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A Survey of Some Los Alamos County Canyons for Radioactive Contamination, Spring 1953 to Spring 1955

Description: Abstract: This document is a survey analysis of soil samples from Los Alamos, Pueblo, Bayo, and Mortandad canyons to determine the presence and activities of radioactive contaminants. Also included are the results of analyses of a few samples of grass and of surface water. This survey covers the period from spring 1953 to spring 1955.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Dodd, Aubrey O.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tectonic Map of Western North Dakota Showing the Distribution of Uranium Deposits

Description: From introduction: A tectonic map for the northern part of the Cordilleran Foreland / is being compiled to aid in establishing the geologic setting of uranium deposits within the region and to determine relationships, if any, that exist between the distribution of uranium deposits and the regional tectonic pattern (Osterwald, 1955).
Date: January 1956
Creator: Osterwald, Frank W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tectonic Map of Eastern Montana Showing the Distribution of Uranium Deposits

Description: From introduction: A tectonic map for the northern part of the Cordilleran Foreland was compiled to aid in establishing the geologic setting of uranium deposits within the region, and to determine what relationships, if any, exist between the distribution of uranium deposits and localities, and the regional tectonic pattern (Osterwald, 1955). The relationships might suggest new areas favorable for the discovery of uranium deposits in the Cordilleran Foreland as well as in other areas with simil… more
Date: March 1956
Creator: Osterwald, Frank W. & Dean, Basil G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tectonic Map of Western South Dakota Showing the Distribution of Uranium Deposits

Description: From introduction: A tectonic map of most of the Cordilleran Foreland (fig. 2) is being compiled as an aid to study the geologic setting of uranium deposits within the region, and to determine what relationships may exist between the distribution of uranium deposits and the regional tectonic pattern (Osterwald, 1955). The map will show the distribution of faults, uranium deposits, areas of volcanic activity, and crestlines and troughs of folds.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Osterwald, Frank W. & Dean, Basil G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tectonic Map of Western Nebraska and Northwestern Kansas Showing the Distribution of Uranium Occurrences

Description: From introduction: The Cordilleran Foreland (King. 1951, p. 58-62; Horberg and others, 1949, p. 192194) forms a broad north-south belt, parallel to and east of the Cordilleran geanticline (fig. 1), in which the predominant geologic structure is a series of anticlinal mountains and broad asymmetric basins that contrast sharply with the folds and overthrusts related to the Cordilleran geanticline. A tectonic map of most of the Cordilleran Foreland (fig. 2) is being compiled as an aid to study the… more
Date: May 1956
Creator: Osterwald, Frank W. & Dean, Basil G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tectonic Map of Wyoming, East of the Overthrust Belt, Showing the Distribution of Uranium Deposits

Description: From introduction: The compilation of the tectonic map of Wyoming east of the overthrust belt (area 6, fig. 2) was done by the U. S. Geological Survey on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Structures shown on the map have been obtained from published geologic maps and from unpublished data supplied by Government agencies, private companies, and independent geologists. The tectonic map of Wyoming east of the overthrust belt is only a progress report; a… more
Date: April 1956
Creator: Osterwald, Frank W. & Dean, Basil G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Eastern and Central Montana as a Possible Source Area of Uranium

Description: From abstract: Geologic settings are recognized in central and eastern Montana and in a few places in southwestern Montana that elsewhere are similar to the settings for the occurrence of uranium deposits. Several specific areas in Montana seem favorable for the occurrence of uranium.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Armstrong, Frank C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic Features of Areas of Abnormal Radioactivity South of Ocala, Marion County, Florida

Description: From abstract: Areas of abnormal radioactivity south of Ocala, Marion County, Fla., discovered in 1953 by aerial survey, were investigated by surface examination and by 10 power auger drill holes. Interbedded clay, clayey sand, and uraniferous phosphorite occur in the areas of anomalous radioactivity. Miocene fossils occur at three localities in these beds which are evidently outliers of Miocene sediments on the Ocala limestone of Eocene age. The preserved outliers are southwest of the main bel… more
Date: March 1956
Creator: Espenshade, Gilbert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tectonic Map of Northern Colorado and Northeastern Utah, Showing the Distribution of Uranium Deposits

Description: From introduction: The compilation of the tectonic map of northern Colorado and northeastern Utah (area h, fig. 2) was done by the U. S. Geological Survey on behalf of the Division of Raw Materials of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. Structures shown on the map have been obtained from published geologic maps, and from unpublished data supplied by government agencies, private companies, and independent geologists. The various structures of the Foreland can be divided into three large classes … more
Date: April 1956
Creator: Osterwald, Frank W. & Dean, Basil G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Simplified Geologic Map Showing Uranium Deposits and Principal Ore-Bearing Formations of the North Central Cordilleran Foreland Region

Description: From introduction: The Cordilleran Foreland has been defined by Osterwald (1956, p. 1) as "a region containing distinctive structural elements that forms a broad north-south belt parallel to and east of the Cordilleran geanticline...." The location of these tectonic regions is shown in figure 4 of this report. region are an important potential source of uranium in the United States. The accompanying maps (figs. 1, 2, and 3) show the location of most of the known uranium deposits and the localit… more
Date: May 1956
Creator: Finnell, Tommy L. & Parrish, I. S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Delineation of the Shinarump Pinchout by Drilling, Clay Gulch, San Juan County, Utah

Description: From abstract: The results of diamond-drill exploration for the Shinarump member of the Chinle formation in Clay Gulch, San Juan County, Utah, indicate that between Clay Gulch and exposures along Red House Cliffs, about 2 miles east, a dominantly continuous blanket of the Shinarump member wedges out northeast of a line trending N. 150 W.
Date: October 1956
Creator: Santos, Elmer S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of Aluminum-Uranium Alloys

Description: Report discussing the redetermination of liquids for aluminum alloys containing 13 to 25 w/o uranium by metallographic examination, thermal analyses, and electrical resistance measurements. In addition, phase diagrams and a method for producing sound, homogeneous aluminum 16 w/o uranium alloy sleeve castings are presented.
Date: January 19, 1956
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Dickerson, Ronald F.; Rough, Frank A.; Foster, Ellis L.; Bauer, Arthur A. & Lulay, John R.
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Refractories for Continuous Reduction of Uranium

Description: Report presenting a study that evaluates various types of refractories for use in a refractory-lined vessel that would be used for continuous reduction of uranium tetrafluoride to uranium metal.
Date: February 27, 1956
Creator: Smalley, Allison K.; Hyde, Collin; Allison, Adrian G. & Duckworth, Winston Howard
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Solid-Phase-Reaction Studies of Control-Rod Materials

Description: Report discussing experiments on the interaction of neutron-absorber materials and metal matrix materials used in the fabrication of control rods, such as "boron, cadmium, and some of the rare-earth elements such as gadolinium and europium...In order to evaluate the reactions that might occur during fabrication and use, experiments were carried out in which combinations of the various control materials were heated in intimate contact with the several matrices at elevated temperatures."
Date: March 9, 1956
Creator: Gerds, Arnold F. & Mallett, Manley William, 1909-
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effects of Chemical Impurities on the Quality of Rolled Uranium Rod

Description: Abstract: "The effects of nitrogen, slag, and hydrogen additions on the surface quality of rolled uranium rod were studied. The addition of 400 ppm of nitrogen resulted in severe striations. Slag inclusions elongated during rolling and produced short open seams in the etched surface. The effects of 9 to 10 ppm of hydrogen were obscured by defects in the original costings. These defects were caused by oxide films entrapped in the ingot."
Date: 1956
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Keeler, John R. & Cuddy, Lee J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Methods for End Capping Stainless Steel Pins

Description: This report follows investigations of methods for sealing the ends of stainless steel-uranium oxide fuel pins with the objective to develop an end-capping method that would give consistently good-quality closures in production.
Date: May 18, 1956
Creator: Vagi, Julius J.; Thompson, Harold B. & Martin, David C.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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An Experimental Survey of the Heat-Treatment Response of some Zirconium-Uranium Alloys

Description: Abstract: "The heat-treatment behavior of zirconium alloys containing 7 to 70 w/o uranium is described. The effect of oxygen contamination on the structure and hardness of these alloys is outlined. It is shown that in the initial stages pf transformation of beta zirconium-uranium solid solution into the low-temperature phases a potent hardening reaction occurs in alloys containing 20 to 70 w/o uranium. In this reaction the hardness may rise from 200 DPH characteristic of retained beta to values… more
Date: June 15, 1956
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Rough, Frank A. & Chubb, Walston
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Properties of Uranium Containing Minor Additions of Aluminum or Zirconium

Description: This report discusses studies revealing the tensile properties, hot hardness, and heat treatment characteristics of uranium alloys with added aluminum or zirconium.
Date: July 16, 1956
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Rough, Frank A. & Chubb, Walston
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Ammonium Uranates

Description: This report studies ammonium dichromate and the conditions it needs to be under in order to precipitate and be isolated from an aqueous system.
Date: July 19, 1956
Creator: Ewing, Robert A.; Kiehl, Samuel J. & Bearse, Arthur E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Progress Relating to Civilian Applications During August, 1956

Description: Report discussing the progress of research projects at Battelle Memorial Institute relating to civilian applications during August 1956.
Date: September 4, 1956
Creator: Dayton, Russell W. & Tipton, Clyde R., Jr.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Properties of Uranium Containing Minor Additions of Chromium, Silicon, or Titanium

Description: This report discusses a study regarding the properties of uranium with added chromium, silicon, or titanium. This study was conducted in order to evaluate the effects of alloying on the mechanical properties of base metal.
Date: January 30, 1956
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Rough, Frank A. & Chubb, Walston
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A Study of Internal Friction and Twin-Boundary Movement in Uranium

Description: From abstract: "The internal friction of recrystallized uranium has been shown to depend directly on heating and cooling rates and on the rate of application or removal of an external stress during measurement. At zero heating or stress rate, the internal friction falls to a low value and appears to decrease indefinitely at room temperature. Micrographs showing twin disappearance on removal or reversal of load are shown...It is concluded that the various internal-friction phenomena are the resu… more
Date: January 30, 1956
Creator: Maringer, Robert E.; Marsh, Lyle L. & Manning, George K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Degradation Products of Tributyl Phosphate

Description: Abstract: "A method for determination of dibutyl phosphate in solvent streams containing tributyl phosphate is outlined. The method is based on analysis for total uranium of total phosphate after removal of uranium and phosphate in excess of that present as uranyl dibutyl phosphate. Results on plant solvent samples are presented. Difficulties with precipitation of [...] dibutyl phosphate, when fresh solvents were employed, are discussed. Small amounts of nonphosphate uranium-complexing agents w… more
Date: February 17, 1956
Creator: Ewing, Robert A.; Kiehl, Samuel J. & Bearse, Arthur E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Effects of Ternary Alloying Additions on the Corrosion Resistance of Epsilon-Phase Uranium-Zirconium Alloys

Description: Abstract: "The corrosion rate in 680 F water of the uranium-50 w/o zirconium binary alloy was found to be -0.20 mg/(cm2)(hr), and that of the uranium-40 w/o zirconium binary alloy was -0.34 mg/(cm2)(hr). Both alloys correlated uniformly, with no evidence of discontinuous failure. Normal variations in interstitial content in either alloy had no significant effect on corrosion behavior. Tantalum additions, in the range of 0.2 to 5 w/o, improved the corrosion rate of the uranium-50 w/o zirconium b… more
Date: April 27, 1956
Creator: Reynolds, James E.; Berry, Warren E., 1922-; Ogden, Horace R.; Peoples, Robert S. & Jaffee, Robert Isaac, 1917-
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