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H Division Progress Report (February 20 - March 20, 1961)

Dated
Feb 20, 1961
Document type
Report
Length
18 pages
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A total of 29 air -plea crnd 9 wile c.Prpler for kryllltn vera of penalsoiblc levelr. poli.bine of lmyU1m metal. one beryuiu phosphor sample vas wdlyztd lor the Nev Mexico State Decpnrtaant of Ilcalth. ext rw l.y hi* concentrations of carbon monoxide fallwing chats vhera n run hn& The facilities of C.U-9 were lupected Tor proporred Yevvoral of the sample8 collected a t Tal-49 sklowed

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coruriltatiolr. Ruw included: a. TA-33, ventilation for odo y mcblnirrg. cleuwr . c. TA-11, design of stacks t o elialnatd re-entry of vapors MI, W-9, drrlgn of a c t 8 c k far high lwd tritium verk. 1. weldlm, shap i b , increasing blower capacity. 32.rtic rad mlvent vaporr. In adtlitiaa, indlvldml hood. vera chocked at a number of locatlow. Zia F.Q. lbpair Shop, need of a nev W hood. Old 81- Iilq?., ventllatton of tbe basement for rawvel of Rndiochtntrtry Bldg., ventilation f o r nuw buKU.ry nddltiorr. Yuta Mapod,vent lh tion &ad sir cleaning ior raw buildiw.

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CQIF.PLY in Denver cooc.nriog a outvey actm ubfch utilizes thc electrartutic val-tar which they aaauiocture. instnamont an MI tbatght, they QZW now lc eking into b ha por s lb ll ltL ci of such M iastmment vlth ckracterlrtica along the llnoo dlacus6ed. Equipent Sactlon of N.B.S., hued to induce him t o run an lnrlepcn&nt chcck of our MY fFk badgo kcure of his heury vork load MJ. becauoc vc are not considered frcm hlrr he wculd fed obllged to cprry lt out. inotructad to purme th paooibLlity of D.E.X, IItolLh end Safety, or ulo Branch of Uthwgh tb.y arc not producing udwey To thiz, end, E . Storm hus been

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All W.JI prwd doua to a t n l n v levels utd & vory iwge amount G r vuto r-y. v du wi a wuilable. WI ncml*.d tho mriod. up of tbo M - 1 reocttw. Buildtry VI up oct ed to k exclwion ureai. Onlyi4,W gallons of raw waste 'Ib.ptmlprl reawn for nxlram trea-nt vas tbe bpendlng o t a r t - ming its wr rti on +.ha tu& fsla and Filter caplrted ud in str lk tion uork will be started soon. Work 00 poarlble method. of dispooitiorr or 7.B.P. -6t4 ir c&mctuiaticr at tbe wont. caplicat. dirporil. deflcitxier. Saw n via i or u will bo made i n the " curt ic " rupler. Radioactivity of the waste l o relrtively lar but tb. phyaical Studim of pooaiblo uw or buU W n t at tb. wricium Use of the bulk materid v d d cwbidercrbly In a till ation of a storage tank for ulrrlcirv rat firm^ hahen conaidered in the pant and a l,~x)op Unn l fub k for that purpose 18 availubld. '.%e rued far such storage bas incrrarod becacre recent aodlfications of eq ul pent ir. tk plutoalw recovery rlmt b vedra a tica U y reducod rafZinate .torage i a cill tier a ~ .F1 & blo in that unit. Lxi8ting equimnt a t our DP West plant requircr ccnplote t m t u n t of tlra contontr of tba todr on delivery tnrilrrc in tbree iacrements taLk warld prmit tr w dia toro turn of thc trailer tanks and praoote uniforrpity EI(0-4 in the way mor futun. XnatcrL1mtioa of the otorqp A proposed t'lov line v ill be ouboittcd to A. reported above, 8t-d wocte in the tank fcvr h a k e n be devokd t o Prainttnmce, prw.ticaU.y rliriaatrd and a requirement for plant operation is no: cm tic Lp td far u aodificatioo of equip on t and laboratory racearch far cluvelopent 01' mom c f fectivo tna hot wt bh. In tbo IwMtw work

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w - d y adulr. mta this Ilywaatioo v.8 capletad only 00, -ti- or Coocoatmt~oruor rdimudidea in rcutitm sumplee r r u TA-45 urd th. h u d t y hv. boen utimiactory for tho period. Clinoptilollta continued to move lov level6 o f rrblua fra A DLLZIU level of removal is noted wlth high lev c la of rrdlum dter p.0- of 3,500 calumn vdumec. thr sfnueat are, or course, higher inc bia caw. hligh prcrntage of the activity is drcady adsorbod on I.uticulate matter l a Th. posalbllity of usl ~c lino y t ll all ts ea a scornage adtwber Absut WO pounds or 100-200 r r h cllnoptllnlite Iar 10,OOO g&oor o? waste vould be Irecert,ay to effect un @ rcductlon i n plutonlw conk nt ot ttu vnmte. Uranium f brr at re clay removed by the mineral. Tha continuaus rtoeeas for degradatloe of Tm by passing waste tk-w inoculated cawms of vernlculLte has not proved ruc ce echl !or Long term Huov ~ d rYere i n the der of for the fir at month of aparatlou, bwwer, after 30 days,rm OV db lei1 off ma lor the Cart peri db vo rrvrrngad only ks; the bacterial populatloa 1s stable. DisposPl vlll nov be attempted with nn activated sludge tyw dlsposiJ. ?lutonium cad urdm ore the only dpho ou:tteri r rc Jer it. liydrolyals

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