SUMMARY TECHNICAL REPORT FOR THE PERIOD OCTOBER 1, 1955 TO DECEMBER 31, 1955. VOLUME II

Technical Report · Mon Jan 16 04:00:00 EST 1956

OSTI ID:4149470

Simmons, J.W. ed.

Progress is reported on the preparation of ThCl/sub 4/ from Th oxalate, induction melting of Th scrap, pressing of Th sponge scrap into electrodes, development of the process for centrifugally casting fuel cores, preparation of U shot, mechanical resonance testing of U slugs, use of sonotest for testing slugs for grain size. design of thermal balance, determination of the density of U metal, effects of sir exposure on Mg metal, effect of rtmospheric conditions on the measurement of moisture content of U ore concentrates, processing of U ores, determination of rare earths in U materials, and the determination of radium with highpressure ionization chamber. (J.R.D.)

• Research Organization: National Lead Co. of Ohio, Cincinnati
• NSA Number: NSA-14-019003
• OSTI ID: 4149470
• Report Number(s): NLCO-601
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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CASTING
CENTRIFUGATION
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
CHEMISTRY
DENSITY
ELECTRODES
FUELS
GRAIN SIZE
HUMIDITY
IONIZATION CHAMBERS
MAGNESIUM
MATERIALS TESTING
MELTING
METALS
OXALATES
PRODUCTION
QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS
QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
RADIUM
RARE EARTHS
REACTOR CORE
REPORT
THORIUM
THORIUM CHLORIDES
THORIUM COMPOUNDS