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81 - E. A. "'inns, Schencctady #2 - &y Jaffrics, Pittsfield :,>3 - C. G. Suits, Schenectadp - R. C. Kuir - J. R. RUC #6 - C. N. Gross fic7 - A. E. Grnr.inzsr - F. 9. Crzedon $?7 - Office of Zmford Directcd O?.lrations Attsntion: C. Shugs, bhnnger fl0 - Offico of Hmfcrd Directed Operations Attention: C. Shugg, krnger #11 - Office of A%nford Directed Operations Attention: C. Shugg, Edanager %h2 - Cffice of f'hnford Elrected Oparatims -4ttention: C. Shugq, knagcr i13 - Office of Ifanford Directed OFrstions DECLASSIFIED Attention: C. Shugg, Fknsger #& - 700 Filo f15 - 700 File #16 - 700 File

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Emufaoturing Divfsions . . . e ...... , . 15 PDivision ...... 16 S Divfsian ...... 28 PwerDivision...... 37 ?lhintencnoe Division ...... b5 Prajoct Ezlgiaeering D.',vision ...... 47 Electrical Division ...... , . . . 61 Iostmo& Division e.. . e e 74 Tranepolctotion aivision ...... 81 Teahnical Divisions ...... 88 Medical Mvisiim ...... 1 19 Health 1nstrumer.t rit:.dcns ...... 128 Aoeounting Divisions . , ......

Serviae Diesi ons ...... e...... 175 *. Employee and Ctmz-z~ftyRelations --ivi.eion . . . . 177 bChaSfn5 and &oms r)iTlsion , ...... 187 Labor Relatiocs and "ags 2at3 adsion ...... 190 Plant Security cad Servisss Ltvision ...... 192

CammunityDfvisions . . *. . e...... 218 CommunityAdmiziist;-ation ...... PubUa Korks Division ...... Community Commercial Facilifies Division . , . . . . Community Hotzsinq ::vision ...... Comaunity Fire Division ...... Colnmtarity D~V~S~OU a a . 0 0 e Community Aativities Division ...... Project and Related Personnel ...... 255 &@ P , DEC Q&\ 122bZb8 In accordance with echedul3d arranganents the loo-J Pile was started on July 1. Power level mas increased steadily until the 275 MI7 level was reached on July 16, No unusual incidents marked either the start-up or the operation of this unit during the month. 3uring the month evaluation studies indicated the desirability of using semd-bed filters as a mans of correctiq the 200 Area stack gas contamination 2roblen. Therefore, design, procurenent, and ccrstructicn effirts were coacentrated on this possi5le solution. Efficiencies of 99.9-f 5 with essentially no minterihnce or operating tima requirements have been reasonably demonstrated by test size sand-bed filters.

Irregularity in electric power service cmtinued, On July 13 a severe' surge originating in the Bonneville Power Administration system scrammed all three piles and caused outages totaling approxizately 25% of dl cut - age tin&(including scheduled outage) for the month.

Repented discharge of pile tubes as nuw conceived involms periodic discharge of 75% of tho tube, leaving tho remaining 25% as a "heel" for re- irradiation. This rJroceduro has all the advw-tages obtaicec! by t:vo-step irradiation of ell slugs, decreased the frequency with which thc tubes must bo discharged, cd simplifies tho inauguraticn of segmented discharge. In preparation for segmented discharge the upstream durz slugs are cur- rontly being oxittod from tubes as they are re-loaded.

Zvidenco accunrlates thf corrosion of Van Stom f langcs is reletively independent of tho gcly;.anic action between aluminum and stainloss steel. Alumim inserts bet....ecn tho flnnga and tho nozzle

The behcvior of slphrL-&rud.=J, ler.d-diF?t.d slugs in tho piles is similar to thnt of alpha-rolled, 1Gad.dippod siL.8, vith indications that an oven higher degrec of preferred cmjstcl orientrtion is y-ssent in the oxtrudd motal. n us 300 Area Plant Assistarno personnel continued to su9Earvise the production = rclling of uranium rods far Sanford at Ft. Wayno, Indiana, md Lockport, New Ymk. They hlso obsorvcd a succassful trial rolling at Vulcan Crucible z Stool, Aliquippa, Peazsyirmaio, on July 23. Bronze dip conditions to os- (0 sure cmpleto structur-1 tmsf ormation of this motal were ostablished for tho tripJe-dip slug canning process. Indicaticns aro that tho cycle 4 t-he extension found osso-dial can be relieved ?hen means for more effec- c) tive slug agitation in the bronzo bath are dovised. It was found that a lLl simple slug fracture test shows the dogroe of structural trnnsfcnnntion as n mll as does the nore laboritus laboratory exominntion, and equiwent to place this frscture test ir xutine plnnt use is baing assenblod. Exmixlation cf the 4" lead-dipped, nlpha-rollod uranium slug which ntp- tured in 100-4' pile on &cy 30 was concluded. A pinhole was found in the wold of the end-cap which hnd soparnted from this slug, 3nd this hoie communicated with voids in the brazo-line betweon the cup and the can mll, Poor wetting also wus visiblo between the cap and tho slug. bOceSS water penotrstion into diroct cor,tact :iit!i the uranim evidantly had occur rod^ 3 DECLASSIFIED

Gcnernl Sunxn.ary

Analytical cormltation ms bcgun Yith Prof. H. H. TEllrsd (Cnivcrsity of Xichip) on Redor proSlcns, -rd with Dr. N. H. Nachtrieb (Institute for the Study of btcls, Chicago) on 234-5 Rojoct malyses.

During the mcnth tho "Prc2osGd Cost Control System" for Sanford Vorks Manufacturing and ccrtributlry: Sorvices DLvisiom ms cmpleted by T, R. hns, and was prcserted to thc div5sions affected cnd to tho ntomic Enarm Commission. It is expected tkt the system nil1 be mde effectiw on September 1, 1548.

!luring the latter part cf July, rcpresoctntives cf the nuditinz firn cf Touche, Yivcn, Eailoy arid Sanrt com?letcd a "Frcposed Accoufiting Systen for Richlnnd Villrgc and kdlcc Hospital Lctivities" xid issued D report dated August 2, 1948.

Three lost-tins injurios cccurrcd during the period July 1 through July 20. This incraosed the total number of lost-tim injuries for tire year to oight. Unor Injury Frcqucncy iir.te remained tho smc as the previous month.

Sickness absenteeism rorchcd n new lcw at .W,&

Dwiq the nonth grzund msSrokon for construction of a c:gw sw-ming pool near Saift Strsot cad Long Avenue. The existiog swimming polwas oponod to the public after baing closed during the flmd emergemy.

I22b270 STAFF

General Jknagor ...... R. C. Yuir Assistant 3m~mllhnagor ...... R. S. Ncblott Assistant to the Genarnl I4xnagsr (Technical nnd Educational %tters) ...... R'. I. Pntnoae Assistant to the Genersl Ynnaqcr (Budgets and Expense Control) ...... J, R. Rue Assistant to the General Ynnnger and Fkaaagcr of Service Divisions ...... G. G, LaiI Department Car@rollor ...... F. E. Baker Counsol ...... L. F. RUCK Community ?&innget ...... E. L. Richmond b%naga-, Design and Construction Divisions . . . . . F. R. Creedon Nhnapr, Xanufacturinq Divisions . , . . . C. N. Gross

5 i 22'027 I FORCE REPQRT JULY 1948

!Ton-& eqt Exempt Total 6-3048 7-3048 6-30-48 7-3048 6-3048 7-3048

GEEWL 14 14 5 7 19 21 n LA, L. 2 2 4 4 6 DESXGB & CONST. DmSIONS A&inistr a t ive 37 38 6 6 43 44 Conatruction 435 351 27 6 27 5 711 626 Construction Accounting - 14 - 0 0 14 Design 245 22s 145 145 390 370 - Procurement 46 42 63 63 109 105. North Richland Realty 303 302 23 22 9324'- UUIUF'ACTORINC DIVISIONS w Administrative - - 3 3 3 /3 "P" Division 27 6 291 57 60 333 351- -'S" Division 225 227 59 56 204 283 'Power 400 396 85 85 485 481

'hint enance 625 ~ 629 78 80 703 709 ;Roject Ehgineering 75 75 51 51 126 126' ,Electrical 235 23 6 41 42 276 278 Instrument 152 153 44 41 196 197 I Transportation 683 674 63 64 746 738 -- Accounthg 0 0 1 1 1

412 471 . 208 222 , 620 693 427 436 92 97 519 533 H. I. DrVXSIOX 180 191 84 07 264 278 ACCmmDIVISIOM 243 238 35 36 278 274 SERVICE DIVISIONS Employee & Corm. Relations ao 78 19 18 99 96 Plant Security G Service 1001 1005 114 118 1115 1123 Labor Relations &Wage Rates 5 5 5 5 10 10 hrchasing 6: Stores 166 166 21 21 187 187

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In accordance with scheduled arrangements the 100-B Pile was started on July i. Paver level was increased steadily until a.275 hlVl level was reached on July 16. No unusual incidents marled either the start up or the operation of this unit during the month. During the nonth avaluation studies indicated the desirability of using sand-bed filters as a mans of correcting the 200 Area stack gas contamination problem. Therefore, design, procureaent, and construction efforts were concentrated an this possible solution, Efficiencies of 99.9 4 % with essentia- no maintenance or operating time requirements have been reasonably demonstrated by test size sand-bed filtsrs. Irregularits in electric poxer service continued. On Juls 19 a severe surge, originating in the Banneville Pmr Administration sgstem, scrammed all three piles and caused outages totaling apprcPrimately 25% af all outage time (including scheduled octage) for tb month. Reparations to the extent of over $5O,OOO are to be paid to the General Electric Company, EiichlaRd, as a result of an Interstate Camerce Cam- mission review of freight charges on coal shipnents during the period October 1, 1946 to November 20, 1946.

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122b281 P DIVISION JULY- 19L8

The 13 and F Piles ope~stedst 275 M.W, throughout July except for the outages listid under Area Activities in this report. The B pile waa reactivated on July I, 1948, the level being raised from 0 to 275 during the perid July 1 to July 16. The 100 Area discharge rate continued at 60 tons per month, there being no scheduled autages for =tal discharge at B Pile in July.

Ths 300 Area cannhg production amounted to 97 tons of accepable slugs, This rate is lower than scheduled because of the i5ncrease in tha canning cycle time made standard on July 9, 1948. The production rate is bing increased as rapidly as personnel can be -emplayed and trained, The canning operation was placed on a 2-shiPba-day basis un July 26 to permit a production rate of 130 tans per month. 11. ORGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL

W, K. ??right, E. T. apbbard, and 8. PI. Hooper were employed durFng the month d commenced a period of training preparatory to assum- ing supervlsorg duties.

A. A. Zanos, Area Sxperpisor, was remciv6d from the papoll for lE6dic-G tres-Lmnt,

Incident to the start up of B Pile 4nd the attendant reomzation of the supervisory staff, the follaning promotions were made effective July 1:

91, F. Wirisheimr, promoted to Chief SuprPfsor; G. B, Carlton, pr3mcrted to Assistant Cnief Supembor, B Area. J. A. Haaga, promoted to Area Supedor in charge of B ShFft at D Area.

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K. T. Perkins, promoted to Area Supervisor in charge of D Shift at F kea. H. E. Berg, promoted to Senior Supervisor in charge of Canning operation, 300 Area.

H. A. Laybaurn was transferred from B to F Area on July 28 as Day Relief Supemisor. Effective July 19, the jobs filled by weekly salary personnel were reclassflied; new rates 4 isolation pay were set up where applicable. J. E. Wider visited the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory d the G. E. Engineering snd Consulting Laboratorg at Schecteday, New Pork, on July U. to discuss new pile construction.

PI31EB PILED PILEF 93.2 88 .IC m-4 91.2 86.7 88.4 275. 27 5 27 5 19 .7 19.7 19*7 65.7 65.9 1 1 -r '"1 -1 73,736 537963 3.1.7 29.2 18 (4 2 397 320 65, 70

-- Scheduled .- Ungthof , Date of Outae lata1 Cischarped . Kalntemce Unscheduled Outaee (Hours c 7-1-48 w 7.8- 7-6 4.8 F 19.9 7-4-48 B 02 7-5-48 B* 10.5 7-8-48 D 23.1 7-9 48 D 2.7 2 DECLASSIFIED P Division

Scheduled LeRgth of Date of Outam Metal Dischartzed Mair,tenance gnscheduled Outape (Yours1

7-13-48 F 19.8 7-15-4.8 D 19.1 7-19-48 B 15.6 7-19-48 D 2235 7-19-48 F F 17.7 7-27-48 F 21.1 7-30148 D 19.7 *Poison discharged according to start up schedule.

Tho unscheduled outages were caused as follows: B - 7-6-48 Faulty operation of #2 Beckman trfp. Cause un- determined. D - 7-9-48 Necessity for emergency repairs to "D" Riser themanell. B, D, F - A severe pmr surge originating in the B.P.X. 7-19-48 system, .I critical nY" condition waa in effect for appracimately 35 udxnrtos, thus precludirg an immediate start up. Same work scheduled for subsequent shutdowns was done during this period.

. 11 $2 s-3 . The B PEE!&%d~-~~ C&tS& ww-3 planmi Im 33ycm=W~aw The level d%b& r&'&% steps to 275 M.R., tbis value being reacb ed an July 16. The start up was accomplished without unusual incident. (For data- of the program followed In reactivating B Pile referonco shauld be deto Classified Document No. Hm-lQ232 ated June 18, 19118.)

A number of Special Roquest samples were processed during JW, details of their irradiation nay be found in the Technical Section Or this r0pOI.t. Production Tests having operational significance during tho month am mported below:

105-81-P (Probe Test of Tap Central Tubes) Monthly tests were cmied aut with satisfsctoq results, Tubes NO. 4659-0, 4669-D, ~i674-D~4688-D, snd 4674-3' passed the 1,485 inch probe.

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105-123-P (Shielding on Process Tubes) Ten tubs in the F Pile were charged mithaut regi front duomry chsrges snd shielded only with a c?ip supported six-inch stainless steel dttmmy. No excessive radiation has been observed.

105-168-P (Replacement of Pile Helium Atmosphere with Carbon Dioxide) Ths percentage of carban dioxide in the gas circulating system 4t D Pile llqs maintained st 25 per cent (nominal) throughout the month. No signif'icant change in operating coditions was cbsemd.

105-191-P (Bcpas~reof Alpha ExtNded Slugs) Tuba No, 2272-D was discharged on July 5. Inspection of the slugs indicated that seriaua warp- could be expected from this type of metal when lead dipped, Accordingly, all tubes containing such material were discharged on Julp 20. 105-208-P (Special Irradiation Request No. 52) Five tubes were charged at F Pile 0x1 July 27 and four tubes were charged at D Plle on July 30 with no operating difficulties. Special handling af this material was effected in sccordance with Doclrment No. W=9797. The loading of' this mates haa resulted in sli#t gaine in f pika +aaetloi.r;g. -1 - ' .Dn, - q\ +=a* --=m *_ Aa .repdHW ins mu b.7 %&iFSe t4.q other "!. htkw Wing held in reserve as a dive 9zkof a %3c- nipI26Y6d 4-2 W'd&&?tian with the it was - fouad that the effluent water sctivity approached the tolerance level requiring that both sections of the B Area retention basin be used in der to mintah the activity within operating lbits, Studies are in propas to deternine the source and reason for these readings. it the end of the month both sides of the basin mere still in use. Mechanical exD% rience

All vertical and horQamtal rads are in satisfactoq operating condition. A progmm of removing deposits of iron rust from the bottcaus of vertical rod thimbles mas continued. The section of the "D" riser themowell, the failure of which necessitated an unscheduled shutdown of D Pile on July 9, was removed from No, l& cross header on July 30. The thennowelI mas replaced snd the flange assembly reinstalled. DECLASSlFlED

4 l22b285 Tube No. 2875-F, containing 4" pieces, cauld not be discharged in the normal manner an July 27, The charge was broken loose by means of a hydraulic jack; discharge of the stringer was then completed witbout further difficulty by using the pneumatic charger, The tube was filled with solid ahmnirnrm dummies and prill be borescoped in the near future.

Effective July 27 the use of the standard front dummy pattern s~89 CfiscontFnued, €Iereaf%era single stainless steel dummy supported W the front cap is to be used for the necessary shielding.

Work p189 contiwed on the installation of the mvr effluent mter line between the F Pile Building and the Retention Basin. It is now estimated that this work will be completed d the line niu. be placed in service duriug September. Pile Deve loment AB reported above, the front dummy pattern fur pile process tubes nil1 consist hereafter of a single stainless steel piece supported by tbe front cap. This change w1U allow significant savings in dummy procurement casta. It will also make a program of segmented discharging feasible in-the event thnt partial discharges become standard practice. For the present a stock of 1.U" diameter pieces is Seing used for this purpose . Experiments are in progress to deternine If this diameter is satisfactory for general use,

The sample casing of Cask No. 94 was removed satisfactorily. A scatter plate of two4nch steel was positioned an July 8 in the xadiatim beam st the top far side of D Pile. A study of scattering and reflection is be- msde to allow evaluation of a proposed supplementarg shield. NO conclusj;ve results had been obtained by the en3 of the month.

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300 AREA - hlET.4L FABRICATION prcduction Statistics

Productia for the month of July WRS as follows: Billets Prcduced 80 Tons Rods Mschined 198 Tons Acceptable Pieces Canned 97 Tons Melt Plant The casting yields wem as follows: 5 Yi9ld To Date -JUDE &a 1948 Billet 73.5 67.7 71,6 Solid Metal 88.8 84.6 87.3

Operation ma conthued atl a threeahift, seven-day week schedule in July, with mixed charges of TXH ad solid scrap being melted. On July 1, the Stokes finishing pump failed when a valve plate broke. The failure of this pump allowed sane of the oil fran the SB-300 pumps to be drawn up into the H-16 pumps even though the diffusion pumps were isolated and the heat was turned off immediately. This necessitated chnnep1ll9 the oil in all four diffusion pump in addition to replacing the valve plate and re@t&4&5&-~praaimately eight hours! dorm time. On July 10, a valve broke in the nofih Stabs -h Py&yiTbut no,tfcrk apprecJaale ",t u Adloss of

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Electric''ddbeFf&' the'"&t;;61es"on bo& -6ceswere install& 0x1 July 3. This change offers an improved control of turntable movement when positioning molds for pouring. The air motors used previously were connected to the electric drives through a clutch assembly for emergency usage.

During July five crucibles cracked while heating in the furnaces, allowing molten metal to flow down onto the brickwork boneath the ~0119. In each case it was necessazy to replace the brickwork.

On July 28 when preparations were being made to paur No. 2 crucible in RAR furnace, a large led developed ardthe stopper rod in No. 4 cmcible in which the charge had begun to melt, ~n inrmeaiate attempt mas made to position molds for pauring No. 4 crucible, However, the metal flowing from the crucible rras at a Ion temperature and build up top of a mold In No. 1 position interfering rsith the movement of

6 122b281 DECLASQFIED P Division

the turntable. By the time the turntable was freed most of the charge had dropped onto the turntable. A small hole mas cut through the turntable, sUaVing metal to freeze on the supporting ring an the bottcan of' the turntable. When the turntable was moved to paur No. 2 crucible, seven of the roller supports were bent. After the furnace vas opened it was necessarg to cut frozen metal fran the turntable, patch the hole, and remove and straighten the rollers before contin- uing the operation of the flumace. The merall. consumption of graphite remains high when using mixed cha~ges(4% TXB - 60% UM). The average number of ru~ls in July was appmxbatelg three for both crucibles and molds. National Carboa Campany representatives have suggested that placing a cylindrical metal cowr mer crucibles during burnout might prevent cracking and surface axidation of graphite. A cover Kill be tried as soon as fabrication is cmpleted, In addition, they have suggested the use of a more dense gx'aphite (CS-312) which might increase crucible life. One hundred crucibles of this type have been ordered for trial, Crucible breakage and surface axidation in the burnout operatian increased considerably when melting mixed charges because of the large aide heel remaining in the crucible .eerpouring, This prolongs the burnout time to four haurs or more as canpared with about two haurs for solid charges. An investigaticm is current4 being made to determine if TX can be cleaned free of oxide prior to briquetting thereby increasing casting yields. Additional backfires have occurred in the Stokes vacuum pump exhaust line during the month. Corrective measures are derstu3y. Mach-

Machining yields were 3s follows: $ Yield (4" A's 1 To Date -June &a --H@ 69.1 68,1 67.6 Alpha rolled rcds remain of low quality because of irregular surface, crscks, folds, and porosity. This has effected both yields and machine tool mortality.

The machining of 1524 four-inch "A" slugs from duplexed rods under Production Test No. 3U-554, "Uranium Rod Fabrication lq Duplexingn, was completed on July 1.

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ChiD Recopem and mide Burnhq

The Chip Recovery yield was as follarss: S Yield To Date -June && 1948 88.9 8900 89 04

Chip Izecmerg operated 17 eight-hour shifts and processed 71,430 pounds of TX briquettas in July. The press was shut dawn on Julg 9 when the die table shaft bent, cwx3bg misslignment of the dies. The necessaq repairs were made and the press Wa3 I'Ckurned to opeI73tiOXl OXl 13.

The- material burned in the aide burner was 89 follows: IVeight &it - Lbs. To Date

The repair work an the aide burner was Fnitially completed on July 80 This consisted of renewing all exhaust ducts, a major uverhaul of the burner, replacement of the cyclone separator, and the relocation of the separator frm the suction to the exhaust side of the exhaust fan. After placing, ,fi&-:-r 9 aperation the rotor in the exhaust fan became Crperheated, wquiring shamfor -her repairs. ?he rotm =S mR;rSq4,!Y tp$?$q~$~=~s2.p~9~* A baffle box Kith water coo& kJ?esx*s dt lea of the exhUgt fan tq shield it frim R,.+,ssiveheat. ~hcmer was again pm+ in opedim on July 15 and &~,pezf'oFmed satisfactorily. @mnina om ration

The cannk.Jg yield -8 95 follons: 5 Yield (4") To Date 19L8 -JUne u- 91.3 86.5 88.2

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Canning rejects, cause, were: % Total Canned (4“) To Date 7June Juls -19L8 NonSeat ing 2.7 5.5 L.6 Marred Surface 1.4 1.8 1.4 A1si cn Outside of Can .5 07 1.2 Frost Test 1.0 1.1 . 1.4 Bad Welds 1.6 2.0 1.5 Miscellaneaus L.2 -2 .L 1,7 8.7 13.5 ll.8

The canning yield waa appreciably lower this month as a result of increased difficulty with nan-seating. In additian, the training and familiarizing of new operators with canning techniques accd\llltBd for a large number of rejects. Cantrols have been established on the location of the thermocauples in the mi canning baths with resped to variations In bath leuel. This ahauld reduce nonseating resulting fm slight variations in canning bath temperatures. A study has been completed and recommendations made for improving present procedures for preparing caps and cans. This should imprm the wetting characteristics of these compcments.

Early in Jdj it was found that the stpdaxd bronze bath ternpernture range af , mas insufficient to lnsure ,bt;t tzm&oFProkion of all slugs fran the slpha to tho beta phase. In addition, it found that the amount of a\gitation in the bath sffected mik~.og,elrre,@wtipe*~ .* IF? %s~~~m temps=-V-ul~a@$tqi?j &e *v**&G;&go$g& &T&W Ba3tP.P tirrae sndn~~-r *tm ’daaUnrr-7 7tr caplet8 transfoxmatian of 411 slugs. On the dip -. .I . .. July 21 bronze - time- M.1 svnples exmined to date since this cycle chztnge have been completely trmsforned. The replacement of the thermocouplc 1c2d wires with chrcnnel-ilumel wire mas completed for sll canning f’urmces on July 111. Eight hundred md faurteen 4“ A slugs, machined from duplexed uranium rods, were canned using the triple dip process on July 15 in canfornance with Production Test No.. 3U-554, Vmnium Rod F%bric?tion by Duplexing”. Four hundred twentpsevea dditionzl slugs cmrcd by this test were cmed by the led process on July 23.

Smples of colored .~luminumcms more received from the Aluminum Cmp.my for avdwtion In the cmning of Specizl Request pieces. An attempt ms mde to process these cms by standard methods md it ms fdth-it the dye interfered with welding and bonding. Vfth some difficulty it ms 9 n /? fu4 I22s290 P Division

possible to weld csps on these cms lftor the dye hnd bcon complcteu removed fm cm mouths with a 206 cwstic etch. Four led slugs mr0 crinned in each of the three colors of cnns received (red, brown, md green) for pile snd flow lrib tests to determine the dunbility of the color,

Tw hundred snd twenty-nine pieces of Specid %quest No. 52 (A1-U 235 Alloy) mere received ~ndc.@ in confornmce with Document HIT-9797, "Szfety ud Securiel Mewures With Regmd to S.R, 52". There mere 'i tots1 of ten rejects, six nm-so-tts, three bld melds, =md one mvred sUrfTce, Fifty pieces of Specisl Request No. 13-5 (Beryllium Nitride) snd 578 pieces of Specid Request No. 13-6 were cmd. Six pieces of Speciil Request No. EA6 failcd to pas the bubble test prior to c7nning ud were rejected. In Tddition, three pieces of Specid Request No, 62 contzining umnium strips mere cam&. One piece af this request, mrked U-3, will. be returned to the vendor to check the effects of welding temperatures an the ur-milm strips.

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AutocLmo rejects vex% 18 follows: To Date -JUne Juls 19L8 0.13/3¶ 13/M .34/M There mere six nutoclwe f.iilures in July, All ctf these fzilures resulted fran incomplete bunding of thc cap.

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The nAa Received quility of ems, c-tps, qnd sleeves inspected 3s '1s follm: % Userrble (4") To D3te

Aluninum Cans 93.9 94.2 90.6 Aluminun czps 99.0 99.0 98.4 S toe1 Sleeves 92.1 95.7 82-6 Tu0 boxes of std& size Zluminum c~nswem raceived from the Aluminum Ccnnpuly, cine box (388 cm) they h-td rejected for st%-, md the second box (405 ems) hd been mjccted forsfaim md chmed, The cwwere inspected uld rejects were 9s follows:

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Marred Outer Surface 42 43 Mdril 3 9 Dents 7 6 Stains -0 -0 52 58

Since no stains tp~mfd on the cms, they were processed through Cruuring. hpst testing confinned that the C~IIIS would bond satisflc- torily, vith only two rejects being found.

27 To test the reactivity of-the end of pphite 3 bars against ths mlddle sections, In dditicin skx tests mere run on colored (greon 2nd brawn) 4" ilrm- imrn cms to dete- effccta of tip on rmctivity. Stdlrd 4"

DECLASSIFIED

122b292 P Division

cms mere used ?19 st.urd?rds 2nd results Micited tho dye had no ipp-trent effect cm re~ctivity. This confirmed the results on colored phtes tested lost month.

Develoment Work Since it ~ppeirsto be possible to cmpletely tmnsfonn slugs in the bronze bTth nith 1 minimum dip tine of forty-seconds if three tines norm1 nnnual agit.ition is issured, 'i mochznicd igitition device hm been designed md is currently being evaluated. T:?e sgihtor is designed to mom3 the slugs horizontdly in the bnth for *. distmce of eight inches md bqck in one secod. If it pruves s3tisf3ctoxy it m.ly be possible to reduce the cvlning cyle from 52 socdto the ortgirzzl 47 seconds. B€GLASS1 FI EB S DIVISION JULY ldLs

OPERATEIG SECTIOX I. GENERAL

Fifty-three batches were started in the Canyon Buildings during July and fifty-three batches were processed through the Concentration Buildings and Isolation Building. The average purity for the com aleted batches was 98.8 percent.

The material balances for T and B Plants averaged 96.7 percent and 101.6 percent, respectively, for a combined average of 99.3 percent. Waste losses for the two plants averaged 2.5 percent. Canyon and Concentration Building Production Performance Data - '(7-1-48 - 7-314, inclusive) B Plant T Plant Combined

Number of charges started 30 23 53 h'umber of charges completed 28 25 53 For'completed charges:

Percentage of starting product accounted for: This month 101.6 96.7 99.3 Last month 105.7 98-k 1015 Cumulative to date 102.2 100.5 101.5

Gama deaoatamination factor (log.) This month 7.72 7-83 7.77 last month 7.50 7.75 7-64 Cumulative to date 7-52 7.28 7 030

(a), (b), (c): Include waste from processing recycle. The recycle wastes are estimated as: (a) O.l'$-T Plant; 0.2s-B Plapt. (b) 0.02%T Plant; 0,02t%-B Plant. (c) 0.w-T Plant; O.OO~%-B Plmt.

1 S Division

Isolation Btilding Perfomce Data (7-1-& - 7-31-&, inclusive) % of Incoming Product Prepared for tiaterial Shipmn t Recycle Losses hlance

Average for this month . 96.0 5 .69 0.04 101-7 Amrag for last month 94.9 6.08 0.06 101 .o Average to date %a3 4.20 0.10 100.6

I1 ORGANIZATION PJD PERS II’NEL Number of employees on pcyroll: Beginning of month 281 End of month 2%

Net increase 3

RBrmrks: The chnnges which occurred in the S Division during the month are listed below:

5 trunsfers from other divisions (1 bthly Roll, 4 weekly Roll) 4 transfers to other divisions (1 Monthly Roll, 3 Teekly Roll) 1 termination (Vsekly Roll) 2 nem hires (1 Monthly Roll, 1 Veekly Roll) 1 employee returned to payroll from leave of absence (Veekly Roll)

V. B. Sirnerd, a new hire, joined the organization as Supervisor-in- Training, effective July 9, 15l.@. 111 . AREA ACTIVITIZS PRODUCTIOIT PERFORXWCS

T and B PLcnts Volumb Reduction 221-T-13

Evaluation of Production Test 221-T-13, involving the reduction of process volwpe at the end of the extraction step, was continued. Current m-

2 S Division DECLASSIFIED..

at T and E Plants are nuw being processed at 30 percent and 20 percent reduction in volume, respectively. There has been no signifi- crult increase in wasta losses; decontomimtion has been nom1 and no operating difficulties have been encountered,

At 30 percent volum reduction, the consumption of all essential materials in the decontamination and cross-over steps is reduced approximately 30 percent with the exception of sodium bisrrmthate and lanthanum. First and second cycle waste volumes at 30 percent volunm reduction are reducod by 23 percent and 26 percent, re spectiva ly . One run at T Plant has been processed at 40 percent volume reduction but the 13-/+BP waste loss was increased by approximately 0.6 porcent. A second 40 percent volume run is ollrnned at T Plant early in August.

Acid flushes were processed through the B and T Plant Cmyona end Concentratian Buildings. No abnormal hold-up of product in the systems was indicated at either plant. F Cell Taste Loss Study - T and B Plants As reported last month, preliminary attempts to improve the efficiency of the rework of mtathesis wastes by flushicg the preci2itator following the metathesis centrifugation indicated a possible product savings of 0.10 percent. Efforts during the month were directed tmrd the developasat thq qroger flushing technique. This work 1will "- be con- af - '; tinued in

Tim, Cycle Q.,ad,,T-bPPl,ets ~ F Call. c

WLSTE DISPOSAL T and B Plants 2b-m Farm - Project C-163 Jork in the sub-contractor's phase continued nt a satisfactory rate. All work on t;vo tanka is virtually complete with eight other talc9 approaching complctian. The concrete for the domos of thirteen tanks and side -11s of fifteen Wshns been poured. All side wall reinforcing, tank liners and gunite vork is complete on all (18) tanks, Sand blasting, painting, lend flashing and the installation of tank risers are progressing rapidly and backfilling around the more zdmced tanks hns bogn stcrted,

3 i S Division

The 302-X catch tank, including tho onccscmnt drain lino hondor, has been installed. The Cork on the crib adtile field, including the encasoment from tho 153-Z dimrsion box, is in progress.

In the Csnoral Electric phase of the work, the tie lines (3) from the 221-T Building via the 155-TX divorsion box to tho a-0 her have beon hydrostatically tested.

Thc soccrnd wall~pourwhich includes the inlet and outlct nozzles on tho l5k-'Jx diversion box ms completed. Fifty-five percent of the concreta encclsenrent has hen poured and on0 third of tho piping has been velded in place betmen the 14,!pUX ad l55-TX diversion boxes.

Work is in progress on the now 291 stack &ain line to tho lgk-TX diversion box cnd on the threo tie lims behen the 155-m diversion box and a-T Area. Additional Waste Storaae Facilities - B Plat

At present planned production schedules, additional wnsta storage space will be required for B Plant by September, 1949. A project proposal ccmering the installation of trvelw 758,000 gallon tanks as an extension to the present U-BX tank farm is being prepnred. Crib and Tile Fiold - 221-B Cell DrainaEo Water

Tork as1 Project-C-?25 nhich covers tke insta$&tion of D. crib and- tile field fQr-$he hradlbq of cell drainage water from the 221-B Canyon Building is ncaring cornplotion. Seven of the nine test "~lls.~~,~~o~~~~@e~~~tho drilling of the eighth and ninth wnI-li%& p"0gnSarpbrg-.-€k=ts-sxpected that the tie-in mill bc made and the syst(mp4t into service during the first week of Lugust. 200 Series Tank Alterations - Band T Plants At present the X-201-B and X-201-T tanks are Fn servico as sludge settling tanks for the a-B nnd a-T wastes Yrhich 050 then dis- posed of by cribbing. ha to tne mamess of tha 200 series tnnks to the disposal cribs, there is a possibility thct cantamination may sprecd fromthe cribs to the Lvon about tfio tanks and prevont their utilization for the settling of 224 Building wastos. For this mason tho remaining 200 sorios tanks (202, 203 and 204) in each moa are boing exczvnted end piped in series to poet maximum utilization of the available settling capacity when tho nmd arisos. '%is work is completo except for the installation of float gages and bzckfilling at T P1& while the sxcavntion is in progress at B Plrurt. 4

122b29-l .. . S Division DECLASSIFIED'

Cribbing of Sacond Cycle

The cribbing of second cycle wastes toas resuned ct B znd T Plants during July. The contents of x-106-T and X-104-B are now being jetted to the cribs provided. It is expected thc.t the cribbing of these tanks will be followed by the cribbing of the X-112-T and the X-105-B tanks. The storage space made available will be utilized for the storage of additional first znd second cycle wastes . Metal 'Plaste Densitomter Readings and Smples

At the request of the Atomic Energy Conmission md in cooperation with personnel from K-25, the X-101, 102 and 103-T tanks were soundad using LL densitomter designed and fabricsted at K-25. kl- though not conclusive, the data collected indicated a layer of hard sludge of varying depth in the bottom of the tmks. Further readings using a modified densitometer will be teen during the first week of August. A core mmple of the sludge in the X-101-T tcsk will clso be taken.

The four bottle scnrples of sludge taken from the X-101-T tnnk in June were delivered to K-25.

xf07 I 8,9 1st Cycle 100 92.k 0 0 29 304 u3 x110,11,12 1st Cycle - 100 - -0 - - XlO4,5,6 1st Cycle ------xl04,5,6 2nd Cycle 81.0 - - 101 - - 101 x110,11,l2 2nd Cycle 81.2 - 0 IO0 - 531 631

5 S Division

T Plant Besenre Capacity In Percentcge Full Waste- -T -U -TX Met31 100 100 00 I &tal I 86.7 - - 36 - 36 kt31 0 0 - 37 - 37 Metal 0 0 - - 269 - 269

1st Cycle 0- 0 1st Cycle -0 i 1st Cycle 133 - - 133 2nd Cycle 2nd Cycle

Reseroe copcity in batches was cslculated from July averages. First and second cycle waste volumss ere being reduced through PGoduction Teat 221-T-13. -B -T btal Waste 5,900 gsl./batch Metal Waste 5,900 gal./batch 1st Cycle 4,138 gal./batch 1st Cyc le 3,700 gal./batch 2nd cycle 2,995 gal./batch 2nd Cycle 2,700 gal./htch

MECHANICAL PERFORMCJCE

Rake Screw Shaft Replacemmt - 74 Ton Crmes The brake shaft assemblies on the T, U and B 75 ton Whiting Crnnes =re replaced with larger diameter shcdt assemblies in order to afford more protection from possible shearing of the br&e shaft asmas experienced on the B hrec crane sore tine ago. Redesigned brake shcft asseinblies for the 10 tan and 30 ton crcnes are expected to be received during August. Agitator Replacements - T Plant The agitators on wnstc neutralizer tanks 10-1 cnd,gcl failed during S Division

by standard remote caatrol crane mthods, using the zgitctor from the 9-1 tank. bdiatim levels have prevonted the determinction of tno exact cnuse of the failure. This agitator vcs Q put of the original installation. Caustic Storaae huBelocation - T Plant Shifting of the caustic storage pump foundation (211-T Building) ccuscd o frzcture in the line from a storcge tank. The pump is now being relocated at the opposite end of the tank header. No material ms lost as o result of the line fracture. Connector Replccement - Section U+ - T Plnnt Failure of the G-9 gaskets on the transfer line from the procipitator to the centrifuge in cell l&R resulted in the corrosion of the con- noctor haads necessitating the replacement of the connector zsscmbly. Tho nuwassembly ms equipped with Teflon gaskets. Bo significant loss of product wcs incurred. ContriPae Motor Failure - B Plant Tho centrifuge motor in the fluoride by-product cell (D Cell) in the 224-B Coa0snDrS;Cion Building failed as o result of failure of the internal insulation. This motor had been in service since lo-&-&. It was roplaoed viL% the original motor which hd been repaired and hcld M a spare.

Stack Gas Cnntzminatian

&sed as th3 rocisas listod below, it 'UT,S decided during July to in- stali 110' x sand bed filters in both T and B Plants instead of tho b-unit mtsr scrubbing system proposed earlier.

1. Relatively 1417 particlo remoml efficiencies obtained with an oxporimntal water scrubhr of a design similar to that proposed

2. Extrewly high efficiencies obtained xith experiment31 sand bed filters.

3. The us0 of sand bed filters involves no gkoblems of water supply or effluent disposal. 7 s Division

4. The operation of sand filters presents no operating or maintcn- mce problems as contrasted to the coTloxitias inharont in the operution of scrubber systems.

The swd filter cansists essentially of 3 two foot layer of 30 nwsh scud on layers of increasingly cotarser smd and grzvol. The process wztilation air dl1 pass through these bods at law velocity; tho unit being operated under a slight negativa pressure, The mchanics of particle' removal are 'basiczlly those of gravity settling and particle collision, %xp6rimental work with four separate units vrrying in sizo from 12" in dimter to 22" and employing sand of vc.rying degrees of sizo and type has indicated that efficiencies of better than 99 percent can be expected under ,nticipcted plant operzting conditions,

The design of this unit was well under way at month-end with excam- tian and cancrote work schedulod during lagust. Due to the increasing amount of new construction vork schoduled for the 200 West Ivcc, the T Plmt hstallation will be scheduled first. d realistic completion date of December 1, 1w has been forecasted for this unit. The S Plant installation will proceed as rcpidly as mpmrad materials cm be released for this work,

On July 20 and 21, a cderencs was held ct Irdord with Atomic hergy Commission representatives and their gas purification consultants. The history and development of the stack gas problem KVU reviewd and discussed in detail with emphasis upon future plans and cmsiderations for this and other sites, Certain goneral reconmendations are currently udar consideration; subsequent suggestions r-Props, the, qipnalJtgXl,ggTar &be revierwd ae&hey arer,pqceiwd from esch cansulbt. - JR,

." 1.. L c); -22 EfYg. -54 &.ea *.'I-.,m.6, C. PT. S. fi1-s *.still in servioemqm the prmss cell

I il iI 7 *- 7-r estilat,-@ outlets of +&,%,Plant Canyon Building. %Q units ot 1Plant whichwflro remured in June will be repiaced In August rrith o msdified version which eqloys a coarse, fiberglass filter mdium preceding ULe-Type 6 filter paper. The purpose of the "rough" filter is to trap large discrete pnrticles 2nd moisture thus pro- longing the life of the Type 6 medium.

Disrolver off-gas scrubbing =its operated sztisfc.ctorily during the month. Specific measuremnts ha70 indicr.tad an iodine re- movd efficiency of more than 99 percent, asstuning th.t tll I 13 1 present in tho processed metel is released at the time of =tal dissolution.. Two spare scrubbers ham been orderod fron an outsido wmdor. These will bo modified an the plant to incorporate certain chcnges intanded to' increase their efficioncy cnd reduce the amount of scrubbing rmter requirod.

DESIGX IJ?D COKSTRUCTICX CONSULTANT 'S SECTIOET Redox De6 lopnt

Work mscontinued during the past month by the Desiga Divfsion to B- i 22b30l S Division

formulate a firm dasign layout for the Redox Tost Plmt. A conprrztive cost ostixnte of a single floor VS. 2 multi-floor sorvico are:! for the Test Plant resulted in a decision to takc dvuatage of the saving offerad in tho single floor building construction.

B proposal for process oquipmmt 1c.yout in the cells involving M in- line oquipment arrmgewnt, wall to tank jumpers of a relatively small numbor of sim9lified standard designs, and equipment supports cttached to the csll walls is currently boing studied to dotermine its suitability for a Test Plat installation. An in-line arrangement of this typ xs considered both in cell and trench construction typiccll or’ the present 221 Buildings, and in a continuous cell and trench extanding the full longth of the building. Economically the for-r arrw.gement is the more attractiw and this design is being investigated for ell cell units of the Test Plant.

Final process flow shaets for the Test Plcnt are being prepared and will be releusod shortly for comment md/or approval.

%e mechnnical development program for the Redox process has been revisod to include mly those items under development which now show the most promise. The corrosian testing program is being enlarged to plait investigations to be cnrried out which are directed tmdtho selection of proper materials for Redox mste storage tank liners.

Comparative cost estimates are being preprod to dotonnine +heconomic odvantages of a canyon building constructed without cell cover blocks owr-tIie oonmntional cmr block type of canstruction employed in the -,- exist&..seprations plants. This investigation is directed priinnrily ‘ IS ’tkrd t e desiep of the Redox =in plant. .‘ilY,s .i

tdcrrl t’ ts The‘ %up&%po sal for the Main Area Gate and hdge House at PO ‘??est kea has been completed. Prosentntion of the propossl to %amgemect for approval is being delayed, however, pollding z critical review of the factors which were pertinent in the origination of the proposal several months ago.

Additiovml Lnurdry Facilities

A% the request af the Budget Comdtteo, the Project Proposal for Mdition- a1 Laundry Fncilities in the Yest Area has hen reviewed with the departments involved to dotormino where further reduc*ions in tho cost of the facility cauld be mde. Based on the results of this review, a revised cost estimate has been propzrod and roturned to the committee for nppronl.

9 DECLASSIFIED - PI- I-. *- C 122b302 GENERAL

Consolldatioa of the Richlnnd and Nom Richlnnd water supply aystams have depossible subsequent shift supemlsory personnel reductions as the 3000 Area water system eupervisory duties were assmed by the 700, 1100 Area shiit supemision. As a result, three hift supervisors were made available for assignments In the 100 Areas.

PER80- AlqD ORGANIZATION Nunher of employees on p.syroll-Ju3.y

Beginning of month 485 End of month Net decrease

The indicated decrease in number of employees on the Mvision's pagrall is a result of the hiring of six, the termination of two, and the transfer of five to other divisions. xoo AHEas A3l pover serPices necessary for supplsing steam and process water to operate the '3" Area pile wre reswd M July 1 vlthout incident.

W%i& rubber expansion 'joint in the south process water line plant was replaced with a steel spool 41-.. emare.

'* ~ < si I ""'e~$..~.~3,".~~=~~~?. waterhmanrre to the Area pile wcs increased to 370 psi for test purposes, at the request of the "P" Mv- ision. The teat vee still in effect at the month's end.

The $&npcesa water prrssure in the "D" Area process water pump room dT&kk t@$kxlina%ely13 psi on July 13, when one of the electric pumps relayed aut due to a short circuit in the flow meter wiring. The pressure vas immediately restored to noFmQl vithout loss of product ion.

A puwer surge cwsed by high frequency on the BPA system occurred at 1:W A. M. on July 18, and o critical '1"condition was declared from 1:54 P. M. to 3:OO P. M. The surge caused overpressure8 of from 30 to 50 psi on the process water to piles in all meas.

122b303 . Pmr Division *

On July 23, the ”P“ Division released its agreement with the Paver Mvlsion *st refrigeretion plant equipment in D ami F Arw, now in stand-by condition on thirty day notice for service basis, be held for future use. This equipment is now a&- able for excess.

The three chemical storage silos at the south end of the “D” Area demineralizing plunt have been razed to give access to inst&- tion of a new 36-Inch process mter Une. This work was completed on July 8. 2co AREAS

1. Construction of power house extension in the West Area is progressing.

It MS necessary to remove the fire and sanitary water supply line to the Isolation Building from serpice for approximately thirteen end one-half hours on July 30 to repair a bad leak in the line,

OlterhadiIq of satcry sewerage septic tanks vas found to be due to excessive automntic flushing on smitary fixtures and alr . wdsbiera draiaage. This condition hrs been corrected in both the East and West Areas.

Steam service to the area was interrupted for one and one-hLli hours on July 7, Wea le& W(LB be- maired on th%innin sted header. ,ju Lc ta On July 13, temporcy service w&x+hes were calaected to t€G‘ water. strpply pmps so water can beeshed durir;le outuge of ex- .’a~ isting lines, for construction -s to water piping system. The No. 2 service water punp yas removed fmser91ce.. ( ;-“a”l=‘: Thr~,emmuiLWspc^ction anB overhaul of No. 2 boiier ~8 completed durlng the math.

1100 AREA A mu peek tkaesfxc water demand for the Rlrhlnnd-Horth Richland supply syCi.tem was established on July 21, uhen a flow of 12.544 m.g.d. wcs reached,

CUorine residual i6-the RfchlnnR dcmiestic wcter YCS reduced to B normal 0,2 ppm on July 3, QS the hoz,Yd from floodwater subsided. A residual of 0.75 pp, however, is being maintained ct North Rich- land due to shorter retention time in the mter.

DECLASSiFlED .- - 28 Power Division The North water stor- reservoir wcs resooed from service July 12 . and 13, while temporay repairs were deto roof supports. Operations of the Village irrigation system were affected on July 1, when the now4 constructed flune to No. lpuping station washed out near the mcin irrigation ditch, and again on July 7, when the nain ditch washed out between the No. 6 pumping station and Thcger Drive. It MS qecessarg to have the No. 2 pumping station out of service from July 7 until July 21, when repairs to the nclin ditch were completed.

On July 1, the effluent line wag opened from the sewer- disposcl plant and no& uperatiom of gravity flow through the plant resumed.

Major breaks in sewer muins were discovered in the VLclnity of Symons and McF'hersm Streets on July 16, and at the new swimlng pool necr the High School on July 17. It will be necessary to relocate the sewer near t5e new swixxfrq pool now being constructed.

3000 kt4

It ma neceasarg: tcr remove the "A" well from service July 2 tq 22 to remove s@ frm the well end overhaul the puug. The "B" well was out, Prom July 22 to 28 far de-e-.

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I22b3O5 DEClASSl Flm' POWER DIVISION STATISTICS From July 1, 1948

AREAS

100-8 100-D 100-F RIVER PUMP HOUSE (Bulldlng 181) (mar) 406.7 395.4 3432.3 River stage Feet above sea level (min) 395.4 386.0 3'72.5 (avd 399.3 389 3 375 9 ~i~ertemperature avg. OF. 62.0 61.9 62.4 Water pumped to Reserrroir gpm avg. rate 40172 40087 38237 Water pumped to Refg. Condensers gpm avg. rate 0 0 RESERVOIR (Building 1821 Water pumped to Flltei- 21-t gpmaqg. rate -*34265 34486 33826 Water p-d to Co-;denser System gpm avg. rate 4006 3824 3581 Water pumped to 3.x-port System gpm avg. rate 1901 1777 83 gpm normal rate 4x8 4go8 4508 pounds 19848 21770 14OOO FILTERPLANT (Bullding 183)

Filtered water tJ Power House gpm avg. rate 280 291 245 Filtered water to Process gpm a%. rate 32795 31796 30933 Filtered water to Fire & Sanitarg gpm avg. rate lll 174 155 Chlorine usedASnVater Trsstment pounds 8023 1930 goo0 ppm avg. 1-95 1.61 1.68 Liw used in Water Treatment PO- u4335

REFRIGERATION (Building 189)

Ref rigeration produced Ton8 per day .o 0 Temperature, Process Wuter In avg. OF. - - Tengerature, Process Wcter Out cvg. 9. - -

Y 122b30b POWER DIVISION

POWER HOUSE (Buil.~Umq1842, Stern e-mted - Total M pounds 95237 102756 92348 Average rete lbe ./hr . 128006 138ll3 124124 225 psi Steam to plat (est.) M pounds 83768 90335 81156 15 psi Steam to plant (est.) M pounds 40 90 110 Cod consumed Tons 7002 7556 6790 Cod in storage (est.) Tons 3u95 37833 36016

Water flaw gpm avg. rzte 32545 31506 30683 Chemicals consumed: Dichromute pounds 24000 21500 24000 sodium silicate pounds 277713 224415 254300 chaCdkldJW16: PH 7.66 7.65 7.70 Dichromate 2.0 1-93 2.0 Silica 6.0 5.8 5.4 Dissolved Iron ,024 ,027 -03 Free Chlorine 05 .04 07 *RocEsS PUMP ROOM (Building 190) Total water pumped gpm avg. rate 32370 31331 30508 gpm normal rate 31105 32079 31650 Water temperature crvg. OF 64.9 64.8 64.6 VALVE PIT (Building 105 chenicals c-. solids P- 0 2000 Chemical cmdysls: 1900 A, B, C, & D Readers PH 7.75 7.70 7.75 7.55 7.55 7.60 7.64 7.63 7.68 sio, 7.0 6.5 6.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 5.8 5.8 5.3 Na2Cr207 1.8-2.2 2.3 2.0 2.1 1.4 1.8 1.9 2.0 1.92 2.0 Iron .04 03 03 -005 .01 .01 .02 .021 .02 Chlorides 1.7 2.1 1.7

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122b301 www DIVISION From July 1, 1948

-Unit 200 AREAS -200-E -200-w RESERVOIR (Building 282) kwGhter Punped gpn avg. rate a95 2312 FfmPLAW (Building 283)- Filtered Water Pucped gpn avg. rate 44a 479 Chlorlne Consuned lb . 372 345 Alum Consmed lb. 3430 2996 Chlorine Residual - Sanitary PPm .5 -5 POWER HOUSE (Building 284) Stcan Generated - Total M lb. 15375 22449 Stean Generated - Ave. Rate 1b.b. 20665 30173 Cod. Consumd (Est.) tons 1170 1656 Cod in Storoge (est.) tons 8900 10693 5

PCWER HOUSE (Buildings 384 & 784) -300 Stem Generated - Total M lb. 6346 Stem Generated - Avg. Rate 1b.b. 8530 Cod, C0m-d - Total (Est.) tons 461.5 Cod in Storage (Est.) tons 1051 SM"ARY AND FmSYsllFIM (U.00) b 3000

Well Water wed- Total gal. Well Wcter Per Doy @/&Y Well Vater gpn avg. rate Chlorine Residuol m

Total Sewnge Treated Sewage Trezted Per hy Sewage Flow H. H. Miller aosumsd reeponei ility of the Mila erne Division as Superintendent eucceediw W. W. Geeante, reeiCpsed.

A8 of July 26, work wad started on Conatruction of stock (38 decontaminztlon sand filtera in the 200 .boas.

Zqloyees on roll July

Seginniw of month End of month met incrsaee 2 ,

Area- 100 3743 133 28.1 200 4884 157 31.0 300 . 30.2 700 - 27.2 M.C . a 64.6 MTAL 594 36.9 The total backlog Qrresrrsd f'rom 23,854 to U,981 &riqthe month; the average number of days to ccolrplete all work dropped elightLy fkm 41.0 to 36.9 days.

A new clothipg storage wee built for use of the operating pereonnel of the "P" Division in the 105-B Building valve pit balcony.

Fabrication work on the hcmlzontsl shim lodB for 105 DR Tile in 100-B Area hae been started on a two shlft bseie. The rut was removed f'rcm the bottom of nine vertical Bafety rod thlmblee in the 105-D Building. The rode were then buffed their full length.

I22b30q Work 09 the vertical eafety ro& was continued an all shutdowns in the 105-F Bulla. Five rod tips and &be were buffed during the mnth; rust was rumved fkom four thlmblee. 5 weet aide of the 10';-D Retention Basin naa pumped down; the baein cleened; crscks repaired and restored to 8eFvIce.

A 3" oroae connection uaa inatalled on the 107-F suction line which permits water frosr either the eaet or weet eection of the Retention mein to be pumped through the 107 pump house.

New et- trape vere installod in the condensate drain Unes in the 190-F Building. This imtal-s7 tion replacee manually controlled valves that were not entirely eatisfactory f'rm the standpoint of operati= safety.

200 AREAS:

The dismMtling of the high eanitazy water etorsge tower in the 2OO-Eaet area wse caxupleted.

The mechanical brake #crew aaeamblg on the n,ton crane8 In the can3on Bull~3.11gah8ve been replaced with an improved aeeaably. This Improved aaaembly ie a heavy deeign of high streIlgth steel and therefore gives an added eafetg factor at this point.

It waa necest3sz-y to replace a trap in the chemical 887383. Sootion 10 of the "T" Canyon, This ie the firet replacement made in tho mhtvaro sewer tile. Inspection of the failure reveal8 evidence of porosity in the tile. C-ee have be the cell cO13p80 this palw

It we neceawuy "T" Tank Farm caw Crystalline &rwrth in tho beariw soil, frcrm cauatic spUha caused the entire footZlq to riee 8- inches fkom the lnetalled elevation. All affected a011 le beiag replaced. ple new inatallation WiU have ample catch and drainsge facllltiecr to provat a reoc-o of this objectionsbls condition. It ma neue8ssry to replace the cover Ssket and holding stainleea eteel cap screws on the E-2 centrifuge in the '3'' Concentration Building. The original cap ecrewll falled fhncorrosion. To incresae the waste du&e atowe capcity, piping changes in the "T" hnk Farm have been =de to permit use of 201,202,203 and 204 ?bxb in eerioe with the diepoaal crib. The double thenacuPeter-woll In E-1 Tcrnk, "T" Concentration Building, failed In eedco snd was replaced.

The Clase "A" Inspection of the "B" Cayon Dmk Fcmn and puxups we8 completed. It was p8ce88cu'g to roplsce shafta and impellers bRaU pumpe. It will bo poaeible to build up and re-machino theee ebafte for future replncemollt.

DECLASSlFlED __ i 22b310 3 - Maintenance Dlvlsdon It was neceesary to replace the &qer section of the Isolatian Building ethaust duct. The damper had failed and due to contamination in the duct reblacement was not yossible. The new instullation section of tLe duct, Kith damper, has hand holes provided for minor repairs, if needed, In the future.

A gensryl program in under tsy to reamve excess water from the sanitzn ewers coansctiq the administration and power areca to the septic tank. To this end, flush tanks are being removed From urinals, desert cooler waste water has been diverted to french drains, end other 83ccess water is diverted to open ditch draiwe.

A new improved design of cask car lock hae been installed on cars fl2 and #20. To permit the Electrfcel Division tawork on Centrime tachometer gemratore in the Canyon CeU, a epecial suspended platform, with shielding, we8 develaped and constructed.

300 ARXA: A monorail and eiectric hoist was installed in the 305 Building for the hfmdliq of lead.

A new lead lined alw recover acid tank was inetalled in the 313 Building. An experimental electrlcully driven agltator for bronze pots ws fabricated for u8e in the canning area.

New thymotrol drivee vem installed on the melt plant furaaces. This conrpletes work on Plcojeat '2-142.' The ahangee to the displaasrmaJrZ pots, on the 3UDamnnrtratlan Unit were caslpleted. prellmlmry work is now being &ne on the horizontal contactor unit inatallstiana in the 321 BuildFng. A-t 5 is the anticipated deUver;r date for the first contactor.

The installation of new gates and repairs to exieting fences mund the well field on Wellaiaa Wag is complete.

The laying of m asbestos shingles and the installation of sheet metal gutters on the roof of the 703 Building continues. Anticipated ccmrpletion, Aupst 27.

The hanaportation Labor Divieion office building was moved fram the south Labor Yard to the No. U31 Garage Area and is now bei- repalred and remodeJtd. Anticipated completion, Augwt 27. 4 - Maintenance Dlvieion A The overhaul of m0. 2 boiler in 784 Building, and tho eummer overhaul end repecking of all Bin steam line wlvee wae completed.

Varioue temporerg pumps and piping used during the flood period wore removed and sewerr Unee unblocked permitting the Villago and 700 Ares to be reetored-to norms1 operation.

I22b3 I2 PROJECT ENGINEERING DIVISION JULY 19U

The Pm,xt Engineering Mvisicn has as its responsibility design, studies, project proposals and related engineering duties connected with authorized requests for work emanating from thd HanSord !Jerks Plant.

Engineering items of major importance actively progressing in the various areas for the month of Julp are as follows: 100 AFEM Pmject C-172 - Alterations to BuildhG3 186-D and 185-B, D & F Inventory of excess equipmsnt was completed last month. Silos at 3.864 have been dismantled by Design and Construction. Project C-238 - hildinR 105-F - 10'7-F Effluent Sewer Line .bqod progress has been made toward completion of this project. Cn July 28, 1948 a coordinating meeting was held in ths 100-F Area lfPft Mvision Supervisor's office to make long-range plans for actual , tie-in of the new line.

Approxfmateu ha.U of this project is MW complete. Field work is progressing mmaU.7.

-'.. *% Emjoct 6184 - him81 Farm Overall design is now apprnxinately 90 pzrcent complete with electrical dranblgs 95 percent, special laboratory equipment about 60 percent and plumbing and ventilation 90 percent finished. Recent versions and specifications re-scheduled for completion about August 13, 1948. Project for Part 1' on the Animal Farm is being written and will be submitted within a-few days.

f225313 PO AREAS 2309 - Ueteoroloqical Station. 3uildinq 622-A The pro jact covering additional fscilities for Suildinq 622-A was prepared and submitted for approval, E. R. 2377 - Stack G3s Dccontamination Tests on various types of stack clevling methods have Lidicated the sand filter to be the most ccon0mica.l and efficient method ueveloped to date. As a result, every effort is being made to complete the desi,m work on a full scale sand filter for the 200-T plant and one for the PO-B plant. Project C-262 - Bismuth Subnitrate Preparstion Facilities The project was approved this month and Field Release issued. Project C-133 - SPecial Test ,dells 200 E and li Essentially k0 wells have been drilled to data on this $ob. 300 A€EA Project C-223 - 3uilding 3703 The subcontractor has started work on this job.

This pmjsct was dosed out during the month Project G270 - 3706 Distilled .uater System A. E. C. approval is expec+,ed August 2, 1948 3. R. A-30% - 300 Ares Rolling Ei.U More e&i$.neering &+%a is still being developed. PrelWry engineer- designs are taking shape after evaluation of the information which has been mceived.

122b314 Project EngineerinR Division - a00 A=as Cont ' d Pmject GP7 - Alam System on Exist- 3706 and 3717 Sprinkler System This pmject was closed this month. Project C-189 - 37U-A Buildina This project is awaiting G. E. X-Bay representative to clear final electrical hook up on the X-Ray equipment. Project C-220 - B~ilding3708 Electrical md Instrument Shop Field work is progressing at a normal rate. Pro.ject C-237 - Buildbe: 305-A Nine Tube jrbck-Up Slow delivery of matorial and equipment has caused delays in field work. 700-UOO AREAS Project C-138 - Richland Telephone Exchange ?he new addition to the existing building is completed except for installation of telephone equipment. Project C-177 - ll5 KV Power Transmission Line

Design work for the entire project i3 about 73 percent. compldte and is finished for the modification of distribution lhes in Richlmd. iiork is in progress on these changes and construction has bedn started on th r

re-layed to date; -TBe engtEneering on the new cut-off route east of the 1'20-8 Area is finished. The fill has been completed for this tract to subgrade. Track laping is progrtssing at tho north end of the new Xay Junction realignment. E. R. A-452 - &pansion of &in Plant Telephone System Over& design is approximately &Ipercent complete and nearly finished for the undermund conduit system in the 1100 Area. Construction of the WUiams Boulevard conduit system is progressing, A project proposal was submitted during the month.

J ECMSSIFIED' 122b315 Project Engineering Mvis&EelAsSIFIED' n - 700-UOO Areas Contfd

E, R, 990-R - Replacement of Area Fences The Security Division has modified the requirements of area fences and the revised project proposal will be submitted in the near future. PRESNT STATUS OF WORK

Projects, Suspense Codes Authorized and under Construction

Project % ilhys. . Date Est Number Complete -AUth -cost (2-172 Msmantling of Equipment in Eemheralization and Deaerating hts 8 8-19-47 $ 486,020 C.184 Bperimental Animal. Farm 0 10-27-47 286,000 GU3 Fire Pmtection Riverland Shop 50 1-13-48 8,230 6222 Msmantling Unoperated Equipment in 105 Valve Pits 5 2-10-48 4,OO 0238 Effluent Sewer Line 105 F to 107 F 55 3-2648 237,000 C-269 Tzmporary Radio Biological Lab. U30-F Area 0 7-2&.48 10,100

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Cox63 Additional VIaste Storage and Tie Lines - 200 W (G.E.Portion Only - &bcontra ct not Included) 66 7-25-47 500, OCO 6171 Alterations to Six Periscope hssy. 80 8-6-47 7, a0 G 225 5-6 bfaste Disposal to Ground 85 -_-.34,cco 6255 Temporary Technicdl Office Kldg. 27072 (Trans. To D 4~ C Divs,) 20 5-19-48 13,800 G262 Bismuth Subnitrate Preparation Fac,

SC 10155 Physical Testing Bquipment 4. Pmject Engineering Division - Po Area Conttd Project Date Est, Murnbor -Auth -cast SC 10225 Stack Filtration Facilities PO E & W Additional Phases Contemplated 1

TOTAL Estimated Cost 230 Area Projects 300 AREA c-127 300 Area - Increased Capacity of Telephone Exchange (Elect, Div. iiill Pr~cureand Install Equip.) 30 5-12-47 30 000 c-ut2 LIetal Casting Facilities 100 4-7-47 188,000 c-189 -ding 3745-A X-Ray Fac, 91 %a47 22,coo G207 Fire Alarm System for Bldg. 5706 & 3717 100 ll-1947 5,450 GZ19 Construction of Additional H. I. Instruments 10 1-27-48 97,ao G220 Optical Instrument Bldg. and Elect. Shop 3708 - 300 Area w, 1-30-48 81,900 C-227 Conversion of Offices to labs. mdg. 3706. & 37074 change 19 3-15-48 429,000

..I ---,,.,** *, 700 - XbIN. & GXEIUL PLANT AIEA.5 C-196 Electrical Distribution Hdqts . Bldg. &t Conversion of 2713 E to -ge 0 10-10-4'7 162,400 0202 Gate House & Parking Lots - 700 Area at Stevens Dr. & Swift Blvd. 100 u-7-47 31,500 GP9 Two Story Addition to Bldg. 703 96 12-3-47 U0,QOo GZ11, Rehahilitation of Plant Railroad 23 2-18-48 3yU,C00

1225317 Project Engineering Divisian Projects, Suspense Codes Authorized and under Construction (Cont Id) 700 AREA

Project Number

C-229 Office %chine Repair Shop Hut 7222, 65 32&48 $ 3,700 G256 Seal Coating of 36 Miles of Plant Nghnas 5 5-18-48 75,000

TOTAL Estiolated Cost for 700 Admin. & General Plant Areas $5,531,100

c-134 Richland Village Cust Control & Landscape Program 194'7 to June 1948 (Grass Planting to be Subcontra ded) 55 12-19-46 250,000 GU6 Irrigation Extensions - Village 87 3-28-47 90,000

G253 Roof Replacement - Domestic rdater R~S~ZTO~- Richland 0 7-21-48 3595Co TOTAL Estimated Cost ll00 Area Projects $699,5CO "OM, Estimated Cost for Active Approved Projects - All Areas $8,954,850

122'0315 pr~jact Enginee- Division Projects Being Routed for Authorization A452 (C-276) Overall Plant Telephone System A-492 (C-265) Additional Telephone Cable - Richland to Kennewick 8'72-R (C ) Area Administration Bldg. Improvement 2309 (C-273) ;later Supply & Plumbing - Bldg. 6Z PEioJECT ENGINEERING - AHU .WORTS Status of Enaineerins Study & Design Iiork in Progress During idonth of July , loo AmS

E. R. No, %Engineoring Complete A-1004 Dawncomer Design 1054 20 A-1012 Physical IBend and Tension Testing Ahchine 82 A-1034 Alterations to Bldgs. 186 and 185 17 4-1044 Cutlet Charging Device (Through Proposed &del 111) 5

A-1052 Study 2& Bfflmnt $mer Line 105 F and 10'7 F and Recomnend New Installation 95 A-1054 Design Roller Flanging Device for Van Stone Joints 50 A-105 5 Design and Estimate a Radiation Shield for Top Far Side of 105D and F 90 A-10 57 Prepare Project for Earth Crib 100 B 6 F 20

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Status of Engineerinq Study & resign 'dark in Progress Curine: Lonth or' July - 10G Areas Conttd E. R. No, % Engineerinq Complete h-1058 Study & Est. Cost of Preparing "BtT Area for Cpcmtioc-&vise Char* Code System 90 A4059 Prepare Project for Steel Sewer Lim at 100 9nmn 1 m Ams w9 Prepere Pmject for RsgnskctinS Rcilities. 221-T & B 72

2285 ItBtl Jet Assembly 75 2288 Special Test ~'iells230 E & 1, 60 dells Completed 85

2287 Study Rzi.3. Aligmcnt of Mo 3. Zmnes 70 2305 Stuw ZC Recommend Facilities & Procedure for .rorking Diversion Boxes 95 2309 hater Supply & Plumbing - 622 Eldg. Project Submitted for ,;PprovZl 95

., 2343 Design Equipment Decontamination Station for &all Items 2213 95

2341, &sign Equipmcnt Ce contamhation Station for Small Items 221T 95 23 53 Crane dignnent & ,ail Elevation 221T 70 2355 TX haste Storage (r'ield Engr. for Pmjcct 2-163 70 23 68 Study & Recommend a Ueans or' Preventing Stem Cell Piping 7rom Cre~pingThrcugh n Concrete #fall 50 Project Engineering Division

Status of 3nnineerins Study .!iDesign ,:iork in PmRress Ilurina tbnth of July - 230 Areas Cont'd E. R. NO, % EnaineLrine Conpkte 23 69 Prepare Projict to Install Edanifold Outlot Piping Tank aaf,clcs tc Pcdt Future Use of Remining 3-SW Series Tanks for 224-T and B :mte 80

2371 Cesign Canyon Dccontarzimtion Sink & Piping 221 T and S 1cO 237 2 292-B Imcx to Scrubbar 5kcilities 75

237 6 ICathodic Protection to Undergroand iBste Lines (Survey dork and As-Built Drawings) 95

2378 Design Procipitator Tznks with Longer Life J;lc!cets 221 T B 193 2381 &sign Acid S~~plyTan!!s t Piping for 222B 80

2387 Piping Ckxmges E-I-Y Tmk 224-T' x) 2393 Steam Jot with ;iemotelp &movable Features 0 2397 ~peciZy1-1/2" Pipe pcm ar Spot to 181 Tank UT 70

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2401 2403 %vision of 222 T & B Control Labs. 10 a08 Sew, Irrigation and f3locktoppbg Contanhated Gmud - &ld Pending Eesults of Other 3ork 20

2413 Study & Reco.me:ld iie1L.f From 3ngestcd Conditions in 2723-;r. Cancelled by E. I. Division 15

Uiu Separation & control of 231-rc Procass hastes 90 Project in Pri;paration

2w5 Air Filtrstion, Cooling 9 Heating Facilities for 2?7Ol.-?l, 2709-7,- 2nd 2720 60 9.

DECLASSlFIED .- .,aCr 122b32 I Pro jcct Engincoring Givision DECLASSlNED *

Status qf Enginecrinn Study & Ccsi,m :jerk in Proarbss C2ri.m Xanth of Juls (XI0 ;seas Cmt'd) E. R. NO. % Engineering Ccmplete uc16 Plant bunting Press Ijesign ic0

Location %tern-tion for Zone Signs 2417 & Directional &ricers over EX Ucs 15 300 AREA

A-3019 Housing for X-ay Lachine 98

&-3036 Designs for Construction of Gpticsl Instruant 96 ailding 300 .%ma (Pmjoct C-220) A-3042 %sign Air FiJters for Building 3706 100

A-WU bsigns for Conversion of Rldg. 3706 Offices to Labs. Projact *>;227 95 A-3050 Ikke a Design StuQ of ,%Uing idill for 6 3OG ha

A-3051 Make 9 Design Study of Few Extrusion Press 10 for. 300 Area (Cancellcd)

.I-30 59 Evauzte Construction of lIPt1 Div. Change 0 House in thc 303 Area

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I22b322 DECLASSIFIED Project Enginesring Division Status of EnLdneerins Study & Desim iiork in Prowess Durinp 'hnth of July - 700 Area Cont'd % Engineering Complete E. Re NO, 925 Combined !hiitenar,ce Shops - Bldg. 722 100 90 Dosigns for Experinentd. .sinal Fm Pmject 6184 84 9 544 Cylinder Bck for Troiler 10 962 Designs for 115 KV Power Line Through Richland Project 0177 72 973 Designs & Engr. for Elec. Dist. H@tsi Bldg, Sub-Station 251 & Conversion of Bldg. 2713 E to Garage Project '2-196 28 9-R Fencing all ~re3s 15 997 Deodorizer for Building 705 5 A401 Telephone Cable byout - Bldgr 723 a A-409 Telephone Cable byout for Bldgs. 703, 705, 760 and 770 0

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A45 sign for Bldg. 3706, 3703, and 3707 85 A4X Layout for Concrete Lark 321 Bug. 100

A452 Repare Pmject for Expansion of &in Plant Telephone Sgstem 40

A463 Electrical Drawings for Charging Device 45 A-464-R htering of Power - All Process Areas 10 ~468 IUumhation Tests - 716 Garnge 5 u,

122b323 Status of &@eering Stub & Desim kork in Pnp;ress During LIonth of July - 700 Area Cont’d

E. Re Nom % Ewhecring Complete A470 Engineering for Sed Coating of 36 Ues of Plant Highway

A-483 Electrical ;’io* - Building Z7l E & VI A485 Study fcr Sidewalks - TOO Area A487 A488

A489 Study bad Improvement Between ;iiidtvay and Priest Rapids

A490 Project for Columbia Camp %habilitation A492 Preparation of Project Additional Telephone Cable - Richland to Kennewick h-493 fmprovements to Offices No, 2126-30,703 adg. A-496 Prepare Project for Temporary Biological Laboratory FacUties - 100 F AZ%S

A-500 Bdge stamping &chine dc Jig - Bldg, 705 95 A-501 Ice Flaking &chine - Hospital 0

812 Design ~orkIrrigation Extensions - Village 95 841 Design Work for Richland bst Control & bnd- scape program (Project C-134) 78 A-416 Engineering for Patching & Seal Coating of Village Streets (Project C-218) 100

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l22b321r DECLASSIFIED PmJect Engineering Division Status of En-eering Study & Design ..:ark In Progress During Zlonth of July - UOO AF~DCont*d E. R. 110. % EnpineerinR Complete A426 Electrfc Heating - iiking - M.S.ihrehouse 25 A453 Designs 4t Specifications for Replacement of Roof - North Reservoir - 9ichluld Proj. G253 50 A455 Design for Renovation of Tract House 6859 99 A-494 Revise ilillage kp 40 A495 Sketches for Installation of Evaporati-Je Cooler in Nsw Houses & Apartments 100

ENGINEEiUNG STUDIES GROW !?EPOKl'

Studies Completed this knth , E. R. NO. Date Completed 4296 Oil Reclamation Survey 74 4333 Stainless Steel Control 6-29

Active studies % Complete

4318 Revise Packing ZC Gaskt Standards 10 4324 Lubrication Survey 300 :kea 80 4326 Inhibited Oil Usage 190 Bldg, 75 4327 bintenance of Pitched Roofs 700 Area . 80

4330 J. I, Penn & iiorthington Compressors 70 4336 oil coding System 0

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Active Studies = Contfd E. R. NO, $ Cmplete 4337 V-ge Survey 95 4338 Tire kcapping 2nd Repairing 75 4339 Sign Standardizrtion end Control 95 43w Transpoi-ta tion Division Consolidation 80 4342 Analysis of bavy Duty Lacquers 25

EUKLOG SUYWRY

Work Cmpleted lvork on Haad 6-31 mrm3 Juls biork on Hand 7-31 Estinated &n Days Estimated bdan Days Estimted Man gays

Studies 187 -57 195 Proj. & Design 10,725 2 104 117936 TOTAL 10,912 2,161 12,131

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122b32b ELECTRICllL DIVISION

JULY, 1948

Xork OrL3r Sumnnry - Estimated Idandays: Vork on Hand June 27 Work Completed to July 30 Vork on Band July 30 Estimated Estimated Estimated -Area Man Days Man Days Man Days 100-B 241g3 196 4 337.5 100-D 297.5 261.1 382.9 100-F 268.2 368.2 365.0 20043 260.8 239.3 300.4 200-FJ 303.0 211.1 364.2 300 193.1 181.7 175.4 700 215a.4 200.4 227e5 Telephone, 954.5 521.7 1305.0 Minor Const. 5b4.5 307. 5 506.3 Distribution 3725.0 -898. o 4184,O Total 6993.3 3385.4 8148.2

The above summary includes routine work requests as well as Project construction work and regular work orders. The tnorease in telephone baakJog WIG distribution baoklog is in line with expeotatiaas under susrenk fzmdLbimaso

The attached PO& day of ?‘-e wnth, Ju -” r - * . :L - -2 43.c: T .-.- %% 1 1’ .:+.:.* ’< L.* I.,, .&&*.,’,$ powor intorruptfon (July 19)D and tk~sharp inarorrsc of load during tho oarly part of this peak day indiorrtos gradual inorcasing pmr roquiromonts to nom1 aftor this OUtQ.gO.

Under Rojoot 6177, cxtonsivc work has bocn done on the 7.2 IN foodors in proparation for cutting omr to tho ncw 115 W systcm. This work consistcd of installir-g a ncw 400 runporo 7.2 W oil oircuit brcakcr in Station B141 and construction of ncw 7.2 KV lines in tho vicinity of Loo Blvd. botwoon Thayar and Stcwns Driw. kthcr similar work will continuo irnmcdiatoly.

During tho month now outdoor switohgcar for Richlcnd 115 KV/7.2 KV stations mos rcocivod as rmll as 7.2 KV magno-blast brcakors.. Suboontrnctors hnvo brolcon ground for tho north station in Richlad and aro asscmblfng labor and matorials for tho 115 KV lino construction.

It was docidad to mow tho 66 KV lino in Richlcnd from B1-Sl to E143 stztion 25 foot to tho west to pcrmit construction of nm parallel 115 KV Uno from north station to south station in Rfchland so as to maintain contjauous doublt scrvico - f8.l c> 1 Elcctrical Division

to 300 Amxi on 66 KV until 115 KV systcm is rendy to tio into tht arc0 with fccd fron both sidos.

Thc rube of procodure for tho Electrical Skndards Committoo ham bcon conplctod and appr'mod. Roquost for funds as roquircd for publication of stzndards is boiq =do.

Resulting fron visit of W. RichfWd SOggO, Sbdwds Coennittcc, SChCnCCtady, liaison hns bcon ostablishod with thak group who, in thc futurc, will rcoaivc copios of ninutcs of our neaticgs and who will scnd us portincnt riutcrial for our usc in cstablishiq Hanford standards.

An agrccmont ksbcon rocchcd with tho Project Erqinccring Division that thoy will bc rcsponsiblo for tako off of olectrical ratcrinls on projocts, 2nd on0 trzincd ncn from tho Eloctricnl Division will bc transferrod to Projcct Fhgincoring for aasistmco in this work.

In lino with Compnny policy, tho final roclassificction of mckly porsonnol ms complotzd and has boon in forco si.%o July 19.

ORGANIZATION AM) PZRSoNNEL

During tho month thoro war0 throc tcrminntions, onc Groundnran, on0 Elcctricim (rotircd), and OEO Dispatchor.

Two men wcro hirod, on0 Holpor, and om Substation Operator.

On0 Assignmant Fhginccr, R. D. Crosior, WL?S hired to roplaco C. B. Xngnor who vas roportcd last month to ham, bcen appointed Acting Assistent Aroa Enginecr in chnrgc of tho 100-D Arca Eloctrical group.

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Tho abovo is in accordance with tha forco roport for this month. Diffcrcnce by ono fron prolrious month's report is due to non-exonpt employee in tho proccss of transforring.

AREB ACTIVITIES 1. 100 Arcas 5 v) A. Gonoral U _I * Effoctivo July 5, all 100 Aroa Eloctrical groups were placad on fivo day wok with authorized plmcd overtino for tho sixth day. Shift schedulcs 0 worn rovisod accordingly. n A somre Bonnoville Pawor Administration disturbnnco occurring on July 19 causod an ovor-voltago, ovor-frequency condition for about sovon ninutCSo ? Tho 105 Buildings in all throo arms scrarslcd, 'Nwrous 440 volt notors

c- r) ,'9 I22b328 Eloctrical Division DECLASSIFIED

in all throo moas trippod off tho linc. Tho only apparont dqoto major oquipnt apporus to bo on tha vcrtical safety rod rectifior units. Thoso in 100-0 woro cosrplctoly inopcrativo. !It40 of tho four units mro robuilt, and two mrc rcnoved from tho 100-F Arca and installcd in 1004 until rcplaoownt roatificrs (ordorcd for all arcas) aro rocoi~~d.

B. 100-3 Arca

Tho brim pit sump ptrnp notor in tho 184 Pmp Homo brino pit was rewound nnd rcstorod to SOF~~CC.

Tho east flood Ugh* on the north sido of tho railroad track, opposito tho unloading dock was reconmctcd to tho outsido light circuit of tho brim pit, This allows oporation of tho crmo shovel bctvroon thc cast and wcst flood lights in tho vicinity.

Tho 2 RFj inverter in tho 190 Proccss Kator Building ms wirod in to tho annunciator in tha building control roon.

FTork was st&cd on tho insulation of the notor indicating light tcrcincls on tho oontrol boards in tho 190 Rocoss Tator Building. This will hclp to avoid a rcpotition of tho acciConta1 tripping of procoss punp aotors such cs occurrod in tho 190-D Building on July 13.

Considcrablo tim ma spent installing oloctrioal sorrriccs to a planor, gri3dcr and a Do-fill =chino in thi. 1717 Maistonanco Shop.

A vibrator was fabricatcd for tho Spary oquipmnt boing usod for fabrication , of H rods.

!tho dmpor sob-noirfd on fans No. 5 and No. 10 burnod out and mro mplaccd, A telotaLk rocopticlo 'ma ramovod frm tho south wall of valvc pit to pornit S.7.P. alothirg lockors to bo installod along tha wall.

Rcpairs worc mdo to thc luw-spcod notor on "A" rcgultzting rod follming scrm on July 19. Tho broke load undor brah housing was found brokcn.

Provontsvc naintomco ovorhaul ms pcrfomd on supply fan NO, 3. Both bcarirrgs mro replwod.

C.. LOO-D Arca

On July 13, tho 30. 1 procoss punp notor oil oircuit brcakcr was trippod off tho lino whilo tho unit nns operating. Investigation Fndicztcd thnt tho oil circuit bronlcor had trippad as a rosult of rn accidental short of tho "rod" indicating light of No. 1 notor at L-1 p~nol. An astnmont MOChanic was trraing Wirizlg in conjunction with installation of tho

122b329 Electricnl Divijion

pan01 roquirod for tho 190 addition and had just rsnovod om load to this light wbn tho oil circuit breakor trippcd. The "rod" indicating light is so oonnoctcd that a short across its tormimls throws full voltngo on tho oil circuit brockor trip coil.

An opon circuit and tho twisted pair carrying voico circuits Prom Patrol Hoadqunrtcrs to tho aron on thc public addrcss systcm wns dotcctcd during a practico ovncuntion end rcpaircd and pub back in scnrica the somo OVOIlillg.

Tho instaatrrnoous ovorcurrcnt trip on No. 1 incoming lino ralay in thc 182 Roscrvoir BuilZing was ropaircd :vhcn it wcs found to bo dofoctivc.

A 20 IIP fir0 and sanitary pump motor in thc 183 Filtor Plant Building burnad out while on tho lino carrying load. Thc motor was rccround and roturncd to sarvico.

An oil circuit breakor in the bachsh pump cubicle in tho 183 Filtcr Plant Building was apcrhnulcd. A looso opornting mchrmism had caused orratic oporatim and this was ropalrcd.

miring to tP.0 ohomical foodors in thc south end of tho 186 Dominoralizatlon ' Building was romovcd ao that tho foodcrs could bo transferred.

A now L-1 p-1 containing additional iastrunonts for 190-DRwas installad in thc control room of Building 190.

Service rrriring and instrumont wiring to Building 1904 wore disconnoctod to permit mcming tho building for construction chnngcs.

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?..j? ;,w2:p>?xwtih%Ld5 L?AL&&bSl~ '-kii"%ifibgrosa has boon disnnntlod and ronmod. Crossing nom mats all code roquiremnts

Tolophone oablo, SOHCOand twistod pair woro disoanaoctcd from tho 1904 Building and will bo rccanootod aftor building has boon movcd to its now looation 25 foot fra prosont location.

Twenty-throe bad ordcr polos woro roplaccd in tho distribution and fcnca lighting circuits.

105 Pilo Buildinq

Thc rod indicating light on autonntic traxsfor switch was canncctcd tc indicato *on s~tchis in "amrgoncy" position.

Installation of back-up limit switch on ucpcr far work arc0 crmc vms camplctod. Two roelitos and push-buttons wora renovod frcn It C" o 1cvat or for ctnnos transferrod to 105-DR.

Drop-out tosts Ncrc pcrfomd on vortical scfcty rods aftor replaoing 4 rcctifiors.

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Installatian d oloctric gaugos nountod on top of unit cad on far sido was startcd.

Vortical safoty rod clutch collsotor rings and brush08 due to roportod slipping of No. 29 rod during daily test woro clomod..

Do 100-DR Area

Elactrical work requiromnts directly stoanning from the 100-0 construction program have increased considombly. While a large proportion of thc tinc to dnto hrw boon utflizod for stand-by ncn during novonent of crmos otc., a start has been mado tmard pornancnt "ties" bctwccn the prcsont installation and thc new construction. Tho mcossary conduit runs thrmgh tho pipe tunno1 or0 boing plannod and mtorials boing rcquisitionod fron Construction for this installation in tho 190-D Building.

An ovorhcad guy stub hsinstalled in on0 of tho 230 W guys in the moa in order to provido clotaranco far construction traffic.

At tb roquost of "DR" Construction, cight spans of sorios strcot lighting oonductor wcro isolatad fron the circuit and two polos mre ronovcd in order to provide aloaranco for oxcamtion work nocossary in tho installation of tho 72 inoh pipe line.

A transformor serving tho Badgo Bouso in this nrca wns rcnovcd f'ron sorVico et the request of Constmotion.

Equipmant is nm on hnnd for installatian of thc now 13.8 XV fccdcrs to tho aroo fron Supstation A4. -4 -.a* -.-mW-

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Tho follarring work ma porformcd on oquipmoxt in tho 183 Mltor Plant Building x

A. Ropairod startor and wiring to chlorino warning pit exhaust faa. B, Ropaimd badly danagod control station on cram.

C. Roplacod dofoctim ccil on No..3 line foodor vibrator.

Temporcry wiring and switchos mro installcd on tho oxporimntal charging machine mock-up in Building 189.

Under Rojcct C=238, Effluoat Line 105-7, oloctricd work is conplcto oxcopt for work at 107 Inlot Houso and replacing sigml wire oonduct botwoon 1608 and 105 Buildings.

105 Pi10 Buildinq

bad crrblo ad aannections to tcrninal block on roar faco for Tochnical 5 Division oxpsrinont mro installodm - 122b331 Eleotrioal Division

The telephone booth was removed from the valve pit for installation in Buildfq 184. A tmporary reetifier unit ms made up for standby servioe for the vertioal rod alutches pending receipt of nm reotifiers now on order.

IA order to provide olearaace for crane work in the rciilrond tie yard, it was necessary to disconnect the 7.2 KV line feeding the Gravel Pit at Hanford. The line was restored to normal after completion of rork.

Considerable work was done on the 7.2 KV line feeding the Sanford Air- port.

The 66 KV potential transformer which failed during recent electrical storm has been repaired and is now ready for installation on the Pas00 line at Word.

The emsrgenoy pumps which were installed in the old Word Control House during tl?? flood wero removed during the month as the river has returned to normal levels.

2. 200 Areas

A. Gonorrsl

The power surge of July 19 oaused no damage in the 200 Areas other than burning of n~rou8light bul'to and relaying of sovural motors which rostartod without

ai" "& wrxdq -~Cp~~q~~~~~~~owrooair s rovcaiodg+.&p -, +eomLoc we aiii~thdIbis in good oopdit;id?* Eawovor, lazar in the month a oheok of the ammotor at tho roctifior in tho "T" Aroa Mcatod a drop in ourwnt on tho systcm. A cheek of the linos rcvodlcd a broak in the pioinity of tho oxcavation for tho piping from 155 diversion box to 241-111, Tho broak was rcpairod on July 29, 1948.

On July 19, throo of tho twolvo samplos of stainloss steal pip0 in tho 200-H Tost Arc0 mro rcmmcd from the ground for inspeotion. Onc of tho somplou was reburiod, for, althoughthoro mro signs of corrosion, rosults woro not pronouncod enough in order to detonnina definite oomparison botnroon tho unprotcotod pipa and tho protootod pipos, It is ostimatod that by anothar throe moaths, rosults should bo oonclusivo. Sootions of tho othor two pipos tha+ warlo axoavatod and soil samplcs am randy for labcratory analysis. A summary of tho obscmations mado iE at tha time of oxcavationmoy bo found in tho report on tha cathodio v) protooaon expcrimonts datod July 21, 1948, by John F. Kmo. w 4 B. 200 East koa -Lucs Tho Rowan control switches thnt are no longcr rcquirod at tho 273 Building 0 6 haw boon romcmod and sont to tho Salvage Yard in Richland. 122b332 Eloctrical Division

Duo to tho nblackout" and "operating" procodurc for tho 2924 Building, all outside lights for tho 292-B Building and all tho lights for tho two prccipitator buildings woro rcwirod so that thoy could bo controllcd 'from om switch looatad outsido tho fcncod onclosuro. The om oontrol suitch controls a relay in oaoh building which in turns controls tho lights.

In odor to facilitato thc chccking of instruments in tho 222-3 Laboratory, throo new reaoptaclcs wcro installcd in tho hallway of tho building. Tho motor on tho air oonditioncr for tho Cnrpontcr Shop failcd. An inspoatian rowoled that tho insulation on tho motor loads had fnilcd. Tho loads ;'5oro rcphcod and tho motor rcturnod to scrVico.

Tho loft hand impact wronch on tho 221-B Canyon Building failod. A spar0 impact wronch will bo installcd as soon as tho aanyon conditions will pormit. Tho dofoctivc wronch will bo chocked and rcpcrircd if possiblo undor the special hazards conditions.

Thoro were two motoair failures in tho 221-B Canyon Building. Tho winding failad on opo and a boaring Pailod on tho othor motor. Tho boaring was roplacod and tho motor returnod to sarpico, but duo to contcmination tho othcr motor will bo dostrayod. Tho coil on tho magnotia doador on No. 2 air comprossor in tho 27l-B Building fililod on July 24. Tho ooil was rowound in the 200 East Arca Xotor Shop and mplaced in somioe. A bearing failod on the 5 HP air conditioner motor in Building 2124 during tho mmth. A now bearing was installod and tho motor rcturned to satvico. .,..r*Y*rB- -

Tharo wore 25 motors ropaircd in tha East Area Motor Shop during the nonth.

Rojeot C-225, Cathodic Rotoction - 5-6 Xaste Linas, was complotod. Throo polos boated noar tho 1704 Building which mrc blown ovcr during hoavy winds wore straightonod and rctanped.

At tho request of tho Transportation Division Yard Mastor, a foI.ty foot polo mas sot at the 274 Building Lcadiq Dock.

Sixtoon 2.3 KV polos which mro blown mor during heavy minds iuero straightcnod and rotamped, C. 200 Vest ha

on July 1, a crane oporatod by tho Transportation Division struck acd 7 burned to the ground ono phas ry fccdor supplying

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pmor to tho Tx Arca which was ropsirod by tho Distribution Soction. Thoro ms no intorruption of sohoe to tho "T" Plant oxccpt for a mamontq dip in tho lights and scvcral motors trippod off tho lino. . Thoso motors VrOro rostartod imodiatoly.

On July 10, a cram struck and broko down a stroct light circuit in thc TX Tosk Farm 1~00. Tho crano was boing loadcd onto a railroad flat car by tho Morrison-Xnudscn Company employoos uhcn tho rtccidont OCCUITC~.

Tho Safoty Enginoor for Morrison-Knudson Cmpnny HOS ccntactcd and tho procoduro for cram operation ncar olectric lincs ms discusscd in dotail,

Tho lino ms rcpairod and roturnod to sorvico tho smo day. Tho Distribution Section of tho Eloctricrzl Division installod disconnocts in tho E8-Lll fonco light circuit at tho Eaet Gate House on July 2P. Thoso disconnccts woro installcd for mom flcxibility in dc-encrgizing the fonco light circuit for tho polo raplacomant job.

Tho Yakiaa brrrriCad0 was momd 200 yards oast to tho original location on July 14. Considorablo electrical rrork was involvod and oloctric heators (VG yut to bo installod.

Considorablo mchanical difficulty is boing axporicnaod with tho 15 EP agitators in tho 221-T Canyon Building. Tho practice has boon to pull roplccomsnt units from tho "v" Building, instcll and tcst in tho "T" Building. This method, of courso, oontamimtos the machino and makes topairs very difficult. This prccoduro has been changod and in the future all roplacomont units must be tostod in tho 200 East A~OQshop boforo

orronoow roadings. An inspoc%ion of this trouble rovoaled a high lW8i.StaIIoo coxtaot botrrroon tho gonoretor and tho Uicatiw motcr. The high rosistanoe ~annocti?;nwas found in the cell connection contacts. These contoots were very badly corroded as am all othor netal parts in tho coll. Tho oontaats woro olowd and tha contrifugo rotutncd to scrPIco. A study is boing mdo to dcto-e prawntiw moasuros nocossary to avoid furtbr troublc.

Tho maoation syston at tho Aroa is 85 porcont canplote. This work will be finishod the first weak in August.

Plant crm provided escort for the mmmont and operation of all cranes, drag lines, etc. in the gonerrrl plant O~OLL.

Soven hundrod series fence lighting circuit in tho area that had been danagod Sy crane on July 10 ms ropaircd.

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3. 300 ieca

Tho incroasc of oporrrting tcmpercturo on tho ''Ai'' type canning furxxxo in tho . 313 Matorial Propamtian Building as rcportcd last nonth has rosultod in a shortor Ufo for tho bating elmnts. Thcso nm last about two wocks. Tho subjoct is being studiod.

Tosts and adjustmonts mrc mdo on July 3 in an offort to oliminato tho hunting tondancy of tho induction fwcogonorctors in tho 314 Building, Molt Plant additiw No noticeable inprownont wus obtained, 3nd aCjustnent is in accordmca with mnnufacturors reconnendations. Tho probable cause may bo intor-coupling of naptic circuits.

Various projects arc micr my with nom1 progross of construction.

4. 700-1100 koas

Projuct C-209, installation of fire alarm oquipmnt in tho 703 Building addition, is 95 percent complete. Horns hrvo not os yot bocn dolivcrcd,

At tho request of Constntction, tho size of the ROW trcnsfornor bank scrving tho Robort Gray Junior High School waa incrcascd to provido for additional load. Also, oxtondod socondrrry .md acrvico to tho now saw shed,

h trcnsfomr bank sarping tho Construction Pip0 Shop locotcd on Bcnhan Avcnuo asromovod at tho requost of Construction.

At tho roqucst of Richlrnd Patrol, a nsw "Path-0-Safety" light ms installcd in tho eafoty crossing Fn front of tho Rccrcation Hall,

At Donnitory 1-8, no-romowd 4-40 volt scrvica t3 thc air conditioner nnd-, c-s3 rcplscc4 sar?risc* x

Lighting sorvico to two hutmnts in tho Labor Yard which had bcon disconncctod during tho flood imwrovided.-

Danago to stroot lighting ;md ffro alarn cirouits oausod by truck bro- off polo at comr of Pcrldns andTillians was rcpairod.

Sorvico was disconnoctod fromtho Collmbia EIigh School trrnsforncr bank wd was roconnectod undorpmui.

Bll ovcrhoad 66 KV guy 1-s wore extondod or shortonod in order to prcvido CbarazmO fa the MW dual highmy boing constructod to tho 300 Barrf cado ,

In order to pro~dotemporary lighting for construction work on tho OXtonSiOn of tha Smge Treatwnt Plank, it ms nccossary to act tho follorrtfng mw polost sovon 50 foot, ona 45 foot, two 40 foot and niao anchors. Socondnty wiros mre strung and 26 1000 watt flood lights mrc mouxitod. Tho trans- fomor setting was constructod consisting of 0x10 50 K'VA transfomr end om 9 7.5 IcJn trufarmr. 1.2 2 b 3 3 5 Eloctrical Dfvision

During tho month, Construation Housing iroas “B” and “E“ mcra inspected nnd acaoptcd far oporation and maintonax0 by tho Elcctricnl Divisim. The two 7.2 Icp oxpross foodor8 frm Station B143 to l3m-t Point war0 also inspactod nnd accoptod,

Two 60 foot poles woro sot for radio antomas at tho Richland Patrol Head- quartors . Tho now radio ststionVGMB-12 in Richland was installod and cut into scrvico on July 6, 1948. . 5. Distribution and Trunsnission

Tho scrvicos of cntire porsonnol of on0 crew ham boon kopt busy prcviding escort for the novcnont of construction nachinory so as to protoct ovorhcad linos acd porsonnol. Dcspita this nocsure, as will bo notcd from outaGo reportJ cquipnent has bocn novcd withaut propor notificction or clcamnco and sovoral outages and noar accidents occurrod bocauso of Cisrogard of safoty rules by Sub- c ontrbc t o rs . Tha final buil2ix plans for now line ~d substatim crows hondquartors to bo located noar 251 Substation hvo baon cmplotod and approwtd,

Thc following polcs wtxo Osmoso troatcd during tho month;‘-.

Inspected Condonn3d Treatod

200 East Arca 88 72 16 This craw was uscd olsowhore C’wing tho rcst of th month, cleaning and

Two way nobilo sots 104 TWO my wbilo units ovcr- hauled cmplotoly 15 Stationary unita 5 Stationary units installod 1 n Nobilo units lnstalloc! 12 u1 Mobilo units ranovcd 10 LI Radio stationTX24B-2 was changed to naw location, YaMnn barrioac?o. 3 In the 700 Aroa, tho oil cirauit broakor on constant current rogulator cn of 700 serics strcet lighting circuit failod and ms rcplacod with Sparom eI 0 Pmcr Supply Interruptions W Durztion Romrks n -Data -precr Cirouit Affcctod 230 KV July 1 200-*.f 2300 volt lino E8- 3 hrs. 8 . Crano booked pbS0 I29 nin. dawn ‘0 79 i 22b33b Eloctriaal Division

Pomr Supply Interruptions {Cont ‘do ) -Dete -hros Circuit Affcatcd Durstion 23Q Rv

July 10 100-D Fonco light cirouit 2 hrs. 4 Transforncr fuso Qin. blown

Ally 19 34 nin. Scvorc 230 KV disturtxlncc duo to Ugh-g. Grand coulee 2roppca 97% load. Critical Y aftcr all arcas scrmc d . -66 KV July 1 Richland D1-LS 2 hrs. 20 Ditch ca~0-i~at min. Lao md Thayor, lino dawn

July 11 5 hrs. 55 Airplano struck an. lino at Ynlcinn Rivcr crossing

July 17 Richlnad 300 sorios strcot lights 1 hr. 4 FiXturc brokon by . lin, boy

July 17 Richland D1-Ll fron D1-X1 - 25 min. em0 kncoked wire

i: 11.J - Hanr’ord-Taunton Line 1/’2 an. Ldghtnfng 21-75 --OF’) 1- r .+ .- L SO~~Y,B P~SO, first zone

hly 20 Riahhnd CJI street lights, 39 nino Construction truak broken pole at Yillioss broke pole and Perkins 60 Telephone- Section Tho installation of tonporary 26 pair neoprcno cable for tenporary trunk sorvico to “A” Housing Arou is now camplcto nnd pinnl spliaing is awaiting Subcontractor’s cablo within tho “An ,lroa. This tmporary cublo will pornit installation of approxicatoly 40 porccnt of tclophonos raquostod in “A“ Housing Arca. Divfsion heads haw boon consultcd mlativo to priority f;r actual tolcphone installations which will ba startcd during tho first wok Of AwuSt.

Tho loading, balancing and splicing of tho 27 quad trunk cable bc-on “BY‘’ and ?kite Bluffs is About 25 pcrccnt conploto. 11 122b33l Eloctricnl Division - Tho 50 pair cable sorrLag the 2345 Arm was izstallod and placed in ser.Vice.

Tho folloP*lng nunbcr of linos wd sidos wcro vacant on tho Riohlad telcphono switcrhboard us of' July 29, 1948 I

Class Liincs vacant Sidcs Vacant

1500 Sorios 12 28 Rcsidont Nunbore 51 344 OPMco Numbcrs 36 15 Thc nmbor of sidos vacant on rcsidont nunbors will bo considorably szllor whpooplo who ham, novcd to thc "A" Housicg :ma arc giwn SOI'V~CO.

During tho nonth tho following tclophonos voro novcd:

Installed ficnovod

All work moas 78 39 Richland 437 373 North Richland 136 57 mhito Bluffs ond 100-H -77 -13 Total 728 482

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122b340 DECLASSIFIED INSTRUMENT DIVISION MONTHLY REPORT

JULY. 19L8

GENERAL In keeping with the reduction in the design load for the new areas, it is planned to shift certain Instrument Division personnel who haw been on assignment with the Design and Construction Divisions back into operations tacancies a

The tempo of the Design, Developnent and Manufacturing Sections for instruments for the new areas is reachiq an aUtime hiam The burden of supply contracts for large blocks of instruments at early delivery dates is left to caPnmercial vendors. Tbaugfl rslieued of shop work in these cases a large amount of supervisory time in following the contracts is required. To mini- mize this aspect of the problem we have concentrated on complete mam;zfactur- ing drawings, good product wearing of prototypes and limited manufactured sqle lots, On July 28, 1948, a vendors invitation to bid meeting uaa held at Hanford for the purpose of obtaining quotations on 60 Feu-fold Upha Hand Checkers 'and 4.0 Five-fold Hand and Foot Counters. Representatives of eight manufact- ers were present. Bids are due August 13, 1948. work order summary:

-. Totals 174 l323.1 85 24l2.0 173 1369.3 grnanization and Penonnel Number ai employees on payroll: ulz Beginning of Month 136 Ehd of Month sz Net Increase 1 Reason: One employee added to payroll as Instrument Helper,

122b341 Instrument Mtbian 100 AREAS Reference Report No, 106282 The innerbarricade instnrment construction work being carried on by the Divfsion is pmgressing in a very satisfactory mer. The Con- struction Divisions schedules for ccmrpletion will. be met. It has been necessary to operate all 105-B sample room RXG9s on 10 x loou range due to high chamber background. This does not give sdficient sansitivfty. In au effort to correct the condition, all chambers were decontmninated, but the background quickly built up to the fozmer level. The situation is thought to be due to a film formation in the process water tubes and is expected to correct itself dur- continued operation. The Flourator Recorder for the C@ addition system in 105-D and the Taylor helium make-up gas pressure recorder have been panel mounted and installed on the wall to the right of C@ Rotameters. Additional range changes are anticipated in View of an announced inten- tion to increase unit atmosphere frm 25% to 40% q. During extreme power fluctuation on Jiuly 19, the voltage dropped momen- tarily and then increased to a point considerably above normal.. The effect of this condition aa evidenced in the 190-D process water pressure control response was unwual and, in the opinion of the writer, not heretofore exp5enced on this project. The low voltage was of such short duration that the flywheels of the electric pumps maintained normal water pressure, On the other hand, the high voltage and frequency condition that followed increased the water pressure, to slightly above full chart mading, to appradmate4 405 p.s.i. This obviously was due to sudden increased spkd of motor drivwn pumps. It is to be noted too that the overpressure regulator3 were likewise of no protective value.

AU 100 Areas units were shutdawn aa a result of this power fluctuation at 1:53 P.H. Wfects of the surge on instrument equipment was felt in the 100-D Area; where fuses blew on rectifiers to temperature monitor S~t-J tube burned out in amplifier to 183 basin level control system and several pllot lights ruined in same Integrons. In the 100-F Area fhea meflown on: Bailey Calculator, 1701 Rectrameters and two Health Instrument Counting Rate Meters, 200 AREAS (Reference Reuort No. Hw1106331

Higfi level radiation was discovered on manometer lines in the operating gallery at Section 3 in Building Zl-T, These lines lead to the 30% dismlwr off-gas scrubber. Cdly survey indicated rapid decay until it reached safe limits, Decontamination of instnunents on Sections 12 and I3 in Building 2214 reported last month has been held up Until all conduits can be sealed.

Two orifice sections for measurement of stack gas flow to 811 experfnentd gas scrubber in Building 292-BA were fabricated and calibrs. The 30 ton tank scales for the Hydmflouric acid storage tank were over- hauled and calibrated prior to ref- of the tank. Calibration of . production balances in 231-W has been difficult due to discrepancies between weights used for calibration and those used for weighing. All. these weights are being standardized against a set of certified weights by the Standards Section. Project C-163 - Waste Line Thexmocomles Three thermocouple assemblies were installed this month, work is approximately 45% camplete. 300 AREA (Reference Report No. HW-10629) Project C-219 - Additional Health Instnnnents A lot of 20 each, Juno and C.P. Survey Meters, are 50% complete. A revision has been issued to the Technical Associates to cover improved battery baxes on CP meters. Prototype Neutron Meter is carrtpleted. Production of sample lot available in September. Four Standard Alpha Counters were canpleted .sud delivered, Three BF' Neutron Counters are ready for testing. Poppy Cart redesigned for ou 2 side vendor fabrication. A portion of these instrument requirements are being combined with health instrument requhemente for the 234-5 project to obtain the advantages of quantity productiorr. ,

Desim Section

5s m,N&A,-DialS Health Irwtnrment Divieions 6. Red8Jm 3.3" fachamber Health Instrument Di~sions 7. RedeaignPoppyCart Health Instrument Mvisions 8. Design Rotameter stan& Health Instrument Divisions

Lo Photoelectric Position Indicator for slug Marking. 2- Cmed Slug Counting Device for 100 Areas. 3. Power Level Indicator for 100 Are-0 4. Cover Motion Recorder for 100 Areas. 5. Autanatic Teinperature Monitor - IBH System Survey, Cover Motion Recorder for 100 Areas

A prelhinary design has been made for a device to monitor and record the motion of the tap of a pile for the Technical Division. A prototype pneumatic-electric transmitter and other main parts of the mercury level follmp system for one end of the mercury line have been fabricated. A morder and other d.scellaneaus parts have been ordered for use in the system. ,a - -2 - 77 122b343 Instnnnent Dioision

F’urther experimental work with scintillation counting of dpha particles indicates that geometry factors of approldmately 30% may be obtained. Olrtical Section Pro.)ect C-ln - Crane Periscopes Little progress was made on the Crane Periscope Project C-171. Two parts, the eyepiece tube and collimator tube, are too long for any lathe in the Instrumenz Division. Previously we have received good service at the 2004 Area Machine Shop, but this month they were not able to finish our pieces because one lathe was out of canmission and the other w29 busy with a~lergency,jobs. We expect it will. be another week before we can go ahead on this project. 700 AFBA (Reference Reuort’ No. Hw-10630) -Standards Section Calibration of optical pyraaneters represents a new semdce. One was compared with uur Standamb Section meter over the range U+OO-3403°F.

28 Mica window tabes 38 Thin wall glass tubes

Metal-GI aus-lttca Seals At ow request the Ychenectady Research Laboratory did develop mechanical features of a Mica Window Tube. The equipment and procedures developed them will be used In our Tube Shop for further tube production. We haw delayed enterfng into this production pending the availability of satisfactory Mica Windm %bes irom cmnercial S~W‘C~S. However, to date we have been unable to procure tubes that meet our specifications and requirements. Appmximately as00 has been spent on tubes ordered for testing purpoierr frcnn Tictoreen, Sylvanla, North American Ups, Cyclotron Specialties, Radiation Counter Laboratories and Amperex. Of these the last has the most promis- design, but OUT order for the t~?e needed here, 100-E, has been unfilled for several months. DECLASSIFIED 122b344 Instrument Division DECLASSlFIED DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION Area13 (Reference ReDort No. Hw-10631) Desiq Procurement requisitions for all equipment required for 100-H Area is approxhately 95% camplete. Items reaminhg are as follows:

Process Area

1. Main Control Desk Panel, 2, Miscellaneous and Area Monitoring PanelS- 3. Gas Drjer and Circulation Panel and Control ‘Equipent. 4. Make-up Cas Panel and Control Equipnent. 5. Gss Analysis Panel (The major portion of equipment required for this will be taken fran 100-3 and 100-0 Areas. %me additional pieces must be ordered.) Power and Water Area 1. ~railiaryPanel (u)~prmrping station Control ban. 2. Tank RoadD Control Panel. 3. Gauge Panels far 183 and 182 Buildings, 4. Euscellaneous flaw manometers, orifices and pressure gauges.

1. Fifteen huudred of the two thousand pressure monitor gauges are

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3. Scme 47 H.M. ionization chambers made by General wineering and coasulting Laboratories in Schenectady have been received. These will be sent to the Health Instrument Divisions calibration group for checldng. L Ten shim stock i-ation chambem far use with the water monitor system have been received. Seven of these showed leaks when tested. All will be returned to vendor far repair. REDOX (Reference Re~ortNo. W10632) Demonstration Unit

A Fischer-Porter Rotatronic flow contraller was installed on the 1-A Denonstration unit organi &e systen. The accamparDring air motor for the cerrtrifugal pump drive was changed to an electric motor to improve the reproducibility of speed control. Several test runs have been attempted since changing the pump drive, but on each occasion the rotameter float has become jammed by a collection of dirt from the system. --her -8- checklng haa been abandoned w-til an overzll system clean-up is made. 63 122Ls345 Instrument Divisian

RLL time SA?* coverage by the Instrument grmp was started in the 321 Wding an 7/6/48. ’Ihis work is scheduled to coatime throughout the test- program now in progress. The men are wordng a @-hour week on a 7-7-10 schedule. Werior work on the Taak Farm instrumentation has been completed and the work order closed out. Work orders have been received to cover instment applications and adjustments connected with the installation of a Mixer-Settler Unit in the 321 Building.

PrelAnbwy drawings have been sukdtted in planning the instment requirements and panel locations of a typical cell for the 201-R, Redax Test plant. As it is not pe-ssible to have continuous pipe- fran the operating gallery to the cas, allcartrollers, recorders, etc., mounted on the aperating panel, will be supplied from transmitters which are located on a sub-panel in the pipe gallery. It was suggested that the ventilation wall, between the operating and pipe galleries, be supplied with dndows to permit observation of the equipaent located the sub-pa~~elo

Project 23L-5

To meet the operating requirements of the Poppy Survey Instruments a -Paw@ iw?~.pnt-~m?&Ymt @$*“*, BuMauaL” %be proad&** L -2-e-

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them to refleu the situatlan wlth the vexxior.

A meet- waa held in Detroit on 7/15/48 to review the building ven5ilation requirements with representatives of several control equipment vendors. Bids are to inae designing of system, furnishing of the control equipment and field adjustment after installatian.

BECLASSIFIED

... 122b34b TRANSWRTATION DIVISIOX MONTHLY REPORT

JULY 1948

GENERAL

Absenteeism in the Transportation Division for the month of July ms 1.05%. This ma a decrease of 2.2077 over the month of June.

Following is the July "ark Order Summary for the Nechanfcal and Labor Sections.

krk on hand Vork Completed Normal 'Ivork on June 27 July 25 hand July 25 N0.d Estimated NO .of Estimated No .of Estisated Groups Orders Man Days Orders Man Days Orders Man Days

All Area Labor ad Repair 40 545.3 30 2,365.8 38 403.3 700-1100 and Railroad Labor 62 683.8 68 3,336.9 63 * 796.6 Riverland hilrnad Repair 17 137.9 6 222 00 21 174.9 700-1100 Repair 80 333.9 75 2 364.5 71 391.4 Total Labor and Bpair 199 1- 1T* m 1- ORGANIZdTTOH AND PERSONNEL

E. E. Gillum was placed in charge of bfimr Construction activities and Pra ject Wrk for the Transportation Division July I, 1948.

Terminations 13 Transferred to other Divisions 3 Total -E- New %ires -8 Net decrea se 8

Farce of Morrison-Knudsen, Track Maintenance Subcontractor,. was increased by 14 and their total force as of July 31, 1948 mas 233.

122b347 OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES

1. Finilroad Operations

Wilraad operations continued in a routine manuer with train movenents being effected as scheduled. Comercial tonnage was some.lrfiat above normal as a total of 5,233 cars was handled during July compared with 4,555 in June.

Nan-routine work ms exceedingly heavy throughout tho month as one train crew ms engagad in moving aggergata from mito Bluffs to 200-West Area while mother crew was handling ballast and other material in connection with the hilroad Rehabilitation Program between Yay Junction and North Richland. Still another wrk train vas used in picking u? old rail between May Junction and the 300-Area.

Because of the increase in Construction site sdtching, It ms necessary to assign one train crew to Vhite Bluffs in order to keep cars spotted and the empties pulled and moving in the 100-3 Area. Richland, North Richland, Asphalt Track, Hudson Spur, and vicinity required the services of a full time switckea crew.

Volume of Railroad Operations work necessitated a six day work wek for train crews and dispatchers in lieu of additional personnel.

2. Repairs

Alco locomotive 39-3729 ~RBS placed in service on July 2 and failed after eight (8) hours of operation. It pws necessary to install new pistons and component parts.

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3. Track Maintenance

ailmad track maintenance continued in a routfne manner throughout the Areas by Transportation Division forces and outside the Areas by Subcontraotor's force8 rith the following items of interest.

a. Applied chemical weed treatment to all track in the 100 and 200 Areas. b. 100-B Area - Relaid one turnout and 1,000 fset of coal track with 100 pound rail. Replaced one set of slRitCh ties and 25% of cross ties on coal track laad. c. 200-West - Completed 25% of tio ronemls in main treck betrneen 211-T and coal track turnouts.

2) . DECLASgFIED 122b348 d. The Rsilroad Track Maintenanca Subcontractor mas engaged in the following wrk in addition to that of a more routine nature.

ail relay ms completed from teay Junction to Richland (15 miles) and the May Junction and Prosser Road Line Revision (2 miles).

Placing of ballast on Prosser Road Revision was completed and the May Junction Revision is approldmotely 75% complete.

Tie renewals and surfacing were completed from May Junction to Mile Post 3-27 (6 miles).

Grading on lise revision east of 100-B Area is 70% complete. Footirys for encasement of 42" export line have been poured.

AUMbiOTIVE OPERATIONS A-YD REPAIRS

I. Automotive Operations

8. Effective July 6 the procedure for withdroning vehicles from the 300-Area Motor Pool ms changed as outlined in S.1.Instructions Letter No. 92 so that the control of Pool Units will be handled by the 300-hrea 'hmsportation Division Representative. It Is contemplated that this procedure will effect better utilization of equipment.

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Ad- travel direction qui8 reversed t~ accomodate shoppers at the food market located at Goethals Drive and Comstock Street.

Effeotive July 1 bus service ns established between the Bichland Bus Terminal and Wte Bluffs. This service is for $? Shift employees to and Prom nork and is in effect five days a week Monday thru Riacy.

Effective July 1, shuttle service was established for #2 Shift employees from the 200-West Arm Badge House to tho 200-Test Minor Construction Gate House.

Personnel increases necessitated the assignmoat of one ndditionnl bus to both the 100-B and 200-Bst hreas.

3: C. The extent of automotive equipment us-e is indicated by the monthly total mileage of 1,3O6,704 for all types of vehicles.

d. The extent of hrea bus traffic is indicated by the monthly total passenger count of 119,465 and the extent of Village Locr.1 bus trsffic is indicated by the monthly total passenger count of 64,361.

e. Off-thc-Plant special automobile trips (company business and official visitors) totalad 261.

f. Miscellaneous automotive operations services including (a) kotor Pools (b) Inter-Area Shuttle Service (c) Inter-Area Freight, Mail and Express Services (d) Towing and Wecker Service =re rendered during thg month in a routine manner.

2. Repirs

The Repairs Section received 192,672 gallons Pf gasoline, 61,434 gallons of Diesel fuel and 8,064 gallons of kerosene during the month for Pro ject uae. -.LABOR ACTIVITIES 1. Roads and Streets

Construction of parking lot at Campbell's Food Store required 400 cubic ynrds of ballnst, 170 cubic yards of 3/4" minus rock and 90 tone of pro-mix mater fa1 .

Pnrking lot between Swift boulevard and the 700-6reo required 263 tOnS of pre-mix miterial and 170 cuois yards of 3/4" minus mck. .*

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lVbi@-%kii'~%Was continued on a routine basis with the follotrring items of interest.

Excavation has been completed and 300 cubic yards of earth were backfilled on the Process Sewer Line to 107 at 105.

Project C-238 (Effluent Sewer Line 105-F to 107-F) Hauled and backfilled 1,600 cubic yards of earth on 42" offluent line and 105-F rmlw pit. Finish graded 1100 feet of trench underneath 42" line. Placed 85 cubic yards of concret8.

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Project C-100 (Precipitator Building (.4B)) Approximately 100 cubic yards of earth were hand backfilled on outside lines completing this phase of work.

Project C-105 (Precipitator Ruilding (ABC)) Excavation is 80% complete.

Project C-112 (Additional Underground %ste Tank Facilities) Approximately 15,000 feet of 18" trenching ms excavated and backfilled for cathodic protection.

Project C-133 (Special Test "Fells) oliells 50-30 and 49-79 were completed at depths of 380 and 290 feet respectively. Tells 47.5-60.5, 25-56 and 40-24 mere started during the month and completed at depths of 287, 315, and 120 feet respectively. Fells 60-80, 20-20, 25-70 and 36.5-50.6 were started and have present depths of 90, 120, 170 and 60 feet respectively. Footage on all -11s drilled to date totals 12,073.

Project C-225 (5-6 Rtste Disposal near 361-B Tsnk and Dry Well) Bpproximtely 4,000 cubic yards of earth were hauled for backfilling on the tile field. Excavation is 95% complete. hlls 361-E-14, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 mre started and completed during the month. Each well has a completed depth of 150 feet. %ll 361-B-15 was started and has a present depth. of 115 feet. Footage on all wells drilled to date totals 1,015.

e. -300 Hauled and placed 950 cubic yards of backfill muterial in the 37074 a.nd 321 Buildings.

Excamtad 300 cubic ycrds of earth for water line from thc 3703 Building to the Area fence and 78 cubic yards for sewr line fromthe 3'745 Building to the Area fence.

Approximately 135 cubic yards of concrete were plnced in 321, 3706, 3708 Buildings and the 300 Test Nitrate Storage Slab. Pa 700-1100 IWmildiag and revamping of the 1100-Area coal docks required 500 man-hours and is now 95% complete.

Approximately 430 man-hours mre expnded in flood rehabilitation which inchded the removing of sand bags from the Sewage Disposal Plant and effluent lines.

EQJIWBENT CONTROL

1. A study of Operations' automotive and construction equipent requirements for the period 1948 through 1952 was made for the Atomic Snergy Coda sion . 2. Eighteen units were transferred to the Design and Construction Division on P.I.T.'s makirg a grand total of 459 vehicles transferred to date.

3. There are 260 units of squipent presently on order as 24 units were requisitioned during the month. Thirteen units were received on orders placed prior to July 1 and 11 units mere received on requisitions placed during the mnth.

TRAFFIC SECTION

1. Effective July 1, i948, dmurrage debits on cars subject to average agreements can be offset by credits at the ratio of one to one, instead of two credits to one debit. This will reduce demurrage charges on outbound shipmeats because in the past there haw seldom been enough credits to offset dabits at a ratio of DRO to one.

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n;ve,ap;lFoqed. O.ym~qqwaLGLZ -a, -68 ,q& 54, A.~W., - - Sodrum NXtrite, moniUm' Silicofluoride Wttle to Hsnford which will effect a saving on shipments of these connnodities fmmthe East Coast moving by miter to Seattle as follows,

Sodium. Bichromate aad Sodium Nitrite - 9# CQ&. - $54.00 per car. Amonicrc Silizofluoride and Ferrous humnium Sulchnta - 23/ cwt. - $I33.00 per car.

4. Effective July 19, 1948, Eastern Rail Lines increased their passenger fares approximately 10 to 14 per cent.

5. Ihe Interstate Commerce Commission, under their Special Docket No. 209787 (Our Claim O/C 57) authorized and directed the Milmakee, Burlington and Nortl.ern Pacific Railroads to pay to General Electric Company, Richland., on or before August 23, 1948 the sum of $51,874.36 with interest at the rats of e": Fer annum as repamtion on account 02' unreasor-able freight charges paid on 1,088 cars of coal nhic!". moved from Xleenkun, Pqtoning to dsnford, %shington during the period fro~i Octcber 1, 1946 to Xovember 20, 1946.

6. As a result of rate reductions secured from the carriers there was a total savings in freight charges for the month of July mounting to 335,787.96.

i 22b353 TECHNICAL DIVISIONS

my1948

August 1, 1948

Pile Technolorn Division

The detection of rare earth impurities in unpurified paphite has suagested that these elements may contribute an important psrt of the absorption. It is now bslie~edthat completely pure mphite would. show a dih In excess of 1.22. It habeen demonstrated that the graphitization process produces a large improvement in quality and that the purification process can be operated with the bars stacked two high in the furnace instea& of in a single laxer as at present.

The dimsnsianal recovery produced in inadisted graphite by themal annealing is acccrmpanied by a proport1onatel;r Merrecovery of the c 8x1s expansion. Allocation of graphite for the DR Pile has been completed.

Data from the startup of the B Pile indicate a xenon-free grs~hitscoefficient which is lower than expected. An additional coefficient teat at the D Pile has confirmed that there haa been no increase in the graphite coefficient as a result of the addition of carbon dioxide. This result is anmabus because an increase in re8CtiVitJT was obaemed upon addition of the carbon dioxide.

Segmented diecharge of pile tubes as now conceived involves periodic discharge of 75s of the tube, lesathe remaining 259 EB a ''heel" for re-irradiation. This procedure haa all the advantages obWby two-step Irradiation of ell slugs, decredeea the frequency ~5thwhich the tubes must be discfLerged, and , alPrplifiet3 the iaaugurrttion of segnented discharge. In preparation for segmented discharge the upstream dtnmny slugs are currently being omitted from tubes aa they are re-loaded.

Evidence accumlatea that corroeion of Van Stone flanges is relativelg independent of the gt3lvanic action between aluminum and etainlees steel. Aluminum Inaerts between the flange and the nozzle did not tnhibit pitting of the flange and were themselves pitted on the side adjacent to the aluminum flsnge rather than on the aide adjacent to the stainleas steel nozzle.

.1 1226354 Technical Divieiona

Separatlone Technolorn Division

Callbration of the 16" Redox Scale-up column and it8 auxiliaries ha8 been cmpleted and preliminary operation of tne unit etarted. Pilot run8 in the emall columns with Raschig ring pacldng have shown that thia type of packing eliminates the anomalous maae transfer rates which have been experienced in the paet with different types of urenium feed in columns packed with Fenske helices. A comparison of the 2" and 3" columns packed with Rzachlg rings ale0 hae &own no eimficant ecale effect8 to be preeent over thie llmited range. These reeulte Indicate that the baeic operating characteristics of the 16" column can be eetablishod in an abbreviated progrem euch ea hae been planned. Cood proses8 ha8 been made in carrying out the neceeeary modificationa of the Scale-up and Demonstration unite for installation of both large and small ecale mirer-settler equipment 88 soon a8 it le received from the vendor. It ie erpected that &this equipment will be delivered during the coming month.

The Research group is cemytng out a eyetematfc etudy of uranium feeds and the douamaae traafer rat88 which have appeared in colurrmb with Femke packing. The crosaaver oxidation atep ie receiving attention, particularly at plutonium concentrations correeponding to full level Hanford feede, elnce the behavior at these concentrations is aomslwhat different from that In low level aolutiona employed in previous proceee development work. Studie? of ruthenium chemistr;r continue with enghatlie on identification of the ionic species present in process eolutiona. Other work involve8 the determination of zirconium distribution ratios under various procese conditione and a study of dietzibution ratios for plutonium (IV) In Redox proceea etreama.

Metallurgy & Control Dlvieion

300 Area Plant Aacrietace personnel contlwed to eupenrlee the production rolling of uranium roda for Hcnford at Ft. Wayne, Ind., and Lockport, IT. Y. They clso obasmcd 8 sucoeeef'ul trtd rolling at Vulcan Cricible Steel, Aliquippa, Pa. on July 23. Bronze dip conditione to assure complete structural transformation of thie netal were eekbli8hed for the triple-dip slw C- procese. Indicntions are thet the cycle time ertenaion found eseential can be relieved when mema for more effective elq agitation in the bronze bath are devlaed. It was found that a simple slw f'racture teat ahows the degree of etructurd transfornation a8 wen a8 doe8 the more laborious Leboratory examination, and equipment tw place this fracture teet in routine plant use is being aeeembled.

'l'~0hundred and twenty-nine enriched unnlum-al- alloy elwe (Special Reweat 32) were followed through canning Md Inspection. Using a single-dip I. Al-Si bonding procees, 217 of these aluga proved acceptable for pile loading.

BnmlnRtion of the 4" lead-diFpd, alpha-rolled uranium slug which ruptured in 100-F pile onMay 30 wes conclubd. A pinhole was found in the weld of the 2 I22b355 Technical Divisions

end-cap which had separrted f’rcan this slug, and this hob communicated with voids in the breze-line between the cap and the can wall. Poor wetting also wes visible between the cap and the slug. Roceee water penotrztion into direct contact Kith the uranium evidently had occurred.

Dynamic corrosion tests with mioua alloys and Redox procese solutions were begun, ueing the sgocial laboratory equipment assenbled for this purpose In Building 3706. Aaalyticdt conaultation was begun with Prof. H. H. WiM(University of Michigan) on Redox problems, end with Dr. R. H. Nechtrieb (htitute for t.he Study of Metals, Chicago) on 234-5 Project analyses.

The statistical analgels of blood count data was completed for the Medicel Division. This analysis covered differences due to sex, age, scasom of the year, pre-employment location, and subsequent plant arm location. Cunes were fitted to these data to give the expected blood counts in a?g normal group of people, end limits computed fKnn these curves can be tlsed to distinguish between nomand abnonael bbod smlyses.

Effective Julp I, responsibility for operation of the TOO Area Classified File was transferred A-om the Plant Security & Services Division to the Infornation Group, Metcllurgy 8s Control Division. Thia move consolidated the 300 cnd 700 Are& technical files and reference activities under a single head.

VTSITORS & BUSIIQESS TRIPS

A conference held here on July 8 and 9 to dlscuee problems associated with mP-rnlfactare of graphite for the H Pile end to ylan a developnt proer*a on zey types of graFhita, .w,s @m&d ?-v -,-a f’--C.w-z.z vialtcrs:

Professor 8. E, Willard of University of Michigan spent JULY 19-21 With the Analyticdl Section consulting on Redor andlgticcl Problem.

N. H. Rachtrieb, who XOB at Loa Alamos and now is essocicted with the Institute for the Study of Ketals at Chicago, MB here July 22-25 In conadtatlOn With the Analytical Section on spectro@?aphic method8 for the 234-5 project.

Bu8Iness trips of Technicdl Divisions personnel dura July were as follows: R. Teats and W. T. Gttner followed the roll- of urnnium rods for Hanford at Fort Wayne, Id., during the period July 6-19. Teats also supemteed the Fort W- run on July 27-30. The July 26-31 rolling at Lockport, N. Yo waa covered by T, S. Jonea and R. D. McGreal. On July 23, Jonee visited the Vulcan Crucible Steel Company at Allquippa, Pa., to observe their first sttempt to roll uranium billets, OECLASSlFlED 3 12ib35b Technical Divisions

R. Ward visited the BatteUe Memorial institute on July 7 and the Argome National Laboratory on July 8 for discussions of tbe cooperetive program on urapium metallurgy. T. R-udich spent July 12 and 13 at Ciffels and Vallet, Inc. in Detroit In connection with the deeign program on the 234-5 Project.

D. W. Pearce spent July 12-15 at Oek Ridge reviowlng the netal recovsq studies being cmedout by the Carbide and Carbon Chenicnl Corporrtion and Inspecting the ”hot” kboratory facilities at Oak Ridge National Lnborctories.

Visits hcve been deto Argonne National Lnborato2nJ and to the Stank-crd Oil Development Company et Barn, N. J. to obtaln operationdl experience with mixer-eettler unite to be uaed in Rodox procesees. J. T. Stringer spent July 12-16 et Chicago obsorping the work there with the small scale mixer- settler units and J. G. Bradley spent July 19-23 et Bcyway working Kith the f’ull ecdle unit developed at S.O.D.

J. B, Work vieited Schenect& July 20-21 consulting with member6 of the General Engineering end Consulting Laboratory on their phases of the 234-5 program, and with members of the ghOU.8 Atconic Tower Loboratory on stack gas disposal problems. The following week he visited the Los AL..mos Scientific Laboratory for discuseions of problem associated with DP-West.

B. Weidenhamu spent Ju4 23-24 at the University of California on discussions of plutonium chemistry with mmbers of the chemistry Department staff end then accompanied J. B. Work to Los Alnmna for the discussions there.

R. E. Curtia spent July 29 .=nd 30 at the Schenectady iieeenrch Laboratory consulting on aadyticd. problame

Effective July 19, D. M. bttms transferred from the Chenical Research Section to becams Adminietrative Assistant to the Mr-r, Technical Divisions. Effective J* 29, C, E. Shaier of the Analytical Section and F. B. Quinlnn of the Metallurgy Laboratory were asaimed to I)r. Xhott who 1s to coord~te their activities as Contact Engineers for the design of new chemistry and me-urgy laboratory facilities plrsned for the 400 kea.

Effective July 1, responsibility for operation of the TOO Area Claosffied Files unit was transferred from the Plant Securit;r ad Services Division tootho Infoxmation Group, 300 Technical DiJislon. This tranefer, which wae mede to centralize classified files administration under a single head, involved- 24 non-exempt and 2 exempt people. si t ~r 4 122UJJ-l 100 Technical Division ne 30 Pile Phyeics Section 27 30 Pile Engineering Section 14 16 41 46 200 Technicdl. Division Process Section Development Section Rosearch Section

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300 Area Plant Aasiatnace Group 10 10 Metallurgy Labomtory Section 18 18 Analytical Section 379 404 Statistics croup 9 9 Informstion G~OUP 47 --4r88

Adminis tration 12 13 622 693 New hires were as follows: Pile Physics added three axenpt &micists and one non-exempt clerical employee. Pile Engineering added one exempt engineer (Assignment). The 200 Area Process Section added one exempt chemical engineer. The Redox Development Section added eleven chen4ccl snght9ers (two exempt ad -axr?mt 'PdricA, Cm&:a%;e 3. ?%.e -.,L ... .

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added two non-exmt clericd. eclployees. Terminations and niscelZcneous transfers (inch- FUes change noted above) accounted for the rest of the change8 in persoanel. One of the terminations was due to lack of houaing. At month-end thers were 8 exempt and 56 non-exempt personnel on the Technical rolls awaiting securie clearance for classified work. M03t of the latter were laboratorians and analysts in the A.mLytical Section.

DECLASSIFIED

5 t 22b358 Technical Divisions

uranim MeltI~Q and Cas-

In a discussion held with Natimal Carbon C3. representatives on July 8 at Hanford it was suggested that the cxidation and possibly also the cracking experienced with Type AGR graphite crucibles might be reduced by containing the cmcibles in protective cans during burnout. Also, it was noted that use of the more dense Type (23-312 graphite might reduce crucible cracking. Accordingly, protective cans, and Type ‘23-312 graphite crucibles haue been ordered for trial in the melt plant. Thicker walled crucibles (1-11/16” wall) also are to be evaluated. Cast irm molds and molds made fmm seamless steel tubing (Timken) have been ordered for testing to ascertain whether mold life might be appreciably improved with these types of molds.

Results with pickling cleaned uranium turnings prior to briquetting have indicated that the oxide content an these turnings if3 reduced from abcut 2% to a negligible (but still visible) amount. Briquetting and storing in air for 48 hours did not measurably increase the amount of oxide. Briquettes prepared from pickled turnings will be tried in the melt plant in order to determine vhetber the casting yield can be improved.

Canning of the slugs prepared from. duplexed uranium rods under P.T. 34-554 was campleted. This material (1146 slugs) has been sent to the 100-B Area for pile testing.

P.T. 314-5644 waa appmved to cover an experimental gannna-phase extrusion run designed-to evaluate the effects of extrusion temperature and’rapidity of quench- ing on rod structure and pile behavior,

An investigation af the effect of slug agitation in the bronze bath (conducted in COOperatiOtI with the btaUurgy Laboratory) indicated that the degree of agitation markedly affects the rate at which slugs are heated, and hence the depth of Uranium transf3nnstion for a given bath time and temperature. With slow agitation

6 I22b35q DEGMSSIFIED’ Technical Divisions

TWO hundred and twentj-nine enriched wirzm-aluminum alloy slqs for Specid Req-aest No. 52 were received and processed through canning and inspectim. This meterial vms canned by a modified AlSi bonding process, using a single AlSi bath. Two hundred &id nineteen of the conned pieces successfully passed the required 330 Area inspection tests, and 217 pieces were accegted for pile exposure. 1- fracturt test was developed to facilitate the examination 3f uranium Slugs (and rods) for grein size, This simple test is valuable in &*mining the depth to which a slug has transformed during heating in the bronze bath, and it has been termed the r"TF.-test (transfomaticn-fractuR). Alpha-rolled slugs that

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Examination of dqlexed urcniun rods indicated th8% preferred orlentction exists in urenium rods fabricated in tb alp& phcse whenever sufficient defom- ation occurred to ccluse recrystzllizztion. Because simple processing of gum or corrmaerclal mumdoes not seen to offer eny possibiEty of securiag a random oriontztion in this caterid. when iebricated in tho alpha phrse, or of secura a fine rcadonly oriented structure when f'ariccted in the gmm P~MO, the c.pprooch to the grcin she-orientation -,roblcE thct now see= nost expodieat is the edditiomof small mounts of ;I;LLe elements to wdm in order to c-e its grain growth characteristics. During the mnth c Visit wci nzde to tho Bcttollc Menorial kstite to assist FZl erraging a progrcc of cooperctive study to attain these ends. Lgreenent xcs reached that the all- elements would be selected cccording to inter.st d mailability, osd the% both BatteYc a He.lford would study the behmior of the cllogs obtained with 0.01, 0.1 cnd 1 perccnt additions of ccch element.

7 122b3b0 DECLASSIFIED Technical Divisions

Project Rcqpests wer3 initicted for (1) mock-up facilities for hot-work in the 200-N Area and (2) terqor2 300 Are& mel\;ing and fcbricction facilities, both cis urgently required for the effective study of -niUmmtdlurgy. Alpha Rolled Urrnium

Preliminary work indicated that Q short tfmo c.nnerl following the mcchining operation dlevicted the formation of columnar groins mound tho peripheq of clphrr rolled urrniUm slugs during triple-dip ce;r;nfng operetian. However, further work carried out on slugs nsnceled after m.chining geve inconsistent results. These ettempts were cimed primcrily at evq,luit%ing the effect of low tcmperctuke anneals, and rztes of rise to amedling temperctures.

Routine oxanbation of plant production slug scmples for structural trmforn- ction dter triple-dip ccnning was continued. Exmination of Irradicted Urrnium

Examination of the slug thct ruptured in tho 100-F pile on Mu7 30 w..s concluded. Photographs of the sltq cad of the welded end-cap were tllken using sever-2 typos of opticcl systems. The cause of the fdlure of tho slug presumcbly wcs Q small hols in tho cap weld, which allowed genetrction of wcter through the visibly faulty brme line end into direct contcct with the urrnium metcl. In- complete bonding of the end-ccp to the uranium elso was obvious from visual exaninction.

An integrcting scaplo holder hcs been designed ond prints were co~~lcted. Using the experience gtlnsd on c limited nunber of tests, a c-c of &sip is coatemplated in oder to hold tho sqlo mre rigidly in the focus plene of the spectrometer.

Tests were nzdo on b Blectriccl-ne&znical--pgstan corrnocted to thdih~mtcr for the purpose of continuously recording eqension dctr versus tcnpercm. The results of theso tests on cUuminun cnd copper indiccte this system will be sufiicicntly occurate for cll innediatofy planned cxperinonts. - 122b3bi c5.d Tochniccl Divisions

Redox Corrosion Tests

Redox dpdc corrosion tests were begun with T-309 SCb, T-347, "-316 El%, ad T-3l.8 strrinless steels in UX, lsiF, LInd M(AI(N0 ' )flowsheet groccss solutions. A nimtg-six hour exposure of the parcnt octzl, d;Jed, adwclded-he2.t-trected sqlas sharcd no significcnt weight loss. Redox progrtn decisions havc resultcd in tho discontinuation of rn ;TO flowsheet tests. Also, dl hydrziinc reducing solutions arc to bc re&& by sulfmic ccid solutions; thc latter me not yet cvcilable . Welding rods for 18-8 cnd 23-12 Uoy stcols wcre obtzined fronEutetic Welding Alloys, Inc. cnd were tcstcd by prcpning wcldcd scuplcs of T-304, T-309, ?nd T-347 with both typcs of rod md e.qosing thesc scqles to c boiling solution of 15% Hmo3-6 HF for 43 hours. The T-309 cnd T-304 scuples showed corrosion due to cubido precipitation; the T-347 saplcs werc uncffected.

Tho ~ccurecyof the Brown Electronic wd the L & N Microznx instruments for t'he detcrnination of silicon in the Al-Si bcths of the slug ccnrting line vcls checked in the 1dborctm-y. According to the results obtcined, the Brown Electronic is the boet instrument for this purpose.

Corrosion of Test Pipe in 100 Area Process Water Two sections of pipe were removed by the Pilo Engineering Section after e 7-nonths test using 100 Pzeo proccss water. These sections, eximkmd for degree of corrosion and type of meterial uscd, were two elbows used in conjunction with a stcinlcss steel line; one hd becn exposed to wctor ret 50%, the other to water et woC. fL.~exnnhction of the micmstmckrss rcvoclcc? %~tthi: el?x-,,smm --4<-1-- -"*- - - .---I *-.-2:7::.*- 1-1 3. L'? -:-. __I I , - _-.- i _--- .-"t ._, . ". - .l--e -.-+ *- --I. -1 - L f - >." . -2 4 4il :zr; -- - -. --. A .-""* -~ ?GK\TC2LJ T,"Li3oPf&rn3~s:-- . - ..- I? . Gencrcl Good progress was nab on contrrctuJ errmgeraents for regulcr consultction with Dr. N. H. Nachtriob on 234-5 Project spectrochenicd mdysos. He visited here Julg 22-23, undor special letter cpproval of the A.E.C. Work Volume Stctistics Tho folloving tabulution skws the source cnd volume stctistics for smplcs on wMch cndyses were complotcfl- Jule July Sau!pies Deteminations Samples Deterninotions

Routine Control - 2CO 2c80 3562 3a5 Routine Control - 300 14U 7736 7094 Water Control - 100, 700 10793 21557 24705 Redox Control 2025 7493 a49 Process Reegents 948 1675 1788 Essential Materids I20 684 6n Special Semples -1588 -3 307 -3938 Totals 18973 46064 48330 9 122b3b2 Tcchniccl Divisions OECLASSFIED 200 1-3 Proccss Control

Routine nccsiincnts of the goowtry of the rctbe propartionzl Flphc counting iwtnuJcnts (ccceptod ~&lue50.5C$) Fn tho 200 Izsc Control kborztories were cs fallcws: bb0rc.toz-y Avc. Geozctry (5) Nc. Tests

B Plat (222-B) 50 52 130 T Plat (222-T) 50 *51 90 Isolction Slag. (231) 50 50 70 he prccision of the acwicc-1 rcsults cn t-he cayon st,?rting soluticn (8-1-m), tho Isolction Bldg. st,..rting solution (P-l), ad the fincl product soluticn (fT), my be s-izod zs follows:

JUne July Sale Prccisfon (E$) No. Oat of Control Precision ('$) No. Out of Ccntrol a-1-pm 1.46 14 1.44 * P-1 1-79 3 1.85 * AT 1.34 8 1.7m *

Preaisidn (-5)f Assay Value Gmc? Ave. Di"" no. Determinations %ingle Digliczte 12.68 12.72 c 0.2 24 4.32 3.04 14.84 14.77 - 0.5 24 2.57 1.82 U.51 u.60 F 0.8 26 3.44 2.43 10 .76 10 91 i. 1.4 30 4.03 2.a~ 16.48 16.28 - 1.2 23 2.16 1.53

The synthetic 8-1-rn wgg malyzed ig times Fn the B eC T Plant Control Laboratory (222-B), The standcrd precipitation was used with the percent recovexy based 09 2,0i~x 106 c/m/ni~. he results were:

10 122b3b3 Tochnical Divisions

6 -Month Avo. Eesults (x 10 ) No. Assan Rccover;r m.na 2.025 7 97.5 Julg 2 035 19 gs.0 300 Area and Essenttal Nateriel Control

The spectrochemical laboratory began operations on a two-shift schedul, on July 26, to provide control for P Division operations in the 300 Area. Graphite Analysis

Two irradiated graphite samples were received for determination of rare earth elements. The samples were wet ashed with perchloric acid in the presence of a vanadium catalyst. Radiochcmica techniques were employed to seperate the rare ecrth fractions from the residue. Evidence of at least two b&a activities, one of about 1.0 MEV ad the other of about 2.2 MEV, was obtained cnd a 0.2 MEV gomma-rog was observed,. Decoy &

T nftrste was found to be satisfactozy when the ratio af ur&m nftrcto to almimm nitrate -8 three or less, but erratic results were obtaincd when this ratio WES exceeded. Tho prccision of the mcthod was lapraved by &diq a hewn tunout of aluminum to thoso smples having c zztio peter than thi3 limit. fn this my, the co- precipitation o? ur&um was mininized. This basic procedure is not satisfactory in the presence of iron and chromium, cnd othcr methods are being imostigetzd. A stuqv of the fluorinctric method for the detemimtion of ur&nium indicated that the maximum deviction of individual msults from the meen was 1% in the range of 0.06 to 1.2 nicrograms of mua1. he caiSrction of the instrument wzj constant throughout theso experiments. Investigation indicates tha a pol=- gmphic method for the determination of urcium will be fecsible. ,?relinin~z results imply that G lower limit of 0.1 g/1 cabe reakhed. The effects of various intorforaces cre n6w beiw deteaned. Laboratorg work connected with the calibration of the X-ray photometer for the determination of uranium has been completed. The date. 'have been submitted to the Statistics Group for analysis. DECLASSIFIED 122b3b4 Tecbnical Divi'sions quantitative messurements wetre made of the beta and gamma radiation emanating from uranyl nitrate hexahydrate. Prevtously developed mthods for the determination,of mesit71 oxide, organic acids and oxidizing power in herone were tested and fourd to be adequate. Analgtical Development - Miscellaneous Work on the determination of the alkall metals by means of the flame photometer is in pragress. To date, the lower limit for the detection of sodium in weter appears to be O.lppn, and for calcium 1.0 Em. Special Xazard Control A tcst of the exhaust chaacteristics of the Hanford s3ainless steel hood indicates that a m.inimrlm face air velocity of 125-150 ft/min. must be maintained for safe operation, Efforts to decrease the number of 'iastaaces of Personnel contamination occurring in 222-B end 222-T Laboratozies, due to faulty &eration of the air stirrers used for sample dilution, include: (a) reduction of tho air pressure used to about 8 psi, (b) investigation of electric type stirrers, and (c) compulsoryuse of face shields-

STATISTICAL STUDIES

Blood Count De.ta -m. . . *.. *. .

Cbmiczl Rcsecrch Dzto In addition to tho viscosity computations previously reported, cssistczm is now being given the Chemical. Rcsorsch Division in thc analysis of the physicd dst= obtained from stock soluticns having varying .UNH, BlJo and Al(N0 ) *9H$ Thc relationship bctwecn dcnsity cnd viscosity is c?ls~'bcing stud?c%

122b3b5 Techi c el' D ivis ions

This work is to bo cxtended to the equilibrated aqueous and hexone solutions obtained fron tho stock solutions by repeated contacts with hexone. From other data submitted by ths Chemical Research Division, it has been found that the logarithm of the mole-frzction of H20 soluble in hexone incrcascs lincarly with the tsnpercturr?. Thc best fitting linccr relationship w.=s determinod.

Health Instnumat Dztc

At the requcst of the Physics Group 9f the H.I. Dcvclqmnt Division, a rcport of an invostigction of the need for more extensive control of the hcnd and foot counters used at the Hcmford Works wcx rcvicwcd. Mmy of the control nethods used were based on the studies of rcdio csscy precision ad accuracy control developmi for use in the AncLflicol Section of the Technicd. Divisions. A metbod for dotqrminf2lg tho mininun counting tine necessary to detect czzy given mount of contcmination with o prodotormined bnchground ~JCS discussed.

A number of new requests hcve been =de of t5c Statistics Group. These include: (I)evduction of dcta fmm the new pmportioml beta cauter; (2) dcterminetion of c new calibrztion curve for the C.E. X-rcy photomtzr; (3) mdysis of X-my diffraction date; (4) mxiLysis of routine Van Stone inspection data from 100-B Area; (3) study of mchining yield a4 inspection rejects in.P.T. 333-554, and a pile loding plan for slugs fcbricated in this test; (6) determination of analyticd. cmrs associated with 200 Area waste solu+ions; end (7) new studies 7 -A 'C d/.P for ther4hc&4?bl.Resecr&-isim.-fi =

".. ~ --4. .-e- l" I - -' -.ey .* -...... -_-"--A - -p 47: '+& **: 7,-,* --# Work on the ccquisition,- ca45alagiq' circuletion of' books proceeded rcutinely. Two outstcnding additions to tho Librcs-fs book collection during the period were a long mn of "aritish Chemic& Abstrccts" cnd another of the fornous Ccrmvl journzl "Borichta dcr Deutscb Chenischen GcseUschc.ft.'' Full librcsy Catd.06- ing, incluoing the prepcurtion of coqlete "holdings" cards for dJ the bound periodic& in the Technicel Llbrrrg, wcs finally conpletcd mer som mnths of work and the indsx cards incorporated into the Libr9m-y cctclog.

Inplczxmtinq o. plicg regcrding MIsTmrs outlined in the April report, cll copies of these rcports in the Lib- files CFO being stcplcd in mr4il.z foldcrs md supplied with pockets, chczge cd,and date slips w is st,.ndard in libray uscg(3. This tcsk is ,?bout half coupletcd. In cdditian, a convenient rocding file of MDDC rcports is being developed ln the Librmy by incorporzt-a non- circulcting refarencc copies of these rcports in spring-backed binders for e=y shelving with the Librcry books.

Abstrrcting end indexing of the Emford tecbnical rcports is proccediIig routinely, cs is their reproduction by the Office Semiccs Unit. In respcnse to request, DECLASSIFIED 122b3bb Pi issues of the INFORMATION BULXETIN were publiskcd during ti= mnth in order to got the publicaticn on c cullrent bcsis. %sc issurs rc2lectcd one zjor change, in that only books which hcd been conplctely cctcbged cnd were cvz.Sl&lc fcr circulction were listed. 13 v"cs found thzt the cnrlier pmctico of listing the books cs received delcycd tLe crtcloging process since mny werc rcqucstcd bcfcm the catdoging hcd been ccnplctcd.

Librzry statistics were cs follows:

July Nunbor of books on order reccivod 237 254

Number of booU fully cctcloged 317 3, Number cf bound perfodiccls processed but ndt fully cctaloged 10 4cs

Pqhlots added to pamphlet file 354 122 PIiscellcneous meteriel mceived, processed, cnd routed (includes mc.ps, photostzts, ptents, ctc.) 44

Nunbcr of books 2779 1023 3802 lluclber of bound periodicals 2073 89 a62 Clcssified Files

Effective July I, responsibility for the operation of thc 700 Area Clzssified Files Unit wcs trcnsferrod from the rlat Security md Scmiccs Division to the Informtion Group, 300 Technical Division. This consolidcttion pfaccs thc closely related 300 Are& cnd 700 Area Classified Files under contrclized supomision, and will iqlenont tho strengtbning of the 300.Area Classified File cs c? Tech- nical Reference Center.

Key staff personnel from thc 300 cnd 700 Area. Clcssifiod Files cttecdcd clcsscs for two weeks on. approved filc procedures sponsored c.t Hdord Works by the Records kmgencnt Brcnch of the .;tonic Energy Conmission in Wcshington, D.C.

122b3bl II ECkASSl Fl EC Technic& Divisions

Tho gancr;.! howlodge @ned fron these cluscs should prove qplicablc’ to specific Files problcz.

Work oa thc rcccipc and issuance of docunents procccdcd routinely in both filcs, cnd thc work stctistfcs were cs follows:

Jxne JdY (330 File Onl;~) -330 -700 Totzl Docllacnts routed 3140 3036 5537 9573 Docwxnts issued I337 1391 2554 4145 Rcfcrcncc Sorvfccs rcndercd 3427 4200 3190 7390 Office scroicos stctistics wcre cs follows:

Ditto nastors run 752 711 Mlmogrnph stencils run . 189 345 Ditto mstcr copies prepcred 36,240 27,474 MiEaoogrcphed copics prcpared 12,448 14,ag ,

Graphite Quality

An experimental purification heat, in which two layers of bers were processed instead of the usual single layer, was of high cpality throughout according to Test Pile results. If the quality of further heats processed in this way remains consl.st~hi& a cS&wZbt~b18:vfxtcre~eli ~r~3uc*-i-mr3ee csc-32 zz~iar?2.,

Comparative functional tests on gat lked and graphitized bms prepared from the same KC raw materials indicate that graphitization increases the dih values from -15.0 to the normal values of‘ 0.10 obtained for unpurified bars. !l?.he particle Size of tho coke did not affect the purity gains achieved by graphitization.

Thc quality of regular production purified grephite continues high. The qualit7 of unpurified KS mcterial. dropped during the month. The shortage of White Zone materiel for the IIR Pile was alleviated by the discovery thct eight hundred bzrs of surplus graphite from 1944 production were of quality suitable for this purpose.

DECLASSIFIED l22b3b8 Technical Divisions Grcphite Monitoring - Production Test 105-I-P Measurements on the maling of small scmples of exposed graphite ladicatc that the physical length re cove^ is greater than the c-oxis recovery as indicated by X-ray Qtc. For Oxzmple, samples exposed 664 MD/CT recovered 6~$of their length expauion during a five hour anaeul at 500OC. but onlg @$ of their c-axis expansion. For an expo- of Ill2 MD/CT the length recovery dropped to @$ while the c-axis recovery was e.~lhennd conductivity recovery was 4% for the 664 MD/CT simples but ?midropped to lO$ for the UJ.2 MD/CT exposure. Electrical conductivity recovery wag 20$ at all exposures.

Annealing for two hours et 500°C. produced neurly the same c-ais recovery as the five hour anneal. At 100%. , annealing times as long as 121 hours produced only small and erratic recoveries. Poison Coltrmn Strength - Production Test 105-207-P

At the startup of B Pilo the strength of a pair of temporary poison columns WQS determinad by measuring the period of the pile folloving their discharge. The computed value was in reasonable agreenent with the observed va3.w. It waa also determined tbat there is no important discrepancy in the currently accepted values for the relative poisoning powers-of lead-cadmium, lithium fluoride, and bismuth colunrns . Xenon-Free Power Co'afficients - PFoductlan Test 105-206-P

Peyer. CJGZ~~~ql-+lrm' -8- q7nwinm /- 7; - .

.- 3 -.+< 4 cc c An uddltional test at %h6TJ Pfle hns confinned the previously reported conclusion that there has been no hcrecse in tho grcphlto coefficient of the D Pile beyond the value measured just before the first addition of carbon dioxide to the pile atmosphere. This result is puzzling since the graphite tauperatures increased and a reactivity gain wos observed when the carban dioxida was added. A tmlue of 0.33 ih/MW for the over-all coefficient of the B Pile has been deter- miaed from normal aperating data. The last mecsured value of this coefficient prior to the shutdam in March 19k' ~8 0.38 ihw. Tho two values are in agreement vithin the precision of the meesurements. General

Radioactive decay measurement have established that the high activity of water from the B Pile is due to Mn5 b . Abnormol quantities of manganese dioxide have been found in the =tor pipes aad storage taake . This myhave accumul;rted when reducee flow rates were maintained during the long shutdown.

SmPhS of high Purity al-, exposed briefly in a pile were found to have only 5% as mch actidty of 2.6 bur =-life as 2s &mlnurn. The 14.8 hour activity reduced to 2% of that 2s. mong cases activity of sonplcs of In the :- n 16 122b3b9 Technical Divisionrr

exposed in the E aad B Test Holes would be materially reduced by uelq this high purity aluminum for capsules. Tests in the T88t Pile indicated that aluminum cans colored by aa electrolytic- aniline dye process had no larger neutron absorption cm~esection than uncolored CW.

Reactivity

At month end the reactivity status of tho three operating piles WM as follows: -B Plle D Pile F Pile B rods 32 inhours 65 inhours inho hours

-. UI xenon 5% 503 519 In over-all coefficient Total cold, clean rercctldty

Zznc~z?e.quzst prcgra or, 22.y 2i. is giver, Solow. -Thostr-itezs- dwhtb n*%awLrn%f8ef 'ma% ceednmm~~~e~~'8o~f.~~~.^' be ndel*'WWP.T. indicates the Pr&ction 9e!~'borie8109-P. The letter-suffix after a tube donotos tho pile. Under Qucntity tho number of pieces, Ifgiven, Will indieat@ that the mtcria hrrri beetl redeimd. Under "Tube csld Pile" the initials BTBD, BTHF, M'EF ma the pieco is charged into +he "8" test hole at tho D or F Pile or into the "D" tost hole at the F Pile. Tho suffix T Will denote a tentctlve schodule which bo changed. The abbreviations OIimL and AlTL mor the request number refer to orrk Ridge national Laboratories and Argonne National Laborctories respectively; KAPL refers to the &,, .s Atomic Power Lcborntory, UCRL refers to the Radiation Laboratories at the University of Cnllfornla. - l.' Roq. No. Tube& Diu- lh ab B Source Material Quantity Exposure charged -Pile charged Shipped --P.T. sorbed 3-3(0RNL) Thorium 20 slugs 120 duya 12/2/4? 2082~5/12/48 49 20 slugs 120 dqs 12/2/47 15793' 5/12 18 slugs 120 days 12/8 47 3274D 5/4/e 11 slugs EO ws i/8/k 2066~6/6/48 ki: hei+ U slugs 120 days 1/8/48 2666D 6/6/48 27 shqp 120 days 1/8/48 26821) 6/6/48 16 slugs 120 days 1/8/48 3169D 6/6/48 13 slugs 120 dcys 3/2/48 157m 6/29/48 l7 i22b3J0 . Technical Diviaiona DECLAS9FIED

Req. no. Tube& Dls- ih ab- & Source Material Quantity Exposure Nrged -Pile charged Shipped --P.T. sorbec +E-B(UQU;) Pu239 1 slug 1 year 5/25/48 17@D -- -- 200 5% -bo 1'769~also contains 1 pc. SR-64, 4 pcs. SR-63, ERL-100-105, 1 pc. 91 mu,and 2 cobalt slugs.

13-5(oRa) ~~3x230 slugs 6 no. 11/4/47 2374D 5/12/48 -- 70d 30 slugs 6 PO. u/4&7 15m >/E/@-- 19 slugs 6 RO. 2/2/ 156D 8/6/48~ -- 12 19 slugs 6 PO. 1/18/48 2374~6/29/48 -- 53 slws 6 mo. 5/l2/48 2374F -- -- 21 53 S~=S 6 ED. 5/12 48 1569~-- -- 21 38 slugs 6no. 6/6/18 316g~-- --b 17 x5-16(m) LIF Jlelugs 3-4 vks. u. slugs 3-4 wb. u slugs 3-4 wks. 18 slugs 3-4 vks. 1s slues 3-4 wks. u. slugs 3-4 vks. u slugs 3-4 wks. 17 'BNS 3-4 wks. 15 slugs 3-4 wks. * u slugs 3-4 wks. * ll slugs 3-4 wks. * 17 slugs 3-4 Uks.

*is- 18 (m) u) SlQgB', 3-4 Wb. * 12 slugs 3-4 wka. * 19slugs 3-4 - . * 22 SlUgB 3-4 wB9. * 22 slugs 3-4 wks. * 19 slugs 3-4 wks. * 35 slugs 3-4 wks. * 39 slugs 3-4 vks. 37 * 39 slugs 3-4 wks. 37 * 17 S~S3-4 ~ks. * 6 slugs 3-4 W~S. * 17 81%~ 3-4 ~ks. * 24 slugs 3-4 ~ks. .. 25 J) 10 slugs 3-4 wks. 15 .- 18 I.; J 5 122b311 Techniccl Divisiona ih ab Req. go. Tube& Dis- & Source Ehtcrial Qucntity Zxposure Charged -Pile cficrged Shipped --P.T. sorbe.

Graphite-U 4 slugs 1-15 da. l2/2l/47 3169D 1/6/48 2/UM 129

I , 1-30 dz. Hos not been rec'd.

130 ~~(QRXL)St=.inloss 4 slugs 6 PO. 2/16/48 1774D 7/19/48 Steol 1666~7/19/48 Technical Divisions

20 Technical Divisions Req. Loo. 80 Source Material Exposure Charged Pile- Shipped P .T . Am-m Be 5 C=~S6-12 m- 3/24/48 BTEF 176 0 ANL-101 @38 1 recaptacle 4-6 mo. 8/48-T m-103 Rare earth oxides lccsixlg 3Eo. 5/12/48 MTHF 186 Aa-lo4 Gd 1 casing 3 no. 5/12/48 187 *~14~106 Graphite 2 casings 1 no. S/lO/M BTEF 6/29/48 7/6/48 199 ANL-107 Bi i slug 6 no. 8/48-~ ANL-llO -2 1 slug 61x0. 8/GT ANTPl3.l -2 1 slug lyr. 5/25/48 17$D 200

UQIL-100 200 ERL-101 200 UCEU#-lO2 200 UCRL-103 200 UEU-104 200 UCRL- 105 200 ORn-102 zr 1 slug 6 mo. 8/48-T 204 HW-100 cu 1 casing 1 wk. 8/48-T 205 The following requests have been approved but the scnples have not been received:

- i- :-?s CGSZZLSLZ~ -2;hc- L:=!!CC:. 2~:d-~21?-~a5-. ;s ver3 22sch~rgec~r3t :bbc:z 65% af mmal exposure. Thxe skis were free of surface distortion (blister-), but the effects of leagth dZcrecae, di-ter increase, cad *mii -ire even nore pranounced thcx~for alpha-rolled slugs, suggesting M even higher degree of preferred crpstzl orientation in the extruded slugs.

Weight measurewzxts on corrosion test slugs retained in the B Pile during the tvo pear shut-dcmn show that the corrosion rate of slugs in a shut-down pile is practicu zero (less thca 0.005 nib/no.). Equipment is being assembled for the experinentzl mcaliq at 5OO0C. of blistered slugs which have cooled for two years. Results of this study will contribute to our knowledge of the wcha.ni.m of slug distortion during imadiation. Corrosion of Van Stone Flanges

Impection of test Van Stone flanges on the front of tke D Pile b shown that , M reduction in corrosion occurs when the pressed asbostos gasket is replaced with neoprene. Also, it wu found thct zinc slugs in contizct with tho flvlgc offer m detectable protection. DECLASSlFlED TechPicul Divisions

-Ten f-es in contzct vith nozzhs having u 3/Sinch insert coma tho stninlnss steel next to the flange shoved zpproxirntely the scxm averzge corrosion as the controls. Tho comosion, on the cverrrge, was less where six of those were inatclled without gaskets than where the five had been installed with pressed asbestos grskets. Rro inserts showed pittins next to the gusket, indiccting thct pockcts of stagmtion 0~3a prim factor in causing corrosion. Ho pittiq VM observod at the junction between the aluninura insert adthe stainlass steel nozzle.

Aluninun solder has been found unsatisfactory fcr Vzn Stom fLcnge rcpcir due to its high susceptibility to corrosion.

Grophite Expansion

The concerrtrctioa of carbon diaxide in the D Pile atnosphere WM Pzintcined at 2% during the nonth. The over-all axpansion of the D Pile has continued at the greatly reduced rate observed since January. on0 of the two new electric heaters, obtained for pile graphite mned.ing erperi- ments, VQS heated without difficulty to 45OOC. in Q graphlte mock-up. The Installation of -tic strcin gauges, for use in monitoring stresses in the top biologicul shield, wcs begun at the I) Pile. Segnented Mscharae

Segnented dlschurgo a% 1l0w conceived calls for the periodic discharge of 7!7j6 of the slugs in a tube. Tha slugs in the upstrom end of the tube are loft as a "heel" for re-irradiation in the damstrecn end of the tube. Thls syteu h&s severel adv3st3ges over the old systen of discharging 5t?$ of the tube, chief of which om the reduced fkoquency with which the tube nust be amroached for .-.--? -be - 7. * dischazsp and the perter c~sewttb vhich 2 .n=cst?c? "5: - "&y -* --.------.c.

*r, 12- -4--cd - -2: -251:3=: I:,. :c35 ;2=St:l;r~A L', -I -CL".2: -3 - . - " 3c.

I23 =?-:=e* 1"5?2;5'2i1 f2r -'L,T=3ZTCd Zir--:*L-;e 3y us%- G S-A-LL, stcmLess stael siug cttachcd to th front end cup in pke of the urmdl front dunsg chxga during regular disduxge of process tuboa. This procedure effects bmedicrte savlngs in ccnrsuzzptlan of expendable &amy slugs, but it will be mny popths before all tubes cre rezdy for segnented discharge. Studios crre in progress rcgcFdins the t*3ze md equipment requirepents involved in repovdL of up- stroan dunqp slugs fron the front end of tubes.

Irrcdiction of the second beta slug has corrtinued witbut incident. Assistance to I?ow Constzuction

Allocation of graphite for the DR Pilo is conplete. The sizcs of the mphite zones for the E Pilo have beon changed in confornity with the expected receipts of purified graphite. Ip addition, the sh=pe of the I zones ksbeen chcmged to obtain nore effective utilization of the high wdty grqphite. The change to zones approxinating an oblate spheroid in place of the sinplar rect- pmdelepiped is expected to gain ii addition3 50 to 100 fnhours of reactivity. 22 Technical DirLsions

Cangon mlding S -- Production Test 221-T-13, Reduction of Process Volupes, has progressed satisfactorily through tests at T Plant with first and second cycle process volumes reduced to 70$ of those of recent standards, A single run with these wiluplss reduced to 6~$of' stanrlrud resulted in un increased first cycle by-product loss, The present progrsm willbe directed tuward reducing the f'reqwncg of occumence of incomplete solution of the first and second cycle product-pre- cipitates and the detofitination of optimun! xaahing conditions in the by-product sections Kith procees volumes adjusted to 70$ of the recent standard, Prelimi- nary indications are that reductions of approzimately 2% and 26$ in the neutralized volume of the first and second cycle wastes respectively will be achieved under these conditions,

Runs are being processed at B Plant with the first and second cycle mlumes adjusted to 80$ of recent standards, Operations ham been normal, os was the case at T Plant for this stage of the test. 0 Partial wgea of lead dliped slqs ham been processed. No difficulties were ergerienced in diseolvlng or in extraction. Concentration Buildings Runs have been processed through the Concentration Building without incident at T Plant under eill phases of Production Test 221-T-13 started to date. Waste losses and decoatemiaation have not been adversely affected. REDOX rfEvELam

It was the purpose of the studies to compare the behavior of feeds prepared from dissolver metal, UO3, and uranium recovered from process (ICn) emplosiag x lkinch and 1/2 x 17/32-inch stainless steel Raschig ring packing. The pertinent data from a series of 2-inch XA runs listed below.

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Duration U Waste Losses, H.E.T.S., Ft. Run No. Hours Feed Source of Feed U (Extrac. Section) 25 38 Canned U 0.m 0.97 26 38 m3 0.03 0.97 27 26 Recovered U(l) 0.03 1.07 28 27 Recovered U( 2) 0.10 1.02 prepared from ICU processed from Run 25. IAX prepared from processed from Run 3.

(2) XAF prepared from ICU processed from Rxn 26. IAX prepared from ICW processed from Run 26. It is apparent from the above that uranium mass transfer is independent of feed source. Based on the above series, it Was decided that the cycle of operations characterized by Runs 26 and 28 vould be employed during study of the 16-inca Scale-Up IA Column. - One study has been completed in the 3-inch IA Column employing the conical ' Elgin-type IAX distributor (66 holes, 0.04" i.d.). -The conventional NE4NO3 flow sheet (5% capacity) was tested using the 3h6-m Feaska packing. !Em distributor did not Feduce-waste losses below the 20-25s obtained prior to the installation of this multi-point distributor. Following this run, 1/4 x l/b inch Raschig rings were installed and a two-run series similar to Nos. 25 and 26 above waa conducted. The pertinent results are indicated in the foUo- sun- marg.

EEX?RSI?AATT3N YXZ '??G TE?E?-Y?CZ 3- 3r??ZT - -..----- I.- ..-

- -J. .-q 4.. -- 777- I- ,"A30 .rZLtR LLzses r*-.*..rcr.. - 1. - T'.., T." 77 -- .- ---."22 ?9, -"c- J 2 Be", 21" ;IC9 4 :: ?nteci , {ZZrL.. 2ec7::z; canned u 23.0 . 4.9 m3 40.5 1.b1.2 Ccnnod U e-0.5 1.0-1.2

(1) Study-conducted with Fenske helices at-55% of flow sheet tbrou&uts. Conventional NH4NO3 wstem.

(2) ConditZoPs as deecrmed for Run Nos. 25 and 26 above. It appears froxu th6 ubow series that uranium H.E.T.S. does not increase in going from a 2- to 3-inch column diameter and that uraudum transfer is not a function of feed 8ource. Te dlow a decision 8s to the pacldng Size to be studied in the 16-inca Scale-Up Colum, 1/2-inch Raschig rings am K)w rnrOer test in the 3-inca IA Coltllmr.

Recovery of uranitrm in the 5-inch IC Column proceeded routinely. DECLASSlFlED 24 122b317 Technical DivlsLons Revisions or additiaoa to the Demonstration Unit during the month have com- prised the follaving.

1. Installation of two 55 gallonMCZ displacement pots for the 3-inch IA feed system. 2. Installation of samplers for organic phase rexwval above the aqueous- solvent interface d- simple-colurm oparation. . 3. Completion and fFnal calibration of the 6-foot x Lhch auxiliary Pyrex head tanks. 4. Experimental installation of a single mercury seal on the IAS 2-inch surge ?ot.

Six drums of sodium urenate slurry (39# uranium) have been transferred to the "P" Division for &sequent recovery. Processing of waste solutions proceeded in a routine mnnnar. Greater difficulty, howevBr, is being encountered in the precipitation and centmation of uranium in wastes containing Al(IP03)3.

Equipment Devtlopnent During the month, the 1-inch, 3-stage UNH Horizontal Extractor was dicmrrrrrl..tird and the feed and receiver system revleed to accaprmodate the first of two =-stage S.O.D. l/loota scale mixer-settler uits. The Horizontal Extractor data are being processed for formal presentation. Early Studies with the m3-NE4XO3- Hexons system have been summarized In Document HU-10481 dated July 1, 1948. Testing of the F.E. Turbine Purmp No. 1 with water was concluded after 1008 hours. Conditions durizq this period were maintaizzed at 3950 Rpn and 25 psig. . During this time, the shut=& pressure decreased from 59.3 to 47.8 psig. and the 25 psig. flow rate decreased franr 1.54 to 1.32 Gpu. Bearing leolrage leveled off at 110 ml./min. efter 860 hours. AUpatenTial warhg su1

Flame spragsd polyethylene indicates good mechanical stability in fAx and 6C$ HKO3 for thichesses greater then 1/16-inch. There apgeers to be some eddence of solution penetration into the coating. This wbuld undoubtedly mnder the 8urfaco difficult to decontaminate. Amercoat 7 has been resistant to hexone for 45 &tys but attac- by 6q4 m3.

Scale-up Studies

Scale-- construction items are essentially complete and activlty is lox be- devoted to rendering the equipnext suitable for study. All tanks and lines have been flushed and all flow devices cdibrated with water. Further Technical DirLsions

functioned satisfactorily during flushing with the exception of two defective pump bearings, Two agitator ball races required additional machining to elimi- nate vibration.

During the mnth steps were teken to modify a floor-level portion of C Cell (Bldg. 3U) for incorporation of a 10-stage AJ1-scale S.O.D. mixer-settler unit. Steel work is being erected for future extension of the balcony-level catwalk to provide space for later mixer-settler models. The S.O.D. unit, when installed, will Amctian with present Scale-up auxiliaries and in parallel with the present 16-lnch IA column. Process Laboratow

To date, a tot&' of 26 materials have been examined in the laboratory for application as filter aids for IA metal solution clerification. Three of these show promise: (1) Johns Manae Co, Stanrlnl.rl Suger Cel, (2) Alcoa hydrated alumina, and (3) Filtrol Corporation Super Filtrol FO. These materials when supported on a Type E sintered stainless steel filter increase the pho%o- metric clarity from 6@ to at leest 9% at flow rates and pressure drops com- patible with expected plant operating conditions. Semi-works studies with these materials are to be conducted in the erparimental filtration test stand. During the month, equilibrium data for the lower six stages of the IA extraction section have beeapmcured under the chemical conditions to be eqiloyed in the forthcoming Scale-up program, i.e. Al(m0 )3 salting agent, omission of feed dichromate, and the use of IAX prepared ?rom recycle ICW. DistEllation studies with a ICU-IAW composite revealed that excess HNO may be removed overhead to allow eageqwt ms(combined feed 8136 9crua 1 maka-up,- The feas%bUtF.af.w-+& %q?fHmopw&a$L%atAan+qgtUo-eE~~~- - Flash points of hexone-saturated IAW stre- were in the range of 100-1@0C

BH@O3-QO V~S1s-d July 7.

REwix RESEARCH Hewne Studies

In the June report attention was called to the increase in absorption at 231 m/, on pretreatment of' raw hexone. Absorption at this wave length is chaFactoristic of mesityl oxide, a hexone impurity, but presumably of other alpha, beta Unsaturated ketones as well. It has been shown that this increase is not due to condensation of bxone to form. a mesityl oxide homologue as was formerly suspected since very little increase in adsorption at 231 mpis obsemed on pretreatment of distilled hexone or a second pretreatment of prevlously pretreated hexone. It also appears that reaction of the mesityl oxide present in raw hexons is not involved since no increase in absorption was observed on pretreatment of dietflled -ne spiked with mesityl oxide. The increase in absorption occurs during either the acid dichromate treatment or the first caustic wash and the adsorption is not appreciably chenged by subsequent steps of the pretreatment procedure. =forts to identify the reacting impurity emd

I; -1 3 26 LAlA 122b319 Technical Divlsiana

the reaction *duct causlng the enhanced adsorption =e in progress. In the Mag report campositions and temperanues of hexone-vater azeotropes at pressures ranging from 49 to 752 mm. were presented. From these data the mol fractions of hexone and water and hence their partial pressures have been computed. The Statistics Group has fouud the data to be accurately expressed by the follaving Unear functions.

(1) logl$ I8.7578 - 212O.8/9 r = 0.9995 (2) loSlOpEl,p = 8.7942 - -.9/T r :0.99- - -

where P = vapor pressure of the szeotrope (nnn a)

f- partial pressure of water pq : PB~~~= partial pressure of hexone

108 % 1 -1.13756 6 -0Og193 where N is mole fraction of 50 and t the temperature in degrees Centrigrade. %?* Solubilities ccmrputed from this curve are perhaps slightly more accurate than those taken directly from the experimental curve. The best equation found for the hexone in water data is: -_- -2.2618 0.0U'jgt C 0.000l295t2 log %exone * - - 0.0000003024t This equation gives somewhat less accurate value than those taken directly front the erperhental curve. The values of either- equation in regions beyond thrs experimental ranges (04.330, hexone in water; O-gkO, water in hexone) is questionable.

Effect of Feed Solutions on Stage Heights During the month of July five nuus were made in the eqelrlmental column. The rosults show the previously obsemd differences in stage heights for uranium

27 122b380 DMASSREO Technical Divisions

transfer when using IAF'S prepared from jacketed slugs versu those prepared iram tmJacbted slugs or crystnllinn UXH. The absence of dichromate did not affect.- high UWlosses observed when using IAF solutions prepared from cxystnrlinn Omrr. 5 use of a(N03)3 in lieu of EN4NO3 showed PO beneficial results when us- cr;cstnlf-lne Oma. Other varizbles are being systenatically studied . Crossover Oxidation

W'crossover oxidation outlined in the June l MIL flowsheet and several alternate crossover methods have been tested at tho production plant conccntm- tion of plutonium-ca. 0.4 g Pu(III)/l. Plutonium valence states were followed spectrophotometric3iy.

0.02 M N Cr (AX, flowslmet) at rom t rature oxidation of Pu(II1) us%to ( ) oc* 3 &ately but oxidation of (Tto'(VII proceeded very slowly, vith a- half-time of ca. 28 hours over the first; few hours and thereafter with a half-time of -ea.. -burs. Saturation with hexone catalyzed the reaction less than expected, giving 8 half-time of ca. 17 hours. Addition of 0.01 M Mn(II3 to a hexone-free solution resulted inadation of one-third of the p'i;tonium within the first minutes. The remainder was oxidized to the (VI) state with a hdr-tims of nine hours. In all of the above systems oxidation of (m)to (VI)was much slower than indicated by previous work at other sites using tracer concentrations of plutonium. This behavior should allow advantageous use of the (IV) state in Column IIA, provided the oxidation of Ce(IX1) and Ru is also slow. This pint has not been checked. 4.

GPeraALr crossover methods, at elimination of the (=I) state with +r$ +&e more solvent-soluble states, ed IHFsdZutfon for fodhours at @C gave a mixture of 4bC,*&$$*a,.* mf'&id'8d$'(I9)and mo$t of the &amic aclg was hydrome+zI:& of 0.05 $i%02 to tpde acidi-;''! fied ~9q~&j,ti&'g%%*4~^(iQ)%&dS$ (PI) ^aftertwo hot& at room .$rnperature. The excess H&ii &&&+d'liy Fe(Ilf) catalysis and the sulfdc acid did not appear to be agpreciably affected. Fawrable distrfbution coefficients for Ce and Ru would be ected-under these conditions. However, on repeating the experiment with a hexone-saturated solution, an iirtense orange color WBB produced in both the test solution and tho plutonium-free blank. A small amount of red solid separated from tho blank on 24 hours standing. These hexone reaction products are being invest4-.ted. Addition to the IBP solution of a *-fold excess of (14H4),$e(m03)6 over that required to oxidize the Fe(I1) oxidized the p.Jutomium rapidly and quantitatively to Pu(vI:). Subsequent -tion of a slight exce88 of H502 to reduce Ce(IV) reduced E- 30$ Of the Pu(vI) to Pu(m). Physical Properties of Redox Solutions

A final repod (aW-l0580) has been issued on the freezing points ~f the ayeem: Al(N03)3 - - HNo3 - %O. Density data for both aqueous and hexone solutions have been analyzed by the

28 DECLASSIFIED 22b38 1 Technical Divisions

Statistics Group and equations obtained relating density and composition; data were reduced to a single equatioa for the entire range of aqueous ccmposi- tions and to several equations covertng narrow ranges of composition correspond- izq to Werent streams of the June, 1948, Redox Flowsheet. These equations are as follows: - - -

- Mean deviation of d = 0.0025 - 2. Aqueous. 0.5-1.0 M UIlK, 0.15-0.30 -MHNO3, 0.5-1.0 -M Al(N03)3 a 25/4 t + 0.3194 + 0.0328 r$~o+ 0.1519 zn(No sm: 3 33 &an deviation of d = 0.0018

3. Aqueous, hezone- saturasod.- 0-0.1 UllH, 0.3-1.0 -M HN03, 0.5-1.0 -M U(NO3: d mfi :0.9987 + 0.2988 & i 0.032l bf + 0.1561 &(m -3 33 - Mean deviation of d :0.0012 4. Hexone, water: saturated. 04.4 -M UTIB, 0-1.0 M mO3, 0-0.4 g/l Al(N03) ja91 d 25/4 = 0.7939 0.34gi 0.043aCb- 3 J Correlations of data for hexone solubilities (25') in aqueous EN03 - Al(nO3l3- UllH solutions show that hexone solubility lrccreases Kith EDW conccntration, decreases with Al(N03)3 concentration and is nearly independ&t of adtl conccntration. Exporfnental determination of the taqereture dependence of hezone solubi~4s~'~l~s~pO'ugm€tB@*

-,;yc, -_I -n-i 1 Ll... L,.

Ruthenium Chemistry

It hss been reported from this and other sites that ruthenium is volatilized on distilla*%On from nitric acid solutions. Using a ruthenium chloride solution as start- material and successive portions of concentrated nitric acid this has been re-confirmed. On the other hand, in another experiment, us- the some treatment except that the normal distilLation apparatus WES Foplaced by an open porcelain crucible and heat vas appued to +yhe top of the soluti6n by use of an infrared lamp, TIO appreciable volatilization occmed. Whether this behavior represents creeping or liquid entrainment in the distillation apparatus rather than true volatility or o difference in chemical properties under the different conditions of heating and evaporation carmot be decided on the basi6 of the aveilable data.

Adsorption of Ru and Pu tracers from simulated dissolver solutions wlth and without 0.1 dichromate present haa been studied, using activated charcod, activated alumina, the cation exchangers Duolite C-3 and Dowex 50 end the anion exchangers Dmite A-2 and AmberUte IR-4B as adsorbers. In general, the data rm I-

29 i 22b382 DEGMSSI flEf reliable clues as to the idcspecies of ruthenium in the solution. None of the adsorbers tested appear to be of any value for decontamination from ruthenium in dissolver solution, Zirconium Chemist- Further studies on the &sorption of zirconia Prom sinulsted process solutions by glass have sham that 2 M UNH, 0.6 M SO;, 4 M NHQ'?03 or 1 M AI(I70 ) have verg little effect on percGt adsorptizn at a sven p~ and zi~conium'ckcentration Adsorption from a plant dissolver solution con-t;aining -4 was tested by dilut4a to a pH of 1.3 and contacting with three consecutive portions of glass wool. Accumulative decontamination factors for zirconium were 60, 310 and 1550. Over the three contacts the decontamizztion factor for gross gammas wa 8.0. Adsorption of zirconium by 150 mesh ppex powder in 0.25 5 HNO solution vas determined as a f'unction of zirconium concentration and found 20 fit the Langmuir adsorption equation. The distributfon of trace concentrations of zfrcorlum betveen an aqueous salt- solution containing potassium dichromate aad distilled hexone Vas found to increase in favor of the hexone phase as EL function of time. There appeared to be litZle difference in this trend when meslQl oxide was added to this particular he-. The increesed distribution of zirconium into the hexone phase with time seemed to be less pronounced when the hexone was pretreated with a ferrous nitrate solution. Dependence of &(VI) Distr.(,bution Ratios on fu(v1:) Concentration Further investigation of the dependence of Pu(VI) distribution ratios on Pu(VI) concentration observed when using pretreated hexone has shown that the effect -s_s ndzz3ue to the mesityl oxide present in pretreated hexone. -, - Variabw of. PU(=& U&r- Raw4 - * IIA ..; 't -- - 1 -,.- -?--?- ~".$....*..--*r."l*ri **..--..**** i-J = tacting of dic&gxWi.e-fr~.a,queous-hexone syst-&a be- stud&%%. Using simulaCa&&%m%~~sitiona except for the absence of dichranate waa observed-to FiThan initid of 3.2 to nine ur =re in a period of two hours qhen using vigorous stirring, or in fortpelght hours when using cantiwaus mild shnklnp. Variation of the mesityl ozide content of the hexane phase from 0.01 to 0.04 percent by volume caused no variation in the trend of the data. Ranoval of the "oxidizing impurity" prosent in the hexone by adsorption on alumina mu sbilarly found to have little effect on the variatio- of the distribution - :io=. Howevcr, addition of %Cr& to the cc't~ntof 10% -M to an aged system (q= 9.55) restored Eg to 3.3 Kithin 15 miPutee,--dndicatiag a possible reduction of Pu(Iv) to Pu(III) in the absemc of Cr 0 I- Measurements of the absorptton spectra of these solutions confirmed this RLtion. ~hcawtion ~f 10 g/l of 4-me-1, 3-0- pentanone-2, an btormediato in the rcaction of nitrous acid with hexone, was also obsemd to ~mmntthe increase of with twof contacting.

. SIX- CAS DISPOSAL

Graded sand filters, designed to remove activity from the Canyon ventilation 30 DECLASSl Fi ED 122b383 Technical Divisions air have been tested at B Plant: Labor&.org determinations of activity collected on C.W.S. tspe 6 filters before and after filtration of Canyon ventilation air through 30 mesh Ottawa sand indicated the decontamination efficiency of this sand filter to be appruxhxtely @$ to 99.* at air velocities of 10 feet tu 1 foot per minute.; respectively. Similar tests with a filter charged with 30-40 mesh sand from White Bluffs resulted in decantnmtnntion efficiencies of approximately 99.s of ClF volocitios throughout the sane rixqe. Tests with E filter charged with 16-20 mesh sand fran White Bluffs, however, indicated dccontominntion efficiencies (based OE instrument surpoys of the filter papers) of approximately 8546 to g0$ at air velocities of 10 to 2 feet pcr ninuto, rcspective>j. The pressure ucrose the scnd filters f~ppromtely20 inches of sund-) at an air velocity of 10 feet per mi;lute was 1.5 inches of wzitcr for ths 16-20 mcsh ~aad fram WMte Bluf'fs,~aa5 inches for the 30 mesh Ottawa sand, and 5.0 lnches for the 30-40 mesh White Bluf'fs sand.

Design of erfull scale sand filter for T Plant has been starfed. Use will be matie of the duct-work mi other facilities which =re designed and in the process of fabrication for the plant scale scrubber installation which has been cancelled in dew of the tests reported below. Tests of the smdl scrubber, designed for the decontnmination of Canyon ventilation air, indicated a decontamination efficiency of approxhitely 7C$ to 8U$ of an air flow cate-.of.10 CTM end a water rate of 2 gpm. An efficiency of amroximately Y@ xas obtaiped under these flow conditions, however, vlth the injection of Steam into the scrubber. With steam injection 8~$of the activity was removed at an air flow of 20 CFM. This unit is being tested further. A single test ma mado with a standard 15 CFM C.W.S. filter. An efficiency in excess 09 -wrtB~d~af%r~~4imum & srpsratim-+st TIOW m+"&of 3 to 7 m. -- .-fX -- -ai& One short tee ZNP was made with the elcctbstatic 2recipitation lIIlit. Efficient &con*- 5- .ab .rhbe deejqp +bw rzte &?%io CFM aririi'-*tentids ' of 43 t&i"PS-4RPr~+kwkcar* -&+fihem-hee paatponed f-;ji-ther tests of this ' *iY-~~p...._*~,.*.O..~-.~..~ IC: .* unit. -C~~ii**- *. Activity in the B Plant Canyon ventilation air remained at a level higher than that experienced previous to the rcspovrrl of the filters between the process cells and the ventilation tunnel. At T Plant the activity in the C;Lngon mntilrrtion air remained at; a comparatimly low level and dropped significcntly at the end of the month coincident with the low operational level in this Canyon. JULY 1948

GENERAL The Medical Division roll increased by fourteen. Four physicians end one dentist were added to the staff. Additions were to gradually round out our requirements to care for the increasing population.

Folloffing attendenoe at Camp G.E., Dr. Norwood visited the installations at K. A. P. L. in Schenectady, A. E, C. Vaahington office, OakRidge and Chicago. A new tolerance level of 0.3 rep per week has been acceptod at both Oak Ridge and Chicago for whole body exposure to beta or gaxmna rays.

Dr. Jacobson and Dr. Allen at Chicago report favorably on the treatment of radiation damage in animals with toluidine blue and protamine, and Dr. Sohubert reports favorable results in the increased elimination of plutonium *am the bodies of mtce. The bulk of the medical biological research work at both Chicago and Oak Ridge is concerned with fundamental cellular change8 hcluding genetics. Disaster planning was farther ahead at this project -than in Chicago, Oak Ridge or Knolls.

Beryllium toxicity is receiving increasing attention, the air tolerance for the oxide end the metnl being set at .14 micrograms per cubic foot. A critically ill Argo- ?y-btional Laboratories employee is being treated for what is thought to bo acryllium poisoning following small exposure.

The hod* topic omd "Appendicitis".

Tho worage daily hospitnl oensua fvo9 81, which is littlo diffcrcnt from J-0 apd is surprisingly low considoring tho populntion sermd. The mcrago stay of thoso pationts romnins low cct 5.5 dnys.

Clinic visits also remained about constant at 267 por dny. 27$ of thcso 'Rcco soen at tho North Richland medical ccntor. Dontal clinic visits rcachod a high of 3,230.

122b385 MEDICAL DIVISION

JULY 1948

Plant Modicd Division Yo OT Physical Examinations Juno 1948 Julv 1948 to datc 46 9 301 2896 382 270 667 2399 2827 22255 579 47 8 43 18 608 660 5309 1678 2192 5306 29 48 160 -0 -0 -0 6144 6776 409 11

Laboratory Exaizmtions Elinical Laboratory Pre-employment, terminations, transfers .... l.5 142 16288 117049 AMULLl...... 2305 1777 4175 Rocheoks (koa)...... 3291 3139 27026 First kid...... e...... ooooooooooooooo~o 48 43 250 Plant Visi~rs...... ,...... ~...... 0 0 12 Cl~ic...... Cl~ic...... 2534 2885 173 15 &spital...... 2860 3 167 20904 Public Health (Inc . food hnndlors) ...... -881 -805 4976 Totcrl. e 27061 28104 191707

>"*e ~ . .- X-Ruy"t" 'LJCS;3n...... ~"

2' IrIP 1 : .i icr,...... -- prS-smph3aYI1pent,. ,tcrdaatW, .;tmasfers,,.., 2540 2689 20652 ~~~~(PC~.ll.wrurrrr,arrr...... 3 84 303 699 First Aid...... X.L,.,..-~~~~~~-~.+-... 29G 3472- l3B3 Clinic...... ,...,...... ,,..,.... 337 3 15 2097 EIospirt&~.;~&Weailp. r'ded.rt 7SJiPP...... 236 174'' 1512 Public Health (Inc. food hondlors) ...... -252 -179 -13 19 Total...... 4....*..... 4044 4007 28085

137 325 15 72 -17 -119 169 5 16

2 hllorgy 39 249

r'22b3Eb . JULX 1948

Year First Aid Treatments June 1948 July 1948 to dato

Occupational TreatPEsnta...... ~.. 3378 3750 18688 Occupational Pdxeatxmnts...... 9537 10207 54935 Velfaro Tr~a~pts...... ~..~...... 5664 6295 40236 Total...... 20252113859 Absontoeism Invostigtltion Roport

Total ntnnbor calls requOsted...... 5 13 170 Totnl numbor calla modo...... 5 13 170 Numbcr nbsont duo to illness in fnmily.... 0 0 1 Xumbor not at horns whon call was made..... 0 1 3

Goneral

Examinations incrocsod *om 6,144 in Jupa to 6,776 in July, of which 5,039 mro dono nt North Richland. First nid tronbcnts increased from 18,579 in Juno to 20,252 in July.

Major injurios incrcasod as follows ovor June: JUne July General Slectrio 13 AtMnson- Jon0s 8 17 Morr ia on- Knudsen 2 1 J. Lo Hudson 0 -1 Total TI 22

Sub-mnjor injurios decreased .as follovrs : . hnoral Eloctrio 6 5 At kins on- Jom a 32 38 - Marrisen-Knuc!son - 6 2 nett loton-Sound -4 -0 Total 48 45

Tho health topic for tho month dealt with "Appendicitis". &toric1 was distributod throughout tha plmt cn this subject and discussions hold.

3 kbsontooisn ma as follows: Total absontooism wcakly omployoos all causos 2 .SO% Total nbsontooism mokly omplopas sichss only 80% Total days lost by malo omployoos duo to sickncss 728 Total days lost by fomalo omployucs duo to sichoes 460 Total dnys lost duo to sickness 1188

122b381 2EDICA.L DIVISION JULY 1948

Villago Modical Division C 1inio Section Juno 1948 July 1948 to dnto hion -Womn Childron First Visits 895 717 379 1760 1991 9810 Rotreatments 2218 2613 956 5753 5737 37490 TOt~la..aaa..aaaaa..aooaaooaa m m47300 Clinic visits 1648 1751 8658 698 757 5018 897 763 5622 526 501 3226 86 103 576 663 684 a54 584 629 4804 338 349 2307 289 278 1983 1009 1147 5367 775 816 5285 m 7779 mm Total clinic vis its pcr day...... 250 251 222

hen in Well-baby Clixic ...... 2 65 a 267 1513

483 452 3419

124 105 829 83 90 686 100 122 6s8 53 33 440

32 22 343 71 75 433 463 447 ' 3409 2470 2512 18742 5 a3 5 .S 5 -4 82.3 81-0 88.1 3 7 20 84 61 548 JULY 1948 Year Oper ation8 June 1948 July 1948 to date 244 Tr~5~io219...... b...... 42 52 200 Eye, Ear, Nose & oat...... 43 16 ~ntal...... ~... 1 0 5 Caats ...... 21 16 128 M~ors...... ~...... 51 ' 59 412 Msjors...... 53 42 3 17

Vital Statistics 2 4 21 82 71 43 6 C 1 4

110 125 883 45 56 446

3 10 346 2862 50 50 -344 R5 vi? 4535

20217

24366 348 11094 625 580 4990 2761 -44764

Cafeteria &ale 2565 2430 17312 391 396 2324 -2956 --2826 19636

48 54 17 17 15 15 a5 83 - 60 61 5 225 m WICAL DrVISIOB

JULY 1948

General

Ilurbg July there was a slight decrease in hospital admissions; however, the average daily census showed little change, being 82 in June and 81 in July.

Clinic Visits increased by about 3%. Since +&e first of the year, clinic visits have increased by over 40$. Four clinical doctors were added to the staff. The increase is due to expanding operations of the North Richland Hospital,

Public Health Section Year Administration June 1948 July 1948 to date Nmpaper Artiolos...... :. .. 22 16 119 Committee hteetings...... 5 1 19 A.ttend8~ae~...... 20 4 105 Staff ~etiPgS...... a.....*...... *...o 8 2 21 Lecture8 de Ta~...... 0 4 35 A~~~Pc~.~~~.~.~~~~...~...~.~..~~.~.~..0 40 2166 CoPferen~es...... ~...... 6 1 68 Attendance...... 39 9 206 Radio Bro~o8-Sts.,...... ~...,...... ~.... 0 0 3

~...... *...... a 1

Social Service

The Social Service Section continued to work out G more effective and closer cooperation with the American Rod Cross and the County welfare office. In July, for the first time, paymont of medical and hospital bills by the county office was approvod for patients troatod in Richland who mro in mod of asistame.

Twenty-seven now casea were admittod during July, nhich added to the cases carried mi from Juno, made a total of 199. Eighty-throe 0090s mro 6 closed, having tho cas0 load at 116 as of July 3ht.

122b390 JULY 1948 YOOr June 1948 July 1948 to dato Sanitation Inspootions ...... 43 a 3 82 1545 Bactor iological Loboratory

Troated Water S~~,OS...... 427 281 1656 Milk Samples (Inc . cream et ice cream) ...... 149 148 1067 509 -2641 -944 5364

7 10 89 13 5 72 31 11 116 0 0 7 0 0 65 108 73 733 0 0 1 49 19 975 2 0 4 0 0 8 0 0 1 2 0 33 3 3 18. 23 21 . 152 2 0 2 0 4 7 3 1 5 2 1 46 0 1 1 0 -7 -7 -245 ... 156 2322

*-.=I I fotal 80. Xurshg Fiold Visits...... 1280 1086 10336 General

Dura tho month thoro wa a mYhd dcclino in connnunicnblo and morbidity control visits.

Tho Social Service Soction continued to work out G moro effoctivc and closer cooprution with tho American Red Cross and thc County Telfaro Offico. In July, for thc first timo, payment of mdical and hospital bills by the county office wa approved for patients trertcd in Richland who more in mod of such aasisttmce.

Progross is boing mdo tarmrd the complotion of physical alterations roquested by this doparbnt in #2 cnfetcria at North Richland. It is not officially known whothor #1 cafotoria is going to bo abnndonod or complotoly ronovatod in ordor that minimum sanitary s.tnndards cnn be 7 maintahod . DECLASSJFIED MEDICAL DIVISION JULY 1948

P. H, Gencral (Continucd) Fleld inspoctions of tho bcrracks and trailcr cap facilitios rovcol satisfactory opcration from a sanitary standpoint.

Reccnt inspoctions of milk producors supplying thc pasteurization plant rosultad in thc climbation of thrco producors for failuro to comply rFith rocoxmncndcd sanitary standards. Boctcriologicd tosts of milk rocoivcd in aichland wcro satisfactory during the month.

Dcspito thc rcccnt flood, tho control of flies and nosquitoes has bocn maintained. Faotors aiding in this accomplishment woro tho procurcmcnt of now cquipmcnt and tho efforts of porsonnol engagad in tho program. Assistaco mas also rondercd to noarby communities without tho mod for additional porsonnol. Yoar Dontal Scction Junc 1948 July 1948 to date Pationts Troatod ...... ~...~2986 3230 19698 , Conoral

One dontist ma oddod to thc staff during July, making a toto1 of thirtoon. The total number of pctients treated was 8% highcr than for any previous month, and a peak day vm rorchcd on July 27th when 175 .patients wore troatod. e .-bi%, i,)Wh+ .%G* 79 22- -'-.;~e +am 4-aage :%~e --6,n-.. _-

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ARFbAS I 7 100-H 1 - 2 I

Number of employees on payroll: Beginning of month 519 6nd of month 533 Net increase 14 * One day per mek. ** Two days per woek. JULY 1946 JULY 1948

-----100-3 100-D 100-F 200-W 2004 -300 700 --P.G. T9ta.l Supemism 1 1 3 9 4 13 90 40 -sera 4 4 5 9 15 9 00 46 ClOricdL 0 0 1 1 0 2 40 8 Othora 8 12 15 49 30 55 87 184 Tcrtd 13 17 24 68 49 79 21 7 278

N*or aP ESplagoc8 'jll Jirlg Bo- & Month e65 End d Month 92 fnCrPaS0 13 Tho nct incroaeo roeulted fr=n tho additian of 17 poDplo, tho tezninn- ti= cno angineor, mo technical gTzduato B, mo hclpcr ad mo

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*Incorroctlg repztod QB 268 last nonth. AA mmalnro aituatlm wcd cxphlncd c&tiofact!xllywhcn it uac dctcmincd that 294 bad@ rcsulta, botwccn 100 and 500 crcp, in the DRAm wcro duo t:, mdirrtim backgrrcd 3% thc Gatchmso fzrn the nearby 100-D Arorr b-1 tmch. A bad@ moult rJf .z2 mp, in DR, MO cauocd by o mdiun dial vat& carried in tho smc pxket us thc haw.

Thoro xoo n3 hctunl high cxpmurr, in thc rmtino pencil and bzQc Prm.

122b34b 100 Areas

General Statistics -June -July 1948 B- 2 F, Total B, 2 F, T9tal7 To Date Special Work Permits 335 614 1250 2199 460 561 938 1959 13 763 Rautine & Spec. Surpeys 61 350 363 774 718 458 462 1638 6,149 107 EfTluent Survey8 0 70 35 105 119 81 95 295 1,010 *Air Mmita;ring Samples 94 60 77 231 +Included with Routine and Special Surveys until July 1348 Reteptim Basin Effluent

The activity of the water lea- the Retention Basin was as followe:

Pwer level (W 0-275 275 2-75 Averagechta~d4%rrg~r~bm. (=-P/hd 0.7 1.1 1.1 Average &armna dosage rate (4W 2.2 1.9 2.0 Aveag~rQ&aldosage rate (=eJP/W .2.9 3.0 3 .I Av&%megmted dose in 24 hra. (mrep) 70 71 75 ~~=~~~~t~~~~~~~,~c~uc3r~RAs qc %e ~erjr, 84 ~~Q~wM&~~-8 tc(~&#hg&he ins&ion cJ4 (19486 72 fan md.1a!mQuum of a.2 ,rmntS?em# w@F cm3% +m .,?cn@Q- 3 "'1T"pze (as &rib*,& c.- -?eiy 2Ft 71 '1 Qsr'--d .? . r t- 7 -- With dyone efOe &.tb100-8 Area Retentian Basin in operatim, effluent water rr~gdlngaapproached tolerance when the power level reached 180 W. Both eider af the basin were put into operation and readings at 275 M4 were well within limite. After a few weeks Qf operation both gamma and beta readin@ leveled off to valuea about qual to 100-D and 100-3'.

Effluent water rea- at'the 100-1) Retention Basin reached 4.9 mrep/hr far a ehort time durlng a Pile purge when anly me basin wae in operatlcn. The secrPd baain wae placed in cpexatian and the condition corrected.

Leaks in tho effluent line In the 100-I? Area about 230 feet West of the Retentienr Bas- showod read- aa hi& aa 65 mrep/hr. Seepage of Proceae water was Qbeerved almg the bank of tho river and me earnple obtalncd about 50 feet frm shore ehcrwed a concentratIan &' 0.085 ,uc/llter. Work rn the new effluent line fraa the Pile Building to the Retontian Basin continued during the month with moderate oxposure to porsael.

122b397 Health Instrumspt Dlvleiau DECLASSIFIED

100-B Aree The pile waa pknced in operation on July 1, and the power level Fsieed alawlg to 275 W. Varioue control surveys were made periodically during the etsFt-up period.

The PC tube ueed to mw~ureicriticalitg during pile start-ups ma installed in the inlet aide of process tube 0453 instead of in one of the Ion chamber tunnela. Although shielding was installed prior to start-up, eweye at low pmer lwela revealed a crescent shaped gamma beam emerging from the end of' the tube and additianal shielding vae required. Fast and slow neutron flmee w8po not appreciable at the end of the tube but eignificant scatter was observed between the 8hie~di43and the face of the pile.

Hi& level6 of neutrons aad gama rsdiation wem detected at several points on the experimental lemel. Radlogrspha at the '3''experimental hole showed a 5/8 inch beam ernerg- from the hale. Intensities at 100 M were 5 roenteenrr per hour far gamma and 4 rem per hour for faat neutrons. The beam waa well colunmated aorot38 the level and waa only 29 inchee in diameter an the inner instrument roan roof. Adequate shielding waa provided during the next ehutdm. Larger beame of much lower intenaitiss were observed at the "A" and '9"experimental holes but aupplenmntary ahielding was not necessary. Faet and elm neutron6 totaling 65 mrem per hour at 100 M were detected in the vicinity of the "B" experimental hole and were probably deriped from %he empty uater-11- ftw t&at Mle~Addftion+zl ehielbihg. rdd&&d? tW#e -flures~'tcv~&Wt@tJWmrem per hour at 275 W. Surveys of the vertical T-section plates gave evidence of fast neutrons, .e e "- un. 5d-57 .'kxz?il~iwc~s +FLF -~~~VFT/PCI~lcn 3 i4 xme, Sevei!akz@@v ~?fi%&~~W~~~IMBRBP~wiltebtrpoelg aea~~2J~~~tsv!w&%. *e-*ew -WBw@ggt- -m be- be- -=H?4-i -?qw--~~' ions inwwe"** i.sw&ws$* &lmmlB FSkeral gas lm'wH'ath#~~ abed f& &@Bf& bh&tb& *l%i'euaceee- fully sealed. &e mtlvltg at the top af the pile fluctuated through a rather definite cycle of about 40 minutes. This effect was noticed only at low power lovela.

Unuattal activity wa8 detected at the draina in the sqle rooma and tranrsfer -8, and at the rear of the storage area. Air samples showed 8 beta concentration aa high as 4.8 x 10-5 microcuries per liter and decay etudies indicated a short half-life. Water eeals vere installed but were only partly succeeeful in cmcting the condition. Hia'air eeunplee were eleo obtained in tho machinery roam and the Inner inatn-wnt room.

Tho ppocee cutter wae rcmwed from the stora& area baain ami buried. Low level alpha contamination vas observed on parte of this eqUipfnent. The tronchee at the burial grounds have been filled to overflawing Md ViU probably requiro mounding to reduce the erpoeuro rates below the Health Inetrument Dfvisicai ID ECLASS WED'

tolerable lovol. The burial ground at preeent is located eome distanco from the Pile Building and should be abandoned in favor of a bettor location.

100-D M special samples were removod from the 9" exper+rmental hole without dif- flculQ or spread af contamination. Technical Division p~~~onnelborn- scoped the "A" experimontel hole thimble and mcmentarily encountarsd Q dosage-rato of 6 roonQena per hour as the instrument was moved into and out of the thimble. ContaminatIan levels were maintained at G very low level and total erposuree to personnel wore d.

Maintenance work to tke vertical safety robs and thimbles VOB the cauao of hi& expoeure rates arrd groas spread uf contamination. During rod-buffing operatiom and the removal of ruet fram the vertical thimbles, dosage-rates as high ae 12 roentgens per hour were obtained on rod tips and 08 high ae 10 roentgone per hour on water precipitators. Pereonnsl were oqoeod for a few seconds to dosage-rate8 of 2.5 roentgens per hour but total oxpoeuroe were maintained below 50 IPT. Contamination wae pvalent over all aroae at the top of the pile and several articles of personal clothing had to be confiscated. Air sample result8 woro generally low, but respiratory protection MS required.

Investigati%i'lnto the largo number Clf badge readings at 100-DR revealod that all badges are in e, lau,wtian field while +tcpdra,racksat the badge houae. SuPPqlkq91ted the source of t@ia--~~,waatho 100-D burial grounds located about 100 yards away, the,^^ was backfilled. Surveye at the InQe house ahciwed the radiation level vas mduce+.; &%&n servicing will not show if the codittan wa8 corrected unt-nth. ;:lard ;tatistics FlhTEFe~&ibeam at the tap, far edge of the pile showed a doeage- rate, due to Q beam, of about 400 mr per hour. A steel plate (8" I 8' I 2") MS momted dlrecw in the beam to estate the neutron scatter which could be expected lf a ahield were inetalled over the bean. Preliminary result8 indicated' that very Uttle scatter would reault froan such a shield. Neutron surveys in the beam showed no significant change over the last month. Dur- a routine teat of the vertical eafetg rods on July 21, one of the rods became stuck and entrance had to be made to the intennsdiate winch level with the pile operata. Exyoaure-rates were very- law. Returned caska and cesk baree continued to show alpb ccmt%mlnation in nearu every case. Contaminatian was usually confined to the llda af the caeh and to the imide a€' the bcues, but smLLu amounts wem present on tho outside of the baxos in ecnw ceses.

6 I22b39.9 Hedth Instrument Divisions

100-F Area Maintenance work to the vertical safety rods and thimbles was continued during all shutdowns. High dosage-rates were encountered while rust was removed from the thimbles, but total individual exposures did not exceed tolerance. Widespread contamination was apparent over all of the surfaces at the top of the pile including the rods themselves, bit air saaples were all less than 5 x le7 microcuries per liter. During 3 scrm on July 19, two rods became stuck and specid maintenance work was required at moderste exposure levels. The removal of samples from the eqerimental holes produced high radiation levels and soms spread of contamination. Individual samples geve dosage- rates as high’as 600 mr per hour at six feet and personnel occasionally was replaced to amid overexposure. Contamination observed on the hair, hands and personal clothing of one man and on the hands of another was easily removed by washing. Other contadnation in this vicinity was effectively controlled and was I&, spread outside of the far side area. During the removal of a sample from the experimental hole, a beam of 2‘7 roentgens per hour wad reported.

Technical Divlsion personnel made attenuation studies on control rod samples using a beam of neutrom from the icB1experimental hole. Survey * re iupt@l2t--cmF&eab -hW2 4€hcsWf%Sl!r”- ne weJrfpTkPkMF~~~*=-- pen3Gm&+%h very low.

cart in the normal manner. An unwually high reading was found on one bucket of dummies aa it ‘wW?&bi&rt mar the surface of the water. Investigation revealed the presence of an active metal piece. Nu unusual personnel exposum occurred.

The ffxed monitors placed in the beam from the step arrangement of the biological shield at the top, far edge of the pile showed a marked rise in activity following the shutdown on July 27. These monitors have always shown slight permanent increases in activity after each shut-’ dawn, but the increase this thwas much larger than usual. Readings at the reference point on the 50 foot far roof were also much higher, having increased from 8 m/hr to U, mr/hr.

Surveys made on the equipment used to clean the Retention Basin revealed most item to be contaminated. Attenrpts to decontaminate were effective but not complete and most items had to be restricted permanently. ,A

7 122b400 Health Inatrwnent Divisions

sLndy murid OR the edge of the trench which received the sediment from the Basin showed a reading of 40,000 c/m. Readings on the bottom of the trench were greater than 100,COO c/m. Contaminated areas were covered with dirt. 200 Areas.T and B Plants General Statistics -June 1948 ; 8 Total 2 2 Total To Date Special Work Permits 417 4G6 823 340 476 8l.6 5206 Routine t Special Surveys 277 339 616 371 288 659 4242 Air Monitoring Samples 447 495 942 497 586 IC83 6294 Thpid Checks 169 93 262 177 116 293 2228 Cmon Buildinas

In the T Plant, an air sample t n during the removal of a et from Ssction U, showed a result of 1.5 x 10ecf.p,/liter and 1.7 x 10- d /ug Pu/cc. There waa no personnel entry to fhe Canyon during this period. The 9-1 U-1 $a& sto&d&Cell 1% for repair. A -expos- ,-3 -c, :.h_., In 13-4 samples with-daw@tkates above 2 rep per hour d pquired special -hmf?.hiletrombone decon- t&awwted in one case, an operator inadvertently touched t+&&p&~~*lpigog&xa,-~uw irsraedrcsb*==-&*-f@ a surfaco-dQr-at9rof 4.3 rep per hour. The finger ring result indicated no significant exposure. A centrifugs and two agitators were removedb the=buriaL ground in a special box on a flatcar with a mpudmum exposure-rate of 250 mrep/hr recorded. king caqmn work eight air ssmples were significant, the high result was 1.1 x lO-5 pc f.p./liter and 5.8 x 10-10,ug h/cc during observed jetting of wash water in Section 80 Addltional contamination was noted in electrical and btrueent equipment Fn the Operating Gallery, and analysis of a smear showed about of the fission product activity to be due to ruthenium. Control Laboretories

In the T Plant, bench contamination and hand contamination of 23,000 d/m Pu occurred when a stirrer was wed which had an oversize length platinm wfre. The skin was decontaminated successfully Within two hours 0

122b401 Li the B Plant, a total of 345 items, not regulated with respect to hmdUng, waa found contaminated on surveys by Technical and Health Instrument DixLsion personnel. In addition, 86 contaminated floor locations were reported. Forty-two cases of fission product and seven cases of product hand contamination were reported, and sll were successful& reduced. Mfficulties during stirring of a szmple, cawed hair, akin, and clothing contamination, but no over-exposure was indicated, This incident was investigated aa Class I, No. 90. Two small waste cartono in Room 7 showed dosage-rates of 14.5 rep per hour surface with 500 m/hr at 2 inches, and 34.2 rep per hour surface with 1.2 roentgens per hour at 2 inches. Finger film results for the employee who had handled the cartons without tongs showed 15 mrep. A lsak was noted in the vent line of the sewer me from the decontamination sinks to the dry well, when material backed up to the leak. It was indicated that th well now has dow drainage. Concentration Buildinas

In the B Plant, spread of ContamFnation indicated a leak zt the E-2 manhole cover gasket. The gasket was replaced end the area was decontaminated without incident. II La ?-l i’J 1 J -: 2 Yd2 . Stack Areaa .I- 1 w -3 5 3 In the B Plant, from July 25 to July 29, the dassge-F&e at the west wall of the Fan House iqreasad,fron) 2cto ~p;/hr&dthe inspeckion plata on the #2 fan sh --0f&2 ;zcoen€ge& *r hour at two inches. This increase waa Wted to materkl dissolved cn July 20, which had a shorterfhanncmal coding pori& S Divioicn poraonnel operated sample line filters in the Stack Monitor Building in order to determine the feasibuty of reduced water flow rate throw the dissolver scrubbers. Filter papers removed have shown a wdmum of 24 rep per hour surface, @ were handled with tongs in a mexFpllum exposure-rate of 1 rep per hour. The 292-A-B Building now contains a precipitator which was operated for about 14 hours, a sand filter column which had considerable use, and a berl-saddle vertical packed column scrubber which wad wed only briefly. The sand filter indicated the greater efficiency. Removed filter papers showed a surface dosage-rate of 8 rep per how with 120 m/hr at 2 inches, end were haudled with maximum expome-rate of 520 mep/hr reported.

Wzste Msposal Areas

In the T Plant, new waste lines were welded to existing ones in a maximum exposure-rate of 3 roentgens per hour. Dirt samples from

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P I22b402 excavations in sub-contractor zones have shown no detectable contamination.

In the B Plant, jetting of the second cycle wsste supernatant from the 104-B tenk to the second cycle crib in the Tank Farm area was started. Samples from the sub-crib laterals in the H.I. test shaft were nomrl. Sludge on e wasuring stick used in the 104-8 tank showed 4CCO c/n. North Areas Technical Division personnel continued photographing of a ruptured slug in the 212-N Building. A maxirmmr exposure-rate of 1 roentgen per hour et ten feet was reported. Renovction of the cutting box for further use is in pmgress, General level over the open box waa 4 rep per hour at 'about two feet, but work we8 done renotely with a rnaxhm exposure-rate of 750 mrep/hr reported. Several eir samples have shown slightly greater than 2 x 10-6 pc f.p./liter, and Chemox masks are worn around the open cutting bax. General

In the T Plant, a total of 6500 Martindele pads wag surveyed with e GM probe and no contamination was detected. A total of 2130 pada wa9 surveyed with film, and on the completeg results available, 48 confirmed particles were fount&g&60-pyisD I -d6&a p;a r--%T -f In the B Plant, 8257 Martindale pads were surveyed with a CM probe, fivec;,?QfhQ&&pq&&~ectable contamination. Apparently all five were worn by female employees as indicate

wbe P ----4-- ?I 12,365 pads during the pwiod of 6/VU tw 7/16/;8 showed 720. confbned particles.

AUthyroid checks were below the conservative warning level. The Isolation Buildinq

Air knitorinq

There were 340 spot air samples taken, of which four exceeded 10-11 ug WCC.Masks were worn in three cases of significant concentr&ion, 'and the msximUm sampla showed 10-10 Wcc when a greenhouse panel was open in Cell 3. A sample of 3.5 x lO-n/ug Pu/cc waa obtained while slurping a sample in Cell 6C when masks were not worn. WntY-eight Little Sucker samples had as the high result 1.2 x 10-u. pg h/cc obtdned in Room 35. Fourteen s les of the 903 exhzust system air had as the high result, 3 x 10% ,ug pu/cc.

'0 Health Inst- Divisions

Srrf ace Cont aminztion A total of 375 items, not regulated with respect to huldling, was found contaminated on surveys by Technical, Health Instrument, and S Division personnel. There wre 10 items above 20,~d/m and two above 80,COO d/m reported. In addition, a total of 32 contaminated floor locations was reported, 21 in the laboratories, 8 in the operat2cg ceX.s, and 3 in the corridors. The maximum spot was 0.1 g Pu b 3xm 35. There cases of product hand contamination, a?l were succes- were 20 of which ' sfully cleaned. All instances were low level, excepc two of about 2.8pg Pu and about 0.4~Pu respectively. Both of these cases resultod from handling an itan which waa not regulated, but was found contaminated. Smcial Work The damper unit in the 903 system was replaced without ccntmhatiau spread.

A break in the sanitw water Line outside the bullding near the sq tank was folkowed carefully, but no contamination was found in the vicinity of the breek. Water samples were taken from the builc5ng for analysis .

P. R. Container Process Hood ' s. c. 300 Area The .- .Y , General Statistics 1948 -JUXle Juls To Date Special Work Permits 252 297 1883 Routine dr Special Surveys ll0 106 1001 Air Monitoring Samples 93 103 775 Metal Fabricat ion Plant Fifteen out of thirty air samples taken were above the tolerance concentration as swmarized below:

0EClASSIFIEIF Health Instrument Divisions

No. No, Above Location Taken 1.5 x 10-4 UR U/cc Concentration ug U/CC Chip Recovery 7 3 v.7 x 10-4 Slug Recovery 3 1 w1.8 x 104 Machining Area 4 2 *&.a x 10-4 =de Burner 1 0 - Extruder Buildhg 5 2 #9.1 x 10-4 Melt Pbnt lo 7 Hl.5 x 10-3 *at brickett press *at HNO3 pic- tank Mat operator's position #during rod wew #tfrinFurnaceR- Special process materiel containing U-235 was received and canned in special pieces. Special conteiners were wed to keep the number of slugs stored in one place to less then thirty, No contamination was encountered and exposure-rate&were less than for natural uranium.

Forty-one spot air samples and W, Big Sucker air samples were taken in the Laundry, and had as a high result 2.2 x 1O-lo ,dcc (calculated as Plutonium), taken behind washer #2 during the processing of 300 Area clothing. This concentration waa probably due to Uranium, and calculated as such, showed 2.2 x 10-5 pg U/cc. Plent General Frames exposed in the 200 East and 200 West Areas for the mnth ofoJune indicated a deposition of 2 x 108 particles and 3 x 10s particles -- -3 . *. - 122b405 Health Instrumen% Divisions

rsspectively. The sand in a 100 foot square area was dyed and catch boxes installed at the north, south and west edges of this area. All showed visual evidence of dyed sand. The amount of sand collected on each sheU WBS as foUaWs: Shelf Heiafit above Ground -North -South W& One foot 64-@ 8 15-58 g 4.33 g Three feet l4.a g 1.95 g 3-00 g Five feet 4.3 g 2.65 g trace The kger quantity collected on the north side was probabu due to the high velocity southerly winds. Fil~aof air sample filters in the areas indicated average monthly inhalation rates varging from 3 at the Isolation Building Catohauoo to 44 at the B Plant gate. In construction sites the avereges were 5 per mnth in TX, 5 ert 24.t 8-Y, and 2 south of U Plant. Off-plant surveys indicated about 3 particles breathed per month in Benton City and 2 in &ChlSnd. . * Three filters, analyzed for la%&.&$* Vity at the H, I. EIsthodp LphtH&;shr,1- showed the foUowk&results: ..I.I - -- ?.x-Z3.icl -- :z;i_- -- T Plant Gatehouse 9.4 x 10-5qft3 "*Q PI&@ ck4wklse 1.1 x 10-7 w/ft3 ax %4%B&fe 8.7 x IO4 p/fd 22-x %.2W zutiae 4 -- udght frames located throughout the reservation shared the hi& parffcle deposition &e north of the 200 Areas. This, Ueresults hide the 200 Areas, was upwind aa to prevailing wind directions. High Velocity winds, howver -re from the southerly quadrant. 7'

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DECLASSlFlED I22b401 Health Instrument Division3

Bad- Resume. Construction Areas 1948 105-DR 211-TX 384 Tatal-To Date Badges Processed 13,609 78645 21,395 la9439 No. of readings 294 u. 0 305 477 (100 to 500 mrep) No. of readings 1 0 0 1 70 (mr 500 mep) Inst Readings 9 8 0 17 72 The one result of over 500 mrep in the DR Area was investigated and found to be due to a radium dial watch carried in the aame pocket 89 the badge. The 294 results between 100 and 500 nsrep in the DR Area was attrfbuted to the radiation background at the Mi Gatehouse from the 100-D Area burial trench. The trench was backfilled. Lost readings were due to:

No. of readings 3 7 12 15 7 9 230 283 (UO to 500 mrep) NO. Of m- 0 0 8 0 0 0 1 9 (over 500 mrep) Lost readings 3 3 3 0 2 I 3 15 Total 1948 badges to date, operations 164,476 Total 1948 badges to date, construction 104.432

Grand Total 268,915 Lost readings were accounted for as follows:

Badge last in area 4 Stuck film 3 Lost in Processing 4 Health Instrument Divisions DE&!~.ASSIFIED'

Badge dropped in liquid 3 &posed to x-ray 1* *Shielded protion reed 0 Investigation of lost readings where required showed no possibility of an overexposure.

The eight results in the 1004 Area of over 500 mrep were for a two- week period and were all below 1 roentgen. The men involved were on the same work which wad done under S.W.P. procedure and daily exposures were estimated at about 50 mrep. In addition 2,877 items of non-routine nature were processed, 1948 total to date 10,522. There were 31,831 alpha hand checks and 38,662 beta hand checks recorded. About O,&$ of the alpha and about 0.- of the beta scores were zbove the warning level. Most of the hi@ acores were recorded in the 300 ha. Where decontamination was attempted it failed in 8 cases of alpha and 4 caaes of beta contamination, all in the 300 kea. Na attm at reduction was aecorded-&x-~4;$A&gh;jii,pha.,md29 hi& bs&ay~abana;m. A - -= -i:;7 -- m),:- =

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Two hundred and fifty five 300 ad samples 3f dr?AFng water yere t.:ken durw the mmth. f,ll alph: 2n 1:rses were run b3 ether excnctim thus elating the uncertcinty and lm value8 due to aelf-abemptlm. Almmt 311 smrcea indiclted tlsces 9 dpha 2ctivitg with the nmr pm cesa In the levels expected frsm ~tii~d.activity. The nuximum alpha cmtn-tim .II 381 dis/olin/llter was Zmd in j00 Am- well $2, This well baa Shawn increased read- dur- the last part of the mcmth and averaged 203 dis/min/liter. The other wells averaged fran 49 I dis/min/liter to UO dla/min/liter. The result8 were in general can- firmed by fluorophdameter analyela. The Xehlnnd wells on the new alpha procedure averaged between 7 and 12 dia/min/liter, Benton City averaged 18 dls/min/llter and uther wells gave cmplable results. The results in Rlchbnd, 5000 Area, and white Bluffa were confirmed as ulanium by routine fluomphutclnster measurements. hrenty-me 11.7 liter samplea of drinking mter confirmed the redta ~1 the erPaller samples. Bo sample csf drfnkins water gave a value of beta activity as hi& as 5 x 10-5 :whiter.

Eleven test weU s-ee worn taken. Slightly positive values, of 6-7 die/min/l~r-wes~feuai by tbe nap-proat~~~~n -4% mzeLyrc Weiy &W-R&t't&&a&kdS$r%&y~* BPbamp&erbd 48rmm.k-m SFJPC&.P~ ,uclli4cl4jj*-BQ1@?s et4Wi#tg.* -'"-z i. ' ' '-e >- -LJ 'iT. 3- *..,.i*-. "'--~sim:zscxs =re= -nscm d 011 with me samplo mtrLhhhdrlje--*- ne&t?ro cpfMer from a or were takcn with no poeiti roeult for either alpha or beta activity.

L. Atmospheric Monitorlq

Tho integrans and "CI1 chambera indicated avoragc dosage-rates as fallows: Inte- (prop/24 hours ) C Chambers (mreu/24 hours) e Juno %June July Locati al - 100-B 0.2 0.2 0.3 100-D 0.8 1.3 . 0.4 100-F 0.9 0.9 0.4 200-w 0.7 0.4 0.3 200-E 1.1 0.4 0.5 Riverland 3.3 4.3 Hanford 0.4 0.4

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Locatiau

300 Arca 1.4 0.3 0.5 700 ~rca 0.1 0.4 -0- Kcnnewlck <. 0.1 0.2 --- h8CO 0.2 0.5 --- Bonton City 0.9 0.8 -0-

Dotachablo chamber ~~ In Hanford, TX, DR, and Whit0 Bluffe worn 0.60, 0.5, 0.6, and 0.7 mrop/24 hours rcspcctivaly. Thc xuaxlmm eight hour rcading an a CI upft was 2.4 x 10-7 uc/litor at Gablo Mountain. The highoat avorsgo coucaatmtian was 3 x 104 !uc/llter at thc 200 Esat Ares. Alr flltcra at Hanf'ord, Whito Bluffs, and 105 DR eve avorago rnadinga of 1.4 x 8 I. and 1.1 x pc/lltor rcepoctivolg. Fifty rain aamploa woro colloctod. Tho rain samplo waa 0.026 ,uc/litcr ran tho 200 Woat Area. Tho maxlmm of'f-arca rain sample was L.6 I 10d pc/litor frm Bcntm City.

Tho averago vegGtatian cu-tim was as f Urns:

LO. 04 0.13 0.04 0.07 0.51 0.07 ._0 $04 0.12 -! ,. 0.04

L 0.04 0.09 L r 0.04 c 0.04 0.07 io.04 0.04 0.07 -0.04 .! 0.04 0.06 *LO.o4 C0.04. 0.04 c.0.a4 0.04 0.11 LO.04

Sovoatp edua Cap &ave a zaxlmum value of 0.13 p/kg and an avome af 0.06 Twenty-eir sample8 PKHn Goose Egg Hill give an avorago oi 0.06 anti a maximum ~f 0.15 uc/u. A surpop of Wahlukc Plateau an &avo an awrae of 6.05 :uc/kg which is eigniflcantly higher than the pmvloue eurrrcp m 3/8/48. A eccmd eurvog on 7/24/48 ~voan avow 09 0.04 pc/@ which oeaontidllg Con- fi- tho iacrcaso. Thirty-nine enalyeoe 'worn run by tho new camtic OrtrnCtion procoduro an 5 grama. Spiked ample8 Indicate about a %'% ylcld. All valuoa from eanplce mteide of tho vicinity of tho 200 agvo lesa than 5 I 10-3 ,~~Il%/lq.On0 wplo fron 200 Woe Indicated 2.5 x 10-2 uc Xl3l/kg. DECLASSIFIED 122b41 I Health InOtmncmt Divls 1-

!z!?ksz Wells 361-B-1, 3 and 4 cmtlnue to give poeltivo indimtima of beta activity follaving tho trends indicated lnet manth. Rosults for alpha activity in thoao wall6 is ncrt quite 80 well dofined with canalder- ablo vPSiaticm bo- obaormd in individual samplos. Miximr~value obeomod was obout 280 die/clln/llter in sample fmn Well 361-B-1 taken kto in June. Six of tho nino wells achoduled for driuing near the 5-6 crib and tilo fiold havo bean ccmpletod and =&&or has been Modto c depth of about 120 foet. Drilling should bo clmplotad during the first wcok in Aysurrt.

Liquid samploe are being Wen daily frsm tho latelal 3n tho H. I. shaft dwhg jotting into tho secund cycle crlb fran tho 104-33 tank. Rosults of all srrnplos wffl be reported noxt mmth. Sanploe wffl also bo takca frtn the stub blRnkn upon ccPnpletim of tho jettlng operat 1al.

Metoordalg

July, 1948, WU~tho codoat July an mcozd in this locality. The man tempomturo MB p.8 which waa 3.7 degroea balm the nomal. Tho coolest July rocordod at Hanfoxd durlng the 31-year period frm 1912 to 1942 inclusive ma 73.0 in 1932.

Tho tazpomtura recod far July, 1948, was &IO featured by thc fbk that n3 100-dogree mading6 wem rocordcd, Tho hlaest waa 98 which occurrod a4 19th tho 17th and 31st. I)urlns the 3l-ycar Word rccozd, thorn wae not a singlo July nmth in which tho tcmpcratu2.e fasod to reach or ercoed the 100-degree nark at last aC0. HdthInstnment DIvlsI@n9 QECSflSSRED

Proclpltatim for July, 1948, totale 0.40. Although this was roughly throo-tines tho nd-July mount, It wa8 wall within the ertrene of 0.90 reconled at Hanf~xldin July d 1916.

There were no aevero stolpp during July thio year. It was cm the 10th & thio nrmth in 1947 that a high wind and duatstora did nu& damge au the PmJect, particularly in RlchL?nd. A ainiEltUr0 repuca of . this atom occurred agaln cm the 14th. At Building 622, tho high wind recorda set on July 10, 1347, have einco been exceeded sevcrcl timss. In Rlohlnnd, however, thla atom renains as the nost dostructlve of thc city’s Project history. Produoticm Forecasts - Ninety-two wore nab. Tho average accuracy was 85 .*

Spocbl Forecasts - Fifteen were uadc. Most of thoeo we= wind and thunderatom warnin@ to tha Electrid Dlvislm. Tan woro ri&t and 5 wcro wrang for a percentago of 66.7.

Eighty-cna urlno aaa@os, forty-f our vator Bapplos, and twenty-me hexcm srtnflee were nm on tho fluorophatmotor. A progran of incrcasod scmpl- lng frcquoncy for pureomel in tho Mctcl Fnbrlcatlcn Aroa hos been outlincd and ehdd start this neath. Twenty-mo sanplee wore run frm the Me- %bricatl.sr Aroa thia nmth and thrco Indlmtcd -tor than 10 ,ug U/litcr, while ~lffifty-eiz BappI.es nm fmn penanncl in tho met of the Plant only thme showed as high as 2 pallitcr.

A DCW etnndard adutian of urzLpiup ma nado and dlbxutod bg gmvinotric dgels in ordor to check the cam now in mo. Conalder- able tino has bean spent in calibrating 1131 spFko aolutm and assisting in the new vogetstLm aaalpla. mar ~curcoholdara for the Iw) standards have been dosimod and ordered and epccinl holders for DECLASSlFlED 122b413 stainloss ateol platce havo been dcalwod. B3ck mxttor ncosurenento with P% indicate 29$ with oluainun kcking cn tho first shclf and 2% on the fifth eholf. An invoeti@ticn into the sffoct of absorber, source, and counter gcmctrg en absorption cumcs is bckq -do. Om orpoauro d the nuclear particlo fib to plutaniuu indicates a psoiblo sin in scnsitivity In bimsay acaaurenents if a uethd CUI be wmkcd out to plate the plutcniun en a sdlplatc.

A tdof eight maples frm the scrubber ai the diasdver in the T plant wcm takein frtn two diasolvinga. This rmgh eatate .3f the total activity in the ecmbber solutim eve 1.3 curies C[I me run and 5.3 curies =01 another. Duzdng theao pori& tho t&al activity up tho stack WOB estinnted at 1.1 Curies. A panel nmntcd f iltor-scrubber unit f Dr routine amitaring of tho atack was de- aignod.

FiFteon additid air filtors cmtalning plutcniun wem &ped and the ratio of true catto total count hetezrrincd. Thoae vnlucs dcng with tho ~ight~~nfrm ht 0~~1th ~pvo an averago ratio d' 1.52 with ~1 standard doviatimi of 0.19. The clcrthing cmtaninatod with M alpha enittor was omnlnod by cheniml dyeis and by dccay af tho daughter products. Tho ovidenco indicates that actiniun la definitoly tho cantmimnt. ~n rrnalyaia & dirt fm tho ME corner of tho log-S Building ehmed Fa%. Sunplea taken frrn the 107-8

122b4l4 One portable poppy was returnod to opemtlm by clornin& dl parts d' tho hl@ vdtcgo eyetan. k cas0 which prmldea for socling the hi@ vdtoge systo3 frca duot la ncarlg cmplotcd.

A 8tUd.y cff 2" x 7" perppy pmb06 indicatcd that two hi& vdagC wlrcs spaced 3/4 inch apart and 4 inch fra tho probjbo sibs WOO worthy d field tost. Such a prcjbe gpve about 20$ gc.xl0tx-y at 2300 volts with a plateau d about 150 volts wlq tho 3745 poppy. Much of this wmk has boon hindorod by Inmhtor failurca undor currcrrt hunidlty ccmditlam. The inportunco r3f clean, saodh insulator surPaccs cccplctoly fne frm mchipo mrk~io mphaaizod by thc6o trmblC8.

Low vdtago thin woll &ea G.M. tubes hvo boon fntnd ralinblo up to abmt 30,000 c/n. Tho nenorg Dbsorved whon tceting with n Borkoley sulor LE! lose rnrkcd whcn us- 3 Higinbdhn or Offnor, probably became gf tho -tor sclvsitlvlty d thc fomor. Pm1-q work is boadmo tp a noxu aonoitivo D. C. anplifior to pornit rcducing im chnnbor vdunc.

Dovolopt d G nylm wlndm, argcn flm propcrtid beta prcjbe for band omntere haa been startcd.

A prgpa-timdl dpba hand prcbo with nyls frmt and beck stroma has been given to the fnertlunent Divlsim for testing in c fmr-fold alpha

The prutotgpo at the C. P. probe emeg mter hebecn given to tho 33st-t Division for me in cmusctian with Project C-219.

861 9,560 9,155 -0.. -0- 18,n6

19,835 20,489

122b4lb Health Inatrumetnt Mvlaions

BIOLOGY DIVISION

ZOOlOcIg

1. Zhronic Toxicology of XI3' In Stock AnIm.lls

A four year old ewe 7383 sacrificed after a 43-day period of feeding 10 ,uc/day. Tbe thyroid walghed 5.6 g. and vas apparently histologically nomal.. Activitlea lnpc/kg. of tieeuee aesayed are lieted In odor of apeclflc activities: (1) Thsroid 800 (5) Luns o*c% (9) Spleen 0.02 (2) Fecee 0.1 (6) Liver 0.04 (10) Pancreas 0.02 (3) =-Y 0.1 (7) 9wrg 0.04 (U)Bone 0.008 (4) Blood 0.C7 (8) Adrenal 0.04 (E!) Muscle 0.006 Chlorofora intoxication following a bloodletting operstion caused the death of one control ewe. It was of interest to note the size of ita thyroid, which weighed 14 g.

Biological Specimam Monitored "- - Animals and Tiaaues Aksayed Location Collocted and Activitiee cuc/kg)

Jack rabbi Between 200-E and 200-W 4 1 10-3 S.E. Quadrant of 200 -3 w

200 -E 0.1

Ba%er 200 -E Soft tissue <8 x lom3

I22b4 I1 Health Inetmment Divisions

Ducka, dameetic 100-F, River ThYroib 0.2 Other tissues L0.02

Raven Thgroid Other ti asue

Killdeer X)O-N, near ditch Thyroid 1 Sone 0.3 Duck 200-N, R ditch soft tiaaue *~0.03 ev. whole bone 0.2 Bone ehaft 0.3 Spongy bone ds nmxrdw 4 0.04

Water 200-N. R ditch 8 activity -

in thla vicinity are the preeence of hot spedr8.

4. A half-llfe comparable with that of Sr8’ 18 sugSeatod by decay &tn asld deposition. Additionally, 1-2 446 Ofactivity was found in most tisauee.

Aquatic Bioloa

1. Effect of Pile Effluent Uuter on Aquatic Life

The monitoring and aasocieted tests in which chinook solmon ham boen subjected to retention basin weter, to area effluent TJater diluted with from S to 250 parts of river water, to dichrmate at a atrength of 2 p.p.m., to pre-pile process water, and to ferric sulfate Sludge vere terninrsted on July 2‘7. Theae studies were begun in movember, 1947 with eggs which were partially developed. In geumul, the deletereoua effect8 of pi10

122b418 Health Instrument Divisione DECUSSAEB' effluent weter is dxe to chemicals, and the radioactivity preeent con- tribute6 only slight3 if at uU. A summy report all be prepared.

One of the six -pa of gqtrout fry propqpted frcm adult rainbow trout vllich have been held in retention basin water are belw reared In a 1:sO dilution of area effluent water.

2. Biological Chains A population of snails have been held in retention basin water for aeveralweqka and are now to be used as a radioactive food source for emall shiners.

Crayfiah and sslsll carp are being sepamtely orposed to retention basin water and will later 30 wed as activo food for gaung trout.

Algae, inaoct larvae, and aeaociated lower forms of aquatic life gruw-lq in 25 per cent retention basin water all soon be eultable as food for SmSU. mimow8 or carp vhich are being held in reeem for this test.

3. Radiobiological Survey

A pxqreas report on the amouhts of mdioactivity accmulated by argnnima Living on the bottom of the river ia nearing canplstion. As soon aa thie is finlaheti, extensive field se.q&iw vill be resumed. A con- sidambl& &inom€%e l6%ort?~%bryworlq~?,Jf$ rwina to bo done on samples collected IA~*vIWor ~hd sv%." ' u. *p'u .-I -.-I - ...--E--A %c Routine;lcuEL%@$%ff%!f%shfmm the Columbia River for activity studlee has been'mii-~%%%'k-wmkly bsie. On JWy 13th, four adult blue- back aalAk&+&&%~din tho net ?-$ Hanford. X very emall amount of activi67oti"W '%ti&:P .OO~micro-curies per kilogram, was found in the tiesuee counted.

I22b4 19 JULY 1948 \ I

During July, huether efforts were extended tcuarde working out the problems in connection with the decentralization of the Accounting Divisione. The follovirq organization announcements were ieeued durw the month: J. P. Hclmee, Assistant to Departmnt Camptroller P. D. be, Accountant, Deeign and Conatxuction Divieiaus, Hdard Worh C. 3. Reed, Accountant, Maaufacturlng Division, Haniord worlos K. L. RobertsaolJ Accountant, General Mvieion H. A. Root was spyolnted Ccmmnlty Accountant, Richlaad, Washington, in My, effective July 1, 1948. During the month the "Propoeed Coat Cantrol Syetem" for HaafoFd Works maaafacturlng aad contributing eenicse di3iaiona wae canpleted by T. R. &vane, and wan preemnted to the divieiane affected and to the Atcmic &era Camleeion. It is expected that the eyetern will be made effective on September 1, 1948. During the latter part of July representatives of the auditing firm of Touche, Nlven, Bailey and Smwt caarplsted a '?Proposed Accounting Swtem for Rfchland Villa@ and Kadlec Hospital Activities" and IBslied a report dated Augwt 2J 1948.

hrrplasnt reimbureemente are current. Following is canparisan of mimbureed charm8 BB of July 31, 1948 with June 30, 19@.

June 30, 1948 July 31, 1948

Billed an Public Vouchera $5 289 709 $7 0!26 Submitted on Re-BlUng 3 288 5% 3 136 086 Audit Vouchere

Unbilled 3 269. 362 4 u33 001

1. STATISTICS Monthly Weekly Payroll Papoll E$rployeee and Pa;;rrolls Total- ~mployeeeon pagroll at beglmng ofmth ' 8 658 1 737 6 921 ~dditioneand transfers in 282 43 239 Remmala and transfers out ( 278) (32) (246) Tranefera fran Monthly to Weekly Payroll ------Transfers fromweekly to Monthly Payroll Employee8 on payroll at month end * Gr-8 amount of payroll - July - ( 4 weeka 1 $2 937 914 Groee amaunt. ae payroll - June (5 weeke 1 $3 312 408 Arurual got- rato of payroll - Juljr $38 414 028 $10 083 90 $28 330 126 Anrpral goiw rate of payroll - June $36 512 519 $ 9 715 377 $26 797 142 Amragg salary rate per ham - July $1.864 $2.51C2 $1.693 Amrags ealnry rate per haw - Juna $1.820 $2.515 $1.648 Overtlm payment8 Weekly Payroll June Number 14- 122J% Amount $273 337 $243 673 M6nthQ Payroll $ 50 480 $ 53 189 ihnber ai? changae In Salary Rates and Job Classlficaticaa and transfers between Vlvisians 813 7 943" *Includes 6 955 Re.vlsiona of non-eXhpt salary

c1BBsificatiaae effective .> 7/19/48 e Employee Plana Pension Plan T- Nuznber partioipating at boghuling of month New particlpants and transfers in Removals and traaefera aut Number pertlcipating at manth end % of elieble employee8 participating ihployeee Retired Number Asgre&ste Anrp;lal Pellsions including Supplermntal Payments . Amount8 contributed by employees retired Grow Life Insurance Umber participating at beginnlag of nonth 5J3 59 New participante and transfers in 142 l69 Came Ut1 om Rerp0vaI.a and tranafera aut Nunber participating at month end k of eugibb ecrployees participating

2. DECL ASSFIED Accounting MviSiW

Employee Plana (continued) Insurance Claims July- Total to Data Number of bathe -- 13 Amount of Ineursnce -- $73 023 Anaunt contzlbuted by ecrployeee -- $ 603 GOURDisobilitg Inaurance - Pors~nal June Nurtiber participating at bogLsLniA?g of nonth 6x J*85 NW participants and transfers in 192 236 Cance llat1 om (7) Rerovela and transfers cut (84) i!7E $ of eUgLbb eqlopee participating 33 Croup DisabiUtg Inauranco - Dependent Nunber participating at bglnning of nonth 4 079 4 131 Additions and transfern in 99 62 Cance Ihtiow (10) Renovale and tranafere aut Number participating at nonth end -&) Group Dieability Insurance - Claim Number of claims paid by insurauce canpany: Enplop0 Benefits Weakly Sicknese and Accident 80 69 Daily Hospital Expezlee Benefits 79 . 64 Special Hoepital Services 77 62 Surgkal Operations Beneflta 50 38 Dependent Bonefito Pdd Dally Hoepit& Expense Bonefits 104 92 Spacial Hospital SerPicea 107 97 Amaunt of claim paid by insurence campmy: kployee Beneflte $a 474 $8 798 Dependent Benefits $3 814 $3 50s Total $fiE@J $12- 303 Croup Disability Inaurcnce - Preniun~ Personal - Employee Partion $11 559 - CCrrrpaaJr Portion 7 021 - Total $im5 Dopendent- Employee Portion $ 3 717 - caqang Portion 404 - Total $412r Grand Total $rn Annuity Certificates (For du Pont Service) J!& Total to Dote iJunber issued 2 52

- _- - 0 .- DEt MSSRED'

autharizatione VoluntaryNew cencollotions (43) Renovale and tmfers out (16) Number partlclpatlng at nonth end g participntlq 42.5 Bonds Issued - matusity value $222 175 - umber 5 786 Refi~ld~issued 39 Revisions in authorizztion m8

Total to Date 155

Securlty Slogan ~ardE Nunber of bards 7 Total anaurt of Awards $175 Employee Selea Plan July Mador Traffic Tatal Awllances A llences Certificates issued -466 79 + Certificates voided 36 8 28 Salary Checks Deposited J2 Julg WeekU 1 037 1 029 Monthly 830 Total 1Esq- Specie1 Absence Allcvcnco Requests Nunbor Submittad to Pension Board 5 *7 2.2%

4. "7 E- -J! '' J* J* Subcontractare ' PwoU June Number of Subcontractare' Emplogeea on Pa-JroU At Eud of Month

Coat -Plus A -Fixedsee Subcontractms Guy F. Atkinean Ccmpany and J. A. Jones Comtruction CcmQang . 9 704 9 490 Sub-eubcantrsctol.8 N~bery-iieonEloctric Canpang 723 604 Urban, Smyth & Warren CqW 1057 1 080 %qmrt, Kern !C Kibbe 13 20 Wahring & Hanson 33 0 +v. S, J~WM 24 0 Wrapport Construction CWW 130 101 *E. L. Wght Electric Company 13 0 *Pioneer Sand & Gravel Compw 0 3 '*Rust Engineering coanpang 7 8 The &ellex Corporation 4% 43 1 GlffeIs & Vallet, bo 179 191 National Carbon CmanY 274 275 C. C. Moore 81 Caapany, W$-ers 63 147 J. A. TerteUng& SW, I=. 587 910 Sub -6ubcontractora %raysport Construction CO. 33 0 -step EIsctrical Co. 9 7 *J. Pe Head Plumbing (30.. 25 22 Morriaon-Knudaen Co., (Tank Farm) 7-70 5 44 Sub -subcontract om Trarbrldge & Flynn Zlectric CCXWW 10 Marrlson-bdaen Co., (Track Malntenence) 218 Mc Xeil Comtructian Cwcng 929 Sub -aubCcnrtractOra *Eolert Electrical 10 21 *Amold & Jeffers 27 59 *FOX %tal Product6 6 12

Llmp Sun aheratons c. c. Mom & Cumpany, Engin99m 3 5 John L. Hudson 5 1 J. GortianTurnU 80 75 * Curtie Gravel Ccmpany 8 14 DeWitt C. Griffin & Aeecciatea 3 1 A. C. Grant 0 10 Straaeer Drilllng Co. 4 1 Glly Wells Co., Inc. 4 3 A.B.C. RWfiw 0 7 D. L. Cooney 0 52 Nettletan, Baldwin, Sound Construction Co. 564 818 Sub -eubc ontract ora Curtis Sand & Gravel Co. 27 37 Paul Thorgaard Plumbing 72 57 Chria hrg 30 52 13 11

5 *.

I. 2 2 b 4 2 4 Pacific Roofing 13 35 Central Service 8 7 Charlee SV-an 9 26 Taylor Broa. 7 13 Builder's lhsurance coo 3 4 ItRay Products Co. -1 -0 Total

* lilmp Sum Sub-aubcontractor operating under a Coet-Plus-A-Fixed-F2e Subcontract or iw Patimated

SUMMARY OF PAYROLL RUMBURSEM36S TO SUBCOlVlTACTaRS

Taxes & Welfare Plans PayT0U.s ( mloyer s P ortion 1 Subcontractor Th16 Mmth Total To Date This Month Total To Date Atkinson-Jonee $4 116 288.43 $26 439 635.51 :?euberr-Ne on 391 989.36 1 967 212.84

Urban, Smyth and 541 129.59 3 245 301.00 . Wenen Morriaan-iCnudaen 321 116.26 1863 032.96 40 535.34 59 890.92

Trowbrideg 8p Flmn 10 943:35 60 800.70' 1 w.55 2 003.85 J. A. Tertellng 257 979-91 711 632.17 17 655.43 19 107.43 C. C. Moore 27 432.28 82 297.26 .oo .oo Mc Neil 243 056.68 466 477.02 .8 242.U 8 242.48

Kt3fiX 223 603.02 773 593.74 io 238.62 37 301-49 national Carbon 737 00 0 619.00 .oo 120.00 Giffels & VdUet 89 151.04 104 965.96 .oo ,00 T otala $6 224 226.92 $36 023 568.16 $942 424.98 $1140 811.49 Sqbcontractm' Pagrom (Cantinued)

SUBCOPJTRACTOR'S PAYROLIS AUDITED Period - Covered Gross - Amount This Totd to This Total to Subc mtract or Manth- Date AtklneonJonee $4 152 464.57 $25 140 610.29

Newbe xy -Ne on 3e8 679.49 1 836 984.11

Urban, Smyth and 545 729.34 3 070 938.40 Warren

313 117.69 1863 262.26

8 365.87 60 847.85

A J. A. TerteTinr, 255 959.50 730 731.96

c. c. Moore 30 472.12 92 098.59

244 102.00 469 100.77

223 603.02 773 593.74

737 00 8 619.00

89 864.59 412 560.69

Total $6 253 095.99 $3k 461 347.66 (1) Audtted by Atomic Energy Cammieelon 7. 122bli2b OIEGMSSIRED' Accounting Divisions

General Accounting

Paments made to Subcontractors thm July 31. 1948 Amount Ccrnmitment Amount Paid Withheld Contract No . -To Date Tc Date 7-31-L8 Morrison--sen Ca., Xnc . GI10 $1 807 394.25 Retainer Pd. X-Ray Products Corp. 6115 59 238.40 Retainer Pd, Atkinson-Jones CPFF GI33 Payrolls Other (1) Lone Pine Roofing Co. 6134 52 875.13 National Carbon Coo, Inc.CPFF 6135 1873 o00.00 Payrolls 8 739.00 -0- Other (2) 2 112 266.74 -0- Graybar Electric Co. 0136 W 785.50 -0- G. A, Pehrson and Associates 0137 15 895.00 4 John S. Villeavik G138 3 013.50 -0- H. Brandt Gessel and Associates 0139 10 517.00 249.50 DeWitt C. Griffin and Associates 61W 191 642.55 ll 983.95 John L. Hudson and Associates 0.U 4 970 305.27 4 Catlou Transport Coo 043 313 640.92 Retainer Pd. Northwest Haul- COO ' GU 155 403.07 Retainer Pd. Sperry Products Coo GU7 1875.90 4 The Kellex Corporation CPFF GU8 Payrolls 810 895.23 4 Other (3) 760 296.09 -0- catlas R.ansport coo Gl49 25 426.00 25 426.00 Retainer Pd. J. Gordon Turnbull, Inc. Graham, Anderson, Probst and White as Joint Venturers G150 Giffela and Vallet, Inc. CPFF 6151 Payrolls Other (4) Fixed Fee Do A. Whitley Co. 0152 Ro~Lo Bair COO 6153 Stunn Elevator Co. 0155 C. C, Moore and Co., meen 6157 Payrolls CPFF Lump sum Stunn Elevator Co, 6158 Curtis Sand and Gravel Coo GI59 Morrison-Knudsen Co., Inc.CPFF 0160 Payrolls Other Fixed Fee J. A. Terteling and Sons,Inc. (5) 6161 Haughton Elevator Co. 6165 Chicago Bridge and Iron Co. G166 Great Lakes Carbon Corp, 6167 Accounting Divisions

General Accountinq

Pamnents made to Subcontractors thru July 31. 19L8 (continued) Amaunt Cdtment Amount Paid Withheld Contract No. To Date To Date 7-3148

Nettleton-Baldwin-Aerson and Sound Construction Co. 6172 $9 727 481.00 $1 098 052.74 8 122 05-86 J. A. Terteling and Sons,Inc.CPFF 6173 1 402 363.21 Payrolls 730 739.60 19 099.79 Other 152 253.39 -0- X-Ray Products Corporation 6175 129 000.00 lU U.53 6 450.00 Morrison-Knudsen Co.,Xnc. CPFF G178 1159 359.93 Costa (Track Maintenance) 1159 359.93 4 Fixed Fee (6) kl S9O.CQ 35 155.OO 6 435.00 Combustion Engineering Coo G182 n5 827.00 4 -0- Link Belt Capany GIs3 223 527.00 4 4 Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Coo CPF'F Gl86 l4 u.90 13 U.90 -0- Graysport Construction Coo 0187 20 5~0~18 45OoOO 2 O5OoOO McNeil Construction Co. CPFF 0190 1725 861.08 Payrolls 474 719.50 2 623.75 Other 107 60600s -0- R. J. Strasser Coo 6191 I.I. 590.20 4 4 Pittsburgh Des bines Steel Coo G-195 17 650.00 -0- -0- Don L. Cuoney, fnc. 0210 192 781.00 4 -0- Scott Buttner Electric Co. 02ll 133 187.00 4 -0-

$96 9wC 068.23 875 170 797.18 WOO 21900L

(1) Amount Paid includes Prodsional Reimbursement in the amount of $19 716 773.16 of which $l9 265 126.89 was liquidated by audited Atkinson-Jones billings.

(2) Amount Paid includes $1 006 000.00 in advances. (3) Amount Paid includes $500 000.00 in advances. (4) Amount Paid includes $50 000.00 in advances. (5) Amount of Cannnitment estimated. (6) Amount Withheld includes $2 640.00 withheld by du Pant Company prior to September 1, 1946. Construction Commitments and Ekuenditures ~owaitments menditur e s July 1, 1947 thru June 30, 1948 $ ll5 254 543.00 $ 78 255 587.00 July I, 1947 thFu July 31, 1948 $ 124 810 327.00 $ 88 187 776.00

.9. -- Am 122b428 Acc anting Dlvialcam

General Accounting

Amaunt of Accounts Pagsble Vauchere Entered General Electric du Pont 668.42 Total $I:737 481.97 Amount of Checks Issued Geasral Electric $12 519 542.00 $14 3C3 623.11 du Part 605.5G Total $* $14 504 228.61

Number of Checka Issued General Electric 3 882 dU POAt Tdal

Pull Vouchers not reimbursed at begfpnning of month $ 5 2eg 708.60 Vouchera submitted for reimburaenmnt during month 16 221 5U.14 15 709 081.33 24 242 074.26 20 998 789 93 Vouhere reimbursed durbg month Vouchera not reimbursed at end of month yhY-9 7 22 025. 1 puuc Vouchers (i034j Submitted to AEC Humber of vc~chersnot relmburaed at beenning of month Number eubmitted during month

fluniber reimbursed during morrth Number of vouchers not reimburfhd at end of month

Public Vouchere nat Submitted to AEC &e audit vouchera ( 1035) Iesued $ 3 288 486.28 $ 3 136 086.06 Pre -Audit Vouchera (1035) not Issued 10126 4 485 001.19 Total $W$ 7 619 087.25 iiumber of PreAudit Vouchera fesued Awaiting AZC Approval 62

10. Accounting Divlsione

Genera2 Accounting Cash Hecelate - General Electrlc Accounts Receivable U. S. Govermmnt $18 952 365.66 $13 176 764.12 Rente a1 ~7.39 u4 385.49 Hoqital 59 472.94 56 397.30 Te lephaz 5 532.67 6 827.42 Miace llane aue 2 421.56 6 a73.71 dnployee Sales 1 781.09 2 993.39 &a Faxwe g 201.20 9 383.50 Pducatid Program 204.55 -c - sale of l!ilrnlture 9 741.40 881.69 All Other 18 645.57 12 530.30 Total $19 141 254.09 $13 387 036.92

Cssh Receipts - du POnt U. S. Government $3 025.23 $93 558.17 Hoepi t al 60.00 47.50 Vendor's Refunds 45.78 -0- $3 131.~1 $93 607.67

Cash Advance and -Me Accarnta Cesh Advance Balance at end of nonth $38 556.12 $49 518.07 Cash Advance Balances Outstaudillg over on8 month 3 272.10 6 253.73 Traveling and Liviag Xxpeneea Paid Rqfloyeee $53 245.48 $44 683.24 Billed to Government 52 574.77 44 515.26 Balance in Variation Accowit at end of nonth 14 093.65 Cr 13 925.67 Cr

11. Accounting Mvisiona

Hoepi tal Accountinq Accounts Receivoblu Balance at Beginning of Math Total Xnvolcae During Month '82 111.53 83 072.81 Totel $130 009.10 $130 713.02 Lese Cash Received end Payroll Deductlone 82 368.89 76 625.37 irccaunte Recelvablt, BUxe at end of nonth $ 47 640.21 $ 54 087.65

Propertg IJumbt,r of Tranefer Dlotlcas Recoiwd 464 382 lhber of Item kffected 1482 , 2 338

Number of ReceivingReporte ClaasifloC 10 003 10 498 Nunber of Receiving Reports Vouchered 1248 1202

Number Os Ita~Togged at be@naing of nmth 189 841 123 4% Nunbtjr of Iterne Taed this Month - Metal 1 801 2 108 Nunibr of T8-d Item8 dr-d from record (68 204) (33 123) Total TedItems Recorbd imm -mB

Number of Itens Recorded in Quantity OW At beginning of month 104 004 12 545 Item aMed to record during nmth 8 535 * Dropped frcm record Mq month (8 004) Total Itam Recorded in Quantity m Tdal Items on Recorr? 222!i2 105 499

32. Accounting Divisione DECLASSlFlED

PERSCNNEL AND ORCANIZATIrn Ilumber of amp107aee On Payroll at beginning of month 265 279 Renovala and transfern out (10) (22) Additions and trnnsfers In 24 18 Number at end of month -279 -273 iVet increase (or decrease) dUr-8 month 14 (4) $ of terminations and transfers uut 3 .a& 6.6 $ of absanteeiam 3.G 1.65

Reasons for decrease of 4 in number of Accounting Division [email protected] during July are m follcws:

General: One emplope (C. E. Reed) assignod to Maaufacturlng Division. One anployee (P. D. Lee) transferred from Lock Ino. and a6si-d to Design & Construction Divisione.

General Accountiw: Net increase of eleven employees.

Eleven new hires Ona (B. M. Dobbe) trcmferred frcu Syracuse One transfor from EEIP~O~OOand Cnmrnlnitg Relations Division One transfer from Service and Socuritg Divieion One trwfer to Elcctricdl Division One transfer to Medical Diviaion One terninotion

Weekly Payroll: kt izzcreasa of two enployees

Three new hime One trwfemd to Technical Division Subcontractors' Payroll: All euplayeoe, 15 in nunber, to Construction Accounting

In,lurlea : June Julg Mador 0 0 Sub-cajor 0 0 Minor 4 4

122b1132 ( c oxxt Iiued)

Number of Accouating Division smplo7ees end qen emplopnt =quests ~8 of Auwst 1, 1948 were as follows:

hen -kczp loynent Re Quests Raplaceants Fm For Numbar of irgployeee ikployeee Ecrployeea Ad&- Non-Zxenpt Excmpt Total- Retloved - Leaving tions-- Total General 3 4 7 0 0 0 0 General Accounting 139 13 152 1 0 7 8 W-kly Payroll 60 6 66 1 1 3 5 Monthly Payroll 10 2 I2 0 0 0 0 Coat 31 5 36 0 0 1 1 -0 -0 0 -1 -ll -14

@en replacementa may be Bummarized 88 follcws:

Steno and Typiet B 1 General Clerk E 1 Office Mach- Operatore B 3 General Clerk D 6 General Clerk A 2 Cbfical Yorung Leader 1 Total -L4

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I22b433 -Coet A proposal far a repised Crmnnlnlty cmt accounting procedure was eubsclttud by representatives of Touche, Blven, Bailey, and Smert. ReIlminary revicrw of the proposal Indicated that Information required for propoeed report8 and cost control cauld be obtained with less datal1 than incarporated In their proposal. -her study of this poesibllity waa started, with the aim of beginnlag the re~iaed procedure %ptomber 1, 1948, and re-coetlng JUIJ and Au~stCcmneunity reports, in accordance with revised report form.

The Marntfacturing Divislona prcrpoeal for revising Instructions Letter No. 30 (Work Ordar Procedure) was revlewed and Coet Section's eug@stione written Into the procedure.

!he propoaed cat accounting system far Manufacturing and General Mvlelone ae prepared by T. R. hbana was eubmitted to the Divisions affected. As a result of review by the Di~lslons,considerable work was required in revlaing the prcrposal to fit the cost control reQuimm3rrts of varicll~~Dipislona. General Accounting Accounts Payable

The number of' accounts payable vauchera entemd during July Increased over prepiare monthB ae did the ammt of money Involved. Vcucbers entercd totaled $13 736 813 and accounts payabh ilebursemnts tataled $14 303 623.

Vouchers 13 process in the Accaurta Payabla Section at tho end of JuQ numbered 1,737 and toteled $2 380 518. RoviaiaDlal mimbursamnte cmtimed to be made to AtldrremJonss. In July these pagtnente totaled $1 316 357. The belams of $547 991 In the AJAdvance Account Is ldter then It has been at any time since provisional relmbuz%emsnte were beepm. This was duo to a dacreasad amount of advues made, toepthor with the submiseim of wark for approval In better condition. Accouab Receivable

Charggs during JuW for rente anauntad to $431 836. Collections in the fonn of cash mcelpta amounted to $U4 385 and by ptq~0J.ldeductions $243 842.

odly a emall mber of additional Uvlng facllltlus we= made available. Ikw loaees mceived totaled 276 and cancellations nutubered 139. DOdtm7 roam, barracks, and trailer spaces reflected little ch-.

122b434 Charme to the U. S. Govemrlt repreaont billing of approved contract dl6bursemente amountjd to $15 709 C8l. The non-reinhursed balnnco due fraa the govwment of $7 8E12 026 dces not include an;r Itom billed prlor to tho laet three days of the month. Te lophona Tahphano chrrres mounted to $18 106 which Included bllUAw for 2,395 telophanes and approxlmate~18,500 toll calls.

Hoepital Accarat 2%

In JW were made with the Washington State Welfare Department whereby papunts far eemices rendered by the Gdlec HogFItal and tho North Richland Medical Center would be ncde by then for eliglbls cases.

A codparison of Invoices lssuud for the months of Junti and Ju~Is 08 follam:

Nunber of Invoices Iasuad Anaunt of Invoice8 Issued Cash Caeh Charge JUne $42-0 $39 491 July 9363 3205 In View of the above It can be Been that efforts to iAlcreaee cash paymanta for aemlcee rendered haa xmt with results. Hwevor, during July the decrease in pagrrrents on-zccamt resulted In en incmease in the recei-le balaslce fraa $47 640 in June to $54 088 in July.

RcrpertS

A6 of July 31, the elinination of' Class B Item valued at lues than $50. frep proparty recorde woa cazplated. A total of 296,750 ltaZ3 have been eliminated.

New itam received during tho month at all locations were very U&t and were prccnptly to@& and recarOed upon mcolpt. Addltiona to property reccnde caKprieed 1,954 Item ta-d with -tal tom, 620 Item adbd fn 4uantlt7 on&' which were not ted, and 154 inetruwnte, nabring a tutal of 2,728 additlm. There are nou 105,499 Item recded M property mcords.

InvoiStorr adfuetnent work waa mmmd in three autmng oreas. L'Jlce enplopcis am engeead in this work. I Total employees in this section is 33.

t 22bk35 I General Accaunttniq 'Cash Anvmces an& Cash ChanCp, Rinds Advencae for trmmung and living expensa anauntuc to $51 075 Curing July, employees accountad far $40 113, and the autatm?lng balance in tho Cash Advance account at t!m end of the month urn $49 518. -This atstanding balance ia &.e up of 154 accounts, 25 of which are ovar 30 days old.

Durfng July minibursable charms entered mounted to $16 412.108 and biUqto the gmrxmnt aaourrted to $15 709 081. UnblUd itens,- not inch- accmsa chargo for which disbureenent has not mt beea uate, but includir~vouchers subnitteil to the AEC Audit Branch in the ar,aunt of $3 136 066, ancrunt to $7 619 087.

Special Aseigcmnta .< final retention psymente were made to John L. Hudeon & Aesociatee with releasee being received frQn each in cmacti6n with Subcontract G-142. Final releaee wae ale0 executed and received by UB fran Jan L. &adem and the Aeeoclates, releasing us fram all claims of the princlpale in connection with the above Subcantract.

Other Item not closed, but In process of cloeure include lpeurance claim -aid ($823.92), iosurenco deposit ($1 jCQ.OOj reihnd on pro- pollor blades ($l5O,,OO) refund ea taxes ($702.00) and u~learped in6urance pxwmfumi. A8 moet af these item6 were takm into coneideration as recofvablee on ths Hubon recards, it ie neceesaxy for ~olbction theloof, to final accaurrte payable8 papmnts. Therefore, aa the pa;pablee wem due aud payabb, an advanco wm me& to Hubon of $3 028.l2, which will be =funded upon receipt of the receivables. Check made payabla to General Etectric for this amant is being heM IR our posseeelon.

One Hudeoa eqloyse wb~mtained at the Hudson office to ha correepasdoaco and ather details In ccalmction with final cloeure cf the accouAte. Reimburaamat hem been mada for thia eqlogee'e peyrolb Until 14, 19a; checks lei% distributed weekly by this offiee. The Hudea records ware tramfarred to tho Record Hutanent maintained by Conera1 Yhctric, except for thoee mcords mceaeary for final elosuro which will be tranefarred upon completion thereof.

17.

122b43b. Invcntorioe of Hudson oquipmcnt ami muterials have been comphted bad am being reconcllod with Comtructioil Cost records for charges to other Subcontractors and nccounts.

Cloeure of tho Hudson Account io bciq exper?itad c18 rapidly aa poesible . Payments to John L, Hudson & Associatoa under Subcontract G-142 through ~~ly31, 1948 bo ~ummarizod LIS ~OUGWE: Total progreee paymats m~deto John L. Hudson & Assaclat~euI&r tho original contract ancurt to ...... $3 288 810.48 Addltias.1 paymento wra mede through FLh 31, 1948 u&ar the Supphmntal Agroeuent to Sub- contract G-142, dated March 6, 1948 in the amount of ...... 379 645.20 Payments mado under the Supple- mental Agmexmnt in April amaunted to ...... 725 710.81

Pqnmnts made under the Supple- mental Agreemed In Map amounted to ...... 356 926.22 Payxmnta math under the Supple- mental Apamnt in Juns amcrunted to ...... 29 810.45 Payments made under tho Supple- mntal Awemctnt in July t2mcnLntedto...... 192 430.23 Total paymenta mede to John L. Hudson 8s AsaociaCea thrcn@ July 31, 1948. - - $4 973 533.39

On July 1, the rosponslblUtg of th6 &Cords Hutmeilta wa8 transferred to the Plant Security and Services Division. Trsnsfer of OM omployee who acts BB custodian of these locords WQB ala0 mde. Recolpt of tho balancu of &a Pont Operatima Racorb wes mcentv accnmplished. The mastor index covering all Operations Recorda belonging to du Font was cempleted, checked and turned omr to the &I p'ont rcpreeentatlve at thie plat.

Conference WQ~held with National Carbon CompaW at Morwton, North Carolin& durLlg the week ending July 17, in rs@ to distribution of operutlng coats, relati- to canmrarclal work beix perfmd at Morgnnton by Nationdl Carbon, jointly, in connection with SuScolrtract G-135. L. p. 18. hfurrcy attended the Conference a8 G. 2. Accouatinq Representatim* 12 Payrolls

The fOl.h~ing"Request for Reinbureenent Orders" have not yet beeu approved by the AtcpIc Enorgy Comisslan: Date Data of Trenemitted Requeet to CcElnission Item Covered by Requast 8127147 Seven exolnpt job clesslflcstlors 8/26747 for Dasign and Construction 8/26/47 8/%/47 Five oxeupt Job cloeslficctlans for Construction Purchasing 8/26/47 8/28/47 Zxenpt Job claaelficstions far 2rpedIting Supervisor end Erpdlltor 9/10/47 9/10/47 Zrenpt Job cloeeification for Construction Purchasing 6/22/48 6/22/M Bow paymnts in conmctlan with Patent Appllcationa filed on imntlaw by emplogeee

The A& Audit Sectioa has not completed auut of the Wth4Peyroll for June. Conplate audit by thu AZC hut Section of Wee- Payrolls far June revet&& the fallwing errors: 1. There were seven cases of haurs postad incorrectly on the Payroll Journal. 2. Nino posting8 were Illegible OA the Goverament copy of the pagroll. 3. There wem two Cas06 of b6uctions poetad lncarrectl;r, but payclenta wero correct. 4. There was one salary rate shcktn incorrectly on the payroll althaagh no error in payment occurred. 5- There vh~one error ir calculation of the gross pa;rElent I rseulting in an underpagnvsnt to the enployee anomting to $1.20. 6. on

Weeklg payrolls barn been reinburned by the gove~nnontthrcugh the month of Jw1948. Monthly payrolls hc9.e been reinburaed through the manth of Mar. Cmralonto Batioadl Cash Heglster Pcyroll Posting Machine far posting the Monthly Payroll 13 July nacessitated overtllrre to transfer "Year to Date" fi~msfrm the old earnings record car& to the I)Bv esrningg record cards.

19.

122b438 payrolls (continued DEGLIISSAED’ Increase IA planad overtine worked enr! the ~vVis101~in tha athod of calculating vacatlan payEeAt8, ccuead cons1Cerable increaee In tho work la tho Monthly Payroll Divisloa. Unrter tha mw procedure fcr reporting atteru!e of nanthly pal& euployeas, attedence report8 me due in MonthQ Payroll Diviaion on the first working &g follcwlng the flf+teenth of the month. In the nmth of July there wore saveml errora in reportiag planned mertina worked and neny of the attouitmce reports ware mcolvod late.

The revielou of Job claselflcatima and ratas of woekly paid aon- exempt onployees effective July 19, 1948, cauoed an increcead load In the Weekly Pamll Mvielon due to the fact that the cqlete changs had to be ncdo between pay days. Calculatim of Isolation pay in connection with the revised rete structure haB created a lare vok of ad2ltialrJ work. Incsauch 88 .the Isolation pay is adZed to the new job rata rchgr than the ectual rate, it Is necessary to shcw.tuo rates on the a&Zrcoso~aphplates a& Payroll Jour;tal for all employee6 whose actual rate Is greater than the IIBY job rata.

Uader the revlsed vacation plm, vacatlon pmnts are base& on the number of hcntrs worked for the el@ weeks period lmediately proceding the last week warkud prior to the start of vacation. This places an additional burden of work on the PayrU Didalone due to the fact thet the hatre for tho woek prior to the lest w6ek worlred ere not aveih.blt3 until Monday of the week in which pagrpest 1s to be made.

During July, approval WQB received from the Atcafc braCorx&wI~~ to mlmburae AtEdneanJcims for poynent of l$ Zlectrical Labor Payroll Assessment to National 6lectrical Bunefit Rand.

20.

122b434 Subcontractore ' Payrclle (contlnuec) The Appendix C to the iktlonal Carbon CoqqSub-Contmct G-155 vag approvcd by the Atac EMrg C~sslonCuring the ncnth, hcwever, no payrolls have bean rscoimd frm Morganton, North CmoUna, exxi minbursecsnt to NrtldCarbon Cumpany ie still U'miterl to only tho- payroUB disbursed by tholr lVew York Office. RoQu6sta for &inbureement Orcare received frm Ihti& Carbon Ccl~lpanycovering a @enerel ailJustment in tho rcba of pay for hourly employwe and a revision in the shift bonus paid to hourly enployeee working contlnuoue shift operctlom we= eubnltted to the ktcmic Energy Ccar?isslon for cmlderation &urlq Ju4.

Payrolls subnittad by J. A. TarteUag and Sone, Inc. in ccnnectlcn with the termination of the Sub-Ccntract G-161 were exanined during the CIOpth .

21.

I. 2 2 b 4 4 0 &piope and Community Relations Division

Open requisitims for additional peraonnel decreased from 717 at tho beginning of the nonth tu &3 at the end af tho no9th. Thoro asa totnl of 269 addcd to the payroll, but due to lay-off in Dosign and Construction Dividms, plus other tarorlnotians, tho net payroll incroaso mas 36.

Thme mro 1,412 contqcts mdo by Ehployoe anlations Counselors during July. Solectivo Scrvice reoord is being proprcd on enployocs ninotoon throush ken*- fim, years of nge. Sixteon suggestion avcrds, totnling $115, granted during tho month. Approval mas obtained for Travolers Insurance- Ccmpany to proceed dth settlneent to all claims under 91,000 rasulting from the fire in North Richland barrack. - Considerntion is being given to holding "Ress Day" at Hanford Morks for wess represontztivos West Coast llmsppW6. Fivo general rims reloasas and six local nows releases were issued by the Public Relations Scotion. Twenty-M women oompletad the advanced shorthand course during the month of July. RPchasiw and Stores Division

Tho work load lnrs considerably lighter ccmpred with the previous month. There woro 1,399 purohcse urbrs placed as campared with 1,%8 for the previous month. Storcs disbursements were $36,823.87 as compared with $3@4,l44.89 for the previous nonth,

A total of 705 new itoms wcre added to Stores stock during tha month by mans of authorized Storos Stock Requests, 30 itcms wero el-ted.

The Atomic %orgy Conmission requested that m assume the rospcnsibility for purchase of radintion dotaction instruments which ham herotofore been supplied through Ook7' Bidgo . We were requested to oanoel several las'ge crders for mtorials purchased for use in the air docontanlnation process. It ma estimtd that oancollation ohargos WiKi exoeod ?5,-60a. -? I. ~ Experimental orders meplaced with Victcr Industries Corporation and ScoVill &nufaoturicg Company for aluminum cans at prices oonsidorably lmer thm m? have paid heretofore to tha Aluminum Copany. Tho Aluminum Company is n@ldng a study of its nonu?'acturing metnuds in an off ort to reduoe its costs .

Difffcultios with ow coal suppliers Kith rospeot to the site of ccal doiiverod for use in Richlmd and North Riohland have bean satisfactorily adjustod.

Labcr Rdotions and 'FTOge Rate Division

The principal activity of this Mvisian has been concorned with placing the revisad wqe rate plan in effect. All ratos fcr non-exempt parsonncl were furnishod to the Paytoll Office nnd to Division knagers on July 16 prior to the effoctivo drrtc, July 19.

122b441 Reaards wre set up to administer increases in accordonce with tho now pro- gression sohedulss ar tho old schedules, in tho ovent cmployms mr9 on prof'erontial ratos. New job classifications and ratos Tore posted on all divfsionol reoords.

Rotos and classifications havc beon reviernod with supervisory personnel in all divisions. Aquslments in classifications have boen nado in instcncss whore jobs haw chmgod since the original reclassification.

Plant Security and Services Division

Throo lost time injuries occurred during the period July 1 through July 20. This incronsod tho total number of lost-time injuries far the year to eight. anor Injury Requoncy Rate rewind tho same as the prcroious month.

Tho Classified Files Sootion ms transferred from the Office Servioas Division to CheTechniaal Division July 5, 19b8.

Shipment of du Pont reoords has been delayed inCofinitely at the request of Construction. This will cancel the half hutment originally planned on as being made amilable this yecr for storage of Genercl Electric, sub-contractor and Atomic Ehergy Commission records; thsreforo, arrangements mst be worked out for better utilization af present space by rearranging sane of the du Pont records . SERVICE DrVI SIONS JULY, 193

EAPLOYEE AM) COMb!IUNITY RELATIOF'S DIVISION

ORGAFIZATIOY AND PERSONNEL

Employment

One office helper, fomerly assigned to tho Investigation Grcup, terminated voluntarily effective July 12.

Two stenographer osd typists D, formerly assigned to the Procutommt Group, terminated voluntarily, one effective July 23 and the other effactive July 27.

One messenger was added to the Investigstion Group, effective July 19, to replace an employee who had been upgradsd.

Effective July 1, one typist assimed to the Procurement Group was transferred to the Public Relations Group.

Employse Blations

One typist was transferred frcm the Training Sactian to the Emplope Relations Section, effective July 1.

Public Relations

One typist wns transfernd from the Procurement Group in the Employment Sktion to tho Public Relations Seotion, affective July 1.

Number of emplayees on payroll July

Beginning of month 99 End of month -96. Net deorease 3

This decrease resulted frcm voluntary resignations.

122b443 Service Divisions Employe and Copmnunity Relations Division

ACTIVI TI ES

Employment

The volume of applicants interviewed during the month decreased considerably. Thare was also a slight decrease in the volume of new cayas received for investigation. A total of 1,509 applicants were intendewad during July as compared with 1,939 during June. The numbor of new cases received for investigation decreased from 632 in June to 605 in July.

At tihe beginning of the month there were 717 open requisitions for non-exempt persapM1, 530 of which were covered by interim commitments. At the end of the month there were &3*open requisitions, 310 of which were covered by interim commitments. In addition, at the beginning of July there was a tatal 'of 94 requisitions for exempt personnel, 52 of the persons requisitionsd having accepted offers, 32 haeng been made offers but not accepted and the remainder in the process of investigation. At the end of the month there weme 55 opn requisitions for exempt Forsonuel, 28 of the persons requisitioned having accepted offers, 22 having been made offers but no acceptances received and the remainder in tho process of investigation.

A total of 269 employees -re added to the rolls during July. On the other hand, 233 employees were removed, resulting in a total net gain of 34 additional ern- plopes.

In dew of the difficulty that has been experienced in the past in obtaining quali- fied stenographers, it is significant to note at this time that at the end of July there were mly two open requisitions for personnel in this category and 3 applicants for these positions were in proco8s.

During July, 23 new requests for interdivisional transfers were received by the Procurement Group. In addition, 28 active cases were also reviewed, making a total of 51 reb_uests in process. Twenty-six personal interviews were held as a result of these requests ad21 transfers were effacted. In addition, 25 employees who were given notice of lay off were interviewed adefforts made to locate suit- abla positions in other divisions for these persons. Of the 16 non-exempt cmploye- es involved, 5 =em transferred to other divi-ions and 11 were removed fran the roll due to lack ai mrk. Of this latter number, positions in line with their qualifications were offered to a number of these emplopes and TU& offers were refused. Of the 12 exempt omplopes given notico of lay off, 5 had bcen transferrod to other divisions by the end of July. Efforts art ;till baing made to locnte openings for thc remaining 7.

Ehployee Ihlatiaus

During the month of July a total of 1,152 contacts with company employees were made by Raplope Belatiom Counselors. These contacts resulted in 1,855 inquiries summarized as follows:

122b444 Sexvice Divi s ions -Employee and Coxmxunity Relations Divisicu

Po 1icy 473 bfilitary Service 81 Group Life Insurance 216 Group Disab ili ty Insuran ca 246 Pension Plan 5L Suggestion System 23 G.I. Bill of Rights 32 Social Security 25 Emplope Sales Plan 251 Housing 132 Community 37 Pe rsonal 119 Income Tax 76 Mi scel lane ou s 93

Tutal 1,855

A tutal of 22'7 exit interviews were given to terminating employee8 during the month of July, and 257 new employees were orientated, Of those employees given orientation, 66% elected to participate in the Group Life Insurance Plan and 7% elected to participate in the Group Disability Insurance Plan.

Employee Relations Counselors attended 2 Area Council &dings with B total of 24 mombors in attendance. Inaddition, 11 meotinga were conducted by the Employee Relations Counselors during the month, at the request of supexdsion, with a total of 454 employees in attendanco. The subjects discussed at those meetings included Group Life Insurance Plan, Group Disability Insurance Plan, Wage htes, Pensiosl Plan and the Eknployee Sales Plan.

A total of 1% Traffic Appliance Slips WQM issuad by the Ehployee Relations Counselors in the 100, 200 and 300 areas during the month of July. Tho following ampluyee retimd during the month of July: Esmond C. Switzar - Plant Security and Scrvicos Division This employwe ma interviewed by an Employee Relations Cowsolor prior to his re- tirement nnd fully informsd os to all mtters pertaining to the bencfits he would receive tmdor the Pension Plan.

The fcllowing empluyees on leave of abscnco because of illness dut bg month Of July were contacted by an Bnployeo Rolations Counselor and given assistance in Con- nection with their Group Disability Insurance as wll as fimished firther fnfonna- tion concerning their leans of ebeence:

122b445 Service Divisions Employee and Community Relations Division DECLASSIFIED

Christopher C. aorbraten - Plant Security JC Senices Division Lester Goodenough - Plant Security and Services Division ’ George K. Late - Maintenance Division Re F. Webber - Community Divi si an

Selective Semice reqords on all employees between the ages of 19 thrcugh 25 who will be subject to draft are almost canpleted. As soon as information relative to the time and place of regeristration is obtained, it will be passed on to all employees.

Twu posters comerning the Group Life Insurance Plan were ?laced on the bulletin boanis throughout the plant during the month of Jfily. These posters are being used in an effort to stimulate interest among employ3es in this company benefit plan . suggestion System

At the end of July the volume of mrk in the office of the Secretary of the Sug- gestion System was os follcms: Total Since -June July 7- 15-EL7 Suggestions received and acknowledged 101 102 2,322

Investigation reports canpleted 128 305 8w Awards granted by th6 Suggestion Committee 10 16 172 Cash Awards 2195 $115 $1,700

The July 30 issue of the Ranford Works lWS featured e full page article and il- lustrations covering the Hanford Torks Suggestion System.

Insurance

1. Insumme Coverage

Approval has been received frcm the Atomic &ergy Comission for ths Travelers Xnsurancs Cqany to proceed with the settlement of claims resulting fran the fire in the North Richland batracks. Accordingly, settlement of ill claims under $l,OOO is presently in progress. t

IZZb44b Service Divisions Employee and dityRelntions Divisim PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED

Statement of account for the month of April fram the Travelers Insurance Canpany, which had been retutrred becnuse of a $1,000 error, was corrected and has been suhuitted to the Accounting Division for payment. Statement of accounts frcm this corrpany for the months of May and June were also approved fcr payment.

During the past month a truck operated by the J. A. Terteling Company, subcolrtrac-or of the Genaral Elactric Company, was involved in an accident with one of the planes at the Civil Air htrol airport in Richland. The accident occurred when one of the planets attemptad to take off on a runway which was boing used by the Tarteling Company in some construction work and the' plane rnn into the truck. Suit has beon instituted by the F. 0. Schvreitzor Aircraft Cmpny, Xnc. agninst officers of the Civil Air Patrol and th:, J. A. Terteling and Sons Construcfion Compny. The Travelers Insurance Canpnny hns boon notifid of this wit.

2. Life Insurance

Code information for uae by insumme canparries In issuing hsuranco to emploFes at this works was furnishsd to 2s, insuracs companies and hmstigation agencies during the month of July.

3. Compensation

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~ .-_ ad/--- Permanent and partial disability awards werw rocently grantedtopthe Xbov6iiEined claimants by the Department of Labor and Industries at Olympia, Washington, without notifi- cation to this company of the anrd prior to payment. A review of these awards indicated that they were not justified. A letter of protest to the Depattmont of Labor and Industries has beon submitted requesting that a canplote anf thorough analysis of these ands be mda.

A visit msnado to the Department of Labor and Industries'nt OIynpia, Washington, during tho month of July and the request of tho Diroctor of that depcrtment for M.hcrease in the administrative expenses m8 discussed. Tho department has agreod to submit to this cornpony a statistical report sotting forth the reasom for hCro€iSing this administrative expense. As soon as this report is received it nil1 be reviewed by both compny and A.B.C. officicls.

Public %lotions

Consideration is being given at tho prosent time to the request of R. zackson, representative of the Advertising and Publicity Depnrtment Hews Bureau in Frmcisco,b the possibil'ity of holding "Press Day" at the -ford Efforts are being made to make possible a discussFon of tha Hanford Opentian by the hneral hger of the Nucleonics Department representatives Of various newspapers on the West Coast,

PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED ., 5

.-P - Service Divisions Ehployee and Camunity RAations Division DECLASSIFIED

Numerous requests continued to be received during thc mouth for picturos and news raleases concerning the flood condition as it affected Richland. The Editor of the G.E. EONOCRAU, as well as tho Editor of the McGraw-Hill Pacific Coast News Bureau, made request for such infomction.

During- rronth of July the story of H. A. Kremer's part in the forecasting of the flood level at Richlnrd was distributed to various nowspapars throughout the North st

h news release concerning tha formation of 3. chcpter of the American Chemical Society in Richland, accmpnied by pictures, was furnished to the TRI-CITY ERALD, Seattle POST-INltELLIGENCER, OPSGONIiJ znd Spobm CHRONICLE, as well as the Associated Press at Sorrttle and United Press in Portland. News relenses mere also made concerning the appointment of two new members of the Law Didsion staff .

' A representative of the Public Relations Seation actcd as Chairman of tho Safety Speakers Contest which was held in tho Columbia High School auditorium. A G.E. opinion meter was obtained from Pchenoctady for use in connection with the selection of the winners in this oontest.

Duricg the month of July, six general news releases were made to the local newspapers in this cmmmity.

The Fublic klations Section has beon requested to prepars the G.E. Nucleonics Dapartmnt Orgnniz-tian Dirsototy. This directory will 'ce distributed to all those at Xanford Torks and elseatwre who require tho infomation for us0 in connection with thsir anark. It is planned that a new directory will be released every three months.

Three posters designed by tho Fublic Relations Section for use in connection with the campaign to skimulake i13t5reat in the Group Life Insurance Plan -re submitted to the Sign Shop of the I$rintonaace Division for proparation.

A news report concerning +&a reduction of force baing mde by the Desip Divisim was released to the local newspaper in this vicinity.

Fiw issues of the Korks NEFS were publishod during tho month of July with the "Candid Camem" being inserted in the July 30 issue.

Woman' s Activit ie s

In connection with the Tomen's Training Progran whi oh began on L, following subjects were presented during th3 month of July: .

Job Attitudes from a Supemisor's hint of Vim Safety ad Security as they Concern Eonen IhploYeSS

I226k48 c- 4 c- I Service Divisions Employee and Community Rslations Division

Employee Benefit Plans Personal Poise Tachniques Speech - How It Can Help You Get Ahead

On'July 29, 22 girls conpletsd tho advanced shorthand course rrith 112 passing the 100 words per minute requi remsnt for stenographic poeit ions.

Eighty women employees were given orientation dunrig July. Thirty-eight women employeos wen given exit intarvims. Two-hundred-ninety-six telephone calls :vert received from riders and drivers for week-md advncrrtion trips during July.

STAT1 STICS

Employment

Number of employees on rolls hempt

Xon-Exempt

Total

ADD1 T IONS ExeEpt Non-Exempt

New Bires 31 218 - 249. Re-employe . 0 2 2 Reactivations 11 l4 Transfers fmn other Works t. -0 4 Net Addit ions 38 231 269 Payroll Exchanges 31 * 0 31

Gross Additions 69 231 300 rllrnnsfsrrcd from Weakly &&ry Roll

7 Se mice Division Ehployee and Commrnity Relations Division

Exempt No 1.1- Ekempt -Total Actual Terninations 34 188 222 Removals due to extended leaves 1 10 11 hyroll Exchanges 0 31 * 31

Total s 35 2ok

Approximatoly 50% of all actual terminations were on D lack of work basis. Most of those resulted from the responsibility for carrying fomrd cartain phases of * cmstrudion work being shifted fran thc Construction Division to Atkinson-Jones Construction Canpany, and a d3crease of work in the Design Division. In most in- st3nces where omployoes wore laid off by the Construction Divieion, tho employees affectod wore hired by Atkinson-Joms Construction Company. Most of the voluntary torminations were for tho following masons: (a) mother job, (b) personal reasons, dissatisfied with job, mges, climate, etc., and (c) to return or remain home.

GENERAL

Applicant 8 interviewed Photographs processed Fhgerprint impressiaas taken (in duplicate) Procurement letters writtan

bl e Female Total Plant Average

RWESTIW ION STATISTICS

Cases pending at beginning of month Cases received during morrth aransferred to Monthly Salary Roll **Statistics furnished by Weokbj Payroll Division ... i 8 Service Divi dons Employee and Community Relntions Division

Cases closed 723 771 Cases pending at end of month 1 ,%a 1,782 Number found satisfactory for enplo3ment 558 338 Number fotmd unsutiafactory for employment llL 9 Cases closed before investigation completod 60 13 Spec ial inve st igation s c onducte? 45 13 3

Com~ensntionsnd Insurcnce

C laims

Paported in Reported in Total Since Jdy, lYh8 June, 19@ Sept.l,1946

Workmen' s- Compensnti on 100 98 825 Liabkl ity 19 28 a3 Handled for du hat 0 0

Compensation hyments ADprod (Department of Labor and Industries) Total Since June, 1948 July, 1948 Sept. 1, 1946 - h.. of Claim Amount Noc of Claims hount- Amount- " .. . - Medical Md 20 $ 823.70 27 $i,ios.l+8 $12,060.76 Accident Fh&" ' 5 8,060.3.4 69 3,4.0.86 * 76,380.07 4' t :"'e.; Pension ". . , ~,~0.32 30 1,435032 31D032079

-f- Liability Fbyments Approved (Travelers Insurance Company) April Liability 605 34 Property Damage -32.27 Auto Property Damage 1,82L*98 2,430.32 32.e Total 2,39S*oS

9 . I22b45 I Service Divisions DECLASSiFiED Employee and Ccmmurrity Blations Division ,

Liab il ity

Property Damage

Auto Proparty Damge

T otol

June Liability 11,162.47 Property Dwge 1,725.22

Auto Property Danage 8u 115

Tutal

I22bh52 PURCE4SIXG ki3D STOIIES DIVTSIOli J&Y, 1948

Purchasing

1,399 purchase orders were placed during the Lonth &s compared. with 1,548 placed during the previous month. Requisitions received totaled 2,268 as cm- pared to 2,578 the previous Ironth. 2,351 rsquisitions were placed as coapared with 2,480 during the prsvious month. Requisitions on hand at month end totaled 792 as compared to 875 at the beginning of the mon';h.

As a result of a recent Suprene Court decision against the use of the basing point system of ;Jricing, several alterations were written to change F.9.a. points on purchase orders for steel placed under the Voluntary Steel Allocation program. Indications were that the change would result in slightly increased costs for steel products at this project.

?e -re notified by the Atonic Znersy Commission that we^ were to assume the responsibility for purchase of radiation detection instruments which have here- tcfore been supplied by the Instrument Branch of Oak Ridge. A meeting was held with representatives of the Instrument and Xealth Instrusent Divisions to discuss the problems incident to the new procedure. Negotiations were begun for the purchase of a considerable quantity of instruments in this catesory. Seven companies including the General 3lectric Company, Electronics Departesnt, have indicated interest in quoting.

Requests mre received from the F'roject hgineering Division to carice1 sererel large orders covering materials purchased for use in the air decontamination process. All affected vendors were contacted by telegraph or telephone and indications were that the cancellation charges will be considerable in the aggregate. It was estinratsa that the total figure will axcaed )25,000.

The General hrchesing Deprtmat in Schenectedy undertook negotiations With the Aluminum Companx in an effort to bring about a reduction in the cost of our e aluminum Cans. In a'ddi*ion;' camiderabra Eiffod was-expended in attempting to "'i dmlop additional sourc&s of' supply with tha rssult that Vict,or Industries Corporation submitted' a bid of $39.45 pur h. on extruded cans and Scovill Manu- facturing Company quoted $115.00 per U. on drawn CEZ~S.

This matter was discussed in considerable detail with k. Shugg and 'Mr. Hagman of the Bt&e &argy Comuissiol? and as a rcsult of this discussion, it nas decided to place cxporimental ordcrrs for 150,000 cans each with the two above- mentioned companies. At tho time '' ?y begin production, m will arrange to send an inspector to thoir plants *&lo will porform the initial inspcction and at thc same timo instruct thoir inspectors as to our requirements and our methods of inspection. All cans not meeting specifications ai11 be for the account of tho. vendor s . 1% also agreed that in order that we bo adequately protoctod until the results Of the oxperineatal orders are determined, an additional order for ZOO,OOO cans would be placed with the Aluminum Company.

Initial roceipts of dosestic coal against our new contracts xera found to have slacked down considerably upon arrival. The coal shouid ham been 1 5/8" x 3 1/4" in size; hovmvcr, it had been so brohn up duo to handling and weather ncm ~cciemn Purcha sinq

conditions that tka size as dcli~crsdwas approximately 4'' x 2" which, of course, was too small for use in the Village rosidences.

Zepresentatives of the suppliers, Big Horn Coal Conpmj- ana ';he Contimntal Coal Cooptmy, were called in and a thorough investigation was made in conjunction with representatives of the commrnity orgmization, and it was agreed by all concerned that the.coa1 had slacked subsecpezlt to loading at the ~C*S and that the slackiq was caused primarily by the high' temFeratures experienced at *is tim of the year, ths shaking up in transit and handling iccident to unloading being minor factors.

In an effort to correct this condition, both of the coal companies' repesenta- tives agreed to supply a larger size coal for Village consuqtion at no increase in price. The.consensus being that although the larger size will slack to a degree due to existent teqeratures, the delivered size mould more nearly approx- inate our requiremnts. %th the advent of cooler weather, it was agreed that we would again trj shipments of the smaller sizs and if it is found that tha smaller size is acceptable, we will continue to order *at size otherwise both suppliers will continue supplflng the larger size at the same price.

Store s

A study of all Wterial carried in genaral Stores stock was initiated in am effort to develop slow and nonmoving items which are in axcess of our needs. Every effart is to be made to dispose of surplus thus dewloold through construction channels prior to the submission of a formal axcess list to the Atomic %er;y Comcission for disposition. 13 addition to reducing the monetary value or' Stores inven@yiiis, the second inportsnt objactive to bo attainad is additional warehouse space which has always been at a preaiua.

Disbursements frat Stvzws +Am m%htataled .4236,823.?37 as omparsd with disburseneats of Sr30&,%6.8+2 cing the previous n;outh. It is Significant that 705 new items were added to Sf,or;s stock during 3-u month through the nedium of Stores Stock &quests approved by Xvision bhnagcrs or their designees whereas tht;rs were no itorns dolotod or ranoved from Stores stock. This resulted in a total of 51,643 items im: stock month end as com?arod with 50,938 at tho exd of the previous month.

Bdmini stratim Supcrvi sian 1 - Purchasing r-4 hployees Zxcmpt 7 l-4 kyloyeea Eon-Exempt 27 €3-- - Stores c7 bployees 3xezlpt 14 -136 185

Total personnel at mon+ch 2 PERSONKEL (coat.) i

The change of job classifications and attendant rate changes which were effective July 19, 1948 were discussed with each employee and their signaturss mre obtained on the desigaated forms. Several inequities were corrected by ceans of review aad r eclassi ficotion.

!To Urn Hunt was transferred to our staff of buyers from the Construction Fro- curement division replacing D, 2. Staiey who resigned to accept other enployment.

SAFETY AND SECUXTY

Purchasing ' Safety and Security Meetings Sckedulad 1 Number of hployees attending 30

Stores Safety and Security Betings Schedulsa 14 Bumber in attendance..at meetings 143 Unor Injuries 4

STATIS TICS

Purchasin Requi%tions on hand 7-148 (includes 68 assigned to Govt.) a75 Repisi tions received during July 2,268 Requisitions placed during July 2 ,351 Requisitions on hand 7-31-48 (includes 56 assigxed to Govt.) 792 H'% Orders placed 1,399 TFS Orders placed 169 hl.0.'~ placed a 0 .R. s placed . 19 Alterations issued 164

Orders Exgqdited ,~ 273 Scrap Sales csirqleted 2 Value of Scrap Sold* , - Y2,280.34

%,. %,. , ... Stores -her of items added ta Storas stock 705 Nmber of items deleted from Stores stock 0 Items in Stares stock at month end 51,643 Roceiving Reports issued 3,602 Store Ordors fillsd 17,973 7 Store Orders filled (Salwga) 876 Emergency Stor3 Orders filled (Storas stock) 3 Returnable containers on hand at aonth end 5,i39 Returnable containers on hand over six nonths 1,000 Value of Disbursements, not including cash sale items $2368823.87 Value of Disbursements (Salvase) 16,772.82 Value of trrnsfsrs from Salvage to Stores 2,186.32

DECLASSJFIED 3 JULY 1948

Bcrtrsm Miller, in cbargc of Labor Bclstions and Wsgc Bttcs, Zric !forks, wee contacted relative to making e trip to Emford '?arks for the pqosc of assisting la rcvising thc wage structure applying to exengt ger.sonne1. Hc egrced to assist in this assignncnt and will arrive *ugust 1. Xo additional ellrploycca werc sddcd to this Division during the month of July.

Vucbcr of Employees on Payroll JulyI ae%ncfng of Month 10 Xud of Ponth -10

The principal activity of this 3ivision has be= conccmed with placing the revised wage mtc plan in effcct. All ratcs for no3-cxcqt pcrsomel were furnfshcd to thc Fepoll Office aid to Division hnegcrs on July 16 prior to the effcctivc &to, July 19.

aecords were sot up to sdmi~$atcrizctesscs in accordance with the ncw progrcssion s&dul:a or ';he 010 echc&ulcs, in thc ment Lmploycco wrc on prcferenLi;il,rStcs. Jcw job clzssifications ?ad ratca ucre postcd on all divisionel records,. "*I t. lY ,'rl : .,,iPC Iiatcs and zassificztions bsvc bccn rcvimrcd wim SrlpPtmrisorg pcrsoancl in all divisions. Adjus$mcnte in claosifietions hvc bccn made in inswccs whore jobs have chmgcd sSncc thc origid rcclassificztione.

SUTISTICiL

Requisitions fsr non=cxcmpt pcrsonocl rcccivcd and spprovcd Mditiona to Peyroll Bcmovde from Feyroll 364 Transfers from Wcckly to Monthly Peyroll Tranef ers-Apyrovcd 2 Job lcclassifications spprovcd iai Autonl: tic Incregsea 684 , Xew Job Classifietions cad RRtcs Postcd -. to Divisional Rccords 6974 PUNT SCURITY AND SERVTCES DIVfSIOIf

CIRGANIZBTIOB AND PERSONNEL

Number of' employees on payroll: Beginning End of of Month -bZonth Increase Decrease. Staff 2 2 - -

Patrol and Seourity 642 671 9 (4 0

Safety de Fire Proteotion 139 13 8 I 1 (b)

Offiae Semiaes 320 319 - -1w Total 1125 1130 9 2

(a) - 21 Hires (Patrolmen) 1 Retun from L/. (Seamstress) 8 Terminations (Patrolmen) 1 Retired (Rxtrolman) 1 ~m-1 due to L/A 3 Transfers to other Divisions (2 Fatrolmen and 1 Typist) (b) - 4 ares (Firemen) 1. Termination 4 Transfers to Constrwtfon Division (ay, 1948) (01 - 27 Hire1 (16 - General services; 11 - Clerloal Servioea) 3 Transfers from other Divisions (2 - Clesioal Servioea; 1 - General Semia e1 ) L Terminaticm (Janitor) 3 Transfers to Teohnioal Division (Laundry Eelpers) Transfers to Teohniaal ision (Classified Flies)

The Classified Files Seotion was transferred to the Teohnioal Division effeotlve July 5, 1948.

DECLASSIFI E@ a

SAFETY 13 FXRE PROTECTION

Plant Safoty Record - hys. Injury statistics July 1 thrq Year to Cumulativo J- uno July 20, 19.h8 Date F/R - 1948 ajar Injuries 1 3 8 0.88 Ncm-Tabulatable 7b jor Injurics 0 0 0 Sub-&jar Injurios 6 2 a Minor Injurios Le1 335 3 195 3.51

__ _.-- - - .- __ - - -_ Julp3, la8 - ~ 1, an crmployoe of tho Transportation Division, outsido tho 200 Ea& Area, inourrod a aoarpound frauturo of tho Mstal Phelanx, right thumb, wbn the Qivo hard on a mll drilling rig was dislodged from its rosting placo. Boforo starting up, C. 0. Bash (K-Sl5-R), the operator, shoutod to the injurod to stand book and, without looking to sea if his orders mro followed, pullod tho pin that oponed tho stom guide which would loavo tho drive head in en insocuro position. The injured moved tho stom onough whon he graspod the bit that it knocked the drivo haad loose from its insecuro soat on tho guido and it slid down tho stem, aatohing his thd. kj or Iqjury No. 42 -- - July 7, 1- 1 aa omployco of the North Richland Rcal Mvisim, 3000 Awa-r-kpd-~oitb di&l phrrlpar of ,the ldt middlo faor amputatod mhon a strong gust of vlnd blcw a barracks door shut. The door only partially olosod whon thc injured pullod it aftcr pgssing tkough. Sho rachod back for tho door knob with tho- loft hand to aoapbbly alee0 tho door vhon tho door blow shut, catohfng tho finger botwocn the door and door facing. %jar I4jurg Yo. 50 - July 16, 19h8 - au amployoo of tho Saourity and Servfcos Mvlsion, F€anford Woe, susatinod a fraobre of the osanlcis of tho right hool ern the back of his heel was aaught betwocn tho walking bcam and the deok of tho Hanford Forry. After having fastoned tho Forry to tho landing dock an thc dawn-stream and up-stream sidos, ho droppod tho guard chain and took a position on the up-stream side bctmcn tho oquipment and tho walldug beam. %on tho tractor and trailor (with tho catorpillar whioh tho farry ma carrying) vas driven off, the weight shifted from tho contcr of tho barga to tho dock end, causing tho forry to sink mor0 docply into tho =tar. This oausod the apron arm to CS~up and tho walkfng beam to go dm, striking tho 0mployeo on tho back of the right hool, pinching it against the dock.

I22bh56 Sub-Mcrjor fqqury No . 121 July lh, la8 - , nn amployeo of tho Pmor Division, Rhitc B1ufY"s ICOHOUSO, sustaincd a uontusion and simplo chip fractwo of tho distal phclanx, right middlc Pinger mhcn it was caught botwcm o broken cako of ico nnd tho floor . Two cmploy%?s, tho injurod and 0. E. qarron (W-4398-P) woro transfarring ico f'rom a dsy stomp room to o loading platfarm. Mrrcn was startinq thc cabs to Clisby, and ho vas putting thcm on tho slid0 whon ono cako broko. Tho largcr pieco was pushcd on without difficulty, but thc smnllcr half ms top-havy, and whn injurcd pushcd it onto tho dido it topplcd uvcr. In ottcmpting to catch it, ho lost his balnnco and fcll, and tho ico landed on his hand.

Sub-Bjor Injury No. 122 July a, 1948 - , an cmployoc of tho P Division, 300 Arca sustained a fracture of tho fourth too, loft foot vhon Q rod fcll from tho lmr laycr of rods on the rod Izuck to tho floor and struok thd injured's foot. Wlc chocldng tho idcntity of a scrias of rods on the rod truaks, he droppcd a short rod to o lmor laycr, for comcnicnco, oxpcoting tho rod to locato itsox botwccn two other rods. It did not do this but rolled off onto his foot.

Saf oty &otings

.Thoro mom 476 safoty mootinqs hold during tho pariod of July 1 through July 20, with Q total attondam6 of 6,006. safoty Spactaclos

&dors mro plaood for 27 pit proscription safoty spootaalos during tho period of July 1 throush Jab 20jY6l'pair woro ahaakod rsaefvad and-fittadr and 1'73 adjustments Yrh Gopairs vero mcdo to all 'typos OP sdsty spoataclos.

'1 :> L,> ;J Expodo Bow's *: I_.- __

Thcre worn 973,253 o-e hours from July 1, 1948, to 2nd inaluding July 20, 1948 100 Arca Activitios

Ccrcmonios &o hold by tho 1OO-h+ Arm omploycos in obsamoco of thoir third consocutiw goor without a lost tima injury. Tho Safctg Engincot oxplaizcd tho significanao of tho Safoty Scroll. The foaturo went of the ooromony nos thc Stump tho Pan01 of Experts contest. Rcprosentctivos of tho Atomio Ebcrgy Commission woro present, and Vico Prosidont R. C. Muir, Gcnoral Manager of tho ficloonics Doprtmont, made his first public appenrnnco in tho amas.

An invostlgntion ma made of D boilor aoating compound (Carcy B.T.U.) that has causcd skin burns to cmployoes using it. Labarctory analysis rovoals Anthraocne, which is known to causo unncor. mintcnnnco Division hns been actviscd of this and-raqucstod to inmstigato such mntorinl before purchasing. Servioe Divisims Plant Seauritg and Semicos

Plans to improvo handling and storage of gas cylinders within the 100 Arcas aro undomay; howover, gas cylinders ard not boing handlod by Stores as prosotibod in Safoty Bullotin No. 40.

Camploto lathor suits for woldors of thc 100-F Minor Construetion hcvo bccn rocoived and put into usa.

Tho Suporvisors Training Program is bcing ncll aocoptcd. Ncm schcdulos aro being nrrnngod for personnel not included in tho origindl sot-up.

A problom rclativo to olosing cod car doors is boing investigated. Rcscnt nmthod is quite hazardous and should bo improvod.

Unsatlsfaotory aondition of walkmay at 1004 Badge Houso is being corroctod. This inoludos rcvision of bus loading and unloading lanos.

Investigation -8 made of’ 0x10 mnjor injury at Hanford, a sub-major injury at Tihito aluf’fs, and o near-sorious accident of a Hydro Crmo at 100-B Aroa. Gagqlod for tho Transportation Civision craws havc not boon rocoimd. Tho old typo, which om considorod unsa#sfactory, aro still being used.

200 Area Aotivities

I57ostigctions mro mado of a hernia. casc aad Sub-k?cf- Injury Ih. 120 (which was rcclassiriod to *joy Injury kbw); fiw movios roro shown to cmplqwos; disctussions ot safaty mcctings.Rorc hold; two ncar serious accidonts were in- wstigatod;.cnd tho afoty Loaders Training Program was started.

300 Area Gctivitios

. - P 7-’-.I. A spcoial investigation w~smdo of tho aoid stcrcgo problom at the Pasoo %ro- houso. Tho only problem lies in gctting tho mtorial undcr omr, and arrrmgo- monts wro mdo to do this. SuperVisars Safety Co~formc~swwo hcld rfth throo groups of mucmisors. Those omfcroncos are boing pro11 accoptdd.

A SpCcial inspaation ms made of tho H. I. Biolo@cal Chanicu.1 laboratory in thc 700 Arm. Tho problem invostigr 1 ms one of acid concontrution in tho air, and suggestions -are mado as to revision of tho style of hoods currcntly boing usod.

700-1100 Arm Aotivitios

Tho &fOty Loadcrs Trr-ining courso was prcsontcd to supervision throughout tho month. Thoro mro 143 mcmbors of supervision from all divisions scheduled for thoso confcrcncos, and attondanco was good. Rcaoptitlty has been OXcOptionCLlly good Sadbe Dioisions Plant Seourity and Services

Inspebtions and reconmendations were mde on new hydrocranes before approval WBS givon to ptht them into plant service.

Several talks wre given to Safety MOctins groups, and movies shown whore and when appropriate.

Stage preparctions and decorations wcro m&do for the Safety Speakers Contsst hold in the high sohool auditorium July 21.

A dust oollcctor system is undor study, and recommendations have becn madc for installation in the 722 hcnger upholstery and ccrpentry shop.

Inspoetion was mdo and needed revisions rsconrmcndod for new steam cleaning equipment temporarily installed at the labor yard. Necossary operating rules will be formulatod in aooperntion rith supervisioc in charge. General

The Safety Division worked with Rojoot Engineers on preliminary plans for addition to the Fire Station in 200 East Area.

Threo fire alarm boxes were re-located in the 3OOO Area, and two fire alarm boxes Fer8 loented at the airport. The quosi&+il 6f tho adeqursey of the Qhito Bluffs *tor system vas taken up with Construotion, and some work is boing dono to improve it.

Tho dosign of the new 101 Ama =tor supply was approved, and tho dosign of tho

mite Bluffs Fire Alcrm System oms approwd. a* The mfQtyraoards were elosad July 20 for the EW Saf'ctp Report. Tho injury

axpriorme of ,onoh'*.:2c?,.4 sub-d~visiTbn has bcon aarriod along dth the divisions and

plont reeorh.r -1 re*& is ih line vrith the nm plant organization.

A mooting with tho new suporintendent of Schools ms held, and tho school safety program used in past years msrmimd with him. An invitation ms recived from him to speak to the toschars at on0 of their earliest group mootings for tho school par 1%8-19& on the "School Snfoty Roogram".

Now forma are to be used in prepring thc Govornment kfoty Report far July 1948. Rcmonnendations were prepared and turned cvor to the ,Realty Mvision for improving tho visibility of motoring traffic through villago intarseations. 4 A oontfnuous general inspection of all wens is being conductod. Unsafe itmS and praatices Pound are assignod to the hreo. Safety Engineer for aorreotion or dlimination; also, mwious activities in the Safety Ropym are bcing stimulated.

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DECLASSlFtFn MGNTHLY INJURY ANALYSIS

Pefi-od - July 1 throueh July 20, 1??s Minor Injuries

Y m

0 0

6 13

2,2

1 1

0 0

O!1

0 00'

0 0 r 3 5

2 0

TOTAL 42 63 38 83 22 25 14 22 l2 11, 335 LAST MONTH 70 85 45 136 28 31 13 23 19 31

7 I22b4b3 Se'mice Divisions Plant Seourity and Semioes

FIRE PROTECTION Number of Firos Estimated Damage Fires -Sune -July -June Jul-r Plant Area 4 10 $30.00 3 7.50 Mi soe llaneous 2 0 ~40.00 No Dalrago Routine Duties

Fire Extinguishers

In speo ted 2,324 Installed and Relaoated 37 Ref il led 51 Repaired 0

Gas Masks

Inspeoted , 98 Serviced 6

Fire bills & Leotures Outside 45 Insi de 67 Auxiliary Brigade 21 Safety Keetings 19 All fire alarm boxcs in the Industrial Areas were tasted.

All fire hose3houms, kgrdprssts and lines in Plant keas weme irrspeoted and hydrants flushed. OFFICE SHiVICES DZVTSIQlL .

Gunoral Sexviaas Division hundorins volumes wewe a8 folluws: Plant Laundry (Buildinq 27F July Cooor8118 - Reoos T-ls - ,' msoe llanoow "

Total Picoos Total Drg Reight - Lbs.

DECLASSIFIED

.. . SerPioe Divisions Plaat Seaurity and Serviees DECLASSIFIED

Richlsnd Laundry (Buildiw 73) June 19h8 Platwork - Pioaos 162,963 Rough Dry- " 30,927 Finished - n 5,019 Total Piooos 198,909 Tokl Dm Proiat - Lbs. 138,291 Monitoring Scotion (Building Z7Tja)

Poppy Cheak - Fleaas 50,333 Sealer Chook- * 78,923

Total Piecros 129,256 - Clorical Servicos Eivision

Telophone

A meeting was held with dtcrmio Eaorgg Commission Communications and Legal porsonnol coneoraing the oontrcot on pay tolophones with tho Kennewiok Valloy Telephono Company. It wa8 agreed that 9 is too low a oonrmission far tho plant to .reeQiVe for the sorvicos which we rcnder and that me should rooeive tho standard rate paid any commoroial faaility who installs a pay telophono in its place of businass. This ate is Is, phfch ;rill be used as tho bsis for negotistion on a nm contraat. -Juno July Uneu--W-% tY- o Linos 354 622 2 - 0 Linos l4 S8 -0 -PBx 13 19 1-B 288 21 2-B 42 3 N- PHX 6 0 20 - B Combination Lines- 1 -1 Total Official Lines 7 18 7& Lines working as 1 - F 'nos a+ 2-F 17 F-PBX 2 1-R 0 2-R 1250 3 -R 8 2 -RF 19 3 -RF 1 Total Xondfficial Lincs all - Vaoaat Lines

2200 Service Divisions Plant Seaurityand SerPlcos

!hi1 and St3tfonery

The workwas of G routine natura in this scctfon during tho month of July. -J uno July Picccs of First Class Mail roosivcd 55,380 46,521 Pioccs of Parcel Post ?hi1rocaivcd 923 937 Piocos of Registored lkil rociovcd 2e4 3?3 Piocos of Injured ail received 285 205 Piccos of Spocial Dolivery mi1 recoivbd 328 230

Total pfecos of ?dBi1 recsivod rt ,200 48,261

Piecos of mi1 scnf out 30,135 21,908 Amount of Money usod in Postago Notor $ 1,911.39 $ 1,086.85

Tolotypes Seat - 4,320 Teletgpos Received 4,4&

OiM co Zquipmcnt

During tho month, the now repccir shop in Hutment 722-R was occupied although only partly complete.

A groat des1 .af trouble has been experienced with the new Underwood olcctric machines, and, as a result, the Undomod poop13 and their distributor mro oallod in to dfsauss W nnbteri It llcss painted out that unless tho machinos could ba mrrdo~7’m-tlsiSa&myy’t?mywould be rctwned to We Undtawoob Compq, and that they ore not to ship any more machines on the order until we arc satisfiud &a ta OfrequnHtp a&‘ tho typawritors. -June July Offico Machines ropired in Shop 268 225 Offico Ahohine servfae oalls 324 281 Printing

Tho No. 2066 Multilitir-machine broks dum, and upon imestigation it WEU found to bo beyond repair. As B result, we ham oxceased the machine and put into operation one which was seocrred from excess storage.

MulfSlIth Orders Received 232 177 kltilith Orders Cqleted a1 181 bhltilith Orders On Rand at month cnd 21 17

r. p. .- inn,, , . Sorrlco Divisiom Plant Souurity and S0rviao.s OECLASSlFlED

-June July Hmcograph Ordors Received 2265 2039 Mimoogruph Orders Complctod 2266 2039 Mimograph Ordors On Hand at month ond 0 0

Ditto Ordurs Roceivod ?4* 3m Ditto Ordors Comploted 3492 3272 Ditto Orders On Hand at month and 0 0

Stenographic Services

Lack of space requirements has hindcrod completely staffing this soction; hotscmr, tho sotoice is being prwidod on a limited basis Central Rooordzv-Storapp

krrangamcnts are being made with &a Mooldns of tho du Pant Compeny for an atranganent of the present storage hutmonts so that additional 8pce for the storzge of records can be gained.

Carton8 of material received for stcrage * * Cartons of *torial sortod, indexed and stored * 06 Cartons of material shipped 0 0

Summary of parsons vicwing recorda for the mnth of July, l$8:

General Electric piles

hcuuntfng 13 MCdical 2 Technical 9 Projmt Engfneering 1 Sub-contr,etor Files 15 I& i nt emno e Total

du Font Files Imesti gations 39 C on structi on 5 Operations Total + Atomic Energy Files 5 I *NO reoord aaintained prior to transfer of. the Csntral Reeords Storage Sootion from the &counting Division in June. or-.: N r -. mmmcl m am*-am-' Service Divisions Plarrt Seourity and Semites

FATROL AND SECURITY Genera 1

On July 6, 1948, the Process Room and Apparatus Boom meincluded within the lOg-DR Exclusion Area at 7:OO A.M., and three additional patrolman ore required in this area daily. The Htanford Ferry resumed norm1 operations on July 15 and discontinued hruling private vehicles on July 19.

On July 14, tho Construction flagnen wero eliminated aad tho Patrol assumed the responsibility of directing traffic at the various railroad crossings within tho Plsnt area at shift cknge.

Effective July 23, properly badged mombers of the National Guard will bs per- mitted to escort unbadged ktional Guardsmen and m rscrui.ts into the Prrsco warehouse area. The unbadgod persons will be required to register both "in" and "out'.

On July 27, a three day cheok betweon tho hours of 3:OO P.M. ad9:OO k.Y. will be made at the Richland Barricade for the Transpartotion Dcparhont. This chook will oovor all vehicles bearing ?IO' nmbers and Rill cover veecle number, nmber of passengers, direction of travel and time.

Effective July 29 at 4:OO P.M., o post was estnblished in tho Assenbly Roon and Finished Stom Room in tho 101 Area, to be cowrod by one Fbtrolman from 4:OO P.M. to 8:OO A.M., Ebndoy throu# Saturday and twnty-four hours on Sundays and holidays.

On July 27 a new post was eatzblfshed in tho 200-r"est Area, to be hamn as tho 272-2 "Exclusion" Area with LI Xcrdex for alared personnel. Operations Mint- enanoe Division will control the cloared apSr-1 for enkanco into the Area. Ono patrolman will be posted in tho badge house during the Area working hours.

A cut was made in the south side of the 231 "Exolusion" Area fonoo lino on July 9 and 10, and a patrolman posted. A small section of this area l~asfonced off for the erection of the new 2705-2 Building.

Tentative plans were made July ?n ?or the construction of a sub-station in the -200 Area, actual construction to begin in August. At the end of this month 9% of the "cheok-off" of unaccounted-for classified documents in the Forks Inventory has been ocmpleted. PATROL

The 200 Areas handled &20 Process esoarts betmeen tho Areas.

Raquests hundled totaled 605, mainly consisting of opanfng dams, gates, and escorts for employaes of other dopcrtamnts. DECLASSlFlED So&c e Divisions Plant Securitg and Services

A total of eight Construction employees wero osccrted into aroas for First Aid treatmant.

Tberc wer3 213 Unusual Xncident Rop~rtsroccived, consisting mainly of contra- band picked up at barricndos, lost badgos, poncils and traffic violations.

Fourteen clussified escorts mehandled during the month. Four employees were given margmcy Mrst kid trcatmzt in Areas by Petrol subcr- vision during periods when modical pcrsonnol were absent Prom the Areas. The Outer Area traffic car issued 15 citation tickats, 1 varning ticket, 59 verbal warnings, and handled 1% dotails in addition tc their regular duties.

Practice evccuations were hela as follm: -Date -Area -Time July 1 1OO-F 10:37 A .Id. 2 a1-m 234-5 11 :22 A.M. 100-8 8335 lz 100-9 1:35 P.M. 16 1004 10 :36 A .H. 20 White Bluf'fs 1~35A.U. 20 1004 2:05 P.M. 27 100-0 de 105.~~ 1&2 P.M. Training

Effective July 1, 1%8, tho Patrol Traidng Schocl established a sopen-weak schedule for adwnoed traicillg and dll not be reported during the month of July.

%sic training for new patrolmen will be continued. SECURITY

Thera were 302 Security Meetings held, with an attendance of 5,025 Gencral 31ectric employees.

Security Education talks by Seourity speakcr M. J. Hesdley: Operations - ?&? employees of Ganeral Electric Construction - 0 Patrol - 425 Patroben Authorization CGds Issued

-June Discontinued July 1, 1948, with isstranco of now Photo 30 Idontffication asses.

DECLASSlFlED ,- - DECLASSIFl ED

Class "e" clearances roceivod on old omploycos this math '450 Class "QH aloarancos recoilred on old employcos to &to 2,738 Clasa 'Q" clcarances received on 3- omplcyoos tMs month 13 8 Class "Q" cloaranccs rewived on napr omployoos to datc 3 ,893 Class "Q" aloarancos rcccivod on both clt and new employecs sincc Fobrursry 17, 1948 6,631 Intorin "S" clearances anrriting chanp to "Q" 17 Form1 "P" clotlrancos awaiting change to "Q" 563

Two hundrod "Slogm of thc Xonth" posters mro distributod to all arcns, entitled, "If It's Classified, Saf'cgucrd REdmICTED DATA".

Statisticc.1 Summry of Outstanding Rrco. Bcdes June July -1s -B -C -Total A- B -C -Tdal 106-B 1193 100-D 1&7 100-F 1102 200-E 1301 2OOs;f 1391 200-N 721r 300 1392 100-DR 351 241-nr 234 *Includbs 33; A badges at Riverland Yards . Visitors or Temporary Ratqes Area- JuQ 100-B 29 1004 41 ia0-P 39 2m-E 47 200-m 61 200-N 26 300 71 1oo-oR 61 &l-TX 35 Total

'9 122bk10 DECMSIAED' Speaial Cbarmce Section

Following is Q statistics1 sulrwcry of cmergcncy clearance status of mdor and c CI muItant coqanic s : Total comparxics forwarded to UC this month: l4 Per sonno 1: n Totcl ompnios famtdod to AEC to date: 162 Fbrsonnol 1,731

Tot21 ccntprrnics clecrod for rostrictod data this mcnth: 28 Porsonncl: 93 Total canpanies cleared fcr rostricteC dzta last nonth: 29 Pcrsomol: 96 Lsew companies fcrwarded to tho Atomic Energy Cormissfon this month: American Blaaw Compmy Curtis G. Joa, Inc. 401 Vanco Building Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin Seattle, Plashinston Albert F. Sporry Dawsca &chiaery Company 225 N. Mlchigan kvcnuo Secrttlo, Vcishington Chicago, Illinds

A. B. Farquhar Compony The Pyle Nstioml Composy Ymk Pennsylvania 133b N. Eostner Chicago, Illinois

Number and type of cloarama grantod by tho UCthis month to vendors: Farmal "Q" 61 Form1 "Pr, M Rnergancy 'QU 6

No individunl invostfptions wore aonducted by the Soourity Section for tho purpose of obtaining Ehor,woy aloaruco fxvondors and consultants this month.

Emorgoncy oleamncos requested far GE personnel this month Emergonay alarancos mquestod Par GE personnol to date &rgonoy aleorames requested for consultrnts this month 1

Emargoncg cloclrnnocs rnceivod cn GE personnel this month 20 Emergancy clearances received on GE poisonno1 to &to 105 Ehrgonoy clearances received on ,.nsultants this mcnth 1

"awclearance requosted for GE parsonnol this mrqth I ltw elmranee aards issued this month to vendor porsonnel 19 Cloatanco ahange requests from "Fa to ''e" submittod to AEX: this mcnth 2

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k 4 o‘X C0L-Y DMSIONS SU?&XY - JULY 1948

Number of employees on roll Beg. of Xonth End of Uonth Camunity Administ ration 11 . Public Works 429 Ccpnmercial Facilities 15 Housing LO CetyFire 126 CdtyPatrol 1L6 Community Activities 12 ll T 778 This increase is due primarily to increased load of house allocations and ;tdmirlstration in the Housiw Division.' QJTRiiL

A -vision of -ago bus routing was mdc to accammodate rcsidcnts in the -1y constructed housing areas.

The Tenant Servfce Group was decentralized and the work reverted to the Ccmnercial Facilities, Activities and Housing Divisions. The seeding of public areas, as called for in Project C-13b, was started July 30, 1948. 131 housing units werc renovated during the month. HOUSIXG

B total of 4689 family housing units mrc occupied as of July 30, 1948. '7l units were assigned but not occupied duc to various rc?.sons.

The balance of tho 333 houses and 6h apartments, being built by i,tkinson- Jones Construction Company, were canplcted and rclcoscd for oCCW~CY during the month. ,

Thc monthly survey of basic food salcs shms a dccrcasc of approxiaately lC$ from Junc sales. 10 facility operctors were grmtcd pclmits for various improvements to theproperty being leased by them. In all CnscS the work is to be performed at the opcrc?torsf expense. DEChllSSlFf ED co1zuNITp ACTIVITIES

Duringthe month ground was broken for construction of a nm swimming pool mar Swift Street and Long Avenue. Tho cxisting smimming pool was opcned to the public after being closed during the flood emergency.

--PATROL &02 traffic violation tickets mre issued. 79 prisoners wrc processed through the Richland Jzil. An extensive trzining grogrun is being follmcd in order to fully utilize the scrviccs of R. L. Soulc and 0. F. UcCall during their temporary assign- mcnt on the project.

56 slams rre~answered during the month. Thcsc fires resulted in an estimated loss of ;108;78 to the project and 2lb72.22 to personal property of projact omployces. 1026 buildings mzw inspected with respect to fire prevention. . ORGANIZATION AND P!?RsoN?cEL

Number of em?loyees on papoll Beginning of nonth End of month No Change 0

Preliminary project proposals, supporting the summary budget estimates for the village construction budget, were completed and fomarded to the A?propriatfons and Budget Camittee for its review and submittal to the Atomic En2rgy Commission. Conferences were held with representatives of the Eaintenance Division relative to the cost reduction program ucdertaken this division in crder that there be correlation of activities under the general program. In cooperation with the Transportation Division, there was a revision of th -age bus routes in order to take care of the residents of the newly constructed housing areas. In addition, a small change in route was initiated in order that emplogr,as li- in the NettletonSound barracks would be given more adequate service. These changes in t3us routings were preceded by the necessary publicity in the Richrland Villcger and the FTorks News.

Requcst for appropriations were suhaittcd tot he Agmpriations and Budget Cdttee as follmst

1, By-Pass Bigha7, Yakima River Trestle and @roaches. 2, Clothes Polo Iastallations - 1?99 Sets. 3. insulating Hcat Ducts - &SO Pro-Cut Houses. 4. Sacajawca Grado School and Curscry School, Laproved Food Ii&ine Facilities, 5. Sacajma Grade School, Autmatic Stokers. 6. Lighting, Park Tennis Courts. 7.. fmproved Servicing Access, Dormitories. 8.. Dust and Pollon Control Pro&ran. 9. - Central Storage for Fuel Oil. 10. 800 Additional Pczmanent Dwellings. U. 2CO Additional Onc-Bedroom Apartnents. 12, Additions to V-Xage Steam Distribution Grid. Ccpnmunity Adninistration

The folloning type A and B vork authorities mere requcstcd of the Design and Construction Divisions3

1. Additional bas for Comercid Fxilities (A), 2. Reactivate Plm of Drainage Ditch undcr George Vashington nay (8). 3. Clothes Polc Installations - 1799 Sctc (A). 4. Insulztwe Xoat Ducts - &SO Pre-Cut Houscs (A). 5. Sacajmea Grade School, Autcmatic Stokers (A). 60 Sacajmca Grzdc School, hprovcd Food Hadling Facilities (A). 7. Administrction Office Space, Community Didsions (A). 8, Installation of Sidmalks, Curbs 2nd Gutters, S,mons Strect, Potter to Gocthals Drive (A).

In addition, Public Vorks Division of the Community DiVisiozu VIZS requested to prcparc projects on the folldng items: 1, Lighting, P& Tennis Courts. 2. Tmproved Servicing Acccss, Dodtorfcs,

A work order wzs issued to tho Projcct Enginccring Division relative to the preparation of a pmject covering the Xhist and Pollen Control Program.

The ComnUnitg Safcty Caemnittcc, during the month, recomncndcd the following moasurcs:

Approved plana for pedestrian safety 'campaign in cooperation vith the neighboring caamunities of Kennewick and Pasco, Putting into effect, for Richland, the safety regu2?tions which control the amount of'gasollno transported by bulk g.asolinc trucks and trailers. Improvement of traffic muting ad parking zt the commc'rcial bus depot. Establishment of a highcr speed limit betmeen the Yakixua River bridge 2nd Thayer Drim in oFdor to stimitate a hizher traffic flm on the by-pass road. Better control of pcdestrien traffic in tho vicinity of the mfcteriw,

&ore officiont safety practicca on the p

Plans are being ad0 to canTlete tho trzmfcr of cumunity functions now operated by plant poups aa aoon as convoniont for all conccrod.

The work of o3enirq &or* Wehin@on Vqr at the ditch haa been accmplishotl by cowtruction forcee. The dike haa been puahcd out in thia area and thc culvort under tha road roplaceG, an8 the rad widenod. The rad olevation at tho ditch hu been raised two feet and tho repaired road is boing resurfaced.

Decision for fwtbr diepoaition of the dikc will bc &e?cndcnt on action by tho Corp of Eqlneers at Portland dircctu connected with the MdIary projoct.

T3o relocation of tho housc at 1210 Garan is bciw accoqliehod by construction forcee and is to bo done in tho noet ocononlcdL nothod poaeible. Thoy aro also rohabilitnting tho dmcgod housc to tho n&h of 1210 Wen.

X study ie belq prepaxed by tho dcsiLa division coapcing tho relative coete and advantages of elininatiG &ins Avo. whcro it parahela the river and prwidu acccss to thoee rcsidencos fran the existing park mya.

A stuQ is bo- mda to dotomino the e-rtent to which mcintomncc romir in tho home could bo clivortcd to tonant roeporalbility.

Numbor of enplopos on 2ayroU: Bcnpt Man-cxcspt Tom 39 389 428 38 390 428 Durlxq tho nonth of July tho follawlw pcrsonnel changes wore =do: Pcw onployece 14 Tominatlone 5 Trcnafcrs aut 1 6 Sick Lcavce 2 DIGIIXEERIHG scmm Gcncral

Tho nddutioe of inapecticn, schodullq, and follcw-up COmult3tion and gcnoral pknniq wcrc ;3erfornod durirq tho nonth. Contacts with ncnocrro of thc Construction Group wcrc continucd rohtivo to 3ic-d 1. houoco, faciliticc, cnd dornitorlcs. Thc ncccsocr; 1ii;ioon work with the dcsip Ilivieion, whcrc wc wcrc dcei,mtcd zc tk ccmtcct cwinccr , wus prlorxcd . Itcm of Intcrcst

Thc Tcnant Scmicc Groug was dcccntrzlizcd. oaC thc work rcvcrtcd to thc Coimcrcicll, Cannunity, anc! Houaiq Diviaiono.

All thc nccceocrj- bzck chxqc cstimtce for thc Comuiiitjr Group wcrc 2rcprcd.

TIC work of coorc?ir;rctlq all mice conccrncd on thc followiq jobe wrre pcrforxxc?:

1. sczl COiltiIg strccts. 2 . Expamion intcrblock conpounds YAic low biddcr, Wcst CwtPaintcra Co., Scattlc, !.Jc!sXn&on, for ths paintiq of 514 houacs hm rceulmittcd. an crdjuetcc? fi,wc to co7cr hie progoecd work. This roviszd fQmc is wait% z~provalof tfrc iitce;lc Encra Carezieeicrn bcfarc tkc final award ia pantcd. If this approval is zivcn, work wiU. 30 &=rtcC imcCietcly by thc contractor.

TIic occdiq cn2 lani!sca?irg popan that iE bciq ~lazmcdfor thc ncxt two pccce wae rcvicwcc! with thc pcjcct 30~2ad A.Z.C. Vork ordcre wcrc iosucd ad nccceeit-y follow-u? wm rack cjn all phlic buildirqa, strccte ant2 pounb.

Thc eccdiq of aublic UCELB, ZroJcct No. C-134, wan etztcd 7-3-48.

A final inqcction wca act& of thc rrozcn Food Lockcr Addition - Cannpbcll'a Food Storc and tcntirtivc a~lzovclW;LB givcn for occu~c;-. Certzfn ninm cxcc2tioao wcr:: liatce for corrcction.

Propoacl a?y.crvd. znc'! aoeLmnto of psmC eaacc wcrc Givcn tkc follmirq fCcilltlc3:

c. Church of kttcr By Saintc b. FmitWo Stmc - Wibm C. F-itUc Stac - I;hViO G. C'criotian aicnce Sociztg C. st&n*d scrvicc Statim f. nopfcmtcin'o Clothi- Storc

2. Rc?lnbaw Scmicc Stction - TTuc'a Oil Conwj b. Jb-wclrg Starc - BuilCinc: 924 Cannunit7 Public Ifor!rs Division

[email protected] ficlC irs?cctionn arc nadc in cmpliancc with build- 2crrit rcquircncnta .

E'3CilitY spmmc; Comtruction a?proxm.tcz thc followizq ccbcdulc :

Con~truc t i on &tu E@ tiriztcd Fncility Stated f5 Caplctc Co3pletion D: tc

Aancrciatcd Scrticc Stctim - AiXitiold. JUC 14, 1948 95 rw;urt 9, 1948 >Ur.l2 iolc Rlchl?.nc? PlEbirg IIcctiw June 7, 1948 75 I\.LqUot 15, 1gU Jcwclry Storc, Altcration, 92-Z Junc 22, 1948 15 Aupot 23, 1?&8 Mctcrlulc md cquipmnt rcquircd for pojccto prcpcti by thc Project En@nccriq Diririon will bo ccorGincztcd ani! 2roccsa.d bg thc ktcriel Contrc~lGroup of thc Camunity Eq&mcrirq Scction. Thio control ic ncccaccqr in ordcr thut 2rojcct mtcricl rcquccta ccm bc coorGinatc;. cad rcquioitiom cnd billo af zatcri(21 routcd throxh thz Projcct Ewinccriq Coot Grou? fm notctim,

b. Dcocrt Inn - chaqco in clcctriczl ccrvicc wcrc rtuCicd ax'. aygavrrh obtzinci! for mi% tk trcrcrfmncr towcr ta th northcmt oidc of thc buil&irq an2 rccrrwinc thc intcrior loas ccntcr.

Thc inqcction znd acccwc of ncw houco ta ktc is CJ foUaro: Accqtcd in Jul;:

M, Qy Ey S Ts 279 9+ (Tlhla ccQglcfx3 tiic totcl of 333 1.4, Q, E, & S t;Tc howcc) Y 8 2 (Ranch tm) - 2rclinincry inr;lcction w zc'.z on nunbcr 1 ranch t,Tc houc. Thc forccat for accc~tcmccof ncw houoco for tlic ca-mth ia Cf fOuOWE:

Y & 2 (Rcnch tnc) 112 T Tnc (Tcrtclw) 10

60 dterztion pcrr=ito wcrc ca2lctcC Curirq tlx noath. Trzct iIouacr, rcnodclinE_; - Jul;., 1948

HOu?C no. Vark Ordcr Iozucd E;-734 5-21-48 9 0-1205 5-21-48 0 L-86j 6-28-48 0" 0-1224 6-17-48 0 K-780 4-14-48 90 E-788 5-21-48 0 0-1246 4-19-11-8 90 e 1247 4-19-48 30 L-895 5-10-48 0 L-859 7-15-48 10 x-739 7-29-48 0 240 ncccclntsy inapcctLcta wcrc aC=C-CuriW thc ncnth for Tcmt Rc lat lorn Group .

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Yunbcr of cnglo~-oczon pasroll at thc bcginniw of' thc santll 18 II I1 I1 It n II n cnd of nonth 12

A. I. Moorc and fivc nan-cxcqt pcrconnol wcro tramfcrrcc'i tc thc Eowi~ Divi~ion. V. J. &-;on anC onc non-oxcnpt Froonno1 wcrc akccl on rpccid mais- ncnt to J. M. Hcffncr.

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That pczt of tlx flood rchcbilitztion work UzipcC to Ccaxanlty tkintcrrcmcc k.0 bccn ccqlctod ZIO follmo: li&tiw st the aoft bdl pcrk; rc-flwrirg CXXIwirirg of tk bkaonlc Tczqdc; c3u:iq crcckc, rcsiriw tho 2rzin wirinc,r adrc-inctdlirq 2lurtbLz fixturco st th:: rsumz pool; cnd rcphcinG wztcr !icctcrtl on Ihim Avcnuc. An inqcctim of t:ic intcrior Df all housca clmc kin= will bc conCuctcE a(?rcyira mdc to cmcct ccniiticns rcculting frm how9 ccttlcucnt,

B ctuQ rcvicv on apc-zc for uzintcnanca rcprir ~urpoeco h&a bccn tcqorcrily hi6 acidc gcncling outconc of iJrobablc rclczcc of naintcncncc work on fczcilitioa cad achool cquiprrcnt.

A rcvicct wort- =&!oraptcn cnd proccCurc in unkr otuQ.

Junc 30, 1948 la 199 217 JW30, 1948 18 198 216

injurlco OT im ocriow atcidcnts occurrcd

Rcconditimiw af D0rr;l. 31-21 - Thiz job wca coqlctcd July 30. Inoiec Pc?intin;T Proman - The intcrior of 21 conventional t;Y unltc woro ~aiztdiidurixq thc ncnth. Kitchon oink linolcur - Linolcun wcs rogkccc? on tho top? of 178 units Lur- Jul;'. Mall boxcc in CG~- Projoct C-242 - Tliic job ir 99%~cmTlctc. Thc bdcncc af the mil baxco wcrc ta k~vc'Dccn ch1gpcC 3s f?st frclght fran ChiccQ cn July 22. IXlivcry io

Extcrior Kmco Rozir - Tkc czryntrjr rcpzlriw of convcntionc:. Iiowcc I)rcprztory to outrick 7r;intirq lxa i?rcpxsccC cz follarc: Div. 7, 45% - D:v 5, 95$ - Div. 4, 95s.

Furnlturc Rc2!air cnd U7hoLstory - 216 aticleo of furniturc wcrc rc- cavcrcL, rcFircL, or rcfiniokd durinc July. OutriLc PaintlnF: - Exterior pcintiq woc cwlctcd on 2 trxt howcc.

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Work on pojcct C-1% cmictcc of routino mintcmc.

Routlnc wlntcncnco wu cmriod out on :,r.sjcct mchmC.o &.mixthe -the

Duo to thc diocontinucncc af tkc cix

A ncw trah collcctina routc ww ocabliahc2 rcnclcrixq wccG- scrvicc. It WGC folt wcoUy ocrvico WCLS aufficlcnt If wed 30 IntcnCcd. Thc zbovc hcn bccn WICC~JpubliclzoC in both $at zn8 off zlrmt p)cro.

56 rcfrigcr.rrtar= and 56 clsctric rqcc woro ino'kllcd in ncv hcnco. 10,768 pounb ~f gxoaced wsro aixct mcl Gclivcrcd duriq tIu: mnth.

Dclivcrg of fucl oil wan otmtod 7/15/48

Dcllvcrj- of cod hu bccn dcliiprl duc to rc2cir wcrk ct th cal rzp, howcvcr clclivcrico arc achcLuld to 3tm ,luguct 2nC.

Tho Wyoni~cozl sri,nind.lz ordcrcc'. in b~ 1-c wc3 found to bc dctcriorztiw too ra>!idlS. cluc to thc hot oun eo it waLcclCcC to rc- qUC@t krpr 1- cocl iic3 thc vcndor zt lczot until htcr In thc fdJ..

DECI ACCICIC~ Rcquisiticn;: hve bacn writtcn for ynck!!~c of cod. kn&linc cquiTront fm dclivorg to ronidoncco c?nd mat ordcrc hzvc Sccn ihcc?.. It IC ootatoe tkt thio oquipcnt sybc in uoc b~ Octobcr.

Effortc cra bciw mCc to Dbtcrin Q truck occlc for irrr?tcLl.ctisn In tiw cor?l 7aC cc tut COAdslivcrioc rzi 50 wciGhc2 if nccctacry.

IJcrnzl routino wcrk throwhout tilc villa@ pr~p~ccS.c3 cchcdulcc'..

On h:nd Jul;- 1, 19@ RcccivcO Curiq JUk Trmofcrrod to 3000 A-oa n I' 101 " 11 700 I' I1 Bot Plazt On knd - ind of July Fucl Cil Invcntm2-

P cr r onncl Xunbcr of cwloj-cac on x;roll: Excat Hm-Excmpt TotaL

Thc follovirq pmanncl chan@n worc nr&c Lurirg tho month:

11 2 3 July 1948

15 vd of month 16 Net increase I CGERCIAL FACILITIX The follaning figures Micate trends in commercial activities as related to verious basic itams: June Cafetrria Idel Customers (Progressive) i6i,984 11,733 Percent of roomday occupancy, Desert Inn 95 .% 95% Gallons of ice wean sold 17,090 23,920 Carnation milk and cream deliveries (gal) 103,126 90,975 ilarigold milk deliveries (in stores) 8,228 7,sc.: Theater customer count 56,077 47,555 Gallons af gssolfne sold 335,866 239,517 Total nmber of Comercia1 Facility Operatorst employees, full and part time, as of July 31, 1948 - 1,206. Desert Inn relocated eoapcrative coolers in basenent boiler room to inprove cooling in hots1 X5obsy, at operator's expense. A street side neon sign fa also be- installed at operator's expense.. The d-4 room installed tro Chqsler Plefrigarated air conditioners at t5e operator's expense. Elite Shop wa3 autkoriaed to iPstcI1 a cooling system at operatcr's expense.

Village Food Store TIS authorized to install an evaparativo type air cooler at operator's expense. Progressive Cafotario. has yovided a mobile tye "Zbast Cart" (hot food tabla sido sarvice for ovenin, meals) at operator's eqnm

Waxy Storm has bean authorized to install a 10' Tyler Ifeat Cme and tm additioncl exterior signs, at operator's expanse.

DECLASSIFIED Ri&land Jewelry Campany has started remodeling activities at building 92-1[, at operator's expense,

Buthbrization ha8 been granted to proceed with plans for modern- izing and enlarging Pennywise Dug, at operatorts expense.

Revision of Recreation Ball cigcrr stand mea, at operntor's expense, is nearing c@mpletlon.

Prwision of' an additioaal prrmp island at Associated Service Station, at operator a expense, is nearing completion.

Additional equipment hsbeen received nnd will be installed soon, to increaae the output of Richland L8Wdq and Dry Cleaners by approxinately 50%.

On July 1, 1948, this department assumed the duties of handling pntrol-type Repair Orders for Comnorcial Facilities that were formerly handled by Tenant Service.

CONTRACTS AND NEGGTIATIUNS

A Letter of Apeament dated June 10, 1948, was entered into by and between General Eleobio Company ond Cascade Coca-Coln Bottling Co., Znc., covering furnishing of Coorr-Coln in the Eorth Richland area.

An Invitntirm to Bid for the oonstructim nnd oporaticm of an Automotive Sales and Service agency was mailed on July 24, 1948.

Invitations to Bid for the construction and operation of additional businesses in Richland Mill bo miled t0 prospective appliants in the near futrrre. As soon (is suitable site locatians can be determined, it is plannod to soloot operators for Lnuod stores, senice stations, drug- stores, fountain lunoh, prbt shop, and general gamge. Invitations to Bid on the majority of loo&ims in the nmr commercial area are being d)N?old pending definita detcrminatim of floor olwations, installation of master utility linos and prepamtion of area,

Stcps me boing taka to select operators for o beauty salon, bundry and dry clmning picl-up station, and watch ropnir facility to be ostabliahcd in NO* RiJzlrznd. It?VENTCIRY AED PROPERTY The annual 1948 inlrmtorics of Governmeat oquipmont at tho following locations were completed: Castlobmryls Drug Contor Garmots Food Store Village Food Storo Campbellls Food Store A nunbor af individuals axprosscd o dcsiro during tho month to establish aad ooarato businesses in Richland. The typos of establishmats dosirod aro &own in tho following list: Altorations shop Insurance Offico Autombbilo Agcnay Jwrolry Store & Gift &op Barbor Shop Laundry & Dry Cleaning Pick-up Station Bauty Slon hmdry & Dry Cleaning Establishncnt Coin birrchine Facility mlt shop Cold Stomgo Lodsors Idan's Clothing Storc Doughnut Shop Mlk Dcpot Drug Store Miniature Golf Courso Dry Cloaning Plant Music Storo Eloctrfcal Rap* shop Plumbing and Hathg Shop Firostonc Dalcr Storo Printing Shop Food Storc Roskurznt Funonl Homo Riding hadew Fur Storo Rollcr Skating Rink Garago & SOFACOStation Sorvicc Station Garbago Disposal Scrpice Sporting Goods Storo Gonord Ecrchandise Store Tawm . Golf Drioing Rmge Trmsfcr and Storcrgo Line ICCDelivery SorPice mtchmaking shop mats! & Childran~sStoro %men's Tear

Writton permission was granted ta tmlvo (12) V'lllago toncnts to conduct tho f ollotdng part-timo businossos in their homes : Sell Westanomland Sterling Soll Harford Frocks (2) Soll Kmpp 9100s Soll chonillo bodsproads kko and sell hand-loomed rugs Soll Chris-8 cards Do portrait photography mrk sol1 "~ar=Evcr"cooking utensils Soll Mod31 Aiq~lanos Sollhmd-mdo novei5ies, tropical fi&, and do party catoring Sell "Popsiole molds"

*itton pormissian ms vtodkrelve (12) individuals living outsido of Richlrrnd to contact VilLage tonants on on appointmat basis on the followiq businos s mattors :

Roprosont Fcnncr 's Automobile Club, Inc. * Soll Fullcr Brushas Reprcsant lorthrrostorn Tailoring Co. Soll fltanlcy Products Ropresont tho Nor.thern Life Ins. Co., the Cmtinental Casualty Co. and tho Brown Conoral llgancy Soll "R~~3ir"homo ~PR~~~COS(4) Reproscnt Vaugllt F&tur o & H&4nrro (2) Roproscnt tho Vostorn Lifo Insurmco co.

3 DECLASSIFIED

.hh* I n- CW4UNITY DIVISIONS CCM'IJKITY HCIUSING DIVISION July, 1948 mANIz4TIcl1 9ND PmsONNEz Number of employees on pyroll: Juls Beginning of month 34 End of month w Net increase w * Transfer of Tenant Relations to Housing Mvision RICHLAND HOUSING

n 3s of Month En4 Conven- Re- Re- Houses Occuaied b~ Family G~DStional Block Cuts fab A~ts.Tract Total

Opgl.atiOYM 2208 259 387 1129 66 37 4086 Facilities 130 2 I4111 1 ll 269 Government 101 22 15 42 2 9 191 Kelleuc Corporation 67 I u Marrf son-hudsen 3 I- 1 5 Atldnson-Jones 12 28 15 12 2 69 J. Gordon TurnbU 2 2 10 l.4 Giffels & Valiet 119 11 S. A. TnrtoW & Sa3 1 2- 3 McNeil Constructia Co. 13' 4 Newberry Neon Kleutrio 22 4 Urban, Se-e & -en 1 21 1 5 Graysport COnStruC~~ 88 Newwrt-Kern Kibbe 11 Vernlta Orchzxrds - 1,s TOTAL HOUSES OCcupfJZD 2455 ++'A4689 Houses utilized for soecial mp. 11 Rouses assigned (leases written) 9 412 16 Houses assigned - awaiting tenants 36 5 212 55 Government houses = unassigned - --- - TOTAL HCUSFS 2500 333 450 1332 74 * Occupancy figure includes 4 houses occubied by Bornenrille power in Priest Rapids and %ite Bluffe.

+.* This includes 29 Tract Houses boarded up fur salmge- COMMUNITY HOUSING DIVISION Begin Moved Mwed Month Diff- Hausirx Turnover Luring Month Month In Out End erence

Conventional Type a20 123 88 2155 Plus 35 Block u4 8L L 324 Plus 80 3recut Type 445 16 u u7 ?ius 2 Refab Type 1302 51 35 1318 Plus 16 Apartments 73 1 74 Plus 1 Tract 63-8 --71 llus 8 Total 4547 283 ui 4689 pius uz

Dormitors Statistics pormitories Occumnts Vacancies Total Beds Men - Occupied u 534 *22 556 Men - Unoccupied Women - Occupied 14 576 *16 592 Piomen - Unoccupied Iiomen's Dormitories Occupied bys

G. E. Office 1, Education 1 Apartment -1 31 * This includes 6 beds in N-9 and 10 beds in Y-12 not in use, Space in li-9 is being used for Supply Rooms and Dormitory Offices. Spce Ln M-12 is being used for F. B. I. offices.

The last of the Atkinson and Jones houses were received on the sixteenth of July completing a total of 333 houses plus 64 aprtmnts. Graysport Construction Compeny did not lease Tract House 5-713 as reported last montk becaxse it is located too far from town. At the requeat of the 'Ilelephone Division, the Housing Inspectors began removing telephones from vacant houses. 72 telephones were taken aut of vacant houses during the month of July.

Ract house K-789 was renovated and leased at $40.00 per month. 'he ranch memove was closed July 1, 1948 at 5rOO P.Y. AUapplications were reviewed: 155 were approved, 55 were rejected. The Focessing of patrol orders and work orders during the month is as follows : Incomplete Issued hr- Incomplete Issued Aev. 6-2948 July, 1948 7-29-48 Month Patrol Orders - Dags 1567 3199 1668 LOU patrol (off shift elect.) O LO9 0 451 Patrol (off shift hint.) 8 291 4 254 Iiegular work orders 401 20 187 62

Backcharge Tenant €,elations .r orders 51 ll6 38 , 116 Koutine*iiork Requests 53 - 3 58 6

107 Scrap Lumber Permits were issued during the month of July as compred to 119 duriq the previous month. 15 conventional tne dwellinzs were painted ty Project forces. 235 Grass Seed Permits were issued which amounted to 9458 pounds of seed. 633 Home Fire Inspections were reported and processed. U57 homes were visited.

Items of Interest: 1. Window glass replacement requests (all types) amounted to lO5 outstanding for the month. 2. Sink linoleum replacement requests amounted to 101 as compred to 127 of pmviaus month. 3. Eathroom ,shtbg requests were 53 as compred to 103 of previous IUODtL. 4, Kitchen aad bathoorn ftucets in need of repair and exchange, amounted to 439. 5. Screen door requests amaunted to 36. Bltsration permits issued to tenants during the month of J- 1948 amounted to 256 as compared with 521 fssued during the month of June. ?errnits issued during July conststed of the following: Air conditioners (conventional houses and prefabs) 163 Air conditioners (A & J houses) 18 Air conditioners (precuts) 19 Air conditioners (Apts. on Geo. Plash. Way) 3 Kefinish floors 7 Basement excavations 6 Install automatic mshers, dryers, and diswashers 2L Instau rear door in 3 bedroom prefab 4 Install partitions- in basements (Q-E4-M) 6 Rewire tract houses (Graysport Construction Go.) '7 Install patio at rear of house l

.. .I .. - Permits issued (cont'd) Inatall hinges on cabinet pnel doors 1 Install 20 amp circuit in basement 1 Install 2 outside mter faucets 1 Install lining inside partition of basement w~ll 1 Install slat awnings on house 1 Install sprinkler system of 29 heads 1 Install outdoor fireplace 1 Install cement sidewalks -1 Total Uterations for Iionth of July 266

122b50 I DECLASSIFIED cmi?Jr:1Ty D IVISIaiS

JULY, 1948

0IiGAZIZATIO;J AXE ?ZSLSO?3!3L

% t!umber of euqloyees on payroll: jul;r iegi-wing of month 125

Znd of month -128 Terminations 0

Pew employees 3

liichland r!orth Iiithland

Response to Alarms 31 25 Fire has (Estimated) Hanr’ord *Torla .;5.00 ?e rsonal 1399.22 Investigations of mor Fires ad Incidents 10 10 Inspections Xade (Buildings) 1026 Extinguishers Ins Tected 626 Instailed 28 iiecharged- 92 hemmed 23

Safety Leetinga ~ L 21 -. a

Outside Drills 58 Inside grills 87

Fire Alar Boxes Tested 130 Fire IiQSe Tested, 24-Inch 2900 feet 300

*A fire which occurred on 7-19-48 may hzve resulted in a loss scnewhat - greater than the oripiml estimate, A G J aectrica supervisor stated that the exact mount af damage would be furnished upon completion of repairs. w&rrangements were =de by K. H. Cooper, Superhtenient of the G. E. Con- struction Fir5 and Safetj- Divisioc, to transfer all fire prevention res- ponsibilities in Hortt: hichland to t;% ,tkhson-;ones Cor.j~any, efr’ective July I, 1548. I225502 COMMUNITY DIVISIONS

Number of employees on payroll: July Beginning of nonth 147

End of month 7146 let decreese for month 1 Reasan: V. T. Personal 3 Lass New Hires 2 Net decrease 1

Effective July 1, 1948, a Reports and Recorda Section wem established in the Addnlstration Section of the CoSnrmniw Patrol Division to be under the com- mand of Capt. C. F. Eleppr. The Plant Petrol Records Section, which formerly functioned for both divisions of Patrol, in the future will operate as a separate unit. Effective July 3, 1948, the point control traffic post at the intersection of IChight and Goethals Streets was re-established to be In effect from 4:40 p. m. to 5:15 p. m. daily, except Saturday anti Sunday, and 7:45 6. m. to 8:io a. m. daily, except Sundays.

A Patrol post was established at the Nettleton Sound construction barracks, effective Jtdy 3, 1948, to be mannad on the second and third shifts Monday through Friday and on all three shifts on Saturday, Sunday, and holidays. On July 9, 1948, ths posting of a medl at this post on the eeemd shift, Sat- =dag, vas discontiwed, Effective July 9, 1948, a point control traffic post was established at the' intersection of George Washington Way (alternate) and Thayer Drive to be in effect between the hours of 4:30 p. m. and 6 p, m. biu, except Sundays- Effective 2:30 p. m., July 6, 1948, radio station WW12 was established and assigned to the Richland Village Patrol. This unit IS bcated in the desk sergeant's office in the 7'70 Buildlq and is operated by the sergeant on duty. Between July 12 and July 21, 1948, inclusive, two men were assigned 8 hours daily to escort painters in AFaa "A" who were renovating leased homes, in , instances where occupants were not at home, Effective July 26 through Juls 29, 1948, one man was assigned to this detail each day.

1 DECLASSIFIF~ Community Patrol Division - Continued DECLASSIFIED

Effective July l.6, 1948, the railroad spur crossing over Stevens Drive Is man- ned by Patrol durlng shift changes for the purpose of expediting bus traffic

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Effective July l6, 1948, arrangements were made through our Norcth Richland Patrol to transport druaks, or other persona to be jalled, from the RichZRnd and Prosser barricades due to the lack of facilities in the Plant Patrol. This has reference to persons picked up inside an are8 or within the outer perimeter and who are delivered to the bamicades by any one of the Area Patrols, Under this arrangement the officer in charge at the barricade all process the prisoner, complete papers, sign authorization to jail the party, end submit a report covering the incident.

Effective July 20, 1948, a temporary trailer camp foot patrol post was established. Three men are assigned to this gost 24 hours daily and each are assigned a separate zone to cover. Efiective JW23, 1948, as a temporary measure, one Patrol post uas discontiwed and three others consolidated to ionn what is EmoM as the Shop Area Patrol and the Barracks Patrol. The Shop Area Patrol covers the shop area south of the irrigation ditch to Spangler Road and east of George Washington Way through the .trailer camp. The Bamacks Patrol covers the area between Qeorge Washhgton Way and Stevens Drive north of the Irrigation ditch or First Street through the north end of the trailer comp. On July 29, 1948, Patrol was granted authority by the Benton County SherWs Office to mapually operate the stop light at the "Y" intersection and to police traffic between the Yaklma River and the "Y". A survey was made to ascertain to what extent this action was necessary, and it was decided that this action would not be required at this time. The letter of authorization fipm Sheriff Cochrun is being retained in Patrol files for use if the above action becomes necesecrg.

DWW the month of July, the Motor Patrol made frequent checks of persons observed haul- scr& lumber or other lLdrin private cars. Persons observed were reqwsted to show pemits.

Througho& the math of JW, f'requent checks were made on all irrigation ditches and other waters. All children formd wading, svimming, etc., were ordered out end warned of the dangers of such practices.

Motor Patrol continued to make occasional checks of the Nettleton Sound construction areas throughout the month,

Patrol continued the ueeKIy check of the Patrol boat through the month of Julg. Seventy-nine prisoners were processed through the Richlnnd jail during the month of July, 1948.

2 on JI~J19, 19h8,Pu~lbegan Fptdttent checks for mischimua children in the vicinity of 1210 Cowap Street around hornas which were vacated during the recent flood, plis check was to be continued until further notice.

Effective July 2, 1948, Asst. Chief R. L. Saule was appointed to seme on the Health Activities Cdttee to replace Capt. W. A. Ziegler. Effective July 2, 1948, the assigning of Community Patrol personnel to the Patrol Range on their regularly scheduled range day, was discontinued until further notice. This wae done to take advantage of the full time of Patrol In8tructors B. L. Soule and D. F. McCall, since they will return to Washing4 ton State College for thsir reguler employment early in September.

Training topics and demonstrations covered during the mnnL% of July are 8s followa:

Regular School Subjects

History of Transportation Traffic Problems Mipinnrm Speed Calculations Accident Investigation Procedures Court Presentation (What to Do - How to Act) Madel Uniform Motor Vebicle Acts Model Uniform Traffic Ordinances worm signs and Sigxmls Search

Tear Gas Tsctics Conditions of Criminality GeWlmestigation Guide , Crime Scene Examination Guide Photography

Handling of cameras Use of Ezpos\lre Meter Depth of Field and Its Value Photograph Flash Photo-phy -Camera Shutters Shutter Speeds vs Diaphra- Openings Guides for Taking Pictures at Scenes of Police Action Effective July 22, 1948, Patrol Traw Instructor 8. L. Sule began an instruction course in photographs and use of the 4 x 5 Graflex camera. This Instruction is to ’be given all Patrol srrpervlslon to enable them to take PIC- tures when necessary without calling our regular photographer, when off duty.

DECLASSIFIED 3 DECLASSIFIED Ccamuu&ty Fukol Dlvision - Continued

An 8dditi01d quantity of police reference books were received during the month of July and were added to the Patrol Ubrary nov in operation. Qualifications in Army "L" course firing were as follovs:

Unqualified Marksman sharpshooter Expert Note: No Anqy "L" course firing was given for the month of June due to the flood emergency. No Army "L" course firing me given for the month of July in order to utilize the full time of the Instructors R. L. Soule and D. B. McCall as outlined in paragraph above.

Mag June Julg Check on absentees 15 u. 9 * Persons assisted 369 305 284 Doors aad windova found open in cormerclal facilities 20 14 15 Lost children found 13 6' 7 Ambulance rups 44 61 50 Lost doers reported 1 1 1 EO6 a Cat OOazpfaist6 32 33 31 Persona mured by dogb 10 7 8 BaPk escort6 and.details 42 36 Fires investigated 37 28 Mise. eseorte 40 - 52 cmbi&S hVdSt%@& 76 100 Missing perm repeed - -7 3 Totals 514 640 624

* Includes: Persons admitted to residence; transportation for nurse8 and technicians to hospital on special night calls; delivery of messages to residents who have 00 telephone; and opening trailer parking lot for indivldusls . Note: A Merbreakdown of Patrol functions has been made bewng with the June report. This will account for blank spaces under various headings for month of May.

r- Cosnmurity Patrol Division - Contiwed

May duly Check on absentees 0 0 13 * Persons assisted 784 717 596 Doors snd windowe found open in commercial facilities 22 31 Lost children found 3 3 Ambulance ~up8 15 9 4 Lost dogs reported 0 4 Dog and cat complaints 1 7 Persons wured by dogs 0 4 Bank escorts and details 23 26 27 Fires investigated l.8 26 Misc. escorta log 73 60 Complaints investigated 122 149 133 Missing persona reported 0 0 Totals * Includes: Admitting persons to their rocrms; contacting parties on long distance calls; issuing rooms and bedding; locating persons wanted for various reasons; releiyiw messeges; etc.

note: A f'urther br- of Patrol functions has been made beginning with the June report. This will account for blenk spaces under various headings for month of May.

Effective July 12, 1948, Lt. J. E. Coleman was appointed to the North Richlaad Traffic Conmaittee ta rewesent Patrol in matters to be decided by this committee.

A motion picture entitled "X Mark8 the Spot" was received during the month and will be used to supplensnt our Adult Drivers 'paining instruction.

!bo hundred leaflets entitled "SLLI~~~Sprocket Says" were received during the month and distributed to students enrolled in the Patrol bicycle.schoo1.

Bicycle school training cbsaes were conducted at John Ball, Jefferson and Sacajawea schools during the month with a total of 254 students in attendance.

A survey wes made at all schools aad reconmendations were made as to &equate traffic control signs and marked crosswalk13 needed to afford greater ssfetg for Richland and north ~CWschool students.

Practical instruction in Adult Drivers Training was continued for the month.

DECLASSIFIED 5 Cammrmity Patrol Division - Continued

A quantity of "posed" photopaphs were made for the Operatioas and Construc- tion Safety Departments to be used in their work. These pictures illustrate safe practices in connection wlth heavy equipnent. Five talks on Traffic and related subjects were made during the month by' !R=afficpersonnel at safety Meetings attended by approxlmately 250 employees. On July 16y a Pedestrian Safety Campaign was begun in Richland and North Richland, The Patrol Trafiic Section is taking an active part in this campaign by taMng pictures of pedestrain violators for local newspapers. Men were assigaed to heavy pedestrian areas in Richland and North Richland, equipped with portable public address "mikes" to warn pedestrians observed "jay- walldng" .

TRAFlpIc m 0msE STATISTICS

These a~cfpsented in separate tables at the end of this departmental report. A compsrison of RichlanA Offense Statistics vith outside averages also is pre- sexrted.

-PATROL A total of 187 unusual incident reparts was received, which consisted mainly of Accidents, Traffic Violations, and intoxications. Regular Traffic Viola- tion Repads, not accompanied by an'Unusual Incident Report, are presented in separate tables in the TFafpic Statistics attached to this report.

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6 I22b508 DECLASSIFIEr

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Patrol Supervisor 1 Division Supervisors 3 cam- 5 U8UtenaPt8 12 Sergeants 17 Patrolmen -104 Total 142

Clerical Jr. Clerk Stenographers Office Helpr Total Clerical 5 5 GFand Total 147 146

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8 k i TV7 0 0 L k si h' 4 23 k c-4 4 8 a 8 N 4( k I a OI E 0 ILIIIIII 0 nn-nn-n 3 DECL ASS\ ED M I4 FI dP ua abc M* U a" UUUYWYWY_-- 3 Wash., OreRon Cb Calif. Richland Six Months One Month Six Months June July Classification (Jsp-June 1947) Averwe --(Jan-Juxe 1947). 1948 19G Murder ,6as ,114 0 0 0 Robbery 19.57 3-26 0 0 0 Aggravated Assault 11.23 1-87 .22 1-33 066 B=&ary 114.53 19.09 1.66 2.0 4.0 Larceny 296.10 49.35 12.33 26.0 29.0 . Auto Theft 57-73 9.62 .22 1.33 2.0 slumber of offenses known to police per 10,OOo inhabitants re@dees of whether offenses occurred in cities or rural diatricts: State af Waahington Richland Six Konths One month Six Months June July CLBsSI3TCA!IIm (Jan-June 1947) -Average JJan-June 1947) 1948 1948 Murder d84 .M 0 0 0 Robbery 5.11 0 85 0 0 0 bratrated Assault 1-62 -27 .22 1.33 .56 Burglary 36 .20 6.03 1.66 2.0 4.0 Larceny 91 39 15.23 32-33 26.0 29.0 Auto theft 19.79 3.30 022 1.33 2.0

The portion of offensea committed by persons derthe age of 25 years, is ahown by the follawing figureer

.a Richland - -.- Hatianal Average Six Mmthe June July Classification . 1947L (J&upe 1947) 1948 1948

Robbery ' - %I$ 0 0 B-glary 61.0 3% 0 Larceny 46.0 19% 62% Auto Theft 74.1 33% 0 33%

Rote: Statistics of juvenile offensea throughout the United States were taken from the Uniform Crime Report published by the Federsl Bureau of Investigation, uhich states: "It should be remembered that the number of attest records is doubtless incomplete in the lower age groups because of the practice of some jurisdictions not to fingerprint youthful offenders". In Richland every delinquent juvenile is entered in the records. as boo

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.. . ~ m Julrr. 19t8 1+1cr Number of offemsea known to Police per 10,COO inhabitants, in Cities between -\L 10,COO and 25,COO inhabitants: zi flesh.Oreeon & Calif. North Richland Six Eronths One Mozth Six blontbs uu Classification (Jon-June 19L-e (Jan-Jwe 19L7) June Julx Xurder .688 .u 0 0 0 Robbery 19.57 3.26 ' 0 0 2.0 Aggravated Assault 11.23 1.87 0 10.0 4.6 Bwzhry 1u. 53 19.W 0 0 6.6 Larceny 296 .10 49 .35 0 18.0 18.6 Auto Theft 57.73 9.62 0 .6 2.6

Number 6f 6ffenses known to'Police per 10,000 inhabitants regardless of whether offenses occurred in cities or rural districts:

State of Vashinaton North Richland Six Month9 One Month Six Months 19L819L8 Classification ( Jan-June 1947 Averam (Jan-June 19,571 June July Murder .I84 .30 0 0 0 Robbery 5.11 085 0 0 2.0 Agpava ted. AaaauLtr ! 1.65 *\ , .27 0 10.0 4.6 BWhrY 36.20 " 6.03 0 0 6.6 Larceny 91.39 15.23 0 18.0 18.6 Auto Theft ~ -j - . &9a.---i, , 3.30 -0 .6 2.6 Tho portion of offenses committed by persons under the age of 25 years is shown by the following figures:

, National Avena North Richla4 (Jen-Juno 1547) Six EontSs June JdY c lassificufx Months 7Jan-June 19L7) 19Ls 19L8

, I I'.. -- Robbery 560s . 0 Burehrp 61.0 0 Larceny 66.0 0 Auto Theft 74.1 0 Note: Statistics of juvenile offenses throughout the rjnitod Statos ;rare taken from the Unifgrm,Crim Report published the Fcderal Bureau of fnvestigation which shtesj "It should be rcmombercd that the number of arrests recorded iS doubtlcss hcomploto in tho lowor agc group because of tho practice of so~lojurisdictionnot to fingcrprint youthful offtnders."

In North Rickland every dolinquent jwcnilc is entored in the records.

14 1221=51b COUMJNITY DIVISIOIJS COE7JNITY ACTIVITIZS DI’JISION

JULY 31, 1946 ..

ORGAEIZIITION n\JD ?ZSOK??EL X&er of Efnployees on roll -July Eeginr-ing of nonth 12 Sur2 of month -12 0

During the month one sni;;tzing pool lifeguard msadded to %he staff and one seation supemisor terminated to accept employment elsewhere.

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The following is a tahulation of full time paid persomel, as of July 31, 1943: Ministers -Staff -Total ZQisoopal Church 1 0 1 Church of Christ 1 0 1 Catholic 2 2 4 Central United Protestant 3 2 5 United Protestant - South Side 1 0 1 Latter Day Sainzs -4 0 4 Xational. Lutheran 1 2 3 Mo. Synod htheran (Redeemr) 1 1 2 bssmbLgcg$.,G&*LLJVII- -. ::LL 1 0. 1 Regular Bdptilst-. 1 0 1 Ussion 3aptist 1 0 .-. 1 *ea Methodist 1 0‘” 1 Church of God 1 0 1 13 T 26 An inspection ms =de of the CnFted Protastant Church, Richland Lutneran . Church, Sedeeaer Latheran Chuch, and Catholic Church on July 9, 1948.

The first business meeting of the Test Side PFotestant Church, organized to serve the people ix the mst section of gichlanci, was held July 1 in the Central United Pr obstant Church.

I2255 I1 Cannnunity Aetivities Division

The folldng is a tabulation of hll-time school district paid persomel, as of July 30, 1948:

C 1et i c a 1 13 Principals & Supervisors 11 Teachers 0 9uilding Custodians 21 Cooks 0 Xarsery School 3. D. C. -14 On July 30, 1948, there -ere 77 children enrolled in tho Rickland Nursery School Tith an averzge attendance of 51. There vms an increase in enrollmenc during the month of 3. Q this day there -re 30 children enrolled in the Extendad Day Cars progmm of the Nursery with an averago attacdance for the month of 18. There LSbeen no change in enrollment during the nonth. A preliminary inspection of the Jefferson Grade School vas aads July 12, 1948, in preparation for the final inspection 3qust 2, 1548.

Inspections mre made of all Richland schools July 8, 1948.

The Porth Richland John Ea11 Grade School plsygromd vas top-soiled and rolled and backstops mere installed during the rnonth. The school operated SuiipnBr recraation program was terninntad July 30, 1948.

Richland's third a~i~unlbicycle training course, sponsored by the Richland Traffic Pztrol. stsrtad July 12 at John Bell school with classes scheduled through July 16. The second series :Jill be held at Jefferson Grade School from July 19 through July 23: the nee me -,t Sacnjsweu from July 26 through July 301 llarcus Rhitmcr, August 2-6; Lewis and Clark, August 9-13.

The sumaer recreation progra for village youngsters, organized bj tfie Rich- land School District, stortad its first full-day sessions July 8. Afternoon sessions are held in the Villags Park.

C O'WJXITY

As of 3uly 30, 196.8, organi zat ion01 per some1 included:

State Game Coxmission 1 Villegers, Inc. 6 herican Legion 3 Coordinate Club 1 Youth CouIlcil 1 Boy Scouts 1 Camp Fire Girls 1 High Spot Club 1 Jr. Chanber of Commerce 2 3ed Cross 3 Castle Club 1 Po st Office 60 -2- Canmunity Activities Mvision

Veterans Ahicistration 2 Girl Scouts 1 92

The new softball field wzs reopened for use on July 27, 1948. T.%s field ?-?as regraded md a cyclone fence vcs installed around the perimeter of the ball park.

The fence around the tennis courts at the Villa.ge Park which had been damgod by the flood ax3 high ends ms raonstructed and iron fe-lco posts instdlcd around both of the playing areas.

On Thnrsday, July 29, 1948, D. 3. Berst attonded the Xecrestion Secticn of the Thirteenth Annual Institute of Govarrmnt at the University of Tashington in Seattle. Tho L?stitute ms sponsored by tho 9ure;ru of Gcvernmontal Research and Setvlces in cooperation Trith the Division of A< Education and Zrtension Services. Cn Friday, July 30, 1948, bCr. %erst conferred with officials of the Pork Daportnent including the Director of Recreation and the Supemisor of aecreation with reference to facilities, direction, and supervision of recreational activities in Seattle. Also, on Friday afternoon &.%erst acconrpaniod the Supervision of Rocreation on a tour of various playgrounds, community rocreational centers, parks, beaches, and Camp Long.

On July 3, the J'unior Chamber of Comerco sponsored their first annual Turtle Derby at the High School stadium. Four hundrod fif'ty dollars ($450) of the funds received was donated to Athe Sniming Pool Association for use in buildbg the newpool.

Gn July 16, the ground was broken for the start of construction of the xfp Village miming pool locoted mar &rift and Stevens in the high school playground,

Richlosd Post 71, American Legion, sporsorsd IA three day, Burth of July celebration at the Lsgion grounds. The proqran included a dance on the tennis courts, 80 open air carnival, a street parado, and food sale.

The Youth Council announced on July I, the suspension of all bdicraft classes d;rring the months of Jaly and Auqust, The Council also anxlouncsd the apprwal of its budget for 1949 operation totaling $7,653.00. Elis figure includes the sum of $2,100 for %-Spot operaticn. The Youth Council msagain authorized to cmduct a checkiilg service at the Swimmint; Pool -;&ith all funds going toward expanded youth activities.

Richland residents mre given another opportunity to reeister for the fall alection when the Leaye of Women Voters opened registration booths in the five public schools an Jcly 13 acd 14 fran 6:OO to 9:OO PEI.

"he Sichland Park Swim,ing Pool ms officially opened to tho public oil July 5. Total attendace for the srrirmninfs pool for the nonth of July xs ' 19,491. Connunity Activities Division DECUISSIRED’ On July 15, Villagers, Inc. announced 3 series of six bmd concerts to be presoated Thrsdzy ovaiings in the Villago P?.rk. Tha first oi’ the series 3sprosontad on July 23.

Cn July 15, it vas announced thzt the Rickrlmd. Air Corps Rascrre kid Seer officially recognized and accoptod os a flight moziber or‘ the ;Tnfla 7a11a 401st Caposite Squadron of the Bnny Air CoTps Resorvo.

Tho Mr3t shoiling of a no7 color mvie of the :~osr--wrScandinavim couztries ms given July 2.2 Lt the ColumSia EL$ School -xuditoriun under thc spmsor- ship of the Richland Zeta SipP:hi Sorerity Chapters.

On July 22, 19488 tho Recreation uivisory Committoe !ield its regular monthly mooting. The Committee recomneriided tho following organizations be approved subject to the reqcirod secrrrity clearcucer Richlad Cormunity Srrim-iog Pool Associcti on, Inc ., Kenny Frivate Xusic School (kccordian and Guitar), EZich- land Air Corps Resome, and Atonic City Clotorcycle Club.

The nun!bor and types of organizations sowed by the Comuiity Activities Division now includes 15 Frutornal Organizations, 27 Churches, 5 Public Schools, 6 Parent-Teachers Lssocicticns, 17 Private Icstrxtors, 16 Boy Scaut ?rooi)s, 27 Girl Scout Troops8 14 Canip Fire Girls ?roaps8 5 other Youth Organizations, 23 aecraational Orpnizations, 12 Social Orpnizotims, 9 hsinoss and Professional Organizations, 7 Politics1 2nd Labor Groups, 5 Veterans Crganizatiocs, 7 Music Qgacizatioas, and 3 Telfaro Orgmizetims.

July, 3 !;meriom bgim Carninl Logion grounds - * .I-..-. -.. I. .. L ..