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Accidental Radiation Excursion at the Y-12 Plant, June 16, 1958: Final Report

Description: This report describes the circumstances leading to the accident, attempts to reconstruct the nuclear reactivity conditions, and reviews the dosimetric means and results which were used to help determine the exposure of affected employees.
Date: September 12, 1958
Creator: Patton, F. S.; Bailey, J. C.; Callihan, A. D.; Googin, J. M.; Jasny, G. R.; McAlduff, H. J. et al.
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Portable Mercury Vapor Detector

Description: From abstract: "This report describes a functional mercury vapor detector which is a portable, self-contained, survey instrument, and had a minimum range from zero to two-tenths milligram of mercury per cubic meter of air."
Date: March 14, 1958
Creator: McMurray, C. S. & Redmond, J. W.
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AEC Hot Cells and Related Facilities

Description: Foreward: The primary purpose of this report is to present as an accumulation of basic information on the hot cells constructed to date by the United States Atomic Energy Commission.
Date: May 1958
Creator: Fosdick, Ellery R.
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Reactor Technology Quarterly Report

Description: Introduction: The experimental work reported here was undertaken as a part of the over-all design and development program for a nuclear reactor pressure vessel.
Date: April 1958
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Applied Nuclear Physics Division Annual Progress Report for Period Ending September 10, 1956

Description: Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing work completed by the Applied Nuclear Physics Division during 1956. Summaries of experiments conducted and project developments are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 20, 1958
Creator: Blizard, E. P.; Simon, A.; Callihan, A. D.; Clifford, C. E.; Maienschein, F. C. & Peelle, R. W.
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Homogeneous Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report: August-October 1957

Description: Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing quarterly progress made by the Homogeneous Reactor Project. Progress of operations, design, development, and analysis is presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 21, 1958
Creator: Briggs, R. B.; Winters, C. E.; Beall, S. E.; Lane, J. A.; Bohlmann, E. G.; Ferguson, D. E. et al.
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Molten-Salt Reactor Program Quarterly Progress Report: October 1957

Description: Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing quarterly progress made by the Molten-Salt Reactor Program. Descriptions of the progress and studies conducted is presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: February 21, 1958
Creator: MacPherson, H. G.
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Hazard Summary Report on the Argonne Low Power Reactor (ALPR)

Description: Report regarding a nuclear reactor designed to operate in arctic conditions. This report includes a design of such a reactor and potential hazards.
Date: November 1958
Creator: Argonne National Laboratory. Reactor Engineering Division.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Health Physics Division Annual Progress Report, July 31, 1958

Description: Report documenting research and developments made by the Health Physics Division of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Date: November 10, 1958
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Health Physics Division.
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Neutron Physics Division Annual Progress Report, September 1, 1958

Description: Report containing a series of reports from members of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Neutron Physics Division.
Date: February 15, 1958
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Neutron Physics Division.
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HRP Radiation Corrosion Studies: In-Pile Loop L-4-11

Description: Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing radiation corrosion studies. As stated in the introduction, "the purpose of this experiment was to compare the performance of a large number of materials under similar irradiation and exposure conditions" (p. 1). This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 27, 1958
Creator: McWherter, J. R. & Baker, J. E.
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An Alpha, Beta, Gamma Hand and Shoe Counter - Model 2

Description: Experimental combination hand and shoe counter redesign as a compact, simplified, register readout instrument no larger than the present Five-Fold called Model 2.
Date: June 2, 1958
Creator: Spear, W. G.
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Factors Affecting Fluidization of Uranium Trioxide Powders

Description: Study of factors, such as the average particle size and particle-size distribution, which affect the fluidization properties of uranium trioxide powders.
Date: March 1, 1958
Creator: Johnson, B. M.
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Trans-Plutonium Isotope Buildup by Neutron Irradiation of Plutonium

Description: Graphs for estimation of plutonium and trans-plutonium isotopic content of irradiated plutonium reactor fuel of various initial isotopic compositions.
Date: December 15, 1958
Creator: Brauer, F. P. & Burley, Helen H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Determination of Burnout Limits of Polyphenyl Coolants : Summary Report

Description: Report documenting an investigation undertaken "to establish the burnout limits of a polyphenyl mixture (...), diphenyl, Santowax R, and monoisopropyl-biphanyl for various pressures, fluid velocities, and fluid temperatures" (p. 7).
Date: February 14, 1958
Creator: Core, T. C. & Sato, K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Supplement to Standard Practices for Design of MTR and ETR Safety Circuits

Description: Report that offers updated information from the Materials Testing Reactor (MTR) and Engineering Test Reactor (ETR) "experiment safety circuit manual by providing ETR power reduction curves and other information on ETR not yet available at the time the manual was issued, September 15, 1957" (p. 1).
Date: November 21, 1958
Creator: Jones, L. H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Engineering Test Reactor Critical Facility Hazards Summary Report, Supplement I

Description: Report that "is a supplement to IDO-16332, "The Engineering Test Reactor Critical Facility Hazards Summary Report", presenting information on the conduct in the Facility of certain experiments which are expected to be operated in the Engineering Test Reactor" (p. 3).
Date: January 24, 1958
Creator: deBoisblanc, D. R.; Burdick, Earl E. & DeBoer, T. K.
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