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Number 1

Table of Contents
Authors(Filippo D’Annucci, Elma Beth S. Pardue, Wilfried Rommelaere, Günter Bäro, C. E. Meyer, N. P. Mueller, M. Plumier, M. G. Watts, R. Leroy, C. J. Saint-Mard, Anton Bayer, Klaus Burkart, Joachim Ehrhardt, Wolfgang Hübschmann, Manfred Schückler, Siegfried Vogt, Wolfgang Jacobi, Herwig G. Paretzke, Klaus-Rüdiger Trott, Eduard Hofer, Bernard Krzykacz, O. K. Tallent, James C. Mailen, Lloyd B. Thomas, Sudarshan K. Loyalka, Aart van der Linde, Jacques H. N. Verheugen, D. William Tedder, Leona Marshall Libby, M. G. Wurtele, Chris G. Whipple, Masanobu Hamasaki, Yasuichi Murao, Fumikazu Tateiwa, Christopher J. Blesch, F. A. Kulacki, R. N. Christensen, Charles W. Forsberg, Jean-Louis Bernard, Georges S. Slama, Klaus Rehme, Heinrich Werle, Thiagarajan Gnanasekaran, Hans U. Borgstedt, Günther Frees, P. A. Aarnio, M. J. Koskelo)
Thermoluminescence Dosimetry(Atam P. Arya)
The Physical Metallurgy of Steels(J. A. Shields, Jr.)
Nuclear and Radiochemistry (3rd ed.)(Roy H. Filby)
Power Reactor Noise(Robert S. Wick)
Multiphase Science and Technology (Vol. 1)(Joel Weisman)
Handbook of Materials Testing Reactors and Associated Hot Laboratories in the European Community(B. L. Shriver)

Tritium Analysis of Irradiated Burnable Poison Rods

Filippo D’Annucci, Elma Beth S. Pardue, Wilfried Rommelaere, Günter Bäro

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 9-13

Technical Paper / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33048

Reduced Temperature Return-to-Power Demonstration

C. E. Meyer, N. P. Mueller, M. Plumier, M. G. Watts, R. Leroy, C. J. Saint-Mard

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 14-19

Technical Paper / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33049

The German Risk Study: Accident Consequence Model and Results of the Study

Anton Bayer, Klaus Burkart, Joachim Ehrhardt, Wolfgang Hübschmann, Manfred Schückler, Siegfried Vogt, Wolfgang Jacobi, Herwig G. Paretzke, Klaus-Rüdiger Trott, Eduard Hofer, Bernard Krzykacz

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 20-50

Technical Paper / Nuclear Safety / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33050

An Alternative Solvent Cleanup Method Using a Hydrazine Oxalate Wash Reagent

O. K. Tallent, James C. Mailen

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 51-62

Technical Paper / Chemical Processing / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33051

Determination of Thermal Accommodation Coefficients of Inert Gases on a Surface of Vitreous UO₂ at ∼35°C

Lloyd B. Thomas, Sudarshan K. Loyalka

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 63-69

Technical Paper / Nuclear Fuel / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33052

Behavior of (U,Pu)O₂ Sphere-Pac Fuel, with Plutonium in the Large Spheres Only, in Low Burnup Tests Under Pressurized Water Reactor Conditions

Aart Van Der Linde, Jacques H. N. Verheugen

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 70-77

Technical Paper / Nuclear Fuel / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33053

Some Preliminary Waste Management Considerations for Ground Processing Systems Supporting the Space Option

D. William Tedder

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 78-84

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33054

Evaluation of an International, Perpetual, and Retrievable Facility for Storage of Vitrified Radioactive Waste

Leona Marshall Libby, M. G. Wurtele, Chris G. Whipple

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 85-98

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33055

Fundamental Underwater Cutting Method Experiment as a Dismantling Tool for a Commercial Atomic Reactor Vessel

Masanobu Hamasaki, Yasuichi Murao, Fumikazu Tateiwa

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 99-103

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33056

Rapid Estimation of the Regional Thermal Response to a Nuclear Waste Repository—Limiting Case Analysis

Christopher J. Blesch, F. A. Kulacki, R. N. Christensen

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 104-118

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33057

Regional Waste Treatment Facilities with Underground Monolith Disposal for All Low-Heat-Generating Nuclear Wastes

Charles W. Forsberg

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 119-135

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33058

Fatigue Crack Growth Curve in Air Environment at 300°C for Stainless Steels

Jean-Louis Bernard, Georges S. Slama

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 136-147

Technical Paper / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33059

Distributions of Velocity and Turbulence in a Parallel Flow Along an Asymmetric Rod Bundle

Klaus Rehme

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 148-159

Technical Paper / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33060

Enhancement of Heat Transfer Between Two Horizontal Liquid Layers by Gas Injection at the Bottom

Heinrich Werle

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 160-164

Technical Paper / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33061

Design and Testing of an Electrochemical Carbon Meter for Sodium

Thiagarajan Gnanasekaran, Hans U. Borgstedt, Günther Frees

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 165-169

Technical Paper / Technique / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33062

OPTO: Optimization Program for Multicomponent Activation Detectors

P. A. Aarnio, M. J. Koskelo+

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 1 / October 1982 / Pages 170-185

Technical Paper / Technique / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33063

Number 2

Table of Contents
Authors(Tsutomu Otsuka, Koichi Sekimizu, Yasunori Sakamoto, Nobuhiko Netsu, Akio Yanagisawa, Kiyoshi Niki, Atsuro Kawamura, Werner Oldekop, Hans-Dieter Berger, Wilfried Zeggel, Claus Elter, Gerhard Becker, C. Benocci, J-M. Buchlin, C.Joly, Shahid Ahmed, R. E. Clark, D.R. Metcalf, Farzad Rahnema, S. Arif Ahmad, William E. Kastenberg, Gerald C. Pomraning, Klaus Penndorf, Frank Schult, Dietrich Bünemann, Miriam S. Mozes, Winfried Amian, Detlev Stöver, Heinz Bachhuber, Kurt Bunzl, Wolfgang Schimmack, Ingbert Gans, Kristina Skagius, Gunnar Svedberg, Ivars Neretnieks, W. Nevyn Rankin, Gerhard Kemmler, Elmar Schlich, Norman H. Macmillan, George I. Dooher, Robert G. Naum, Roger L. Clough, Kenneth T. Gillen, Richard B. Strittmatter, Richard H. Bossi, Alan H. Robinson, John P. Barton, Chia-Lian Tseng, Pao-Shan Weng, Chien C. Lin)
Energy Policy and Public Administration(E. Michaelides)
Convective Boiling and Condensation (2nd ed.)(M. R. Bottaccini)
Hazardous Waste Processing Technology(B. L. Cohen)
Thermal Energy Storage and Regeneration(Ozer A. Arnas)
International Energy Policy(Hugh F. Henry)

The Development of the Reactor Management System

Tsutomu Otsuka, Koichi Sekimizu, Yasunori Sakamoto, Nobuhiko Netsu, Akio Yanagisawa, Kiyoshi Niki, Atsuro Kawamura

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 199-211

Technical Paper / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33023

General Features of Advanced Pressurized Water Reactors with Improved Fuel Utilization

Werner Oldekop, Hans-Dieter Berger, Wilfried Zeggel

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 212-227

Technical Paper / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33024

Design Criteria for Prestressed Concrete Reactor Vessels for High-Temperature Reactors

Claus Elter, Gerhard Becker

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 228-233

Technical Paper / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33025

Boiling and Dryout Predictions in Postaccident Heat Removal Situations

C. Benocci, J-M. Buchlin, C. Joly

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 234-237

Technical Paper / Nucler Safety / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33026

A Method for Propagating Uncertainty in Probabilistic Risk Assessment

Shahid Ahmed, R. E. Clark, D. R. Metcalf+

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 238-245

Technical Paper / Nuclear Safety / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33027

Recriticality Considerations in Disrupted Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Core Geometry

Farzad Rahnema, S. Arif Ahmad, William E. Kastenberg, Gerald C. Pomraning

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 246-255

Technical Paper / Nuclear Safety / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33028

Some Neutron Physical Consequences of Maximizing the Conversion Ratio of Pressurized Water Reactors Operated in the Uranium-Plutonium Cycle

Klaus Penndorf, Frank Schult, Dietrich BüNemann

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 256-269

Technical Paper / Fuel Cycle / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33029

Volume Reduction of Spent Ion-Exchange Resin by Acid Digestion

Miriam S. Mozes

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 270-278

Technical Paper / Chemical Processing / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33030

Cesium Release from Coated Fuel Particles with Failed Coatings

Winfried Amian, Detlev Stöver

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 279-290

Technical Paper / Nuclear Fuel / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33031

The Migration of ¹³⁷Cs and⁹⁰Sr in Multilayered Soils: Results from Batch, Column, and Fallout Investigations

Heinz Bachhuber, Kurt Bunzl, Wolfgang Schimmack, Ingbert Gans

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 291-301

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33032

A Study of Strontium and Cesium Sorption on Granite

Kristina Skagius, Gunnar Svedberg, Ivars Neretnieks

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 302-313

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33033

Decontamination Processes for Waste Glass Canisters

W. Nevyn Rankin

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 314-320

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33034

Pilot-Scale Testing of Pyrolysis for the Volume Reduction of Organic Waste

Gerhard Kemmler, Elmar Schlich

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 321-326

Technical Paper / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33035

The Behavior of A B₄C-Phenolic and a Glass-Fiber-Reinforced B₄C-Phenolic Composite in a Spent Nuclear Fuel Storage Pool

Norman H. Macmillan, George I. Dooher, Robert G. Naum

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 327-343

Technical Paper / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33036

Investigation of Cable Deterioration Inside Reactor Containment

Roger L. Clough, Kenneth T. Gillen

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 344-354

Technical Paper / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33037

A Gas-Phase UF₆ Enrichment Monitor

Richard B. Strittmatter

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 355-362

Technical Paper / Radioisotopes and Isotope / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33038

High-Speed Motion Neutron Radiography

Richard H. Bossi, Alan H. Robinson, John P. Barton+

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 363-374

Technical Paper / Technique / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33039

Adsorption of Iodine Species with Ambersorb^® Carbonaceous Adsorbents

Chia-Lian Tseng, Pao-Shan Weng

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 2 / November 1982 / Pages 375-378

Technical Note / Technique / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33040

Number 3

Table of Contents
Authors(Bernard J. Wood, Gary W. Beall, Bert Allard, Marcus I. Wood, William E. Coons, Douglas G. Brookins, Felix Schreiner, Sherman Fried, Arnold M. Friedman, J. Russell Hawthorne, Alan P. Main, Bryce L. Shriver, Dieter Pachur, Herbert W. Keller, John M. Shallenberger, David A. Hollein, A. Carl Hott, Edgar Kiefhaber, Hermann J. Möckel, Rainer H. Köster, Shunsuke Uchida, Yoshihiro Ozawa, Eishi Ibe, Yoshinori Meguro, J. Hejna, F. Mantlík, Angel Antonov, Andrej A. Bogdzel, Yurij M. Gledenov, Viacheslav G. Tishin, Eiko Akatsu)
Preface: The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management(E. J. Nowak)
Safety Series No. 6 IAEA Safety Standards(Gerald Schlapper)
Advances in Radiation Protection and Dosimetry in Medicine(Gerald Schlapper)
Handling Radioactivity (A Practical Approach for Scientists and Engineers)(Stephen T. Slack)
Heat and Mass Transfer in Metallurgical Systems(Ozer A. Arnas)
Physical Properties of Liquid Crystalline Materials (Vol. 1)(Krishna Seshan)
Preparation of Nuclear Targets, A Comprehensive Bibliography
Radiocarbon and Tritium (Vol. I)
The German Risk Study: Accident Consequence Model and Results of the Study
Technical Reviewers

Backfill Performance Requirements—Estimates from Transport Models

Bernard J. Wood

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 390-404

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A32997

Chemical Aspects Governing the Choice of Backfill Materials for Nuclear Waste Repositories

Gary W. Beall, Bert Allard+

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 405-408

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A32998

Basalt as a Potential Waste Package Backfill Component in a Repository Located Within the Columbia River Basalt

Marcus I. Wood, William E. Coons

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 409-419

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A32999

Geochemistry of the Dakota Formation of Northwestern New Mexico: Relevance to Radioactive Waste Studies

Douglas G. Brookins

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 420-428

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33000

Measurement of Radionuclide Diffusion in Ocean Floor Sediment and Clay

Felix Schreiner, Sherman Fried, Arnold M. Friedman

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 429-438

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33001

Significance of Selected Residual Elements to the Radiation Sensitivity of A302-B Steels

J. Russell Hawthorne

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 440-455

Technical PaperTechnical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33002

Analytic Predictions of the Annealing Response of A533-B Reactor Vessel Steel Welds

Alan P. Main, Bryce L. Shriver

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 456-462

Technical PaperTechnical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33003

Radiation Annealing Mechanisms of Low-Alloy Reactor Pressure Vessel Steels Dependent on Irradiation Temperature and Neutron Fluence

Dieter Pachur

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 463-475

Technical PaperTechnical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33004

Development of Hafnium and Comparison with Other Pressurized Water Reactor Control Rod Materials

Herbert W. Keller, John M. Shallenberger, David A. Hollein, A. Carl Hott

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 476-482

Technical PaperTechnical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33005

Results from an International Intercomparison of Fundamental Mode Benchmark Calculations for Steam Ingress into Gas-Cooled Fast Reactor Cores

Edgar Kiefhaber

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 483-493

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Fission Reactor / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33006

Gas Formation During the Gamma Radiolysis of Cemented Low-and Intermediate-Level Waste Products

Hermann J. Möckel, Rainer H. Köster

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 494-497

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Radioactive Waste Management / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33007

A Mechanism of Radioactive Corrosion Product Buildup on the Stainless Steel Surface Used in the Primary Cooling Systems of Boiling Water Reactors

Shunsuke Uchida, Yoshihiro Ozawa, Eishi Ibe, Yoshinori Meguro

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 498-508

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Material / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33008

Turbulent Flow in Rod Bundles with Geometrical Disturbances

J. Hejna, F. Mantlík

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 509-525

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33009

Low-Background High-Efficiency Detector for the Study of the (n,α) Reaction at Pulsed Neutron Source

Angel Antonov, Andrej A. Bogdzel, Yurij M. Gledenov, Viacheslav G. Tishin

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 526-531

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Technique / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33010

Educational Laboratory Experiments on Chemistry in a Nuclear Engineering School

Eiko Akatsu

Nuclear Technology / Volume 59 / Number 3 / December 1982 / Pages 532-539

Technical Paper / The Backfill as an Engineered Barrier for Radioactive Waste Management / Education / dx.doi.org/10.13182/NT82-A33011