“ hin Part Il Special Nuclear Materials In the July-September quarter production schedules were met or exceeded for special nuclear materials for weapons, military reactors, research, and civilian uses. No unusual operating difficulties were encountered, Programs were established for the production of limited quantities of high purity lithium 7 and test quantities of plutonium 238. Table 1— Producti oO n at oe es, Fk". July—September 1958 Product Actual Forecast Plutonium separated Tritium separated Uranium 235 withdraen Lithium 6 withdrawn | DILrTen REACIOR PRODUCTS DOE ARCHIVES ReactorOperations Total reactor production during the quarter was about 5 percent greater than in the preceding quarter. The increase was principally attributable to the fact that the last of the Savannah River reactors to undergoinstallation of larger heavy water pumps resumed operation in July. At Hanford, however, plutonium formation was slightly lower than in the preceding quarter. Weile less operating time was lost because of slug failures, the seasonal increase in temperature of river water coolant resulted ina general reduction of power levels. Table 2 shows the quantities of plutonium and tritium produced in the reactors curing the past two quarters, expressed as 2 percentage of Hanford’s plutonium production in the AprilJune quarter, Tritium production is expressed in terms of equivalent plutonium production displaced, 5 * e-Enetgy rascetarerh Of cy my : : eet wot cc" ue re rr Ch. se ae 9