Hanford Works Monthly Report July 1949 (Deleted)

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iki u fact a ring Divisions ........................ 21 Technic21 Dir is ims....................... 74 Kealth In st ment Division ...................... 124 Generzl Accoaiting Division ...................... 146 Plant Security and Sexvices Division ................. 161 Com d ty Fire 211

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A total of L8 tons of xetal mas discharged sercent and the nominal poner lev ei of 275 7iles nith D pile cmtin&:?g t o operate a t from the t!ree piles at an operating efficiency vas 86.8 kbout 42 tons o f Class V metal nere discharged a t an average concentration of 397 I-;?TD/ton nithout diff ic ! dty. A to+,al o f 61, tons of acceptzLle slugs nas canned at a yi old of 91.8 percent. Tho machining yield was 72.3 pcrccnt, nhich is the highest yet attained on rolled rods. The melt plant prodwtion o f 26 tons nns produced a tay icl d Thirty-cigSt j at che s nere st crt cd in tho Canyon Building, nith 34 being processed though Concentration and 31 througb Isolation. purity of the comFlotod batches nt Isolation ras 98.7 percent. mation nill bc rcportod in c sc-mrztc documcnt. due t o rclayiag of Coulco Lines No. 1 2nd 1-0. 2 c t i.Iidr:ty 2nd No. 2 ct To providc cxqnndcd rackinc sho? facilities for dcvclopmcnt nc ti vi tics, primzrily for Tcchnical and !!cclth Instrumcnt Dit-isions, 2 second shift ::ill bc sddcd i n tho 3717 Instrtmcnt Shop. 100-DR ?.dditioncl f z c il it ios. Tfic complction of rcmzining itcms a t DR oxits com?htior, of 107-DR, t o bc fol lom d by a shut-down o f comon f nci li tics.

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Corrosion products have beer. obsemed b process tubes rrithin t h e upstream region formerly occupied by dunsy slugs. removed from the piles is being arranged. :.;ore detailed exanination of tubes ?.ecent data obtained from cap hit8 samples show that after extended irradiation extrenely high temperatures are r5;uired t o anneal the e iq n sion ef facts, bat substantial anrealing can be affected siovrly over a period of several rconths o r years by iluclear a-mealing a t ambient pile temperature. A carcful study i s being mzch of mite rial balances in the Separations Plants. This includes reczli'oration of critical tanks, a systematic study o f scmpling errors, end effect of hold-up st vcrious points in the process, d traverse has boen made o f one of the 71ant sand f lft crs tocs tabl ish the runner in Thich ncti-J',tg is being accumulated. Up tothe present time the activity cvidentl;. is concentrating ina narrow band 3t tho bottom of the primary filter lay cr,nith little indication of act iv c material abovc this The study of rc contain ation in the stcck by dissolvcr off-gas continues in rn cf fort to dc t cr mbc thc rel at iv c contributions of 1131 m d othcr fission nith dissolvcr off-g2.s natcr scrubbcrs hvc bcen encouraging, Operations mrc start cd in Building 234-5, proccdcd by a progrcssion of dump r*ms through thc lotcr stagcs of thc process linc. rcductions ncr c carri cd out to st on hr diz c the rcduction proccdurc, and this Secn corrcctcd suf fic i cnt ly to ,mrmit production t o procced. Pro lid nary rcsults with thc silvcr rc actor opcratcd in scriGs ?cro:Ldc procipit? tioii studios 1 ~ v ebccn coctinucd in t h c lsboratory 5 t h 4 .&ion hit. Thc Sc:.lc-Up stlr2izs - x r c dircctcd primrilg t o n comparison of

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duced by the dissolution 3f scCiuii diuranate in nitz ic acid nil1 contribute a portion of the required salt hg effect,ritha corresponding reduction in the anomt of alun in m nitrate needed. If t.%s i s confirmed by further study, it rill not be nec ess zy to provide a sodium removal step in the hel in in ary results in2icate that the sodium n it rete yhich is proOther studies include an eva17&tion of the affect of aging on ruthenium removal tkiough ozonization, t h e recovery of plutonium and uranium i n Rodox vast es by mans o f uranate precipitation, md the initiation of a program on the coupling o f Redox tothe final is ol sti on and metal productim stcps. Experimental Kt.tallurgJr Section opcratians mere started nith the P-10 clloy production facilities installed in auilding 10s-B under Project C-33.4.. Aluminum ccpsules mere filled nith lithium, a d five full - sizo hozts nerc proccsscd in the induction-hcntod vccuum furmco. The e of the latt cr ncre str ci zh t aluminum, and theso nerc fol lone d by tno of lithiuwaluminum alloy. All equipment functioncd satisfactorily, znd experience in casting thcsc cul ties cm bc resolved during the next fen runs. An Argonnc uc tall ur gist : cq cri once d in this opcrction Till z rr iv c August 1to assist nith this evolution of uraniuii nctzl trznsformcd by inducticn hcating a d bctn quenching, end gcmc-cxtrudcd urmiiun t o ?rcixzc rcprcscntativc slugs for pil ct c sting. suit the nm ly t ical 10nci.s involvcd. improT7cd hood f z c ili tics arc bcing v o - vidcd in both buildings for use Li zn aly t ical rcscarch studios.

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3lant Seciuritv and. Services Divisiozs Hanford iiorks completed its t k b d consecutive month without a lost-tine injury,further redacing the freccency rate for the year t o 0.76. Tne 234-5 i r e a mas established as an exclusion area during the month. iiev telephone Zirecfories mere issued during t h e month, directories is uncier contract by an outside printing firm, and future directories issued under the dial system will be thc same size and form. The pin ting of the Open requisitions for non-excrzpt ,mrsorinel increased from 130 atthc boginnir.g o f the :.lonth t o 266 a t the end of the month. dL-ing tho month from 7,393 t o 7,235. Cue t o lack af :TO&, nas 1.85 percent during July. o f terminations duc t o lack of work, TIES 1.45 percent, Total plant roll decreased Turnover rate, includicg terminations Turnover rate, exclusive Tour cmFloyocs r o t i r c d during J-dg, two of ahicli wcre on optional rctircmcnt. mwas,totaling $955.00, mrc grartcd daring the month. Judgment of G12,llO rondcrcd in thc Su-Dcrior Court of ;:askington f o r Ivan E. Kaglc against t h o T5c training program on t kc spirit acd intcct ofthc Xgrccncnt with the HA.. ..T.C. m s comnlctad d.xrir,g Zdy, and a total of 644 cxcmpt cmployccs during thc last thcc nceks of :*sly on gricvancc proccdurc ~ i t ha total of 561, 72s cxhibitcd in a l l arcas on 2 v . l ~25, 26, 2nd 28. Scvcn bullctins, ziving qucstions ~ n dansncrs, resulting from of July kavc bcen dircctcd txx:< tho kindling ofpst ncgotiotion arr mg c - mants, proccssing gricvmccs, ? rcp ring c-kiigc g f cagc ratc systccl proccdurc, and con2leting thc ncccssary rczortis to co~ivcrtc lassi fi cations and nagc rsqucsting bzrgeining rights for thc Hznford Guards, Local No. 21, ncrc rcccivcd 2nd zrc bcing rcvicacd, zftcr Yhich a corrcctivc s tipu lzt ion rill c lz ssi fic at ims. 9 Ycqucst by thc Atomic Encrgy Corriiission for ck.rif i cz.tion Yxklg mcatings mro held bctxccn

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Department Xews Bureau. ?!:e n m aac?itions tothe list are publi shed in portions of Oregon, idam, and Eontana that are near the Yashineon During July, thirteen informative releases were sent toten newspapers and tbreo radio stations that comprise $he W xal List. " Also during t h e month, A ~ l i xnas put into cff oct during July for tabulating thosa ncas rc leas cs sfikscribod t o by Cornunity Rclations. the discribution of s pcc if ic ncns rclcasos 32: 3 group o f ncns rclcascs t o those Lor the st nonspapcrs i? r7hich no arc most intcrestcd. This zill mako it possiblc t o chcck On July Z,25, and 27, a scrios of thrco nczs storics about RicbJand 17cro d is tri but cd by the Chicago Tribunc Scrvica t o ncnspopors throughout the Unitcd Statcs. The series, mitt cn by Scyrnour Korman, dcscribcd EZichland as a mismnnngcd, monqmlistic, policc static. of tho inaccurccios i n onc of the s to rio sms mila d to local pnpcrs an3 thc informcd of our actions inthc Morthast. An informativc rclcasc quoting tho part of th cover - all cornunity in form tion progran. Thc Spocinl h.ograns promotion s ct iv it ios ncrc cccrriod out throw h such plant ncdia 2s tho succc ~ sfu lkiddcr. !.::.z?zzr prcsontcd a st.9,us rc port to =, c tp city nudicncc o f scpcrvisors i n Cc xi cha cl J*u;ior Sigh School auditoriun during July. He cxplaincd that thc

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PLwchasLx and Stores Divisions Personnel of t h e Purchasing and Stores Divisions mas increased during the month by a to tai of fi-fteen due to the fact that the Stores and Receiving f*mctions neretofore performed Sy the Design and Construction Divisions were transferred t o us with t h e persoimA involved as of July 25, 1949. It 17786 necessary to requisition sixcty-cight additional employees for the Stores Division durizc tke mmth i n ordcr to get inventories of surplus materials on a cyarrent basis, take threo t o four conths t o acconplish atthe end of rrhich time these .Prclimiaxy surveys indicated that this would !Jotification vas reczivcd from tho Commission that the Voluntary G location of Aluminum has Seen officially tcncinatcd and that t h c Voluntary Allocation of St cA will c qi ro Scptcnbcr 30, 1949. As a result of rate roductions obtainud from thc carriers,a total savings in fr cig ht c-krgcs for the month zmountcd t o $19,074.46. A procedure vhcrcby d f Gcnornl E lcc t ric pllrchaso rc quis it ions rill be scrccnod egcinst Atkinson end Jones stocks vas put into c ffcc t. An agrccncnt m s reschod rlrith the Trans pr t ation Divisicn rhcrcby thoir stocks of automotivc sparc parts, togcthcr -::ith ninc cmploytxs hcrctoforc cngagcd in hmdling thcso parts, rill bc trnnsfcrrcd t o the Storcs Division during Comim itg Divisions Sales of v mio us bcsic itzms int.icctc litt lz or no cfiango ovcr thc previous Somll ' s iklt Shop opcncd for busincss, md 5-70 nc::. f ? .c ili tics began e m - stru ct ion on buildings. A coctincd ::-.tor usage ?c::k :'or t h c 700, 1100, 3030, m d ?OO Arcas amountcd

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3ediczl Civ is ign The Eedical Divisicn's roll decreased by 32 from L57 t o 425. There was further recession of medical activity due t o seasonal decline in illness and continued decrease i n construction population, mile our budget al1otme::t for the preser.t fiscal year i s very low, due t o unexpected decline in construction activity, means for incrsasing revenue G pro vai for needed expansion of hospital end clinic has not been obt E ined. General Accountinp Divisions Hanford !;'arks and ??ucleonics Dcpartmcnt Financial Statements for the month of June mro completed and distributed on 3ulj. 20 and July 21, 1949, -ere conplctcd on July 19, 1949. General Divisions Cpxating Rcp rts cov or hg June operations During the month, wrk continucd in connection rrith scgrcgating all resoarch and devclopnent projccts and c stab li shing identifying codcs applicable t o cach in ordcr that costs may bc mom closely contrullcd. covsrcd by an authorization specifying thc amount authorizod, the scope of scgrogatcd a d July costs havc bccn applied t o each. Tochnicol Divisions' k:o accounts inthc Elichland Erznch of thc Zctional Eank of Commerce as o f nccricg cocplctior, of thcir ?.Fork on thc plm t appraiszl. This cork has non progrcsscd t o the point t h z t 'Tithin znsthcr month schcdulcs of plant accounts

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disbursezents inthe amount of '>7,000,000 the balance at July 31, 1?49 vas - Travel Advance Account 50,000 Unliquidated portion of advances Flor -a> July liquidations totaled <j272,200 but no entries vere mnde as fornil approval from h X was not received.

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Assistant tothe General Ikrager ........Ti. I. Patnode (?ethnical and Sdiratfon iiatters) Assistant tothe GeneL* kager and Unager of

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No. Richland Realty ECH AN ICAL DIVISIONS 68 490 Op er a t ional M PLO EE & 50MM. FELATIONS DIV. 49 iatroi EC Security 523 57 5 79 General & Office Services 2W