are to monitor operations and collect data in order to ensure that the plant's operation is safe, to improve design and performance, to evaluate the performance and lifetime of the plant's components and systems, to evaluate plant safety and safeguards, and to disseminate all information to the scientific community.
Date: November 30, 1963
Creator: Auleta, J. J.
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Calandria Core Weld Joint Development

Description: Abstract: The design and initial test of cutting and welding equipment developed to remotely cut and re-weld the bottom process tube joint are discussed in this report.
Date: June 30, 1965
Creator: Roberts, J. G.
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Critical Experiments on Slightly Enriched Uranium Metal Fuel Elements in Graphite Lattices

Description: Abstract: A series of clean critical experiments was performed in the SGR critical facility utilizing 2 wt % enriched, uranium metal, hollow cylinder, fuel elements, in AGOT graphite moderator.
Date: June 30, 1963
Creator: Campbell, R. W.; Doyas, R. J.; Field, H. C.; Guderjahn, C. A.; Guenther, R. L.; Hausknecht, D. F. et al.
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Boiling Studies for Sodium Reactor Safety: Part 1, Experimental Apparatus and Results of Initial Tests and Analysis

Description: Abstract: An experimental and analytical research program is described which is designed to meet certain specific needs for data and methods required to make improved predictions of transient voids, burnout, flow, and fuel temperature during extreme accidents in sodium-cooled reactors.
Date: August 30, 1963
Creator: Noyes, R. C.
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Hazards Summary Report for the SM-1 Core Temperature and Flow Instrumentation: Task XIV

Description: Abstract; This technical report describes the changes in the SM-1 incurred by the experiment, Core Temperature and Flow Instrumentation (Task XIV), and evaluates the possible hazard involved in these changes. Temperature and flow measurements will be taken on a Task XIV instrumented stationary fuel element, instrumented control rod fuel element and other selected points in the SM-1 core to provide data on the core steady state and transient performance. The hazards evaluation consists of a nu… more
Date: March 30, 1961
Creator: Coombe, J. R.; Brondel, J. O.; Lee, D. H. & Matthews, F. T.
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PM-2A Core II Zero Power Experiment

Description: Abstract: This technical report covers the zero power experiments performed on PM-2A Core II at the Alco Critical Facility. PM-2A Core II is the first replacement core for a portable pressurized reactor at Camp Century, Greenland. Core II is the same as Core I with the exception that Core II has an increased burnable poison (B-10) content. The zero power experiment consisted of fuel element uniformity test; core assembly test, development of an on-site loading procedure and an analysis of exper… more
Date: March 30, 1962
Creator: Walthousen, L. D.; Mageean, J. V.; Raby, T. M. & Lee, D. H.
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Health and Safety Laboratory Fallout Program Quarterly Summary Report: September 1, 1961 - December 1, 1961

Description: Report that summarizes multiple laboratories' reports on global fallout deposition. Reports include data on Strontium-90 deposition recorded by the Health and Safety Laboratory, data from other laboratories, related interpretive reports, and recent publications related to fallout.
Date: December 30, 1961
Creator: Hardy, Edward P., Jr.; Rivera, Joseph & Frankel, Robert
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The Shielding of Mobile Reactors - [Part] 2

Description: From abstract: "The methods of applying results of bulk-shielding measurements to the design of reactor shields is outlined. Geometrical transformations for the more common shapes are derived, as are approximate means of calculating leakage of radiation. As an illustration of the methods, the ORNL Lid Tanks and Bulk Shielding Facility data are transformed to a standard geometry and compared. Two direct calculations of water attenuation, using cross sections described in the previous article, ar… more
Date: June 30, 1952
Creator: Blizard, E. P. & Welton, T. A.
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Preliminary Hazards Summary Report for the ML-1 Nuclear Power Plant

Description: From abstract: "Neutronic characteristics, the control and instrumentation system, equipment description and plant safety considerations of the ML-1 (mobile, low power) nuclear power plant. The site is described with reference to geology, climate, and population density."
Date: September 30, 1959
Creator: Linenberger, G. A.
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Metallurgy Division Annual Progress Report, July 1, 1960

Description: Report documenting ongoing research and development undertaken by the Metallurgy Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Date: September 30, 1960
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Metallurgy Division.
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