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Geology and Mineralogy of the J.J. Mine, Jo Dandy Area, Montrose County, Colorado

Description: Introduction: Detailed geologic mine mapping and sampling of the J.J. mine in the Jo dandy area, Montrose County, Colo., were undertaken to study a vanadium-uranium ore body in terms of the physical relationships of ore to host rock, the paragenetic sequence of ore minerals, and the sequential development of an oxidized suite of ore minerals from unoxidized ore.
Date: September 1955
Creator: Elston, Donald Parker & Botinelly, Theodore
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Plastic Deformation in Grooved Rolls

Description: This report covers a study of the deformation characteristics of uranium in grooved rolls. The study's purpose was to provide a basis for possible improvements in the uniformity of the rolled rod produced for the Hanford and Savannah River reactors.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Keeler, John R. & Cuddy, Lee J.
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The Mechanical Properties of Beta-Quenched Uranium at Elevated Temperatures

Description: The creep strength and tensile properties-were determined in vacuum for beta-quenched, derby uranium. The stresses to produce a secondary creep rate of- 0.0001 per cent per hr at 100, 250, 400, and 500 deg C were 48,000, sile strengths were 114,500, 35,100, 11,100, and 8,500 psi at temperatares of 28, 300, 500, and 700 deg C, respectively. The creep and tensile strengths decrease quite rapidly with increasing temperature in the temperatare range 250 to 400 deg C.
Date: September 6, 1955
Creator: Shober, Frederic R.; Marsh, Lyle L. & Manning, G. K.
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High-Boron Steels for Reactor Shielding

Description: This report follows work performed to determine the effects of large boron additions on the fabricability and room-temperature tensile properties of various steels for reactor shielding.
Date: September 27, 1955
Creator: Saller, Henry A.; Stacy, John T. & Klebanow, Herbert L.
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The effects of water quality on pile operation

Description: Tests have been made to study the effects of lowering process water pH from pH 7.7 to the range pH 6.2--7.3; of reducing the amount of sodium dichromate inhibitor added to the water; and of eliminating the filtration step in the water treatment process. The results on the pH testing showed that reducing the pH of the cooling water would reduce aluminum corrosion rates. The plant specification has been changed to lower process water pH from 7.7 to 7.3 and plant scale testing of pH 7.0 water is i… more
Date: September 23, 1955
Creator: Miller, N.R.
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Liquid-Sodium Instability Experiment : Part I

Description: Abstract: "A magnetohydrodynamic model of a plasma-magnetic field instability, using liquid sodium, has been observed. The growth rate and wave length of the Taylor-type acceleration instability was observed to be in agreement with the theory of Kruskal and Schwarzschild."
Date: September 30, 1955
Creator: Colgate, Stirling A.
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Adiabatic Injection

Description: From introduction comments: The present analysis is intended to examine the relations for "adiabatic" injection in general from a different point of view.
Date: September 22, 1955
Creator: Linlor, William I., 1915-
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Continuous injection processing

Description: From introduction: "In this report we consider a few non-adiabatic processes. The types to be discussed will be limited because of two reasons: first, complete descriptions are available for some processes; second, as time goes on alternative injection methods undoubtedly will be discovered, so this list must necessarily be incomplete."
Date: September 23, 1955
Creator: Linlor, William I., 1915-
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Source Development Program

Description: Introduction: This note describes briefly the current concept of the experimental program on source development for mirror machines. There are two major facilities involved: (1) A comparatively small machine whose code name is "Guppy", and, (2) A larger d.c. mirror geometry whose code name is "Waldo."
Date: September 30, 1955
Creator: Lamb, W. A. S.
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Liquid-Sodium Instability Experiment : Part II

Description: Abstract: "A magnetohydrodynamic model of plasma-magnetic field instabilities, using liquid sodium, has been observed. The growth of flutes in the mirror geometry was observed for the case of [beta] = NKT/H²/8w = 1."
Date: September 30, 1955
Creator: Colgate, Stirling A.
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Hanford Atomic Products Operation monthly report, August 1955

Description: This document presents a summary of work and progress at the Hanford Engineer Works for August 1955. The report is divided into sections by department. A plant wide general summary is included at the beginning of the report, after which the departmental summaries begin. The Manufacturing Department reports plant statistics, and summaries for the Metal Preparation, Reactor and Separation sections. The Engineering Department`s section summarizes work for the Technical, Design, and Project Section… more
Date: September 27, 1955
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A Purex process two cycle plant study

Description: Major additions to separations facilities may be required because of increased reactor power levels, reduced exposures; changes in slug specifications, obsolescence of existing solvent extraction plants or development of new separations processes with lower operating costs. The magnitude of first costs for a separations plant is so large as to discourage production planning which would require an additional major separations facility. Experience in separations design has shown that certain proc… more
Date: September 15, 1955
Creator: Fecht, J. B.; Jaske, R. T.; Lane, T. V. & Ludlow, J. O.
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Attenuation properties of Hanford pile shield materials

Description: This report discusses an extended program of measurements has been carried out at Hanford to determine the attenuation characteristics of various concretes which might be used as inexpensive yet efficient shields for large, stationary, production piles. The original Hanford piles have biological
Date: September 1, 1955
Creator: Bunch, W. L. & Tomlinson, R. L.
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Final Report: Airborne Reconnaissance Project Dripping Spring, Quartzite, Gila County, Arizona

Description: Abstract: A low-level airborne radiometric survey of the younger pre-Cambrian Dripping Spring quartzite, undertaken in the mountainous region lying roughly 100 riles east of Phoenix, was completed June 3, 1955. Twenty-seven radioactive anomalies were located. To date seven of these have produced uranium ore, four more will probably become producers, and six others may possibly become producers. Flying was concentrated in the Dripping Spring quartzite, but reconnaissance flights were made over o… more
Date: September 7, 1955
Creator: Schwartz, Roland J. & Magleby, Dan N.
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Reflector Moderated Solid Fuel Element Sodium Cooled Reactor Critical Mass vs. Power Density

Description: This is the sixth of seven reports to be issued on the parametric studies of reflector-island moderated and core moderated solid fuel element reactors. The power distribution and hence fuel volume were varied for the optimum island size reflector moderated reactor. The effect on the critical mass, power distribution and neutron leakage was determined and is plotted in Figures 1, 2, and 3.
Date: September 6, 1955
Creator: Merriman, F. C. & Chase, G.
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APOTA (Automatic Positioning of Telemetering Antennas)

Description: This report presents a description of and operating instructions for APOTA--a device which automatically tracks any signal-emitting source within the 190 to 250 MC band. APOTA is especially useful for telemetering applications.
Date: September 14, 1955
Creator: Palmer, James E.; Crawley, T. V. & Lannon, J. T.
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Design criteria: Reactor plant modification -- Project CG-558 and 100-C Area Alterations -- Project CG-600. Volume 1, Revision 1

Description: This document defines the basic criteria to be used in the preparation of detailed design for Project CG-558, Reactor Plant Modification for Increased Production and for Project CG-600, 100-C Area Alterations. It has been determined that the most economical method of increasing plutonium production within the next five years is by the modernization and improvement of the 100-B, 100-C, 100-D, 100-DR, 100-F, and 100-H reactor plants. These reactors are currently incapable of operating at their ma… more
Date: September 15, 1955
Creator: Russ, M. H.
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Interim report - Production Test MR-105-12 crossheader purge with chromic acid

Description: The primary purpose of this test was to demonstrate that the inside of a rear-cross-header, its nozzles and pigtails could be decontaminated by recirculating for 30 minutes, a 60{degrees} C, O.3 pH chromic acid solution. Secondary purposes were, (1) to determine the magnitude of radiation increase in piping and acid equipment external to the reactor encountered during the test and (2) to obtain information as to the kind and amount of contaminants removed by the acid solution.
Date: September 19, 1955
Creator: Hardin, A. K.
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Airborne Reconnaissance in the Valley of Fire-Muddy Mountains Region, Nevada

Description: Abstract: The Valley of Fire-Muddy Mountains region, located 20 to 30 miles northeast of Las Vegas, Nevada, was given approximately 25-percent airborne radioactive coverage during the fall of 1954. Rocks in the area range from Cambrian to Miocene in age. Uranium was known to occur at two sedimentary horizons at the time the airborne program began. One new uranium-bearing sedimentary horizon was discovered by the airborne reconnaissance. Of 15 anomolies detected, only 11 were posted as the remai… more
Date: September 1955
Creator: Barrett, Donald C. & Mallory, Neil S.
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