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Uranium Concentration Meter

Description: From abstract; "Two basic instruments were developed for determining the concentration of uranium in solutions. Both instruments detect the gamma activity present in a sample solution, and interpret this analysis into direct presentation as parts per million."
Date: September 24, 1956
Creator: Arnett, Orville
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transient Temperature Simulation of Reactor Primary Loop

Description: Report issued by the APDA over simulator studies conducted on their Developmental Fast Breeder Reactor. The simulator studies were "designed to predict both the normal and abnormal operating characteristics of the APDA Developmental Fast Breeder Reactor" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: February 1, 1956
Creator: Olson, Richard G. & Ritchie, Donald J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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United States Earthquakes, 1956

Description: Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1956. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1956
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quien Sabe Antimony Mine San Benito County, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over metallurgical studies of the Quien Sabe antimony mine. History, geology, and physical features of the mine are presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: February 1956
Creator: Wiebelt, Frank Joseph
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Marshall County, West Virginia

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Marshall County, West Virginia. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: April 1956
Creator: Dowd, James J.; Provost, John M.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and Preparation Characteristics of Coking Coal in Van Buren County, Tennessee

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of Coking Coal reserves of Van Buren County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Hershey, Robert E.; Williams, Lloyd; Crentz, William L. & Miller, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Secondary-Recovery Potentialities of the Buckrange Reservoir, Stephens Oilfield, Columbia, Nevada, and Ouachita Counties, Arkansas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over petroleum-engineering studies conducted on Stephens Oilfield in Arkansas. The production history, and geology of the oilfield are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: May 1956
Creator: Meadows, Paul & Hawkins, Murphy E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fundamental Flashback, Blowoff, and Yellow-Tip Limits of Fuel Gas-Air Mixtures

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over experiments conducted on fuel-gas mixtures. The results of these experiments are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: July 1956
Creator: Grumer, Joseph; Harris, Margaret E. & Rowe, Valeria R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and Preparation and Carbonizing Properties of Coking Coal in Claiborne County, Tennessee

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Claiborne County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: May 1956
Creator: Hershey, Robert E.; Williams, Lloyd; Crentz, William L.; Miller, J. W. & Reynolds, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Clarion County, Pennsylvania

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Clarion County, Pennsylvania. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: May 1956
Creator: Blaylock, D. W.; Dowd, James J.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and Preparation Characteristics of Coking Coal in Scott County, Tennessee

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Scott County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: June 1956
Creator: Williams, Lloyd; Gibbs, H. K.; Crentz, William L. & Miller, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Monongalia County, West Virginia

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Monongalia County, West Virginia. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: June 1956
Creator: Travis, Raymond G.; Dowd, James J.; Abernethy, R. F. & Reynolds, D. A.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves of Coking Coal in Bledsoe County, Tennessee

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking-coal reserves of Bledsoe County, Tennessee. Methods used, and measurements of coal reserves are listed. This report includes tables, and maps.
Date: June 1956
Creator: Williams, Lloyd & Hershey, Robert E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Estimate of Known Recoverable Reserves and Preparation Characteristics of Coking Coal in Fentress County, Tennessee

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over investigations of coking coal reserves of Fentress County, Tennessee. Testing to determine suitability for producing metallurgical coke is also presented. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: June 1956
Creator: Lowe, R. W.; Crentz, William L. & Miller, J. W.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of the Black Wonder Manganese Deposits, Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties, California

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over manganese deposits of Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties. As stated in the introduction, "the geology is outlined, ore deposits are described and work performed by the Bureau of Mines is covered in detail and supplemented by assay maps and figures" (p. 1). This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: September 1956
Creator: Volin, M. E.; Matson, E. J. & Trengove, R. R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Addendum to DC 56-8-167

Description: This document is an addendum to DC 56-8-167 and gives a description of the proposed Navy nuclear seaplane program and the objectives of the X211 engine study program.
Date: September 17, 1956
Creator: Harned, M.S.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Conceptual Design of a Nuclear Ram Jet-Rocket Missile

Description: The conceptual design of a nuclear ram jet-rocket missile is preserved. This missile is a modified, scaled-up AC-210 nuclear ram jet carrying ammonia in the space enclosed by the spike and inlet diffuser. The payload may be a 10,000 pound thermonuclear weapon or equivalent weight of reconnaissance equipment plus local shielding as in the AC-210 missile. The payload for a missile of body size equivalent to the AC-210 will be reduced by the weight of ammonia.
Date: May 31, 1956
Creator: Szekely, T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Contributions to Economic Geology 1955

Description: A report about phosphates found in the Permian Phosphoria formation of the Rocky Mountains. This area constitutes one of the worlds largest reserves of phosphate.
Date: 1956
Creator: Cressman, Earle R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Wind Variability of Fall-Out Patterns

Description: The following report investigates part of the variability of the computed fall-out intensity patterns due to the variability of the winds, on the basis of winds from four Pacific shot days. An extreme case from Operation Sandstone is also considered.
Date: March 1956
Creator: Sherman, Leon
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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