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De Script ion Monthly Roport on Operations of X-10 Production urd Shipment of Product X-49 for June l9&4 Production and Shipment of Product X 4 9 for J q 1944 Yontly Report on Operations of X-10 for September l9u Production and Shipment of Product X 4 9 for September 19u Monthly Report on Operations of X-10 for October 19U Production and Shigmnt of Roduct X-49 for October 1944 Monthly Report on OFerations of X-10 f o r November 19W, Production and Shipment of Product X-49 for November 19u Yonthly bport on Operations of X-10 for December 1 9 b Productioa and Shipmbnt of Product X 4 9 for DecePber 19b Yonthly Report on Operations of XI-10lor January 19LS
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During Yoat& To Date Estiuatod operating coot for o une ntl on tt : Estlnmted operating eort to date : Eitiaattra riotal operating ooetr frorr, beginning efhi ~f igure based 02 cost to date md estlmted cost for qTzx.
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Sopo a tert onorgr output by tho pi10 for my oao path oe our rd b y # , the tokl rmuntod to 778,000 m, Uur oxooodln(; tbo preriour rrbru d tr eloped during April by 06,000 KRH. Even tho- th op ilo .DI rhutdwn for a poriod of about mom undert.ho rad ooqlotod i n aooord.ao0 with a0 plana of progrr= for Inoroaring tho parer output o f the plh. tho in rt all a tian of tho rircblook boa for prerrnting the u80lur flow of oooling air over tho top of tho gmphlto, - at a et or of yja iwao *a tho tuo new 60,000 ofm fa= am put in opolrtim. mot produoed in panr generated l r ref1ert.d in the monthly total. Tb8 ooollng mpaalty required t o rohiers the onern output aont4qhted in the oxtensivs pr0gr.e for increariag the pmer i8 t o be provided by tr0 furo ap ble of o irc uht ing Joh t ly 100,OOO ofm of afr tbro\yh wtd - burl Bg chrsnelr of tho pile. Beoauso of tho inability of th a fabrimtor to prooure Ib boadmga on tlr,tho &livery of thoro fanr totho Clinton Labormtorior irs ever81 days beh-nd sc’=le&le. Ii prerant delivery roheduler are mat, the in r tr ll rtl on of both irnr rill be coq la tod about 1 July. tho In at all ation,the genera: progrrlt for iacrearing t& powor outkut rill have beer: con.;letod in a11 its oarontial teat unr and tne pile rill thon bo ocrpabla of operating at the mxiC..r ca2acity under rwnrer reathot oonditionr. It i r eatinrted that t h e power output under thoro oolrditioar should mterially hcrease the our rent operating level. Upon oompletlon af
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The work of expanding the fac ll it ler io Building 205 i r proareding It apparr at th lrt iam tht the new oellr rill be ready for rotual plant operation on o r about 1JUy. wllr will d o it porriblo to tort tho 1 mciified bimth phorphta rthod of produot roprrtiiorr. n o rerulta of thoro rmr rill b. of @-oat 4or kno o It has aeez foud that tr.t clocr.;ng of per e mel handlirg rr dio a otl re mmteria: Stcomer highly contaminated. with tho actin netal are required to uea; ; rote at iv s clothing. 1. laundry methods for reLov.ag tte cont ad nation fron tne o loth bg. iiorultr available a t this time i32ioate ttlat the mjor Tart of the active m to rial CSJ] be rhorr that the greater tho dogroo of oontamixmtion, the 6roater the prosotage 0: radioactive rrateria: i s rer;.OVed by washing. ?or this roaroa, the porrona working Thir prograa i o of uoh intarcst
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The oh rd str who hate boon arsignod tothe task of preyari::g thoro rpecial mourcea here s ~ c cee ded ,with a great deal of diff io ul ty,in proparing the flrrt radioaotire lan than u oouroe for Ir hip oat. It i r beiieved that the arperioooo 8oquirod in tho prop anti a a of thira our o. will o ~ b ht hato propan tho raul a or for htun rhipmntr more marly on rohadufr m d with fwor in tempt i oar. O.+olopwnt kot ion ha8 ooaplotod oaloulationr and dorim of a a ahl not lor thor hl pr mt of tho 100 ourio sour a or. r tar tod rithin tho no* frr dayr. rouroor i n aooordaaoo d bh lao tru ot i oar and to oo ql o to ohipaont ta tho flrvl dertin.tion, gl r lng due oonrlder.tlon t o 811 health hrrardr end re our it y maarws8 Tho first awrao -0 doll re red to tho U. 8 . Baginow Offloo Conrtruotion of th lr antalnor rill bo Bmry offort i r birr&rQ t o pnprro thoro rubmittad for th op np anti on urd rh i pont of rpo a i ally preprod omroo8 o f of about two woekr for an indefinite pot io d. WOBK in June. Tho n to rial in quortioo 10 formed The fltst rouroo dl1 be rea3for shipsant durizg, the first fhe quantity of rccopk8blo caazed rlugr de1 ; rered to Clinton Irborltories Although theby tho f8briomtor took a rhrp drap la b hm nr lier part of my. a w ~ e-8 not ira edi at ely eviden:, I t mas rurpected, h ore wr, tmt b e quality of the argon ga8 urod .Is another factor rh io tok3 ~ I dhaw bocg takon into oonridoration, Subscqxeit ox perl ~ ent ~prorod thir to bo oorroat, and, when the proper qualit,, 01 argos gas m e used, t h e prodvjctq--r!rate approaohOd the maintained and evw 8urp.rr.d ir, June. Itir beliovod thmtk.iSwii ! b e total, eleven (11) uere ccxsidered a8 fisiaried during the atontn of Yay. mjor Edgar J. Murphy.
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Eot i mr ted opersting oort for ourrmat moth: 8 752,000.00 mer of &hat ?rr;inoor a t Clinton hborrtoriw: 58
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the Clinton Ls borat or les deoided t0 build Is ot tlf ng bar in of 1,600, ~ gallon oapec it yd thin the Area. Loop the radio act in de po rik mdor eon t mli while tho omrf1 ~ 1 , poatly &cod l n ohodaal rrota oontont, o m be pdt ted to q tyl n Rh lk Oak Crook with rliot).. the 8ettliag Barin rill bo ready for plan two am or by means of air, 1%I8 eqected to oellr of Building 206 n romp let ed by tho enQ of the rpnth; 8nd, by be in a porltian t o aoquiro i af om tl on of mluo kW b toll a lag tho -0 of the newly outfit tod 0.llr l r roh.du1.d to bogla a 1 Julr. Sinoe Cho bogbmiry; of pluto p nti om, tbo imohUoo o t Um pro hot colrpourrd ha6 been (I opec if io task of the Chenistry Rarurah Dir irl w. or about 15 July, hmter,the ro rpo nrl bill ty rill be tr an riot nd to Plant Oporatiznr, ax12 the equip at rrrd personnel rill be houood l a Building 2N. Although the prooodre developed in t h e labontory har proven highly efficient for X levelr of product concentration, there I6 mch evidence to indio ak that the method rill ro qu l reo on r lds r able mvlriom bofom I t OIP k ap;illed suo ces r filly toW levels and 'A cc nd lt ims of operation. Tha an object of the 3-1~ organ i red group iato develop prooedumr and teahniqws ap able of ooping acbquntely w i t h prooeoe reQuirrPsPt. of product irolrtfop udor 1cond it imo.Intr.is renpdct, the experienoo 8nd cooperrtion of tho Chocstry no lema important, irthe training of perroan01 t o apply ouoo.rrfully tho In the earliest stages of the Project, technical calc dati mr and utor and wt.1 wwld Iwt be ahfn reading. Alw data on ruoh a nkr-.rt.l pilo,ia rl.r of the fact that, with are latin u
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rmll arount of additional oquipaent and effort, ruc: a p i l e could bo readily co nrt ruc ted and ter tod In the par it ion formsrly uaod for tho end of Juno indicated that tho produotion f a c t o r of the mtor-wtal pmoti-1 purpoaaa, I t rurt reo or rui ly hr, nprolchctiaa frotar groator thur mlty by 2 to SS. Bxporlnmntal rtudier am aau u d o n r r g rhloh rhould give roly definite oad oo aol w ~ ~i n fol r bio a (YI thir quoatha with im tho aort feu meh. In ardor for ruah 8pilo to bo wod for and tho oar of about 0.8 ourlo of radio - tant alu. mgiaewiq rootion, rhiah umr oh.rgmd with tho dorip .d iar Wh tl on of the oquipoaat rrqulmd for tho prepamtion of tho lawo ~ urw ,b u oo q let ed fimt largo roumo will be ready for rhipaoat the 1rtt.r part of July. pro gr or rh g 8caordiq to aohdula. Revere Coppar & Brrrr Co. h r oopploted tho Oxtru810n of ~ 1 1- tal oorsred by Clinton I ~ bom to rio a ~puroharo order, -oh dlod lor tho ox t nui on at about 169 toea. 140.7 t o n s of rods were realized, yiolding a percentago recovery of 80.3%. Of thir amount .t mtorial, a rook. Thio wlll enable thm tc uee only the mom oxporienoed m chin irt r m d thereby ob te in P greater prcsr,tai;e of perfoatly maohibod pIeoea. apnaerr at th iB tiar that Baker Bro8. will oo ~ let etheir progrrm during Duriag tho pommr rhutdap 18 June 1941, tho air eemdifi-ing urtt ten ing the ani-1 fam war shut off. Rhen tho ourrant came on, tho
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Yuoh oonridemtion h a beon ti- to t h o matter of health harordr intio or and lso lat i cnr. booomr pardered under oonrtant UIO, produoing atPorpruri@ d u t which oorrier obtained on aziizalr, tht ; rduot aompound is part io uh rly dmgsmue rixe it is cm la tim, - being excreted with ext rem dil'fLoulty by animal bodies, and, that a wry mll pant3 ty of product i s rufricient for a teth.1 doro. hatardrd, however, o m be reduced coaridanbly by the w e of linoleum floor rrmished llaoleur surfece is mch rore durable and nrl s tant to wear than e rurf ~ a oof plated mare to. The present flooring i r conoreto, hioh gradually
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TOTAL FOR Moll tar lS,t76 ** rhir rh i punt ir part of Batah I? rhioh war ront totho ktallurgiml. bbontory for final ir olm tion. the tran ~ f e rfroc Chia8g.o to Site Y has not beer: made, but rill be effected during the first pert of July. Plana hers been completed for 8hipa:ent to loc at fon a8 indio a fed rb m T b prooarr hr ban oorphtod, hmevwr.
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Tonr of $lug8 Bsoatrodr 0 4 209.15 Tonr o f Slug8 Plaoed in Produotion Pilo: 7-30 118.00 TOM of 8lugr b r a o d froa Produotion Pilot 7.M 77.71 Unitr of Produot Conaontmtod: ~8.330 74.442 Unitr of Produot Aotually Shippod: 3L. 320 7L.d Antioipatsd Shiamentr 8ext month: 15.000
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scaurate figcrer or; t:-e qe rating oort until a more dcf inite re gerrrci
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Canpariron of July kilowatt-hour total m t p t to that of Xatc index 1911th during what a prog ns for boortin( parrr output rtart arum ~ r yof the arerage dally porrr for operating t& per month
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are train008 for Hrnford dth. an ox pot ad right rdditioual t o arrive Bnglnorr Dotrohmt mon, under t h e Chomiotry Roooaroh Dlrioioa, dll 4 i d rill work oa produot reb~lery. Bin. of tho ~ reraz tprtonxlsl of tiir group The foqaar ioolation group oonri8ting mainly of S~ooi.1
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a moh mon thorough rlug pra - b O & h g than appli.6 at bite X Mt bo daw t o ~IIUC. littlo or uo rlug jaaket iQurr. Rooant data obtabod boalumimm jaolnts **I1 rhor up in a TOT? r kort the if thor lu gran rubSeatea to hugher kreesbre I % d & L i aLl ur sow ra produood here under thro oonditisnr with xi trsct/-tro
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Tho wasto rupematant r o ~ utlcr afrom the varisus batohor foot ori ly ~ rooo8rc dby the ohazirtr and rorultod in yi old hg about tw During th8 month of Augurt two ro la tirol y -11 80uroer d Ela706 C) and rhippod t o fit. fbr pra Wr ury lllp~ptoparrtory te t b huadliag o f tb firrt 100 a wi oI OU ~ OO. Aftor agnat many b nrt ru o tion diffie ul tie a, trial runs ham boon rtarted, .ab it ire rt bated tht tho firrt 100 ourio rouroo dll bo nady for r hip at during tho 8OooIld wok of Soptambor* ?lam harm A 1,~OO-gllonoatoh tuu har boon i art all od outrid0 Building 706 Cto roooiro the metal mito roluticm dohd11lator bo prooorrod tba noolrory ot tho Produot ooatainod in tho mota1 and ala0 kho wkl A projoot -8 rtartod durlng tho month of I.u@.48tto proride rtorage phoe bohind Buildrng 706 C for "hot" QrOOO88.d rlup and othor "hot' oouruor. ?ho phr oallod for thir projoot to ba oolrplotod atm oarlier Gate but mintsnanoe decnnds on tho othor mor0 important :&a In Augurt si&een "mza" were ohomiaally prooorrod i n Building
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Aa air oaaditionrd mano lnrkllod on tho mouth blow of by tho biologioal diVi8iOn. of tho building averagod about 1% I', it -8 neoorrary to ountrol tb, tap-*- of Golotax and kruato urd prmidod rith .p air 0 0 n d i t i o p ~ p ( Upit. ihir ohnngo ha8 boon o f aonridorablo importanoo to the progrrrn of studying the ot root r of ohropio orporun of ank.10 a rwutranr. Sinoe,tho normal temperature8 at t t i 8 lootitior. Aft or a groat Goal of oxprimentation m&d a nunbor of fail unr, o apt un by Lit biu he8 been obtainod. n bir tod in tho pilo and thep ~ r o rformod wn drlron off and 001hot.d obtainad an thoa pso tr opa ~ h i cplate oonilrlPinf: tho ox is tan oe of3 in by haatinq the r - p h
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Copy 83 - Lajor 2 g a r J. Kurpty, 5/ L&+.
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Produotion m d Shipesnt of Roduot X-& (oont'd) Part of the sate rial allooated t o the Clinton Labbratoria8 f ao vend and rat to Sit. T during September. Courier Kajor Edgar J. Murphy.
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Tono of Illy. Ruorod fro8 Produatiea ?a0 Unibr of Product Cancalrtrntod Aaticinated Shipments lort Month DIPi% Month To Dnte Thir figure uopSd indlcrrto that t h e anticidatmi production eabdule vas not met. Bowover, the productfen is o n rcheiule taking into conrorultr of tho final ury rill be in el …
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