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In-Line Vacuum-Distillation Sodium Sampler
W. H. Olson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 7-11
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15891
How to Make a Profit on Waste Heat
Sam E. Beall, Jr., G. Samuels
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 12-17
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15892
Optimization of Nuclear Materials Safeguards Sampling Systems by Dynamic Programming
G. D. Bouchey, B. V. Koen, C. S. Beightler
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 18-25
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15893
Head-End Separation of Triso-Coated Fissile and Fertile Particles for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors
S. Langer, N. L. Baldwin, H. R. Phillips
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 26-30
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15894
Head-End Separation of Biso-Coated Fissile and Fertile Particles for High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactors
S. Langer, H. R. Phillips, N. L. Baldwin
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 31-35
Technical Paper | Chemical Processing | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15895
An Investigation of Fast-Reactor Fuel Testing in a Thermal Reactor Core
J. C. Carter, H. Greenspan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 36-45
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15896
Reactor Fuel Management Optimization in a Dynamic Environment
D. Elias, F. J. Munno
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 46-55
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15897
Surface Heat Flux for Incipient Boiling in Liquid Metal Heat Pipes
Calvin C. Silverstein
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 56-62
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15898
Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor Fuel Rod Design Considerations
W. I. Thompson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 63-68
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15899
Status of the Waste Solidification Demonstration Program
Jack L. McElroy, Albert G. Blasewitz, Kenneth J. Schneider
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 69-82
Technical Paper | Radioactive Waste | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15900
Measurement of Cesium Sorption Isotherms in Liquid Sodium
M. H. Cooper, G. R. Taylor
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 83-92
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15901
Carbon-Carbon Materials for Ablative Environments
E. R. Frye
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 93-107
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15902
Reliability of Fluence-Embrittlement Projections for Pressure Vessel Surveillance Analyses
C. Z. Serpan, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 108-118
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15903
Some Comments on the Possibility of Thermodynamically Equilibrating Waste Organic Materials with Nuclear Devices
David R. Safrany
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 119-126
Technical Paper | Nuclear Explosive | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15904
Subliming Nuclear Microthruster and Its Space Applications
Philip T. Choong, Edward A. Mason
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 127-136
Technical Paper | Aerospace | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15905
Effect of Gamma Radiation on LMFBR Subcriticality Measurements Using Noise Analysis
D. P. Roux, A. R. Buhl
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 137-140
Technical Note | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15906
A Glass Ampoule Sealer
G. J. Pokorny, A. D. Paulsen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 141-143
Technical Note | Radioisotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15907
Nuclear Power and the Public
Charles N. Kelber
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 144-145
Department | Book Review | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15909
Reactor Operation
Gerald P. Beck
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Page 144
Department | Book Review | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15908
Nuclear Heat Transport
H. C. Perkins
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Pages 145-146
Department | Book Review | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15910
Alkali Metal Handling and Systems Operation Techniques
James A. Buckham
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 1 | September 1971 | Page 146
Department | Book Review | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A15911
Evaluation of Critical Mass for Open-Cycle Gas-Core Rocket Reactors
Robert E. Hyland
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 152-161
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31023
Anomalies in the Analysis of Air-Spaced Arrays
Thomas Gutman
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 162-172
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31024
A Risk Estimate for an Urban-Sited Reactor
Harry J. Otway, Ronald K. Lohrding, Morris E. Battat
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 173-184
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31025
Pressure Equalization System for Gas-Cooled Fast Breeder Reactor Fuel Elements
Robert J. Campana
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 185-193
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31026
An Analytic Model for the Prediction of In-Pile Behavior of Oxide Fuel Rods
E. Duncombe, C. M. Friedrich, W. H. Guilinger
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 194-208
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31027
Estimates of Fuel Containment in a Coaxial Flow Gas-Core Nuclear Rocket
Henry A. Putre
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 209-217
Technical Paper | Aerospace | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31028
A Hydrogen Monitor for Detection of Leaks in LMFBR Steam Generators
D. R. Vissers, J. T. Holmes, P. A. Nelson, L. G. Bartholme
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 218-225
Technical Paper | Instrument | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31029
A Method of Nondestructive Measurement of the Absolute Cumulative Barium-140 Yield of Uranium Irradiated in Thermal and Fast Neutron Spectra
W. Krappel, H. Seufert, D. Stegemann
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 226-234
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31030
Experimental Measurement of Gamma Heat in the High Flux Isotope Reactor
R. L. Senn, W. R. Mixon
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 235-240
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31031
Safety Considerations for Recharge of THOR Spent Fuels in ZPRL
P. S. Weng
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 241-242
Technical Note | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31032
Investigation of a Device Using Radiation to Charge and Collect Particulate Matter
William Dickter, M. A. Schultz
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 2 | October 1971 | Pages 243-245
Technical Note | Radioisotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31033
Enriched Uranium Metal Criticality Calculations
D. C. Hunt, D. C. Coonfield
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 260-268
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31005
Waste Heat and Fog Control
Robert Conn, Lawrence T. Papay
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 269-275
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31006
A Practical Approach to Nuclear Criticality Safety II—Critique of a Model
William Bradley Lewis
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 276-280
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31007
Probability Treatment of Atmospheric Dispersion for Dose Calculations
Keith Woodard
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 281-289
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31008
Safeguards Inspection—An Analysis of Detection Methods and Diversion Strategies
F. Servais, P. Goldschmidt
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 290-297
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31009
In-Flight Coolant Management Considerations for the NERVA Reactor Cooldown
B. Misra, J. H. Altseimer, G. D. Hart
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 298-306
Technical Paper | Aerospace | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31010
Density Determinations of Alkali Metals by a Gamma Radiation Attenuation Technique
I. G. Dillon, F. E. LeVert, P. A. Loretan, G. U. Menon, F. M. Siddiqi, H. J. Tarng
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 307-313
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31011
Two Methods of Determining ppm Quantities of Plutonium-236 in Plutonium-238
F. K. Tomlinson, W. H. Smith, D. W. Eppink, G. R. Hagee
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 314-319
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31012
The Detection Efficiency Dependence of Subcriticality Measurements by the Polarity Spectral Coherence Method
N. J. Ackermann, Jr., A. R. Buhl
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 320-323
Technical Note | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31013
Effects of Different Fission Products in the Beta-Gamma Autoradiography
Ciro Candela, Catello F. Cesarano, Gaetano Trezza
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 324-328
Technical Note | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31014
A Study of Mine Detection by Means of Neutron-Induced Gamma Rays
F. R. Mynatt, R. G. Alsmiller, Jr., L. R. Williams
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 3 | November 1971 | Pages 329-331
Technical Note | Radioisotope | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A31015
Minimum Critical Mass of Uranium-235 Reflected by Natural Uranium in Water
A. W. Gray
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 342-347
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30982
Analysis of Mechanical Work Energy for LMFBR Maximum Accidents
Andrew Padilla, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 348-355
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30983
Static and Pulsed Reactivity Measurements on Large Uranium-235 Fuel Forms in Water
R. L. Currie, P. B. Parks, J. L. Jarriel
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 356-362
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30984
The Utility of Ice Cubes as an Absorbent for Gaseous Fission Products
B. A. Soldano, W. T. Ward
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 363-366
Technical Paper | Reactor Siting | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30985
Melting Heat Rating of UO2-25 wt% PuO2 Fuels
L. A. Lawrence, J. A. Christensen
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 367-374
Technical Paper | Fuel | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30986
Semiempirical Formulas for Gamma-Ray Dose Rates Through Two-Layer Slab Shields
David A. Sharp, A. Carnesale
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 375-380
Technical Paper | Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30987
Activation Analysis of Sodium and Potassium in Solid Propellants
W. H. Barber, O. H. Dengel, R. H. Vogt, C. V. Strain
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 381-387
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30988
Characterization of a Diffusion Tube Hydrogen Detector in a Dynamic Sodium System
Prodyot Roy, Douglas N. Rodgers
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 388-392
Technical Paper | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30989
Thermal Contact Resistance by Reflection of Heat Diffusion Waves
M. J. Robinson, M. Tomšič
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 393-403
Technical Paper | Technique | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30990
Comparison of Stainless Steel and Zircaloy-2 as Encapsulation Materials for Californium-252
P. Philbin, F. Senftle, D. Duffey, P. Wiggins, A. G. Evans
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 404-406
Technical Note | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30991
Development of a Method of Neutron Radiography of Mixed Oxide Fuels Using Radiographic Analogs
Lutz W. Dahlke, Maurice Robkin
Nuclear Technology | Volume 12 | Number 4 | December 1971 | Pages 407-414
Technical Note | Analysis | doi.org/10.13182/NT71-A30992
