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Abstract, H Division Progress Report (June 20 - July 20, 1961)

Dated
Jun 20, 1961
Document type
Miscellaneous
Length
3 pages
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-O m o i the mot. prcmriaing approachrr to tbo tramwmnt and fixation of high activity vamtom fnvolrom tho uwol mo-c8lhd cr.ramic 8 p ~ ag.o.Thim program is king carriad out jointly by whicham rapidly it-rwd in contrainatad solution. and thon briad. Utar ab8orbFng an much o t the mater141 as pommibk, fhy are find Tha problem currantly k i n g con8i&red 1. that of a cavity fil k d with at mic mphomm vhich 8re b a - d by sxponmti81Ly tOnp.titU ~ m largo enough to rrrteri8lly affoct tha integrity of 8 Th hating problem im king conmidarod by UH of rmmral vritton to w l ve forth rise in toag.raturm if art a in phymical Ceruic ?lmt hwo k o n nndb ta dotomine approximato vmluour o t o ol utm ta 8- knarm. A Li2or8tun soarch and 8 vimit to th. Car8 A t thfm :ha problemm are k i n g run on the 704 IBM canputar to ovaluato tho rim i n tomporature. Additional authoautical rolutiona are pluuvd 8nd rofimrwntm i n input data a n uought. T - 3im asminting in than coagutatione.

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The t-1 Liln kaa arrivad .nd inmtaLlafion i o due to in8t Ck tio a drmwirsgm. The auxiliary aquipllrnt (808kfng and drying equipment, hm8t~r8,b lmrm, etc.1 is almo on hand Urd ohould k opratiorul witbin tho month. 'Ihrt portion of tha Rover Tlighhe Safoty Program S i n g conduetmd by Graap ki-0 is procreding i n an rrninontly m8tiofactory manor. The progrrn divides ftulf inco two parto, ON of whrch is domfnutric. whlh tha othr fnvolvam Btudy o t tha prticulek Mturm Oe tha chad from the rtactor an& the & p8it ion of this 8 . Integral don nrarureruntm carried okt rta numbor o t p08ktitm8 inair8iWii.r to the nyamuaemnta -de a t tho deternine the tshf~ldfngcfticianof sf structuree already in place. fractional J0.e meuumnmnt to datemina the do80 from the reactor d w :o the fractioral &cay of the source. and rctivaticn of

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Q w from t h 8eurc.. Dirac t dome From th, mourem will k shieldad art by colliaution. md it 18 i n tmth a diroct 6mondmt of fallout mtudiem C8trl.d out 0v.r arc8 of 1SO t o 180. in tha Con cut dawnwind dirmction with torrain urd thc dist ma from tho raactor. In addition to th. mutic col & ction of p.rt1cuL.t. and gameow eff l urn t, low-volupr pup. latter aro 80 arranged 80 that a total u a ~ ~ p l .i a d1vld.d into oight 10-minuto fractionm, thu8 giving an in&% of tho tim of cloud Safe OrglaiZatiDZt uhich f a atudying conlitioni outmi& out arr&y of have ground inmt-nt.tion offmite.