fabrication problem,
The first charging will have to. be made byrolling us
techniques (nickel clad uranium in. aluminum can)5 powder notallurgy |
techniques are being developed.
,
It is hoped. to charge: the, fifthreactor-
with flat plates when it comes in, in January 1955,
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At Hanford the ‘utilization of the available cooling water has been :
improved,
In addition, the water plant capacity will be increased, and
more: water will be pumped through the reactors,
Dr. Pittman reviewed the estimated production figures for Pu and .
Pu and
U-235
Production .
_ U~235.
These are substantiallyabove the minimum requirements of the
expansion program,
The expected production will be about 15 months ahead
of that prescribed in the expansion program,
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The field offices and contractors have been asked to study the
Higher —
effects of 25% and 50% increases in irradiation time. Advantages would
Program
be:
reduced capital costs, savings in the costs of chemical processing,
side ‘stream withdrawal from Oak Ridge would not be necessary,
advantages would be:
Dis-
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decreased amount of available plutonium (ottset by
SS
increase in available U-~235), plutonium burn-out (6-78); effect,on,‘weapon
quality, possible :increase in slug ruptures.
The last ‘two poste.have.
‘not yet been evaluated,
Dr. Fisk asked about waste storage and uranium recovery, at,Hanford, cg
Dr. Pittman said that TBP is working, and about half‘the: uranium)‘has‘been *
recovered,
The amount still stored is about 255000 tons, Thevolun of
fission product wastes is still a problem.
the development of ferrocyanide scavenging.
This may’ be encliorated by
At.present about $4 million
(10 million gallons) of additional tankage is being built per year.
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