100 Areas technical activities report -- Engineering, May, 1950

Technical Report · Wed Jun 28 00:00:00 EDT 1950

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10188057· OSTI ID:10188057

This report discusses progress made by the Physical Chemistry Group and Pile Engineering Groups. Topics covered are as follows: x-ray studies--tube bore mining; physical expansion of capsule exposures; special capsule exposures; pile annealing; thermal conductivity and pile annealing; total stored energy; Sykes stored energy method; slug corrosion rate; effect of pressure drop on slug corrosion; exposure of P-10 fuel slugs; slug corrosion weight loss variables; vertical safety rod thimble corrosion; front tube corrosion; magnesium corrosion program; thimble corrosion program; horizontal thimble removal; metal exposure production tests; special pile measurements; carbon dioxide; H pile power level increase; vertical thimble temperature; graphite core samples; nine tube mock-up; and required header pressure.

• Research Organization: General Electric Co., Richland, WA (United States). Hanford Atomic Products Operation
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 10188057
• Report Number(s): HW-18163; ON: DE95000970; TRN: AHC29425%%78
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: Declassified; PBD: 28 Jun 1950
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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