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SRE CONTROL ROD SHIELDING REQUIREMENTS

Description: Data taken on radiation traverse of the Mark 1 control rod were analyzed. Future radiation levels for all SRE control and safety rods were predicted from this. The shielding necessary to ship a complete rod and that necessary to protect a person doing maintenance work on these rods were calculated. The unshielded gamma dose rate 1 cm from the surface of the most highly activated portion of the control rod was calculated to be 5.0 x 10/sup 4/ r/hr 14 days after shutdown following an extended pow… more
Date: October 22, 1957
Creator: Whittum, H.O.
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RADIATION CREEP

Description: Several theories of metal creep and radiation damage are studied, in order to determine whether creep rates under various conditions of irradiation can be predicted theoretically. It is found that if the creep is of the recovery type, and if the diffusion coefficient for radiationinduced vacancies is large enough, creep rates may be increased within a limited temperature range. Otherwise, radiation has no effect on creep rates. (T.F.H.)
Date: December 1, 1957
Creator: Gregory, D.P.
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RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE CUZCO-AYAVIRI REGION, SOUTHERN PERU

Description: Geologic and radiometric investigations of the CuzcoAyaviri region in southern Peru were made in a search for geologic features or structures which might be favorable for the occurrence of uranium. Outcrops consist of Lower Paleozoic sedimentary and metamorphic rocks; Permian to Carboniferous volcanic flows, tuffs, breccia and agglomerate, together with sedimentary rocks; and Cretaceous and sedimentary rocks. Cretaceous to Tertiary igneous rocks are acidic intrusives and extrusive rhyolite, dac… more
Date: October 1, 1957
Creator: Brown, L.J. & Francisco, C.L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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AIRBLAST OVERPRESSURE AND DYNAMIC PRESSURE OVER VARIOUS SURFACES

Description: Static overpressure and dynamic pressure versus time over surfaces processing different physical properties were measured on two tower shots, 6 and 12. On Shot 12, three surfaces were provided: the natural desert, a water surface consisting of a flooded area, and an asphalt surface. On Shot 6, desert and asphalt areas only were available. There were 123 channels of instrumentation installed for Shot 12, and 24 for Shot 6. From the data, a system of wave-form classification was devised for overp… more
Date: September 11, 1957
Creator: Sachs, D. C.; Swift, L. M. & Sauer, F. M.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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RECONNAISSANCE FOR URANIUM IN THE PROVINCES OF AYABACA AND HUANCA-BAMBA, DEPARTMENT OF PIURA, PERU

Description: In 1957 a radiometric examination of rock outcrops in the Ayabaca and Huancabamba areas of northwestern Peru was made in conjunction with a geologic search for structures favorable for the occurrence of uranium minerals. No anomalous radioactivity was detected, and the geologic setting is believed to be generally unfavorable for uranium mineralization. (auth)
Date: September 1, 1957
Creator: Brown, L.J. & G.S., Morales
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Equation of State and Heat Content of Uranium

Description: Report issued by the APDA regarting studies conducted on the state of uranium at different temperature and pressure. Calculations are presented for the differing pressures of uranium; it includes tables.
Date: February 20, 1957
Creator: Brout, Robert H.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Report on the Possible Effects on the Surrounding Population of an Assumed Release of Fission Products into the Atmosphere from a 300 Megawatt Nuclear Reactor Located at Lagoona Beach, Michigan

Description: Report issued by the APDA over studies conducted on the release of radioactive particles near Lagoona Beach, Michigan in 1955. "The possible effects on the surrounding population of a release of fission products at the Lagoona Beach site" (p. 1) are discussed. This report includes tables, maps, and illustrations.
Date: July 1957
Creator: Gomberg, Henry J.; Bassett, Thomas; Velez, Carlos & Donnell, Alton P.
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Quarterly Report of Research and Development Activities: April - June 1957

Description: Progress report issued by the APDA over research and development activities of the Enrico Fermi Atomic Power Plant. Materials, fuel engineering, and test operations of the plant are presented and discussed.
Date: 1957
Creator: Atomic Power Development Associates
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United States Earthquakes, 1957

Description: Report discussing earthquake activity in the United States during 1957. The report is broken down by regions and has sections for specific earthquakes.
Date: 1957
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Fires, gases, and ventilation in metal and nonmetallic mines

Description: Report including seven miners' circulars on accident prevention in metal and nonmetallic mines. The explain the cause of mine fires and methods used to prevent and control them, the occurrence of gases in mines, and the importance of standards in ventilation.
Date: 1957
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Special filter samples of Hanford process effluent gases

Description: This document contains information on special filter samples of Hanford Process Effluent Gases. The filters are identified by code numbers only. Included in this paper are tables explaining the sample code numbers, sampling locations, and process conditions during sampling. Also included, is a copy of the monthly and quarterly average results for Regional Monitoring's routine stack program for the fourth quarter of 1956.
Date: January 22, 1957
Creator: Soldat, J.K.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Geologic Names of North America Introduced in 1936-1955

Description: A report about geologic names. It contains new names, old names, and changes to names.
Date: 1957
Creator: Wilson, Druid; Sando, William J. & Kopf, Rudolph W.
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Nuclear Metals Annual Progress Report: 1956-1957

Description: Annual report for the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Research Division describing work completed by programs at Nuclear Metals, Inc.
Date: November 20, 1957
Creator: Nuclear Metals, Inc.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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HASL Aerial Survey System

Description: Radioactive debris from nuclear detonations may fall out over an extensive area. A rapid evaluation of the distribution of such surface contamination cam be obtained by an aircraft mounted detector. The gamma field measured in the aircraft can be related to the intensity on the ground. The HASL Top Hat'' system measures the radiation intensity, in an aircraft, at any altitude up to 1500 feet. The data are continuously compensated to the reading that would be obtained if the measurements were ta… more
Date: July 29, 1957
Creator: Cassidy, M. E.; Graveson, R. T. & LeVine, H. D.
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Results of U.S. Geological Survey Exploration for Uranium-Vanadium Deposits in the Club Mesa Area, Uravan District, Montrose County, Colorado

Description: From introduction: This report summarizes some of the results of U. S. Geological Survey investigations in the Club Mesa area and presents a compilation of available geologic data that would be helpful in future exploration. Detailed geologic logs of U. S. Geological Survey holes drilled in the Club Mesa area on public land that is no longer withdrawn from mineral entry are on open file for public inspection in the U. S. Geological Survey office, Grand Junction, Colorado.
Date: May 1957
Creator: Boardman, Robert L.; Litsey, Linus R. & Bowers, Howard E.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Mineralogical Classification of Uranium-Vanadium Deposits of the Colorado Plateau

Description: Abstract: The uranium deposits of the Colorado Plateau contain suites of minerals that are the result of different stages of oxidation of deposits with different elemental composition. A classification based on composition and stage of oxidation is presented.
Date: January 1957
Creator: Botinelly, Theodore & Weeks, Alice D.
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The Visible Radiation from Helium in a Strong Shock Wave

Description: This report follows experiments on the behavior of helium when interacting with shock waves and the physical radioactive evidence following.
Date: January 1957
Creator: Seay, Glenn Emmett
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Transformations in uranium-base alloys : summary report, December 14, 1955 - March 31, 1957

Description: From abstract: "Transformation kinetics of binary U -Nb and ternary U-Nb-base alloys were investigated. Additions included zirconium, chromium, titanium, silicon, nickel, nnthenium, and vanadium. Encapsulated samples were given a homogenizstion anneal at 1000 or 1100/sup o/C, water-quenched from 906/sup o/C to retain the phase, and reheated to temperatures between 360 and 600/sup o/C. The metastability of the phase was examined by metallographic, hardness, resistometric, dilatometric and x-ray-… more
Date: 1957
Creator: Parry, Sidney J. S.; Holtz, F. C. & Van Thyne, R. J.
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Radioactive Decontamination Tests on Surgeon's Gloves Contaminated With Plutonium

Description: Report discussing the effectiveness of various methods for removing plutonium from contaminated gloves. The cost of decontaminating the gloves using the most effective method was three times the cost of new gloves, and "consumer resistance" was noted among users of treated gloves.
Date: March 1957
Creator: Kennedy, William R. & Webber, J. B.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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