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Video monitoring system for enriched uranium casting furnaces

Description: A closed-circuit television (CCTV) system was developed to upgrade the remote-viewing capability on two oralloy (highly enriched uranium) casting furnaces in the Y-12 Plant. A silicon vidicon CCTV camera with a remotely controlled lens and infrared filtering was provided to yield a good-quality video presentation of the furnace crucible as the oralloy material is heated from 25 to 1300/sup 0/C. Existing tube-type CCTV monochrome monitors were replaced with solid-state monitors to increase the s… more
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Turner, P. C.
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In Vivo Gamma Lung Measurements--a Mathematical Model

Description: A low-background facility is described for rneasuring lung burdens of U, Th, and other nuclides in vivo. Problems associated with this method of radiation measurement are discussed. A mathennatical, computer-oriented simulation was devised to gain insight into the relation of the net observed radiation spectrum to the burden of radioactivity in the body or its organs. Chest cavities for persons of three sizes were synthesized in a three-coordinate space comprised of one-inch cubes and including… more
Date: October 20, 1961
Creator: Ammann, P. R.; Wilson, C. W. & Mohr, C. M.
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Choosing and implementing a computer system for plant lubrication: Nine steps to success

Description: Rapid advances in computer software offer may opportunities for increasing efficiency and productivity; however, choosing the right software package and achieving its full potential can be a challenging task. Lubrication engineers faced with the selection and implementation of a computer system will find that they can increase their chance of success when they follow the nine steps outlined in this paper. These steps provide a solid framework for managing the project through its full life-cycle… more
Date: April 3, 1991
Creator: Nook, J. C.
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Oak Ridge Reservation Environmental report for 1990

Description: The first two volumes of this report are devoted to a presentation of environmental data and supporting narratives for the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) and surrounding environs during 1990. Volume 1 includes all narrative descriptions, summaries, and conclusions and is intended to be a stand-alone'' report for the ORR for the reader who does not want to review in detail all of the 1990 data. Volume 2 includes the detailed data summarized in a format to ensure th… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Wilson, A.R. (ed.)
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Cementitious yttria products

Description: An investigation has been made of the physical properties and formation conditions of cements formed in the yttria/salt/water system. Cementitious binders were of the nominal Y/sub 2/(OH)/sub 5/X.H/sub 2/O type (where X represents the Cl/sup -/ or NO/sub 3//sup -/). An ammonium nitrate-produced yttria cement was shown to be sinterable and was demonstrated to form very refractory castable concretes with zirconia or alumina aggregates.
Date: March 1, 1978
Creator: Holcombe, C. E.
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Diamond-turning tool setting by interferogram analysis

Description: A method was developed to establish a numerically controlled tool path with respect to the work spindle centerline. Particularly adapted to the diamond turning of optics, this method is based upon interferogram analysis and is applicable to the establishment of the work spindle centerline relative to the tool path for any center-turned optic having a well-defined vertex radius of curvature. The application reported is for an f/2 concave spherical mirror.
Date: October 22, 1980
Creator: Rasnick, W.H. & Yoder, R.C.
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Homogenization of arc-melted uranium-6 weight percent niobium alloy ingots

Description: Microsegregation and macrosegregation in uranium-6 niobium arc-melted ingots were characterized by electron microprobe analysis. Homogenization studies determined that microsegregation can be eliminated by heat treating the alloy for six hours at 1100/sup 0/C. Extensive homogenization did not eliminate macrosegregation (banding) from the as-cast alloy, but a mathematical model describing banding and coring indicated that banding could possibly be eliminated by working prior to homogenization.
Date: January 31, 1978
Creator: Snyder, W. B., Jr.
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A review of the Y-12 Plant discharge of enriched uranium to the sanitary sewer (DEUSS)

Description: The Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant is situated adjacent to the Oak Ridge city limits and is operated by the United States Department of Energy (DOE). The Y-12 Plant is located on 4,860 acres, which is collectively referred to as the Y-12 Plant site. Among the missions for which the facility is in existence are producing nuclear weapons components, supporting weapon design laboratories, and processing special nuclear materials (SNM). The Y-12 Plant is under the regulatory guidance of DOE Order 5400.5 and … more
Date: September 1, 1991
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Mechanical deflection analysis of diamond-turned reflective optics

Description: An analytical technique has been developed that predicts the amount of warpage that metal reflective mirrors sustain due to various support and load conditions. The laser fusion project being conducted at LASL requires that metal reflective optics be fabricated by diamond turning. The diamond-turning process imposes some unusual loading conditions which result in mirror warpage. The finite-element method is used to compute mirror surface displacements resulting from these support and load condi… more
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Stoneking, J. E. & Gerth, H. L.
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System for unattended surveillance of nuclear reactor behavior

Description: A multivariate statistical pattern recognition system for reactor noise analysis is presented. The basis of the system is a transformation for decoupling correlated variables and algorithms for inferring probability density functions. The system is adaptable to a variety of statistical properties of the data, and it has learning, tracking, updating, and dimensionality reduction capabilities. System design emphasizes control of the false-alarm rate. Its abilities to learn normal patterns and to … more
Date: January 1, 1977
Creator: Gonzalez, R. C. & Howington, L. C.
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Electrochemical machining in-process data collection and control

Description: Electrochemical machining (ECM) is a fast and efficient method to fabricate intricate metal parts. However, tooling is often expensive; and electical power consumption is relatively high. The precision of an ECM process is dependent upon several variables which often cannot be predicted in the initial tool design. This leads to iterative tool adjustments until the desired level of precision is achieved. A system was devised to use a computer for collecting data from the ECM process and for moni… more
Date: September 1, 1980
Creator: Neal, R.E.
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Failure of sheathed thermocouples due to thermal cycling

Description: Open circuit failures (up to 100%) in small-diameter thermocouples used in electrically heated nuclear fuel rod simulator prototypes during thermal cycling tests were investigated to determine the cause(s) of the failures. The experiments conducted to determine the relative effects of differential thermal expansion, wire size, grain size, and manufacturing technology are described. It was concluded that the large grain size and embrittlement which result from certain common manufacturing anneal… more
Date: March 1, 1982
Creator: Anderson, R.L. & Ludwig, R.L.
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Metal Hydrides for Shielding Applications

Description: Tests were conducted to determine the behavior of lithium hydride and calcium hydride under a variety of conditions. Metals of interest as container materials were subjected to stress-rupture and tensile tests after undergoing one or more thermal cycles to certain maximum temperatures while in contact with lithium hydride at various lengths of time. Calcium hydride was produced and fabricated, then tested to determine some of its physical properties. (auth)
Date: October 1, 1961
Creator: Hamill, C. W.; Waldrop, F. B. & Kite, H. T.
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Investigation of a lithium electrolytic cell failure

Description: Electrolytic cells, used to produce lithium metal, fail after approximately three years in service. A metallurgical investigation revealed that molten lithium at 440/sup 0/C was dissolving the carbon in the cementite which is a constituent in the steel plate from which the cell is fabricated.
Date: December 1, 1977
Creator: Anderson, R. C.
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Surface areas by positron annihilation spectroscopy

Description: Positron annihilation spectroscopy (PAS) is a technique for measuring the length of time that a positron exists after being injected into a specific material. Lifetime measurements have been used for studying defects in metals. These imperfections affect the localized electron densities which in turn influence the lifetime of the positron before annihilation occurs. Electron density differences are also associated with surfaces. This paper describes the PAS technique and shows a correlation bet… more
Date: January 1, 1985
Creator: Dale, J.M.; Rosseel, T.M.; Hulett, L.D.; Venkateswaran, K.; Jean, Y.C. & Fuller, E.L.
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Economy of a retrofit solar system

Description: A privately financed solar-augmented hot water system has been demonstrated to pay off in less than 10 years if a loan is obtained at 10.5% interest. Calculations were made on the assumption that electricity costs 5 cents per kWh and water consumption averages 30 gallons per day (using current technology on an existing dwelling in Tennessee).
Date: September 1, 1977
Creator: Schreyer, J.M.
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Mass spectrometer for the analyses of gases

Description: A 6-in-radius, 60/sup 0/ magnetic-sector mass spectrometer (designated as the MS-200) has been constructed for the quantitative and qualitative analyses of fixed gases and volatile organics in the concentration range from 1 ppM (by volume) to 100%. A partial pressure of 1 x 10/sup -6/ torr in the inlet expansion volume is required to achieve a useful signal at an electron-multiplier gain of 10,000.
Date: June 30, 1980
Creator: Ferguson, J. R. & Rogers, E. R.
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Oak Ridge Reservation environmental report for 1990

Description: The purpose of this report is to provide information to the public about the impact of the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) facilities located on the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) on the public and the environment. It describes the environmental surveillance and monitoring activities conducted at and around the DOE facilities operated by Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. Preparation and publication of this report is in accordance with DOE Order 5400.1. The order specifies a publication deadli… more
Date: September 1, 1991
Creator: Wilson, A. R.
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X-ray diffraction study of reversible deformation mechanisms in the aged uranium-6. 5 niobium alloy

Description: The x-ray diffraction (XRD) data from 200/sup 0/C/2h-aged uranium-6.5 wt % niobium (U-6.5Nb) alloys, taken under stress as a function of strain, revealed a gamma-zero (..gamma../sup 0/)..-->.. alpha prime-prime (..cap alpha..'') thermoelastic martensitic phase transformation. It was concluded that the primary reversible deformation modes consisted of the movement of ..gamma../sup 0//..cap alpha..'' interphase interfaces and ..cap alpha..'' intervariant interfaces. Specimen elasticity at low str… more
Date: June 21, 1985
Creator: Carpenter, D.A.
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