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KANFORDWORKS MONTELY REPORT FOR COPY Nmmm DE TRIBUTION- 1 Yellow Capy - H. A. Winne 2 Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Attefition: C. G. Suits -. 3 bolls Atomic Power Laboratory Attention: W. H. Milton, Jr. L G. R. Prout 5 C. N. Gross 6 A. Bo Cfreninger 7-9 Atomic Energy Commission Word Operations Office Attc-ntion: D. F. Shaw, Manager 10 Atomic Energy Commission Hanford Operations Office Attention: R. W. Richardson, Historian Atomic Energy Commission Hanford Operations Office Fort' B. M..Fry, AEC, Washington 12 - 13 700 File

, . -. General Sununary ...... k Staff ...... 6 ForceReport ...... 7 Personnel Distribution ...... 8 Manufacturing DepPrtmsnt ...... 16 Plant Statistics ...... 19 Metal. Preparation Section ...... 23 Reactor Section ...... 29 Separations Section ...... 36 Engineering Department TechnicalSection ...... &8 PileTechnologyUnit ...... % Separations.TechnologyUnit ...... 89 Analyticalhit ...... 108 Technical Ssrcvices Unit ...... 120 Design and Construction Section ...... 135 MedicalDepartment ...... 160 Radiological Sciences Department ...... 174 ... F’inancial’Depy.tment ...... a ...... e . 197 . General Accounting Section ...... 199 .c.. Manufacturing Accounting Section ...... 222 i- Engineering Accounting Section ...... 224 Community Accounting Section ...... 228 . Utilities and General Services Department Plant Security and Services Section ...... 230 Purchasing a& Stores Section ...... 270 Transportation Section ...... 287 Electrical Distribution and Telephone Section ...... 291 Statistical adComputing Semdces Section ...... 296 &plOy!S and Public Relations Department ...... 304 Community Real Estate and Services Department ...... 330 Contract Section ...... 331 Community Services Sectioa ...... 332 PubllcUorksUnit ...... 333 Recreation and Civic Affairs Unit ...... 336 Richland Public Library ...... 3u RichlandPolice ...... 3u RichlWdFire 0 0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 351 EngineeringUnit ...... 353 RealEktateSection ...... 356 Housing and Real Estate Maintenance Unit .. . . . 357 Real Estate Engineering Unit ...... 363 Commercial Property Unit ...... 370 700. 1100. 3000 Area Semices Section ...... 37k h Project and Related Personnel ... 381 .. 1...... Production Oper atiom

U1 prodmtim :"orocasts were exceeded &ring the nonth except that for the Isoiatior, hiXing zhich attained 9h.5 of forecast. This lowered production rzsulfe.1 fxm r.he delay in anticipated deiive7 of material from the Redax Flat. Fxthe first time in severdmonths, there was a reduction in the number of failures of slug jackets from 21 last month to 20 this month, Although this reduction is numerically insignifican%, there is reason to believe that steps fakm to improve the quality of the jackets are having the desi-ed effecto

The first shi?nent of U03 was rnade dura the month.

FngiceerLrg and Technology

'Ths record rate of prcduction of tritiL?,stained last month was more than . doubled &wing this month. 'dater la&s at F and W piles prosent a stubborn problem which is receiving considerable attention. - --- i-Shake-down runs at partial activity levels in the Redox plant have been completed, and full-scale activity slugs were started through the head end. - Dmelopment work in the field of process control which has been carried on for the Fast year and more has now reached the pay-off period, The several new processes in the plant are aI1 under controlo and the transfer of these control Pmctions from the Engineering Department to th? Manufacturing Department is under way. Significant advancss have been made in biological research relating to the retention of tritium and plutonium iin the body,

Ecr, an s ion a-.d Cons fruc t i on

Tne orderly tramfor of the management of construction activities from the Coqany to the Commission continues. The transfer is expected to be essentially complete about A~rill9 1952,

The basic features of a design of a larger and much inproved graphite reactor have been assmSled, and a proposal for its design has been made to the Connaission.

Jurisdictional disputes among craft labor unions continue to delay construction progress.

r-- 4 :, n4w peak demand for slectric pouer uas established in Jan~aryas a consequence ;f the axpansion of the plant. Expansion was also responsible for a new peak in the nurrher of passer.gers cdedby the Plant &rs Systam. Persornel and Sedces

Tho- ars 668 applications for haus- pending.

‘3.2 ?Imt roll decreased slightly to 9,09& and the turnover rate increased to l*kL%

Tho preparation of budget estimates for FY 19% and revised estimates-for i“p 1953 was begun. mc National Fire Protection Associatian awarded Richland first place in the State Jf Washington for its 1951 entry in the National Fire Freventian’Week Son%esL

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5 General Manager ...... G. R. Pmut Manager, Schenectady Office ...... E. R. Prentice Assistant General Xanager ...... W. E. Johnson i Assistant to the General Manager, General Administration .... Go Go Lail Assistant to the General Manager, Technical ...... W. I. Patnode Assistant to the Gener.al Manager, Salary Adds+u=.ation..... J. R. Rue Counsel ...... G. C. Butler Manager, Finance ...... W, W. Smith Manager, Employee and Public Relations ...... H. E. Callahan Director, Radiological Sciences ...... H. M. Parker

-c- Director, Medical...... W. Do Norwood 4 Gager, Vqineering ...... A. B. Grednger -Manager, Manufacturing ...... C. N. Gross . Manager, Utilities and General Services ...... F. E. Baker Manager, Community Real Estate and Services ...... Lo F. Buck FQRCX REPORT

RON EXEMPT E-29-31 1-3i-52 Ci3lTEZUXI 24 26 36 36 60 62 -LAW 2 2 14 6 16 8 EBGB. DEPT. General 2 2 I i 3 3 Deeign & Coastr. Sectios Conet r . 13 12 27 22 40 34 Design 218 216 416 415 634 631 No. Richland Rdty 18 17 111 115 129 132 Proj. Engr. 76 77 1 u 77 91 Technical Section Admini&rat ive 7 6 3 4 10 10 Pile Technology 170 173 176 171 346 344 Separations Tech. log 107 65 66 174 173 Technical Services 39 31 158 148 197. 179 Analytical 114 87 259 139 373 226 WAC!KJRIE DIP". General 23 21 12 12 35 33 Reactor 192 193 908 925 1100 1118 Metal Prep. Section 70 75 369 383 439 459 Separations 249 206 1213 1304 1462 1572 MEDICAL 40 41 233 233 273 274 kAiiT&a;ICAL scIE&c'Es Cezeral 3 3 2 2 5 5 Records & Standards 24 24 140 145 164 169 Biophyaic s 44 45 70 68 114 113 Bialogy ' ' 35 35 45 46 80 81 373wrlcIAL -. Acctg. 15 15 79 - 77 94 92 Mig. Acctg. 7 6 56 31 63 37 Gen. Acctg. (Inc. Med.) 28 29 139 146 Gen. Acctg. Payroll 10 10 119 107 Corn. Acctg. 5 4 28 19

EMPLclpEE & PUBLIC RgLATIQzos 38 36 73 74 111 112 UTILITIES & GEllERAL smm General 16 17 13 13 29 30 Elect. Dist. & Telephone 29 30 148 , . 1&8 177 173 Transportation 39 42 476 476 515 5'8 Plant Sec. & Service Patrol & Security 37 56 602 599 659 655 Safety & Fire 41 42 110 108 151 1j0 Qnice Senrices 28 28 278 280 36 30cI Purchasing & Stores 87 87 345 339 b32 2126 Statistical & Computing 0 12 0 42 0 9 COMM. REAL ESTATE & SZFWIeX 187 185 363 * 360 550 9s 2063 m1 -3loti -9-395

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'U3TAL PREPARATiO!J SECTION

The total production for the month was 139 tons of acceptable pieces, exceed- the forecast by three percent. The machining yield was increased 1.8 percent to 76.& percent as a result of improved rod surfaces. This material was rolled curing October, November, and December, rezlect- ing the vmdor's efforts in quality improvement.

-1 The canning yield of 75.6 percent remained ths same as that of Lecsrber; however, this does not reflect a breakdown between L inch and 8 inch pieces, The L inch canning yield improved slin_htly, whereas the increase in production of the 8 inch pieces, coupled xith the establishment of 8 inch slug canning procedures and techniques, tendgd to decrease ths over-all C- yield.

The Melt Plant produced h3 tons of billets at a yield of 8L.3 percent and' a solid yiola of 92.L Tercent. Lcss af producticln sf the chip recovery press ;Pas agah experiences this nontb due to mechanical failure. REACTGR SECTICX

. -._ Total maximum operathg lsveis nere 5 lm akove p~~oushigh of lsst aonth. - vas i- The reactor input prcduction xas 102.1 Percent of fzrecast, ana 3.1 percent peater than the December production, The outpt production was lOlr.8 percent of forecast, The reactor operating efficiency for this period mas 88.2 percent, Three reactors, DR, F, and H, operated at re- daced power levels for vaqdng thes because of water conditions in the graphite moderator.

There were 20 &a&m jacket failures during Januaq~?sq~lribg311 hows of outage time for rmoval. operations. Eight of the fsilures ;rere ais- charged within the scram recoverj time liitation resulting in a SZ.T;Z?~S of approximately 200 hours of potential outage time. SEPXRATlONS SEZTION

A tom of 133 runs and two acid washes was started in the Zanyon -zuildlr.gs, and was io8 percent of forPcast. In the Concentrazion Buildings, 120 IVRS and two acid washes were completed. A total of 128 m.s and two acid xashes was processed In the Isolation Building which mas 9&.7 percsnt of fGreCaSt- The anticipated deliver1 of material to the Isolation 3uilding from the Redox plant was delayed resulting in lowered production-.

The average coolkg time was &9 days with a minimum of LO days. being used. The average purity of the completsd charges was 98.6 percent. Redox dticycle runs were made with 5 percent "hot11 tracer material, WiZh the initial dissolving of 100 percent Eanford leveel loaterial in the A-2 !r ';' q- e

1 8- * ci 2 16 Unvfacturing Departnent

iizsolvcr on Janury 1952. The anticipated full scde qeration Tas aalayed as a result of several equipment failures throughout the Redox plant. 2i@t dFums containing 5,1.&6 pounds of U03 were shipped during this period. Tho UO3 was obtained from the %oldt1 UNH produced in the Redox plant. L? preparing for TEP start up, homogenization of the metal waste supernate in the 101-U, lO2=U, 1034 series was completed and the solution transferred to the 11S-TX.

Orqanization

Effective January 2, Analytical Control functions, personnel, and facilities for the E, T, and 231 Plants, Metal Preparation Plant (except spectographic analyses), Pile water Treatment Plants, as well as essential materials analyses and certain analytical services in direct support of operations were transferred frm the Tachnical Section of the Engineer- Department to the 'Xanufacturing Department . Personnel

To N, Mobley was appointed Superlntendenc - Process in the Separations Section, --- effective January 1, 1952. iF; A, R. Stahken was appointed Superintendent - Plant Engineering Services the Reactor Section, effective January 1, 1952. -- Total on Roll December 31, 1951 3048 Accessions 205* Separations -51 . Total on Roll January 31, 1952 3202

+Includes the transfer of analytical personnel. 4

2 Richlaiid, '.7ashington Februar7 11, 1952

.E1 Fzrsons engaged iq nork that night reasonablp 'cs sxpectedr.to rezult in inventions or discoveries advise that, to the best of their knmiedge 3nd belief, no inventions or discoveries were made in the course of their work awing the period covered by thls re?ort excort as listed belam. Stlch persons ht"ther advise that, for the period themir, covared by this report, notebook rscords, if any, kept in tie c3urse cf the* nork have been examined for yssible inventions or Aiscoveries.

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..f\ Statistics (Cont 1 ) December Januam Year To Date

chip Recovery Yield (5) 90.2 85.7 85.7 Canning Yield (X) 75.6 75.6 75.6 Autoclave Frequancy (No ./M) 009 007 .07 Poison Canned (No. Pfecer) 3131 0- 0 "En Pieces Curnod (No. Pieces) 6677 296 296 Chemical -10-66 (No. Pieces) 470 658 658 PoIson,"B", Chemical 10-66 Cnnning (MI) 1008 UO UO Special Requests (MI) - 190 190 305 Routine Tests (MH) 133 133 305 Specid Tarts (m) 4.e 463

Maxirmtpr Steam Generated (M lbe./hr) 37 Total Steam Generated' (M lbs.) 21,102 Steam Generated (Avg. rate lb/hr) 28.1, Cod Cond (Tons eat.) 1,329 Sanitary Water from 3000 kea (MM gals.) 23.3 Total Water (Avg. rate=CPM) 522 Chlorine bridual (m) .50

Activitlee Appro-tely 94% of the uranium Ip;achined during the month was from virgin material whiuh uaa rolled during October, November aud Decembr. The higher yield maulted prolp improvement in the'mface quality of the November end Deceaber rolled rode. hrndnltion of pilot lot8 machined f'rom the December rolling indicates ruFther improvement in quality. The cmnnjnP yield Is in Uewith the yield for December, 1951. The yield of four inch slugs showed an increase of .08$. However, the overu yield of four inch and eight inch slugs was adversely affected e increased frost teat, non-aeat, and notcanned rejects, resulting from the initial canning , of eight Inch slugs. Approximately & tons of eight inch slugs uere canned to establish and test the beat workable equipment, and to perfect operating techniques and procedures. None of the rluga tested for penetration during the month were found to be penetrated to within .010" of the outer surface of the can well.

Analyrls of the five autaclave faflure8 which occrured durbg the nonth P8= vealed that oae uaa believed to be the remalt of a defective can and four were belimed to be attributable to operating techniquest -- t 2. Activities (Cont Id) - For Eccountebilitj- znd process purposes, tests were conducted to determine rete of dissolution of bere uraniuin slugs in vwious process baths. Pre- -nary results indicate the greetest rate takes place in the AlSi canning bath and AlSi dip bath. To further improve the accuracy of accountability reports and control of process materiel, a study wes conducted to determine the most probable experience factor to he used for the unanalyzed precipitate obtained from spent pickle acid. As a result of this study, the experience factor was revised. An analysis was made to determine the average amount of urdum removed from bare slugs by the pickling process. Validity of the experience factor being used was confirmed. The increased production tS briquettes'during the month resulted from two shift operation of the melt plant and chip recovery press. The mmparable low solid yield in the melt plant resulted from a nine day outage of the chip recovery press, due to mechanical failure, necessitating the backlogging of approximately 20 tons of chips. 3. Suecial Operations Production Test 313-105-2-M - "Triple Dip Canning and Irr,adiation of Eight Inch Uranium Slugs Fabricated in Heavy Walled Aluminum Cans" (HLi-22463). Approximately 3000 pieces were canned in accordance with this test. Work is proceeding on a partial production basis although non-seating and frost-test reject rates continue to be high. At month end, UOO pieces hed been shipped for irradiation,

~ -__ * Pro&xtion Test 313-119-M - "Omission of Vertical Agitation in the Bronze Bath" i- (HK-22678). In accordance with the terms of this test, four days of production were run without agitating slugs vertically through the flux layer over the bronze.bath. No abnormal reject rates were experienced. oduction Test 313-105-3M - "Fabrication of Alpha Laad-Dip Canning and fr- zdiation of Salt Bath Heat Treated Alpha-Rolled Ursnium Slugs" (HW-22770)e

The first experimental group of slugs heat treated in salt failed to trans- form satisfactorily due to lack of agitation of the bath. The test was discontinued pending construction of suitable mechanical equipment to improve the heat transfer . 4. Schedule Varience

canning production was 3% above the tonnage forecast and is attributable -7 to the effective allocation of available treined personnel for routine production. Machining production was 2.8% below the tonnage forecast and is attributable to the trnining of a large number of new men.

3 9. FcidiDment Exoeriexxe The chip recovery briquetting press was out of service for nine deys as a result of a broken ram pressure plate and press head plate. A new pressure plate was fabricated and the head plate reinforced, pending fabrication of a new head plate. Three slug welding transformers failed during the month and were replaced with duplicate units. The new 200-ampere units ere scheduled for 8hipnt h early Y?ch. C . Inorovament s -. 1. Adoutions A method was adopted for unloading ureniun rods from freight cars by hydro-crane in lot bundles. This will replace the mama1 method of unloading and weighing individual rods and it is estimated will result in a labor saving of $6500 per year with an additional freight :ar demurrage charge saving of $500 per year. A verning light was installed sn 2-C cPnning mauce to indicate when process temperatures are exceededc This has proven satisfactory in reducing the number of off-cycle rejects, It is planned to equip the other canning furnaces in a likz manner.

~ -__ Adoption of process specification changes widening temperature ranges - on USi bath, time of slug dip in tin, change of power input to frost- i- test, and decreased time limit on can submersion were authorized during the month. 2. Invections and Discoveries

Personnel in the Metal Preparation Section engaged in work which might be expected to result in inventions or discoveries have reported no inventions or discoveries were made during the period covered by this report.

D. Plant Develomnent and Expansion 1. Ro.iect Status Project C-199 - 300 Area Sewege Disposel System - Construction Started January 2l, 1952. Excavetion for septic tanks in progress. Reject C-432 - Expansion of 300 Area Power House and ,bumping Facilities. Design epproximately 79% ccmplete, Actual construction has not started to date.

?reject GL81 - Equipnent for 8" Slug Manufacture. Fabrication of equip merit is progressing on schedule. <- 2. Enufactsring "nEineerxq

Cost Standards were developed for labor in component part preparation of the canning operation; bronze, tin, copper and flux for cenning 4" slugs and Alu~numSUcate and 8itz-k Acid for canning of 8" slugs. These standards, with those previously developed are being consolidated into the Manufacturing Standards Manual. bgneering studies were conducted on the following item:

a. Development of 4acremental canned and bare slug reject costs. c. b. Design of an improved canning jack, c. Reparation of workspace layout in connection with trensfer of Instrument Tube Shop from building 717-A to 37174 and transfer of Instruntent Rlglxleera from building 37174 to 37074. d. Operation of salt bath slug transformation and installation of pro- - duction facilities,

e. Determination of feasibility of using a bar cut-off saw for caned slug finishing, elhinating fsclng operation. E. Remrts Issued -Title -Author -Date HW-23206 Production and Manpower Forecast, W. Windsheimer 1-8-52 January 1952, Operations Unit, Metal Preparation Section HW-23277 Suspected SF Discrepancy in Produc- H. E. Berg 1-8-52 tion Lot 138-ZR, 300 Area Manufac- . turing Process HW-23166 Instrument Application and Design M. T. Slind 1-4-52 Monthly Report for December, 1951 HW-23240 Preliminary Results on Applying the D. C. Worlton 1-10-52 Sperry Reflectoscope to Non-aestruc- tive Testing of Uranium Slugs HW-23265 Metal Preparation Process Committee E. W. O'Rorke 1-15-52 Minutes of Meeting

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A. Crsanizacional Changes

Concurrent uith the transfer of responsibility for the analytical control functions, three exempt and 13 non-exempt employees uere transferred *om the Analytical Unit, Technical Services Section of the Fngineering Department to the Process Unit of the Metal Preparation Section

B. Force Chmaes - Monthly Weekly Totel i Beginning of Month 72 370 4L2 End of Month -78 387465 Net Increase 6 17 23

C. Safety Ekoertence

mere were no major or sub-major injuries during the month. D. Radiation Ebosure An exposure of 360 mrep of beta radiation as determined by the weekly film bad e of e machining operator was informally investigated. In- vestigetP on determined that Wficient appreciation of the sifnificance of the radiation hazard involved contrfbuted to the exposure. Appro- - --_- priate action wes taken to prevent recurrence. 3-

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fiespcnsibility for the analytical con?rJl essosiaced vl th reaczor vater c.rear,- ment operations was transferrsd from -re Ehglneering Depar'aent to the Xmg- fecmrilg Deparfmens, effective Jmcry Spc~fl:ally, Yhls respms:bllLt)- wes assigned to tie Reactor Seccion, ?-mess Unit. Inchded in thls trE3S-

fer were water contrd laboratory f.=-l~~_L:-:e5snd relazed persoanel.

hraation of the Plant Eng'ineerhg Secioez Uni: contbued during the mmch, - ___ The Reac:or SectfoD functions, (a;=d 2ersomsl assoclated wi3 these PXlc7ionS ), - contact engbeerbg, industrial engseerillg, project management budgex i-sf ad and costs were +zansferred from the Process Zrzt to the Plant EhgineerLng Services Gnit on January 2, Also, responslbE=y far administration ~f fne Reactor Section landlord function has been assigned to this mt, .< - v-. 11. AEIIFVEME?"

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The January reactor input pro&xtion was 102.19 gf forecast and vas 30iS grea:er than the total production for December. The reactor ou+,pt produc5icn vas iGL6% of forecast, A3 increase of 5 MW over previous established maximum operzting levels resulted fzom a redefinition of Unitatinns due to boi1ir.g cocsider=-:3?3, as outlined in document H?v'-2328A, "Tube Temperature Rise Limits - BollUg Con- siderations'l. Further &or gains zre expected as a consequence of this E-

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There -were 20 .uranium slug -jacket, failures during the month, 8 of which were discharged within the scram recovery time limitation pedttfng immedizte res;lmFi::l? of operation, It is estimeted that These "fast" dfschuges made It possible t3 avoid approximately 200 hours of potentizl outage time, Production Sv: rota of -B -D --DR F -H Aver o, ae Reac'dr Time Operated 96,7 88.2 Efffciency (5 I 85.0 90.2 85.5 83,L ileactor Ousage The (Hrs ., ) Plutonium Produc tion 103.4 72.6 107.9 116.9 19.2 420.0 Production Tests 8.0 -0 -- 6.5 a I?.? To tal 111.1 72.6 107.9 123.4 24.2 L39.5 Heac%or Unscheduled Outage Time (Hrs ) 80.0 Xetal 3ischarged (Tons) 18 70 Water Pumped - Bldg. 181 (CFM Averege 1 39 y 828 87,250 L5,462 49,?67 222,507 Steam Generated (M Ibs. )134,612 230,808 129,705 111.876 . 608,001 Coal Consumed (Tons) 9,346 16,258 9,455 7,830 42,898 Steam end water services for experimental work being conducted by the Tile Technology Unit in conjunction with Project, E& were started on January 23 at the Building 105-3 valve pit. An average 15,000 lb/hr stem demand is anticipeted,. -- - Difficulty was experienced in maintaining a flow of water through the Building 190-32 turbine exhaust system inter-condensers. This is believed to be due to restriction of the water spray jets caused by foreign mzterizl - in the raw water and subsequent Icing and hes resulted in some decrease - of stem economy. Corrective measures are being studied. This psrticulm spray jet design is used only in the Building 190-OR installation,

Eq uiument Experience

The general mechenfcal condition of the reactor components end equipment continued good throughout the month. There were no unscheduled reEctor outages resulting from equipment failure,

Durhg Jmq, repair of No. 7 horizontal rod and thimble at 1CO-?' kres was contmued. No. 6 rod thimble at 100-9 Area, which was leaking, wes replaced and the rod returned to service. The elec+,ric drive on No. 4 rod at lOO-B, installed as a test prlor to constmction of 1004 Area, was replaced with the original hydrauUc drive unit. At mon+A end, this rod is out of service pending necessary testing, - Exploratory excnvotions haTe revealed a serious le& at the juncslcn of :he i) Reector effluent line and retention basin. 'A stud? of the condition Is being made preparatory to initiating repairs.

Just prior to shutting down the DR Reactor on Jm-uary 7 to remoyre a rupmred slcg from tube 3763-33, a decrease in reactivity and sn increese in the nolsture Con5ent of the reactor atmosphere were 3bserved, On astempslEg :a resume operstion after replaculg the Tube and charge, is became apparent that a considerable quantity of water had entered ?he grapuke noderscor througn 9 rup;-me in tube 376>DR, The reactivL:y 1038 due to uater in the noderstor necessftazed several changes in ;he pemsn: poison ?attern. Fcl- 1mug the resrlmp3on of operetion, It was necessary GO operaxe at reduced power levels due to dintor%d temperature dfstribstion, SfgnSlcant qtlan- tities of wafer zre being removed at monsh e?d,

i>n January 7? process ~mpmotors Nos. 2 and LO a', 3ufldhg 190-B failed d.2-1ng i st,arC,-~p, 9c;h stators were replaced by spare wts alld the mctars zre resdy for se~~i~~at mrsnth end.

Inspection and-repair of the Buildlng 1%-DR %urbi.nes by the Wor-,hingt.cn Emp and Machineq Conpanyls service engiaeer .Isre completed on Jenuq 23,

On January 3, the Brown temperaf,ure mo%+,cr at Building 105-DRwhs found 50 be indicating temperatures approximately C higher actus1 tube tem- *-_ 4 than the i-peratnres. Recalibration of the instrument permitted increasing the pwer level approxfmately 25 MW. More frequent calibration checks of this quipmens are planned in order to minbcze potential production losses from this source. ?he Schrsmm air campressor in Building 184-H was replaced with a Worthingcon compressor from +*he 1717-B shops, Be Schramm compressor was installed in the log-D repair shop, This change was made because of excessive malntenance and unreliable service from the Schramm unit which made it undesirable for semice at, Building 184-H. hprovements

Redefinition of reactor power level limitations due to boiling considerexons (see docunent HI&23284), is expected to depossible an essimated 25 MT! h- crease ic DR and H reactor power levels. Also a sMlar but temporary 13- crease at F Reactor should be possible., Gus ia power level from +hs source Ere not possible where graphite tempera:ure is the =+ag factor,,

Adoption of an -hDro-red me"hod for magP-10 slugs vill zesul5 in an estimated sa7Lngs of $8,000. An award was made to a Reactor Section emplsyee for the suggestion which incorporafed the idea,

There were no inventions or discoveries reported by Reaztor Section personnel duriag Januaq. Mamfacturing Department Reecynr Section .j-syl~~y+1352

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iieoctor Section projects of greatest significence are reported belov Further details concemng projects will be found in a repors, "Sta:us of Reactor Section Projects, Informal Approval Requests and Budget Items", from F. A. 3. Stden to, E. P, Lee, dated January 22, 1952, G431 (100-c Plant) The design af the 1004 Plant is appr?xim3tely 975 complete, The constrxtion of the water plan2 .Ls 35% .complete at mon?h end compared to a revised scheduled 36$, The construcsion of the reactor is approximately 29% complete cornpard to d scheduled 30%.

C-138 (Ball 3X Fac'liti9s for E, D, DR, H and F Piles) Diyective No. HW-230, Mod. No. L9 dazed .January 5, 1352, has been -received frm the Atomic &era COm.iss?r,n au:hori,zing expenditures up tc $3,6jO,000 for :his project. The first, inscal- lstion, prmicusly planned for ApFI1, 1952, at 105-B, has been postponed until July, 1952, to be consis:en: wi:h present, zaferlsl delfTer;. dates

RDA--DC-3 (Enproved Reactor Design) Work continued on the dsvelopmeil: of system proposals for Worklng snd 3esign Gxdttee consideratlon,

--RnA-DG6 (Impromd Vater Plant Design i- Basic information for new water plant design is being accumulated. This information will be used by the Chas. T. Main Co, in the development of a proposal for new water plant design. Development studies Reactor Section personnel during Janq included work dlmcted toward improved equipment and/or methods for controllfng the reactors, reducing slug corrosion, handling ruptured slugs, decreasing discharge time, locating process tube water leaks, reducing outage time due to abnormal power conditions, increasing boiler efficiency of the power plznts and recovering hebt from the reactor effluent wafer, Further details concerning these studies ere contained in documents IT;-23451 and &'-23480, Work perfomed during the month on speclal analytical problems included: identification of suspended solids in filtared and process veter fron 1CO-F Area; &evelopen$of an accurate method of determfnlng very smsll amounts of turbidity in clear well water; setting up an analysis for lig- nins and tannins fn conjuncticn with a study to determine the &feci of organic compounds on water filtration; d improvement of present aaalysis for iodides and bromides. -

L ??-105-503-E (U8e of Acti-rsted Sil'cz os a Coegri1o:fon !Ad for klurmnUm Sulfete) Weter treetment at 100-1 lire.? es outlhed in this test YZS ccn- tbued durvlg the month. Sac6 begvlnlng use of ac:i7~=cea silica, The beta &C:Li-L-.T of ;fie rxeazion b2sin er'fluen: va:er has Increased to e islei cornpsrible wi:h me other 1GO Arees, m-e avwage acfrvi 5:" _4,1- Jamkry 'JZS 6.8 nrrep/hr compmed tdo 4.7 mep/hr during 3ecember wnen d.aminum suLCfi+,e WES ased without the aid of Ec-,:-rated srlica. Exper-bensd work 3s under.rsy to expiore :he pssfbilities of a contimcus pnsess for feeding activeted silica,

. *___ Rewrfs Issxed 4- Significant report,s issued by the Reector Seczlcn during January vere:

December monthly rsports for Operations Udt (HEi-23159), Pxcess UnS-z (HE;-23150) and Radiation Monixriog UxrFt Technical Zepr? (HLl-253~L;~

"Design Change #17, Supplemnr, No, 1"e (cbs report covers details of pouer failure relay modzfica;;xs a; E-uildag 19O-B), "Au%ama",icAc2.d Feed Control Insraexcn in 18~-'P, A G, Cunbsr 50 T. M, C1ener.z. January 18, 1952,

"Considerations Resulting From Reduced Plle k'ater %qulrernents F-li.zw:ng an Electrical Outage", - Kw-233%.

"Radiation Incident Investigation, Class 11, Incident No, X-L" - m-2 3461 *

A description of slug fafhres exprimcod duzicg January wfL1 be ccz- tained in document Hli-23W3 to be issced eerly in February,

5 Crnenizetion Changes

fnssrument maintenance coverage for the ?-11 program was discontinued an Jenuary 2, except for minor rspalr serrlces. Previously, one em- plcyee was asaigned full time to this uark, Force Changes - Beginning End of Net of Month Mm5h Change

- Section General 3 3 0 Cpera%ions 237 238 . + 1 Plant Engineering Semices 0 ia e18 Power & Faintenance 783 ' 795 *12 Process 30 20 -10 Radiation Monitortng -52 -5L +2 Section Total 110 5 1128 +23 ?he change during the month consisted of 11 terminations, 11 new hires, 2 deactivations, 3 reactivations, 32 transfers into and 10 transfers out of the Section. . --_- i-In connection with the transfer of functions indicated above under !!Re- sponsibility'!, nine employees were transferred from the Technical Section, Analytical Dnlt to the Process Unit on January 2, and seventeen employees - were transferred from the Process Unit to the Plant Fngineering Serv4,ces Unit on January 2. Safety Exr,erience . Major Injury No, 78 occurred in 100-E Area on Jmuary 22 when a Beactor Section electrician received a fractured left arm fr3m a fall on ice. An Instrument employee sustained a sub-major injury on January 30 when a ladder he was ascending supped and fell to the floor, causing him :o sustain an elbow fractue. This injury occurred in 100-F Area. Radiation E'xm sure

A Radiation Ehmeer and a Plumber-Steamfitter received overexposures in connection with the removal of Irradiated uranium slugs from-a discharge area catualk at Bullding 105-8. Investigtitions of these overexposures have been held.

6 Pkaufacturing Dep&r+aent ,- Reactor $ectlon Jan?lE- 1952

Treininq

A total of 24 employees are receiving on-the-job trszng at month ena in a continuation of the progru for obt- and crairung qualified engmeering ani supervisory personnel to meet existing and future requirements, Wsin- cludes 5 Technical Graduates on assignment under the Rotational Pool Program, A training course consisting of tours and orienta5ion lectures on the 190 Pxea processes end essociated instrumentation was started sn 3ecember 11, 1951 for Instment Trainees. The course consisTs of two eight-haur sessions each week conducted by qualLfied craftsmen and will contince until Fsbryry 5, 1952. HW-2 3L37

MANUFACTURING DEPARTMENT SZPARATIONS SECTION JANUARY, 1952

Consistent with the reorganization or' r,he Manufacturing Departmen: on August 1, 1951, a Process Unit was established in the Separations Section effective January 1, 1952. On this date, the responsibility for the - ___ three control laboratories for the bismuth phosphate and isolation pro- - cesses includfng the Standards Group was transferred from the Ehgineerlng i-Department to the ManUacturing Department. Similarly, radiation monitormg responsibility for these facilities was transfemed 'from the Ra&ologicel Sciences Department to the Manufacturing Department. 11. ACHIEPEMENT A. Oueratina E~Derience 1. Production Statistics

a. berations B Plant T Plant Comblined Acid Acid Acld Nom1 && Normal. No~?nd Wa SR Charges started in Canyon Bldgs, 63 1 70 1 2 Charges completed in Conc.Bldgs. 68 I 62 1 130 Special charges-Conc Bldgs e 1 3- 4 Charges -completed-Isolation Bldg. 69 1 69 1 138 2 Average Waste Losses 2.6 2.6 2,6 Average MWD/Ton 563 ' 568 Special charges-Isolation Bldg. 7 Average purity completed charges 98.6

& Separations Section B Plant T Plsnt Comblned Acid Acid ,;CXi

Material balance thru Isolation 100 8 Yield through pr0~88~ 95.9 Avarage coollng time (days) L9 laJlhmn cooling tizPe (days) - 40 b. paver December J a nuam Raw water pumped, gpm 6,654 5 ,?W Filtered water pumped, gpm 1,w 1,193 Steam generated, M lbs/hr 198 - 211 Maxinun steam gonersted, M lbs/hr 265 321 Total steam generated, M lba. U79 902 157,427 cod consumed, tons (est.) 8,135 8,856

C. Waste Elvauoration Jauuam TO D3t.e

Gallons Procesaed, 200-u 611,000 4,309 j 260 Percent Volume Reduction 72.0 7302 Gallons Recessed, 200-E 430 9 000 710,500 Percent Volume Reduction 76,2 ?5*3 The reason for the laver production in the 200-E installation will - ~- be further Investigated during February, i- d. Waste Storaae Ea tches Metal Waste reserve storage capacity - T Plant 322 1st Cycle reserve storage capacity - T Plant 1545 Metal Waste reserve storage capacity - B Plant' 733 1st Cycle reserve storage capacity - B Plant 287 Redox Waste reserve storage capacity 3608 Reserve storage capacity in the T Plant Area will soon be supple- mented 88 the result of the completion of the 24lTY Tznk Farm.

0. JLnalptlcal Control Laboratoq SamDles Determine tions 200-E 2,726 - 4,8U 20ew 2,811 4,659 Isolation 896 2,127 Standards 1,028 1,382 To tal 7,461 12,382

c 'I <.J c w-23L37

Separations Sac Lion

f, iiedor Operation Started Completed Dissolvings -3 Head EM cold runs 2 Head End tracer runs 5 W-rsction tracer runs 1 PR cans 9 Urdu(lbs. ) 7282 -. 2. Act Svities

a. Redox Xe';al DissolvFnq

The initial dissolution of a full charge of 100% Hanford level slugs was started in the A-2 dissol7er on January 9, 1952. Monitoring of the off-gas during the subsequent full vel operation of the B-2 dissolTer Fndicated discharge of Tis' thru the 291-21 stack at a rate equvalent to 0.12 curfes/21 hours, Metal solution accumula7ed from These operaSions was pertislly used in the preparation of 5% tsacer run feed. The balance will be used in the ixu3~a.lfull Hanf.wd level feed,

.b, Bedox Orahnic Suuplsr and Recovery

During the processing of the first 5% tracer run through the extraction batteries (Run $5, started at 3:50 P.M. on 1-12-52) approximately 1500 gal. of hexone overflowed from the 0-3 tank to the 276-5 buildhg sumpo The spilled material was returned to taPL0-2, mixed with 8500 gal. unspflled hexone, and washed according to standard procedure. The subsequent analysis in- . . dicated acceptable material (for the components normally checked) although the liquid was somewhat cloudy.

Approximately 13 hours after the initial use of this material as extractant in the 2024 battercies, the organic recovery still fnstrumenta+,ion indicated instability and in a short time the still unit becsme entzely useless for its normal pracesang fbnction. Still operation uas characterized by high tower pressuro differential, positive pressure in the still pot, and failure to even process water vapor st low gteam flow rates, Fmergency snub dmof the extraction batteries was effeczed at 8:OO P.M, on -- 1-13-52 e - In the subsequent investigation, it became apparent that the spilled hexone had absorbed from the 2764 Amercoeted floor, resins and pigment uhich were not removed by washing, and were not revealed in the usual organic analysis. The presence of these contaminants is believed to have been responsible for the abnormal. E3 still operation and unsatisfactory extraction battery performance. After full consideration of possible re- Separations Section

coveq, the solvent was discarded. Following the complete cleanup of the hexone recovery and supply systems, freab hexone was pretreated in accordance with standard procedure. At 6:OO A.M. on 1-21-52 the plutonium cycles were started, and new feed was introduced to the U colu~&~. By 3:OO P.M. the G-3 organic still vas again under abnormal pot and tower pressures and had to be shut down, On the assumption that in- gredients in the still pot were producing excessive foam, the still pot was emptied, flushed, filled with fresh 5% caustic, and agaln started only to fail again in a feu hours. c Exploratory samples taken of the hexone feed to the G3 still indicated that appreciable quantities of oil from an unknown source were be- fed to the still. Subsequently this oil contamhation was traced to the ANN adjustment tank (floating oil layer) and the associated family of scrub make-up and feed tanks. & addition, U feed solutions from the head end were also sus= pcted of 911 contamination arismg from the lengthy (6 hours), air sparge at the ruthenium removal s5ep. Some oil was removed from the air sparger feed lfne in +,he pipe gallery although a check of building blow downs snd oil filters in the compressor room indicated lfttle oil entrained in the house air system, All of this oily or questionable ANN solution in the building was discarded. After start-up of the G3 still on January 27, the still has been operating satisfactorily,

c. UOq Production ELeven pot charges of Redox UMA were processed at various pot temperature control settings. -High temperature ranges produced the beat powdered product, the shortest time qyle and a near specification analysis. None of the pots produced a product which met the existing tentative specifications, primarily due to the presence of impurities present in the final uranium stream from Redox,

On January 25, 1952, eight drums of UO (5145.98# net weight UO3) were shipped by A.E.C. express car to ?he X-25 plant at Oak Ridge, Tennessee 3. Suecial Ouerations a* Acid Washes - BiPO/. Plants & Data are tabulated below which indicate the percentage of product recovered from the completed acid washes In terms of a .Standard charge : < L Se ctioI?

E'U-12-AW2 11.0 19.0 4.2 34.2 L4.6 2: < T11-12-AWI 9.8 19,2 11,o 40,s 35.L 2T0s

b. Sucernst-e HOmOpenl zhSton = Me :dl Recwerx Recrrculation of supernate frcm rJ metal was-e s'xrage thnks IC1 :s 103, X3 to 192 and 102 to 101 xes star-,ed J'zrnsqr L and continued *aeven:fUly fsr 120 hours. On ?.he bssis :f specific gravi';y and c,empers+xre ir;s~rrcentreedings, ~LIEC- gemzation WES considersd essenxsllg comslece 'after :he material vas mned over Yhrse ilmes,

Acid pltte build-up studies ii? t.ho ~,L-.ric colm conducted durkg .Jzmzry : iilca:eci ,of +,he babble cep pletec

4. Schedule Verianze

Actual production of rogxla: -: E-LZI.:hrougk ves %d, of the foreces+,ed FJXUI== iue ;a lower production, Materihl rct~ellystzrted in she 108% of the amounz forecss:ed becitlse some of ~ _._ rected from Redox to these plscl:.~ i- B. Fqalument aerience 1.

a: Separations Seczicx facilities were placed in sxaadby s1;2%3 on the New Year's holiday,

b. Operating and eqepens %rmble3sxperienced 13. :he Redox pi=; start-up caused sufficient delays to bder sccedulsd producsion,

c, On Jsnuuy 6, an e:&? hour shu'drm of the &C ~13i-paver to a portlon of T Plant. was scheduled end csrried

2. 3spectisn. Maintenaoce uld ?leDl&cemer,',

a. Centrifuge Replacement ---I------I _- A Pint Cycle 3econtam2nation Cycle cEncri,iQe Fz B i'l=n7. fr~lef - in service due to a defec',ive motx or driJe heea be=rl=lg, Ti? high level of radiaactinty precludes repeir, - i%s bb Damced 'daste Line

Cn 1-15-52, the waste befrom the T Pla9: Ccmcen5ratron 2iild;:q Separations Section

to the T=nk Fzm was bent uhen hi: by r drag line duricg excavation activity as part of +he Metal Recovery Project, Since jetting rates appear to be unaffected and there Is no leakage, it is planned to keep the line uder observation untll back- filled and then mark the location with posts.

C. Reelites

On Jawary 17, 1952, a short circuit occurred in the slip ring mechenism of the Reelite supply to +de 60 hp Nagle pump motor in 103 Metal Waste Storege tank, is +he U Area tank farm. The star+*- ing current for the 60 hp motor Is approximately 40s amperes ui%h 89 operating load of 91 amperes. The Reelite, rated at 100 amperes, is underdesigned for the frequent sterting d stopping service required in the tank farm operation. After consultatlon with the de8igner and the vendor, it wes decided to omit the Reelite and attach the electric feed cable directly to the submerged pump., Changes were made by plant forces to the three motors in the first cascade. The remaining 18 pumps will be altered by construction, forces e

d. Gantry Crane

The Waste Metal Recovery ga7,r;r crane was damaged by a loaded tank trailer which skidded on an ic;- road .adjacent to the crane track. The four "Hn beam uprights which support the lifting mechanism and -e -- form the main structure of the crene were.Sent and tuisted. Al- 4- though a preliminary inspection indicated repairs would cost approximately $2,000 a Mechanical &intenace foreman suggested an ingenious method to repair the crane in the field and repairs were satisfactorily completed in the field at a cost of $370. The crane was satisfactorily returned to semlce after being subjected to a load test which was twice as great as any load that will be applied during normel operation at the divers$.on boxes. e. Air Sumlu to 234-5 Development Laboretory A new 90# service air line was installed in the duct level above the Technical Development Laboratory in the 234-5 Building, Prior to this installarion, the laboratory service air source vas the 40# breathing air system. The installetion was made to el:mlnaf,e any possibility of contaminating the breathing air system, f. Organic Condenser - Redox .. DuFing cold run processing, considerab3;b diffidty uzs experienced with the unstable operation of the G-3 still, one of +he most troublesame phenomena being the sudden dumping of liqW frDm the condenser back into the still resulting in a still overload, Fob lowing cold runs, a test was carried out to detedne the sf- fectiveness of 8 cross vent betueen the two condenser Vent -:on- Separetions Section

nections on ';he vessel as a seans of prer.en;ing condenser d.mDlng. A temporary connection in this locafion pr3,ced effectlve and E permanent revision to the ccndenser was made.

g. (3-3 Still By-wss-Redox

Because of a past histoq of unsteady operation and a potentid limitation of plant capacity, it has been considered advantageous to install a by-pass line in G cell through which a portion, If not all, of the organic materiel flowing from the 1-0 column ma;- bppass the G3 still pot. The distilled organic passlng from 14directly to the Gl receiver tank, would then be mured wlth the distilled material from G3 and the resulting mixture reused in the extraction batteries. This procedure would have the effect of increased G-cell capacity without major alteration in the equipment. Accordingly, an in-call pipe has been attached to the Ecell wall to provide the required routing and the necessary jumper fabrication is now under way fo pemt completion of the bppass. The flow of by-passed hexone will be measured and conzrolled, with the excess being rouTed in%o the s+,illfor distillaticn, h. Coil F~ilure- Redox

During building shu'dawn, E slight chenge in the 1CU concen+Yra?or (F-2) pot liquid level, zhoughr, at, first to be due to a 'leslung column la+down valve, was eventually +zsced to a defect in the dephlegmator coil Fn the cancentrator twer. Under test, the -c -- leakage rate was approximate17 23 gallons per hour at lule pressure i- (115 psig), Rather than replace or repair the tower, agreement was reached with the Plant Assistance group that normal opera5lon of the concentrator may be carried out without the use of this coil and the coil Met has been blanked. While this failure in itself was not serious, when combined with the F-2 pot coil failure, i+, may be indicative of future coil failures in other locations, and points up a potentiall7 serious maintenance and spare parts problem, . -_ i. ANN Storage Tenk Failure - Redox At 1:OO A.M. on 1-28-52 a leak was noted in the ANN storags tank SS-113 in the 2114 area., The maximum leekage rate was estimazed to be h gal. per minute. The leak point, later detemned to be 13' above the tank bottom, was approximately 7' below tank liquid level, Pumping from the SS-113 tank into available space in the remaining two ANN storage tanks was started immediately and no more than several hundred gallons of liquid were lost before the level vas brought below the leak polnt, The chemical soaked lining was stripped from the tank side to Feat fhr+her damage to the steel tank shell, A ring of grout under the lower tenk flashing apparently prevented the chemical from seeplng LZ:O the 2" oiled sand pad under the tank bottom,

7 Sephratlons Section

A one sq. ft. section ai' steel tank shell End "ygon lser has been removed from the tank for exanunacmn, It has been found that the Tygm joint seal strip failed to fuse :o %e sheeting on installation, leaving a sht opening appro=- mately 6" long through which the chemical eventually reached the steel tank. From the cut edge of the sample, 1t-b known that tank shell damage is limited to a small area directly around the leak point. Resent plans are to patch the steel tank and the liner, thoroughly mspect the remainder of the * tank, and, if chemical consumption rafes and other factors uill allow, hold the SS-113 tank empcy BS an emergent;- .- storage in the event similar leakage Is experienced'in the remining two Tygon lined tanks, c. Imcrovements 1. AdODtiens

a. Analyticel .-

Startug with the Janw-j xn series, the geomezrles of +,he dphz counting instruments were changed from 53.5 to 5000%; concurrezi:ly, revised radioassay ca.iibrs:im factars were applied 1n the lab- aratories and revised iso;sFe zorreczion factom, computed from control data by members of the Analytical Unit, were applied to process data by the Accountability group. These steps were h- itiated to take advanfage of improved analytical end counting techniques and changes in +he specific activity of plutonium CL- though they effectively reduced the batch size of materid processed by 0.7%. The background data supporting these changes are presented in document HW-23100, Revised Isotope Carreefion, and EV-231110-R, Analyticd Unit Monthly Report, December 1951, It was found that many of the volumetric flasks employed in redio- assay work were out of specifications by as m2h as 1%- Until this new stock is expended, corrections for calibration ere being applied, A source of reliablj calibrated flasks is being sought,

. 2, Inventions or Discoveries

There vere no inventions or discoveries of a patentable ntituro reported during the month. D. Plant Develoment and Fmerience 1. Roject Status a. TBP - Project C-362

Revision 3 of Fboject Proposal C-362 V&S issued January 2, 1952 for the purpose of presenting a brief projec'. review, a revlsed < Cost estimate, and e revised constrxsion sched-de. Sepbrations Section

Pw", I1 of the original prcpsssl est;3tC.eti ;ze >=.jet: cas': :a be $L8,300,000. iievislon 3 estmtes %he cost to be $La,8CO,XO, The presently authorized expenditure for the C-362 pr9jec3 1s $w,900,000 and the iievision 3 of the Raject Proposal requests the additional sum of $6,?00,G00 to be au*;horized for the completion of the Project. Addltlonal funds requested in che Part I1 Proposal had not been authorized, although the projectl was a- cluded in the Federal 1952 FY Mid-year Budget review for the amount of $48,000,000 e The Revision 3 proposed completion schedule shows a "rehdy for usef1 date of April 1, 1952 and a Rconstruction cOmpBtionf' date of September 1, 1952, The "ready for useJ date is that time when the lest, of the facilities required for rUil pkmt operation become available. The Uthgfacili ti is the 22l-U huldfng which will not be PaUy available before the above date, IiaweTer, it is expected that portions of the Xi-U C~JL~G~mzy be Feady for testing and preliminary opera+,ions worx during the first half of March, b. no_3 - Project C-361 Revision Tv of the C-361 kojec? Proposd was issued Jan- 15, 1952 for zhe purpose of re~i3iagthe scope and requesthg sddltfonel funds. The scope revision coaalsts of the addition of fsc2lfties to provide for B &&nun of 30 ds7s lag storsge of aedox UNA solu?:oa before processing in the Metel Conversion Plant (nO3). Additional funds in the amount of $2459930 were reqtlested to accomplish the i- work. 'hese additional facliLties uere designated RS Par3 C of Project C-3610 A completfon date of AYerch 1, 1952 was se3,

Revision Tv was approved by the AX on January 23, 1952. Directive HW-158 Modification #U vas issued by the AEC authorizing the above increase in scope and increasing the totd project funds to $2,200,000.

The additional facilities are to consist of the following: Temcorsrs Fscilities

a) Provide sand begs around Tank X-1 in 2C3-U to shield this tank until the permanent fecillties are 'constructed, Tenk X-1 is to be used to store Redox UITH ad to provide temporary lag s+Arage

b) Provide tempormy fencing three feet on each side of +&e 2034 to 2C3-U pipeline for personnet protection. 2) Pzmnent Facilitizs

a) Provide two 50,OOC gdon UNH storage tanks in +he Redox area (designated ss 2344) nor* of 203-5. The storege tanks will be obtzined by taking one 100,303 gfilloa EZrfn acid tank from 211-:.U, cutting it horizontally in he, h

.- P ' .I- Sepeations-Section

and transpor%ing the %o rescl5lng s~&ls7.3 :he .'.eacx Ere8 for erection. A suitable (7 foot high) diked area will be provided around the tanks. One UNH transfer pump (an excess 20 gpm pump) wlll be provided along with suitable piping and tze-lns inzo the existing cross country UNI line from 2034 to 2034,

Tank X-1 jn 203-U will be used for storage of Redox feed for 224-U. Tank X-2 will be used to stare TBP-.feed and routing from tank X-2 wiil be normal, Feed from Tank X-1 VUbe transferred by a new pump (P-C-1 spere) through a flow control valve to Tank GI. Mixing of Redox and TBP feeds will be accompksheci at Tmk El prior to its feed to the secondary product evaporator.

C, F'inal Shape Machininn for RG Line - Pro.iect M4L5 A Financial Closing Statement was received on Project M-845 dated January 21, 1952, This was the Final Shape Mackning unit for the RG Line - 234-5 suildiag. Total expenditures were $12,028.94. Authorized fluxis were $19,500,000, d. Final Shape Machining. for RMA Line - Project M-852

~ -._ i- Work has progressed on Project M-853 very satisfactorilp. In- stallation of the unit in the lfne is fn progress. Completion of thfs Project, with exception of instrumentation, is expected during February. The installation of Instrumentation equipment is to follow in six to eight weeks, D. Pertinent Rewrts Issued -Document -Title -Author Unclassified January Monthly Report - Separations, R. T. Jessen Parer and Maintenance- Hw-23423 January Monthiy Repor+, - Separasfons, V, R. Chspmaa 234-5 Building, Operations Hw-23422 January Monthly Report - Separations V. a. Chapman Operations

* m-23409 January Monthly Report - Separations A. R, Keene Radiation Monitoring m-2346a January Monthly Report - Separations C, P, Cabell Plant Ehgineering Services <

El-23428 ~ January Monthly Report - Separations !J, N, Mobley I EW-234 “7

E,-3232 S3aops;s of Echeauling for *he Complet,ion of the i?fLLue m-2 3?4l Recxplex Economics Stud7 A. BrdwE;., Jr, 3, H. CheJrorsh J. C. !hippie

Effective Jmuq 1. 1952, coincident uzth tfie estabLshmen5 of ’;.?e Frocess Unit, in ’he Separations Section, W, N. kbLey was appointed Superintenden: of the new ut.

Fffectire Jenuary 1. 132, responsibrlities far the opersclx~3f T ma B Plant3 uere cmbined under one Chief CupeFvLsar, I?.L, Foskes:, B. Force Tnenqes

1. Ncmter of emolcvees cn roll

Bsglnning of mcnci; End of monzh i- Ne t IncreEse

2. Par~onnelChemss knthly Weekly Totd

Trensfers in 2 13 iieduction of Force 0 0 Transfers out -5 -15 Zeactivates C i New Hires 0 7 Terminations 0 -1 3 Xeekly to MontkLy 2 -2 Removed from Tebroll 0 -2 Month& to Weekly --v -? Net Increase -1 -11 -12

C. Safety Ekr,ertence

On January 11, 1952, an empicyee of the 2%-1.1 irea b!echPmrcc_l bin= tenence group was walking from ‘&e Chmgo House to The Bedge hwse at the conclusion of the dsy shift, Be sllpFeC end fell on the sncv covered ice csusing fracture of tbe upper bone of his left am, Tke I 6 I?L-, I1 Sepbrafions Section

man returned to vork the follouiag ?!onday, bur, WLS leter confined to hls home because of the serious nature of the Injury coupled with the employee's age, which Is 62 years.

D. Radiation &sure 1. Total stack emission of 1131 from the Separations Plants averaged 2 curies per day.

2. Investigations There were two Class I radiation hazard investigations held by the Separations Section dming the monzh. One involved clothing contamination and the other rhation exposure to persorrnel emcunting to about twice the daily permissible l-t, 3k Redox Building Radiation

Ejctensive radiation surveys shawed ccndf',lans satisfactory throughout the building on the adTenz of full level Hanford slugs. Surveys have revealed that sample box shielding may be 1nadaqua:e in some instaaces, particularly at box joints. Additional shielding will be added as required on the basis of portable ins5rument and film survey results. i-

12 Pile Tecfirrolouy Unit

The total force of the Pile Technology Unit at the end of January was 343. This may be compared with 337 for December and 345 for November. The comsiw group, fonnerly a part of the Metallurgy Sub-unit, was transferred to the Pile Engineering Sub-Unit. Decontamination of the building housing the reactor for critical mass studies has been completed and the building sealed prior to evacuation.

The smaU scale Xd35 production apparatus is being constructed and tested. Xeu measurements of the resolution of the crystal diffraction nentmn saectroneter appsratus have been completed. Other work included studies of the C12 absorption cmss-section end calculations of the control requirements& 3220 tube gue.

~ *-- expotrptl-t&.l. me~8ure- i In the pile program equSpnent has been stmdardlzed and ients begun the seven and inch lattice assembly. Beoretical - analysis indicates that in this Lattice the grapute temperature coefficient w3.U be about one-half of that in the 8- lattice and the metal coefficient about 20.percent higher. calculations show that the concentmtion of $3 in Mateti uranium is a2iuos-t independent of total -sure and is proportional to-the local power density at which the radiation occurs. Additional work is continufrrg on the build-up of heavy elements during pile operation, A -*sed ion chamber for shielding studies of Brookhaven concrete has been fabricated. Measurements of the induced radioactivity In other concretes after irradiation in the Test Pile have been completed.

Additional calculations of the diffusion length of the Savannah RimTest Pile graphite have been made. The latest result, 57.5 a,,should be more reliable than the previous value; it diifers, however, from experimental measurszments of a similar graphite and theoretical calculatiopa as stated in a previous report.

The rsdiation properties of a epecial graphite considered for use in future pilea are being studied. Measurement8 of physical properties of irradiated gmphite are continuing; at present there is no explanation for the wriatian

c- Techical Section

+comn:endations for an increase of about three to four per2ent in tAe power lsvels Qf DR and a Piles have Seen possible as a result of recent studies on iioillpg Uts. No difficulties ham been experienced with the time-delay r&%y in +he Panellit circuit of the B Pile.

'35 195-D flov laboratozy, the film test apparatus, and the recirculation .-3ciU3 were piaced In operation during the past mntf:. Pre!.imiry .=~ultsindicate that an increase of appmximately fifty percent Fn the ; 1__ 7 As-. __ rate my be obtxlned If activated silica and alum axe substituted- for Z'=-TLIJ sulfate in the treatment of the pile water. k sx3sination of some of the pwess tubes from the wet zone of F Pile has &ma the presence of corrosion proaucts and some evidence of pitting on the r-ctsidc? of the tubes. The underwater examinaticn of normally discharged Aiys is conthcrfng, and the ~8;rioi~9tsrpes of corrosion attack are being uassLi'iad. Studies of the effects of heavy metal ions and Ugh tempera- TL.Z OT- the corrosion of aluminum are con%inuing.

sl- ruFture at IiR Pile caused a severe =ter leak with a consequent lLLixL-,,szion of the pile power level. A total of twenty ruptures occurred lill'Lx Ja~uary;of these, nine discharged essii;. and eleven were etuck. Vork is progressfng on a method to detect ruptured slugs by means of a scinzillating crjstal gauuna ray spectrometer. -3;lthough the power leveb and exposure levels have been changed during the year.. making aqy interpretation of ruptured slug data difficult, some pre- Luiuzqj correlstions between the different tgpes of ruptures and pile opera- - ticn variables have been &e.

Tests of 63s and other alloys which may be substituted :or the 2s almlnum %re continuing. The presence of silicon in these alloys is being evaluated ;o determine the comsion resistance and effects on physic+ propert,ies.

G-i-er*ments dth the pressurized charging machine have shown that in some tabes tke slugs yere cocked both horizontallj and vertically. It has been s:ggested that this condition may be present in the piles end may contribute ts +Ae rupture of slugs, since it is possible that the can pay be in contact -czh the %be and iC this manner cause localized overheating.

21s construction and procurement of equipnt for the radiometallura and pluf&uiutn metallurw Laboratories are proceeding. The desi- and constmction of equipment for-exadnatlon of nrptured slugs haa been completed.

3xperiiental studies of uranium rods have shown a correlationbetween the +;pes of preferred orientation and the rolling temperature. Meastirements cf raendmnlcal and physical properties of beta-transformed dumare being cclmtbued; addltlonal infonnatioa ViU be obtained through the use of thermal cycling equipment which has been designed and constructed. c- m-29+37

Du.ring the aast mntS the conditions for a frost test suitable for testing the

!k=special 4radiatlofs are proceeding nusfaeu. Some aamsles of a ten per- e?.rCI lithium-altminum allvj are beiag irradiated. hey 7.U be medto detzmlrie the amount of result- fxm txposL-e enC: the efiect of ccmGosltion on tritium yield. -.

Them verz no signlfTcant changes lo BiPOh ymccss or c?craticc d- the month. Iodiae emitted irom the stacks 02 B and T Plants averaged 3.5 to 4.0 tot31 curies per 24 hour day. Plans made LICr pzocessing 8 runs per mnth throe B Plant on a 2-shif?%basis. Ps9 Plat waste evaporator operated at n.5 2ertent volume reductlcn during the nzzn bct emqoraflon rates :ell from 522 gal./&. to 366 gal./hr. .A pmd'ct,kn test for the tvaluazion of the Pu N ,e ,e uaa started in tke RC Line d-+h satisfactcry results to date. 4- In the Redox plant 5 percent activity FJZS we= completed with adequately low losses and deconta.mina+-icn factors. Ibe plant loat some time when Amercoat pa-% inadvertently became mixed with the solvent. Operation at a 4T/day level was found to be satisfactory for a 46 hour period. At mon*&-end, plans were undermy for starting the *st runs at full activity levels. In the Metal Recovery plant, the hamagenizaticn of the 101-U-cascade eupcrrrates vas campleted and the supernate fmm 103-U transferrad to U5s'M. At month-end preparations were being made for the first shakedown tests on the sluichg orreration. A 2-1/2 ton lot of 003 was shipped to K-25 for pllscesslng and evalua- tlcn. Preparations for adding 100,000 dons of lag storage be%ueen Redox and U03 were under vay to permit decay of U537 activity.

Development acflvities have continued in the scpport of contac+ar design for Recuplex. Speclflcations for bo%bpulae col3nns and stacked extractors are fow a7ailable. Purer st'adles with CCU diluent have been starteC in pulse columss and extensive corruaion atudies ere undemay to deterrnine the existence of 8 chloride cornsion pmblem durfng the rritrfc and reco~erystep, The Hot Sed- works vae teed to 62 percent campletion,

Iz the research laboratory, excelLent H'FJJ's and capacltlen were dex~nstratedfor the Recuplex process in one-inch columns us- double-faced plates. It has been d~~~~edthat fission product deconta?linnticp decreases for aciddeficient \ scrub conditions. Resin coupllng studies of 2BP atreama vi+& Dowex-50 show pmPise of providhg a final plutonian solution of high putty and concentration.

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Use of Redox apslytical methods and equipment during the month in support of ?,-ocese start-up runs indicated need for modifications or improvements in a ,"tv cases. It was noted that Saraa tips on the sampling pipets caused a re- driczion of permmganate in oxidizer solution samples; Po-ene aud Teflon czuseil no such interference and one of these materials vi11 be substituted. Routine operation showed that a faster radlode?ennination of plutoniun in %W would be helpful, thu8 stimulatinq an in-festigation designed to eliminate the one-half hour polymer destruction period in the prccedure. Inbrference from the h&$l soaw content in measuring the pfI Gf neutralized waste solu- tioni led to the substitution of a volumetric procedure for determi3ing ?XCBSS caustic, and a search for suitable pEl el-tctmdes.

Capacity of the '222-5 Bullding Analytical Laborstcry ta baadle beav'y Redox md UC3 3'rocess smpliag schedules has been &anse.i, .?;i-ing th? mcth by r-dlxt-ion to practice of imgortaat time savi% grocedrzr?s such aa detemba- Lion of uranium by denaity calibration an0 nlcric acAd Sy pH calibration, and bj revision of the fluorimetric procedure far da+,ermicatioa of lm-level *x&m. Installation of B second r-motely operated prfmary sampling lfne in t,h laboratory durfng February should ellzdriotk :xcasicaal instances of daugemusly long delays in reporting results on priority samples. - *-_ *memass spectrometer sad sample preparatim equipment for the isotopic aaal~sisof U03 were inawed in the 2224 EuilJi laboratory snd uill be svailabie for routine nnal.yaes by mid-month. P=e procedure for determination Of specific surface area of U03 was found to yield results that varied to some extent with the operating tecbaiquee; employing a procedure duplicating that used at Oak Ridge, close agreement with Oak Udge results was obtained. iuCrOSCOPiC examination of U03 showed tbat material of unsatisfactory amperties and chemical purity produced at Word contained an appreciable quantity of reddish crystals -&me properties closely resembled those described in the literature for uranium oxide hydrazea. The hydrochloric acii-insoluble material, which was presumed to consist solely of U308 (oasea OD Unckrodt Chemical Works' experience with purer product), was fcwd to contain the reddish cclo~dcrystals; as a res*zlt, sp alternatz 2mcedw-e for detelmining tetravalent urani';m ia being invcstieted.

Control hboritory ana~ysesof u03 eemples are Micated by precision of duplicates and materid balance summations +& be =*der gccd control, t&bg irrt0 account the fact that detcrmiaations requested QO U03 smPle8 have not comprised all significant components of the rPlativcljl impure material

prsduced to date. L -- The Gi. mas8 spectrometer was introdu9d into routine service for analysis of P-IO meterials after installation of an improved automatic i'ocUaW device. Subsequently, the mechanical mamet scanning device of tbe Coasoli- dazed mass spectrometer wa0 replaced with an e3.ectromagnetic ecsllniq unit (

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z- - yut ~zr,vii.csncre efficient opex~€id%a ~t is expected +,kat this work con- ~1c:t-c zll aaal;eicsl reseaxh and developeat asactate5 vltS the P-10 Irogrm. .. ..--VI-. -8. I ---~-- --:L as a s+.and-ir, ?recisions of L 0.224 for dqlicate x-ray photo- uetrlc desednations of plut0ni;Xm in plutonium setal have been obtained. The ?Ecedure is relatively simple acd requires one hour of analytical the, as soctrasted wiAha two-hour period required for analyses according to the p-zsently eloFloyed volumetric method.

Zxamina%ion has revealed the fact tkt the presence of beta radia5ion tends to decrease the alpha counting rate obser-red from an alpha-srmtting sample. This effxt is gresmed to result fmm the stron&j fluctuating ba:kgmund caused 5y The beta radiation. Quantitative eval'aticn of the error thus introduced in z~e radioassay of plant diseolver solutien is now i~ prcgreso. i

7oliowing an Wrestigation of methods for eliminating iaterfererces pEsent in -rtrrious 9zocess solutions, the program for deternlning the distribution of suzelci,clrrm-curium in Bismuth Phosphate Process streams was completed.

%e first quarterly report was received describing work carried out under a szkeont,ract let to Eked College; a comprehensive liferatwe surrey is reported describia prodsirg techniques for sepazrist- mixtures of radioactive elements in::, sub-groups, and the results of prelimiaary scopizg experlmeats are gresented.

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Eqdment Design loads were very heavy during January. The month vas largely devcted to greparation and installation of gloved boxes and remote contrd TckLpment fcr the Redox Apalytical and Plant Assistace Laboratory, Building -22-S. The first "~nalyticdLine" has been in operation most of the month, al:nough necessary adjustments are still being made. The second "Analytical -Linen is nearing completion. Multicurie cell outfitting at the Redox Iabora- tory is continuing with the fabrication of various access panels. Protective coatings are being applied in the Head-End Treatment Cell.

The "Hanford Slave" mani2ulator, complete except for small aiijustments, was photographed an& fbal drafting is in process. These manipulators are being considered for use in the cells of the Radiometallurg? Buildirg.

X reEote cutoff device for metallurgy specimens, which was developed in the Mec!ianical Development Shcps mder RDA !E-5, is being tested. Develo?ment of teciniques for making teflon seals and metal-to-ceramic brazing contiaued.

Procurzment of raterials for Phase I1 ccnstruction in the RexAnalytical ard Plant Assistance Xabormory, Building 222-5, ccntinucd bxt no actual canstruction activity is in progress.

Z9rzd notice b proceed vith tke design of the intericr cf the-Mrctanicnl Ee-.-elopnect Building in the Uorh Iaboratcry Area -0s issued Jar17-i 3 50 the Dix Steel Buildirq Company, Under the terms of this contract the Dix Ccmpany will yrform AE services in connection with the interior design (Phase 11) for $17,000 and, i,' required, will provide fLPld engineering services for an aditio& $5,5co. The contract aliows four RC~US for design completion. Excavation for the waste and utiUty lines for +he Works’Iaboratarj Area Ls pmfpeaslng. The oain water line from the 3000 Ares is being installed. Th* exterlor finishing of the Badge House is nearing completion.

Effaetive Zanq 1, 1952, the Mathematics Sub-Unit was traasfarred to the Tftilities and General Services Demnt.

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PILE TECHNCLOGP UNIT JANUARY. 1952 VXSITORS AND BUSINESS TRIPS Visitor -Address J. Eckel KAml Consultation on graphite F. and metallurgical con= soltation

Croninger 1-llJ15-52 Consultation on graphite F. H. and metallurgical con-

aultation i

J. H, Manleg 1-18-52 wv. of wash. Consultation on physics problems

1-18/2342 Mscass irradiation on electrical installations

B. A. Koehler P-10 Consultation P. 'C. Gogiages P-10 Consaltation T. J, E, Glasson Obseme the design of hot laboratory

-P& Boothe 1-30/31-52 bM3 :Schenectady Observe the design of hot laboratory 4- Place Visited Purwae

ubm) Consultation on reactor reactivity changes

J. Faulher UAPD Coneultation on reactor E. reactivity changes

1-7/8=52 Discuss cross-section measurements

1-9/10-52 Discuss cross-section measurements

Discussions design Mo Altman 1-7/8052 Pacific on the L. E. Foeter scientific co. of an electric analog portland, Ore.

B. M. Ryar General Chemical Mscuss water treatment Co. Tech. Sen. problems Lab. Bame mace Visited DO se mer 1-9/10-5 2 ggpt Discuss radio- L. D. metallurgy 1-ll-52 aapD laboratory f acutiee

1-U-52 "J" slug examination

B. J. Schier 1-15-52 Discuss new fuel E. A. Eschbach el&nt develop 1-16-52 merit program

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1-18-52 IUPL and 5

1-19-52 E.I. d-t deNemours

1-21-52 Brookhaven Nat'l. Lab. bEc:#poo mF

12-52 Mass. Inst. of Tech. 1-23-52 Sylvania Electric Products Compsny

14-52 1-25-52 Ames Laboratory 1-28-52 Battelle lkmorial . Institute

w. L. Schnlliol 1=18/19-52 Metallurgy of uranium

1-19-52 Allegheny Ludlum Observation of Steel uranium rolling

1-16/17- 52 Battelle Memorial Al-Si and creep het itute bp investigations

U. T. Kattner 1-19-52 Allegheny Ludlum -Discuss metal Steel fabrication development program 1-19/21 - 52 AEC:NYOO 1-23-52 , . -. Pile Technologp Unit IE w3437L

Name Date Place Visited Purpose - s U. T. ISattner 1-21/2542 smnds saw & steel Discass mltal fabrication develop- 1-26-52 Bethlehem Steel Go. ment program Shonds Saw It Steel Observation of uranium rolling Bethlehem Steel Co.

J. W. Goffard bluminm b. of hemioa Follow-up on ultraaorifc wetting EOthOdS

J. A. Berberet "- "-

1-31-52 Bew Pork City Attend Physical Society Meeting

E. S. Dakpfle 1-29/31-52 Corrosion discussion and attend Symposim on replacement of copper by aldm

Hew Tork CitY AEC Meeting on Scintillation counting 1-31-52 Hew Tork City Amelrican P-hyaiad society Meeting

EL S. Paul Scintillation Ccunter &lpoaiuln

1-31-52 Bew Pork City American Physical Society Mseting

ORGAKCZATION AND PERSONNEL December

Physics 13 45 me bgineeriag 76 87 Metallurgy 67 61 MeApplications n n P-10 66 65 Administrative 11 A 337 343 i pile Tecbnologp bit

P3ysics: A physicist was hired and one transferred to Pile Applications. A technical graduate trausferred- in from RadioL~gical Sciences and one transferred In from Pile Applications SubIJnit. Plle Fanfneerfna: A chemical engineer transferred fn from Project &@neering hit; a ch'emist and a mechanical englneer terminated. Tu0 chdsts and one chemical engineer transfernad in from Metallurgy Snb-Unit. Four technical - graduates traneiemd in Prom bta3lurgy Submit and tw transferred in from Reactor Section, Process Unit. A laboratory assistant tgmlnated, a new laboratory assistant vas hired, and one transferred in -from Metallurgy Sub- TJnit. A technologist transferred in from MetellurgJr 5ubUai.t c@ a steno- typist transferred in from Office Services Ut. *

- ;h--Weta=r "hte cffi~dsts,a &ernid engineer, -and gaur technic& graduates iransferred to W.e-'Enginemring SUM. me tePannioal graduate transferred - to Techaical SBWces Ut, one transferred froarTeOhni0~Services bit, one from Design an8 Devdojypaent Unit, one hwn FavaT and Maintenance kit, and one from Separations Technology 1t. Qe temhnologirt and one laboratory assistant transferred to Pile Engineering Sub-Onit. file Apulhations: A physicist transferred in from Physics Sub-kit, an en@- neer assistant transferred in from P-10 Sub-Ut, a technical graduate transferred to Reactor Wt, and one technical graduate transferred to Physics Sub-IJllit ,. --- -P-10: A chemizal engineer and one laboratory aseistant terminated. Aa engi- - neer assfstant transferred to Plle Applications Sub-mt, a technical graduate transferred to Plant Utilities and General Services, and one technical graduate transferred in from Purchasing and Expediting Unit. Two laboratory assistants -re hired. Administrative: A general clerk terminated and one transferred in from R@neering-Accountnting,

CRITICAL MASS The laboratorj building has been decontaminated insofar as is possible. All majcr sources of activity have been eliminated. Doors and other bullding openings have been sealed. This building and the surrownding area are being enclosed by a fence appropriately marked. It is anticipated that the area uill be evacuated within the next month. Uurk conthud on the preparation of the final report on the criticality measurements. - -. Pile Technology Unit

IMPROVED PILE STRnCTW

hnential Pile beriments

Uork continued on the facilities at189-De The isolated powr supply for the counting equipment vas oonnected to the area emergency power mystem. The noise level in this power source is higher then desired for accurate counting, but to date this has not been a serious source of trotrble. An eight foot partition uaa erected separating the P-12 area from the adjacent corrosion studies equipnent to prevent water damage in the event of tubing or fitting failures. Counting equlptetit for the Investigation of the neutron flux distribution across a slug and process tabe haa been set up and standardized. A preliminary dbumment IUBU been matie mean8 of a short section of process tube, vith dqu and water annulus, ezp6ed in the Test me. suitably placed gold foils gave a mbme of the the& flux variation through the assembly. Equipent has been atandardited and mea6urmnts begun in the sevenand= one-half-inch lattice spacing assembly. It is planned t0 make measurements of the neutron $lux distribution by means of BF3 counters, irrdinm foils, gold foils, and fission counters in an attempt to find the cause of the discrepancy previously noted between measurements made vith BF'3 counters and indium foils.

~ -_- iCalculation of the diffimian length of the SavapMh EUver graphite using nodsigma pile harmonic corrections has been completed for the second source position, and a value of 57.5 em. obtained. This should be more reliable thau the value of 62 um. calculated for the first source position, dime the correction factors ,are very much less bportaut, and the measurement in the second case was carried out over eight lattice units instead of four. This valtre ier longer than that reported fn m793from a sigma pile measuremerat of very similar graphite, but is shorter thap the value obtained by *e theory calculations using the same set of Savannah River measurements and reported in HIJ-23135. Beither discrepancy can be satisfactorily explained on the basis of present bowledge. General Lattice Desian

Vork continued on the apparatus for the small scale production of Xe 135 in the Test Plle. Considerable time was taken in eliminating mlnute leaks from the gas handling equipment. mor alterations in design were made to achieve mote reliable operation,

Uork vas also done on the design and procurement of equipment fir use in the full-scale production of this isotope for the cross-section measurement at DB Pile. BesponsibilLty for installation of the generator slug in the PilecTechnology Unit HW-2343- pile and the metal lines to carry the sweeping gas to the experimental level has been tentatively delegated to the Special Irradiations group while the slug itself and data for the determination of shielding requhements will be provided e the E!xperimental Physics group. The most promising methods for the assay of the sample appear to be that of high geometry gamma ray counting by means of a NaI phosphor sumounding cu1 aliquot of xenon and that of incidence counting of the simdtaneotla gamma and beta rays emitted ia the Xe15? decay process. Information regarding a pssible angular correlation betueen the simultaneously emitted beta particle and gamma photon is required to evaluate the feasibility of this latter method of xenon assay. The necessary equipment for such a mea-kemeM has been fabricated and is ready for installation with the Test Rle apparatus. The resolution of the crystal diffraction neutron spectrometer has been measured using NaCl crystals, giving the values below: E (ev) A E/E 10 00 1.01 1.0 0.31 0.1 0.095 0.01 0.025 The slit system which controls beam divergence is being redesigned to improve resolution. A crystal holder for the second axis of the spectrometer is being f8bricated.b allow Mted use of the spectrometer as a double crystal type.

Vork continued on the determinatio of Cu absorption cross section by measurement of the increase relative $3 concentration in hi- irradiated carbon. A sample enriched in % has been sent to Argonne Bational Laboratory for the measurement of its e=t isotopic concentration mass spectrographic met ods. It is felt that the expanre necessary to obtain sufficient increase in C19 concentration is so great that a flux higher than that obtainable at Banford should be used. The possibility of making this measuremekt in the Materials Testing Reactor at Arc0 Is being investigated, Larpe Scale meStructure

Detailed calculations on the control requirements for the "X" program have been completed and are reported in HW-23323. This report contains tables givLng the region of control for various total amounts of control, effective radius of various control elements, the amount of control resulting from optimum arrangement of the different control elements, and the amount of control that can be obtained from the arrangements of elements that have been proposed. - Pile Technology Unit

A t t he request of the Area Engineering group, an analysis has been made of the distortion produced in the front+-rear flux distribution of the piles when a control rod is inserted. The purpose is to assist in determining the power densitiea at which varioua slug ruptures have occurred. The results obtaiaed are in agreement with activity measurements for a particular case. The work will. be deseribed completely in a forthcomfng report. The possibility of measuring the amount of air removed from the circulating gas during the initial operation of a new pile is being investigated. Such a measurement muld be helpful in the interpretation of critical buckling measurements . d Work continued on the build-up of heavy elements during pile operation. The iculty arises from the choice of effective neutron cross sections for , and e39. Accurate measureenents have been made for particular neutron energies, butthe uncertainty in the energp spectrum of Banford pile neutrons is so great that large mrs in effective cross sections are possible. s have been made of the activity in irradiated urdm which is due to , as a f'unction of accumulated exposure and power density. It d that the principal mode of formation is from the (n, 2n) reaction was&kon me concentration is wst iadependent of the total exposure and is proportional to the local power density at which the exposure occurs. The calculated activlty is in agreement with the rough measurements which have been made on process samples.

Further attention has been given to the reactikty-temperature coefficients - *be expected in a seven-and-one-half4nch lattice pile. The analysis vfiich indicated a graphite temperature coefficient in a sevm-ead+ne-half&ch lattice of the same sign but only half the amplitude of that in the present design wau verified. The metal temperature coefficient WE also calculated for the revised lattice. This coefficient turns out to be of the same sign and about 20 per cent greater magnitude than that observed in the present lattice. . SHIELDING STUDIES

Preliminary measuremanta of the gamma ray attenuation in Bookhaven concrete have been made in the test vell at DR Pile, using graphite wall. chambers and film detectors. Detector Wficnlties vere encountered, requiring redesign of the chambers. The revised chamber has been fabricated and dalibration plans are under way. Apparatus is also being assemb d for asuring the attenuation of the high energy gamma rays from the dtg(n,p)Nfg reaction on pile cooling water.

SaPlples of magnetite and limonite concrete were Irradiated in thb Test ,Pile and measurements made of the reactivity effect and induced radioactivity in order to determine the effects to be expected with similar samples in the 105 -files .

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Calculations have been made of the gamma and neutron flux to be anticipated in the propcrsed C Pile vieving room. Additional measuremsnts are being taken at the H pile water window so that the actual dosage rates can be more accurately prediet ed . .- OPERATIONAL PILE PHYSICS Enrichment Studies - C Pile Studies to determine the most effective method of enriching the C Pile have been initiated. If spedfic power at C Pile is restricted to the same specific power as H Pile, reactivity histories durfn followfng &&-Up of DR and H piles indicate that about ten kg of 33pwould be required to enable C Pile to approach H Pile power level at the point of minimum reactivity after start-up. This quantity of enrichment would also compensate for the enlarged water annulus. Other possible bases for enrichment are also be- considered. The technical specifications for the enriched material have been determined and steps taken to initiate procurement procedures.

Long Term Gains Study The equations describing the build-up of samarium 149 in the pile, and its reactivity effect, were put into a form suitable for IBM analysis and the various constants have been determined. The IEM analysis is now being done.

---- fnstment Develooment 4- Tube Tameratwe Recordina Facilities: The IBM Summary Punch installation at - DE Pile required some servicing and calibration during the month. A necess- - redesign of several components is now undervay. Eqaipment to provide accurate temperature calibrations has been designed and is being fabricated. The A and B Committee has approved an ampriation of f'tpis to procure and install Flemwriter equipnent which will automatically record the edt water temperature rise for B Pile. Fabrication of diarycomponents at Word is 50 per cent complete as is the delivery of components being supplied by vendors. Installation of equipment, exclusive of the Flexouriter, MUbe initiated next month. Flexowiter delivery is expected on Hay 12. Measurement of Neutron Fluxes in Hanford Piles: Rellminary scoping of the problems related to measuring the neutron flux in the Hapford piles has been completed. The initial work vill be based on the interpretation, in terms- of neutron density and neutron density changes, of induced radioactivity in appropriate Isotopes. Basic equipment required for these measurements has been requisitioned. - Pile Technologp bit

Diffusion Lendh Measurement - C Pile: The planning of the measurement for determining neutron diffusion length in the C Pile ha progressed as anticipated, The techniques to be employed have been established and steps have been taken to procure the large amount of equipnent required. The BF3 filled proportional counting tubes have been designed and fabrication has started. A suitable polonium-~Uumneutron source is also available.

Etuutured Slug Detection: The completed installation of the water Uno to the near side water sample room at H File uill allow efforts, deslgped to demon- strate the feasibility of using the scintillating crgstal gama ray spectrometer for ruptured slug detection, to progress. &ellminary meaaements tb establish background are in progrese M are preparations for a uranyl-nitrat< test,

Scintillating Cry stal Galma Rim Soectrometert A detailed analysis of all the spectrometer components was made in an effort to improlrs the resolution. The resolutions obtained thua far (- 13 per cent) are aatisfactory for most applications but are somewhat poorer than the best obtained off-site ( -9.5 per cent) . Improved resolution is expected from refinements in the arystal geometry, the optical system, and the photomultiplier. Test Plle Calihration: Analysis of the calibration data &e- obtained has been continuing throughout the month. Several large discrepancies in the selsyn rod position indicator have been found by comparison of indicator readings with actual rod positions as measured with a precision cathetometer. Vork on the Bp3 control system is m-gressing with the completion of the electronic control circuitry which fs now being adjusted. Relwresults have been obtained for the density calibration of graph- %to.

* -Pile Graphite - Distortion The bore dlameters of a tube channel at the F Pile and at the D FUe were measured during the month. me results showed the same erratic distortion OS the process tube that haa been measured and reported previously for many other tube channels. A sr-8. of all process tube diameters measured to date will be presented in graphical form in the Technical Activities Report. Pile Grauhite - Samolinq Process tube channel 1585-D was mined and an attempt was made to-remove core samples. This test was carried out in conjunction with the regular monitor- bgprograRl*

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Pile Grauhite - &Ray Diffraction %Ray diffraction line shape studies are continuing on samples previously removai from various positions in the piles. The line shapes given graphite samples irradiated in capsules in a cooled metal-loaded process tube are similar to Une shapes observed for graphite samples irradiated in the cooled B Pile teat hole. In contrast to this, the dlffraction line shapes given by tube block graphite samples rsmoved from the piles show a marked difference; this must be attributed to environmental differences betueen capsule or test hole exposure and exposure as moderator graphite at the tube block position. i file Graphite - Thermal Conductivity Core samples removed from the tube blocks of the H Pile have thermal conduc- tivlties considerably lower than uould be expected on the basis of correlations made with samples exposed in cooled test holes and at controlled temperatures. The accuracy of the measurements previously reported is being checked as a possible explanation of the difference; two experimental checks to date have failed to resolve the problem, and indicate that the core conductivity measurements are valid. Graphite bosures

Special TS graphite samples received from the National Carbon Company have been prepared for exposure in capsule and test hole locations. The capsule - -_- samples have been charged and test hole specimens will be charged within the 4 - month. Besults from these exposures will determine the radiation properties of this grade of graphite, which is the most likely candidate for future pile me . Controlled Tameratme EXDOsure of GraDhite Ekcessive variations in the temperatures of graphite samples exposed in the B Pile between 100' C. and 250° C. necessitated readjuttibent of the temperature controls. It is not believed that these variations will materially affect the results from this important in-pile experiment; and in view of the risk of future fluctuations and the need for the data which will be obtained from this experiment, the samples will be discharged at the next shutdown, Bcposure on these specimens Wiu be appromtely 500 MD/CT. A new series of samples uill be charged immediately and a second facility is planned. In-Pile Graphite Burnout 'Studies Graphite spedmens were charged in tvo process tubes at the F Pile to obtain weight loss data for exposures at temperatures of the order of 425' C. &e stringer of graphite specimens was placed in an empty process tube channel Pile Technology Unit

in the presence of pile gas. The second series of samples was charged in aluni- nun tubes with pure gases flowing over the specimens. Samples vill be exposed to pure carbon dioxide, pure carbon monoxide, and a mixture of five per cent carbon monoxide and 95 per cent carbon dioxLde. The specimen s which had previously been e-sd under these later conditions were removed. The erratic temperature history at the F Pile over the past several months will make interpretation of'results very difficult.

Gas Reaction Measurements

Laboratory studies are continuing on the kinetics of reactions beteen carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and graphite. Studies made in a static system indicate that pile grade graphite do- not catalyze the dewmposition of carbon monoxi& into mbon dhadde and oxygen at temperatures between NOo C. and 7000 C. Similar Static studies on the reaction rate between carbon dioxide and graphite at temperatures of about 900° C. are in progress. C3.z Surface stu&S

Surface area determinations are befng made on samples removed from the same graphite bar t0 determine if the surface kea ie a homogeneous property. Three determinations on a USF graphite gave comparable results. Micro-pore size distributions and surface area measurements of the TS graphite samples were made. The surface area is about 0.6 square meters per gram, which is about twice that of normal CSF graphite. The pore size distributioa of TS - white is similar in most characteristics with other artificial graphites; however, the ipitial measurement indicated the predominance of pores in the regions of 60 to 80 1 which may be characteristic of this grade of graphite. Them hedin4 A review of the data acdated from thermal annealing experiments is in progress and some empirical correlations have been made. It is anticipated that continuing studies of this nature will be duable in assigning possible mechanisms to the phenomena of annealing,

HEAT STUDIQ

BoilinP Limits

Two documents recommending new boiling limits for the piles were issued during the month. They are "Boiling Limits", R. G. Vanderwater, HW-23251, and "Tube Temperature Rise Limits - Boiling Considerations", R. G. Vanderrater, HW-23284. The former document provides a discussion of the effects of bollhg in a process tube and of the theory and experimental data upon which limits are based. In addition, it makes recommendations for permissible tube powers versus header pressures. The latter document presents the limits in terms of permissible i

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tube water temperature rise versus header pressure. The temperature rise data were presented since the tube powers are limited by temperature rise in practice. Under the recommendations the power levels of the DR and H plles are expected to be increased an average of about three to four per cent. The E, D, and F Pile power lewls are generally limited graphite temperatures; no immediate change in the levels of those pilee is anticipated. Slightly different temperatme rise limits are recommended for the B, D, and F Piles than for the DR and H Pllor. This dffference arises from the fact that different inlet nozzles are used on the respective groups of piles. For a given header pressure and Panellit pressure, the water flow through the tubes at the former pilee is different from the flow at th; latter. For a given ternparatare rise, the tube power varies with the water now. Allowancea amdDBde in the new recommendations for changes in inlet water temperature, for tube elevation in the pile, and for film build-up in the tabes. !€%e general nett effect of theee allownees is to permit slightly higher power levels 'than have been permitted in the past. Panellit Time-Delay Relay Additional data on the performance of a th-del- relay in the Panellit circuit of the B Pile have been obtained. The relay has now been in operation, with the delay time set at three seconds, for a period of 39 days. During %e initial portion of the period, the relay was used only to record c-data. Since January 14, 1952, the relay has been connected into the No. 2 - Safety Circuit. !?o emergency shutdowns difficulties experi- i- or urmzmal were enced with the relay during this 394ay period. - - The relay was whmction-testedwwhile shutting down for a ruptured slug on Jan- 26, 1952. A Panellit gauge vas purposely tripped in order to actuate the time-delay relay. After the Panellit circuit was held open for three seconds, the relay successfully caused the pile to be shut down. The original production test authorized use of the r e1ay-i.n the No. 2 Safety Circuit. A supplement which authorizes use of the relay in the No. 1 safety Circuit has been issued. It is anticipated that the change vill be made in February.

An additional ten relay units have been procured. Two units will be installed innthe Panellit circuit of each pile as soon as necessary electrical changes have been made. Two relays are to be used in parallel at each pile so that a failure of one will not result in an unnecessary ahutdown. Process Swcifications

Process specifications covering the heat transfer aspects of pile operation were completed and issued during the month. The specifications are contained Pile Technology Unit

in "ROUGH DRAFT - Process Specifications - Irradiation of Uranium and Other Materials in the Haaford Rues", G. E. Mccullough, mJ-23279. Specifications are given on (1) vater flow reductions and shut-off following pile shutdown, (2) permissible tube power limits based on boiling coasideratioas, and (3) cooling requirements for the control rods and thermal shields. Scale Fonnation on Slum Slug surface temperatures depend, among other things, on the thickness and thermal conductivity of the scale which is formed on the jacket surface. Experiments are in propess to determine the temperature effect of &his scale.

The experiment consists essentially of tu0 parts: (1) acde is formed on a surface with ordinary process watetr at cspproxlmately the temperature encountered in the pile and (2) testa are conducted an the surface fa determine the thermal resistax- of the scale.

At the present time insufficient data have been obtained to draw conclusions.

105-D plow Laboratorv The 105-D flow laboratory vas placed in operation dtaying the month. The - to determine the optimum pH for dichromate-free process water is now ;h operation. Dichromate-free water with pH values of 6.2, 6.7, 7.2, and 7.7 is being supplied to two mock-up process tubes, with one tube operating at 95O C. and the other at 65O C. Some operational difficulty is being &countered with the quipent. The principal difficulty is with the acid addition system and with excessive iron pickup. No significant data are yet available from the tests. Fundamental Film Formation Studies . The film test apparatus was also placed in operation during the month. The first run with this apparatus utilized process water with an average Eleynoldts 5ber of 40,000 and an outlet temperature of 80° C. It is hoped that this and subsequent experiments vill give a more complete understanding of the fundamental aspects of film formation. To date the test has not been in operation sufficiently long fa reveal any significant trends. Production Teat 105-L73-P - The Use of Commercial Aluminum Sulfate for JOO Areas' Process Water Codation - The activated silica and alm tests at 100-F Area continued during the month. Filter capacity tests were started and it was found that the use of activated silica as a coagulation aid a filter rate of 4.45 gpm/sq. ft. could

14 PiIk Technology Unit be obtained for this period of the year comsared to a filter rate of 2.36 daq. ft. for ferric sulfate treated water. Because of the hydraulic limits cf the filters, it appears this value is probably the maximum which may be obtained. This value may decrease as the river water turbidity increases during the coming months, An ematic increase in fringe zone Panellit pressures at the F Pile was noted during the month. This erratic increase in the fringe zone tubes uas accompanied by an increase in effluent pile water beta activity. The increase followed a diatomaceous earth purge which innnediately preceded the start of the activated silica addition. Although no finn explanation of the sudden and rapid increase in Panellit pressures is available, it Is suspected that the increases are caused by the purge material. Considerable cross header strainer plugging was noted during the purge, and it is believed that this material slowly washed through the strainers azid was plated out in the low vetocity tubes. So Panellit izicreases have beea observed in the central zone tubes. -Sodium Dichromate Elimination Tests The sodium dichromate elimination tests at the H €%le continued during the month. It is plaaned to circulate a supplement to the Production Test which will authorize pemature discharge ofthe four experimental tubes at the March outage. It is felt the experiment should be discontinued as soon as reliable corrosion data can be obtained from the test. Corrosive ETfects of Heaw Metal. Ions on Al-m The heavy metal ion tests continued during the month. Recent, data indicated an increase in corrosion rates due to heavy metal traces; no significant differences in corrosion rates were found betuetn trace concentrations of copper, silver, chromic, lead, or stannous ions. In the presence of these trace elements, 2s alunixum appears to undergo a uniform rate of attack, while the aluminum subject to the pitting type attack. 72s is of * Ei& Temperature Corrosion Test

The high temperature corrosion test was shut down during most of the month. The shutdown was necessitated by a severe loss of heat exchange capacity which resulted when the exchangers became excessively fouled with calcium carbonate. The corrosion data from this test indicate rates of attack about one-tenth that normally found in process water. It is not yet known whether this lower attack is due merely to removing the calcium carbonate from the water or whether it results from an accompanying pH change. Other Corrosion Tests me construction of the 50-tube corrosion mock-up is pertially complete, and it is expected that this facility will be placed in operation during the Co-g month. The induction heating facility has been in operation during the month. d Calibration tests to determine slug surface temperatures and heat rates have been completed. The first long term corrosion tests with this facility were begun on January 28. Chemical Removal of Film The apparatus for testing various chemical purging agents is now operating in the 1054 sample room. This apparatus vlll determine both the film-formation-inhibiting propertiesaud .mrging properties of various chemical solutions. No significant data are yet available. The weighed tube apparatus continued in operation during the month with no significant change in operating characteristics, d Recirculation

Installation of the experimental recirculation facility in the 105-5' flow laboratory uaa completed during the month. The system has been flushed aad tested for leaks and capacity. The first test usfns steam condensate with a total solids content of akpt Six ppm wa'a begua an January 28, A request has been made for authorization to purchase sad install deminerali- zation equipment which will be used with the laboratory recbculation facility. The laboratory tests and the deionization equipnent will determine if this treatment is necessary for pile use.

Aa reported prevfously, it is not possible to backseat a charge of slugs uith full water flow in the tabe. ba X-ray study vas made to determine why the slugs cannot be backseated. These X-ray pictures, taken both vertically and horizontally, showed the slugs to be badly misaligned in the tube, Some were raised up at one end only, while some were up-against the tube bong their entire length. Since four-inch slugs were used in the first case, the test was repeated using eight-inch pieces. Similar X-ray pictures showed the eight-inch pieces to be cocked also, although not so severely as the four-inch onese This study will be contfnued as soon as a more suitable commercial X-ray machine is obtained. The machine used to date has been bomowed from the Medical Department and is not well adapted to this work. It has been suggested tbat this slug cocking phenomenon be present, in some degree, in the piles; and if so, it mey be a contributing faator in slug ruptures. Pictures of ruptured slugs, where the failure yag in the side of the can, indicate that the can may have been in contact Vith the tube which might have resulted in a local "hot spot". X-ray studies Pile Technology Unit

;L .&.. . are to be made of tubes charged under conditions similsr to pile conditiorts to determine M &at dent cocking may be occurring in actual pile tubes. Horizontal Control Rods

Study is continuing on the horizontal rod gland seal for the C Pile rod. The most satisfactory combination tested to date employed rubber riqa and CS graphite bearing blocks. This combinaticn was tested through 20,000 cycles with fairly good results. It appears that if it were possible to lubricate the rod, the seal would operate more satisfactorily lnt no lubricants ere known which WFU stand up under the prolonged irradiation to which the horizontal rods we aubjected. i

Construction of the rzlll-scale horizontal rod mwk-up i8 being resumed since the necessary drive equi;?ntent has been ~eprowdfrom the B Pile aad the C pile prototype parts have arrived.

Vertical Safety Rods and Third sa0 ets at3 tern Testing of the VSR *ock struts for the C Pile bas continued. It has been determined that a 0.336 inch orifice in the piston will decelerate the free falling rod in 5.56 inch distance. The maximum deceleration was approximately 200 g's at the instant of impact. This high rate of deceleration stresses the pins in the rod aseembly beyond a safe workinglimit. This can be corrected use of a variable orifice or additional pins. ,---A graphite erosion test io in progress to determine the dent of graphite 4 -damage resulting from repeated use of the 3X balls. This is of special interest if a ball 2X is to be considered. Studies are continuing on the best possible lubricants for use on the VSR seals. The installation of a "Molykote" lubricated silicone seal was scheduled for Jantrary 28 at the D Pile but the installation had to be postponed because of n broken section in the flexible rod. Samples of silicone rubber containing five per cent "Molykote" have been received. These vill be tested to determine if compounding the rubber with this dry lubricant will reduce its coefficient of friction to a point where it vfll not require external lubrication.

Some difficultg. is being experienced by the vendor who is fabricating the boron steel balls for the ball 3X spstems. Inspection of the balls indicates a considerable amount of cracking as a result of the cold heading operation. Dropping tests conducted with samples of these cracked balls indicate thw will not fracture during use aa a result of these flaws. These tests consisted of dropping the balls @ feet on a steel plate ten tbes. It appears that if the nickel plate covers these cracks so as ,to prevent corrosion, the balls will be acceptable for use., Pile Technology Unit

S1.u~Damage Tests

The in-pile slug rib damage tests, Production Test 105-168-P, originsllg provided for charging 12 charges of metal through the F Pile under different conditions. Nine of the 12 planned charges have been accomplished but, because of scheduling difficulties, the remaining three have not been done. During a recent start-up at the F Pile, it was necessary to discharge five charges of green metal to load poison columns. These five charges will be substituted for the remaining three on the planned test. Comparisons are to be made between the microscopic msthod used for measuring depth of scratches on this test and the dial gage method used during the inspection of pieces in the 300 kea manufacturing process. lkxhm scratch d6pth measured to date during this test has been 12 mils. Process Tube Assembly Distortion Tests Tests are continuing to determine the nature of the operatianal Uficulties which will result from eon- growth of the graphite at the front and rear of the piles. Results to date indicate the bowing of the tube in the gun barreluiu. not seriously hinder the passage of slugs so long as the graphite block does not fracture at the end of the gun barrel. Mer tests will be nm on the 305-A mock-up since it most closely simulates actual pile conditions.

Rear Face Television Ebnitoring -Cb?&iis have been placed for the rear face television equiptent and delivery 2S expected during March. The designs for these tests are approldmately 75 per cent complete.

Fabrication . An experimental lot of uranium rods obtained from billets that had been rough-rolled by Allegheny-Ludlum Steel Corporation and finish-rolled at temperatures of 508O C. to 615O C. in a continuous mill at the Bethlehem Steel Corporation are being dusted. X-ray diffraction data indicate a definite trend toward a lower aegree of preferred orientation with an increase in the rolling temperature. -her tests have been arranged to determine the conditions desired for an experimental rolling of 30 tons of metal for Word at Allegheny-Laadlum and Bethlehem Steel during the month of Fern. Four tone of Simonds rolled uranium rods were beta heat-treated at the Lackawm mill of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. The rods were immersed, without agitation, from six to ten minutes in a salt bath at various temperatures in tie range from noo C. to 750' C. and were then wter-quenched.

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The long bnersion time was to assure transfonnatlon of the rods. A production test for irraciiatfon or' this material was written. Two powder metal compacts thst had been produced from metal previously tested in the 305 mewere received from Sylvania. Results of the 305 Pile test indicate that no appreciable contamination occurred during the processing of the Word slugs into powder metal compacts, Mechanical ad Rmsical Roperties

A yield strength of 36,000 psi (0.2 per cent offset) was obtained for beta- transformed urauium tested in compression as compared to the 30,000 psi yield strength obtained in tension. The coefficient of theempansion of as-rolled and betetransformed uranitm! is being determined on a large number of samples. when samples become available, differences in expansion characteristics which are caused changes in rolling tnmperature will be determined.

Thermal cycling test -pent, in which the uranium is heated in a vacuum by passing an electric current through the sample, was designed and constructed to provide information concerdng the dimensional instability of uranim.

Work uae continued on the investigation of uranium-chromium alloys and of

~ -___ uranium-aluminum alloys. Several melts were oast for 8p experimental study - of rolling and heat treating of these alloys.

MFTALLURGY OF PLW -mm An informal request for alterations to the 234-5 Metallurgical Laboratory was fomaxded to the khulc Ehergy Ccmmission after approval by the Appropria- tior and Budget committee. The alterations will provide-a permanent X-ray diffraction laboratory, a room for the metallograph and the "&on hardness tester, office space, improv& darhom facilities, and space for installation of laboratory furniture. Preliminary design is underway to provlde an inert atmosphere in the metallurgical laboratory hoods, a contamination barrier between operating and maintenance areas, and certain alterations to provfde adequate security for plutonium metal in the laboratory. X-ray diffraction data for a sample of 70-58 fluoride powder indicate that it is isomorphous uith W.e crystal system is pseado cubic with approximately equal Pile Technology Unit

Bll equiplent for tke vacuum type interferometer has been completedb In a trial run dein air, excellent photographic records of the moving fringes were made on 35 mm. film.

ALLURGY OF IrWlE'ORD STRUCTURAL MATERIALS

Tests on four cast slugs of 63s aluminum alloy in the 305 Pile indicated that the inhour losses were about equal to the maxinnnn tolerated in 2s alloy slugs tested in the same manner. Work is progressing toward the completion of tensile and metallographic specbens for testing the effects of irradiation on the age hardenable 63s alloy. A study is being made of the feasibility of substituting an alloy of magnesium and high purity a3minum for the 2s aluminum alloy presently in use. Although the tensile strength of these alloys increases with the magnesium content, above 2.5 per cent magnesium, the workability and weldability characteristics are poor. By taking advantage of the fact that the presence of silicon as %Si substantially increases the workabuty and weldability of aluminum-magnesim alloys, it is hoped to obtain suitable alloys containing up to five per cent magnesium. The addition of sillcon may also improve the resistance of these alloys to corrosion in process water. A series of aluminm+nagnesirnn alloy rods were made up casting and hot working. Although some diffiuulty was experienced in hot-working -th+f-ive per cent magnesium alloy, it is felt that this condition can be cwected with proper working techniques and suitable adjustment of the silicon content e

Process Tubes

To determine the effects of operating temperatures on the mechanical properties of process tubes, tensile specimens of 2s-Hl4 aluminum were heated at temperatures up to 250' C. aad held for different lengths of time. It was found that the yield strength, at 0.2 per cent offset of the samples did not drop below 20,000 psi until after 24 hours at 150d C., six hours at 200' C., and one hour at 250° C.

C ORRCSI UN 100-Areas Corrosion Although the exadnations of process tubes from the wet zone of F Pile are not complete, it was observed that there existed on the outside ofthe length of tube in the rear face gun barrel a continuous, firmly adherent film of corrosion product. Q1 the prtion of the babe extending from the gun bafiel L-

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to a3 much as 3i;T aad one-hllf feet ism the grspkite, there existed a film of corrosicn product md eviiznce of pittic3 attack. (In nearly all of the Van Stone flanges received for obsemation, defects, cracks, and $tting attack were present. No evidence of serious corrosion was noted on the interior of the tubes. Results from the recent axamination of seven process tubes from 105-F have been summarized in a progress report, Document Ho. HW-23342. A study was made of the 200-unit slug pallets for the eight-inch slugs. These pallets., constructad of plywood and masonite, appear to be ideal far canned slug storage because their open construction allows to circulate around the slugs, Laboratory tests have been started at 27 C. and at high humidity to determine the corrosive attack on slugs in contact with unpainted plyvood and the stlitability of selected liner materials.

Flow cup corrosion data on eutectic aluminum-silicon alloy with varying im- purity oontent in process water are being evaluated. Although the preuminary results indicate that tfn contents up to 2.6 per cent reault in approximately the same rate of attack as observed on virgin Al-Si; no valid conclusion can be drawn at present since there was a wide variation in the corrosive attack upon different samples containing the same amount of tin. At present the samples are being analyzed to detarmine whether some other constituent in the alloy could account for the discrepancies noted in thedata.

Three cold-canned (unbonded) slugs of aluminum-jacketed altnninlrm-uraniUm alloy, - ___sWar in combosition to "J" alloy except that normal uranium is present 1 - rather than $35, .were exposed to pile process water at 20° C., 70' C., and .90° C. for an 1176-hour period. To determine the effect of moisture penetration into the slug, four holes were drilled into each can. Visual examination of the three dugs and prelfminary measurements indicate that no swelling of the cam occufied during the test period. The jackets were covered W e uniform film btrt no pitting waa observed.

The corrosion of 2S-HI4 aluminum coupled to graphite WBB determined for varying times of exposure in tap water at mom temperature and under reflux at boiling temperature. It uaa noted that all the specimens in the room temperature tests exhibited signs of pitting and blistering, whereas the specimens in the boiling water tests were subject to general attack.

200 Area Cormsfon Samples of plate representing one heat of ferritic chromium stainless ateel, Type 430, oorrosion tested in the as-welded and uelded-annealed conditions, showed good corrosion resistance in Redox process streems under a number of exposure conditions. Ch the basis of tests in boiling 65 per cent ni-c acid, this steel exhibited corrosion resistance inferior to that of an austenitic chromium-nickel stainless steel, Tppe 347.

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Corrosion tests for the 200 Area metal waste storage facilities continued during the month. Specimens of AIS1 1010 steel exposed in a boiling spn- thetic metal waste solution have shown evfdence of &or attack after 96 hours exposure.

CANNING DEVELOPMENT Einht-Inch Canned SUER omam and FYost Tes%

Appromtely 6000 eight-inch slugs have been canned in the thick-ualled cans. Production was delayed while conditions for a satisfactory frost test were being determined. Sufficient reject slugs were frost-tested to fix 38 KW power and a track speed of 5.2 Inches per second as the conditions required for a usable teat at 9600 cycles. The test was checked by destruc- tive exandnation of many slugs rejected because of failure to pass the frost test or for other reasons. The slugs that had been made on a production basis and previously tested at 42 XU were re-tested at 38 lW. hut 35 per cent of these pieces showed melted areas indicative of a fractured compound layer near the caps. About five per cent showed the diffuse melted area that is characteristic of an eccentrically canned slug. Eight-inch production slugs now show about five to nine per cent frost test rejects, the majority of which are fractured bonds near the cap. Several methods of slug facing and slug welding were used in an effort to minimlee mechanical torque and thermal stresses and thus reduce the number of these reTects. These fractured4 rejects are revealed after welding but not eter facing, This, however, does not mean that the bonding layer, facing, or the change of can wall. thickness and cap thickness are not the cause of the rejects since conditione favoring fracture of the bond may be introduced prior to welding . EiEht-Inch Slua Weldiqg

Tests on welding of the eight-inch slugs at high amperages indicate that it may be possible to produce a satisfactory weld for these slugs at two passes at six rpn and approximately 135 amperes as well as at three passes at four rpm and 85 amperes, the current practice. New Fuel ELement Develoument A tentative program for the basic Fnvestigations of uranium-aluminum bonds obtained by hot pressure carmlng has been set up. An evaluation of the effects of the follovlng variables on the bonds will be made: time, temperature, pressure, slug and can surface, and atmosphere . - One sandwich of aluminum-ur&um4uminum was made, Tu0 solid dies, one split die, and a vacuum die were designed and are being fabricated for experimental hot pressure canning.

15 22 CzeFd analyses of 81-Si sanpks fmr. the camkg addipping pots have shcm oGy 1.3 ppof hydrogen pesent. The average recorded ?dative hddity neer the Ai4pots, during the period thess saqlcs were taken, was twsnty aer cent. -' Salt Ea+h ?kat Treatment

*elhinay pradwtion m3of u=.dum slugs ia a salt bath indicated the need fo: better control of agitation i~ the bath to insure complete transformation. The necessary equlqnent is being procured the Metal Fabrication Section.

Penetration Etch

Tests were made on the effects of acid concentration, acid temperature, and hzersbn the on the etchjag of the Al-Si. Details viU3e reportsd in Dccunent HW-23229. High Tin Contant Slugs with content the were exposed to the atmosphere at - Slugs high tin in braze 500° C. for periods up to four days. Dtring this period no slugs exhibited - evidence of distortion or blistering. This is preliminary work in an attnmpt to confinn the mechanism of dug blistering svrggested by experience at *e Ridge National Laboratoq. Oak . Corrosion of Materials in Moltea glSi A ceramic-coated steel piate and Hastelloy "C" were tested in a molten AlSi batk for a period of 16 hours. General attack of their Jvrfaces was found ana it was concluded. that those materials were unsatisfactory for use as tongs or slug baskets. .The fabrication of the low carbon steel tongs has been completed in preparation for use in the canning line. Cannine Process Mechanization

The main drive shaft of the prototpe canning machine, whizh seized in the initial test, was freed, and a satisfactoq lubricant was fhnd and tested in subsequent trials. An attachment was added to prevent adherence of US1 to the capping tongs. Pile Technology kit

A table model of a mechanism to effect either lead-dip pre-heat or AlSi dip treatment of slugs and their subsequent transfer and insertion into sleeve- encased cans in the canning machine haa been completed. A full-eize working model of this mechanism is being developed. Process Specifications

The rough drafts of the dlsi and Unbonded Canning Process Specifications have been completed. Final revisions will be made as soon as comments are reoeived from the Manufacturing Department.

Process Changes i Four process changes pertaining to 313 Building operations were issued. The changes relate to percentage of silicon temperature of the U-Si canning pot, frost test calibration, sleeve-can submersion time, and tin dip time, RADIOMETALLURGY &?adfated Slua Studies A report, Document No. HW-23351, which describes the tries of failure that were observed on the first hundred mptures shows that the type 1 (cap) mp- ture has accounted for 38 per cent of the total, One hundred sixty-one normally discharged slugs were examined.through mder- water viewers. Sixty-three of those examined were canned in August, 1950, and--- the rest were canned in March, 1951. Approximately 40 per cent of the slugs shoved evidence of weld corrosion, Lo per cent exhibited donuts, snd f5 per cent were rippled. The one warped slug which was found was shipped to IJl-8 for further investigation. E4uirrment

The equipment that is necessary to strip the cap and portions of the jackets from irradiated slugs has been completed and set up in the XLBBuilding. Equipment for removing the water R.om the canned ruptured slugs, e-ti! the entire rapture, and recanning the failures was designed, and construction of the equipment was completed.

The semi-aytomatic ddce for canning ruptures in tin cans was received. It will be modified to accommodate the special cans required in the dry storage unit I

Two aluminum sinn&als weke,grp,w in the laboratory for use to decrease the FntensiGToas suffered in the .second diffractbg position of the double crystal X-ray spectrometer. -

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26 Hi& Pressure Water Channel - ANL-M-UO The behavior of water, prototype fuel, and structural materials is being investigated under conditions simulating those of the Shipboard Thee Reactor as closely as is possible in the Hanford Piles. Operation during January was - -. routine -. Gama Irradiation of Non-Metallic Materials - Production Test 105-246-P Non-metallic materials are being irradiated in special underwater baskets by the fission product gammas from exposed uranium pieces. ThC uranium pieces uere replaced on Jan- 26. Fission Chamber Life Test - DW-M-101 A Ufe teat under pile conditions is planned to evaluate the possibilities of using fission chambers for monitoring pile neutron flux. The instruments and auxdliary equipment have -been received and the charging schedule is being arranged.

Creeu Test of hl Pins.'gBpL-M 105 - Production Test 105-100-P The third Knolls Atomio Power Laboratory fuel pin creep assembly uas charged into the F Plle on Jawarp 27 and is perforndng satisfactorily. No indication --- of creep had been detected at month end. a- EZectrical Resistivity Measurements of Cu3Au. Wbm)-M=llZ - Production Test 105-513SR - The electrical resistivity of ordered and disordered copper-gold specimens is being investigated as a measure of the effect of pile radiation on lattice spacing, me electrical resistivity of the ordered specimen has increased indicating that it is becoming dieordered while that of the disordered specimen has decreased slightly indicating that a certain amount of ordering may be occurring. Thermal Cocductivlty of U-Zr Alloys. ANI,-M-172 - Production Test 105-432-P A continuous measurement of thermal conductivi- of uranium-zirconium alloy Is to be made under pile irradiation. Charging of the test slug has not been possible because of operational difficulties at the assigned pile. Heater Test for Graphite Them Conductivity Determination. rclla-M-lO9

This test will check the performance of two types of heater; uhich have been proposed for use in a test for the continuous determination of graphite con- dactivity under pile irradiation, The slug assembly and associated equipment have been received and tested and a produciion test prepared,

R Pile Technologg Unit P Controlled Temperatare Irradiation of GraDhite - Production Test 105403-P bn additional set of four samples has been prepared and vill replace that now being irradiated in the B Meat the next shutdown, A second set is Being redesigned to provide individually controlled heaters.

FUe Gas Reaction Studies At the request of the Graphite group, samples of graphite are to be irradiated in sealed ampoules contdning various compositions of pile gas. A pmduction test has been prepared and a water-cooled annulua tube facility is being fabricated for initial lov temperature tests. In-Pile Calibration of ThernrocouPles

As 8 means of hopile calibration of thermocouples, a heated stainless steel slug containing lead and tw sizes of two types of thennocouples is to be irradiated. Design work is continuing on the slug and associated equipment. Measurement of Slw: OD eratinp Temperature - Production Test 105-Lll-P A production test has been written for charging a uranium slug contahhg a central thermocouple to measure the effect of fiLm bnfld-up, amount of heat -generation after shutdown, and effect of water shut-off after pile scram. i- bethermocouple slug and three annular slugs have been canned, &chiad, frost tested, and are being autoclaved. Controlled Gas Atmosnhere Exoeriment. Roject C-WO

Various repairs and revisions are being made in the test equipment prior to installation on the X-1 level of the DR Pile. The gas equipment will be used to investigate the equilibrium reactions of various gases uftb graphite samples exposed in the pile under carefully controlled conditions. It vill then be used to investigate the rate of reaction between the gases which show a change in their compositfon when exposed to graphite under neutron bombardment. This gas analysis system is being revised, repaired, and checked for leaks prior to installation on the X-1 level of the DR Pile. A special testhole facility wiU be installed to maintain a constant temperature in the graphite sample containers. This has been received from the General Engineering Laboratory but was found to have a short in the wiring system. A preUminary study is under way to determine the best way to correct this defect.

The uelding difficulties in fabricating the graphite sample containers have continued and no completely satisfactory holder has been made.

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An analysis of the possibility of using a gas themal-conductfvity cell for ths determination of I42 or He in the pile gas is being made. Status of Smcial Irradiations

bnthly statisticr on the Special Request Rogram are tabulated-below:

P-10-8 pieces charged 85 P-10-A pieces discharged 152 P-10-8 pieces being irradiated 251 Special Request Samples charged 8 Special Request Samples discharged 54 - Samples on hand awaiting charging 183 ' Samples now being irradiated 434 Samples awaiting shipent 21 Samples shipped during Januazy 64 B Hole Test FacFlltP Reactivation An attempt to remove the six stuck samples in B hole test facility was partially successful in that tw samples (and possibly, a third) were removed on the Jan- 23 shutdoun. The facility has been left dry pending further sample removal attempts and repairs. Irradiation of Ten Per Cent tithim-Aluminum SamDles. DPW-M-100 - Production 2,est 105-472-P --- i -Samples of a ten per cent lithium-ninety per cent aluminum alloy are being irradiated to determine the effect of composition on tritium yield. be tube - was discharged after an exposure of 2'70 MWD and decay and gauana energy data are being determined for a central piece. The pieces are to be examined for warp resulting f'rom pile exposure. Hle Neutron Flux Investiaation Mound Laboratory has determined the polonium content of tvo irradiated columns of bismuth slugs by calorimetric methods. RemotelpUperated Test Hole Facilitg

General design requirements and a suggested, schematic layout have been prepared for a proposed remotely operated test hole facility at C Pile. . File Techbloc Unit

PROCESS CCNTRCL .. -_

Pile Operations

B, D, F, and H Plles maintained average operating conditions during t-he month. The F Pile water leak has decreased considerably since the December shutdowns when all tubes were pressure tested. Resent water removal rates of approldmately ten gallons per day are Wshing to the rates normally expected. A severe water leak at DR Pile on January 7, 1952, following a slugnpture in Tube 3763-DR, continues to limit the pile power level by severe distortion of the flux distribution. The estfmated 250 inhours absorbed & the water has been largely compensated for by discharge of most of the perimnent flattening loading. Transient operation has been handicapped by such severe shadowing of control rods by the wet zone that more than one temporary poison push per shutdown has been required for recovery to the power level possible. The situation has been further aggravated by two additional ruptured slug outages since the leak occurred. Approldmately two weeks elapsed before appreciable rates of water removal were obtained. The present rate of water removal is 20 to 25 gallons per day. Of the 20 ruptures which occurred between January1 and 31, nine were as- charged easily and ll were stuck. &nduction Test 105-435-P, which is being conducted to determine the density 4ange from graphite oxidation (burnout) as a function of graphite temprature and exposure, is continuing. New samples were charged on January18 with a scheduled change in graphite temperature limit. A $wevious $emperatme llmit of C. has been relaxed to a maxirrmm of 450' C. The WO C. limit on graphite, "C" test hole, and thimble thermocouples has been relaxed to a maximum of either WOO c., or the mxhm existing temperature on the burnout samples, whichever is higher. The maxhm sample temperature for the last operating period of Roduction Test 105435-P oan thereby be attained. Unusual Operatina Conditions

The following unusual, operating conditions of general technical interest occurred during the month.

Two of the ruptured slugs which occurred at tine DR Plle during the month were not detected by the beta water monitors. After the startup on Jan-19, it was obsemed that the thermocouple on Tube 1076-F, which monitors outlet water temperature, was indicating temperatures about 10' C. higher than those on surrounding tubes. Inlet tube pressure was normal, and instment checks of Prinellit pressures and thennocouple

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7- RUPTUREDSLUG DATA Po sition Dam . Tube In Tube Date of h c-63 Power at &am me of Tube No. Failure Pile Date Failure (Front ) Failure 147l-DR 1-3-52 239 1-12-51 374 Kw * - 2 582 -B 1-6-52 278 2-23-51 348 gw * Cap 3763-DR 1-7-52 243 4-23-51 362 m 4.8 &po~adcap 3686-B 1-10-52 324 2-5-51 269 KU * Cap 2585-F 1-U-52 275 3-8-51 304 KW 42 Compound Cap 0978-DR 1-U-52 179 6-23-51 349 Kw 4.4 split ll66-F 1-12-52 249 4-17-51 dol m 48 Compound Cap 0864-D 1-13-52 270 1-9-51 318 KW * Cap 2462-D 1-15-52 272 4-34 342 KW * Compound Cap . -___ 1560-DR 1-16-52 252 4-ll-51 353 Kw 30 split 4- 2961-B 1-16-52 q5 4-5-51 247 gW 15 Compound Cap - 2562-F 1-17-52 291 2-27-51 359 rcw 22 split 2669-B 1-25-52 254 4-28-51 342 * Cap

0860-B 1-25-52 352 12-26-50 249 35 * Compound Cap 2082-F 1-27-52 263 4-U-51 386 KU 4a Cap 2787-D 1-27-52 326 ** 291 KU 28 **

2076-DR 1-28-52 236 4-30-51 356 Ad * Cap 2777-D 1-30-52 252 *** 335 Kw * HQ 0770-F 1-30-52 134 8-23-51 354 m 43 Split

& 0666-F 1-30-52 343 1-23-51 * Cap * Position not known ** Stuck in tube *+* Pushed into chute gate vith other metal

h rr. - ai t 4:. ;I 3 - Pile Technology Unit HW-23L37 E-,: e.m.f. verified the readings. A continuity check of the thermocouple leads showd normal resitance between the thennoample leads, but the circuit was open to ground, This would indicate that the juction is no longer attached to the wall of the thennocouple well, but no explauation can be given for the rather large relative increase in the e.m.f. of the thennocouple. Ruutured slua Correlation: Ehtptured slug data include confusing variations because of changing parameters of operation during 195l. The power levels have been raised from 25 to 60 rJer cent in the various operating areas. Exposure levels were increased 50 per cent. Group VI11 metal replaced much of the Group VI1 metal in the 24Q and 285 orifice zones when the Group VII metal reached exposure level and vas discharged. To add further com$lication, at least two distinct mechanisms of failure are apparent. Despite these variables, sufficient data are available to deteFmfne the conditions most favorable to dug rapture.

An exponential increase of rupture rate with exposure is indicated by pre- 1- 1- work. The frequency of ruptures showing uranium cleavage increases exponentially with tube power at a much greater rate than that for mptures showing only damaged caaa. A comparison of the performance of Group VI1 metal and Group VI11 metal is being made,

Thorium Proaram 3iL

Most of the thorium nov in the piles will be discharged during February to meet the initial offsite request, During the month, the in-pile inventory af-ithorium dropped to approximstely 1000 pieces. Reactivity losses frcm lsrge metal pushes and from the DR water leak were compensated for by discharge of thorium,

All P-10 material uhich vill have an exposure in excess of on or before March 1, 1952, will be released for processing. The low-exposure and unexposed material will be used to provide flattening flexibility to the extent of inhour maximrrm to be distributed among aU.the piles as required. The bulk of the reactivity used for flattening vill continue to be invested in thorium. A total permanent inventory of 1000 thorium pieces divided between the five piles is considered the nwdmum amount which is consistent with reasonable flattening flexibility and with $33 production. Reactivity Status: A representative summary of the reactivity status of each of the operating piles during the last equilibrium period of the month is given below:

,; ,; .... - . . , I.. 3. ,. .- - 1 I..", ' R Control Rod Excess (LnhouFS) ~0 155 91 u8 180 Xenon 665 663 616 691 7lO

C. 'B" Program UO 99 100 90 100 A99 Duzmnrg Columns 10 w 35 79 5 170 "P" Columns -0 -0 -0 -- 0 -0 Hot Reactivity 1269 13 50 1006 1317 1350 Co Allowance -360 -a6 -200 a Cold, Clean. Reactivity 909 931 806 868 lui

The cold, clean reacti~tyfor DR Pile was reduced by water in the pile. Othervise, the light phase of the metaldischarge cycle would be reflected by a high cold, clean reactivity. H Pile is nearbg the peak of its reactivity cycle at this tine, - --- - Lattice Conductance: Calculations of the lattice conductance at D pile are - now being made with the assumption that the power level along the f'ront-to- rear axis of the pile is a cosine distribution and uith actual flux traverses - obtained from radiation measurements of numbered solid aludmnn dtPmmies. - Dual calculations are carried out for comparison purpses, but future calculation WILL probably be based on actual power distribution as closely as this can be measured. If a substantial redwtion in the scattering of the data redts from this appucation, this method will be adopted at the other piles . * Water Leaks: A'study of existing methods of mgthe p'lle after a water leak is being made. The present method, operating the pile, leaves the interior of the wet zone at low temperatures and uith very Uttle heat generation. 'The seriousness of the corrosive attack on the outside of the process tubes under these conditions at F Pile suggests that more raDid removal of water would be desirable. A proposal has been made to the Operations Unit that the water recirculation system be used to the pile. This equipment, which is provided on existing piles, would circulate hot water throu@ the pfle and etabtemperatures of the order of 60° C. to 80' CO This method appears to provide more control than "fission heating", uhich was used in the early F Plle leak and has the advantage that the ends of the process tubes are heated as well as the center. The princiw disadvantage is the contamination pro'rlem *hi& results from circulating the water from the rear face to the front. The proposal is being considered. * Pieces Pile Technology Et

Slue Corrosion: Slug weight-loss data were taken from three tubes contahing a total of 80 pre-veighed slws. Slug powers and local water temperatures were calculated from radiation levels rather than from an assumed cosine distribution of slug power. This has reduced the scattering of the data from an individual tube to about five per cent at hi@ slug powers. The highest corrosion rate measured to date is 34 milligrams per operating day. The weld bead on this particular slug was badly attacked, but only slightly lower corrosion rates were noted on slugs which had sound welds. SDecial Measurements - Test pile: The reactivity coefficient for 63s aluminum was measured for a lfmited nunber of samples. These preliminary measurements indicate no significant dif'ference between 63s and 2s ahminum. Conclusive proof is dependent upon the radial. grovth calfbrations and the testing of additional samples.

Test Pile measurements on the samples sukdtted indicated that, reactivity- wise, there is little difference between regular uranium and powder metallurgp compacts made from powdered uranium metal. These were single slug tests, however, and small differences may be hidden in the 20.02 ih standard devi- ation inherent in present measurements.

Regular metal. testing proceeded routinely during the month. The TDS value of uranium egg samples obtained from Mallinckradt continues to be high with all four lots tested during the month yielding a TDS greater than 17. One lot of the Hanford uranium eggs tested gave a TDS of U. - --- 4- PLANT SERVICE WoIlll X-ray diffraction patterns were made on four samples of unknowns from process tubes at 100-F. The analyses indicated the presence of iron carbonate and the oxides of aluminum, silicon, and iron. hrc additional samples of 304 ELC and 347 stainless steel were-received from the MJ-4 project to investigate the effects of scarfing using compressed air and carbon electrodes, Evldence indicated that carbon was introduced into the 304 ELC by the carbon electrodes during scarfing. Little or no carbide precipitation was found in the type 347 stainless steel sample. Two samples of 1.2 per cent carbon drill steel, which were machined or cut bs a new procesi called "Method Xm at Firth Sterling Steel and Carbide Cor- poration, were received from Technical Services to determine the effects of this cutting method on the surface metal. A hardened skin one to two mils in thickness was found on the sample which was designated as rough-cut uhile less than an 0.5 mil thickness existed on the smooth-cut sample. - Pile "Technology Unit HW-23437- I

INVENT1CNS All persons engaged in work that might reasonably be expected to result in inventions or discoveries advise that, to the best of thek. howledge and belief, no inventions or dfscoveriee were made In the course of their work during the period covered by this rep& except as listed below. Such persons further addse that, for the period therein covered this report, notebook records, if ~n;3r, kept in the course of their work have been examined for possible inventions or discoveries. Invent or p No. Title - i L. W. Lang B13-22960 Report of Invention - The Uae of Helium3 and/or Tritium as a Reactor Control. L. u. Lang- HY42%4 Report of Invention - The Use of Lead in E. A. Eschbach an Wraction Vessel t0 Decrease the Loss of Game ESrtracted From Irradiated Lithium puoys. L. w. Lang m-22969 Report of Invention - The Use of F'ractiona- tion in Extraction of Gases From Irradiated Lithium Compounds. Rw-229T7 Report of Invention - The Use of Nuclear Reactors for Tritium Storage.

signed: G. E. McCulloughy Manager, Pile Tecbology mccrlgd ---iL. HU-23437 -1 -5

R. C. Feber, X!wuB Atamlc Pwer Iabomtary, visited Hanford Jamrary 7-11 for - Bedux cdtatiam and Bedax phrt inspection,

George Watt, conmiltant from the Uaiversity aP T-a, Vlsited Emford Janu- ary 21-26 for research bml0pnem-t consultations. Uapns E. Kelbr, IWlincluodt Chemlcal Works, visited here January 28-30 fa technical consaltationa.

C. M. Slans4 visited the Idaho Opsrationa Office, &eo, Idaho for comulta- tima on laborntory operatiam Jamparp 4-5. W. C. Schmidt Viirited Batiarnrl Blrraar, Tacana, Washington Ja~xuary6-17 to rupeHse pack€ng of' a filter for the Hot Semirorb.

J. T. Strlager visited Sdhsnectady, Bow Pork for confsrsncee ap~the Long Range Bearing Program and attended a Sleeve Bearing Committee Meeting in Erie, P-lmnia J-. 23-25

h Ressarch: Ons Tech. Grad. was tr8n8ferrSd to Pile Tec2Imlogp ami one --or Assistant was ferninat8d.

BaiLdipga - 221 c Disrolver Hsel Bemovdla - B and T P&+,EJ - Xssol7er heels at 3 3Ld T PLanta veru rumoved for yemr end invcmtary purpose%. Umuabela mefound to mqe frant amtely0.4 tam to 3.4 tom per disrolm vic1 a to+ml of 7.9 !zxu from tb fmdissolvars. he matal at T ~larrtassaga 401 g/t campa- to 448 g/t for that et B Plext. A tatsl of 326 gzam cd groduct MISaccormted far.

104 Bx 2lW 2-1-5~ 205 167 Ul 125 5- jls

101 'px 190 7-1-53. 178 ' 1h.4 127 116 6-52 105 'fx 240 2-1.5~ 240 Lgo 155 134 12-54

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'r'.- '. .- - I L , ." L i,i' ."._- Soprations Tecbnoloeg Us Procues Bat- Tbs first 5 per cent trscer bvsl solvsnt-ertzuctian run QS started on 1-12-52 oparat- tvo dumand the plutonium cycles at a 2.5 t/d UFanium proceseing rate, Werun was -ted after 28 harps of oparrrtion vhen the b~wdi9tillatiw c~ltnmrbsca~ wbb dW to th~insd-rte iPtroduc- tian of fmparities (Aparcoat 23 paint dissol~edin the hexone). Extraction perPormance data obtained during the bFief period af opezatioqhmmer, indi- c8te colnmn Vasto losse8 cclnparerble with those obtaiaod during "cold" opsmtion,

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bun shipped to Oak Ridge to check its accsy-tabflftg In

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VISITCIRS AND Bf3sIIWsS TRIP3

3. 3. apglebardt of the Perkb-Xlnmr Corporation, Ilanrdk, Cwctlcut, --Sparrt J-14-16 dmtbM&l 21-192 s-ctrolabtsr. i- T. G. Will, Coasolidated Enginaerlng Corporation, Pasadena, California, - + 3- 7-31 installing the Cansdidated ISngineering Carparstion - nwB8pectrwletar;

S. '2. Parell and C. J. Christy of Charles T. Main & Cmpany, Boston, Mas- sachsutt~,was hem daarsrg 23 tnspecttxtg-tbb -comwslop~luboratm-

B. F. Bider anrt E. L. 3smfar af KAPL and the dq Pont Company, respectively, spent Janaarg 26-31 in consultation an the development of counting instruments and Inspection of Bedax central laborat- apsratiane.

R. J BroaPs and J E. Meinhard spent January 28-31 at Coates Chemical Lab- oratories, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, attending the fifth ann& L s u. ApdLytical symposium.

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ORGANIZATICN AND PWSONNEL

Personnel totals fn the srrWtvtaiuns--rae-smmzrrlzeaas loUows:

And-cal Service 326 Analytical Research 40 MncinIStratfvb -3 Unit Totals 369 226

EiYe~~m-~&muary2, ~sp~nrf’bility for analytical process cantrol of tb B & T Plaptaj 231 BUg.--wan~,the &td Prspmtfa Flmt (ex- cludhg --= aaapsbs) and pile aster-t operattans, ami essspttd merterfds -8, m&certaIzr-gsnsrd.andytfd ehiPices In 6-t sapport of MB1IPiscturfpg Dewapsratlans were transferred from the E!rginserfng Departmant to the Manuf.acturlng IYepartmant. Personnel of the Service Sub-Ohit transferred with these functions were 119 nan-exempt employees, effective December 31, 191 and 25 exempt employees, effective J-rg 2, 1952. Mlnur persezmwl chngee within the Service Sub-Unit wre the terninrtions of one non-slcamgt-ed dab arsmpt’~loyee,the transfer of me Rotational Trainee to ifschsfcsl ssrvices Unit and mcttvatfm nm-exempt thE of three - empl;upws ratmpfng fram leaves of absence. In ddltion, me non-exempt f - ,--employee and om Rotational Trainee ve1s transferred froln the Research to i the Service Sub-unit.

Redox Process

Rpdyticalm9eu?&l dwdmped for cuxtrol af ~-Re&m-Pmceusmre amploped Fontimdy~~lrinaapportoiproFbss~m~.Thelarge ma jmtty m-dsqaats, altilough modtftcationrt. m ‘rsq\lirsd in 8everal cases. Low lsbumtory vdwa fur punv,tein S-4 oxidizer solutions vdfb fotlnd to be he to- Sarsn -le pipet ti~~bt~h-~~~U8d-areduction Lp pmnmgcnmte content of ssmplss of 5 to 36in me hour; steps vere hken to replace #e 3- tip vlth Polflhmas or Teflan which did not cauae such a rednctiun. In order to tnrm tinm tlm assay procsdars far IAW -18s 18 being revieved with ths kope of eliahating thu me-hdf hoar period arigi- pally propa~edfor tb destructfm oi plotrJni= (m)p0l-r. mrricults vas encolmtatsd .fn the* ob highly illtrltne neutrdized waste solution, prehly because of th, effect of Mgh sd*+ontSnt an tbe glass electrode. To el-te thid difficulty, a procudm for titratIan of excess free caustic has been introduced and a group oi glass electrodes has been urdwmd for teat purposes. - A study was initiated to determine the effect ob cuxvwmion electron and x-ray emission on the evaluation of -.Redox plutonium beta decontamination- (I+.: - _____)_ _-_- - --- Anslytical Unit

Oak Ridge, Eanfazd Hars02-d Long Outgsssing Period Three-Hour Outqassing Period &i3. s/g

1 .so 1.68 1.50 1.04 .- .lo19 , _. 1 .I2 With the hope of srpla&g the cause of thu hi@ specific -ace, nitrate content, snd water mmtspt of Ed& Uq, a group of samples was examined mfcr08cuptcdly. Oak RItIgu and Mallinckmdt material consisted of yellow, ' CLmOrphone crystals, having a dismster greater than 10 microns and sharing no extinction under crossed nicols. =ord msterisl, on the other hand, consisted mostly of yeLlaa parttcles of' less thgn 4 dcrons diameter and - ..

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cantahxed 8pmabls -ties uf rfeep to ruby rea -~yskiisthat temded-to show sane ertinctiun under crossed nlcols. The yellow crgstals dlsdm?d rsSally In 6 -IS-~hlorfc acfd, vhereas the roddish crystals &issolved OdLy slowly. %-zeddish czystals were premt principally in -de uhuwhg rmrrsttsfuctory chsmicd -crmpositlon and. aascfianlcal properties and vere crbsarped to-- most of tha. mrocUoFic acid insoluble maze- rial tht--slrOrr;td rspresant only U 08. The-properties aP the colored cry+ tals weye typical of those descri2 ed in the literature for various hydrates of um%Yrkwr aaidss.

In pmpmtttola for ttrn start-up of the TBP Process, ths tnfYared spectro- phataabster to be smpleyed for TBP determinations vas relocated during the morrth fn the process control laboratory. P-10 ProFSas - -- - !€'he G.B.-maaa.-- hrs-tmen inswed and placed in routine service far-*-cmdysls ai P-lo-uumplee. Ma to-accaptance of thi Fnstrument, - ap *bipmmwd locu8hrg-lsschantsm 1~88Lu~Edleti; tba deece -pravide6 automatic - focu&axg.art ssck of th~m/apsaks 2, 3, 4, 6, apd grester than 10. ater -far uf+'tb ruutinS ldto tha XIOW ingtrrmanrt, the Consolidated mass spsc-tzuw* IPSE ndified by.xwplacipg the.mscbanfcd scanning mechanism vith s xzumidwn&lr-m -ef-tic scaxmlng-device. Camparison of ~88uLtS&bind vltk tbtwo -fnstrrmPmts shows satisfactory agreement; a smaU bias does exist, and it is casidered that the G.E. instzlaent re- salts are mars accurate because the factors vere more recently determined. 234-5 Process -&-far- tW SS- nadfng. According to thi8 procedm, employing two mesmmmmts each an the top and bottom suwles, the assay can be completed in one hmr, whereas the present volmnetztc analysis requires tuo kmrs.

A specfal dissolver solution prepared fraa! selected slngs from the H pile was dec-ted and dvd far pl.nt&um is- cwnpositioa in support of Pile Tecbnologg studies. Ths results obtained were in agreemsnt with those prsviously Faparted far AT solution derived frcnn tUs specid dissolver soh- tian; thxu firdicating that PO mixing of batches occurred during 221, 224 and 231 Bldg. process operations, - -* -_ - -- - -_r

- .. -I GeneraL __ ,'- -. Initiating h ~-~i~'timapp~cstionof sciptillation counters to *e con- tirmous in-line monitoring of ganmeg-mxrtezrt of process. solutians, tests we= \

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cert8231 operation condLtlons. The various difficulties were corrected, and steps bave been taken to obtain an excitation source suitabie for use in con~cttcsnvftk-ths- bstmmen'y.

A group af 6- alpfrs counting discs ms counted on each of the control laboratory alpha cormfsrs to &&umdxm the dfurmtty of the counters-; tbe precisian -of any stngls-groap of rsadings was f 3.@, an& tfs pane!* af all cutantem was found to Asll wftllin the standard lfmits. Excellent agreemsnt was obtained in a test In vhich a dilute plutonium solution mas sub- -L- mfttsa to esck coatrol ldronntury for radfoaseuy. Thb first Qnartsrly mprt was zwceiveit describing progrsss on a research - sab-cautruct let tu Rae& College. Ths rsgearch problem. idves develop- lwat-rrb a-gmsrd =- fm-saparstw and aterm%rrfngtraca quantities - of T8f2loa~vSisotopes. Consfderable lft42atare vock has been-done to de- fine 8 groap of successive separations that appear to be 8pplicabl.e. The parlaae distillation, precipitation, and extraction techniques were tested afth milligmm quantities of nonactive elements, and limited tests vere made with sctivw Isotopes.

AI9ALyTICAL =VICE Work Valume Statistics The following tabulation shows the suurce ax& volume statistia for samples on which analyses were ccmrpleted: December" J-S Samples Determinations- ~Dete~fnatians- Process Caneol - 234-5 669 4,698 68L 3,806 Process Cantral - Metal Preparation 638 899 - 61- 1,302 Atsearch & Develqpment Rog~sms 1,077 1,638 1,:/*: 2,535 P-IO ContrdL - .j' !+89 4,890 75; . 7,510 Water Quality, P-13 r=&__ . .- % 7. --_..-- . __ 299 e- . 903 - A -.446 ,,1,475 Red=,- TBP, U03 - 627 - 1,73L b70 - 1,395 Process Reagents -3 7238 - -1 .466 - 526 1,195 Zssential bterials I28 660 21 4.4 Special Sqlae, 424 6,118 3 398 L479 I I- , - r- ,. Totals iLh4ULJLI "qmg 22,0(38 5,305 23,741. 7 Work performed in laboratories transferred to the Manuiacturiag Depart- ment on January 2 has been excluded to permit dirsct camparism with January work volun#.

100-300 Area Services

Increased P-10 production during Uu manth resulted in a vurkload which exceeded the capacity of one ma88 SpeCtraPlebr wing 8+-mrlud Operating procedures. By decreasing the pumpout tipla bstueen Us sa;mpler iraP 20 to 7 minutes and averagh background readinge befars and after the sa~ls readings, the labomtory was able to keep an schedule and not hold up operatias. This was a temporary expedient whlch VUno langer be qces- sary now that the General Elsctric and tbs Carisdidatad-liar Mses Spectro- meters am both avallable for control use. Several interesting special somice problem6 were capzpleted. A boron powder obsurved to ignite ircmt a rpark was submitted by Safety and Fire Protection 8nd found to contain 7$ pcnrdeced magnssium. Tests vere made on a wire pulling caupourd for Design aad Construction Services Unit to determine if it would react with the wire lnisulation. BO harmful m8ctiOns were observed. Twenty-one scllplplee of 8 mlxturs of cerium fluoride, cdcitnn metal and sulfur from tbb RM line in the 234-9 Buildin8 were analyzed to compare the uniformity eb canpollitIan pftk adring tm. -eshort Bnpply of nicbl will upparently necessitate the we of 14018% ckaOms--tnstead nickd-ciarclaa steels'at Word. In prsparatioa3 far this, f &@e8 of chraas-gtssl have been procured and dpsdby vet chedcal methods in order tht known spectrographic stsndards may be on hand vhen dpecif'lcation dyses are needed. Severd allays of almum and magnssium vere obtained fram the laatallurgy Sub-Onit azld dpedby wet chemical methoils to develop spsctrogruphic etaPd.rd6 for use in aesistbg Plle Tech- nology in their stadies af pile tube coutings. Determination of the fluorine content of &ental plutonium fluoride producta by pyrohydralysis appears to &fer more promise than analyeee by dissolution and bydrofluorosilic scid disti~tio&According to reports, many rare earths, uranluar, thorium, alkaline earths and fluorides have been analyzed rapidly by the pyrokydrolysis msthod with errors of lese than 19 of the fluoride present. Steps have been taken to obtain necessary eqdpment for this method.

A large increase in analytical service far Pile Technology Unit resulted from thd start-up of certain phases of the vatsr quality studies in 100-D - Area. Close anaLytical and technical assistance vas rendered. -___---- .- -- 2223 Bug. Isboratory - - -, -- - x. 2--=- - - Training on methods for fiSS~cuJproduct, plutonium axxl fluorcpetric andyess; U epecificatlon andyses; anti apsrstion of tbWytiCd 6e rpS lFns equ7 pmant continued during tb. rgath. Altbaugh thase fill-in 8x0 - - ercises are valuable, only experience under steady plant operating Condl- tion8 can yield the lpaximrrrm of laboratory efriciency. c- a: --'- - I-. . L.ii 8- a z ._ Materiel balance sumnations uf specificatim anSiysc3 on UO; samples 2rovide evidence that the analyses are in good control. Cn-'.ro ssmples of U03 receivsd from Oak Rfdge sumustiom were greater than 99s. Sum- aations for 19 samples of Plant no3 on vhich spectrographic analyses -ere performed in addition to the standard determinations of U?, U308, NO3' an&- averaged ca. 99.2$, a reasamble value considering hat dJ significant ccllrpanents> this relatively impure prsiuct have not been de'zrroined, e .g. , Al, 0 in phospfiste and fmpnrity element oxides, etc .

The pH method replaced the titration me+,kA fo? the dete?lmlxr.ion of nitric acid an head-end sumples starting with Run S-5. With this c-, a saving of -tely 3O-mirmtes of arralytical time per detsrn9natiaP'was Yeal- ized. Analyttcal Resettrclx persarmel ure currently preparing calibration data for use of this methud on Redox stzbam samples. It is too early to assign precision values fur the msthod, but two determirrations on blind HU teat sumtplss indfcatad good accurncy.

The labaratorg recetved the first supernatant samples fram the slurrying and blem€i.ns of the metal waste sludge in the 131U cascade of the 241-Ill? tank farm. Uranium, sulfate, phosphate and sodium determinations vere requested and PO difficulty was experienced. Bo difficulty is expected with the uranium sztd specific gravity determinations on the daily sample now baing tukm during hamgenizatfarr.

During cold fesd preparation studfss Separation Technology Unit personnel noted that E-4 snaples (Oxiatzer) taken rfth stuztdaml Saran pipettea were - ,-*nay lanr in KkQ+ curmmtmtion than similar BasPples taken in glass i equipment. This suggested redu&iun-of -XhQ in the sampler tip, -the consequence of which is the reporting of fictftiously nigh dum for heat- - kill during the E4 aridatfan. Andyticsl Research psrscamel found that the Saran pipettu tips tb -04 30-50$ vftfrin me hour, but Taflcn 01 pol^ -hgd no effect. Accordingly, a rrmrlt supply of Teflon-pipette tip8 were fabricated by-Tschnkal Shops far tmmediate use and a larger order for Pdythane ttps, vhich are less affected by heat and are easier to fab- ricate, h88 been pkced Vfth 8 Vendor. . Sampling in the analytical ssmpling line continues to be me of the =;or problems and t potential source of delayed results on priority samples. Only me line is in operation and consitbrable difficulties have becx experienced with the oil displacement ssmpler bemuse of R~OLslurry ~amples plugging the pipet+& and with the falling drop specific gravity appar-tu because of faulty electronic controls. Constmction and installation of' the second andytical line - vhich will eliminste the possibility of ielayei results on priority samples - has suffered sevesal unfortunate de1P-v; :t. '- nQv expected to be uvailable shortly after the middle of Febmary. * The two fluorimtters aret operating sstisfactor'ly after BtveraL Acchanical Improvements were made. The remaininq major difficulty at this time is a ''memory" effect (la., a tendency of the ina-.rument to give high reading3 on - . -c a low sample after e;rposurs-to a high -level E --le' vhxh is be?=ly. sbAisd- by Instrument Development. Tha andfiical tiine require im y~m-ium Zluori- \ metric-analysis on the IAW snd IBP sample was reauced t?u to 25 minutes

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A -'A- 6- *,- Andytlcd Unit

and the radiatfon & quenching prw?Jlems vere eliminated by tb use of a herone extraction prior to gnparation of the sample mclte. Thres methods are-n.Oy In use for mgtitlln fluortBmtrfc (IlLdy8bb: (1) marndl standard mbtfi~d(UP-la) for d6m~14s~f t.mlarown-cwupositian, (2) huon~emction bs~orsprsparatton ai -le nrslt (m-2a) and dfrect conpsrsion of instru- mS& bp Uf CdibmMaPr far 8%- 8- 8arPpb6 and (3) direct mount (UP-38) and direct conversion of lnatnrment resdlngs for samples of low activity haviag no ions which interfere with fluorescence UP aranlum.

Prior to processing of Irradiated =tal, ursnium in th H-7 (metal storage) sample w86 determined by 8 volumetric method (W-3a). A blind test saplpls aapp-d 8usp~cloastht fn cuntd laboratarg we and at thb 8md.l-d voltmrss perdsslblavith hat Mmples the scctlX'8cy of this lastbod vas not satisfactory. To tb accaracy ami also reduce the anuly'tlcal time requixwd it mi decided to calculate thu mrani~~cantant of E-7 samples from the amity. Blfnd El3 test ss~~plesmbmttted by Andytical Research have shown that detsnninatian uf ursntunt cancentrations by dePsit7 calibretion is a rapid and accurate msthod fur use on head-end samplas.

The amttla for surface urea determination on U$ Product was installed during the mwth and Is now in control use. Depending oh tke rater and nitric acid content, whichfiect outgassing tims, approximately 4-6 doterm- . btIans/24 hours can be muds on the slngle unft. The--- Consolidated msss spcctroaaetwr for isotopic d~isuf U03 product was iLsceived during ths month. InstaUation and testing are expected to be can- &plete by Februarg 11 when it wUlbe need& far control me-

mmiURCS tU--dsts h88 8- th8t dfilCd t-8 for dpU8mede gloves3 boxes szu 30-50$ graatur thrrt pl.lmfnrrr0 sstfmstes. Eatever, plutonium ccmtamI.rmtlon contrdL has been excellent duriag the tracer -, and it is hoped that tbs mm-huurs savsd as a redt of Fmpraoed contmlnatian contrd will offset the ertra analytical tfms muired far glad box work. There is sane cancm, howemr, mer the radiation exposare-to the hands in the gloved box and the inablli~to monitor readily vithln the box poses a @lent which at this the is unsolved.

Laboratory results for radiochamicd plutonium seeay on runs started an or after January 1, 1952 wum r~paFtedan a basis of a 5O.C$ gsambtrg (W-23100) Because of Ugh iptpulity content in tbe six special. buttons prepared *cat SCOW cleanings, floor and furnace sweepings, etc. the plutonim content had to be obtained by radiochismical methods rather than by chsmical assay. L Data ia being obtained on the pr~~i~it~~and accazacy of the boron detcrmlna- tion using Lo8 Alamoe' msthod of aeparatfng plutonium from the boron. If this - separation, which Is more rapid than the one surrently in use, does not ad- % versely affect the precision and accuracy of the method, a savings of ca. 100 msn-hours/month, based an present sampling frequencies, may be raalizerby - C' a using it in place of the present method of Thxmr&er of+ titrations per =tal casting chemxdl assq of plut&um (Metbod PU-V-2a) was first reauced Iroc * ts 2 and then discantiwed bec8t;s.s of the relati-rely l8rge variar ion (: 9. j-5 at m) betwuen sample cuttings. Sttn3ise-on tb re em^ or pl~tcxnfmnfmm laboratmy wastes 8,-o-ived froa P-4 ssmplee hme indlsated that it Is not ecauomfcally feasible to ~trii'~ for the pmxty necessary far reCm to ?&a 221 Building p'focess. Insttel, the plutonlmn solution will be freed of chlorides and retarned ta -;he E-4-Rc' trrnk of the 224 Building. Cm~sntvork indicates *he uame procedure uiX be applicable 4s ths titration wastes deriving fxar the chemtcd assq of clu- tonivlxr JEew. The rentafnfng llpsjQT recootrg ?roble is the rtCQVe~7of ph- toniaam fmnn the cupf'erran ertractfan vastes. Modificatians were made in the collection of these wastes so that ths volume collected ana subseque-+3y pro- sessed can be reduced by a fuctor & 3 or 4. The recuvery of plutonium frcnn laboratory wsste solutions cantlnued during the month with 8 total of 730.825 grams returned to the 231 Building process.

Investigations bave mveded tbat the sensitivity of the carrier distillation metho& for baron could not be fncretased by using the larger gratfng (36,600 lines/inch) 0x1 the spectrograph. Alt-h the denstty-of the spectntm lines -f+Izwne cmcentrstiaars of elements w8s increased, so vas the visible back- -tad which elfminated any relative increase in the confraet betveen the lints and the adjacent background.

A mnupmztsun vas mQda betvuetn the revised isotope correctiaa ?actor (HW-23100) adopted 9n J- 1, 1952, ths factor in use prior to the substitution (EN-20581)and factors calculated frcun current chemical and radio analyses Tsbulated bel- are the-cwprtsana: * Rnn Series B-ll-ll T-11-ll B&T-U-IJ. B-ll-12 T-U-12 B&T-ll-X No. of Determinations 73 80 153 67 6a 135 Av. $I Diff. from Previous Fact or ( HU-20581) +2.37 +2.U +Z!.Zj +2.93 +2.32 +2.62 Av. $ Diff. from Revised Factor (HW-23100) +0.65 +a46 +0.55 +1.36 4.96 +1.16 $ Precision, Individual k5.18 25.21 tg.19 25.33 26.09 *5*69 8 Recision, Average k0.61 k0.58 20.42 i0.64 20.74 i0.49

It has been very difficult to find a satisfactory reference eolutlan for the falling drop specific gravity method whlch has a viscosity of approximately 75 miUipolse and a specific gravity of 0.9 to 1.7. The one now being used is prepared by miring a low density solution of 150 parts mineral otl end 115

part8 fuel oil with a high density ralutian of one part alpha bramo napthaene *_- and seven parts' tetra bromo etha;ne. The only difficulty is that the fuel oll - vhich must be light Fn cdor is difficult to obtain. Activities of Methods Control personnel in direct support of a laboratory are reported under the applicable laboratory heading.

Safety and Special EEazards Control

~ntbb 234-3 Bldg. Labmtorp at u:30 AM 011 Jmlg, 1952 a fire was discovered in Hood 2 in Room 155. The rom waa unoccupied 8t ths tFms and it is pre& that the fire started either fmm a short circuit In #a hot plate electrical cord or f'rum reagents (30$ 8& and/or 70$ HRO3) which had been spilled previously on the diaper paper and cawed epolltsneaus ignition. Steps have been taken to prqvent recurmnce of fires fraan either cause. c. There- were elem minor injuries the period covered by thls report.

Data mlaboratory surveys and coataminaliion azm prwsentd below:

234-5 Lab. loo-300 Labs. 222-5 Lab.

, Hours Sur.veyTime 90 29 0 Xon-Regulated Items Found Contaminated 73 0 0 Bo. Cases of' Flour Coatamlnaticm 2 0 0 Cases of Hand Ccatamiaa%ion 2 0 0 Air Cantandnation (Above 3.0 1: 10-1l ug Wee) 2 0 0 Total People on Guided Work 36 0 0 l A-Per Cent Oztided Work Time 3 -8 0 0 - T The above tderunce air sanrples ocmdin Roam 143 and 134 of the 234-5 Bldg. Laborat-. Them was hnown apparent cause these air - PO or for hi& - samples 8nd routine upemstfan proceded in the areas during the month withait a;qY mpOrted mdOr 6pOCid hazards FObl-. IF7ENTIoHs . All Analyticdl Unit persuxmel engaged In vork that might reasonably be expected to result in Fnaxttans or discoverbs advise that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, no inventions or discoveries vu= made in the course of their work during Jaaasry, 1952. except as listed below. Such persons Arrther advise that, for the period therein covered by this report, notebook records, if any, kept in the course of their vork have been examined for poealble lnventians or discoveries. Inventor( s 1 -Title

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TECHNICAL SERVICES mT

2-18-52 -* ’ Technical Sefrices Unit

December Jarmary Customer ‘Unit NO. of Man- Bo. of MGr i or Progrun ----Jcts Hours Jobs Hours Work Done on Jobs P-10 6 17& 3 22 Completed Pile Tech. (Incl. P-12) (a) 31 5w1 31 510 Separations Tech. - 16 578 25 lil3 Analytical 13 460 - 20 h66 Technical Sedces 20 653 12 3 38 Others 211 Sub- Totals Work Done on Jobs P-10 2 16h 5 3 70 i lot CQIPl eted Pile Tech. (Incl. P-12) 9 190 8 463 Separations Tech. 1w, 8 - 100 Analytical i ‘= 317 5 2 so Technical Seficea lo . SSa -10 537 Others .- 3 26 -3 SUb-Tohls 39 1399 39 i?% Total W&k Done 3917 3 518 Man-Hours Work Backlog: To Complete A ! Jobs Started P-10 2 27 5 77 Pile Tech. (Incl. ---- P-12) 9 299 8 265 i- Separations Tech. 9 96 8 196 Analytical 6 461 5 1SL Technical Services 10 60& 10 so3 Others -3 3 190 . Sub-Totals . 39 d-3 m Jobs Bot Pet P-10 1 -12 2 L60 Started Pile Tech. (Incl. 12 L86 13 371 P-12) Separations Tech. 0 0 2 203 AnalfiiCd 5 59 5 h9 Technical Services 6 L 1% Others 0 27s -3 661 Sub-Totals -&! 29. i8% . __ - _- -

Total Backlog .., ~ .. , . 2350 3283 (b) -- --______-_ - . - I------Pol2 designates the Exponential Pils Project. __ > (a) .._>.I ~ - (b) Does not include bl.2 mon-hours cross-ordered to other Sfraps,- - -2.

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The shop is operating on a 3,283 man-hour backlog uhich represents approdmately 18 working days with present forces. All assigned personnel are on a normal five- day work week schedule. Sixty man-hours assistance were received from other plant shops, while 210 man-hours were received on cross-orders frm other plant shops

Ibe following wcrk was completed for the Technical Units as indicated:

pile Technology Fourteen neoprene gauntlets varying from 12" to L8" overall length were fabricated by modif'ying caampsrcially available neoprene bellws. The work required modification of an eldsting rubber mold and the design and fabrication of two special mandrels. "he bonding technique appUed wad &eveloped by the Technical Shops and has becam an integral part of the shaps service. Tuelve mermry traps were fabricated and parUally ossearhlsd in the shop. These units were constructed from stainless steel, and ware Heliarc welded, degreased, pickled and leak tested before delivery. Twelve man-hours of shop overtinm were required to complete the order on the required schedule. Fabrication has been started on six additional Teflon seated, spring loaded, electAcaUy actuated, pneumatically operated Sklnner Valve adapters for the P-10 Metal Lines. The Teflon seats and springs required for these adapters are shop developments.

Fabrication three dry was started and appradmately i of test nozzle sets was - ---- 75% cumpleted. An estimated total of 350 man-hours will be required for 4- the work. Two of the sets will be used in Graphite Research and Develop- mbnt programs; the third set will be used by Argonne National Laboratories. The wark requested involves modification of special front and rear face nozzles; and the fabrication of special steel shielding slugs with 180° spiral grooves, allied charging oqnipmnt, fittings, parts and sealing mandrels. The Units WlU be Idtested and degreased before ddivery.

Fabrication of the heavy duty steel table and lead collimator blocks to be used in radiation attermation studies vas started. TBe requested table has a 1" thick steel boiler plate top and is 18" wide and 81 long. The top is sup- ported by 3" channel iron legs and bracing. The unit uas so designed that it may be leveled by shims. The finished weight of the table is apprdmately 700 pounds. The 8" x 8" x 12" lead collimating blocks were cast and are being machined by the shop. Work is approxLmately 50% complete. ---I The resurfacing of a set of rolls for the Metallurgy Laboratory Rolling Mill has been started. The rolls are fabricated of heat treated steel vhich has work hardened. It has been necessary to make initial cats through the ex- tremely hard case, using a tool post mnder. The balance of the work vlil be done vlth a carboloy tool bit. The rolls are approximately 78% complete. -.- - , , -- . -. -. Separations Technology - ' - ~ 2- F

1 -LT TWO Kellex-type door stops were fabricated 011 an emergency basis for Chendcd- --

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.1 Research. The door stops are fabricated from 6* diameter stainless steel rouna stock and are approximately 6a long. The stainless steel step-phg is held in place by a removable boit and bd. A high polish was necessary on all surfaces fur ease of decontammation, A second 9' gloved box is being fabricated. This box is similar in rmny details to the 9' unit nw in use in the 300 Area. It is fabricated of plywood and will be equipped vith Homolite windows set in neoprene gaskets. . The job techniques required for mchining of Hcmolite have been developed by the Technical Shops.

Considerable machiPists' assistance UPS furnished in connection with the-. Bldg. 222-5 start-up. This work has included the adjustrunts to and final instillations of parts for the Analytical Xne and the fabrication of a second modified Oil Mspkoement Primary Sampler. Technical Services

Shop personnei have worked closely with Laboratory Equipment Design engineers in the development of a remote cut-off box. The anit at present consists of a very small high speed bC motor &iring a gear reduced work head which may be moved laterally. The unit is ddo capable of lmgitudjnnl movement and will use standard high speed slitting saw, Speed reduction is from 2,700 BPM motor input to a 0.25 RpM saw speed.

L__ - / -her machinists' assistance was furnished in the development of the Hanford Slave Type Manipulator. Cro$s-Orders from Other Shops

A 200 man-hour cross-oldcr vas received from the 300 Area Sastnunsnt Shop for the fabrication of a- Flexmiter___ control unit. The unit is fabricated from 1/8* x 2" S. aluminam. It mast be air and dnst tight and is equipped with rufrigerata type door seals. The unit is bebg Heliarc welded. All surfaces mast be reasonably free from scratches and impsrfe&ions. The dt ultbately wiU. be iastalled in the 105-B Eufidiag for use in Pile Appli- cation studies. The vurk Is approxinakly 80% complete. - 1. - f Hew Machining Tools and Edafpmbnt

Due to the increasing demand for Heliarc and inert gas welding, a fl-tar, an economiaer and additional copper Unes have been installed so that the - two aasigned welders may do this me of work sidtaneoosly. A high fre- . quency stortsr for the DC unit was added to enable the shops t0 weld tkh

-I .- -- walled tubing without danger of burn through, . - - .a- __ -::3=.' * - -- . .- _r I" ,. -. A Wheelco &pocftrol Tomperatam Controller uas obtained for usdwith the . .- -;"r-.: rubber molding press and the Toiron heating shoes. . -..- -I-.-

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_- Work on the Teflon Jointing Program has been continued and several apparentiy successful. Teflon velds have been obtained. One weld measuring approxinatteiy 1" x 81 uas produced. Sections on this weld will 5e tested to determine the effects of this bonding technique. A second method which involves imbedding a very flne (.003 diameter) nichroxue heating element in a butt type joint Is under investigation, It has been reported that repair type welds using this method are possible in as little as one haor's timb, Samples of a Teflon dispersion paint were received on January 22 and will-be used for further experiments on this program.

The eqaipmant for the metal-to-ceramic brazing program has been completed and assembled. It is expected that actual experimentation Will be started as soon as the eqaipmaent can be thoroughly tested. d Glass Shops (Bldgs. 3706 and 2224)

Work volume statistics far the Glass Shops (exclusive of P-10 services) are as follows I

Job8 Completsd Beti 70 73 Repairs 21 10 Revisions -h -25 TOM 95 108 Seven the required quartz fabrication. At the present time, - of above jobs ---- the shap has the backlog of 27 jobs which will requlre approdrPltely 13 man- - - day8 to complete, - On January 7 a glassblawer was transferred from the P-10 program (108-B Bldg.) - to Bldg, 2225. Qlassbloulng service is being provided In Bldg. 222-S.h coqlunction with bulldlng start-up and will be continued If needed.

The training program for glassblower trainees and mbchanics in the Eldg. 3706 Shap is shoulng satisfactory progress.

The completion of the Quartz Room in the Bldg. 3706 Glass Shup Is still awaiting de1ivel.y of the neu glass lathe. This lathe Is currently scheduled for February delivery.

Equipment Design

Work volanre statistics for the Laborat- Equipment Design, expressed 3n man- hours, are sumartzed as follarsr -

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... Technical ServLces Unit

Chedcal Development

Continued assistants was given on outfitting the dtfcurie cells of Bldg. 222-S, and of several junior cavs boxes. Chedcal Research

Work contiwed on outfitting the multicurie cell With the alpha pulse column. Englneerfng assistance was given on the 9’ gloved box, Jones connector cwers, sqle shaker, falling drop apparatus; and the drafting of the bottle holder, salvent washing rack, hydraulically operated pinch clamp opener, batch ex- tracter and osmametric unit.

Analytical Services i

Continued assistance was given on outfitting the gloved boxes and the analytical line for Bldg. 222-S. Engineering assistance vas given on the 8-place rmagnetic stirrer; and the drafting of the oil displacement sampler, falling drop apparatus, hand operated pipetter, platinum reaction tube, glass reactor, cold spot dryer, and various graphs.

Analytical Research

Engineering assistance was given on the outfitting of two gloved boxes. Loboratory Equipnent Development (R2A 4TC-5) Development of Bldg. 2224 dtibdecell equipment and the slave type mad- - --__ palztor continued. Work continued on development of equipment decontamination - facilities for the buildng. Three engineers continued work under this RDA. These personnel were engaged in the develupmnt of remote control radiochemical equipment for Chemical Research, Chemical Development and Ancllptical Services. A remota cotoff device for possible use for metallurgy spechns was under development In the Mechanical Development Shop. New Laboratory Planning

Redox Analytical and Plant Assistance Laboratory, Proj. C-187-E Procurement of materials for Phase II is proceeding but no arther construction activity is in progress. A project proposal for the uninstalled equipment is currently being prepared by the Design and Construction Management Services . Hechaaical Development Bldg., Pmj. c-&06 Formal notice to proceed with the design of the interior of the Mechanical Development Bldg. was issued January 3, 1952, to the Dix-Steel BnUdFr.g Co. of Spokane, Washington, on Subcontract No. GU6. By this contract, Dfx - vill perform Architect-Engineer servlces in connection vlth the interior design (Phase XI) for the sum of $17,000.00 and, if required, field enginser-

.. Technical SGVices Unit

At month end satisfactom progress had been made on preliminary plans and specifications, but no design fea5n.a hiid bew submitted to General Electric for f snnal apprmal.

Radiochemistry Bldg. I Prod. C-381 Conatruction is still being held up auaitbg arrival of the structural steel. The latest repmts indicated that aU the structural steel has been rolled and is currenfly being fabricated fnto structural shapes. Steel shipnknts are expected by dd-Febmarp. Heanwhile, a review of item such as clocks, thresholds, hoods, and door locks has been made. Outsid2 Facilities and Utilities, Prof. C-39L. Construction is proceeding on the Badge House and the roofing has be& applied. Excavations for the waste and utility lines is progressing and the main water line fra the 3000 Area is being installed. The tractor-trdler system of liquid radioactive waste disposal was re-eued by a special committee upon request of the A & B Colnndttee. It was again determined that this method was the most practical. Arrangements are beir'i made by Transportation to purchase two tank trailers and the required tractors. Radiometallurgy Bldg., Proj. C-385

The reinforced concrete columns :up?mting the Canyon Floor are camplete and Preliminary allgnmcnts are . 1 work is proceeding on the exterisre kasement walls. being made for the salient electrieL adplumbing sellices required under the basement---- floor. parre1 Birmingham Company, fabricator of special *hot" cells, asked assistance in procuring the 1" steel plates for the Dry Storage Cell. This material was prcmptly located and shipped to the vendor's =falo plant. .- 8 Pile Technology Bldg. Proj. C-U Work is proceeding on the reinforced concrete foundation ualh and footings.

t Librq and Files Bldg., Praj. C-&21 - -- Construction is being held up awaiting arrival of structural. steel. The steel is expected In February and the construction contractor is still hopeful of complethg the building on schedule. In the mantb, the tile pattern for the floor is being studied in vieu of the recommendations by the Annstroag Cork Company. Lock schedules and clock locations were established during the month. ------I .__- _c

.-.* T Building Services L -. - -- - -, - ..J -. ,--I . -2 1-- - -., -. . - -. Y. . . -. Building 3706 ------...., . .*: '2 I. . Technical Services Unit W-23&37-.;- e--- * LLL

December Jan- ry Purchase Bequisi tlons Total .?umber processed 71 90 * Number requiring special expediting 12 90 Number requiring emergency handling S 0

Stores Stock Request3 3 1 .- Store Orders Total number processed 990 13&5 Number requiring emergency pick-up & delivercg 13 10 Work Orders Processed 57 56 i Misce'llems Scrdces Qffice fnrni ture requesta 8 1L Precious metal transactions 7 7 Office nmchines required 9 15 The dutles formerly perfarmed by a general clerk in the Bldg. 3706 stockroom were assigned to the stockroont helpers, The stockroiau helpers now maintain the Kardex file on all poterials and prepare all store orders far supplies in addition to their ncmna1 disbursing assignmsnt. This move increased the operating efficiency of the stockroom and made the clerk available for more important Mrk.

- -.- On Januar;r 22, the IBEi Computing Unit moved from 37074 to the 700 Area, - was 4-Manufacturing Department's Instrument Development assigned the large laboratory vhlch was vacated and Laboratory Services-3706, Material Control was assigned the smaller office space, This space was occupied inunediately and roam 8& ia Bldg, 3706 which was formerly occupied Haterial Control was assigned to the Equipment Design group of the Technical Services Unit,

Material Control recefved an additional 300 catalog items and lists of these catalogs were prepared and drcalated,~The card file system for control of requests for infomation was expanded, ApproXbmtely 1500 product cards, cross referenced by companies, were prepartd thi month, A card file on all work orders was started, "his file is arranged according to work description and provides ready reference to the progress of all work orders, the cost estimate, and the final cost. Building 2224

It is now necessary to send ahotw laboratory waste to Bldg. 2024 for neutralization and storage because of plutonium and fission-product conbud- nation. Prevlopsly this waste contained only uranium and did not require storage. For ecandc reasons, sources of mhotw waste in-3ldg. 2224 have been checked and personnel requested to sxercfse care In emptyfng sinks, waste traps, etc,, to reduce the storage vdlums to a minimum. To data, records of transfer show an average ai apptdmately 100 gallans of storage waste per 1.. day collected in Tank 103, Bldg. 2194. Prior to constrnction it was estinated uould average per that this volume 19 gallons day. 1- .-

9 Technical Services Unit .. ------Due to plutonium and fission produzt mntanxzitlon, it is necessary that waste containing hexone be stripped and the hexone decont;irmaated before disposal. A Hexone Stripper mit 4esigned and bnlt by the Laboratom Equipment Design f and the Mechanical Shops groups was mstalled in one of the decontamination ~oomhoods far thi3 purpose.

Technical eade nitric acld and caustic for use in the decon+Yamination room and crib waste neutralizer respectively is now being obtained routinely from the Separations Section. A pipe llne frcn Suilding 202 delivers 60% nitric by gravity flow. The caustic (50%) is transported In 55 gallon drums from Bullding 202 to 219.

The use of satnrated citric acid solution and careful rinsing continues to be the most satisfactoq? nrethod for decoctandna ting platinum dishes and discs,

Attempts to decontadnate 25 bayonet basts purchased off-site demnstrated the material of constmctim used is ansstlsfacwry, 2hc $ne of 'stainless steel used is not acid resistant, Due to the shortage of apmnt, these 25 units are being used and hand cleaned wL5i 2etergents pending receipt of the replacement pieces. A small fire occurred when hot dag from a welding operatian dropped on an accumulation of waste in the eletJat,or pit,. It was easily extinmished with a 15 pound portable C% extinguisher with AO loss. The investigating cdCItee ' recommended cleaning of the pit a72 a generai improvement in welding procedures to prevent slag frm fallfc? $3~uqrotected areas. The pit was cleaned up and will continue to be clearc.5 ,x.a monthly schedule.

Installation of the new shaft pulleys and subsequent dynamic balancing of the exhawt fans in El&, 222-S is ndu bsir,g done by the 200 Area Maintenance and Instrnmsnt personnel. To prevent a ccmplete shutdm of the bailding, the ,-uork is scheduled to be done on one unit at B time. To make this procedure ipossible, it was decided to cut an access port in the fan housings permitting work on one unit while three maintain the nonnal exhaust requirements. The - access port has been cut in No. 1 exhaust fan, the replacement pulley *-led and preliminary balancing started. lo results &-the study of the retention waste problem have been Feported bs the Separations Section's Plant Engineering Unit. Samples from the Retention Basin are taken daily Monday through Friday and to date have'shown no contamination. This has eliminated any necessity for special handling of the retention waste to date,

Daring Januarg the Bldg. 222-S stockroom dispensed $2500 in raakrials to ' customer groups. A total of && work order3 were issued and processed bY Bldg. 2224 Work Order Control.

TECRlQICAL INFORMATION SERVICES ,- - .- Number of books on order 116 377 Number of books fully cataloged 105 12 9 Number of bound periodicals processed but not fully cataloged 10 u2 Pamphlets added to the pamphlet file 0 30 Hiscellanems materid received, processed and routed (Including reprints) 16 23 Books and periadicals circulated 3655 LO98 Vncbssified reparts processed 343 Unclassified ropcrts circulated 331 Reference services rendered 23-36 Inter-library loans 25 Photostats from off-site 17 New periodical titles added to Kardex 9

Number of books Number of bound periodicals SPlO9 -0 i -638 5,747 Totals 1?,397 3,746 1,076 1%,219 Circulation, acquisitions-catalogir,g3 irrd reference work proceeded routinely, although with a marked increase in work rolunus, Books received for processing, -wmch had slackened during the hoiiday seasonp were up same 300%. 0- A sampling of typical reference questions follows:

- Neutron cross section of SompriUm l.49. Agent for retarding the setting of plaster of Paris, Resistance of graphite and Molykote to hydrogen fluoride at elevated tamer- atuns. Detection of neutrons by means of Indium foils. Operations and description of Berkeley DecW scaler #2000. Theoretical aspects of: 1, Radioassay mthod for plukdum. 2. Purity detexminatfon of the A-T sample. 3. Iron procedure, A-T sunple. Rate of settling of colloidal particles With regard to size and shape. Industrial methods of chrome plating. Methods fa spraging clay uith metal, Methods of testing leaks in stainless steel welds. Applications of OIFinqs to shaft and static seals. -Freezing point of 50% caustic. Health hazards of diesel fums in tunnels, Solubility of nitrate3 in percndde. Cmosian resistance of lcrw chromium steels. - . Qfenarrl characterfstics of Boron stainless steel, Use of Freon to replace steam in a heat engine. Preciston casting by lost-wax process. Smoothing of cnrves on weather maps. .- SLlmpling molten metal baths. A- I- , - m,:, i 11 e Technical Serrices Unit WEB Many request3 for infomation entdl corsiderable off-site correspondence and follow-uo.' Some typical examples are (a) a new method, developed by the Natimal 1 Bureau of S*%ndards? fcr masurlng jcur?.ai bearing clearances, (b) an explc,giVe extinguisher descmbed in 3 recent TEE xmgazins, (c) a reporf frcm the Notional Research Counzil of Canada on sFace reqairemen%s fx scizntlfic researsh laboratories, etc. Considerable time was sper,t in gathering, from all aver the United States, references from a lengtb blbliograpkj on protactlve structurese

A proposal to reduce the number of requisitions required for nunor purchases was prepared and submitted to =.sneering Accmnticg. It suggested expanding tvle use of the present petty cash fund to include purccases of inexpensive referem5 material. The proposal was submitted to the local A.E.C. for review, but at month end no reply had been received. Classified Files i Work volume statistics for the Classified Files were as follows: December ._ Documents routed and discharged DocuEnts issued Reference services rendered Registered packages prepared for off-site Inter-area mail sent v'ra transmi- :., Holden of Classified documenss :mi, files uere inventoried: (a) Because of normal perpetu&l in-ren- tory procedure (b) Because of transfer of work assfgnmnt - --_- (c) Because of termination = Inventory redxtions: Copies of documents destroyed - - Copies of documents downgraded - Copies of documents declassified , Classified documents located uhfch uere unaccountad for in previous in7entory Standard storage cartons of lPaterial retired to the Records Center: Unclassified and Official Use Only - Classified

Work volume contlnued steadily to increase w%th the eqanding plant forces. Documents rou*ed and discharged substantially doubled, and overtime uork was required to hanae it. Mail, both off-site and inter-area, was up 2Sk9 the latter reflecting increased activity in the outer areas. Copies d classifiei decuments issued was up apprmcimately 8%. The 7olume of requests for report umterlal from off-site vas increasad shadily, requiring correspondence agd follow-up. This is complicated by the fact that many requests are r'oz &assi?it4 items issued by ether defense agencies on which only the most meager FL?'srmafA.-a is available. &.--., . -- a . _.- ._ 3- __ - -_

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As in the past, Files procedures were under constant review for possible improvements. Files persorael met with A.3.C. and G.E. Security ad redesigned the present cover shiet to confnnn to tse recent Fresidantiai Executive Order #10290. A conference was heid n',h the Legal Gecartment regarding the retention of record copies in Files of all domnts recalled for correction. Present Files practice is to retain me record copy. Legal decided that this was unnecessary, and the present procedure will be revised accordingly. If the document is re-issued using a new document number, the old number will be voided with- appropriate explanation, If the same number is re-used, the word REVISED rill be appended to the new documant. In both situations, ail copies of the incorrect document will be destroyed. A satisfactory procedure, incorporating these changes for the Legal Department's approval, is being drafted. Also, in response to a number of suggestions fmthe field, a dative document receipt (C-2669-D (1-52) ) vas developed and made available through Files. The form mag be uged by personnel desiring to retire an accumulation of "yellow" documnt route cards. The work of the Audit and Inventory unit proceeded as scheduled. During the month the sunrmary of the 7- and 3- serles uas completed, and will be included in the report being readied for the A.E.C. Completion of the early duPont classified material, undernay at month end, will finish the plant-wide inventory. A re-inventory of Research and Development reports, due in March, was begun. These documents are made the subjec5 of a special report annually in accordance with provisions of GM-176.

Work on the writing of a manual of qersting procedures for the Classified Files is going forward. Section 200, covarirg general office information (time cards, safety meetings, telephone manners, etc.) was completed and reproduced. As each procedure is written up, an attempt is being made to include figures considered a normal work load for the unit operation. The re-write of the manual -L -- on the preparation and care of classified docamsnts has been substantially com- i-plehd by the Public Relations Section and preparation of the illustrations is underway.

2yme was spent during the month in preparation of repcorts for the Technical Informstion Panel, since the Hanfurd representative, Chairman of the Library and Document Control Cdttue, could not attend the February meting in Washington, D.C. Progress reports on such Caannittee assigmmnts as standardization of receipt forms; review of GM-176; indexing and abstracting metallurgical reports; progress report Fndexlng and index cards; proposed work-shop for document librarians, etc., were made. It was also suggested that the Panel consider (a) an improvement in the cumulative index to classified rsp~rts,and (b) that information on all classified and unclassified contracts let by the Commission be made available at all sites, The latter uould enable installations to keep abreast of developments applicable to their problems, and reduce duplication of effort.

The January 25 issue of the "Columbia Basin News" ran a feature story describing the work of the Classified Files and the importance of their operation to the plant's program. It was illustrated with a number of appropriate pictures. &

13 Technical Semlces Urd+,

.-- \ Central Rqortinq and Abstrsr ti" December Jamarj

Mtto masters xwn SL? ala Mimeograph swncils run 993 1,201 Mtto masters prepared 20,3u. 3b,270 Kheograph copies prepared 54,406 78,615 Multilith masters types 3ll 209 Formal Research and Developlaent Reparts issued 7 6 Fomd reports in process 7 9 Reports abstracted 322 530 Volume of unclassifhd mal1 handled by the 300 Area Mat1 Roam Work in Central Reporting and Abstracting proceeded on schedule, although the volume was markedly -creased. Duplicating pshed toward new high, and the volume of mail handled exceeded any preV-ocs reports. The equipment of the Duplicating unit was increased by the addition of a Multilith 1250, a Mdtilith 80, and a Zerpx machine. This will all- the prcduction of dll the necessary type of work required fw technlcal reports wzth the exception of illustrative material.

The wcrk of 'the Abstractfcg m.d Inciexiq unit proceeded satisfactor-ly. Biblio- graphies are in process on "Slug CaixL gJ" "Powder Metallurgy," Wraphikglr "Shielding Concretes" and "Cor3sIufi. ' .. useful suanaary of all Technical Section monthly reports (HW-23152) was issueap ais it is tnticipated that it Kill aid , in reduction of personal holdings of tks docunrent series. i - -- A Fooperative effort wi+A Techruci IAicmtionServices, A.E.C., Oak Bidge, is ddeFuay in the field of subject bibliog-apses. TIS has agreed to complete the bibliography on "Wrconlm filoysn and Hanford's initial work in this area was contributed. Conversely, Hanford agreed to complete "Slug Canning" and a bibliography on the classified literature on "Corrosion." For these latter, TIS supplied a complete list of references from their catalog which could be reviewed for inclusion. In this connection also, Elanford recently suggested that a list of bibliographies in process through the Cdssionls activities be prepared frequently and circulated. Ths would insure more complete bibliographies, and reduce duplication of effort. - -- A rotational trainee uas added to the staff of the Abstracting and Indexing unit to complete the normal working complement. MATHEMATICAL SERVICES

Effective January 1, 1952, the Mathematics Sub-unit transferred from the Technical Services Unit of the Technical Section Engineerfig Department, to become the Statistical and Computing Services Section of the Utilities and Gqneral Service 2 -. Department.

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. INVENTIONS ..

All Technical Services Vrut personnel engaged In work that might reasonably be expected to resdt in inventlons or discoveries aringe that, to the best of their knawlsdge and belief, no inventions or discoveries were made in the course of their uork during January, 1952. Such persons further advise that, for the period therein covered by this report, notebook records, if any, kept in the course of their work have been examined for possible- inventions or discoveries.

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, I. CRr;ANTZAEON A. .- On January 2, 1952, the Atomic brgy Canmission assumed architectengineer- marsgement responsibility for eight Hanford Works Laboratory Area projects. Of tfie twelve people affected, eleven Were mads offers by the AWc Energy Commission. m.3 xcep'dd emplsyment nth the Atanic Energy Canmission; two tetminated for emplcynent elsewhere; and tine remained with Geraril Electric. One of the nine was biven the requirad Hotice of Bemoval from Payroll.. for reductiUh of force.

Effective January 2&, the Pnject Information group was assimilated by the Design and Construction Semices Unit.

Ona engineer returned frun leave of absence and was reassigned to the Reactor Unit.

-~c~~tRct-e~ineer-man~~e~~responsibility for eight projects, Nos. C-199, C-257, >36&, 0381, C-335, G39& Ehl4 and C-klo 'r1as assumed by the Atomic Energy Corn- .nission an Jai?wry 2, 1952. i-lajor projects which were active during the aonth attained construction completion status as follows: G3&9 - Hot Semi-Works, 65%; C-361 - Hetal Conversion Facilities, - 37;6$; C-362 - Waste PIetal Recovery (TBP), 69,7$; C-133 - Expansion of 234-5 Facili- -ties, 7l.7$; C-u1-A - 1W-C Waterworks FaciLLq, )b%; GUl-E - New Production Fa~ilitg,29%. * .- ,* -. --A letter w& rsceived frk the it&~Energy Cammission authorizing $50y~0in design funds for Program X. A project proposal. (RDC-2471: Design of a New Reactor), requesting ~,6oo,OOOfor new reactor design, has been prepared for issue in early Februaryo . As of Januwj 31, 1952, the Design and Construction Managercent Section had management responsibfity for 37 projects over $20,~and five projects fran $S,COO - ;20,000. It was doing preliminary uork on 2& proposed projects, 18 of which were mer $20,000. The Section was providing archi tect-engineexwnana;ement se-=vices, as requested by the Atomic Energy Commission, on 2b projects. Six Research ard Developnrent studies were in progress.

C. YA?EKUL PROCUEEKEIT - - - - . .* - -1- - -* -. - ..q-. --- Conferences on transfer of functions relative to controlled and critical. materials mre held with members of the Atomic hergy Commission Engtneefing and Construction Di-rision, the Al;ornic Energy Cammission prforities Branch, and the Design and COIL- struction Units concerned. The transfer of functions was agreed upon, with Desiga - and Construction3Ianagement -Section handling them untiL a construction cozitract is 8 = - - executed for projects for which the Atomic Energy Codssion Vill assume cocot~x-

tion managenent responsibility. _, I 4-.-

3 c. T3e re,dar quarterly forecast of controlled saterials for the next four quarters uas ?=pared and submitted during the month.

For~l.alrequest was made through Purchasing and Stcres Section to the Atomic Energy tcrmssion for directive assis*ace. Directives have been issued or will be issued soon for all sizes of seamless black pi?e for process water lines. New shipment Gztes have been established which are closer to the required dates.

:;rat Hanagers reported ex+!xnsive labor trouble, ranging from frequent juxbdictional scpabbles ~AYxnajor walkouts. TTolxnt2.ry teninations of C.P.F.F. construction contractors' personnel averaged 2.31,; a3 compared to 2.65% in 3ecmber. This percentage has decreased steadily since October, 1951.

A net gain of 33 pipefitter-welders was ,mde during the-month. Of the 67 pipefitter-welders dispatched by the Union, 23 fsiled to pass the test. There are 54 nen on requisition, includiag 31 welders. ,.u-omation was received on January 19 that the Lage Stabilization Board had approved the 9 cent per day increase in Isolation Pay for plumbers effective =A&,WSLLS,1951 i- %e Wage Stabilization Board approved the 624 cent per day increase in Isolation Pay fpr all crafts except plumbers and boilennakers, effective the first full payroll period follouing Januarg 16. c .- The Wage StabUzation Board approved the increase to $2.52 per hour, effecave August 1, 1951, for sheetinetal uorkers. * A 9avis Panel member arrived in Richland on January 19 to obtain facts regarding the wage dispute with machirdsts. After discussions with the Atdc Energy Cam- mission and Atkinson-Jones, he was shown through the White Bluffs machine shop and +he 101 Shops. Atkinson-Jones suggested and arranged for a trip to Seat+-le on ,'anuar;T 23 to visit an ironworks in order to give the Uavis Panel member a canDari- son of rdative skills reqvired in a normal machine shop and in work st Hanford.

'Be Construction Industry Stabilization Commission approved an increase-Fglicable to bailenakers in the Seven Western States Area (but not including WordWorks) of from $2.53 to $2.63 per hour. The Union has demanded subsistence and travel . A_ Pay as established in its Seven Western States Agreement rather than-'Ae pay now in effect at HarLord Works, Negotiations have not been successful.

. - _- L .. The boilexmakers have'$thheld,men frun two lump sum contractors since January 2 - -*-, P .? protest over their fatlure to carply Kith thi provisions of the Seven Western States Agreement. ,. - c

m . .~ .__- D. SPAF'T LABOR (Continued) A work stoppage resulting from a jurisdictional dispute between ironworkers and plunbers over the installation of adapter rings a+, *&e T3P Tank Fann began Jmary 22 and lasted until Jaouq 28. At the pea!c of the stoppage,__ - about 500 irouuorkers ref-iissd to wor';c, which resulted in temporary layoff of about l!?30 swporting cr&tsmen. A retun to work was effected after Atldnson-Jones requested and received actson en a "cease work stOFpagen order from the joint Eca=d lor Settlenent of Jx%idictionsl Disputes. i A lesser work stoppage ocmed January la when about 60 operating engi-mers 3rotested a l/5 hour "dock" given to severaJ, nen for clocking out before the ?%ope=. tine.. The smppage later spread to abcrut 180 cperathg engineers. All the aen returczd to work Jm-aarg 21. T3e carpen"brs aave threateced a work stoppage in pretest over the assignment of ~caffoldingarec ti on.

A near work stoppage occurred on January 23 when six plumbers refused to ride in an all-craft shuttle bus from White Bhffs tc 100-3. The plunbers were provided special transportataon until January 24, when it was agreed that the men would be transprted in all-craft blrses. The TechnLcal Ergineers and Architects' Association has petitioned the National - -%*or Relations Board for an election certifying then as the collective bargain- - ing representative for a unit consisting of 43 erineering personnel now employed 57 Atanson-Jones at Hanford Works. Employees concerned are: construction - engineers, chiefs of p-, safety engineers, designers, and office engineers. - The National Labor Relations Board has fozmally notified Atkinson-Jones of the petition, -

Relief f& the c&.inued shortage of pipefitter welders oqProject C-431-A, 100-C Wsterdorks, was gaiined ~y means of a design change. The three 48a raw xater lines and tSe two 66n File effiuent lines are being joined with Dresser couplings instead of melded joints.

Cn Project Gb8, Additicrrial Wasta Storage Fzcilities, 2bl. TY, a subcontractor was two weeks ahead of schedule. This was ciwd by the Unit Manager as an exxllent exampls of &at can be azcoinplished through good management by the suoccntractor and fu3l cooperation of all parties, -~ -- - -r .. - - ~ ._ 1 __ -- ~ -.. -- .- . ..- .- . I- .. . _*_..- ., ._ a *_- ... -. .- . __.-- -. E. _-- -. - - I.-.juzi'es reported aaong constmc?don contractors' personnel d&ng the month ccnsisted of 20 major (1COg increase over previous month] g US.sub-major (no --.----.-- change), and 694 minor decrease) (18% .. - e-- ~ ~ . L -I ._ . -... . -.. . .- 'e.-- .?:.< >.-'__ , 1 - - *: -? . - ._. , . - __ - -...- -- .' F,. :, --.. 1 - ~&*.. .-.- - . .-. ~. There were ten. automotive accidents during the month, an increase of 100% over

-% Deceaber. Inclement weather was the greatest factor. Total estimated damage -, -l...l:., ..,- .._._.. ..--.....-.--...-- -. .-. W= $1,389, __ - ._ . ,. ~ ~. .. _. . ~ .- Minor Construction Storss buildiag and a mall portion of the Automotive Shop ouncd rfuxing the evening of Jarmaq'y 28, 1952, uith an almost total loss of the 's-Jilfing and mateFials stored therein. The loss was tentatively estimated to he in excess of $250,000.

Fifteen other fires were reported with an estimated loss of $2,$0. This figure includes $l,265 suffered by the Amy. Four br~dredand forts security meetings were attended by a total of h,lOO construction contractor personnel.

-' The Safety Supervisor and a Safety Engineer attended a Safety Conference at the 3niversity of Wasfiicgton on January 26, 1952. F. KKGHLIGHTS OF OMT ACTIVITIES Managernen< - Contract Group The escalation claim for Fred J. Early, Jr. Company on Contract G302, (Tank Fana Prozect C-1874) was allowed for $31,000; an additional $9,000 was denied,. Early requested a hearing on the latter item which is considered to be in dispute. The he&& was scheduled for February 5, 1952.

ztenjon to the contract -Tor the rental of freight cars was accomplished with the t Cldcago, tfilwaukee, and St. Paul railroad.

- A- A prpposed agrement for consultant service between General Electric and the Prep& Concrete Cqany was drafted.

Atok-~Energy Caawission approval and signature was secured on the followfng: Contract SU6, with the Dix Steel Building Company; Contract G2, Special. Agree- ment #2 with the Washington Transit Mvertising Campany; ModFfication #2 to Contract ,~-363:uith Chazles T. Main; and Contract 0-283, Modification #3, the agreement'with Sheppard T. Powell, consultant.

~relimiimz+ ne'gotiations were begun with washington state College relative 30 hydraulic testing of the model downcomer. FeqotLations were continued with the National Carbon Company for production of spacial graphite..

Tbe Contract group continued to prepare and transfer contract records to the Atomic Energy Commission uhere applicable. The group also continued the preparation of closed-gut contracts for record storage.

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Desfgn and Constractibn Sekcef Uait I - - A -* Interior painting of the five North Richland Administration Buildings was coqlsted-_ - -anuary 9. -. . -- __ - -- - \- - (? . -- fif EffectiverJamary &; 1952, the Project Info&tion Group was transfend frap Design and Construction Management Section to this Unit, . .- e .. . - ._L Q' r+. - i. ( cmtinced)

9esqn and Constrxkon Sernces UdLu (Continued)

Preparations have been compl.eted to transfer the personnel and functions of the Office Services group to the UtilitLes and General Semce3 Department as of Fabrcary &, 1952.

The ct-afting workload continued heavy dun% +&e month, RDA-DC-3 and Program X are the largest "joos ncw being wor'ied. ReproductLon out?ut declined. slightly In sq~ar, feet of plmts, but the number of prints increased by 39,000. A aeu retentLon book of major constzvction eqdpment was prepared; and an equipment repair survey was made. The contrac+ar has been notified to accelerate overhaul on certain items of major equipment,

Tiis focal pcints of Design cd lis-lielcpIp-e!:t i31-Lt vcrk ~rcrt-ZU-DC-j, .li, 5, 6 ad 7. ILIA-3G-9, Product Pirification and Metal Fabrisatlon Eqdpment, vas approved ,;au3,"~;119 1952, Fnr fiscal :rear 1952 a f:rd of Q69,m(!~2-s aatbcriaed, of WE&- $jO,OOO is being allocated to General EngmeurL',ry Labma?oq- 5;; an "Assistance to Emford" authorizatisn, *

As of Jaurrwj LG, 1952, design development ucrlr was concentrated on Rna-DG:, the -ex process plant (HDc-&77). --Unda~.U4lG7 a system is being developed to &liver a product of such a concen= *%5atTon-snd.a&dity that it can be routed directly to the 234-5 Bailding, thus by- passing 231 Building. -. - Tke Urdt -assisted Tedxdcal Section in preparation of design scope material for a poJect proposal covwd.ng the Becuplex process. . .. - - ~ -. Under R13A-DG.s3 'the General Engineezlng Laboratory has proposed a totally enclosed furnace assembly in which the atmosphere sumunding the crucible would be main= Wedat canzing temperature, This space would serve as a preheater for caps and Cans;

idembers of the Unit visihd extensively at other Atamc Energy Comission sites to study iie~cesand methods which nay be adapted to Banford processes1 laor Construction Managenlent Urd t c Duping the month 14work orders were completed. New work authorized to the Ugt dunng January conaisted of 16 assigrrments amonntiirg to $61,846. ~- - The Minor Constmution Stores building and a small portion of the Automotive Shop burned during the evening of January.28,.with an almost total loss of the building and ths matefial stored therein. Neither the cause nor the extent of loss has F. :3EKLISiS OF UNIT ACTVIPZS (ContLnued) Xino? Construction Management Unit (Continued)

Since the Stores building burned, it has been decided to obtain.miscellaneous stores fran the Atkbson-Jones warehouse or by direct purchase.

Eighteen new jobs were estiaated at a total of $152,000. Estimates to complete were mr&e on seven jobs valued at $2,829,000.

Timekeeping responsibilities which were performed by personnel of the Service Organization are now being done with the I.B.M. facilities which are utilized in the nomal business of the principal C. P, F. F. contractor (Atldnson-Jones), This change caused a reduction in number of contractor non-manwl service personnel previouslg used for timekeeping and an expected saving of $ks,OOO per year. Poxer and 44echani cal Umt

The contract cobring Project 6295, 251 SubstatLon, which was reported complete as ~f December 31, 199, was modified to provide for removal of the temporary 230 KV by-pass line. This work was ccmpleted satisfactorily January 28. On C-431-A, 1004 Waterworks, design had beerL caapleted prsviously; construction -ras advanced k$ to a total of 34%. Conszmcti.cn schedules for GLX-A were revised shov a ready-folcuse date of September 1, 1952. The Atomic Energy Commission - has agreed to the revisions of schedules which reflect the commulative effect of ,;a.pp=er shortages, uork stoppages, and delayed .nateI-ial deliveries. During the I.:J:I%, construction progressed on concrete work in the River Pump House, F'ilter Plan., -&d Process Punp Eouse. Same parts have been received for each of the ten auts required in the assembly of process pumping units. ArchLtect-engifmer-management responsibilities were assmed by the Atomic Energy CmmLssion as of Jan- 2, 1952, for the following projects: 0199, 0257, C-364, G38i, C-385, C-394, G4.U and C-4.21 (Hanford Xorks Laboratory ha). PxSect Engineering Unit

'Pa rerised proposals were transmitted in final folm to sponsoring organizations. h-o CEW project proposals wers approved by the A & B Coamittee and sent to the Azanic Energy CcIllppission. _I_-_ -- Iqortant jobs IMW in progress include the Ball mrd Safety System, the P-10 Program, Water Qualits Exmrimental Facilities. Activated Sillca Adation FaciU- ties, Pile and *e W&r-Plant Improvements, Front Tube Corrosion Mock-up

PacSilLes, AdditLon of Fifth Boiler in 2004 Area, 3U Kechanization Program, and .r

~ .-I - Podtive._-.-- Ion Accelerator. _- 't - - -. 7-'i.. .* - -- .- - _- (*I[. 5 Construction on G3h9, Hot Se,u-worics. uas advazzced &% to a tot& of 65.f. Polythene Cmlo sprayed on tihe cell walls has not prodcctd a suY,"iciantlg impervi,ous coating. Axarccat #157h, a newly developed natexial, can be qp-usd satisfactoz5ly aad prc- *des an acceptable coating, ICY is planned to abandon polythene and subs~tute hercoat fi57k as hot coll coating. me rnatedal has Seen ordered, and an earlj CeXveqy date promised. The contractor has req-Jested a +,ime sxtenslon. Prcject Gb91, IJetaliurgy Laboratorj - 300 Area, wzs irfonnally a&horized by the Atonic Energy Commission. Final design Is procseding cn a work order basis until *-e project is fomally authorized, Projsst C-409, Iiiverland Elevated Water Tank was c5n;;leted. fie&c+mr Unit

A letter yas received fron th3 Atomic kera Cmii~mionauthoritmhg $s0,300 in aesibm funds for Program X. A aroject propsil (HDGL71, Design of a New Reactor), has beexi prepared to request ?$l,6c09000for riaw reactor design, On GL31-B, 100-C Production Facility, design worx 9 General ElectIcic was advanced 5% to a total of 93%. Design work by Vitro Corporadon was advanced 1% to a tctal 51' 9?$. Construction progressed 5% to a t.otd, cf 29%. The third concrete pour - -for the process writ was placed January 1$. ErecYos. 3f structural steel is about . ,752 csmple'te for tne entire building, The first tzar of =Ba blocks in the outlet end were moved to the pzocess area January 21. -- -Procurement of materials and equipmmt for GL31-B was about 98g coqlete. _- - MngJanuarg 'two graphite layer grows of fifteen and sixteen layers respectively wek Completed, torn down, and packaged for &-livery to 105-0. Engineering and drafting on RDA-DC-3 has advanced on schedule. An intexin report for October 69 199 to January 12, 1952, was issued as HDC-2466. Detailed data on design of the concrete biological shield was issued in HDG21r63. Arrangements have been made to have a local demonstratian of rzethods and equipment by the Prepakt Compaq in connection with the placing of high density concrete.

A decision was made to authol?ze the General E~g~neeringLaboratory to design, cons+,ruct, and pre-test a fuil scale electmveyor for the Ball 3X return systam. The cost of this prototype is estimated at $69!,000and it is scheduled for can- pietion August 31; :1952,.:-Two studus of pneumatic bail-conveflng sy-s taxs were co+apleted. - . ...- . 1 ' - --I .. ._- ' I. -. Separations Unit . -A* Separations Unit began a cmplete recheck of all Redox Prokction Plant $.myon and silo equipment flas-built* to rsduce the nmber of diinensional discrepandes. 3 , ,- I - I_ r. ,r* r L ILtJJLC, 7 4 "4 F. EI.3'liiLIGhTS OF l..lIT ACTIVITIES (Cmkinued) Setuations Unit (ContAmed)

Constriction continued on the four niajor Srojects as fdlows: C-36;. Hetal Conversior, Tacilities, was advanced 5; to a total of 97.6$, 3sincreasad scope representad by Part "C" (Additional Stongo Facilities) vas approvcd by the A,Z,C. which isssed Directive No. Hw-1s8, Modification :?c. I;, Jauary 23, 1952, The Zrective increased project funds to 4222w,1;00 . .i c-362, Waste Netal Renoral and Recovery Facikties, was advmced 4.h$ to a total of 69.7%. Strikes delayed constxxction during January. C-&3, Eqmsion of 23L-s Facilities, vas advanced 7.7s tC a total of 71.7% at H&o& 'rior'ks. Assmhly of the RMB Isne by General Engineefing Laboratory was advmssd 5i5$ to a total of 97.55.

O'dU, Additional Kaste Storage Facilities, 2bl-TY9 was advanced 5% to a to%& of 99.81%.

;eparatLons Unit Con+al processed 21 original requisitions and 11 alterations, The group issued the,final copy of the sum;nary of- Design, Procurement, and Con- i struction dates on all prcjects over $100,000 completed as of Sephber 30, 19%. Propey unitization for Phases I1 and m: of (3-193 was trmsnitted to Enginee~ng Accwnting. ,

G. gOI?TEIIs -0RT OF II~!lTO7?S&ID DISC0VL"RIEs All persons in the Design and Construction Xanagement Section-engaged in work that night reasonably be expected to result in inventions or discoveries advise *hats to the best of their howledge, no inventions or discoverieg were made in +As course of their work during the penod covered by this report. Such persons r'iurtiier dnse .that notebooks arxi records, if any, kept in the course 02 their work, have baen extzaLned for possible inventions and discoveries.

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8 rc -- C-L9l - Metallurgy Laboratory - 300 Ama The hitidl S$ of design work was acccqllshed: coastnic-cion ha8 not begun, me prqject ?roposal was q2roved by the A eC B Cc&tt.ee m.d iai'ormallp authorized by t,ke Atc.ndc Energy Cox;rrission. Since this f.%ciLiV is urgently rqiired, ilml &eig;3 is p-ocedng on a work order bz~s.xYi t4e prcject is fcllnally au%\orizeci. 2, Final Rqorting

A cl&?-i of about ;;;127,000 vas presented by hie Southwest Welding Conpazy. This - --&n .has been rejected, except for portions covxiq additional fabrication casts - due ta holding out the o3ernSmal spares from the fatricaYon schedule. - Architecte~nesr-man~ementresponsibilities were assumed by the At&c Energy - Cmdssion as of Januq 2, 1952 for the following 2rojects:

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Projsct Xubber Pro j e c t ?Jane 0 Conrpletion - Cons C,,YC ti on

E199 Expinsion of 300 Area %wage Disposal 0 C-257 Biophysics Laboratory 73 C-3 6L Aqatic Xoloa Laboratory .29 C-3G1 Radiochemistry Building 5 G385 Radimetallusg BULL&.% 3 G33b Sage House 2; G39k Outside Utilities and Facilities 3 . .. GU Pile Technology Building - ---- li GL21 -. Ubrarj and Files Buildkg LL .. I ._ . ,.A ~ C-275 Substation __ - - - 23 -- '- .-

30th design' and %constractionwork have beec cornplsbd.. Qthoug!! Piiase I1 -~GI .A . = reported afficially complete a3 of December 31, the contract wiz Isodified tc sronde fsr the removal of the tm?orr- 2jC K?' by-pass line around +he sUSE-X- ti31s~ This work was c and the contractor left the jcb site January 28, 1952. rc - - 4 -? r, . 9 - _- 30th design and construction work have been taqletsd. Tha Closing Yotice is in t:re grocess of being Issued. j. Current Projects C-361 - ihtal Conversion Facilities Tart "3" constxction was advaiced 12.5% tc a total of bsz, unich corremonds to 3. tatal Part "AIr and Part "Brl construction coi7qleaon of 9?.6$. lifvlsion IV of the project proposal was approved. by the Atomic Energy C&nission, %e purposeof the new proposal wem to: 1. Increase the scope to provide for a iuininm of thirty days storage of Redox metal solution before pmcessiag in the 2a-U Building. The additional scope waa named Part nCn. 2.' Requast funds tc cwer the additional scope. The Atcnd c Energy Comission issued DirecEve No. Hw-lS~,Ebdification No. U, dated 2muaq 239 1952, iinich au*&orized the requested scope increase and an imrease In project funds Lo a total of $?,X!!!,OOO.

Tlntil a detailed cost estinate is nade, PZT; "3" c-mot be included in canpletion xcsntages. The cost estixate is behg ?repared. d-262 - Waste Removal and R2covery Facilities (TZP)

t-- 3esigd had been completed _rrreviously; construction was advanced' L&$to a total of 69.7&. This project is 17.k$ behind schedule, Unau*&orized strikes delayed construction during January. The ironworkers and liggers left the job Tuesday morning, January 22, and returned to the job Monday sorning, Jmuq 28. Other wildcat strikes, which are recordad, also occurred d-zg the month. . -. Atkinscn-Jones has canpleted 76.4% of their portion of the project. Minor Constnic- Ylsn has canpleted 46.55 of +heir portion. tjork to be perfomed by General Electric on Phae I is 91.8% complete compared with ICCS scheduled cqletion. Phase 11 is 32.8% cvnplete compared with 56% scheduled cornpled on. - c-Lo6 - Mechanicdl Development Building (Phase n) Design vork was begun and advanced to 15%; construction has not begun. A Dnrirg JanuW -- Subcontract GU6 requires completion of deslg;r. by Apzil 3, 1952. ._... Gsneral Electric and subcontractor engineers held conferexes to clarify desiga- - -.. 1. - 'J~ls.d-'._- -.- ~ ... - -

. .I-. .1--. -L - -: - *. _.. . 2.. .. ._- .- . A The R,kB Line fabrisatioc by General 2nginee;ir-g Laboratcries advaced as follows: desigr, 6;Jpto a total of 90%; assembly 5.56 to a total of 97.5%.

'The scope and schedules have been brought UI, to date. A revtsed project proposal has been preparsd and is being circulated for approval, Although additional funds m nc; required. a new division between Ereneenng and Construction, and between Gamral Elec-cic aid. the Atomc &erg Comssion is requested. Gii3i-A 1004 Waterworks FacSL- - c Design had been completed previously; construction was advanced 4% to a total of 34%

Revised constrxtion schedules, agreed to by the Atmc Energy Commission, are basec on a ready-+d-use date of September 1, 1952. Tho purpose of the revision was to reflect more rsalisticdly the cummulatire effect of inanpower shortages, vcrk stoppages, and delayer! material deli%-iss, Snm and sub-freezing -?era- tures duping +he month hindered constrxtix.

Trogress during the month on main feat-rn95 WE: as follows: In the River Puq House, 18i-B,. concrete work was cmplsted to the operating floor level, Intake operrings below eventud water letrel were temporarily sealed at the -tcp ar;d water has been adntted. Tiemoval of the crib and cofferdam has been started. ** 'Wef progress of -the Filter Plant, 1834, has' been in placing concrete. Footings for the last section of one of the mne incomplete barrier walls in the basins have -been poured. Fourteen Wheeler bottoms have been formed and poured.

In Process Pwnp House, 1904, substantiallp all concrete work to the operating floor level has been completed. Placement of piping is proceeding slowly. A few parts for the ten units required in the process pump assembly have been - received at the job site. However, present promised dates on t?e first two motors and flyaheels indicate that ni-in test of two assemblies can be started on schedule, abcat Apm1 1. . Work pogressed s1owljT on excavation, backfill, and placement of concrete on main sewer, process sewers, stem lines a?d high tanks. Gh3l-B - Production Facilitv Design work General Electric was advanced 5% to a total of 93% (scheduled 98%) . Design work by Vitro Corporation was advanced 1s to a to+,al. of 29% (scheduled 100%). Construction was advanced 5% to a total of 295 (sched-ded 30%) ?. -- .- - . About 2275 yards of concrete were placed during January bringing the total to 21,725. The third pour for the process unit wa'placed as scheduled'on Jana~19. ' ' Ersction of structural steel is about 75% C0@3te for the entire buSdiag. Tbe first tier of "Bw blocks in the outlet end was moved 3n to tfie process area Jmuq 2L Procnrernent has Seen i-dtiated on 98% of all required aaterials znd equipnent. The five-day walkout of the ironworkers began January 23 and resulted in coqlete shutdown of all work except piping, electrical, and sheet metal Pictions. Crafts are well balanced except for the continued critical shortage of pipe fitters. 3IYlj- c,-i,tical phases of work that Kill affect the overall cmpletion of the 105 facility have not been started or have been shut down due to the lack of pipe fitters.

Hanfora 101 Shop operations for January moved forward on processing a@ preliminary erection. Since the start of lO4C fabrication approldmatebj 101,000 zetails have been completed, During Jarnray two layer groups of fifteen and sixteen layers respectiv&y were completed, torn down, and packaged for delivay to l0g-C. The third layer group is progressing satisfactoriiy. C-L33 - 38& Steam Plant Addition Design work was advanced 5% to a total of 30%; construction has not begun. mal. prelbiinminary drawings were submitted fcr review and approval by the project grou? ard uslng departnent engineers. Construction is expected to start duricg Febluq. h. Research and Development Studies iUX-bc;3 - Engineering Development Studies to Improve Design Bases for Fature 100 Production Facilities

Completion status is; overall design, 10%; preparation of design criteria and I basic scope drawings, LO%. An interim report covering the period from October 6, 19% thou& January 12, 1952 was issued as WG2466. Detailed data on design of the concrete biological shield was issued In HDcl21r63. There has been extensive work done to locate additional. sources of heavy aggre- gates, to outline a program for detemdng the nerits of Prepakt concrete procsdure, and to hava a demonstration at Hanford of Prepakfi sethods and equipment,

A decision was made to au'uhorize the 5eneral Engineering Laboratories to desis, ccnstruct and pre-test a full scale elestroveyor for the Ball 3X Returr: Systein. Tk?e cost of Usprototype is $89,327, with a canpletion date of August 31, 1952- Hanford design is proceeding on single-tube, four-tube, and ten-tube electroveyor _-.- system, with full comderation being given to manpower and time requirements. - Two studies of pneumatic ball conveying systems were completed; one study layout -. of -an air lock discharge hopser was canpleted. Study layouts were &e for two , types of ur-cushioned, &-elevated safety rods. These were compared dth a proposed design of aizwxsbj.oned, winch-elevated mds. Design wiil b e conUnued .. . <-c on the latter as a possible alternate to the "CW type md and winch. _-

.-..- h 12 pi:_:;j LA-3C-3 - EiiqneerirG Devaiapnact, Shdies to In~m-.tsDee-,r, Bases fsr Fctixe 19-9 ~1-23prckiczx 3z:iiiTilss (Ccntsmec)

Fifteen drabings have been conpleted on the "IrrkA system. A meeeni; with representa- bses of Technical Section and Manufacturing Departinen+, vas held to d-lsclrss the .iesigr of this system. Further neetlngs have been scheduled with Radioloecal Scisxes Department,

The hor5zcntal rod ins tallatL on arrangment a?d operating &%ram drawings have Seen Lssued as prelhinary design layouts.

Phpicsl specifications for raw graphite bars were foxulated and iincluded in :he 2rczure:nent contract with National Carbon Cqany,

A preliminary design of the themal sbield block arrangement has been designed to (1) p-3.f;act the nBn shield from an;- localized pints or' emosure to beaned radia- 3311, (2) facilitate the mnoval of gun barrels during hbe replacement, and (3) raauce the nuJLber of casting details acd core locations.

Studiss are being made on a gas sea for the process tube assembly that will &low use oi a single &-inch header on the isle+, face in place of t!e two 3-inch headers fo me rly proposed. Bait architectural layouts are 90% canple-x. In ordsr to allow early procure- nszt of steel, emphasis was continued on analyzing requirenents and producing a sat of working structural drawings, Design work is progressing on structura . _._corcrete, heating and ventilating systems, ad piping systems. Wok has been - &art& on layout of the storage basin monorail zystem. i- AL16 electrical scope drawings are complete. About LO$ of the dectrical scopa -description- ha been completed. -The scope drawings and scope description will provtde an architectengineer with sufficient infomation- to amplete electrical. design on 105-X. m-DC-$ - Engineering Development Studies to Improve Design for Future Separations Facilities ,. Assignment of-one Civil EnEjker to work fdl tine on this study uith the Develop- ,nent group cmtinued through Janmqr.

P. Process Flow Diagram has been completed, ad the information has heen trazsferred to E .nodel graphic panel which shows the panelboard and instruments to scaleh - Flaw lines have been added to facilitate study and design work. It is planned to icstall.the anal graphic panel so that all processes can be controlled from a. . central point,

As of January 10, 1952, future_- design development work dll be-concentrated oc a - Purex process plant alone. P6dimina.q cost canparison studies of a modified 3eaox process plant and.a Pura process plant were reviewed with the Desis Cam- .- nittee.- Wlth the concurrence of t&e Design Committee, 'work on the Purex pmcess '-2.'- alorid was recommended (HDC- -

? i? r - __ rc 10 13' d - cv j j) IDA-JC-& - EngiDeering Developmnt Studias to Iqrwe Desigrl 3ases for Futuri Se?r-r=tions Faciliciizs ( Can;inuad)

iIanfod Works personnel vislted Argonne National Laboratorj to inspect remote nlaintenance tools being developed there. Devices noted as prdsing are: -roved viewing windows,.^ Itswing dampener" to curb crane hook swing, and a sem-mechanism for accurate Crane positioning.

Work on five studies uas-assigned to the Vitro Coqoration during the first half of the aonth as follows: Study A - Open Canyon Arrangslrent Study a - Simplification of Pulse Mechanism Study C - Dimensional Tolerance for Bema*& Equipment -. Study D - De&@ and Fabrication of "Stripped Down" Remote Vessels Stue E - Remotely Maintained Rotating auiprnent RM-DC-5 - Design Development, Mecharxitatioo of the 300 &ea Slug and Conponent Preparation Facil&t&ss

Design uork was advanced to 155 caplets, construction has not begun. Hanford Idolits personnel consulted uith the General Erineering LaboratorSes on the phase of the problen assigned to them. They ham prwosed a totally enclosed furnace arrangement in which the atmosphere above and mound the crucible would be maintained at canning temperature thus serving as a preheater for caps and cans. Investigation of materials of construetian has continued through the month. Action has been taicen to have .the manufacturer recommend a solaramic coating to dthstand corrcuive- attack of Jnolten Al-Si.. IDA&-& - .-process Water Cooling sy~tern Including Retection Basin, Design Development AssigwenS of two Civil Ihgineers to work full time on tbLs study with the Develop- mnt group .continued through January,

Design criterrfa wre prepared on all electrical phases for 100-HX-addition; A -- study of starting rnethode for 190 Building pump motors was conducted, and-recom- nendations were made after consulting uith application engineers in Schenectady. The study U~Sbased a ahjOo0 IP motor;: The 100 HX uater plant design study was completed on January 15, and issued in rough draft fonn on January 18 for ccmment by plant personnel. ..- ,- _. .I . . -- I' Preliminasg studies were started on featums of the "Coyote Rapids" uategplant, indudhg (1) the retention basins, (2) effluent lines;- and (3) uater plant cost estimate...... RnA-DO7 - Separations Process Engineerrlnp, .Expansion and Ibpmvement - I> :. - - c 1.. ,---I . :*-".- ~ -* -- -- , . .. .. 1. - EZtensive YQrk snd studies uere applied to -the concentrators. The prodUc%Of*'.the. - -'--. Proposed -tam -f-s of such .concentration 'and acidity that it can be ddivekd -w-.- * 3' - ~ {- irectly to 234~5Building,-.thus Sppassing 231 Building, CI,

m Stu2y continued on process flow diagrams for the Pnex process. Most of tha diagrams are ready for issue.

Work WBS done on the Recuulex process, a inethod of recovering ?lutonium fron current supemates, slags, crucibles, and metallurgical scrap from the operation of the 23k-5 Building, Assistance was given the Technical Section in the preparation of design scope material reqlrired for final design and the project proposal. RDA=DG9 - Product Purification and Netal Fabecation Equipent

8 IUU-DGY was approved on ~an~arg11, 1952 with 369,000 authorized-for fiscal year 1952. Work to be performed by the General Engineering Laboratories was discussed with its representatives. Becornended improvements for a new RMB Line are being gathered fran engiaeers who have worked on RNA and RXB Liaes. These recommendations dl3 be assimilated by the General Engineering Laboratories in its work. An RBssistance to Hanford" authorization for $3C,G00 to General hgLneerSng Labora- tories is being processed.

A Wor!!ng Committee has been appoicted. It ccntaim representatives of Design and Construction Management Section, Technical Sec;ion, and Manufactidring Deparhent B, OlEER ASSIGNMEHTS C-1874 - Conversim of Unassigned Space for Radiochemistry Laboratory -=C&pletion status rdns at: Design lOOg, construction 5%- 4- Nu progress was made because metal wall panels and laboratory furniture and eqyip- -ment have not been delivered. C-192 - Bioiogj Laboratory 108-F Completion statwi remains at: Design 98%, construction 88%; - The revised projectpmposal requesting additional funds and increasing the scope of work has been completed. C-20& - =tension to =sting Kadlec Hospital and Medical Arts Building Cornpleaon. status on this reopened project is: Design 100& construction 90%.

All project construction work as originally scoped i? Project C-Mb has been corn- pleted. The mopened project includes new addition which was added the six-room -.- to scope of work, Bids have been opened, and construction is scheduled to start Febrriary ll,- 1952. - -- * C-289-R 1 2&-WC'bundry Addition Design had been completed p was advanced 52% to a total of 90%. Construction work is

~ I- rc ,- , - -.. . i L r L'J3t' 15 C-3L? - iIot Serdworks Design had been caqleted previously, constncthn was ad-rmced 45 to a total of 65%. Polythene flame -rayed on interior walls of hat cells has not produced a sufficiently Fmper%ious coating. It has been deterrmned that Amercoat #157~,a newly dst-eloped material, will pnduce a satisfactory coating. me A.mrcoat #157& is on order xith early deliven promisea. The Tmdor fabricating the new pocess equpsent uas 7isited to expedite deliveries. Results have been favorable. AT ansier is being prepared to the contractor's request for tine ex+,easion. The offLce Ibuilding has beeniplaced in B ready-h-use status. C-380-R - Electfiuty Metering - Village of Richlaad Design had been cm?lsted prevkoualy, construction was advanced 4% to a total of ?7%D

Continued delay in matarial delivsrj prevects xiimeercial metez%ng. Revision I t0 ths prciject is being prepared for a time ex+3nsion to Nay 1, 1952, C-U3 - New Fence For Distfibntion ana 230 :i-- 3:hstation. Part I Part I had been corr.pleted previously. No fhrther work on the submission of Part II has been accomplished, pending a firm ~orkaetexmination. - -_._ C-ba - Primary Power Lites for Hanford Works Uk3raTxqT Cmpletion skbua remained at Design lOO%, construction 79p. This project is being held for campletion of mrk on Project C-&l.. C-&LO - In-Pile Controlled Atrnospnere Experiment * Design completlon status remains at 95$, construction was advanced 1% to a total or' 80%. Repair work on the in-pile heater has been started. .- Gh.2 --P-IO-X Extraction Facilities

Design had been caqleted pmviously, construction was advanced 1% to a total Of 96%. The remaining ccrstmction is on the netalI.urgical laboratoFJ. Ail major equipment except the lead .glass uudows is now available, Disposition of the second metal line remains uncertain. - -- i .- . -. *. -. c-U~ Additi;d k&e Storage -Facilities - 2&l-TY A - -. .% - - __ - -. -. Design had been Apleted previousiy, construction was advanced 55 to a total Of . - 99.8%. All work is completed excerrt about 15% of the fence and site clea;l,-up, - -7 The Fred J. Early, Jr,. Company is about two weeks ahead of work schedLao ___ ~ ."-b ._< - .. -I-- P--- - 2; .1- -u C-&l9 - Induction Heating Unit - Bliiidng 3732- - 1- 7 - * Comiletion status remains at: Eesign 1009, Anstruction OZ. klivery of the 'ZO~KJ induction unit and accessoliss is delayed until September 1, 1952.

-.I z-LZ~ - Water quality merimant& Facilities Design was ad-raiiced 5% to :tctal of 35;. ccnstrxt:on w;a;?le$iion is SS;:. .The construction status Hercentage hss been adjzsted to iilciude tne wor!.. to be done on Part II of thc project.

The major por-;an of .mkrial required f3r PLpt 11 ha.5 been procured, Work has been started on this ahase. J GL3O-B, Rev,.2 - Lnproved Lightiag - 703 BuXji.ng On Part I, design had been cm?l;tzd I'Ieviousiy, constructAon was begun and advanced to 343.

On Rension 2, design was begun and advanced TC 652. construction has not beaa 3arted. Redsion 2 for re'ligh*&g of 35 ~.--:'~tional?cons has beer, sxbatted to the Atomic Emrgy Camassion for approvd.

Campletion status remains at: Design 952, construction 53%. - -__ - &vision 2-was retuned uap2rored by the Atziiiiz Eaergj CoAdssion. Revision 3 'for relocatdoc of hl tower is being FreTared. - G43h-3 - Neu Bio-Assay Laboratmy --Cmpletl.on.status remans at: Design 90%, construction 0%. Desi- rescoping is in progressS and a revised project prapdsal uill be submi.tted soon. .The possibllit;. of relocating the building in 300 Area is being investigated.

C&d r Ball Tkrd Safety System Besqq was &raced 22 to a total of $7;bpg construction has not begun.

Rspissentatiues of the -neezing and Hanu.fa3xrhg Departments attended a meeting d'.milaq3 8, 1952, An evaluation of aaqower, financial, md procurement status of a3 3all 3X and Pile Hodi2LccZoon Program indicated that July 1, 1952 wuld be the -- - famrab1e.tA.m.- for starting work on the first piis. - - &. mree other bLI fabricators 'am Am mdiicg expe&mant2 lots bf balls f'rm a3.m mjected by Tstomcs,. As previously indicated, +&e order for balls dll hove to _. be split 13 order to ineet deliver7 requirenents. .. *- Tbe most critical I;roc.;lrenent i.',ens are the 393 stainless lor +he mds aid Ah2 Completion sAatusrc!ains at; Dssign ?s$, csns'i~~~tLona$,

A revised project proposal requesting additiond, fmds for consC,iiicYim has bee9 sub.nitted. Coiipletion of final &sign has been susseadad until required funds are autitorized. E&2 - X-Ray Nachine 37b5-A Design completion status remains at 95$, cmstruction was advanced SOeto a total of &A, The electrostatic generator was installed. tested and accepted in late January.

C-&&S - BY Telephone -hang9 Additions and Changes Desim had been completed prewiously, construction was advanced 46% to a total of 69%. Construction mrk is proceeding satisfactorily. c-Lk7 - Portable Xeteorologica MSCU Design.was advanced 9; to a total of 60,%, ahi:t 5% of fabrication on special. instruments has been accom$dshed.

DeEvery df the special truck-van body and the lightweight portable mast is scheduled for March, Other material proclirement Is Frogressing. - >.. C=b% &tension of 300 Area Underground ZLecWcal Power Distribution Systan

conq?letion status remains at: Design 100%, construction 0%. The project is apphved for lump sum contract,

I,. 0452 - Meteorology Tower Elevator --

CompLetLon status remains at% Design 1CO& construction 0%. Bid openings are - I scheduled for Februazxy. , _. , GLSL- Spectrometer Sielfiq Design was advanced 29 to atotal of 92%, construction raained at 65%. Design is proceeding on the ste? plug ad columnator. .. . -_ - - .._ - -_ ., 3 -. Gkss z*Repface Two Elevated Water Tank in 200-E Area 1 Desi'@ which had been regorted as complete is now esUaated at 30% complete. This adjustment-is ciused b7 the Atanic Energy COA~SS~OO'Smethod of including as design -4 wo*, .bid assemblies, specifications,G and awarding of the contract;; --

. .- _I constructidn has not begun. Prqaraaon of specifications and scope studies 3~3 in progress' -. .. ,- .c .. . 3 13 IL- .. . -0 C-LSs - Additional l3-4uad Telephone Cable 3Y 50 Point I Design had been aoinpleted previously; construction was advanced 8% to a total of 69%. Because of slow delivery date on loading coils, Revision 2 has been prepared asldng for a tim extension to April 1, 1952. Gb57 - Pile Technology Office Building Design had been completed previously; construction was advanced &$ to a total of 60%. Construction is arogressing on schedule. G460 - Installation of Asbestos Siding and Painting Wood Trim - 2'?2 E and W Design had been completed previously; construction has not begun. Luml, sum bid opening is scheduled for February 1, 1952.

c-&61 - Fbintenance Hot Machine %OD completion status remains at: Design 95%, construction 0%. Nlaterial procurement is progressing. G&68 - Horlzontal Rod Mock-Up Completion status remains at: Design loo%, construction 45%. The cmplete rack drive and controls were removed from 105-B Building and found to be free fram contamination. The new racic drive will be returned for credit. All material is on ,+at site, except step plug and prototype rod which are due by early Februq. IELectrical and riping installations are being scheduled to completion. - '2-469 - -Front Tube Corrosion Mock-.Up Design had been caupleted previously; construction was advanced h$ to a total of

95%. ad Some punrpi.ng equipment that had been procured from excess and installed on this The problem is being evaluated. project is not.- providing required output. G470-E -'2OO-W Badge House Renodeling Design work was advanced ksg to a total of 80%; construction has not begun. C-4734 - 100-B Automatic Dial Telephone Exchange ., Cowpleaon status mains att Design 75%, construction O%* The resubmitted project pmposal awaiting approval of the A & Committee. is - _. B C-&7b - Relocation of Exponential Facilities

- Design had been completed previously; constlvction was advanced 15% to a total of -- 90% Construction is proceeding on schedule. C477 - Building 284-W, Fifth Boiler Addition Design work was advanced 2s to a total of 12$, construction has not begun. The bid opening for the design, procurment, and constnictiori of a new boiler is scheduled for February 1, 1952. __-.- - - _. C-&78 - Area Fence and l4inor Repairs Lscess Xaterial Warehouse - North Richland Design WOAwas advanced 55% to a toL& of 90$, construction has not begun, Final design is progres~iWZ. --_ - . ------______.- --. . - - -_ 4 C-k79 Replacement of and Out~deStars, 700 Area Perinanent Buildings - - Docks Preliminary design was advanced 50% to completion; find. desiLm was begun and advanced to 20%; construction has no$ been started. E& design specifications are progressing for lump srrm bidding purposes. - __ - C-480 - Barnodeling 722-C Building fcr Offics Equipens Rep&: Design work was advanced &O$ to a total of 7C&, comtmction has not begun. Design and specifications are being prepared for Imp sm bidding purposes. - - - C482 - Pile & Ele Water Plant-Iqrovenents Des$.s-work was be& and ad&nced to 5%; cons5nction has not begun. A design req3est authorizing $3O,ooO was issued to the De&- and Development Unit, Specifications &d requests for procurement of critical materials are being prepared. Material procurement funds are still being held by the A &.B Com- mit-be, pending clarification of General Electricls-positJ.on-regardi.ng.the - -- CcnStInction Rider the Appropriations Act Fiscal to ,. for Year 1952. __ 2-_. I . I -""---i-u. -- _-- - .. - -1 - - - C483.0 Downcomer Repairs in 100 E, D, DR and H kdReplacement in 100-F

,_ -- -\. +,,.- - . -I .* Capletion status remains &:"'be&- S$,-construction 0%. - The iroject has been approved,' and $234,000 has been authorized by the il';amic Energy Commission. The A &B Camittee has released only design funds pending certi%ication of the budget iten o,C which the downcomer work is a part. A work order-for $lS,OW-have been --L tssueci to the-Design and Demlopment Unit. .- >.--_. . __I ..__-..-_ .-- - -

G48b - 300 Area Administration Building ~. -- - - 7 .-r .. - --~..h e .- --. .--- .--- -- .,.- --. ._ - - -- 1- - C-k3? - Positive Ion Accelerator Completion-status remains at: Design lo%, constraction 0%. Thi6 project is awaiting au*orization by the Atomic Energy Commission, . .

C-&w - Soil Science Laboratory .- -Coupletdon status remains at: Design lo%, construction O%-.-- Further wor'x is sus- -pended until requested by the User Department.

-.- --- The follodng studies and qineering requests, involving prepara

Design work is about 39% canplete; construction has not begun. A circuit has been agreed upon by representatives of Instrument and the Reactor Sections, The project proposal was changed slfghtly in scope. EEL-A-1172 - Experimental One Tube Ink Facility

. ~ ._ Canpleti& status r&ns at: 'Design 85%; construction 0%; The project pmposd . is'awaiting approval of the A & B Committee. Studies are being made to detedne uheiher the use of distilled water kill eliminate. the'need for waste disposal - . .. _-- .. . __ ----.-,- -- r-- - facilities..,- , . .. -___ --- , ._ .. ____--.- - . - -. . .,I ...... r - -. ER-8-U.76 --T-tuh"Manitor Thennocouple Replacements:,. 100-B; D and F.Brea8 -. .I - *--:-=.- ._ . _---- has be& acc&lished.. A fikl''&aft'of 3ihe'piroj A pmzect proposal has been ?re?n.red in nl@i drift, hcyever, the groject justifi- catLoE is being re-evaluated in the cf recent izfonnation frm ths TechrdcaJ. Section ., -- E3-A-1178 - Experinental Activated Silica Addition Equipmt, Part II? Building 190-H

File Technology Unit has adv-sed that xcrk on t3.13 stad;. should be discon'dnued. a-A-1179 - High Pressure :later Sqpl:,~to Front Face 3, D, F, DIi and H ,Areas Neither design nor constructLon has begun on this rsquest ukich is to provide a iceans for flyhing inetal or chips frcn tha ?=cess %e dtring discharge. ER-A-Il81 - Jacket fiemoval Facilities

Design no& has been corn?leted; corstructLcn '?a: nct begm. DeSigLi has been qproved by the Separations and Fteactor Sections fo~removal. cf jackets frcm a selected gmup of slugs in the 221 auilding dissol7er. EE-Eh74 - New Permanent Citil Defense Csntrc- Cecter Neither design nor con;;truc+,ion has begun. Imci?r.& &quest has been prepared,

Design-was about LO$ canplete on this pian for rsiignting 702 Building equipmeat IXoIUS, - -- - . - -- - Et-2596 - Remodel Forner Laundq auilding for E&ngincekngOffices *. Design was about 155 complete; constructEon has not begun. Work has been stopped, pending re-examination of justLflcation aspects. * - ~_.------_- -- ER-2600 -.l)uct Level Safety Showers - Bui1di.g 23L-5 Project proposal being muted for signatures. EF.-~ZL- kcu7le.u Installation - auiixzg 23L-5 Design wor!c was 2: complete; cmstruction has not be,-. . A 7raject proposal is being prepared to obtain funds for Design and procurement of .engineered items. EEt-2n5 - Corrosion Test Laboratories, Building 1084 Design work was 29 complete; construction has -not begun, Designs and. estimates are being obtained, EFbA-3094 - Building 313 Mechanization -- (Reported under IDA-DGS) W-6010 - Plant'Mqower Forecast Including Program X The revised General Electric Plant Manpower Forecast was rewived January 1s for inclkon .in a revised overall Program X Report. EB-6011- MW 135 - 700 Area Steam Study Work has advanced to about 9%complete, Consideration is being given to nine basic alternate methods for future heating of the area, also overhead versus underground steam lines.

EL-6013 Piping Design Guide ------Work was started on piping design guides which cabe incorporated as part of a particular building specification, .. -14-7l3 (ER-Ai1068) Vertical Safety Rod Corrective Designs - 105 B, D and F Approval. has been received from the Atomic Energy Commission for an extension of the directive campletLon date and continuation of design work, M-822 - Water Lines and Electrical Service Extensions for hmx Construction completed except for installation of metering transfomers. .. ha52 (IR-96) €@lacement of Air Lock Doors, Building 23&-S Design work has been campleted, construction has not beg!. Procuremen+, of engineered items has been initiated. -.

1,. Design ------. Six histories uere canpleted and issued during the month,

\ The drafting work load continued stew, with RDA-DC-3 and Program X being the largest jobs, Drafting production aver .83 mandays pet draxicg on a total of 232 new draViqgs, 93 ..charts and I L 1 '*I 0 1 I iUY ~ -- . -157- . .- 23 1, Dad gr. (Zm2n-e~)I A recxsentatlve ol Plm.5 kgmzenng - &n-G'&cLiring 3ara;L.nznt, has been $repar- iry recoixnecdations fcr iqroved :jor!ang conditions Ln r'-e 760 BuildLag 2rdt-ing ram.

As cotipared to aecember, 1951, reprsduction output decreased in sqwe feet of prints (l.139~808in Jauary) but increased by 39,030 to i30,939- prints. The largest single order was 6,939 sx5nts for C-L13. C;rferencas were keld nth tke Atcinic Znepg Cc.z.lssion Lnginoenng and Cocstruc- tion Jivision, the Atc77~cEnergy Comssior ?::r-::es 3rznch3 ad dl Design ani Gonstruction Management Umrs concmned. nesa coi-ifarences were ta study the transfar of functions relative to controlled and cri+A& rnateIcials. Is genera, these functAons mll be hanjled by Design mi Co~str~~tionbnagement Section uxti.1 a construction cor,tract i3 exzsutad 3r; pr2Jacts Tor whish 'he Aroinic Eaergr Cmmssion, will assume constmetion rnanagemeib: rasponsibi'rl t7. The regular qcarterly forecast of coLtrolled na%!?r!-Czfor the ne,*, four quarters was prepared and sll5;nittled during the mcn3. 2. Construction

Th9 population of North Fh:hlw.C increas?; :-- 1 d.xzq the nonth, n&cg a tctal 3f 6;27L exclusive of Arm~;sracrael. Tkrz - :- 15 comnzrcial facility operators in the Caq, with an ssthated rerit mrml;e -.iG?!OGO.

Iate_Fior painting of the five North Richlad nLlnl.estration Buildings vas com- plebd-January 9.

The _Construction Safety Program was active dunng the mczth. Several. invesaga- tions, reviews, and meetings were held with contractor personnel. Four hundred forty secullty .aeetings were conduc';ad for contractor personnel. The program 'to'improve m&.n';enanie of heav equipment was continued, A new and revised retention book of major equipment has been prepared, and 5 major equipment repair survey was made, __ - - _-

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Personnel data for Desigr, and Cona tnction Nawgment Ses+,icn,'January 1952,' was as follows:

l3eginni.w of M0nt.h hd ~f Month -_ .. Employees Technical

..__,. . ... III. ORGAXKZATIOIJ A“ID PZSOIJEZL (Continued) The status indicated involved these changes: Paymll additions 15 Telminations u Transfers to Section 1 Transfers from Section 4 Transfers within Section 4

-. MEDICAL DEPARTBXT

G2neis.l Per sonnzl Changes Pszsonnol chmgsd littlz 273 to 2?~. vi slt s Mr. wigley attended the American HosFitzl AssociaXm spcnsored Institute on Hospital Pwsonnel AhkLstraYon in Santa mbara, California. Miss Ritter, Su?ervrlscsr of Clinical Latxatory technicians, is spedhg several weeks at the Univsrsi t2- of CaLfornia, learning special new techr.iaues useful in cancer de- tzcti cn. ps. Edith Sacpinptm, Marior! Crane and Kiss Rctk D-xn from the Child=.enlsBureku, Federal 5ec:trity Aqenc;., :isited us 3y request in 91s interest of reductfan of ow Infat, mortality rate, which while low as cnnpared -dtk stzte and Sational averages, may possibly be improved. I ndwtrial EGloyce pfiysica: examinations increase:! f=on 1533 to 1864. Mspemarr treatmen5s increased from 10,393 to 10,792. *,e ncnthly health topic was "Headaches. If Segatiatisns with th5 State DeFartment of Lakr ha--e led %D acceptace cf a shcr': fxrl for reporting dnor in??rries to the Cep&rtinent. ?wo Geners.1 Elictrir ari;iopees and 20 co-:at-xtiGn e?yloFes were tz.eatad for 7a:m in3uies. Ta:, Cxnorsl Eiectrir, ad 15 c?ntracCJgr elployees wem treated for s-ib-major injxries. The ?&.+-eof sickness absenteeism for Decam'-.rr ';as 1.3%, while t3e total sksentes- is7 rate *m3 2,&$. "his compares with figces of 1.8% and 2.57% ICYXave-,bc. Kadlec Hosri tal - -__The average daizy census increased from 95.5 to lOC.3 (91.8 a-lrtlts, 9.0 newkcrr;ls>, 'The census was a year ago. i 98.1 me occupancy rate for rrixed services (all serrices except obstetrics) wss 92.%. Nursing hours per patient day were 3.16 for the mixed ser3icss and L.5C for 95- s tetrics. -Tte Richland Commity Council was conducted on a tour of the hospital, follower? by a discussion of our program and a period of qaestiona and answers. The C%z51fyt attitude was quite favorable to the hospital operation. Public Health . Thcrz xas a~?iccrease in the number of communicable diseases, largely *JZ to a dld epidemic of geman mssles (80 cases) and chickenpox (20 cases). A fifteen percent increase in nursing field visits for morbidity sirggests ir- cr2ase in illness and increased school absecteeisn &le to miid upper respirator;- infections seem to confirm this. Several tape recardines were made with the cooperation of practicing I;hysicians for broadcast nvqoses in the interest of better health. Siibjects covered arn cacer, diabetes, common cold, etc. Costs (Dectqber) Department costs, befo= assesments to December other departments were as follows: November December Budget

Indtlstrial Medicine (mar.) ~~~ PtibLic Healt!i (@ere) 9,622 9,585 10,853 Kadlec Hospital (Met) 25,289 29,511 30,333 - ,-. Hoqital Expense Credits - 2,872 - 2,815 2,&72 Subtctal-Yedical Dert. (3perstions) wTzFv37 Constructi 3n Medical (Indus tr ial and Public Health) 16,1139 17,?CL -18,567 Total Operations and Constrvction m 99,701r MEDICAL DEPARTMENT

JAN3AEP 1952 ---Senera: -Tc~ts (Conticuedl lZle net cost of operating the Medical Department before assessmnts to other departments was $92,8jC, an Increase of $6,736 and 86,871r below the budget. Majm factor In the increased cost for December was a decllne of $8,701 in hospital revenue, due to a lowered census during Christmas wek, which is expected.

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JAIJUAFCY 1952

-.-.tiexral The mmer af txaninazms inzsased from 1633 tc 1966. The total number of dig- pznsary treatmnts increased also from 10,393 to 10,792. Reatmen%$for cperating e?tployees increased by apprndaately 800. and treatments for construction employees decreased by approximately LOO. The mobile First Aid station at 2hl-TY dis- contimed service on 1-24-52'with the completion of that project. Increased space for the 100-C FYrst Aid station has been provided for. During the-xontl General Electric smplu~esasustained 2 major injuries and 2 sub-major injuries, Con- tractor employees sustained 20 major injuries and 15 sub-major injuriss.

A visit to the office of the Mrectar of tts Washington State Bpartment of Labor was mad? m January 3rd, in an effort to obt.ain approval for the reporting of minor injuies to the Deparment cn a shmt form, and thereby guminate potential litieation which could develop from these cases. At the end of the month this policy and procedure had been approved md starting this practice awaits only the printing of the form to be used.

The Industrial Physicians' scientific mePting was held on January 30th. Douglas Caneron, our Counsel, discussed the medico-legal aspects of compensation cases. , Dr. &Itz took and passed the Washington S+ate Eloard Medical examinations OR Ganuary 2nd and ?rd9 required for licensuze practlce medicine in the State of Xashfngton. One physician was interview& for employment during the month but was fount5 to not be acceptable and the kkskial physicians' staff remains incomplete . - -The Chemical Hazards Committee met on January 25th and discussed the chendcal hazards problems that had occurred during the past month and planned the studies to be made during the coming month, which includes a survey of the solvent de- - greaser methods in the 100-C construction area. The Health Activities meeting was held on January 17th and the topic on "Head- aches" was presented and material on this subject was prepared for discussion and distribution throughout the plant. Plans were made in order to provide for the showing of more motion pictures on health topics to-more employees at thc time of employee group meetings.

The ccmbined sickness absenteeism for both weekly and monthly employees was 1.85% fer the month of December.

The net cost of opsrations fcr December as compared with November showed an increase of $1,359. Gross costs totaled $3&,&77 as compared to $32,759 in the month of November, an inci-ease of $1,718. These costs consist of the follouing items :

-3- MEDICAL DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1952

- ,.I.--.hat?tal Medical Section (Continued) -Zn3 +x (Consinued) Increase December November ( Decrease) Salaries Continuity of Service LoUndty Ctilities, Transportation, Maintenance Supply and Other Cost3 Gross Operating Costs Less: Revenue Expense Credlta t 326 & 0&3 283 Net Cost of Operations :,e#m# m79 The increase of $866 tn salary costs results from an Increased allocation of salaries of laboratory and x-ray personnel due to an increase of ll0 in number of physical examinations over the month of November. Proration of costs far these servlces is based on amount of service performad. November charges =re below average and increased charges and volume in December represent a return to a more normal level. Utilities, Transportation and Maintenance charges increased $8&h due to (1) painting of hospital rooms nnd cotridors and area First Aid stations amounting to approximately $500, (2) other miscellaneous increases in work orders amounting to approldmatsly $100, (3) higher steam and electrical costs amounting to $100,- --- and (t)higher maintenance cost of sedans and ambulances amounting to $100,

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Dcr,embzr 1951 January 1952

(7perat-l ons ?re-employment ...... 135 115 Rehire ...... 17 8 AIIXXUZ~~ ...... 193 267 Interim ...... 135 71 4. . E . C ...... 10 38 Re-examina%ion and rechecks ...... 59 76 Ternination ...... 98 l&O Sub-total ...... 5L7 718 Cmtr ac tor s i P;e-employment ...... 159 207 Sehire ...... 129 21r8 Recheck ...... 82 80 Terndnation & Transfer ...... 616 602 Interim ...... 0 11 Sub-total ...... 986 11k8 Total Physical Examinations ...... 1633 1866 Laboratory Exandnatxons Ciinical Laboratory Governnent ...... 60 1?2 Pre-empluyment. Tednation. Transfer ...... 28&1 3565 Annual ...... llll2 1699 Recheck (Area) ...... 6L5 SLL . &stad ...... 32 51 ...... 567 626 Hospital ...... 3 9hO 5079 Publlc 'Iealth ...... 27 9 Total ...... 92% 11705 X-Ray Government ...... 10 2h Pre.employment. Termination. Transfer ...... Lz9 586 Annual ...... 199 276 First Aid ...... 289 305 Clinic ...... 305 111 Bospital ...... 275 395 Public Health ...... 10 .0 Total ...... 1517 1997 Electrocardiographs Industrial ...... 22 25 Clinic ...... 7 9 Hospital ...... 55 Total ...... 89

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JAHUARY 1952

Inulistrial Medics1 Section (Continued) Deccnber 1951 . Januaq 1952 First Aid Treatnents Omrations ...... 38 5 L33 Xeu Occupational Cases Occupational Case Retreatments ...... ll3& 1570 Nan-occupational Treatments ...... 2680 -2986 thb-totd. rn - k199 L989 Construction New Occupational Cases ...... 958 893 Occupational Case Retreatmnts O. &06& 3702 Nan-occupational_.~ Treatment8 Sub-total ...... O. .. ll&& -'U72 Facility Operatars ...... Tr -. 6166 5767 .. . 28 36 Total First Aid Treatments . . .. 10393 10792 Major Injuries General El ectxic...... 0 2 Contractors...... 8 20 Total 8 22 Sub-ma jor Injuries...... General Electsic...... 2 2 Contractors ...... l& Total.. 15 16 17 1 Abs erl. teeism Inve sti g ation Total No. calls requested ...... 25 Total made ...... 31 No. calls 25 31 No. absent due to illness in family ...... 0 1 Ho, not at home when call was made ...... 5 6 .

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1 ! METJX CXL DEPARTMENT JANUARY 1952 Hoscital Section

Gensrai z ZL~ average chily adult censua increaseii from EZ.2 to 9i.5, as ccmpared to 86.9 a par ago. This represents an occupancy percentage of 82.9% broken down as follows: Mixed Service (Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics) 92.8%; Obstetrical Service, k.b%. The Rdninum and mvdmum daily census during the month raqged as follows:

Mfnimiln Mvdmun Mixed Service ...... 60 9t Obstetrical Ser-rlcs a . . . 7 17 Tot.al Adult . . . . . e . . 72 107 e’ The average daily newborn census decreased from 13.1 to 9.0, as coqared to U.2 ,*year ago,

Nursing hours per patient ?er day: Medical, Surgical Pediatrics 3 26 Obstetrical &.SO Newborn L. 00

The ratio of in-patient hospital eqloy2es ts.patio-nts (excluding newborn) for the nonth of December 1951 was 2.02. Mier, :.sicborn infants are included, the ratio is 1.7L.

- +€%e net expense for the operation or‘ Kadlec Hcspital for December, 1951, was $29,511., as compared to $25,289. for NoTernba;.. S-mMry is as follows: Kadlec Hospital net expense $29ySU* This is an increase of 3&,222. due to the following : Gross costs decreased by $&,536. as a result of reduced saltries, when replacements were not’obtainable for ;rll terminations, and reduced supply costs from the lower census. These cost decreases, however, were more than offset by the decrease of $8,701. in patient revenue and $57. in eqense credits as a result of the decrease in patient census for the month.

The Richland Community Council was zonducted on a tour of the hospital early in the month. A question and answer session prior to and following the tour gave the Council members an opportunity to discuss any aspects of the medical program in which they were particularly fnterested. Bids were opened for the six-room addition to the medical win$ (Wing C) of Kadlec Hospital on January L. The contract for this work was awarded to Malarkey and Moore for $&8,000. This is the same Por5land firm which recently completed other construction and remodeling at the hospital. -7-

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JANUAXY 1952

Hc3p.l tal Saction (Con%inued) --%neral Xr. E. J. Quigley attended the Amerfcan Hospital Association sponsored Institute on Hospital Personnel Administration in Santa Barbara, California, during the week of January 21st. Miss Berdra Ritter is at the University of California learning the Papanicolaou stain technique for use in our laboratory. It is a recent diagnostic procedure for de+xrndning the presence of cancer. We expecf-that she will be away for approximately tuo months.

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3 EGSCi-1 Secijicn (2G::tiXled) aacsmber 1951 Januar? 1952 Kaclcc t! x.cifal ATerage Daily Adult Cansus ...... 82.5 91.8 Medical...... 30.0 30 .& surgical ...... 26.1 36.3 Pediatrics ...... 11.8 sL.0 Mixed ...... 67.9 80.7 . Obste+sical ...... a.5 11.1 Average Daily Newborn Ce~sus...... 13e1 ?.O M~XL& C~~PJCensus: Mixed 3?d-ces ...... 92 9L Obstetrical Eersice ...... 19 17 To+,al Adult Cansiis ...... -105' 107 Minimum Daily Census: HxedSerPiCeS ...... 35 6G Obstetrical Service ...... 8 7 Total Adult Census ...... WI 72 Achissions: Adults ...... sa 606 Discharges: Adults . ., e e e ., . , e . . a 522 580 Nawborn...... 89 63 Patisnt Days! Adult . . . e e e . e 25% 28&7 IL Newborn . . a e e e .) e- e e e LO7 278 TOM ...... 2963 3125 Average Leng%h of Stayr Adults e . e = . . L.9 Le9 Medical ...... 5.5 Surgical ...... L.6 Pediatrics - -- ...... Lo?, - Mixed...... L.6 i- Obstetrical.. e *. ., e a e e e e .1 h.6 Newb~rn...... ~.~~...~ Lo& Occupancy Percentage: Adults ...... 80.1 82 .O Medical...... lo&. 3 surgical . . 0 . 0.0.0.. D.. e 0.0 * 0 125. 2 Pediatrics ...... 56.0 Mixed...... O.,.O...O ...... 92.8 Obstetrical...... w1 .h Newborn...... 31r.6 (Occu~ancyPercentage based on 112 adult beds and 26 bassinets.) Avg. Nursing Hours per Patient Dart Medical, 5urglcal, Pediatrics ...... 3 .&? 3.15 Obstetrics ...... 3.73 &.SO Newborn. ...C...... lr.00 Avg. No. Employees per Patient 2.32 (excluding newborn) Operations: Major ...... - 50 91 Minor ...... - 52 103 E.E.N.T. e . 0 0 e . e . . 82 81r Dental...... 1. 2 Births? Live ...... 87 . 65 . Still ...... 3 2 -9- MEDlICAL DEPARTMENT

JANUARY %952 'dlec Hospital (Continued) Cecember 1951 January 195'2 Deaths...... 2 s Hospital Net Death Rate ...... 0 .62 Net Autopsy Rate ...... 50. 80 . Discharged against advise ...... 0 0 One Day Cases ...... 110 - 121

:hission Sources I Richlmd ...... 73.8 7L.0 Jorth Zichland ...... 12.9 U.0 O'vner ...... 13.3 . i 11.2 ,!d-rrission3 by Enployment: =nerd Electric ...... 70.2 67.3 Gopnment . e + ., *. . . ., 2.0 2.3 ?acli;y o. o. *. *. a *. L.8 7 -1 Ccntracmrs . ., , a a e e a a ,, ., e IS.4 1 15.0

Schsoia ., ~ c,. I eo I) 2.2 3 01 Mllitar;- , e . e ., ., , ., . 1.h 1.6 '3thers . o., . o. I ., . 3 09 3.6 :-'c,scital Ou%patients Treated ...... 47h 399 Thysical Therapy Treatments cunic ...... 13h 206 Ho-spital...... 79 56 Industrial: Plant Ill0 - -_- ...... 268 - Personal ...... 3 9 i- Total ...... 356 539 Pharmacy No. of Prescript1,ons Filled ...... 3119 3u7 No. of Store Orders Filled ...... 731r 8L3 Pati ent Heals Regulars . e . . a ...... 4567 h336 Children under 8 a ...... 692 Specials ...... 1593 1517 Lights ...... 2 0 Softs 0 . . 0 0 0 ...... 701 981 Tmsils e . = ...... 181 16L Liquids ...... 225 278 Surgtcal Liquids ...... 95 90 Total. t ...... 736L 8058 , . . -. 1- .- Cafeteria Meals Noon ...... 16&6 ?light .....- ...... 283 Total ...... 1929 _. -.> - 10 - Public F?ealfh Section Ge:aerai Them was an increaae in the nmter of conmunicabls 3isease.3 reported; this is chiefly due to the mild epidemic of german neaales and chickenpox that m are experiencing.

A continued rise amounting to 1s per*’cent in the number of field morbidit7 visits made ,by Public Health nurses might indicate an increased amount of illness occurring. This correlates with reports received *om schools where there is an increased number of children absent with mild upper respiratory infections and gastrIc-inCUc3t3.nal upsets.

A visit was made to the department by Drs. %+Yh Sappington, wan Crdn, 2nd Miss Rcth Bran from the Childrens Bureau, Federal Security Agency, in the fn- terest of the Frevention of infant mortalit7. Results of their visit indicate *at although ve enjoy one of the lowest infant mortality rates reported when one investigates the causes, we find that our rate due to prematurityis lou, bct survLval rats of premature infants is no better than that for the rest of the country, Recommendations were made for improvement of nursing and professional care techniques for premature infants.

Sswzral tape recordings were made with the coopera’Yion of practicing physicians for broadsast p-oses in the iiitar-st of better health, as sponsored 3y the Richland Health Council.

Inspections for annual permits WT~issued fcr operation of restaurants in Richland and North Richland. All were in good condition, with one res- - _---taurant being regraded back to an nAR after meeting requirements.

i- Three additional daiq farma were approved for the shipping of Grade A milk. Forty-two other dairy fanas Yere inspected throughout the month. Results of - pasteurized milk sumplea taken this month indfcate an acceptable standard. Bacterialogical results of water and sewage samples were satisfactory.

me number of referrals to Social Service Counselors doubfed. Much of the increa9ed activity uas due to the need for financial ntbsistence. If this pattern of increased intake continues, it uill be necessary to add on0 more Social Service Counselor, since the case load carried by the present workers 13 at it8 &lllUIl.

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?.l-p’iC Yeal th Sec tFon ( Continued ) Cecerber 199 Januar;r 1952 Gciucati on Pamphlets distributed ...... 1509& 9215 Yewe Releases...... 1 0 Staff Meetings ...... 1 ilisses ...... ;-1 Atwndance ...... +bo& 18 Lrctures & Talks ...... 9 10 Attendance ...... 857 276 rYhsShown ...... 31 33 Attendance ...... L739 3U8 Sonnnunitqr Conferences ...... lr2 1L Sadio Broadcasts ...... 0 0 ..

Immunieottana . A, Diphtheria ...... M...... 7 Diphtheria Booster ....a ...... llr2 Tetanus 0 0 s 7 75 Tetanus Booster ...... 210 83 Pertusds ...... 7 5 Psrtussis Booster ...... 27 L Smallpox ....L ...... 17 15 Smallpox Revaccination ...... 195 319 Tuberculin Test ...... 0 5

Social Service -. -Capes carried over ...... 65 70 Cases adndtted ...... 9 21 Cases Closed ...... & 211 Remaining case Toad ...... 70 67 Actieti e s : HomeVisits ...... 8 11 OfficeInterviews ...... 207 160 Conferences ...... 17 78 Meetings ...... 5 7 Sanitation inspectionsmade ...... 65 Conferences held ...... 20 Bacteriological Laboratory Treated Water mles ...... 153 161 Milk samples (inc. cream &ice cream) ...... 9 12 Other bacteriological tests ...... 227 267 Total ...... 389 WlO

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JANUARY 1952 ?t;Slic Eealth Sectim (Continued) Janrrarr 1952 t;mmurLcabis diseases CFLckenpox ...... 17 20 Gsrmpn Measles ...... 59 80 Gonorrhea ...... 1 1 Imetigo ...... 1 0 Infectious Mononucleosis ...... 1 0 Measles ...... 0 2 ms...... 0 3 Pldceye ...... 3 1 Ringworm ...... 10 h Roseola ...... 2d 0 Scarlet Fever ...... '.. 5 9 Totdl 99 - ...... 120 3. _I Total Woo Nurdng Field Visits ...... 543 Total. No, Nursing Office Visits ...... 26L

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1004 0 0 0 0 6 3,352 2% 4 s 0 0 0 7 3;299 * 290-w 16 1 0 0 3 4,604 - .II - - - Total n 1 0 0 10 U,W5 Tear to date 21 1 0 0 lo U,295

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Beelost in area -1 / Baelmsd -7 I Stuok film -1 'Erposed to x-ray -1- Total - 10 _- .. YeSr

End ab 4thDayEZpoau.re - ps/llter Etmbas BkImum Average Saqlee 21 6 47 119 10 sk 29 9 53 I39 . 18 , 16 36 u- 9 -9 -7 1 15 1s 2 22---z 1 S 4 2 14 6 9 .. , . ., . ,__L......

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._ car unloadling

Tritium AnS&yeee

20-35

i- Hand Score Sv -- - There were beta accrea reported. 0.07q6 - 47,771 alpha and 67,136 hand About of the alpha, and 0.04s of the beta 8c~z.b~were hfsh. Thewe -8 no attempt aub to reduce two of the hi& alpha BCCUWB and two cif the hi& beta BC~.whare decmmtian wue attaqted, it was eocceeaful, * . 4.

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AtmOepherIc Pollutim Groas alpha smittara Groee dose rute 4epsrstlaae areas Groee dose rate -Reeidentlal areas Filterable Beta separstiaas areas - - 1131 - soparati= -ma i-1x31 .from Sepsrsticuu stack^ Active partlclee-Wseh. ,Idaho,OrO. ,Mmt. Active ~ICl~-HanicrrdWorks 0- Tritium (aa oxider)Rlverlend to Hanford T TrltltIm (ae 0xIdeo)ReactoP. ataclre T

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than the carromtratime obedat other piles. No ei@ficant trend in activity lersla or ccmcentratima wae fuand vith parer level, &or campo- ritlon, rimr flow, etc. Partial carrelaticn etudiee ab pcner level, river flow rate, and the actiTity daneity found at eelected river locaticms far the last two yeare were msde. Sumatione were canplated cm the "Buster Jangle" operaticmy and correlation etudiee betuean 1131 emitted fran the 299 Area stacks snd the dpIoILpt depoelted QD vegetatiap were started. + Synoptic Meteorology Janwry 1952 Forecaete loumber nade Parcent Reliabilitg: Productim 93 79.4 24-ho~r 62 78.2 Special 28 9.9

Meteorological caudltione fcpr the paet Pronth were featured by an unueually large amount of cloudbees and fog and by frequent precipitation in light amounts. - Sw ccwer, un a ecale oi 0 to 10, avaraged 8.7. Thia waa the greatest mcmth- , ly ammt yet recmid at the etatim, anti yae nearly 504 grester than the avqeof the flve previous January manths of record. - --- - Fog occurred an 11 days. For prevloue January maathe of recurd at the statim, the number of mach days hae aversgod d.y 6. -- Prscfpitatlm me recordad an a total of 25 days. 0x1 cmly 11 of these, however, was the amofmt Bufiicieatly large to nieasure, aad cm aily ape day, the 23rd, did the amaupt equal or exceed 0.10 kh. The manthly total af 0.65 inch ~ae 0.29 inch belaw normal. 0 Daily ~IIIMUand mixprum tnmperatures averaged 25.2 , or 3.9' bprnmml. The monthly hish, 50 , occurred an the 313th. The manthly low, 5 occurred on the 3r&.

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3. Soil ' ecifmce I Shyparticle eize distrib~rbian&lyses' ct eoil eamplee from Ares 2 and the Worka Lsbarstury aree were completed. In general, theee esmplee were found to --catah 7% to 90$ eand, with ths r- 10s to 2% made up ct silt, olay

-- - ~ I (rrsrrally, IC%), snd grayel. , --, . - -. - -Plnton&'lae faand to be euborbed bg sarth mSteria2.8 fuet a8 well fram a 'rs~%utioncan- 80 &liter of e&nm nitrate, 6riVate and phosphate fetmnlating the-ealt cantent ab a vaate sample from tae U-Ttank) as ircm dietilled vater. T

.. Ares procees etack gams as a teet oi ic~lpbat the reqrrired.

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Industrial Hygiene - contlmeC

Studiee of non-radioacfiue hazarb were =de of': (1) the. ilme -;a:C%wsj sad the me of leed in the cmaing lseciuion of the 313 Build-; (2) %a we of berylli-a Ln the 395 Sullding; and (3) the ammanla expoarea Fa the r9- production eection of the 769 B~ilBbg. 5. Methoda

A series of five runa was made in testing the Ikme Chamber for the numitor- ing of noble gases in the Separations Area stacks. Operatiau was quite suc- ceseful with good evol1ition curves ami an immediate reduction to background at th'e end of the run.

A start was made on the semi-empirical acalyeis of diffbsim aF pile effluent in the Colunibia River, using aa a basis relatione derived for the diff'usion of materials in the atmosphere. The sight tests obtained between 1004 and 100-D areas on the first two surveya indicated reasonable agreement; vith this theory.

Work on the separatim af ruthenium from vegetatiau involved a precipitation of ruthenium mlf'ide from a caxe+,ic soiutlm. Satisfactory yields were ob- i tained when no vegetation was Fesent, but *he presence of colloidal mganic: -_-materials appeared to eliminate the camof the nithenium. Praising re- 0-- sults were obtained vhen the basic sulfide aolutim vas acidified, and the resultant precipitate ashed to remove organic materials. Further testa at' the electrodeposition procedure for ruthenium gave yield6 betwean 90s and - 100&. ~ -1---7

A survey of the ether extractian proceduri used in the Ccpltrol Laboratary far the eepratlan of plutonium and uranium was stsrted. A procedure with a magnesium nitrate and nitric acid salting out agent has been adapted which gives camistent yields af 9s to B$. Fre1Wr-y testa on vegetation and,soil 8amples indicated yields with plutonium of this same order arf mRrmftnde.

~ _- -- Several rune were made OD. the concentration af noble gases in the pile e.?flu- ant waters by fluahlng the -mter aampla wi%hmethane, vhich wae then placed in a proportional counter for measurement Counting rates cm the arder af' 100 c/m per ml water eample wer obtained, vith recmzed decay periods cam- epaizlg with xd35 and Xe 133, and sane unidentified activities. The mmrthod 1: appeared to be the most pmiaing approach to the rapid dutectian af reyhred 81~88,in addition to ita direct need for the radiol&cal sc1encee problem. ! Some data an the carry- of radium through the plutcaillm analyeis procedure . . . .._ indicated that leea than ,2$ wddbe left after the TZA anamis, _z=:a* c ..I c "9-* ~ __ .

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2. 'Ihatnmreplt Developmat

The quench circult used vith the hydrogen countera waa famd to be in- adequate far &ending +&e plateuu of a poor self-qpmhod geiger tube. hother quench circuit yhlch reducee ancds volhge to zero after a cum3 waa also found to be upacceptable. e' LQht pip- studbe thus far indicate that poliahed aluminu~nmakes a pipe aly el-tly better than mschlned alumiaum, and that mlner8l oil- filled pipee give no -ked iplproromau3 mer &-fillod cmea. Lucite attached to the photocathode vith mabalaam gaw sxcellsnt results; the counting rate of a 19 cm, pip 1-1/4 Inches tu dlameter was abmt 905 of tha5 obtained with the crystal attach& directly to the photocathode. InveatQaticma a9 the af'fect of pipe diameter Indicated that the oounting efficiency with a 3 mu lucite pipe 7 an. 1- la rather lcm (a few percent). Hawever, photocathode ~Urfacesar8 nrarke'3I.y nrm-eann senaitirtty snd somewhat better over-all results may be obtained with selected tubes and selected epote cm the photocathode. A bredbe -el ~lfthe circuit for rn impraved recaair mmitar i has been canpleted and ~uccest3ful~yoperated. *A-

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BIOLOCICU; SERVTC'ES EXIT

Biological Monitorinq

1. Waterfowl

Canada goose fecal actlrity ehoved a elQht decree dura the !Rxirty= five percent of the eamplee ranahad in the 200 - 330 d/m/g we,with a max- imnm activity deaai%y of 440 d/m/g obserwd.

Tlaaue sqlea of wild vateriawl exhibited no ac+,ivic,g density arceeding +&e ChraniC of radiophoepharus In man. l4uZmnm ac+,ivitydeneitiy detected was 1.0 x 10 2. Upland Wildlife

Thyroid activity daneitiee of rabbfta from varioua locatlone were in the range of 9.92 to 9.12 P c/g. ~ird~M activ-ity ttensitfaa up to 0.002 P c/g. Clinical Laboratory

Elght hundred and eighty-ane detefmiza+Jfuns, Microscopy

1. Histolq

c -- 0-- Routine histological prepaxatlam. 2. Electron microaccpy

Gm-1 teat- of +&e instrument continued, with edmb service work perPormed for the Industrial hyeiene group. . Rediochsmiatry Labarstory

1. Redloactivity in Carcaesee Bo report.

2. Analytical Services

ApsWlcal eerdcw to other units included the preparation 09 61 leubp eolutlona, 80 ather srtractiapzs and 192 TTA detsrmina+,iaazs of PI1 in bidag2cal aqlee, esd approximately 3,300 alpha adbeta counts. -

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7. Dietributicm and Rat~d,lcmof Tritium in the Sheep

6. Percutaneous aaorpticm ab ~tiurm-25s Bo report.

1. Determinatfan of' RBE'e by MicrobioloRScal Methods

2, Tritium Flxatfon by Bacteria Studies of tritium flratiam by bacteria yere Satended 50 lackads u detazed etudy of organiama ieolated fran the intestlssl tract of rats. Species ut %$:'-re trs,$iPm Proteus, Eschefichia -9coli and Peeudamcnss were found to be fixera. Bacillus subtilfs, Lactobacillue, & StrepL,ococcre sgacioe Yem 8@ZlemWfnaCtLT0. -

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Bo report.

Bo report. Study af If-r sectio~acf +Uheae -1s revealed 20 ~pmiflcchange attrL31i-5- able to radiation. Group dag* 1 dose

1)rev'~a~a17 fed 4mpc

Twin controls of above J * iau chaniber readirgs - not reliable bels 1.3 1IC.

No progress. * 9. Effect cn Gunadal Fmcfiaa in %he Ram Eo progress.

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1. Toxicology of Active Parbfclss

The epecial cages far housing the ttmm-mn3ffi7e mqsr9nctL &la azrL?c3do

2. Platmiurn Toxicology

No results. Request was received from the Banford Operstions Office of the Atomic Energy Commission for submission of bud& estimates for FY 1954 and revised estimates for FY 1953 no later than April. 25, 1952. Ihstmctions were issued for the preparation of data for review by the Appropriations and Budget Camittee, and the preparation of budget data was started. A summary of cash disbursements and receipts (excluding advances from AEC) for the months of January, 1952 and December, 1951 is shown below:

Disbursements JaIlU33-Y December

Mterial and might $ 2 995 567-’ $ 2 370 425 PEyFOUS 2 406 245 2 483 573 Payroll !kc 486 682 484 163 U. S. Savings Bonds 252 412 113 288 Payments to Subcontractors 1% 253 EO 619 0ther Tbw

Receiuts Rents 140 561 Refunds from Vendors 4 360 Hospital 50 532 Sales to AEC Coet-Type Contractors 38 933 - Telephone 15 240 -=-Bus Fares 9 879 amp Sales 21 854 Other - Total

Net Disbursements

Advances f’rm AEC decreased froln $b,OOO,OOO 8s of December 31, 1951 to $3,OOO,OOC as of January 31, 1952 and may be summarized as follows:

January 31, December 31, 1952 lo51

Cash in Bank - Contract Accounts $ 1 966 316 $ 3 034 310 Cash in Bank - Salary Accounts 50 ooo 50 000 Cash in Transit 558 684 490 690 Advances to Subcontractors 300 om 300 000 Travel Advance hmds I25 om 125 000 Total $- $4oooo0O- -

A summsly of personnel cbsngee In the Financial Deptu'tment during the month of Janm~ is sham below:

PerSOPnCl at December 31, 1951 445 Acquis ItIons 3 -fer of tabulating personnel to the newly io& Statistical and Computing Semices Section of the Utilities and General Semites Depsrtsrent (26) Terminations and other trsnsfers out (16) 400 Personnel at January 31, 1952 -I

The monthly report8 of the four sections of the FFnsncial Deparbnent, as listed below, are shown on the follovw pagee. General Accounting Section Manufacturing Accounting Section Engineering Accounting Section Connuunity Accounting Section

4 GEIERAL ACCOUFEITG SECTION MOIJTMY REPORT . Request was received franthe Atomic Energy Commission for budget estimates for FY 19% and revised estates for FY 1953. As a first step in the preparation of these estimates, arrangements were-made vith department managers to submit personnel estimates for Appropria- tions and Budget Cormittee approval prior to beginning calculations of the dollar budget. Complete instructions relative to estLm-ks on operating ccsts, construction projects, equipment, reseazci and development, and inventories, together vlth dates infarmationc is to be submitted to us, were forwarded to department mszagers.

Operating Cost Reports were ecmpleted OLI Jan- &5, 1952, and forwarded to respective managers, together with letters explaining major variances costs of the previous month. Letrer was also prepared far '&e General Manager detailing Product Cost and showing a segregation by process and element of cost. Cost summaries by month for fiscal year to date, togethez with bogey estimates by nonth through May, 1952, were prepared and distributed.

A meting was held during the month to continue prior months' discussions relative to the establishment of easlier closing dates. Tentative closing dates for general ledger and issue dates for major finsnci8.l reports were established through May, 1952. Revised procedures agreed which will result In earlier issue dates, -e- were upon 4- and certain suggestions made to accomplish this end are being investigated.

Review of employees' insurance coverage and constributions was completed in Jan-y. In accordance with provisions of the Insurance Plan, coverage was increased $1 472 500 as a result of increased -- salarg rates, and-employees' contributions were increaspd accordingly, effective January 1, 1952. As of January 1, 1952, total LiZe Insurance coverage for employees was apl3roximately $85 OOo 000.

Retroactive -vents were made to 465 enployees in the amount of $41 085 covering construction work performed during the period f'ra September 30, 19% Total payments t:, date amount to $150 837 for 1 1G7 employees. Withholding Statements for 1951, Farm W-2, were delivered to enployees on January 11, 1952. The Collector's copies of Withholding Statements were forwasded to the General Office for transmittal to the collector of Internal Btvecue. -. -. Considerable overtime was required in Januw-in payroll VEit in order to cmplete Federal Social Security Reports, State social Security Reports, Withholding Tax Reports, Returns of Information at tSe So-ace, :Annual Report of Employee Contributiom under the Pension Plan, and - various other year-end reports. r5 -8

-. i LJ General Accountlng Section STATIST ICs Monthly Ehployees and Payroll Total Employees on payroll at beginning of month rn Additions and transfers in 5 . Removals and transfers out (19 1 Transfers from ueekly to monthly payroll -0- 22 Transfers from monthly to ueekly payroll -0- Employees on payroll at end of month m- Number of Employees January De c ember Bargaining group - HAMTC m m Bargaining group - Building Services 68 -' 68 Two Platoon Firemen 56 - I-,56 - Hanford GnaFds 616 621 Other weekly - non-bargaining 2 793 2 889 Executive, administrative and operating 1502 1 1r88 -of essional 511 520 Other monthly -21r -23 Total -9 093 -9 102 Number of Employees Engineering 1 801r 1 963 Hanufac turing 3 200 3 a6 Utilities and General Servlces 2 320 2 276

comnity 209 ~ 218 Real Estate & services 33 3 332 - --- Financial &06 us - Employee and Public Relations i- 113 110 Radiological Sciences $8 36L Medical 27& 273 General 25 2L Law - '9 17 Accountability A- 21 . 23 Technical Personnel _- 11 -ll Total -m- -9 102 Overtime Pavents Weekly paid employees Monthly paid employees Total

Number of Changes in Salary Rates and Job Classifications -. 1433 1 67& -- (1) -&mknts cover-period January I through January 31, 1952, except in the case of patrolmen in the Plant Security and Services Section of the Utilities and General Services Department uho were paid for the period December 1 through December 31, 1951. - ~ -_. - (2) Payments-cover period December 1 through December 31, 1951, except in the case of patrolmen in the Plant Security and Services Section of the 1;. - Utilities &d General Services Department who were paid for the period November 1 through November 30, 1951. r .- rc

g - - ,IJ 4 General Accounting Section Gross fiount of Payroll December Engineering $+E?#3 901982 Manufacturing 1 261 685 1 &SO 812 Utilities and General Services 806 960 938 750 Community Real Estate and Services 196 870 228 7U Other &32 229 527 092 Total -$ 3 &So 561(1) $ & 0&7 277(2) Annual Going Rate of Payroll Bas e $39 79& 280 $39 7ll3 593 Overtime 2 UO516 2 h85 353 Tsolation Pay 1 286 UO 1 277 023 Shift Differential 50& 219 &95 512 Other h6 739 Total

Average Hourly Base Rates Bargaining group - UC $2 005 $1.998 - Building Services 1. 561r 1.56h - TWO Platoon Firemen 1.995 1.980 - Hanford Guards 1.751 1.7&5 Other ueekly - non-bargaining i.70& 1.709 Executive, administrative and operating 2 927 2.926 Professional Other monthly 2 321 2 .3&0 Total -$2.097 $2 0 093 January December - _+verage Earnings Rate Per Hour (3) - Engineering Manufacturing 2.185 2.983 2.32& 2.196 3,002 2.33& UtiUties ad General Services 1.913 2.70& 2.017 1.913 2.718 2.0l& CodtyReal Estate &Services 1.975 2.&72 2.U2 1.952 2.&65 2.12& . Other 1.725. 3.080 --2.018 1.716 3.076 1.99& To tal ------$1.977 --$2.897 $2.180 $1.972 $2.900 $2.17h 5 Absenteeism December

..Weekly - Men 2.3g . Weekly - Women Ir. 31r &.&& Total Xeekly 3.cs 2.93 Monthly loLB- -€73 Grand Total -2.65 =2.6& (1) Includes paynents for fmr-week period emiet January 20, 1952 in the case of weekly paid employees. Excludes $U 085 retroactive payments to construction workers for periods of emp;opent between September 1, 19Ir6 and September 30, 1951. -

(2) Includes payments for five-week period ended December 23, 1951 Fn the case of weekly paid employees. Excludes $89 752 retroactive payments to construction workers for periods of employment between September 1, 19&6 3- and September 30, 1951. \.-. - -- - ?(3) -Includes shift differential and isolation pay. Exclldes overtime premiums, commissions, suggestion awards, etc. 3

-:.L>L General Accounting Section Employee Benefit Plans Pension Plan December Number participating at ,eg,nning of mnth -7TRiI NW participants and transfers ~n Removals and transfers out Number participating at end of mnth % of eligible employees participating Employees Retired Total to Date Number 191-a) Aggregate Annual Pensions Including Supplemental Payments Amount contributed by employees retired (a - Includes 8 employees uho died after reaching optional retirement age but - before actual retirement. Lump sum settlements of death benefits were paid to beneficiaries in these cases. (b - Amount before commutation of pensions in those cases of employees who received lump sum settlement. Insurance plan (1) Personal Coverage Number participating at beginning of mnth New participants and transfers in Cancellations . --._ Removals and transfers out - i- -Ifumber participating at end of month % of eligible employees participating 98 2% Dependent Coverage __ Number participating at beginning of month . -- Additions and transfers in Cancellations -- Removals and transfers out Number participating at end of mnth Claims - Disability Benefits (2) Number of claims paid by insurance company: Rnployee Benefits Weekly Sickness and Accident 128 Daily Hospital Expense Benefits 153 Special Hospital Services - 165 Surgical Operations Benefits 120 Dependent Benefits DaFly Hospital Expense Benefits 2 81 Special Hospital Services 32L Surgical Operations Benefits -267 Amount of claims paid by insurance company: Employee Benefits $31 46L $35 302 Ck Dependent Benefits - 29 %2 - . 35 3911 To tal . -. - - ‘-m (1) The new Insurance ?lan was made effective on DeGember 1, 1950. (2) Statistics cover only claims paid and not all claims incurred during the month. 4 ’ I”_ 1 General Accounting Section Employee Benefit Plans (continued) Claims - Death Benefits (1) Total to Date Number =? 77 Amount $31 500 $b23 000 Group Wfe Insurance The Group Life Insurance Plan was discontinued November 30, 1950. As of January 31, 1952, h employees who are absent due to total disability are still participating in the Group Life Insurance Plan. They uere not actively at work December 1, 1950, and therefore were not eligible to participate in the new Insurance Plan. However, they will become eligible upon their return to work. Vacation Plan Number of employees manted permission to defer one week of their 1952 vacation to 1953

JanUarjr Weekly Month17 Total Engineering 2 2 71- c) Manufacturing I 0 7 Utilities and General Services 88 7 95 CodtyReal Estate and Sdces 5 1 6 Financial 1 0 1 Bnployee and Public Relations 0 0 0 Radiological Sciences 0 1 1 0 0 0 i- Medical General -0 0 -0 To tal -103 -lit community Utilities Real and Estate

Engineer-- General- znd U. So Savings Bonds ing Mfg. Services Servlces -Other -To tal Munber participating at beginning of mcnth 1 029 1 hSC 1 Oll 2% 596 It 350 New authorizations 25 3c 23 6 25 - 109 Voluntary cancellations(l7) (23) (18) -0- (7) (651 Removals and transfers .-- ~ out (IO& 1 (7) (7? (2) (111) (13&) Transfers in -5- 76 -25 -2 -2 -110

Number participating ~ . - at end of month * 938 1 526 1 0% 280 & 370 - - - - -* ------Ferc entage of participation

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I-*-- ,i- - General Accounting Section Community Utilities Real Ehloyee Benefit Plans (continued) and Estate Engineer- General and U. S. Savings Bonds (cont.) ing Mrg. Semces Services -Other To tal Bonds issued - Maturity value $33 775 $6625 a1 875 $9 275 $22 325 $172 875 mer 721 1 366 911 202 &96 3 696 bfand issued 2& 26 23 3 15 91 Revisions in authorlaations 12 10 10 25 5 62 Annual going rate of deductions G.E. Employees Savings and Stock Born Plan $361 255 #629 199 $390 267 $88 289 $225 19 $1 69h 161 G.E. Savings Plan 7& 638 187 Lo2 121 313 28 555 56 097 lr68 005 Total. . a35 893 $816 601 $511 580 $116 8U $281 2h8 $2 162 166 Withdrawal of U. S. Savings Bonds from G. E. Ehployees Savings bnd Stock Bonus Plan __ . December Number of participants withdraving- Bonds Maturity value of U. S. Savings 100 Bonds withdrawn $31 225 $32 575 Check-off of Union Dues Number of New Payroll Deduction Authorizations Submitted in January Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council. - --- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners * of America, Local Union No. 2b03 2 rnstnunent Craftsments Guild 6 International Union of Qperating Engineers, - Stationary bcal 280 6 - International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Warehousemen, Garage Ehployees & Helpers, Local 839 International Chemical Workers Union, 369

-. Total submitted H.A.M.T.C. by 50 Hanford Guards Union, Local 21, of the International Guards Union of America Building Service Ehployees International Union, 9 Local 201 (Medical Department employees ) -1 . Grand Total 60 w ------_ Number of Pasroll Deduction --__ - Authorizations-In Effect 1-31-5 2 12-31 51 Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council Building Semice Employees International rn m Union, Local 201 (Medical Department

,_ Pmployees) ..I - - 25 ' 2b Hanford Guards Union, Local 21, of the fnternational Guards Union of America -6192 -l8& General Accounting Section

Employees Who Have Entered Military Service Total to Date Called to Volunteered

Reseme Officers Enlisted Reserve National Guard Selective Service Voluntary Enlistments Total Number of Rent, Telephone and Hospital Deductions from Salaries December House Rent Dormitory Rent 903 889 Barracks Bent Trailer Space Rent Telephone Accounts Hospital Accounts Total io 685 10 30h 1- 1- - AkityCertificates (For duPont Service) JanUalT Total to Date Number issued -0- 83 Suggestion Awards Number of awards Total amount of auards -c -- i- Employee Sales Plan January Major Traffic Appliances Appliances To tal Certificates issued 31 570 73I Certificates voided 1 23 2L -

Salary Checks Deposited January * December Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly Richland Branch - Seattle-First National Bank 77t 873 751 857 North Richland Area Office - Seattle-First National Barn 11 6 11 6 Richland Branch - National Bank of Commerce L20 271 392 26 7 Out of state banks (Schenectady staff) .-. -0- -1 -2 -1 Total _. 1 2059 1 151 1 Is&* 1 131 ------Week ended 1-20-52 - " Week ended 12-23-51 . -...

Special Absence Allokce Requests December . , . '2 Number submitted to- I- Pension Board .%W6 - J _,. __ General Accollnting Section

PEXSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION Number of Bnplogees On payroll-at beginning of month Removals and transfers out Additions and transfers in Number at end of month Net increase (or decrease) during month of terminations and transfers out % of absenteeism

Changes by unit in number. of Accounting Section employees during January were as- follows : i -Name General: No change

Accounts Payable: Decrease of one employee One transfer from Rotational Waining Program T. 3. Johrston One transfer to General Accounts Shirley H. Byland One resignation Virginia R. Smith -Cost: No Ehange General Accounts: Increase of two employees Nannette D. Riley One transfer from Utilities d General Services I’ One transfer from Accounts Payable Shirley H. Byland

-Plant Accouruting: No change

Weekly payroll: Decrease of one employee One deactivation Ruth G. Jacobson - . ---- Monthly Payroll: No change One transfer from Special Assignments Billie B. Burke One transfer from Utilities and General Services June M. -Clardy One transfer to Bngineering Department Ola C. Craig One deactivation - _. Marjorie J. Hoschouer

Special Itssigrxnerits: Decrease of eleven employees One transfer from Financial - General George Hessney One resignation Dorothy S. Dalton . Four transfers to Engineering Department Nancy F. Albritton DoFis I). Marshall -- - . ------Mary iz. Kroger Amelia S. Goodner Two transfers to.UtFlities and General Services Martha L. Learock Rose T. Segrest Three transfers to Manufacturing Department Ca+herine E. Blair . Frances E. Ames .- Lillian U. Baumgartner -_ --. - One transfer to MonthlgPayroll Billie E. Burke One transfer to Accounts Receivable Elva 0. Gross

Budgets: No change Internal Audit: Increase of one employee One transfer from Rotational Training Program Marshall Kreil 8 General Accounting Section PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION (continued) -Name Rotational Training Program: Decrease of three employees One transfer to Accounts Payable T. E. Johnston One transfer to Internal Audit Marshall Kreil One transfer to Financial - General S. A. Spohr Medical Accounting: Increase of one employee One new hire Vada L. Lamb Accounts Receivable: Increase of one employee One transfer from Special Assignments Elva 0. Gross

Number of Accounting Section employees as of January 319 1952 were as follows: Number of Employees Nm-Exempt Exempt -To 10tal General 3 7 Accounts Payable 23 2 25 cost 16 3 19 General Accounts 22 1 23 Plant Accounting 2& 2 26 Weekly PayFoll 67 5 72 Monthly Payroll 19 2 21 Special Assignments 9 3 12 Budgets 3 1 & Internal Audit 5 7 12 Rotational Training Program 3 -0- 3 - -_._ Medical Accounting 9 2 11 A - Accounts Receivable -10 -2 12 Total -21 3 -37 -2 50 Non-exempt employees may be summarized as follows: Number as of Classification 1-31- 52 12-31-51 .I 1 Accounting A I .I. Accounting B 3 Ir Accounting C 6 6 Accounting D 10 10 Business Graduate 21 21 Clerical Yorking Leader 9 0 Cost Clerk A 2 2 Cost Clerk B 1 1 Cost Clerk C & L Cost Clerk D & 3 Field Clerk A - 0- 3 Field Clerk C L L General Clerk A 27'- 29 General Clerk B 53 51 General Clerk C 26 LO General Clerk D 5 6 General Clerk E 2 1 Office Machine Operator A 10 10 . Office Machine Operator B rc 6 6- Secretarg B ' . . ' 1 1 I I a .. I" 9 General Accounting Section

PERsc)NNEL AND ORGANIZATION (continued) Number as of Clas sif ication 1-31-52 12-31-51 Secretq C 1 -0- Steno-Typist A - 3 2 Steno-Typist B 5 5 Steno-Typist C 6 6. - -0- Stem-mist D -3 7 To tal -213 -2 2& Open employment requests as of January 31, 1952 were as follovsr

General Clerk A 1 4 General CZaPk 3 1 General Clerk D -_ 1 Steno-Typis-- t B -1 Total

Injuries Dec ember Major -0- Sub-Ma j or -0- Minor 2

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Accounts Payable Balance at Begwof Month $ 240 907 -$ 196 369 vouchers Entered 1675 273 1739 148 Cash Disburrements 1 631 776 rn 1 698 820 DR cash Receipts 142-7 4 210 3alance at End of Month $ 285 831 $ 240 907 -i- Rumber of Vouchers Entared 3 315 2 539 Ilh;lmber of Chedlrs Issued 1769 1 516

hmnber of Freight BIDPaid Amount of Freight Bills Paid

HUUbar of Purchase Orders Received Value of Pmchase Orders Received

Cash DIsburs~~s 'Engineering $2 267 868 $1 683 003 General '4 290 434 4 295 681 - --- Totel i- Material ana Frclght $2 995 567 $2 370 425 Lump Sum and Unit Price Subcontracts 6 208 17 246 BFF Subconmts Labar 138 436 168 854 others 51 609 34 519 , Payrolls (Net) 2 406 245 2 4-83 x3 Payroll Taxes 486 g82 ha& 163 U. S. Savings Bonds 252 412 113 288 AU Other 221 143 306 616 Total $6558 302 $- Cash Receipts - Engine=- $ 157 429 $ 55 632 5 332 898 4 gu 569

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J-Y December Detail of Cash Receipts Advances *om AEC $4 489 201 Rents 140 561 Hospital -50 532 -#=e 22 2i3 15 240 Scrap Sales 2 926 21 854 Bus Fares 9 879 MIsce17euus Account8 Receivable 16 278 Sales to AEC Cost-type Contractars 38 933 Refunds fram Vendors 4 4 360 Exployee Sales 253 EducatioW program 46 Refunds of Special Fhnds . 188 320 Rental. Received Frau Railroads -0- Utilities -0- Auotbm: 1744 Total $44

Number of Checks Written Engineering 980 General 1 516

TOM 2 496 Bank Balances at End of Month Chemical BdS& 'pr;lst C- - IT- Ymk Conlmxt Account $ n.9049 $ 707 563 - Seattle First lpatiansl Bank - Bic.hlnnd Contract Account 681 365 U. 8. Savings Bond Account 202 142 Salary Accotrnt Bo. 1 20 000 Salary Account No. 2 30 000 Wave1 Advance Account 52 165 . Seattle First National Bapk - Sea2tl.e Escrow Accaunt 31 685 31 685 Natiopal BaPk of Camerce - Rie-XLand Contract Account 813 673

Total $2 302 309 - .. I ...... - TPavel Advsncea and Expenst Accounts 2 Caah Actvance Ra7ce at End uf Month (I) Cash Advance &ce Outstanding -* One Month (I) 2 676 Paveling and Living Expenses - All Deprtments Paid Employees 33 938 28 991 <:$ Billed to Government 31 Baiance in Variation Account at End of Month u3664nR6640 2716 753390 IIR .

(1) General Accounting only. iL,JUI"'- General AccountinA Section E?&zJ December Accounts Receivable AEC Cost-type Contractors Hospital €lea& Eqyipent Sales to Facilities Miscellaneous Services Telephone Utilities Wets shoes subtotal Reserve far Bad Debts

General Ledger Balance $& 610 646 $ 440 809 Hospital Out -Patient Invoices Issued 2 2% . 1 966 Operating Revenue $ 72 763 $. 57 505 Houses lex-. Leases 217 200 Lesse Modifications 8 15 Lease Cancellations 121 146 - -___ Total Active Leases 6 062 5 966 A- Operating Revenue: Basic Bent $ 217 441 $ 213 002 Electricity 51 450 50 957 Uater 8 616 8 507 Total $ 277507 $- 272466 Dormitories . Hew Assignments 79 90 Removals 71 06 Total Occupancy 1 090 1 082 Operating Revenue $ 15 200 $ 15 055 Facilities Total Facilities Y9 u9 Operating Revenue $ 68 121 $ 52 605 Telephones Working Telephones 5 334 Telephone Uork Orders Processed 31-a Operating Revenue $ 20 365 Other Invoices Issued 402 567 Operating Revenue $ 236 315 $ 26 539

z .-,- 1) I L , , \I L note: Operating Revenue represents amount charged to Accounts Receivable Operating and credited to Costs. c 13 ?2% General Accounting Section - As of 1-31-52 Number )\mount Accounts Forwarded to Collection Agencies . 336 $ 36 818 Accounts Returned as Uncollectible 75 . -Eon Collections 113 * 4 874 Balance at Collection Agencies -171 $ 19 867 * Includes 90 accounts collected in U - snd 23 accounts partiallg collected. . -- - Total To Date Scrap Sales IJumber of sales 3 439 Revenue (excluding Sales Tax) : Scrap Sales Tract House Sales Revenue to AEC Revenue to GE Total $2$ 455 988

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Vouchers entered in accounts payable during Janmary numbered 3 315 and amounted to $1 675 271. There were 1 769 checks written Which totaled $1 631 7'76. maid Invoices at the end of the month totaled $285 831. Invoices on hand which had been paid prior to Decder 1, 1951, nun- bered 31 and totaled $98 530. Tbese invoices reweadditunal supporting data, such as receiP-lng reports, settlement of claims which have 'been filed, etc,, before they can be trendtted to the Atomic Energg Comfks&on for final approval. Volume of invoices received for pagaDent reflected an increase over averages for the past six months of over 30 per cent. Purchase orders issued increased over 15 per cent, which will result In increased volume in Accounts Payable in subsequent months.

ACCmRECENABIIF:

During Jaaaary, 13 accounts in the total amunt of $2'71 mefomded -- to the Credit Bureau of Bentan and Fkadslin Canties for collection. - Collection Credit Burean smaunted to $91.52 in i- by the January, of which $45.76 was remitted to as.

Approximtely 425 collection letters were written in January requesting payments from debtors. Generally, ff payment has not been received, or if no medfic arrangements for payment in the future have been made, accounts are fonre;rded to the Collection Agency after writing the third collection letter to 8 debtor. . Kadlec Hospital out-patient invoices numbered 2 256 and totaled $10 167, as compared to 1 966 invoices totaling $9 076 in December. In-Fatient revenue increased $14 167 in Janusry, due principally to the increase in roam service charges effective January 1, 1952, ssd the increase in adult pat.ient4a.y census from 82.5 in December to 91.8 Fk January.

NO definite decision has yet been announced regarding the effective date of metering of electricity. Detailed procedures for haoU of accm+~receivable are currently being established, but have not 88 yet been ccnrrpletely developed. Meetings are continuing with repre-- sentatives of Statistical. and Cquting and Electrical personnel to-

establish mutually satisfactory working agreements and procedures. a General Accounting Section

BUDGETS

&ing the month of J- fiaal inatructions covering the prepars- tioa and presentation of the budget for FY 1954 and revis‘&on of the budget for FX 1953 uere received from the Atomic Energy .:ommission. Work sheets vere completed and forwarded to department maneg2~3, together with copies of the Atamic Energy Conmission instzuctlms. d The Agpropiations and Budget CJnnnittee accepted our suggestion that they review estimates of parsomel requiremnta submitted by wart- mept zmnagers as a first step in the budget preparation. Letters were mitten to deparbnent managers on January 15, 1952, requesting that this information be submitted during the first week of F%bruary, 1952. In the meantime, work was continued in calculsting average salary rates and projecting other costs at going rates Adjusted for hown changes.

-COST Cost reports for Utflities and General Services Department and Staff . -._Depertments for moxth of December were ccnrrpleted on J&uary 15. * i-es of Operating Costs for Nucleonics Division vere issued to - Plant MeLnsgement on January 16, 1952. Supplementing these reports, a letter was prepared for the Manager - Finance addressed to the - General Manager detailing product cost for December and affording a camparison with the previous month as well as 811 explanation of major variances, Actual cost mmrmaries by month for the fiscal year to date, together vlth bogey estimates by month through May, 1952, were prepared and issued to Plant Mauwnt on January 24.

Letters were issued to @hnt and section managers detailing costs incurred during Decenibez and analyzing majm variations fi.m the previous month. Su;rI,’hnenting mase Istters, a coqdate anal;rais YeLIj prepk-ed for the Manager - Finance of su~rpllesexpense, service bureau cbges, and rents1 md =ep& of sq-iipment expense for the FinsPcial Department explaining costs and compa2~costs to budget; and a detailed analysis of telephone ani telegraph chxrges incurred by Employee and Public- Relations -das forvarded to the department - mBpBg= -- - -I -

.- r To provide accuriie information on cost stores more of operational - gctivities, a separate unit code was established for liaceiving and Shipping costs in order to set them apart from cost of normal stores activities. General Accounting Section

Based on agreancnt wlth C-ty Real Estate and Services Department, arrangements were made effective in Jaauary for all costs and revenue far village bus uper8tiona and residentid and commercial telephone and electrical services to be booked as Utilities and General Services costs and revenue, and the net profit ar loss to be reported-,as "Ccxuuunity Utilities," with no ac- liqaidation made to Community Real Estate and Services Department. In order to ~yfuvidea mare logical segregation of costs which parallel actual organization, to facilitate budgeting, and to provide more acmte accounting, unit codes of the Transportation Section were revised, to be effective in the month of February.

As a result of the consolidation of Accounts Receivable f'unctions, liquidations fhnn Finsncial DepsStment to Commzxdty and Medical were revised, and cost of accounts receiwble services rendered in connection Kith residential and commercial telephone service Yere determined and arraugemnts made to transfer these latter coats to -L- Electrical Telephone. i- Standard rates for rail cw movements were revised effective in Jan-, and credit issued covering over liquidation of costs in first - tae six months of FX 1952.

GEmRAL AcC0ml.s

Advances *om the Atomic Energy Commission at Janwy 31, 1952, amounted to $3 OOO OOO, representing a decrease of $1 OOO 000 from the smoupt at the beginning of the month. 'Be current balance of $3 000 OOO in the advance account has been applied in the following manner:

Cash in Bank - Contract Accounts $1 966 316 Cash in Ba& - Salary Accounts 50 000 Cash in Pansit 580 684 Advances to Subcontractors 300 OOo !!!ravel Advance Rmds 125 000- Total $3 OOO 000

During the month of January General Accounts assumed the responsibility of distributing all +ges trsnsferred to General Electric CamPanY *om the Atomic Energy Commission. Previouslg, distribution of charges applicable to-accounts for which Generd Accounting 1- - *I, 6, 3 ,LNu,,i 17 595 General Accounting Section

Section had responsibility vas made by cost. This change vill eliminate duplicate handUng of paper work and rill give bettc control aver detailed infarnstlon for the Govpment Cost Transfers repart issued by Genersl Accourrts,

Arrangements vere canpleted 3XL- the month to relieve the m- portation Section of work in cormecfim -Ath counting and prepwing deposits of bus revem, Effectiye F?bm1, 1952, this function will be handled by the 703 Bntldiay Csshier’s Office. A meeting vas held &ring the month to establish c1osb.g dazes for ledgers and iasue dates for certain finanrial reprts for January through May. Letter T~Eissued &: all con-csed listing the closing dates which were established. In tlie discussion concerning earlier closing dates, a change! in poceduzs -aagreed upon vhich will result in -editing cost dfstzibution of monthly payrolls.

Issue dates of major rqorts me several &JS earlier this month due to concentrated effort in that Tonnectfon. Investigations are cont-utng and esrasgements are being worked out with other sections -e-- which vfll result in further inprovemepat Fn subsequent months. i- Current mnth cherges to the Travel and Living Expense Variation account, including mineezing Department, totaled $2 -4, an increase of $I 030 f’rapn December. These charges represented enter- tainnent expense of $5& and the exzess of amount reimbursed employees mer amount billed to the Atomic Energy Commission of $1 7‘70. .I

A reviev was made of re+aoactim pp.;ts for ~consto~ctionvmk performd by General Eloc+r?c e~le-rf~Ihrn September I, I?& to Septez&er 30,1951. -- A A study of disbursements from Accuiz.t 1C,10, Excess Iktezials, and Account 10.20, Inventories Eel5 Far Possible Future Use, was made to determine the percentage of IXG?C value rssilzed from withdrawals for use at Haaford Works and %om tyansfers to government agencies and sales to h1-s off project sy?e for the period JUJ, 1950, to WC-=, 1951, inci-m I) Td- ,- r- :Lk-,,J r--- 18 ’ e> meral Accounfjm Section

Insurance and account- procedures , followed‘in processing damage cln.lms, were reviewed to determine their adequacy. Recolmpenda- tims designed to provide more uniform procedures and control were included in the report covering this review. ~bargcsto the ~nginekingDepartment for services of ~aaioltjgi- cal Sciences Deparfxtent far the month of October, 1951, Were revitaed b determiae whether they were reasonable and in order, A review of a suggestion 8-d vas made to atteEmine the psopriety of the payment awarded an employee in December, 1951. A report, outlining the clerical routines followed by Stores Unit in recarding and controlling operations inventories, reconmended that sate of the f’unctions now perfarmed by Stares Unit should be transfemed to the Ffaaacisrl Department.

Reports Were prepared covering (I) routines prcrposed by Stores Unlt for con~ollbgand recording maintenance material inventories - -_- * carried in mea stores, and (2) a survey of the 300 Area store of 4- instrument and radio parts and supplies,

(barges applgLng to a construction fabrication purchase arder placed with Vulcan Copper snd Supply C-y were sudited to detedne tbeir prapriety in the light of a settlement agreement made when the order was cancelled.

Phy8ica.l. inventory working papers, prepared by personi?el of Pur- chasing and Stores Section, were reviewed. These working papers were prepmd during annual physical inventariss of bearings, automotive parts, and welding supplies, all of which txre cmied in Accouqt 10.2, Inventory - Ceaeral Maintenance. A report form for the monthly activit,r and month-end status of Accounts 10.10 , Excess Iaterials, and 10 -20, Iaventmies Held For Possible Future Use, was develwed. Data for the report will be assembled by Stores Lhit and Financial Department.

A revised procedure for the handling and control of bus-revenue aad bus tickets prepared by the Accountiag Unit was received and 9pproved for adoption, General Accounting Section .-

PUm Accm Effective January 1, 1952, the rate of depreciation applicable to the Cnmmrmity Prefab Houses was increased from 5 per cent to 6.25 per cent a year, which wlU result in an increase in annual. depreciation accruals from $200 to $356 600. This increased rate was necesmJ in order to completely amortise the rehabilitation costs over the estimated remining life (13 -8) of the prefabs. --. During the month the Atappic Energy C0P;mission approved a proposal concerning trea-t of tr~#ormernaintenapct. The grop~ossl prevldes that the cost of replacing transfarmers of Ilke size or capacity and the cost of reconditioning be chaFged as operating expense. In the paat each trwformer replacement has been accounted far as an addition and retirement.

Eselinixmrnnrg work in connection wfth the Semi-AnnUd Plant Statement was started early in the month. The report will be ready for distribution during the latter part of next month.

Considerable progress was made on inventory reconciliation during the month. Three field men vere temporarily assigned to office work to - --.- expedite ccaapletion of these reconciliations.

4 During the month of .January, 137 enployecs were added to the pa-sol1 which included 36 employees reenga3ed with continuous service. Removals from the payroll during the month totaled 146 which included 6 leaves of absence, 34 illness removals and 7 tmfers from the Nucleonics Division to other dPAsions of the Company. These aaditionn and rexwvals resulted in a net decrease of 9 employees during the month. At Jarmarg 31, 1952 there were 9,093 cmployees on the payroll. Curla3 Jaw's special analysis was =de of the payroll of the Hanford Guards. During the year 1951, 696 new authorizations were received for Uniop Dues check-off.

Payroll. deductions hvlm salaries-crf employe.es who authorized Union Dues check-off during 1951 amDuKtcd to $33,980.55 for the year. The Unions vere billed for $302.16 durbg 1951 to cover the cost of' collecting dues by payroll deduction. Segregation of collection6 and billing5 by bargainixq units for the year 1951 is as follows: Union Dues Alnount of , Collected BU Iisnford: Ataslic Metal Trades Council $32,549 55 $268.50 Building Service Employees International Union, Local 201 (Medical Department rnloyees1 513.00 7.02 Eeord Guards Union of Amerlca, Local 21 918.00 26.64 $33,980.55 $302.16 New Year'rr Day, Tuesday, January 1, $952, was an observed holiday at Hanford Works. Weekly salary checks covering the week ended December 30, 1951 for employees in the hter areas vere delivered to gatrobn at the area gate houses between the hours of 8:oo p. m. and U:OO p. m, on Thursday, January 3, 1952. There was no change in the distribution of salary checks to employees located in Richland, North Richland, and Pasco. salary checks for these employees were available to authorized representatives of the departments at the customary time, 8:OO a.m. on Friday, January 4, 1952. In addition regular payroll addressograph work, 137,000 items were addressographed for other departments and 2,000 envelopes were addressographed for the A.E.C. A file of approximstely 57 addressograph plates containing the addresses of various Govern- ental agencies and newepapers was prepared for use of the A.E.C.

Six participspta withdrew their U. S, Savings Bonds purchased in 1948 or 1949 or both under the Stock Bonus Plan. Checks covering the income earned by these bonds for the years 1949 and 1950 were delivered $0 the employees. Dura the year 1951, 44,603 bonds with a rnsturity value of $2,425,875 were purchased by emplgees by ,dayroll deduction. There were 793 mre participants in both bond plans ac December 31, 1951 than at December 31, 1950, or an increase of -2.7'77. Bods having a maturity value of $587,600 were withdrawn from the Stock Bonus Plan during 1951 by1,359 employees.

Binders containing a list of the 160 shift schedules, which have been officially qproved by Union Relations Section for use at Hanford Work!! vere prccared and transmitted to DcpaI-tment bl~gersFn Jamry. Thp binders also contained charts of 37 6chedule.s qach o$ ,uhicn are used by teo or mxe en2loyees. - c-* CJ _- 1 L. I d-LJJ I=.. . Seneral Accounting Section

PJ.YRST3 (Continued 1 .. . Asthorizations for payroll deductio s for the 20 t cf safety shoes werd recei-red from 190 employees. during January. There were 72 open pap11 deduction accounts at Januaq 31, 1952. . _- Preferential rates were eliminated in 7 cases of ueekly paid employees during Janu~7due to transfer or reclassification. As of January 31, 1952, there were approximately 900 weekly paid empioyees having preferential rates.

A total of 102 ueekly paid employees were scheduled to begin their 1952 vacations in January. 4 During January, 716 claims were processed and forwarded to Metropolitan Life Insurance Compary. The claims may be segregated as follows: Hospital Benefits Kadlec Hospital 428 Other Hospitals -126 5% Weekly Sickness and Accident Benefits I62 Total Number of Claim3 -m A total of 1,050 checks in the amount of $6Lj rw6.23 covering 816 claims were received from the insurance company and forwarded to employees, hospitals, and surgeons during January. Since December 1, 1950, the effective date of the new inspnce plan, employees of the Nucleonics Division have received $718,L93 in bewflts under the terms of the health insurance portion of the Plan.

Revjew of employees' insurance coverage and contributions was completed in January. In accordance with provisions of the Insurance Plan, employees life

insurance coverage was increased $1,h72,500 and employees f contributions were increased accordingly effective January 1, 1952.- As of January 1, 1952, total Life Insurance coverage for employees was approximately $@S,OOO,OOO. * Tn January, 87 employees became eligible for participation in the General Electric Pension Plan. Of these, 71 employees elected to participate and 16 employees elected not to participate.

1Ji'hholding Statements (Form W-2) for the year 1951 were distributed to employees 3n January 11, 1952. A total of 10,979 W-2 forms were issued for the year 1951. Feport of taxable earnings under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act was prepared for the fourth quarter of 1951. This report of taxable earnings and the Collector's copies of the W-2 forms were forwarded to General. Office for transmittal to the Collector of Internal Revenue. - Fourth Quarter reports for Unemploy- ment Compensation applicable to the States of Washington, Oregon, New Pork, IXinois, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Ohio, Michigan, and. Wisconsin were prepared and mailed to Gensral Office for distribution to the various State Tax Commissions. Report of individual taxable wages for year 1951 was prepared covering l0,91L emplcyees subject to the State of Washington Unemployment Tax and forwarded to Olympia, Washington. Income and Franchise Tax reports were prepared and transmitted to General Office. Oregon State Income Tax withheld from employees claiming residence in that state c- was paid to the Oregon State Tax Commission. r'- ?-. 3 22 ,L-."*.- 8 r P, f-e-d General Accounting Section

PAYROLLS (Continued )

Report of individual employee contributions to the Pension Plan in 1951, and reconciliation of total employee contributions was forwarded to the Pension Department in Schenectady. A total of $893,5&0.00 was contributed in 1951 by 6,&% participants. New Withholding &emption CertFficates, Form W-&, were received from all employees during January. The certificates were sumnarized by number of employees segregated by departments, states, and cities with a further segregation by male and female. Retroactive payments were made to 1165 employees In the amount of $&l,O85 covering construction work performed during the period from September 1, 1$t6 to September 30, 1951. Total payments to date amount to $130,837 for 1,167 employees. Letters were mailed to former employees requesting correct addresses for mailing their checks.

A total of 739 salary checks were distributed directly to employees Payroll. Of these, &OO salary checks were for area employees whose days of rest were Thursday and Friday. These checks were held in Payroll at the-request of. the employee's supervision. 100 checks were delivered to a representative of Employee arrl Esrblic Relations for distribution to employees absent due to illness, and &9 checks were mailed direct to employees who have been removed'from payroll.

A total of 7 garnishments were received in January, of which were released without payment to the court. As of January 31, 1952, 5 garnishments are pending, -&cluding 2 received in December, 1951. 4s- Eleven checks were reported lost during January. Of these, eight were replaced. - At January 31, 1952, five lost check caseswe pending; two from December, 1951, - and three from January, 1952. Two Payroll employees are being trained as IBM key punch operators and present plans call for training of other Payroll employees as soon as opportunities develop . * Bank reconciliations completed in January were: Weekly Salary through #281, week mded January 139 1952* Weekly Salary Vacation through #281, week ended Januq 13, 19520 Bond Account - December, 1951. Monthly Payroll #&, December, 1951. Payrolls reimbursed were as follows:

Weefly Salary through January 27, 1952. Monthly Salary through January, 1952.

NO military duty'allowances were paid during the month of January, 1952. As of Januaq 31, 1952, 197 employees of the Nucleonics Division had entered Military Servfce. 3 23 * mi BUKZI"S Additional revtsiops to the mid-year Budget Review for Fiscal Year 1952 were made, Work on the Opersting Budget for FY 1954 and revision of FY 1953 proceeded according to schedule. Historical data and the necessary fonns were submitted to the field. _SPECIAL REQ,rnS!rS

Armagumnts bve been made to issue a m0ntWJr reprt on the Special Requests program. Thie report will show the activtej of aUown reqwsta for all Instnl',tions. Eilliag for the nxmth of Jsnusry amounted to $23,747.0 as cmpared to $24,756.00 for the month of December. Estimates prepwed for J ~~~t=d+A M,810.00 88 ~ompa=t& to $12,515.00 for bcder. memats=mmie for fi -dad works casks to be marked with the letter "3" for idestificstion purposes enabling better con+ml of these casks by the Special Requests grou~.

Sample unit cost reports were >repard for the Sev-tions Section incorporating certain requests lpade by them. T$e reports were reviewed witb their cost repsentative and were deemtd acceptable, If, after -"her repiew in the field, these are Pound to be acceptable they Kill be issued am2 myreplace t-be wesent Statement of Operatlng Costs for the Semtiom Section. If' appears that the present cost report for the Power Unit will be satisfactory with the addition of one =re eheet fLtFnishing man hours and units as - requested by the Separations Section. i-

The revtsed work order awthorization lists wer3 not issued in Japuary as some of them were recalled by de.psrtmant heads in order to makc f'urther revisions. It is anticipated that this work can be ccrmpltted and. the aew lists issued Ln Janua~y, In the interest of simplicity and easy control it is decided that all routine work orders should be conflned to one series. The chanp over of all rout- work orders to a "B" eerie8 was accomplis'kcd. 2mk c3piss of the new orders w%re distributed. to the field.

Consolidation of five mechanicai irafzrtezacm :odes 13 tFz Resc+ar Section into one code was accomplished, eliminxta four ==cessaq codes. Tcis consolidation of codes Kill result in consfdersile sarikg of t4m. k--,-gznent.s hcs been nab with moatiiLy papoll to furnish km&acturLnq lkpastmeo'. ex-? s8le.q~distribution tvo or three days earlier starting vith Februarg.

Work was initiated to establish codes sad procedures necessary to compxy vith OPG 04.4, Assignment of LaadLori ResponeibiliQ-. It wiU be necessary to ac&a%e and report building maintemnct cost and revenue by iiidividual buildings, Complete files on active and completed pnjects, the Using Depmtment responsibility for which are no longer knufacturing, have been transferred. to the Gellersl AccoatLng Section

3 mcDucTIon m ITNEmToRY STAmW Report covering recond quarter of FY 1952 should be ready for issuance on FebrusTj 12. Starting vith the January statamcnt, A.E.C. has requested individual breakdowns by pile area8 Father then a consolidation. This will entail considerable increase in clerical effort. In the near future we will be expected to break dam the BrW4 process by plsnta.

Beginning of month 61 Acquisitions 0 'panszcrs oat * End of morrth 35 -fer of the Statistical function to the Utilities and General Sarvicts Section

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- ENGINEERING ACCOUNTING SESTION MCNTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY, 1952 -2- me following is a detail. of Cash Advances for the month of January, 1952 as compared with Zeceaber, 1951:

Januazy December NO, of No, of Acc+,B. Amount ACctso Amount

Yeginning Balance 76 $21 982 ll3 $29 279 Cash Advances Made 23 689 10 224 Cash Receipts & Expense Reports Processed 18 970 Cr. 17 521-Cr. Transferred Accounts 541 - Balance at end of month 85 $27 24.5 76 $21-- 982 - - _.- . Travel expenses billed to A. E. C. during January amounted to ll 708 Actual Amount Paid Ehployees I2 wo

Charges to Travel & Living Variation Account 702 - Of the above balance of $27 245, accounts mer 30 days old amounted to $5 068. s'jrJBCON"RACTOR PAYROLL STATISTICS .

PAYROLLS .- -

JANUARY DECEMBER Average number of employees reoorted by CPFF Subcontractors (Including Semice Contract) 6 785 7 064 CPFF Construction Subcontractor Payrolls __ (Including Service Cantract) $ 3 Ut8 262 -a> $ 4 251 895 -b)

CPFF Architect Ehgineer Payrolls 134 685 166 491

Total CPFF Payrolls 3 3 282 947 $ 4 W8 386

3 ENGl2VZERDIG ACCOUN'R?G SECTCN MCNTHLY REPORT FOR JANUARY. 1952 -3- Fi9CC?I'X4CT'VR PAYROIL, STATISTICS cont *do JANUARY

Acrerage per week (acluding Architect ag4aeer Pa;yfolla $ 850 379 Average weekly earnings 8 120.38

(a = week period Four ~ [b = Five week period -SC)RC%S -?r The number of workers emploiyed on projeczs fn January as compared with a s-sr dace in Gscember 13 shown below: Januarv I1 December 20 Atkiiiaon--Jones C-187-D Redax 11 EL C-361 Metal Conversion Facilities 9 5 C-362 TBP 1565 1 6t8 C-U?. Expansiap of aL-5 Capacity Ill U.6 C-431 (Production Facilf*Yy 3ws 3 302 (101 Area 290 254 Minor Construction 672. 721; Total Direct 5 802 6 063

Atkfison-J&es Indirect 610 600 =or Construction Indirect 3 16 CaEeral ELectric Cesign and Constmctfon 881 880

Total number of workers 7 296 7159

L;linp Sum and Unit Price Subcontractor forces are not bcluded Fn this report.

The am 0 & C Standard Construction Cost Code book was prepaxed and sent to Repradnctfon for ;.rhtlng and should be distributed to ths fisld early in Febr~arg. Three Financial Closing Statementswere issued. __ --

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J COMMUNIXY BEBL ESTATE AND SERVICES ACCOUNT DIG SECT ION MONTHLX REPORT FOR JLiY, 1952

Ehployees Beginning of Month 19 Exempt 4 Transfers in 0 Non Exempt Transfers out 0 - Nev hires 0 Terminations -0 Total end of month -2

The December Operating Report was issued January 17, L952. Several Unit cost studies were prepared for section managers concerning renomtions, exterior painting and other maintenance prograprs,

An aoalyses of the first half of FY 1952 CQIIIIIWC~~~facility activities was-campleted.

Preparatory uork uas accomplished on the Community Rsal Estate and Servi~as&mdI.ord responsibilities, -.- -

Ten projects were ?mitized and forvarded to P%nt Accounthg.

York Orders processed were aa follawsr

ActiV8 Routine 238 223 225 - Active E& 1,?98 1,056 1.097 2,936 1,279 . 1,322 U. 0. Received 997 1,032 945 P. 0. Completed

Letters-to section managers were written concerning FY 1953 Budget revised and fl 1954 budget.

Personnel Eudget for CodtyAccounting Section uas submitted January 25, 19520

A. letter was drafted to the Commission concerning certain phases of the budg9-t assumptions as presented by the Cdssion. Ucrk papers with the first s& months FT 1952, actual entered hsve been completed for budget preparation, ,r 3 -. ,- 3 dLlu;iJ . wP v1 4

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Two major injuries occumed during the month, both resulting from falls,

'Rere were six fires in the industrial areas. All were minor with the exception or" a fire in EII. Zngizeering 7eFar%ment uarehouse xhich resulted in an estirnatsd loss of $200,300.-

A recommendation 5y the Plocedures 8nnlpis group to combine office . services functions being performed bj the Engineering Department with those of the Utilities and General Zervices apartment has been accepted. It is estimated that this combination will resul3 in savings of 337,000 through the eiimination of employees no longer needed to perfom duplicate functions which existsd ur-der the f omer system.

-- e - - PUNT'SCtXITY hDSHZvICm SECTIOE REWRT * JANWE 1952

- Xumber of employees on payroll: End of -Month Increase Decrease StaiS 6

Patrol and Security 659 2 (4 Safety and Fire Protection Office Services (Building and hundry Sdce, Clerical SerPices, Recorda Ccntrol and Procedures Analysis) TOTAU 1,126

(a) - Patrol and security 2 - New Hires 2 - Reactivated 1 - Transferred from another Depsrtmsnt 2 - Deactivated 2 - Transferred to other Departments 3 - Tenninatians

(b) 0 Safety and Fire Protection 1 - Transferred to another Department (c) - klding and La- SeHce . I --New Hire 2 - Reactivated 1 - Transferred from another Department 2 - Wansferred to another Department 1 - Deactivated 1 - Tazlrdnation Clerical Semices 7 - New Hir~ 2 - Transfemed fYom another Department 1 - Deactivated 5 - 'Dansferred to other Depazrtments 2 - Terminations Records Control

4. -. ~ ;-- 2 - Transferred Prom another Department 2 23j-L 1 LJ 2 I u Plant Security and Sel-vices Section

g*rJ~Statistics YEAR TO COMPARATIVE DECEMBER JANUARY DATE PERIOD-1 951

Major Injuries 0 2 2 1 Sub-Y! j or Injuries I 2 2 0 Minor Injuries 3h6 392 3 92 287 Exposure How3 1,L88,536 1,578,179 1,578,179 1,33533Lo ~ajorInjury F/R 0 00 1027 1.27 0.75 %jar Injcrg S/R 0 .o 0-008 0,008 0.26L Panalty Days 0 0 0 300 Actual Days Lost 0 13 13 362 Minor Injury F/R 2 034 2 A8 2.48 2 OIJl Sstimated Medical Treatment Tine Required

Industrial Fires 3ep artmer;t -Area No. of Fires Caus e - -LQES -- --- ?3anufacturir,g 100-B 1 Welding None Manufacturing 100-F I Overheated' tar pot None

Manufacturing 20044 1 lidding None Manufacturing 200-w 1 Spontaneous Ignition $ 15 OOC

Engineering (D&C) '700 1 Bdlast failure in None light fixture

Engineering (MC) White Bluffs I Exact cause pkndwn. $200,000 ex Probable electric (Estimate : failure or smqkingc .- Activities

Two major injuries were reported during the month; both resulted from falls. Tu0 sub-major injuries were experienced and 392 minor injuries. This was the greatest number of minor injuries experienced by this 'dorks since the Fall of 1948. Therz is no immediate indication as to the cause of this increase in minor injuries. __ New Accident Prevention Committees have been formed in accordame with the HAMTc agreement and are functioning in each of the operational areas. A new style annual report presenting the 19% safety activities was very fmorabl7 accepted. It contains a maximum of information with the grogtest utilization of material.

Safety book matches were distributed to all employees accor.ding to SChhd.eo This program will continue on a monthly basis throughout &he year. ,-. 3. 2- 3 (i-l-. 6 1 EZZ Plant Security and Services Section Safzty and Fire Protection Activities (Contfn.)

"e selaction of gifts under the Nucleonics Safety Council's award is progressing veqr satisfactorily. It is expected that orders nill be placed during the second week in February. -

I A safe+? check calendar has been designed for we in tha 300 Area by the Safety Flhgineer in hopes that it vlll help reduce the number of iqluries.

A survey cmFing the period 9-t-9 through 1-23-52 indioates that 3,009 pairs of safdty shoes were sold on the plant. Fire Rotection surveys were completed on 17l7-D, 1704-H, 22L-T, 27l.-T, 221-T, and 2706 Buildings. Aid was given to Minor Construction in the'investigation of their warehouse fire at White Bluffs, This fire occurred on Januarg 28, 1952 and the loss has been ssthated at $200,000.00. The Plant Security and Serdces Section did not have the responsibility of fire prwention in this building. One LO-gallon foam extinguisher was converted to a 3OO-paund dry chemical sxtinguisher. This unit was put in service at the 1131 Garage Bulk Storage Plant,

-0 A study to improve the fire protection of the 23&-S Building was made during thL- - month. The report with recommendations will be released shortly.

A recommendation was made to Management that paper wed extensively throughout I- the plant to control contamination spread be changed to a tspe that wfll not support combustion wlthin itself.

OFFICE SEKVICE3 .. December

Pounds Delivered 197,806 Pounds RWah - ..&o, 252

,Total Dry Weight

Bichland Laundry (700 Area) Flatwork - Pounds Rough Drg - " Finished -

Estfmated Reces Total Dry Weight - Pounds 96,623 Monitoring Section (Plant Zaundq) Poppy Check - Pieces a9p730 Scaler Check Pleces 162 8 330 y; - .- *2* ,-2t Total Pieces 312,060 4' PI& Security and Sexvices Seguon

Clerical Servfces

Negotiations were concluded for taking over Office Services activities for the "Thgineerlng Department, located in the 760 Building and the 101 Building, 3000 kea. 2??e physical transfer is scheduled for Februarg 4, 1952. Central Mail

The Transportation Section furnished a sedan delivery to replace the jeep used during December. All automotive units now are of the same style and ar8 suitable for all weather w em ice. Volume of postal internal mail again showed an increase over the previous month.

Dypes and Pleces of Mail Hardled JanUarg December

Internal Postal Registered Insured 392 31L7 . Special Delivery 208 269

Total Mail Handled 1,03 7,342 999rSL2

Total Postage Used . Total Teletypes handled Total Store Orders handled 422 lrS6 ?...- . Office Equipment . - .-

A Iw&-ah&e ofthe Fp 1952 office machine requirements were received daring the month, which resulted in much activity in inspecting and placing these machines in operation. - -5 , .-.-_------The wTehouse inventory of furniture has been carefully inspected and an accumulation of furniture declared unwable has been sent to the salvage yard. A large stock of furniture was also sent to McNeil Island to be renovated.

.> The appropriation request covering requirements for projects as determined by the Midyear Budget Review was completed and forwarded to the A & B Committee

for approval. 4, A large shipment of 150 four-drauer standard metal file cabinets and 25 combination file cabinets were received the latter part of the month. -- CI -7- - Machine Repair Janualy -December .. : Offlca Machines Repaired in Shop - 183 -_ 197 -1 Office Machine Service Calls 591 - 3 6LO - - e. - ... a en.- Total Machines SerPiced 774 837 5 ILid2/1 Thnt 3ecurit;y and SerPices Section

'mviture and Moves January December

Office hes Pickups for Records Center StorB Orders filled Pleces of firniture delivered Roperty Transfers completed Central Prlnting The 2&m darkroom process camera, custom built to meet our requirements, was received and installed and necessary building alterations completed January. An exhaust system was installed to remove objectionable chdcal odors, excess heat from arc lamps, and to provide air changes in the darkroom. Major equipment requested for 1952 has nou dl been received and insCalled. Gfter some mther grouping of production units to improve production flow linea, the Print Shop will be in a position to do quality work in volume. Production continues to increase and was upheld this month in spite of much - comtxction and attendant difficulties. Work Completed Orders received 4l7 LSO Plates made 721 Not Recorded Copies printed 963,027 Not Recorded Stenographio Services Lo& requests were heavy during Januq. Several well qualified new employeea enabled ua to fulfill practically all requirements. Training in the preparation of copy for offset print-. waa _given to all members of the Steno Pool duringl the month, * Breakdown of Hours Januarg December

Xotation end Transcription tOO Machine Transcription 17 a00 Letters lr8 r LS Rough Wafts 69:OO Stencils, Dittos, lluplimots 538 100 Msarllmeow 792r30 Get- Time 5 800 Trdning Time loo Holiday and Vacation ._ U6aW Unassigned Time - 22 tu

1873.0 -. 18W:OO Employeas loaned to other departmcmk 1022 .O 842 a15 2895 * 2683 815 635 Plmt Security and Serrices Section

-~y-2::ai: 3 3uDlicac;r.q Z-.rrices Xuci: activity resdted during Januar:' in an effort tc get all offset ?ricti?g units set up in the 700 Area and in the '100 and 290 areas. Mail service vas taken over in the 200 Areas and negotiations completed for space to set up duplicating facilities in the 100 and 290 areas. Xeetinqs were held with 'dage Rates to establish ratas for new types of machines, acd papers were processed tc promote employees who have been in training for these assigrments

Derncnstrations cf Xerography adoffser; 2rintir.g units were conducted in hut 712-A and were attended by Over 800 emplayees from all departments.

A plant wide mail system is being studied in order to assume this responsi- bdtg as soon as it can be arranged. , 1-y problems involving start-up of new wits with new employees have been resolvod duricg the nonth and many ncre remain, chiefly dealing with space restrictions. 203-'VJ Xail Floom January Decembtr -

Number of employees 2 -- _-- 80 -_ PiecesProductive of Nail hours handled 13SU12 - 2004 Duplicating Services

Orders receivedcompleted 5086 -- Orders on hand 36 -_ Xerax plates made 159 - __ DittoOffset Masters plates 16293 -- Ditto Copies 5,329 -- -e

703 Suildinq Duplicating Sedces

StencilOrders and received fluid duplicating: i90k6 321

Orders on completed har,d 97883 813 15 Offset duplicating platescopies 74,5261,195 -- __ .- -_ - - Number of-stencils 2,U9 1,738 . - Number of I;i$toscopies 2582,2Y 8L3 2801,918 ,sa 2 Nunber of Copres 96,562 7c,L79 - Collated orders 53 70 Collated copies U1,m 81,2&2 Plant Security and Services Section

Records Control

Quan:lC,;. of recor?s rscoived, processed and storedo

CodtyRea Estate & Services Department 3 Standard Storage Cartons Engineering Department 160 I1 n n Financial Department 99 n n n General Administrative Department 6 n n n Manufacturing Department 82 n n II Medical Department n It n Radiol o gi c al Sc i enc e s 3epar+Jnent l9L7 n n I1 Utilities & General Services 3epartment -136 U t! n TOTAL 552 Standard Storage Cartons Records senrice was provided for 1,2l.& persons. In addition to the individual services, 23 man hours were expended providing service for the Financial Department. Records cartons issued: 469 Percentage of the Records Selpice Center vault occupied by records is a?.% exclcding Civilian Defense portion. -c- Uniform filing was established in 39 offices. Eleven contacts were made with --- . offices in which uniform filing had previously been installed. Five additional contacts were made to instruct new personnel in uniform fl-. One hundred and twenty-five requests for file cabinets were received; 65 requests were filled and 16 requests were cancelled. Twelve combination locked cabinets were replaced with key locked cabinets. A surrey was begun to determine the location of combination locked cabinets that were not needed in accordance with security requirements in order to replace these cabinets with key lpcked aabinets. Evaluation for destruction of forty-two recorda waa completed during Jsnuary and delivered to the Records Committee far action. The work of retyping control cards for records transferred to different groups due to reorganization of the Nucleonics Division was started with the addition of 0 temporary empl6yee.

A resurvey of Industrial Medical records recommended for microfilming was made during Januq.

Procedures Analysis .. General Act€vltles : December JanUarp

Printing orders received 36L 448 Printing orders cancelled 20 It New numbers assigned 77 79 Form designed n 5s

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?rxedures XnalySis (Contin.

21s studjr of office services performed by the "ongineering Department, completed 13-29-51, has now been approved and accepted by all parties concerned. Consoli- dation of sedces under one organization will result in a total annual savings of $37,202. This savings represents the salaries of thirteen employees that will no longer be needed to perform duplicate flrnctlons under the old system. One of the najor savings in forms control resulted from a change in procedure of using Voucher Form A-307-FS and AGO-ES. These were previously 9-part fom and they were reduced to 8-part forms with some redesign of format. The total arnual saving resulting waa 82,UO.

Three major surveys, Recreation and Civic Affairs, Public Librq, and Security Unit, have all been completed to the point where the rough drafts have been submitted and approved. Final drafts will be completed this week, homer, resdting savkgs will be included in the next monthly report after the new procedures have been installed,

A visual aids program has been designed and scheduled for the calendar year - 1752. This program will consist of two meetings each month, where film will - be shown on subjects pertaining to analysis problems and new techniques in ?r performing surveys . -- - A survey has Seen completed concerning forms to be printed in the 200 Area Duplicating group. It was found that approximately 300 forms are in this category and henceforth these forms Kill not have to be mailed to the 700 Area for duplication.

The problem of evaluating and processing suggestions is becoming greater each month. A total of seven suggestions have been investigated and evaluated this month. In addition to this, sixteen more suggestions have been received and are pending further action. Savkzgs realized for Januq One Time Fonns control $ 786 Ar3algsis . -- TOTAL

Total Savings for January; $40,402 - .. .- SECURITY AND PATROL

Document Report - -- Number of technical and scientific documents reported unaccounted..- for January 1, 1952% 33L Documents (technical and scientific) reported unaccounted for during January, 1952: 85 Documents (technical and aqentific) reported found &bg 9 January, 1952r 1L.Jd-U Tlcnt .hcuritjr and Services Suction.

I!~iaSzrof %i-chnicd. urd scier.tiflc documents unaccour.ted fcr Jmuarj 31,- L352: 408 Numbar of non-technical documents unaccuunted for lJanuary 1, 13522 61 Documents (non-technical) reported unaccounted for during Jamaq, 1952 t 9 3ocumants (non-technical) reported found during January, 1952 : 1 Documnts (non-tmhnical) declassified during Januarj, 1952 r 3 Niunber of non-technical documcnts unaccounted for January 31, 1952~ 66 Total numbar of technical and scientific and non-technical Jocuments unaccounted far January 31, 19521 47t -

.Foll$r:nnq 13 a summary of the rnonthls activities of tho Non-Technical Document R&ew 2oud complctad during it3 one meetlngr -f _-- 77 documents were revlewed of which bh were declassified 27 wem downgraded to ffRestrictedw 2 were downgraded to “Official Usc Only” 3 had classification retained and 1 was not wlthin the.scope of the board Fifteen incidents involving unattended classified material were investigated during the month. i Si?ClJ rity Education T;Jo hundred and fifty-three security meetings ware held and attended,,by 3$776 Cener-d !ILectrlc employees. Four security fiem appeared in the Works NAJS during the month. ” - -- G representative of 3ecuPAty showed the follawlng security fibat securlty rncating3 during the month8

“TLttirg ‘U’ Into Securltp at two meetings, with a total attendance of fifty people. ___ . -- “On Guard“ at two meetings, nith total attendace of fifty ernployaes.

- . ~ --- - llSabotage” at one meeting,- with twenty-five employees attending. - “Tha Cpse of The Smokeless Chimneyn at three meetings, with total attendance of 75 employees. ..:.Ir- .- I _I - - - “The Man on the Left“ at 21 meetings, with total attenance of 525 peaple. II Plant Security and Services Section

Security and Patrol (Contin.)

Three thousand !security blotters! were distributed throughout the plant during --the month af January. -~ -. .. One hadred and flfty-four employees of the General Electric Company received a "Q" security orientation talk from either a representative of Security, or the haSecurity Patrol Captain if located in the outer areas, during the month of January,

There were 3,055 badge transactions during the month.

General ..

Effective 12:Ol A.M., January I, the Security Patrol post known as the Redax Operations Gate (650) was discontinued by 200-M Area Patrol. This post consisted of one patrolman, twenty-four hours,

On January 2, the First Aid Station in the 2004 Area was fenced back into the "limited" area, thus eliminating one patrol post twenty-four hours per day. - Operations Order No. 1-208, Redsion No. 6, Sup?lement No. I, was issued Jww 4 on "Hanford Works Operations Tempor- Photo Pass". This order contains- A- information describing the new photo pass to be issued to Hanford Works employe& nbo are hired on a nPfl approval clearance and supersedes the old type salmon card pass carried by employees hired on sur$ a- security clearance. Effectfve 8:OO A.M., Januaq 5, 100-E Area Security Patrol assumed the responsibility of controlling all construction personnel seeking entrance and dtfn the Urban Smyth and Warren Steel Yard. It is a small fenced-off area established in the 100-B Operations-Area. . -. 1 - patrolman was posted at the northeast door of the 181-3 Building, 100-B ma, on January 7 until such time as the door could be secure locked. (The ,- 181-C construction hsd reached the 18143 platform level at lOtL0 Ad. on the above date,) .- . -- < -- - _-- A- --_.__-. . __ .., .- -"-IlegtnnLng.Jarmary-I&, -the post known as the 221-U Badge House Clerk Wag discontinued by ZOO-' Area Patrol, and the facilities for making up badges were moved to the 2214 Canyon Badge House.

A new post was hstalled in the 20044 Area on January 16. It will be known as the 2kl-TR Tank Farm Area and uill require one patrolman. -*.. ---=..-._.._.__^_ 4 - -.- __ -- . -._- On January 18, a new temporary Security Patrol post was established at 9800 A.M. in the 10s-C Building. It will be known a3 the Airlock Badge House and Rover and will require twp men twenty-four hours per day. -- -. - _1 -_-- 1 ._a .a- ' - At 10rOO A.M., January 20, the ZOO* Area relieved the 100-B &ea of itS duties of controlllngand msrming the Yakimo Barricade and Riverland Yards. This is a

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Sec-Lrity znd Patrol (Contin,)

:Iar;?osts were established at the l@s-C Suilding ab 5;30 AA, Januar; 21 due to the buildin2 being classified as a security ffexclzsicnffarea. Xanpower requirements needed for this post include one badge hcuse clerk on the day shift, one shift man and four rovers . Signs bearing the word "Police" were distributed January 23 to all Security Patrol s\;ps=vi30rso They will be used by the superPision to clear their pivate vehicles throG2h roac! blocks or barricades established in the event of a Plan YP or Civilian Cefens e nobilization.

Effective 8:30 A.N., January 28, the Instrument Warehouse at White Bluffs was placed on a ftrestAcictedttbasis, There will be no patrol involved other than increased Su'ildiris being checked during off-shift hourso

A supplemental post order was issued January 31 for all cruiser cars stating that they :rould make a detailed inspection upon each trip to White Bluffs of the Tube S30p area, 105-H and Instrument warehouses. Patrolmen assigned to the cruiser ca~ will 5e instructed to be particularly alert for fires or unusual incidents ob - my kind,

-t Trainkg smes received during the month by Security Patrolmen at the Patrol--- Training School were as follows: Pistol 11/L hours Sub-Machine Gun 1 1/2 hours Safety 112 hour Secmty 2 hours Security Film 112 hour Operations Class No. 1 3A hour Operations Class No. 2 112 hour OperatLons Class NO. 3 1 hour Security Field Inspection Actidties

Beginning January 3, work was intensified on the proposed new ciassification guide. Thruugh the cogaperation of Technical Servlces personnel, Security obtained the part time assistance of a Technical employee in drafting the ground work for this new guide,

During thg month of January, a two-hour class was conducted daily at the Patrol Training School b7 a representative of the Security Field Inspection group. The following subject matter was discussed and actual demonstrations were given:

Building check procedure. Room inspections (off shift). . File cabinet checking and repoFting (Yale and Sergesnt and Gredeaf trpe cabinets demonstrated as to operaticln). Protection cautions required for the variuus categories of classified information explained in detail. Question and answer period. tJ Importance of challenging system. Various situations re-enacted with classroom personnel ppiCipata 'n.- l.2 *? P I L i L, 241 Ccntacfs aade for unaccounted for documents: 27 Sewches conducted for wccounted for documents: 14 Classi2 iad docmnts located: 12 (2l "Secres" negatives were located in 9 two-bj search conducted.) %nbinatio;ns %?.rigcd on Oile cabinets: 9

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Other Security Patrol Activities:

Citaticln tickets issued 1 Warning Tickets issued l&7 Verbal -warnings 43 BuildFngs and doors opened 204 Bailrad gates opened 201 Master System keys issued 158 Pat searches 580 Energeney ogerstfons gas g-s 93 . Fire Escorts 4

Tairtpo5e classifled file csbinets sssigned to Gezer0-L Electri!: Degartaents vere found open d unat6kndej.. Eo classified documents were found missing.

Dtring the xnth of January, fifteen cr-ms',mtion lock file ca3ioets 33siGec! to :he Atomic 5nerZj Comiseion wre found Gsen 3nd unatxendsd.

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I cuc- I PURCHASING AND STCRES SECTION UTILITIES AND GmERAt SEXiVICES DEPARXENT SWIZP - JANUARY 1952

Personnel of the Purc?xising and Stores Section shoxed a ner. decrease of six as noted below:- TOTAL PERSONNEL3 12-31-51 1-31-52 Net Change

'Ai anpt 87 92 74 I*Y:on-Exempt -344 -333 -ll 431 425 -6

National Production Authority assurance of an adequate supply of ammonia for Hedges Works Nitric Acid Plant was received.

Records of controlled materials allotment receipts and disbursements to lump sum subcontractors have been forwarded to the Commission on six of the contracts affected by the transfer of administrative responsibility,

Unused balances of controlled material allotments for the fourth quarter were returned to the Commission. Less than 1% of the total allotments were unused7 _-- - - Developing facts and establishing responsibility relative to vendor claims constituted a large part of the construction procurement activity for the month. he to the inability of the fabricator to produce balls for the 3X System which were free from imperfections, orders for experimental quantities were @aced with three other manufacturers in an attempt to locate an acceptable source.

Difficulty is being experienced in procuring practically all aluminum items, both fabricated and no-fabricated. Directives have been obtained covering most of our requirenents and others are in the process of p5epration.

Indication$ are that production of gun barrels will meet our required delivery dates.

Increased activity was experiecced in inspection work as a number of vendors were unable to meet delivery dates and additional inspection personnel were assigned to vendors' plants full time to assist in working out production cli f ficulties.

The status of myitems for Project C-431-B, which have been of a critical nature, has been improved to the point that special emphasis can be relaxed. However, in addition to some material shortages the improper fodng of fittings, which require extensive work to correct, will seriously affect the ccrmphtion date of the outlet header assenblies for this project.

Approximately 3940 pounds of stainless steel rezmants returned to the project from fabriyfmrs-have een utilized to fill requirements .bf other vendors. U.d v 7 1. PURC€IASIKG AND SP0FLF;j SECTION SUi44ARY

P ts.=hnical inspector was assigned to the Seartle Area to assist in kandling the heav work -ioad. Dur-hy :CB last six months the do- realhation on excess materials used on YF ; ?,reject. was 9% and for shipments to other governmnt agencies the rezI.lzation xa3 66,650 An overall average of 83J% realization for an es.::ss materials disposed of during ttus period was attained

CxstructFm of tne New Central Stores Warehouse was started at North Richland aving %he latter par3 of the rnonch. 3211 purchase requisitions were processed through screening and 1296 items were r'a-ished from Stores Unit inventories. Th&y items of stainless steel wen Pmished to fabricators from stock, Through negotiations with rail carriers, reducd rates between Los Angeles, Calif., and Richland and Hanford were obtained on carloads of machinery or machinery parts, This reduction will result in a savings of about $66 per car As a result of rate reductions obtained fran the carriers there was a total - - savings in freight charges for the month of January amounting to $159U3061m-- - This makes a total savings from September 1, 1946 to date of $1,688,295,98 9

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Special requirments studies reqxeated and submitted to the AX included thiokol rzpiremssts, s+,ainless steed. tuoing, inside iiandLn3 eqzipent nitric acid and - -- --_". al.Jmi~usnit rat e.

The requisitiocs assigned during Jamaq show a 25% Increasdand requisitions placed show a 13% increase over precaelting mo~l-ch. - .- The responsibility of meparing ma cabdttinq Cps i?,%qiisitionar,d Open Order Status Sewrts for construction prs:%cc,s vas t rznar'Prrea from Zxpediting to IZepollts and Statistics,

A requisition to procure Remington ?and Linodex pa;?els and strips has been issued. Installation of-the Lined&;-for printing af Ztores Catalogs, w2L result in an annual savings of -$2,c6f, over presefit systea, -

3. PE3lIlIzL AS Of 12-31-51 AS Of 1-31-52 Net Change -ik. Non-Ec. Total & Non-Ex. Total IJon-Ex. -Total Staff 2 1 3 2 1 3 3 0 0 ;ec,syal 2 1 3 2 3 5 0 +2 i2 PriorLries 2 12 14 6 7 13 ;I+ -5 -1 1nvent ollg Audits -2 ll 13 2 11 13 0 0 0 Clerical -2 37 -39 -2 33 -35 -0 -I --4 13 62 72 II, 55 69 +I -7 -3

SAFETY kND SECU:J?Y Saflny and Security Keainqs Scheduled 1 Piber of Ebnplo-rees Attendhg 58

STAT1STI-z 3

The following schedula reflact: total allotinents received fmm the AEC and allotments lised and ext %nded to suppliers and contract 3rs through JanuavJ. Top figuros andsr each item xnber indicate -aotinent recei~edfrom AEC. Lower figures urider each i5.m nmber reflect material allctment used or 3;btted for the quarter indicated. -c. --.

Carbon Steel ?late Tons 504.56 39313 05 ChX'bGn St%d Short 1240,OO 163.00 5 e00 St. ructural Shapes Tons 705.90 45.13 305 ShO~A 1800 00 645 00 125 .OO Other Carbon Steel Tons 1534.46 589020 9.05

Ucp Steel (exchiing- Short 10.00 3.00 3.00 Stainless Steel) Tons 8,Sl -005 .os 270,000 44,995 2,000 3taidess Et3el COS" 250 ,ou 3L.5L12 2 .ooo Copper & C6pper aase Allq 399914 2,000 lgO# Brass Euil Products Lbs. * 29,887 1,300 200 111,796 27,~ 10,884 Copper Wire Mill, ?Toducts Lbs, 99 3 199 259787 200 CaFper eC Copper Base Alloy &,COO None None Fn;ndry Pmducts & Pwder Lbs. 3,079 22, aoo 5,000 200 A Luzinum Lbs. 21,490 1,056 200

4- Lbs, 7-c. >,?IC 195,325 92,519

-UI- -D -TOTAL - Reqaisition~on 9aad 1-1-52 (Includes 106 A.;signed to Govjt.) 828 379 120'7 Bequisitions Assigned During Januarg 22% 917 3193- t Rewsitioas ?laced During January 2179 925 3104-.-- - Requisitions on hzd 1-31-52 (Inclzdss i12 Assig.ed to Gov t. ) 325 371 1296

NWER H. w. Orders Placed u35 H. W. Alterations Placed -138 43,943.93 Cr. TOTAL 1573 $ 536,565.65

H. W. C. Ordsrs Placed 707 $ 423,742.95 H. W. C. kiterations Placed -193 U6,546.00 Cr. TOTAL 900 . $ 207,196.95

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Gov't. Transfers

NUMBER Return Orders baed u9 7>r:?Dr clizi3 -irs the order 02 the month and considerable manhours were utilized in i :-?1;,?:ng fama and 2s-zablrshing reqcnsibility relazive to the clai~s. A file is being s:xu:-td ci ~ndersa-hi:;? has a bearzig zn the Czane Company claim mentioned in last TC2:.-. .s 3por'..

A-. -gr?ment -n,i r?i~f?eibetwe+n Gen-.rG Esetr-c Coqany and Paclfic Coast Engineering :~.?zq,r =?iz.t'7-3 'ia couiiic~~clams sabnrr;:*d by both companies on order Eiwc 10585. The +-rUsmLt is yeaciy to preserrt to the Atcmic Znergg Commission for final appro7aL

X cla-n totalmg ar,xoximately $190,000 was received from the Southwest ?Jelding & Mfg. ~C~qmyfc COSTS mcur=ed over anc abme the purchase order prices on ssveral orders fxStainless steel vessels for Projects C-18"-D and C-362. The additional costs are a~;r:buts? to b-croased pm&Jction costs xrdcing from expoditing delivery of vessels," 2scalation of wages and matefl-al, and Lncxased production costs resulting from delays= - in dex~erycf yaw material. The claims were considered from a legal standpoint, and -7sndor advised +.ha% :he onlj por,icn of 'he claim which could be considered, was rttr%5-.izt,ad tc xpaditing actiol; req-Jested by General Electric company. r

Tke fabricator of the balls for the 3X system was not able to manufacture them without rciace cracks and other Lierfections. Alshough satfsfactomj for use in some areas tZejr were not acceptable ~n others. Orders for experimental quantities were placed wizh Thee other manufacturers in an attempt to locate an acceptable source.

At the reccmmendation of Inspection ar,d Expediting, the Purchashg Agent reviewed the order for Bellwas Assenblies (HWFlOb97) and considered cancellation of the present order and placement for a new order uith another vendor. After two tqips to the -rendor's ylant in Seattle, it vas determ+ked iqractical to cancel the current order. .t-yangenents -a sublet part of the work and to work two eight-hour shifts six days per week at no cost ko Ge,?eral ELectrclz were agreed upon. Indications are that de- il7eFJ of assemblies uxder this arrangement & meet construction requirements. ?Z?Si?TG AS oi 12-31-51 AS 09 1-31-52 Net Change -&. Non-Ex, Total -Ex. i?on-Ex. Total -eX. Non-Ex. Total 9 318 9 918 0 0 0 P'JRCHASZNG AND STWES SECTIGN OPER.4T I3NS PROCUREMENT UNIT

No mw contracts vere negot.ia+,ed durmg tho month. Plant, requi"emen+,s for owgen, Zcesylene, and sulghuri: &:id are belng determined and bids covering our requiremenzs wiJl be requested during the cormng month,

Items presently difficult to procure include practically all aluminum items, both fabrica+,ed and non-fabrzcated. Dlrectives have been ob%ained covering most of our requirimen+,s and athers are in the process of preparation. Ue do cot. ant1xpate 3eTL31iS d+ffixlties, unless %he aluminum industry is burdened with a s+zIks.

Rices on chemid.3 ham texded ta Euc?uate slQhC*ly, ui3h some items moving upward and others sllghtlg dmnuard, No difficulty of ;upply 13 being expa-iencad,

Resent agitation 3f United Mine Markers of America indicates that there will be some additional coat, for coal after eqbatfon of the present agree-- men+,. As our coal sontxsc+,s samg escalation clauses, based on the Uuted - Mine Workers wage agreernenf, this zest udJ. directly affect the prize of coal furnished to use The axact inrreaae will not be knoun until conkact-c negotia2ions are completed between the United Mine Worker3 and the sod operators _-

Personnel AS of 12-31-5& A3 of 1-31-52 Net Chanae Ex, Non-Ex, Total Non-13xe Total & Non-Ex, Total a 16 24- 10 u 211 0 -2 0 * Safety and Securitp

A Safety and Security Meetings scheduled - 1 Number of employees attending -24

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, 1, PUBCHASING AND STOKES SECTION mmcmcr~AND EXPEDITING UNIT - JANUARY 1952

3.9 Su;?rl-tandent os' Inspection ana Zqediting accompanied by the :4anager of Purchasing and Stores Section completed a one-week tour of the West Coast. Vendors holding the mors critical orders were visited as well as the iiispectors assigned to these orders, The Supensor of Expediting completed two trips during the past month - one being made t;, Seattle ana ane made to the East Coast. 30th of these visits were necessary to expedite highly cr;itical orders - Tho Scpemisor of Impection spent 10 days during the early part of this past month with she vendar fab.ricating ,"un barrds in the East to assist in production problems. '&Ti3vas tne second visit wnich was required to this vendor. Results now indicate that pyoduction of barrels Will. meet our required delivery dates.

Increased inspection activity was due primarily to a number of vendors being unable to meet aalfvery dates, and it was necessary to assign additional inspection personnel to the vendoral plants rull time to assist in working out production difficulties.

Kany of the items reported as "critical" for Project C-431-B in January Report have - been improved to the point that special emphasis can be relaxed. The inlet nozzle castings from Alcoa were completed and will be shipped to Iron Fireman early in February. The outlet nozzle castings fram Blcoa were in production during the month and a sizabl+ baclCog of castings is on hand at Service Metal Fabricators. It now appears that botL- of these oriers can be machined in time to meet field requirements.

Alaskan Copper Bellows Assembly work has been well coordinated through six sub- vendors adapproximately 25% of the order has been shipped to the Project. It appears that this material will be shipped in time to meet. field requirements.

The first H Rod was completed successfully during the month and will be shipped the first week in February. The remaining17 rods were put into production, and a schedule of campletion is expected early in February. VS Rods are not in production at American Machine and Foundry because of a machining sub-vendorls inability to produce boron stainless tube components. Machining has been very difficult because of lack of homogeneity of castings. Inspection Unit has worked closely with Electric Steel Foundry Company Metallurgist in attempts to improve machin- ability of castingscvith no loss of physical properties. In addition the Bremerton EIavy Yard is working on these castings in an attempt to develop a machining technique ar,d possibly to assist in machining some of the components. Another sub-vendor was located for berican Machine and Foundry, and an order was placed by this firm to machine these parts. Tubes were shipped to this sub-vendor in late January and should be in machining early in February.

The decision to bring stainless steel remnant material. from vendor's plants to the Froject site is almady paying dividends. The Inspection Unit personnel located and selected material for a shipment of approximately 3,240 pounds of stainless steel which was aade Pran remnant stocks to A. 0, Smith Corporation, and a shipment of approhately 7CO pounds from same stocks -dlbe made in early February to 0. G. Kelley Company. ican Eoiler Works performance in fabrkating outlet header asseroblies for C-Lr31-B f- .- ..as been impeded by 2 factors. The 45' fittings furnished to them were improperly a* PURCHASIXG .UD STORES SCTION Ib'SPECTION AND EXPDITILE UNIT JANUARY 1952

formed requiring indpridual mtahir,,z ana pi??-cuttlng to compensate for tha 9rr3Y induced, This problm has been resolved with 3esign Division, but will seriously affect completion date. In addition, several ;naterial shortages exist on zaterial we are to furnish. Operation control valves from Hammei-Dah1 for the TEP Project uere shipped complete.

Steams-Xoger connector orders are cmpleted and operational pumps from Johnston Pump Company have Seen shipped,

,The greater portion or' expediting activity is on orders for C-431 Project. This is largely due to the fact that mrk has started in the 105 =ding, and we are endeav- oring to complete the material coming ii ahead of the actual construction needs. The work load in the Seattle Area is still very heavy and necessitated sending one of the office technical inspectors to that area to assist in handling the work.

Tim technical graduates were returned to Technical Personnel during the month. With the anticipated complstion of the gun barrel job and Sremerton Navg Yard shlelding-job during February, it is expected that 6-7 more technical graduates will be returned without rsplacement. -f _- - .

AS of 12-31-51 AS of 1-31-52 Net Change Ex. Yon->. Totdl Non-Zx, Total & Non-Ex, Total Insp ecti on 20 514 30p 18 -1 -2 -3 Expeaitkg 10 2# & -9 -1 346 30 43 27 70 -3 -3 3 SAFETY AND S5CUPITp

Safety and Security Meetings Scheduled 0 1 Number of Employees Attending Each Meeting 25 STATISTICS

Inspection

Number of open orders requiring inspection 269 Number of open orders being hspected 260 Number of new orders requiring inspection 34 Number of open recplisitions requiring inspection 46 Number of completed orders (cancelled, waived, etc.) w Number of open orders requiring inspection - sub-vendor 33 Number of open orders being inspected - subvendor 32 Number of completed orders - sub-vendor 3

9. PURCHASING AND STCFGS SECTION INSPECTION AND EIXPXDITING UNIT JANUARY 1952

Expediting - FIW Orders e,upedited in January (active) 52 El Orders expedited in January (routine) u53 EIr;lC Crders expedited in Januaq 125 3 Sub-vmdor Orders expedited in January 22Ow FJ Crders conqleted in January 15 73 HYIC Orders coripleced in January 807

c GPFE - A repor+, received *om the Hnance Deyrment showed that during the past su( months the dollar realizstisn on excass mazerralj. used on ;he projscs vaj 9j% and for shipmenzj to other govmnnent agonczes ths dollar realiza=on vas 66.6%. The report, snows an over-d.1 avera3.e of 8 j.35 realization for all excess materials &spoaea of drrring che per-cd 2uly 1st tc December 31, 199. hkrk is progresslfig sat;si'ac:cr-Lg on tha Zc)C liest Ar2a Store and thrs stor5 is scheduled tc be in o~c-rizisr,~2s w=.k cf Februsy L, 1952.

The follonng; itam 03 excess materials have been added to the list of materials which are being held at the s.pec:,N,c reaues+, of cther departments and the A*amc Energy Commissicn.

"E" Block Equipmnt Automotive Parts

HELD 3VR E?.GTiGEFLI?!G DETLSTME?IT

100-G and X Materials SOS,U8.,82 Instlnments From "Urn Plant Stainless Steel (S;tores Accounts Only)

Construction of the New Central Stores Warehouse was started at North ,9ichland during the latter part of the month.

The Surplus Warehouse No. 6 at Pasco has been closed except for shiyping operations, Personnel formerly assigned to this warehouse have been reassigned to new work. A substantial quantity of material still remains in the warehouse. 32U purchase requisitions were processed through scrsening *and 1296 items were fwnished h.om Stores Unit LnventorLes. Thirty items of stainless steel not LP- mediately axrailable on the open nur'xet xsre also furnished to fabricators from Stores Unit inventories.

Kaintenance materials, supplies and spare parts disbursed fmm Operations inven- cories were valued at $32h9979.75. 27,700 Star5 Orders for operations materials wer9 filled during the month. 5683 shi?ments received and b892 receiving reports were issued, Materials and aquiiment valued at $5L9L32.87 *om 16 captions in the 10.20 Ac- count (Construction Materials Held for mture Usa) were disbursed to construction farces during the month. In aaditron to the foregoing, materials valued at $lO,n9.&6 were vlihdraxn by Operations foxes and materials valued at $1&7,358.09 GBIERAL (Continced_) were shipped as diEcted by the Com.issioz. 3;: ?:ah declared excess fmn :to above account totaled 562,139.55. 'he total vai.:? of mazerials disposed 0;' i-ar- ing The nonth was $27L,6l~9.,97,

Materials and equipent valued at 35.C32.73 wrfi xishdrawn *OF the E.19 A:- =aunt (Exce5s) Tcr uja on +-he znj5=*.. Exre25 TI icerials and squipmenr; vaiL=i at $ijLO,hCS,~ VS,E shised fmm t.h? pr7;lcct 3s dr:-Acr,ed by the Comssion. 'T?tsl value of excess materials disposad of this mnzh ,JX -'.391.L1?8.Q&.

During the month, j2 forndl excess list3 hyali?! P993.662.67 were submlttad to the Commission for disposit,i=n. 9,!t representatives of govemmsnt and wivate b:li;1r.5S3eS were escorted thmugh our - warehouses and -yards for the purpose Gf.AegoZhrl2ig the sale of scrap and %?ais- fer of excess prcperty. Seven scrau sales were -7mpleted this month for a ?evr?nue of $920.70. Four sales are cwrentlj. in pl'o~x~~. -Lc 3 k.3.C. Surplus and Salvage Sales mnductzd by ju-p personnel during J~WJr=--- s-dtea in a total revenue of $3l4,8111.70. One ssia is currently in process.

;t.acistics pr2riously reported on this report are now incorporated in Ementory &port issued by K. L. Robertson. ,

AS of 12-3-9- As 04 1-3-52 . Net Cham? Ex. Non-Ex. Total -Ex. Non-Ex. Total a. Non-Ex. Total Administratire 6 6 6 6 Constmction MatO1 1 29 3 1 28 29 -1 -1 Operat&ons Matel 4 120 12& 4 123 127 - +3 +3 Surplus sal7ag.. e -2 Scrap Materi+ 2 69 -72 267 -70 -2- - TOTALS I& 218 232 1Ir 216 232 0 0

Safety and SecuFFty Meetings Scheduled 13 Number of Employees Attendmg =I. Minor Injuries 9

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12. PURCilASING & STORES SECTION TRAFFIC mIT Janurj 1952

GENERAL

Through negotiations with the rail carriers PSPB 3ection 22 Quotation No. 241, NTCF73 Section 22 Quotailon No. 1309 was issued to be effective January 6 covering reduced rates on Machinery or *chines, or Parts t!!ereof, carloads.from Los Angeles, California, to Hanford and Richland, Irr'ashing5on. This reduction will effect a savings of approximately $66 per car and was nade retroactive to covw bo carloads of pumps from the Byron Jacicson Company of Los Angeles, California.

Effective Jauary 7 1952, the %ashing',on Publis Service Coinmission issued supplements increasing all motor carrier ra5es and charges 6 per cent. As a result of rate reductions obtained from the carriers there was a total savings in freight charges for the month of January amounting to $15,U3.61. This 'nakes a total savings fron September 1, 1946, to date of $1,688,295.98.

PERSONNEL

AS of 12-31-51 AS 03 1-31-52 -Ex. :Jon-Exn Total -Ex. ?ion-&. Total 2 9 ll 210 12

SAFETY AND SEC'JRITP Safety and Security Msetings Scheduled 1 Meetings 3eld 1 Winor Iujrrries 0

STATISTICS

Savings Report 1. Rate reductions obtained from the Carriers: . Savings for Savings 9-1-46 Total Savings Comdity - Origin Jmua*ry thru Dec. 1951 9-146 to date "V Blocks Bremerton, Wash. $1392~8.95 Castings, Rough Los Angeles, Cal, 1,926.19 Salt, Crude, Undried Newark, Cal. 'U-03 Sand Pioneer Spur, %ash. 22 10 Truck Various 66.10 Hethane Gas Various 10.2l.l as,u3 41

2. Freight Bill Audit, 2 9 579 LO 3. Loss & Daaage &Overcharge Claims 323.6L

13 Savings Report (Cont.1- Savlngs for Savings 9-1-&4 Total Savings JanUaa??r thru Dec. 1951 ?-1-L6 to date

&. Ticket Refund Claim $ 542.56 $ 21,760.89 $ 228323.45

5. &usehold kcds Claims

Work Volume Pepor5 Reservations Hade Rail a&B A .i r 8L H:. te7, 216

-Expense 4ccamt.s Chocked 162

Household hc;& Automobiles lbvemefits Arranged Outbound Shipments Traced Insurance Eiders Issued Requests fdr Claim Billing Ghims Tiled Claim Gallactad - Number Claims Csllected - Amowt Tlcket Refund Claims Filed Collected - Number Collected - Amount Freight Claims Filed Collected - Wmber . Collected - Amount Over &Shorts Proceased - D-ge Reports Processed

Freight Bill Audit Savhgs Freight Shipments Traced

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u. 3 PURCEIASING & STOFUS SECTION TRAFFIC IBIT January 1952 STATISTICS (COMT ) Fork Volume iieport (Cont.). Ret- Orders Prbcessed 57 Carload Shipments Inbound -GE - AEC 986 All Other5 171 Outbound - GE - AEC 27 All Others 16

Report of Carloads Received CMSTP&P N.P.- -U.P. -TOTAL General Electric Company Aluminum Sulphate 1 1 Aluminum Tubing 1 1 Castings 4 2 -6 Caustic Soda 4 4 -8 Chlorine 1 1 2 Coal llr0 60 6 74 - 474 F8-C Sd.phab 1 2 _-- -3. 1 Iron Ore 1 A Lime 1 1 2 Machinery .2 2 Machinery, conveying 1 1 Ifethyl Isobutyl Ketone 1 1 2 Nitric Acid 5 8 13 Phosphoric Acid 1 1 1 3 pipe 16 16 Pipe Fittings 1 Porcela.in Grinding Balls 1 Potash, Caustic 1 ptnaps 1 Salt 1 Sand 1 Shovel Parts 2 Sluice Gates 3 .3 Soda Ash 1 i 2 Steel Scrap 1 Steel Sheet 1 Steel Structural 2 2 Sulphuric hid 1 Tanks 2 Transformers 1 Valves 1 Express Cars 6 Wse. Cars L TOTAL 7115 PURCHASTXG & STORES SECTION TRAFFIC UNIT January 1952' STATISTISS (CON". 1 lisport of Carloads ,%ceived (Cont.) - CMSTPQ -N.P. -U.P. -TO TAL A.Z.C. Chemizals 4 & Copper Wire 1 Filiq Cabinets 3 3 Lancsr 1 Transformers TOTAL

Atkinson & Jones Const. Co. Asbestos 1 1 Asbestos Wallboard 2 1 3 Cement l4 15 15 WC Pipe 3 3- Pipe Coating 3 3- SWal 3 1 4 Steel Bars 3 -3 F Steel Joists 2 -.L-- Steel Plates 2 1 Steel Sheet 1 1 Steel Structural 3 3 Y Xdse. Cars 5 TOTAL 22 i8 75 .- Bonneville Pouer Administration Generator Parts 2 2

Chicago Bridge & Iron Coo Steel 9 9 Welding Material 1 -1 Tow -10 10

Haughton Elevator 40. Steel Trusses 1 1 E. F. Hauserman CO. Steel Partitions 2 2 Hoge Warren Zimm-*mlanIl Plaster & Plaster Board 3 3 Steel Bars TOTAL t

Chalmer D. Joseph Co. -- Lumber 1 1

16, PURC,YASIBS & STORES SECTION TRAFFIC UMT January 1952 STATISTICS (COX' 1 Report of Carloads Received (Cont.) - C;.IST?&P -U.P. -TOTAL Pittsburgh Des Moines Steei Coo Steel Plates 8 8 fiichland Fuel Co. coal - 19 28 &7 Sound Const. & Engr. Co. Furniture 1 1 Wire Mesh 1 1 TOTAL i r z! U* S. A- Autos, Freight 6 1 9 Guns 1 Ordnance Stores & -& Tractors & Scrapers 1 -F Trailers --- 3 TOTAL 5 -gJ

West Coast Htg. & Plbg. Co. Pipe '2 2

TOTAL SUBCONTRACTORS L6 60 65 171 TOTBL - ENTXRE PROJECT 215 160 782 1,157 .

17 TRANSPORTATIONSECTION iGI?T€IL? !BPCEIT JAhUARP 19% GZII%RAL - Transportation Section personnel forces decreased from 524 to 523 employees during the month by 12 new hires, 3 transfers in, 1 reactivation - personal illness 9 transfers out and 8 tenninations.

RAILilOAD ACTIVITIES

Sowercia1 cars handled durir.g January decreased 12.6% over December. Decline was due to a reduction in coal receipts caused by cold weather which created unloading difficulties. Frocess movements continued slightly above normal and increased 13.9% over December. Cars handled during January including process movements totaled 2,909 compared to 3,i29 ic December. The following recapitulation indicates the number of commercial cars handled-: Carload Movements - Loads In Bnpties In General Electric Comp3ny 989 31 28 1012 Atkinson & Jones Company 92 - 87 Browne Morris Co, 1 1 F. J. Early Co. 1 0 Haughton Elevator Co. 1 i E. F. Hausennan Co. 1 1 Hope Warren Zimmeman 4 4 Richland Fuel Co. 47 L5 Sound Construction Coo 1 1 West Coast Heating & Plumbing Co. 2 3 Woodward Co. 0 1 u. s. Army -20 23 r6 39 1179 Some difficulty was eqerienced in early Januaqr with the automatic switches and altitude valve on the newly constructed Riverland nevated :-later Tank. Correctiocs have been made and an excessive pressure switch fn the pump circuit was installed . Completed engine repairs on 120-ton diesel electric locomotive 39-373: and returned to service on January 21. This unit was taken out of operation on January 4 when the oil pressure dropped below n-1. Inspection revealed that one piston pin cup had disintegrated and passed by the piston through the connecting rod into the pan. Damage was confined to the piston and cylinder liner and one main bearing.

a Zracspartation Section

A survey on Jan- 8 disclosed that 8O-ton diesel electric locomotive 39-3719 was contaminated. pis unit was sent to 200-West Area for cleaning and was uncofiditionally released on January 17. aailroad track maintenance and rehabilitation work continued on a routhe basis except for ice and snow removal which required 2,936 man-hours. Lining, surfacing and dressing of track requlred 2& man-hours. Inspection of track which included adjusthg and oiling switches required 702 man-hours. Handling of track materials required 1,850 man-hours. Burning of weeds required 1,019 man-hours. Installing tram materials required 620 man-hours. AUTmOTTVE ACTIVITIES

The Plant Bus System transported 12.5% more passengers in January than in December. The January passenger volume of 173,970 surpassed the prevfous recorded high of 161,232 in October 1951. The following tabulation indicate8 the January passenger volume by shifts and the total revenue received: No. 1 outbound and No. 3 inbound 32,364 No. 2 outbound and No. 1 inbound 71,238 -c No. 3 outbound and No. 2 inbound 7Q936d _-- Total 173 9 970 Revenue $ 8,698.50

The following is a comparative breakdown of average daily round trips to the Plant Areas: Passenger buses - 100-B 11 Passenger buses - 100-D 12 Passenger buses - 100-F 11 Pasrenger buses - 100-A 9 Paarenger buses - Hanford. lb Pasrenger buses - 200-Yest 34 Passenger buses - 200-East 9 . Passenger buses - 300 Area 6 Passenger buses - Riverland 2 Passenger buses - Pistol Range 1 Passenger buses - White Bluffs Ir Pasrenger buses - North Richland 3 700-300 Area Shuttle Service 2l Inter-Area Passenger Service 3 Inte-Area Express Service 1 Inter-Area Mail Service 1

Effective January 2, the evening portion of Shift Schedule VI-20 was revised from 6:OO p.m. - 2:36 9.m. to 5:OO p.m. - 1:36 a.m. This change affects 66 Bus Drivers and is expected to improve employee morale and manpower utilization. 2, * ;;.

.- 3 ,-.-;id rn_ransportation Section

The Richland Local Bus System continued to show a seasonal iccrease bp , transporcicg 12.2% more passergers fr. January than in December, The following tabulation indicates the January passenger volume ar.d revenue received:

Total passengers including transfers 48,002 Revenue .$ 3,36i*05

'Re followina statistics further indicate the mamitude of passenner 3er~Tirce rendered by the Plant and Richland Local Bus Zvstems: Trips Bus Miles Passenger Bus ---I- miles Plant 7,520 153,873 3,805,858 achland Local 3,6u 20,020 118,430

Off -Flant automobile trips (Company business and/or official visitors totaled 21h.

The following tabulation indicates the volume of Drivers Test Service - F rendered including the r.ew permits i33uod in compliance with AEC Bulleth- - l;iyI-181 and H.N. Instructions Letter ?!a. Lj. AFplicaRts: Male lil !<;umber rejected 1 Female 11 Number gevts given 122

Permits Issued: Limited to driving with glasses 32 L!5+ Init ed 89 Permits iieissued: Routine 28 New AEC 200 Wew AEC to date t,w The following tabulation indicates the volume of fuel diitribution by Eqaipnent Maintenance personnel: - Diesel 50 TNhite Gasoline Fuel Cetane Keroiene Gas

Stock at start of mocth 2?,&2 15,787 18,150 2,008 252 Received during man th 130,697 15,705 20,050 8,605 0 Total. - 160,139 - 31,L92 38,206 10,613 252 Disbursed during month 131,712 U,855 31, 543 7,793 66 Stock at end of month 28 ,L27 ?,637 6,665 2,820 186 The following tabulation Fndicates the volume of inspection and maintenance service rendered to Hanford Works automotive and heavg equipmer,t by Ecuirmer!5 Maintenance personnel: 27 motor overhauls: 102 Class Inspections- and Recairs: 1,093 Class B Inspections and Lubrications: 2,215 other routine nraintenance repairs and service calls: 5& tire repairs: and 507 wash jobs. lL2”,. ,.+or*.atior.- Section

The following tabulation indicates the Plantwide usage of automotive equipment: -Code No, of Units -----Total Mfleaae- 1A Sedans 319 555,56L 1B Buses 155 232,6n 1c Pickup Trucks L52 262,062 10 Panel ,Carryall,Sta .?Jagon 125 1L5,058 12 Armor& Cars 12 281 :G :G Jeeps 2 7L1 68 Series Trucks -280 85.88L 1,315 1,282,261

The following tabulation indicates in gallons the volume of road asphalt mtarial haEdled by the Transportation Services personr.el: -c M4 Stock at start of month 0 lI,401 0 2,803 Received during month 0 c) 0 0 Dispensed during month 0 11,006 0 0 Stock at end of month 0 395 0 2 803

Maintenance of primary roads required fJ0 man-hours; ice and snow removal 1,3U man-hours Xandling of miscellaneous materials for the Stores Unit at ‘hite Bluffs included ll carloads and 22 truckloads and reouired 2,3L2 man-hays. Handling of materials for the Stores Unit in the 700-1100 Areas included 10 carloads andrreauired 2,320 man-hours.

Sandling of Area deliveries reauired 1,818 man-hours: Stores deliveries 193 man-hours and office furniture l,LO3 man-hours. Yaridlinq of 4 carloads of equipment, 20 carloads of material, 36 truckloads of equipment and 112 truckloads of material required 3,13L man-hours.

. ... ._-- .. .. - ..*’ -2 ... . JANUARY 1952

GEIERAL

The Section scheduled work backlog totaled 5,975 man dsga as of February I. Th13 is a decrease of 2.5 per cent from the previous month distributed as follows: Net Change - Dam Per Craftsman Total Man Days Man Days

Line Maintenance 66.5 2,363 133 Increase Substation Maintenance 39.3 7@ 78 Decrease Telephone Unit 60.6 2,304 154 Decrease

Scheduled "sixth dag Saturday work ha3 been discontinued for line cr$ns. -z The total work force vas Increased to 183 people by employment of a SubstUn. Operator and a Telephme Operator. Tvo msklg roll employees were prmoteh tc Foreman in the Telephone Unit as required by gradually incrsasing activities in the work areas. Electric power peak demands for Sanuary wers: January Comparat lve -Date Ku Demand December

Process Load 1-29-52 (9-13 a.m.) 78 j 603 75,403 Richland Load 1-3-52 (4-5 p.m.) 32 500 32,133 Process demand is a new all time peak reflecting addition bf Redox load. T'hs Vll- laee demand vas below seasonal expectation and less than January 1953 undoubtedly due to mlAd weather conditions.

A method of accounting wae established to remove pole and anchor replacement costa from the Constructlm Budget. Pole replacement costs will be charged to ghnt investment and anchor replacement costs to maintenance. Untreated anchor hgs were used extensively on initial plant construction and a sizeable replacement pr9- is necessary in the near future.

The Electrical Standsrde Subcommittee was reorgaaized. Four groups are to develo? atandarhs, as assigned by the Chairman, reepectively for: inside electrical UZT!C~ distribution sgst'ems and eubstation3, telephone (inside and outside plant), and special assignments.

,7 , ,~ . - .- : 3 I ,: i ,._ ., i u Slactrtcal Distrtbutim and Telephme Section

Dt?~el~se~tof 3tan&r&3 should be facilitetsd Zy using indit-lduals dimctly a3- scciate", vith the mrk ccncerned assigned to the r9suect:re gr3~~3.Um4 of these s-x;:; rili be revieved tn m3ntl;ly meetings of tho Subccmmittee.

Yi~e-fearpower farecasts for Richland and the Processing .%;.ea0 were completed end sent ts the nt&ic &era Canmieelon.

MaIr,cemnc;? and. Operation

A tm-lilinute camplote parer outage bas scheduled f9r the 503 Aieaa during a Crlt- _. -r 4 "Id" Power Condition establ?shed zn th9 233 KT Sptm on Jmuary 3. The two- rnir'i:Z outage extended t:, niaeteen minutes ow1n.g 5 3 ilfficultiia encounter?d in -ios~.cgs 3PA system circnit breaker zt Niauay, n z:~-x~ubstatim cutage waa achehied January 6 ts tie in 3 new ctrcuit 'creaicer ~7.1 m additional circuit to Building 2e2-U. Ths mtsge %as utilized to perform delayed mintenancs and t9 rebalance lsadics an the circuits yupplied. by this sx 5s tat1on.

33~~3.cn psst experience vith apt- diaturbancee, 3 mltage-,freql~encg table -as h;-wl9QecI to guida the bigpatchars in e3tablisn4z+ Critical Eawer Grade "Y" Con- - - ci%$:xa, and. In rsleaslng such cmditlma to na:zL crerstion. It la expoc5ed - -- tk~pchis system of controi whick wa3 easablisn-d 13 sgsement with the Reactor Ssci;lcm will pennit mom unifmn declaim6 b? 7h8 Lr.?stchers, and -fill rss2J.2 .n ~595frsquent, rJld s5oT";er jeriods of pr:c?uetim- xrtaihezt arising frm 3gatzm dtsturbances.

Sgat 3 Erpansim and Plann:n,-

ProJect, C-295 (Expsnslm of 251 Substation), F'imi tis wark is cmpleta an3 th? Fr3j ec t is eseent lally completed.

Maintenance and Operation .

Service .ma inter-mpted to the 5300 grou? of teleplimee on &- &mge fzr approx'mately twenty-three hours on January 23, E€- change equipment MB caused by failure of the heating elament in a mlderin_z irnn bing used for repai=s,

A ei~maryof telaphone eubacriber semfce Is a8 iollo-aa:

L. ..

k Electrical Diatrlbutian and Telephone Section

Subscriber Lines Avail- Sid9a Avail- Exchange Statione in able for able for Lines in - Service semce Service semce

RIchlaPd 6,374_- 61 280 3,844 IYorth Richland 532 143 17 457 Proceea Areas UZ 222 -0 1,221 Total 733 297 5,522 Spstuu Brpanslon and Plannine

A PRX evltchborrd me inetalled in the tamporary Civil Defenee Cuntrol Center wlth nine tranka to the Rlchlsnd Telephone Exchange, and eleven linea In the Center. Dirsct lines are run to five District Aid Centers and'gSdlec Hospital.

A eurvey Initiated to coneolldate or eliminate the u8e of official telephonee resulted in the release of thirty-five official lines tor rcaaelgnment. Thle repreaente a~ equivalent capital investment of spproxiaately @, 000. Reccmmended deeign an& conetructlan spscificatlone for new houelne area talephone cable distribution syrrtsms were hmished to the Atanio Energy Cammiesion~l!&i- neering and Conatructlm Dlvieion. They will rleo eerve aa a guide for development of cable plant rtandard8.

.- my- m. MAX. Dm- KU LQAD FACTOR - Dec. San. Dec. Jan. Dec. Jan.

7,970 7,830 12,800 12,400 83.7 84.9 15,130 14,490 22,600 22,600 90.0 86.2 9,216 9,396 159000 14,040 82.6 90.0 5,960 8,390 11,500 15,900 69.7 71.0 82.1 5,796 5 9 940 9,720 9,720 80.1 44,072 46,046 71,620~~74,66w 82.7 82.9 44,757 46,823 69,200w 68,800~ 86.9 91.5 685 777 1.5 1.7 2,861 2,885 4,723 4,838 a1.b 80.1 15,992 16,7+2 31,680+ 32,pP 67.8 69.6 - . 952 1,016 2, 000 2,080 64.0 65 ;&- 19,805 2096b3 3a,U3* 39,238~ 69.3 70.7 4,080 59480 5'7,600+ 49,20* 9.5 13.0 15,800 15,400 . 36,000~ 37,20W 59.0 3j.6 19,880 20,383 93,60W 86,40W 28.5 32.3 75 237 .4 1.1 431 427 750 800 77.2 71.7 6- 561 1, a0 1,440 $1.1 32.4 435 404 I 60W 600- 97.4 90.5 1,478 1,392 2,79W 2,8W 71.2 65.9 1,361. 1,299 2,600, 2,7001, 70.3 64.7 .I 117 + 93 { 8.6 + 7.2 44,072 L15 w out 19,805 65 KT CUT 1,478 ITOZIL OUT 65,355 233 w IY 44,757 113 E? Tn 19,880 66 w ~n 1,361 TOTAL IIP - 65,998 Trall3m. bes 643 Percent &es -9

#?pfi. L. - . .., t Xffective January 1, 1752 the Statist icnl aid Cornruting CervicHs Section * 78s estaiAishwl concmnt with the transfer of statistical, compui'q and IPhf functions to the Utilities and General Services Department. It 5s the functim cf the ny- section to provide the scientific, enginvr- 27, mmfacturing, financial, and administrative activities of the Div- ision with whatever statistical, computiw, and tabulating supyui~,Lhnt my be roquirsd.

The Statistics Unit of the ne7 section nil1 W~-FIavailable to all depart- mnts the services of a staff of professional statisticians; the Comwt- ing Uni% will operate a centralized JB?d installation equipped with the most efficient computing and tabulating machines evailable.

Personnel transferred to 51ie new section on January 1, 1952 consisted of - B~S-PXI axe;npt acd eighteen non-exerupt emplDyecs from the Engirieering De- . pr+,mnt, and one exempt aEd twenty-five non-exemTt employees from the - Financial Departnent. Organization and Tersonml for the month are mmk arized as f311r73: Transferred on 1/1/52 As of 1/31/52 Net Chaw E& E& Non-Ex Total- @ Non-Ex Total E& Non-Ex Total Staff 1' 1 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 Statisttas Unit 6 6 12 7 7 14 +1 +l +2

Cawting Unit 15 36 41 '5 36 41 0 0 0 * TOTAL 12 43 55 13 44 57 +1 +1 +2

In the'+Statistics Unit one statistician and one stenographer were added. There wem no termir,ations. In the Computing Unit one technical graduate (from the btational Training Program), one stenopzher, and two key punch oFerators mre added to the non-exemgt roll. Sne technical graduate (lhth- em-tician) was drafted into the Amd Services. One key punch operator teminated to return to college, and one IBM machine operator terminated to accept a position in Seattle. One IBM machine operator was granted a leave of absence.

On Januazy 21 and 22 equipxmnt and personnel of the Comting Unit located in the 300 Area were moved to the 700 Area to be consolidated with the tal- ancs of the Unit located in 722-A Building. The Statistics Unit, hmever, rill remain in the 300 Area until #pace is available in the 700 Area.

a -. ix-. ?E ex;Cr:,wnf. to studv the dist,ri'ration of iap~ritlas+.>:rr:-:?cii+, .. . ._,' ._A ':I ' .. -,. ___ ._ ,,cI.-;-+ :r~niun:i11?! ~ezrlscqgs. Ir, ~h

.TI.he print velglit scale for wgighing uranium rods in bundles rcther than individually has arrived and was used for weighing thrPe shipment8 of buccad xds iuring Janualy. The sum of t5e individual rod weights for 9ach !:undle (determined by the rulliag mill) is being compared with the might of 5undle to @in information for setting up R statistical control ff;r a new mighiq procedure. A s-t,u+j is being =de to deterbra en optimum sampling ylan for incoming dmizum can shipnent3, Eecause of the eztensive infomtion that is reqcirsd from a small saqle, It, was decided that, a sawling plan to 7e~~11-3mrlables rather than attributes would be rzqtired. A procedure -c *~mnas cii9 Triangular Sawling Plan, deveioood 2-7 the rssearch of the _-- &a+,i;ti,cs Unit hsre at Haoford for evaluatirg .ui 3lugs in the Test ?

' Statistical analyses of dimensional measurements of ths letest shi.cioents of L" and 8" Alcoa aluminum cases were supplied for uoe ZT, a meeting with -;he vandor. Infornation on tha dimensional stability of several lota of crazium rcds was obtained for another meting, A rqorv from Oak Xi- @iZ-19,099 "Reject Slugs" by F. C. Uffalman, Oak Ride, dated 11-12-51) indicatad,tA?at'l.8 grams of uranium per slug mst ham '?pen removed by the canning process at Xanford. The best estimate a; Bsxiford of the amount rsmoved -8 oonsiderably lower (cOcument*HHi-21695, "LOSS of U235 huling the Canning of Fuel Slugs", by 5. G. Waters, dated 7-30-51.!. The S. F. Accountability Unit requested en investigatioa. A stcey rerealed +%at the 108s pvfowly determined by Hallford was cmct (Ihcu.zmt RW-233S8 "Camrments on Fuel Slug Canning LOSS", L. C. Waters to -I:. N. 'PgLey, Jarnary 25, 1?52. FXZI coma1 wanium slue mighed immediately prsceding snd following de- oxidizing the best estim~teof the average loss of uranium per slug processed through the bath vas found to be O.OOl.45 pcunds, and the 99% con- fideme limlts on this estimate f O.OOUl4 pounds (Documeat RiY-23259, "Best EstlmatB of the AVQ~~BLoss of Uranium Per Biece Processed Through the 3eczidfzlng Bath", L. 0. Waters tc E. W. O'Rork8, January 11, 1952). Octn fxm an experiinent comparing uranium slugs canned in pre-heated cnx-sleeve assemblies with slugs canned by standard process treatment in %e mne ba+,h, at the same tim, and by the samo operator revealed 20 statistically significant difference in penetratim of the c3n nall

.. ,? 3 luai num- s il ic on. Data frcm the ststistically designed experiment to determhe the effect of neldj.ng-machines and welders on the variRtion in the width of the veld bead of canned uranium slugs were annlyzed. The analysis shoved that those effects are not significant, from an engineeriw viewpoint, and therefore can be disregarded in future welding studies. The weld bead penetration will be the next phase of the study. These experimente are Seing performed for setting up process specifications for better production control.

A review sr' the C-6 uranium oxide analy',icd reamlts obtained during the past year XRS nude for the purpose of establishiw experierm factors of the percentap of metal in oxides precipitated from nitric acid and in zxid9s prec igitated from hydrofluoric ac. id. (hcument IN!-23237, "C-6 Zxperience Factors", L. G. Waters to E. W. D'Rorlce, January 8, 1952). A study is being made to determine CRD-2 and CRD-6 uranium oxide experience factors to be used in processing material through the chip briquettiq ope ration.

Statlstlcai auality control results were reported on llletal Prepnrntion Section operations at Machining, Pick'-ing, Canning and Autoclave, Test - - Rle, and .&It Plant. Statistical result,s pertaining to the canning --* . process for the year 1951 were supplied to the Pile Technology Unit as ;e qae st e d . A statistical investigation of the effects of various water treatmnts on film build-up in 100-D Flow Laboratory tubas was begun for the Water Studies Croup. Analysis of the relationship between thermocouple read- ixws in B, D, and F, piles w3s continued for the Heat Transfer group. Analysis of slug failure data continued, with one person assigned on a full-time basis to this vrk. Correlation studies, curve fitting and preyaration of charts were carried on. A fourth degree polynomial was deri-.ad for the Theoretical Physics group, and computation on graphite diffusion length from sip-pile measurements were perfomd for thg7 sam group.

Consul4mtion and research services was given the Pile Technology Unit on a problem dee7ineaith Laplace Transformations and uniqueness crit- erion for the Stieltjes mment problem. In particular it was found that the set of moments which they were interested in were a unique set. A study was made for the Engineering Department to determine the better of two alternate plans for the wiring of a battery of heaters. The analyses was made with regard to the expected life of the unit under each plan and the relative ccsts of the two methds of wiring, other conditions affecting the two heating system beinp the Sam. The final decision was based upon the consideration of whether or not the increased expected life under Plan A was sufficiently larger than B to warrant the more expensive nrethod of wiring called for in Plan A.

4 3 Four skeps in a grogram 01 eYt,&ulieulrit: ~elialilitydata fw Redox, TX', qrrl UO; accuunt,abili?j. acre taken durin.? t3e -nontJh. For Rodox, 3 57st invol-ti% .t~.i?iica+.r, samplinp of metal 5clut:'m nt the firs+, ;:-,!xL,:~rylnt rast t..,k.e riizz~lvar( I3 tank :I-7) 733 pl?rr,ed 117 1 inci\iyLrntrta. *. Lest, has the thze fold cbjec-t,i;.c? 3f c?s-,a'uli;hiiy t,tm rnliobilitg of plutonium assays and uranium asPxf3 at this :mint, and of yroviding aata for a control c-i :hese assays based upon n rel- atiawhio between pile axpamre and the ratio or pLn.t,onJ~irnto uranium in tho natal Solution. A similar te~tinvolving duplica+,e sampling Qf +,ho Redox itmniun! product concentrate in tank El% wa6 planned and inavfiqratod fw the -purpose of establishirq the rellabilft,y of tho uxriLiim assap at, this point. TJtilIztng the wi&t fec+.or and spec- iflc sTa.iitJ inztrumntation of tank H-7, at. Redox, rl &?lj*d +,est to do Lrmjr,9 the grsc ision of these ntmsuremnts was plRnmo nnd 88s 1323c:utod by Separations Section opemtors. Tho result of this test in combination with the first tvo will show +,he reliability of plutonium and uranium neaatrements at H-7. In discussion with representatives of the Separatime Section plans were made for similar eval- ustims at UCj in the near future. In coosration with represematives of the Procnss Unit, Separations L';ection, a program for atatistical evaluation qf nll determinations made on bdox samples was developed. Immediately, suc3: PvRluationo niil be mde on key samples, with extension to all san~plec7s arrange- mnta am made for personnel to handle the lar@ volume of data.

Con~idembleeffor+, was expended to find a mitai:ie mperimental pro- codrlre and a promidng method for analysis of a groporerl production test of sxtraction cple variable8 in the BiPO p-oce~s.The object- ive of the test is to determine vrtirrmmtimes 1or tho various steps ia extraction so that plutoniuul lasses will be a rninimm, given any of several overall extraction time cycles. An experimental procedure w1iic.h gives promiss of providing data for adequate representation by a mathemtical equation (which can then be employed to edimate the requhd optimum times) was Focosemended. A summary for the year 1951 of HanEord - Loa Alamos assay differences on product shipnsnts me completed, and indicated two conclusions: first, that an average differenoe of 0.6% existed bstween the two sitea, with Loa Alamoa the higher; eecond, that the previously noted lack of .measurement conGral was aharm by the data on the differences. The running comparison of actual plutonium gields based an extraotion plutonium ECS~~with theomtical yield figures based on pile exposure, wae mintained up-to-date. The reguIar semf-monthly reports of certain Kr-85 computation8 were completed and fomarded tb the AEC. An experiment was designed and the resultant data were analyzed far the Amlgtical Unit on the effect of acid and oxalate concentrations on the

'4 a circumin color development method for essay of boron. As a remlt of ‘,his expriment optimum conditions for acid and oxalate were established,

I:nal;.zis of pl1Jtcnium distribution data tslatirq to Recuplex etudles was cm_cletecl early in the month.

In connection with Columbia River water radioactivity studies, a corn- prehenaive experiment ms designed to discover the mator sources of ermr in measurfrg the activity in 107 water basins and was completed by the Radiological Sciences Department. Analysis of the data showed that tho primary source of error is due to analytical procedures, rather tha.n to the sampling methods or counting instruments.

Contr31 limjts based on 96 slants e;ruwn in tfi- Radiologicel Sciences aiology Section climatizer unit were obtainec. to apply to plant dry might and ugtake of Sr 89. In addition, the relative amounts of variation due to counting and biological procedural errors were e&i- mted. A statistical study is being performed on stores data for the Procedures Analysis gmup, to derive optinrum levels of inventory for those items having definite demand distributions. Data submitted by the Operations - Rocurenent Unit is beiv analyzed to re-evaluate the sstimtes of in- - ventory on hand. Relationships between material usaps in the various areas are also Peing investigated. -?L _-- - - A project is undemrta place in the hands of the statigticians useable and applicable abstract8 of the statistical techniques obtained from the recent extensive review of mathematical research literature. One pamphlet dealing with a general problem in testing hypothesea has beerr prepared and tvo others are near completion. Such a set of pamphlets will be an invaluable aid to the statisticians in the determination of the most expeditious and efficient manner of solving various statietical Frob- lems .

L. CObQQTING UNIT: . The weekly and monthly cost analysis reports prepared far the Financial Department constitute the body of the accounting work processed this mnthic These reports are an integral part of the plant cost accounting system. Romptness and acuuracy are of primary importance. Comsnitmenta have been made to the Financial Department on the completion dates of these reports tho@ by, 1952. The routine mekly and monthly reports of the cost distribution classification of non-exempt labor far the Technical Section of the Engineering Department were presared. The cost classifications desired requires 8 complicated sorting of cost code figures, a procedure ideally suited to IEM methods.

5 K;q?L>$ IZZ] rnsSo Initic?l stare of tho Debasset calculation is nearing completion. "'his crqiect has involved the recordinc of historic financial data ,n IS:A :nrria 'cry the mrk sense fiet1io.l (direct mnr!cfng of cards by r.i cc : 1) , A?>rox: matel;. 2.43, C3C .cards m?re involver. Xt lea 2% ?re ,+,;ltl:t.5.:.?.1r??ort of the &tas.;ot data ls contem?lsted. it ill be m~~medupon ecuqletion of minor chaw3 in the original data. ?.fm+,hly statistical -reports on public health activity are being placed on the machines for the !kdical Department beginning with the January rscor',. Prolimimry. reports have been prepared and approved. Five +,:,ps of rrprts nil1 be printed each month from data submitted on m:.rk senw cardo. Ii1 addition to supplying the statistical needs for :,lie Inaril office, the cards Till be forwarded to tho State office for j.= 11sr? .

SE~QYmd rating statietics for exempt employees are reported routine- ij. ?TIB inonthly basis. kch of this work is still in the development stam, however, and will require procedure work to reach the desired effjciewy. Considerable time is spent on file maintenance 33 mny *3f tho item recorded on cards are sub,ject to frequent chews. This 13 I'L.7t:lg confidential information and is restricted to one operator. A tsxtati'te procedure has been coinpleted for calculating and preparing zloctricity biils e machine. hkter readings ;rill be recorded directly sa c*~iisby mark sensing and the process will be automntic from reading t.0 Sill printing. Printed cards And '>Ill foms for a three mntha supply have been procured* The master card file for resi??iitial meters has been -e% up and checked. Changes am being made in this file to keep it cur- rorrt. The master f5e for the comrcial users has been punched and is prc:con%lyin the hands of the Electrical Distribution and Telephone Sec- tion to establish reading sequence and to enter mter minbe73. Cornlete Itstin- wiil be made for verification by the Electrical Distribution Unit snd tie Comnnrnity Real Estate Section. Mctorfzed equipment costs and statistical reports for all Hanford Works mileage vehicles have baen prepared by machine for the fiscal years 1950 and 1951. Six types of reports are printed each quarter and several additions additional type8 am made for annual reports. Considerable clerical -Rnd contact work 13 involved in order that controls my be maintai*ned between AEC .~ndcontrzctor records. The quarterl;t ?epor+Js for the period ended December 21 are now almost complete. Additional etatistics and chanps in repox% forms have been requested by the Transportation Sec- tion. The AEC has also indicated a need for additional information. At pmsent it appears YMt bath needs will be met with a sin&le procedural revision.

One of the mst inportant ecientific calculations made during the month pertained to the alug ruptura yroblem. Listings are being prepared for each discharge at each pile for the year 1951 and will be prepared routinely for each discharge henceforth. The following frequency distributions are listed for each discharge: (1) tube exposure level, (2) power per ;uta at rfischar,ps (obt,aL-?ed by qglging a corrpc'c:on ihctur to me

,.- 3 ..q A -.,".w :mer ov6r tka expmirp internal!, (3,) ex;czurs AeveL 91 '-3235 xzailning in ',he pile, anci (4) pmer yr slcq. Frq-~~ccydis- tr5witlons of charging date, discharge date and exyosure levels at disomrge-for all lY5l discharges are also being.prepared. This IEormation may t)e requested routinely on future discharges.

It appears that a d.ucion my ow obtained for the buckling of a cuke in an infinite reflector. A promising approximation hps been obtained and it appars Lhac uectwr approximations can be calculated. This buckliw proolem is msic to the theory of 2ile physic8 and a solution dlL be of consiceraole value.

JcSc has begun on water flon calculations on 1m-h aaca. Un the Dae- is of ?anellit p-essure readings and empirical cunamxns calculated by bile engineers the water flow per tuoe is aetermined. Fmquency distributions @re made and the totai fiow calculated which is compored to flar gauge readings. 1 fur~nercneclc is =de by calculating pmr pr tube and comparing turwsui~s to corresponding pile poker readings.

A mc%ne mtfiod is being prepared 'c3 solve qua- natrixss of vary- irig size nfth dcmiriant main Ciagcral. Solutiolla for all of tke vari- - - abies in each caw rill not be required. _-- The intagmtion of the xenon density over the pile to deternine reactivity loss *has been complQed. The Gam fhx pmblem for the laminated shield has also been-ccrnplsted. The results regresent t3e umoIli6ed flu at any point. Both or' these problem involved 7ery extansire zalculationa of a complicated natum.

Programming has been completed for the calculation of the max- slug ,jacket tempeature and maximum axial temperature and calculation is under way on 20 sets of data. Calculation of 320 cases of nuxinun slug skin tempsmturs was caanpletedb , /r -I - . - - -_.- -. -. The values of 1800 conetarrts haw been calculated to detk-mine coefficients in a set of simultaneous equations. The solution of the equatim vill make possible the calculation of various stress relationships. A method of handling determinants of order larger than 20 using the internal mmrj of the machine has been developed which wilJ axpedite tke calculation of the above simultaneous equations. Several nunrsrical integrations involving Bessel functions, solutions siqultaneoua equations, and series summations were evaluated. to -_ Routine calculations were made on special request ex'I)osures, aquatic _- biologg, sheep thpid, meteorological data, nind distribution, vaphite terqerature, prin',ing of temprature maps, pile temperature data, and a backlog of 6 months of metal quality data. - -- - -__. . __ - FC~RTIE EI.GI:IEERIIIC mmrmm Slu~mnture studies 152,900 1047 I1 Xancn studios 2,5UU . 334 2 P; le roactivity study 2,100 2 14 1 Iilidhtion shielding study 6, uuu 5 1 C::iph:te temperature study 2,100 152 1 Series Sumtion 5,000 342 1 Flcn Laboratory studies 1,6UU 24 1 Slug toqerature studies 5,150 303 3 Slug stress analysis calc. 2,840 224 Totals 180,190 2651 21

79R TEE RADIQCOICAL SCLENCES IEPAEtX'MNT :Ilot,oorological Studies 3,350 69 1 Aquatic Biolom LOO 29 -1

Totals 3,750 98 2 -c -- - FCR THE 4EDICAL IIEPARThNML' Public Hgelth Activities 2,500 63 5

FOR SAURY ADMINISTRATION Exempt Salary Statistics 5,500 105 11

FCR mE FIWICIAL !EPmhENT Technical Section Payroll Statistics 8,000 338 Exemt SalaqDistribution 61,500 1300 General Payroll Distribution 27,800 565 hhnufiicturing Work Order Coet 33,000 538 Comnity Work Order Cost 17,000 243 Ceceral Work Order Cost 54,500 710 Debasset 3 ,000 697 hbtorised Equiplnerrt Costs 11,500 200 Electricity Billing 6,030 . 8 Totals - 222,300 4599

FOR TIE ATG?vUC ENEIGY COMvUSSION 6 Motorized Equipment Rerorts 2 9 400 173 c+ GR4ND TCITALS 418,390 7715 213 -. I EMPLOYEE AND PUBLIC RELATIONS DDARTMEVP SUMMARY -- JANUARY, 1952 The number OLapplicants interviewed in January was 1,538 as compared to 1,UO in December. Of these applicants, 457 were individuals who applied for employment vith General Electric for the first time. In addition, 150 new applications were submitted through the mail. Open, nonexempt, nontechnical requisitions decreased from 178 at the beginning of the month to 149 at month end. Total plant roll decreased from 9,104 to 9,094. Turnover rate increased from 1.415 in December to 1.645 in January. During January, 54 new requests for transfer to other type of work were received in the Employment Office, and 22 transfers were effected. Attendance recognition award pins and wallet cards were distributed and presented to 123 employees who qualified for one-year avards during December. A committee of 8 women employees met during the month to discuss and plan the forming of a Women's Club, with tentative arrangements being made to introduce the plan at a dinner- style show during March.

Fi-re employees died during the month, and two employees retired. One hundred eighty- six vfslts were made to employees confined at Kadlec Hospital and 67 checks were delivered to employees confined either at home or at the hospital. At month -end, prticipation in the Pension Plan was 95.1$, in the Insurance Plan 98.2$, and in the Employee Savings and Stock Bonus Plan 48.1%. During January, final armmgements were made with the ABpsratue Office in Seattle to purchase certain G.E. 1- of merchandise at employee discounts which cannot be obtsined locally. To date 183 employees have retired at Hanford Works. As of the end of January, there were 1,036 employees registered. under Selective Service, and 758 military reservists on the rolls. Since A-t 1, 1950, 178 employees have tedted to enter Utary service, of which 15 have returned, leaving 163 still in military leave status.

The Hanagemant Opientation Rograr uaa presented Janua2eg 7, 1952, far the first time. An 840- program designad to welcome new exeinpt persolanel to t&e urnanage- ment team" and houxetca8sary information and amagemat aids will be made available, ais program ucu attended by 65 new euempt pera-1 enrolled from all najor departments of the Mucleonfca Division. . A new Supervbors LO4our Training Program uaa presented during &e week of January 14-18.. 4 total of 9 supervisors were enrolled by the departaeata b attend thfs program.

Four groups completed their Prhciplea and Nethods of Supervision cderences on January 29, and will attend a special dinner meeting early in February. Gmups 21,22,23: and 24; completed PMS Conferences tbrough No. 8 aeaaion.

hclrsdfng 1 reinatate and 109 new employ^^, a total of ll0 uere given Orientation ddgJanuary. HOBS0 uaa pre8ented befars a group of 63 members of the Lions Cluh at or and vie^, Washington, and 32 members of the Seatue F-st National Bank, Bicfiland Branch Off ice. -, - Personality Development presentations uere mode- to two gr&s totaling 82 personso . ~-

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Training accomplivhenta include the preparation and ccmrpletAon of the Training Section Accumplishment Report for 1951, in addition to the development of training manualg for all programs which are being presented or to be presented by the Training Sectian through 1952. InService Training meetings included a discuaaion of Roethlisberger's paper on "Training Superpfsors in Human Relations" and Bndrews' paper on %cecutivs Traiiing by the Case Hethodm. 1 A total of 9news releases were distributed during the month. Of these, 18 wem sent to the "local listf. Ten stories were written for the WdlaValla Union Wetin brogress edition. Information on Richlaad, its crime rate, its churches, and the education level of Hanford Works employees was sent to the Christian Century. Luncheon meetings with cmuuity leaders were held. Approximately 125 business, religious, school and p~'easianalleadersheardthe Assistant General Manager - discuss General EZactrfc's 1951 plant and coarmunity accomplishment8.

he iYrst f~sae'of the H&O~ work NE~SLZZvai- miaed to approximately 222: . busbeas, paligiops, school professiooal leaders in Richlad. -1 - and A total bf fifteen speeaherr and lectures were delivered by Banf'ord Worb per- samel, and -e manucrlptS and tests were aubnitted for clearance during ' the mon+A of January.

Tal& about cf& defense uere given by local CD0officik.s before approxhately - 200 businessmen, a.ln.latex%, educators and professional leaders. _. -b

Ciadefense eo8were shown to 660 members of ddba epd argmisations in "

EiOdsu3d O-B"~~~d.A _------. .L A Qtsl of 8,763 prrfnta of photo~WCPB produced durlng the 1POLl;th. Of the total prints p~oduced, 6,15& uem for emplayee identificatiar-and area admittance badges. ------. Seven fzlms- mu=~€jooEed d- We m0nt.E far sKouings in fbe carmtmity. Seven spotarmnmcementa wel.6 uritten, recorded, ancLreleaaed to local radio stations aa a coamnraity sefice to various locaI projects.- - --Three wanenfa page! w& prepared and published inAtbaUo.rbNEW3 during the month. -- Due to AEVs as$- rssponalbili~for Canatmctiaa, VmHaPfaod Atanic Metal *ads withdrsw their petition for repmsentation election cover- Jaaiton on ths:D & C rolls, The EAMTC nokified-ih.Campany that it is Wdng td-&bltration the grievarrce filed as a resultof the discharge of bua driver Lo& Taylor, The Davis Pans1 has takan jarisdiotion on the union abp issue.

WSB forma were rent to *e WOW pork Offtce on td change in vacation schedule to three-ueekst vacation after 15 years of service. WSB granted @-cent per day increase in isolation pay, $2.52 per hour to’ Sheet Metal Workmy and SO-cetnb per day increase for Plumbers.

clodfkey Schmidt’ of the Dam Paad waa in RicNand tb confer with parties in the Machinfsts’ Dbpub. No progress uaa made in the Boilemnaker negot- iakiozm, The Technical Engineers peittioned baaB to expand bargaining unit, Eledtor Canstrkctors requested aa increase to $2.70 (now $2.56). Boilermaken reitmed to stam men to PJ lump sum subcontractors. An Operating Engineers- work stoppage occurred 09. Jan- 18; settled on Jam21. A jnrisdictiaaaZ dbpute between ths Lromsork~rsand the Plumbers & Steamfitters resulted in a work stoppage €’Pat January 22, to January 28, which involvsd approximate- - Twenty-six Machinbtu we- the job January 30, due a 2,000 men. off on _- to -- jurisdicihnal dispute with the Millwrights, - JAl'WAK. 1??2

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Employment and Employee Serhces . .. Effective J&ufuy 7, 1952, an'H.1. Inspector in the Separations Sectl'on of Mahufac- turing was transfesred to Inaestlgations and Files 8s an Employment Investigator.

Effective Jan- 7, 1952, a Messenger vas engaged- and assigned to Investigations and Flles to replace a Messenger who terminated voluntarily in December.

Effective January 28, 1952; a Generh Clerk "D" assigned to Investigations and was tranafemed Semces.. Files . -. to Employee .

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December, 1951 Jauuary, 1952

Applicants interviewed 1, llo 1,538 457 of the above applicants interviewed during January were individuals who applied for employment with the Company for the first time. In addition, 150 new applications were received through the mail.

Open Requisitions December, 1951 January, 1952

Exempt 1 2 Nonexempt 1-78 149 Of the 178 open, nonexempt,. nontechnical requisitions at the' besinning of the nonth, 95 were covered by interim commitments. Of the 149 open, nonexempt, wn- technical requisitions at wnth end, 78 were covered by interim cammitments, During January, 117 new requisitions were received requesting the employmentpf 132 nonexempt, nontechnical employees. _-- - December, 1951 January, 1952

Employees added 60 the rolls 162 139 Employees removed A-omthe rolls 128 149 NET GAIN OR LOSS 34 - 10 Of the 149 employees removed fxm the rolls, 3 were removed due to lack of work, and all vere outside the bargaln~unit.

Turnover : December, 1951 January, 1952 Malt?- --Female Male Female Including employees vho were laid off for lack ai vork 3.36 LOW 3.815 Excluding employees who were laid off for lack of work .a0 2.95 1.06 3.65 0ver-a Turnover: December, 1951 January, 1952 Including employees vho were laid off for lack --- of mrk-- 1.41$ 1 64$ - - - _-----Excluding-employees who were hid off for lack 1.25 1.60 -- of vork

During Jaauary, 33 employees terminated voluntarily to accept other employment, 19 terminated to leave this vicinity and 10 terminated to remain at home. - Zqloyee end !?ublic Relations

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Accumuluc',ve total of requests for mansf?= received since 1-1-72 5L Numoer of requests for transfer recelved durlne January 54 Eo. interv',ewed in Januarf, including promotional transfers 96 Transfers effechd in January, including promotional transfers 22 Transfers effected since 1-1-52, including promotional transfers 22 -Transfers effect in January for employees given lay off notices 3 Transfers effected since 1-1-52 for employees given lay off notices '3 No. of stenographers transferred out of stenogmphic pool in January 3 Transfer requests active at month end 165 During January, 29 people whose continuity of service was broken while in an in- active status -*re so informed by letter.

One-year emblems and wrnllet carda in reco&%ion of perfect attendance were presented to 123 employees In January, who qusllfied during December.

I= addition to regular corxespondence, the Auto Typist handled 10 letters for Employee Services, 87 letters for the Medicai Department, and 48 letters for - Technical Personnel durfig the past month. A committee of 8 women employees met on January 30 to discuss and plan the form@g of a Women's Club. It was decided to prenent the idea at a style show vith a dlnaer or dessert-coffee preceding the 5~-$- A tentative date for the style--&ow- was set for March 13. A flyer announz.eOg tce 3%Yle show XiU be sent out immediately to all women employees. After the questionnaires are returned the committee ViU again meet for further plannIq. A total of forty female employees were visited at the hospital snd given assistance in completing disability benefit appllcatlons. Checks were distributed each Friday to female employees hospitalized or ill at home. -- - - - A special service call was made to Nokh Richland on January 17 to visit an employee absent three consecutlve days. without advising her supervisor.

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community - Exempt Nonexempt Firemen Total.- New Hires 5 96 0 101 Re -a@@ 0 1 0 1 Reactivations 1 36 0 37 Trausfers (from other plants) 0 0 0 -0 Actual additions 6 133 0 139 Papoll Exchanges -198 lb 0 -20 GROSS ADDITXOXS 25 134 0 159 TERMXIVATIONS FROM THE ROLLS Actual terminations ll 90 0 101 Removals from the rolls (deactivations) 4 0 43 Payroll exchanges 1C 30 0 20 Transfers (to other plants) -5 -5

Applicants interviewed 1,uo 1,538 Photographe talc& 255 370 Fingerprint impressiana (taken in duplicate) 273 427 ABSENTEEISM STATISTICS e (Weekly Salary Roll)

Male .~ . F%nale Total plant average ic -ONEEL SECURITY QUESTIO- PROCESSED General Electric cases 140 122 Facility cases -57 778 TOTAL 197 200 IIWESTIGA!l!IOLO STRIXSTICS Cases received during the Paonth 261 144 Cases closed _- 347 338 Cases found satisfactory for employment 2% 148 Cases found unsatisfactory for employment u 6 Cases closed before investigations completed 5 27 special investigations conducted 13 . . ._-7 J PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED

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Total one-year awards to date 2,504 One-year awards made during January for those qualifying December in 123 a Transferred from Weekly Payroll b Transferred from Monthly Payroll c Transferred to Weekly Payroll -.d Transferred to Monthly Payroll e Statistics furnished b Weekly Payroll Employee Services

The following visits vere made w-lth employees durlng the month by a representative of Employee Servicea:

Employee8 visited at Kadlec Hospital 186 Salary checks delivered to employees at Kadlec Hospital 50 Salary checks delivered to employees at home 16 Disability checks delivered to employees at home 1 As of the end of January, participation in Company Benefit Plans was as follows:

Pension Plan 95-19 Life and Health Insurance Plan 98.2 Employee Savings and Stock Bonus Plan 48.1 - . - _._ Five employees died during January, namely:

W-2145-ZW, Manufacturing ; w-6031-v~w, Colmrmnity Real Estate and Semices; W-4191-UE3, Utilities and General Services; , W-33ll-PtT, Manufacturing; and W-8327-UB, Ututiea and General Services. Forty-six letters were written to deceased employees' families-during January, concerning payment of monies due them from the Company, as well as answering other pertinent questions for them.

Since September 1, 1946, 77 life insurance claims have been paid totallng $ 423,000.00.

--TWO employees retired during the month, namely:

H. R. Hills, tr-8959-VMR, Community Real Estate and Services; and D. R. Manning, W-7933_MP,..Manufacturing.-_- - --

. During Janw3ry, 40 letters were mitten to retired employees providing them vith - infoxmation of a general interest to them. To date 183 employees have retired at

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During January, final mangements were made with the Apparatus Office of the Company in Seattle to purchase certain items of G.E. merchandise at the employee discount which cannot be obtained locally.

Military Reserve and Selective Service The statistics with respect to employees registered under Selective service are as follovs: Bnployees registered 1,036 Employees registered who are veterans 497 Employees registered who are nonveterans 539 Employees vulaerable to the draft 378 Defennents requested to date (including renewal requests) 432 Deferuents granted 279 Dafenncnts denied and appealed at state level6 17 Deferamate denied ead appealed at natioarl -1 2 Dtftnntnts denied by local board and not -wed 2 Defenaezlts denied by state board and not appealed 3 Deferments denied at natl. level (by Gen.Hershey's office) 1 Defennents denied by local and state board and pending for review 4 Defennents requested, employees later reclassified 44 Defennents requested, later withdrawn 25 Deferments pending 55

. Statistics with respect to employees who are members of the military reserve are as follows: - -__- i- Number of reservists on the rolls 758 aUmber who returned to active duty to date 89 Number Vho returned to active duty in January 0 Deferments requested to date 104 Defenncnts granted 96 Defennents pending 1 Deferments denied . '4 Deferment requests withdram 3 Military terminations since 8-1-1950 are as follows: Resertrists recalled 89 Selective Service 87 Female employees enlisted 2 TCYTAL 17'a Employees returned from military service: Res e& st s 14

'- Selective Service A 1 TClllAL 15

- Number of employees still in military leave status . 163

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MMJAGE3ENT O€UENTM'ION PROGRAM was presented January 7, 1952 f& the first time. An &hour program designed to welcome new exempt personnel to the "management team" and how necessary information and management aids will be made available. This program was attended by 65 new exempt personnel enrolled from all major departments of the Nucleonics Division. Xr. W. E, Johnson gave the welcoming somments to this group. NEW SUPERVISORS 40-HOUR TRAINING PFl0GRA.M was present& durfng the week of January 14-18. A total of 9 supervfsors were enrolled by the d- partments to attsad this program, This was the first presentation of this -program since it was re-edited for new supervisors, and through an anonymous questionnaire survey it was learned that participants definitely felt that this helped to improve the npart of management" feeUig among supervisors and the feel&% of being a member of our General Electric family. Considerable time was spent in the editing of the material and revfsion of continuity throughout this program to assure uniformity in conjunction wlth other management training. On FridaT of this program week, a special luncheon was held at which time Mr. H. E. Callahan gave a talk on the importance of human relations in every stpervisor's job.

PRI~~CIPLFSANL! OF SUP3RTSION. The groups, --- METHODS four 17, 18, 19 - and 20, completed their conferences on January 29 and will attend a - special dinner meeting early in February. Groups 21, 22, 23 and 24 completed PIS Conferences through No, 8 session. Consideration is - being given to offering PMS to supertrisors worklng shift in a straight - 40 hour presentation. This will be dfscwsed with members of senior management at Hanford Works. SUPERVISOR~SHANDI~ooK ON EMPLOYEE RELATWS.Complete inventory of Handbooks issued and on hand indicate that U78 of the 1500 total copies are assigned. Lists of Handbook holders wfll be sent to . Section Managers requesting the return of any copies not properly assi-gned since we now have a waiting list of approximately 150 super= visors on our Handbook Ust. ORIENTATION OF NEW MPLOYEE. Including 1 reinstate and 109 new employees, a total of lJ.0 were given Orientation during January, Of this number, 90.9% elected to participate in our Group Insurance Plan) and 90.9% elected to participate in the Pension Plan. Oppor- tunity to sign up to participate in the Pension Plan was =de a part of Orientation effective January 2, 1952.

- - -.I - NOR-EXEIPT 8-HOUR TRAINlh'G PROGR.2M was attended by a total of 95 . employees-at four meetbgs conducted during-January. This is an - informative program designed to assist new employees in better 9 8 c :,

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understanding the organization and some of the plans, policies and procedures which affect them in their activities. Comments from the supervisors of participating employees in this program state that this infor- ' mative method is assisting considerably in building better morale and improving attitudes. All of the participating members at this program in January were employees of the D&C Services Unit of the EngineeFing Depax+tment . d HOBS0 was presented before a group of 63 members of the Lions Club at -Grandview, Washington, and 32 members of the Seattle First National Bank, Bichland Branch Office, at the request of these two organizations,

PERSONALIITP DEtrELOPm PRESENTATION was presented to the employees of the Seattle First National Bank, Richland Branch, at their request and 32 were in attendance. It also was presented before the Business and Professional Women's Club of Remewick with 50 members in attendance. This is a pr&sentation developed by a msmber of Training Section and much in demand because of the importance'attached to personality and attitude by business people, TRAINIRG ACCOMPLISHMDITS include the preparation and completion of the Training Section Accomplishment Report for 1951 in addition to the de velopment of training manuals for all programs which are being presented or to be presented by Training Section through 1952, A complete inventory manual has been established of Training material now on hand. A technique manual is being prepared to assist all Training personnel in the fine pointTa necessa--g as quauficatims in this profession. The fouowfng program manuals have been completed: 9-Point Better Job, Management Men- tation, Supervisors &Hour Training, Supervisorts Handbook, and Nan- Rempt &Hour Training Program. . ORGANIZATION, H~KINorvelle Ebbersol has been assigned to Training Section for a three month period beginning January 17, 1952. This is in accordance with Job rotational schedule established by Technical Procurement for this new Tech Grad, IN-SEHVICE TRAINING meetings were held in conjunction with section staff meetings and included a discussion of RoethUsbergerts paper on "Trainfng Supervisors in Human Relations'? and Andrewst paper on %cecutive Training by the Case Methodtf. SALE OF "MEN AND VOLTS?. In January the last issue of ?%en and Voltst? was sold and 100 additional copies have been ordered from Schenectady.

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Fifteen requests vtrc rece€v'ed and answered from the Tri-City Herald. Subjects included the "Richland Town Plan", ground leases, parking space, 3.58 per cent an hour wage increase, dfscharged G.E. employee still holding a house, poundmaster resignatton, and total community fire loss in 1951.

lpwo requests were received From the Columbia Basin news concerning wage rates for craf'tsmen and what C.E. thinks about the Greenway. The Dues Chronicle requested material on the progress of developlng electriclty- producing nnclear reac+%ors.

The SFokane Chronicle stringer requested information on the Richland telephone system. Information on Richland, .Its crime rate, and &u!rches and the educakion level of Hsnfosd Works employees was sent to the Chrqstian Century. Arrangements were made with radio stations EALE and EwI% whereby a represen+attve of each station would pick-up news releases each day in the News Bureau office.

- ,--Luncheon meetings VLth commrmity leaders we= held. Approximately I25 business, 4 religious, school and professional leaders he%+ the Assistant General Manager discuss General Electric's 1951 plant and comumnity accomplishments, as well as anticipated developments of the f'crh?e. The Chairman of the Hanford District Civil Defense Develop- ment Committee talked about the local CD organization and its achievements, to-date. Messages by both speakers were recorded and scheduled for local radio release. I9ane cards for both luncheons were &e up and distributed to each guest attending. An informal myshowed that the community -3 felt the meet- was in+eestizq and informative. They expressed a deslre for &ilar meetFngs in the future.

The first €ssne of the Hanford Works was mailed to approximately 225 business, religious, scnooi and professional leaders in Richland. Such subjects a8 the current-employmen3 situation at Hanford Works, Company activities, and G-E benefit plana are discussed in the HEGJsL;GIITER.

A total of nine manuscripts and texts vere submitted for clearance during the month. A total of flfteen speeches and lectures were delivered by Hanford Works persorrrrel drrring the mozlth of saaasL*y. -

The General Msppger appeazed as principal speaker on four occassions during the nr0attZ: Yakimp Chamber of Connnerce, January 7, 1952, on tfie subject of "Hanfod Vorks apd - the A~OF~CEnergy Program"; KL-ranis Installation Baquet, Kertnewtck, W=hi&?&n, JV9, 1952: Illwanis Club, Spokane, Washington, Janaery 31, 1952, "Haufod Worm - and the Atomic Energy p,-Og=am". Mr. Prou+, 8380 delivered the welcomiy address to the Richland businessmenls luncheon on Jc~xmazy24, andgave his annual zepoZri;

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Xeasage" a+, a meet- of Eanford Ucks Su?efisor; on Janxry 2.

The Public Relations Uerappemd on two occ=aaslons durinq the month: lCePnewlck Parent-Teacher Association, Januasy 14, "Atomic Energy.. .Prom a Layman's Vlewpoiat"; and SU~)CFPLSOT'SliO-Z~m Training Pro-mJ Richland, Washington, 17, "P&lic Relatiom +in Human Relations". The Asai8tant Gexmral Manager.was principal speaker on tuo occassiona durlng the month: Richland businessmen's luncheon, January 2&, and Ri=Uaad Minlsters and Educator's LuncheonJ Janrzery 31, "Some Accomplishmects at Hanfm Uorka."

The H-ord Distrlc3 Cifil Defe-we Direc"&r 3plr.e on Civil Defense at the businessmen's and min€sters* and educators' ltmcheone QL Janupry 24 end 31. -'

At the request, of the I)ecbnfcd. Association of the Pulp BILd Paper hdust;..~, a speaker was f'urnlshe13 on the occasslon of their Pacific Section semt-epnual meeting. The speaker was Dr . Jahn E. Rediske, Radiological Scieztes Departmen%, "Radioisotope ewers In Induotry", Olympia, Washington, Jpnusry 14.

The D€rector, Radiological Sciences, spoke +A the Rt-d~land Chapter, A.S.M.E., January 17, "Nuclear Hazards in Meshanizal. Engmring."

A member of the TEainlng Secfion spogjt on tu0 o.:~-iaeiorsdura the month: KennevLck Business and Professtonal Wm'3 Club, Ke3~re-r ;', Januky 17, adRichland Branch, tle First Tlational Bank, Janwry 23, "Personality Development". CLvLl Defense news s%oriesand pictures reieased to loca newspapers aad the Works NEWS coyn?ned the following: the contents and diatzlbution of CD Bulletin No. 7; distrtbatian of an illustrated A-bomb booklet to school children; a meeting of the Warden Serv'fces Group; the role of the schools and the clergy ln Civil Defense. CivLl Defense Bulletla no. 7, "What Yon Shoald Know About Biological Warfare", was distributed to -Richlaad-. ppd north Richlam3 .residents. A biologtcal warfare publicity schedule was outlined for incorporation in the overall civil defense public information progrm.

13e CivLlDefense Basic Plan was revfewed to be certaln that the por++ion pertaining to the functions of the Public Relatlom Section is accurate.

Local scbools were furnished 6500 copies of t'ae civ€l defense comic book, "What You Can Do When An Atom 30mb Strikes." The booklek was dtstributed to all Bi*&land and North Richland echool children.

Talks about ci~1defense vere given by local CD offlcisls before approximakly 200 businessmen, ministers, educators, aa&~f=sato=lalle-s, as. well as member8 of the Lions Club and nurses at the local h0sptt.A. 3-3 -3 -3-3 -3

,T'ke Yarden Service has bee3 concerned wltk fFtL,bg personnel *om the old o-ganizatLon into ?he new organization. This eatails ~lsz'a each Wzrbz: in the new Block, Zone, and Dia5ztcf cut1;aes. Each DiseicC, X.&es vas presenyed wit- lists of the 20% personnel who still are on the projezf. Bulletin No. 1, Warden Organization Functions, was preFs;'& and distribu3ion begm t0 the yardens. Bulletin No. 1 supplemellta +hPreliminqJ Draft of the Basic Plan. A CD meeting of dl the Diatzict Wardens and sny Zone people whom they had confacted *#as hid in the Banquet Room at the CommiQr House. The G.E. film "And A Voice Shall Be Heard.. ."was shown. DLstribution of Preliminary DrzPt of Basic Plan and Sulletin No. 1 was made. About 13 Warciens at*%mded.

PHo!mGmPKIc SERVICES jr

A +,otal of 8,763 prt&a of photos -a?= prodused the nonth. Of the total print3 produced, 6,154 were for employee identification and area adntimce badges. See statistical report of Pbto House sctivittcs a%ached.

A total of seven films were booked during +hmonth for shoving to civic and plant groups. Films also were requested by ths Public Information Office of the Atomic Energy Commission at Hanford Works.

"Hera's to Your Health", was shown to a Faec Hospital Safety meeting. The hospital employees present were impressed fa-rorably by the film, and it was felt that employee - ,-latiom were benefited by the showing. i- Production is underway on aound-slide films requesbd by Hanford District Civil - Defense and Employee Relations, the latter on the Suggestion System.

An auditorium presen€ation vas coordinated for the General Manager's annual report of accomplishments and 1952 objectives to the Hanford Works Supervisors. The pre- sen3ation included a color slide chaTct feature, tape-recordipg, slogan-banner and all details pertinent to a finished productLon for a secured meeting. A total of seven spot announcements were wri*ten, recorded and released to local radio stations as a c0mmr;mity service.

Four 15-mimte inkerviews with Richland physicians that wi.U form part of a Pnbli:: Health Radio Program Series were tape-recorded.

The testimony of sixby-five witnesses was tape-recorded for Union Relations in a current case and vas an bnpor%mt aid in providFng an expeditious and ac,-?=ate decision from testimony key witnesses. of - An address made to the -wick Pa=e?at-Tea&ca' Association by the Nanagez, plblls Relations on Jsnuaay 14 was rerecorded at the request of the Post C@mma;ndmOffice" at Camp Hanford for use by his stafp officers in educational meetings:

WOnetwork radio statiom at Spokane tape-recorcfed and broadcast, aa public service. features, an interview conducted with the General Manager, and a 3O-minut~ Program of his address before the Kiwanis Clut in that ciQ on Thursday, Jan-: 31. 6 - ,T mre kL-1 1,Li e>--5' 4. *- Jety gifts be% awarled sll Henford Wchpeon12 fos aiming the IPncleonis I-- Safe% Cou3cU Award ?fezre pic-d in the wo,-,ccS E%Sn BZ?~ continual Wormation has been put&&hed advising peopb on how to mELke th+!r %decfions. i- The Red C3.osa Blood Program hss been publkized fi.om time %a time in t& Works NEWS. A full page feewe was devoted to it ahowing Hanfo1-3 Works people donating blood, and the ~~amesof &mors were rm. In a following iseue a letter f'=cm a former employee showing hls associa%lon VLth the program In Japan was rtlp to help publirlze the pros=* * WMUt Smniq SC~OOLrsceived f~llcavezsg? ~n CUIEworks EJS on the* announcemen+ of new classes jmt st&ing. 5-5-5-5-5-5

apgro-rea 'the latter plan.

Letters to supemlsors included the follow- subjects: reaJloca5ion of responsibility between G.E. and tbe A.6.C. for construction; General Manager's annual rep& meeting; Salary StabilLzation Board's approval of a change in Hanford Works hollday pay policy, and a letter concezning the Geqeral Manager's raio broadcast.

The health billletin foz February "What Abou3 Bskaches" was written and produced.

The safety topic of the mont2r for FebrnaFy "Basic Facts are Essential" was written and produced for distribution to all supervisors. e' lg51Sar'et;y Report, a =-page, 2-color offset; booklet, was produced and dis- tribated to all supervisors.

A special four-page Works IENS insert cel=bzsftFrrg 2034 &=a's third consecutive major injury free year was produced. A reprint of 6,000 ccpies of "Let's Get AcquaFnkd," Kadlec Hospital. booklet, was ordered.

?3e annual repor+, of the Employee and Pacilt Relations Department, entitled "The E and PR Record," was produced in newspaper form.

A G-E Photo mews Semke %ype posfez mnccming the recen3 $1500 suggestion awd - --was produced locaUy and placed in the 3+dard poster frames throughout the 4 plant.

- !l!wenty-six layouts, five sketches and designs with 14 Illustrations were completed by the Ututratar for Depaztal clients during the month. Ten editorial cartoons were drawn and reproduced in the Hanford Works NEWS dur€ng Jan-. *

A baud-lettered sheep-skin scroll was prepared foz p'esentstion to the retiring asslstant to the General Manager.

See attached 7Sem Errrean Space Repor+;

3 COL. In. P3ToS

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Richland Repo9,es 8 P.i-Ciby Healrl. 3h Columbia Basin New 52

Commrmity Cm.stmct;ion

i' Plant Safe- Columbia Ba&a Hem WUaUaUa Union OuLieT-i= 1cEi-City Herald Seattle Post Xntellige??cer Yakima Herald Olympian Dally Port, -le3 Yak- Republic S@CWIWJPR~'~~~V Spoksne Cbronir3lt

Medical Hanfozd Works News Colrmrtia Basin Ne- Seattle Post IntsUigeacer Ei-CiQ HerILLd Sea?;tle Tms Halls WaJh Union BalleLJfn

Plant Hiring

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Speekcm Journal of Comer%?, Sea,t;=2e WUWalls Union Bullet- san ~Ci.SC0PacFffc Coagt Business ,azd Shipping Regis&- 22 Bas- Neve 7 Columbia (j. * Cnmrmmity Ganeral WaUa Wslla Union Bulletin Columbia Bmln New8 1 Pi-City Herald 6

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,- - . Works Photo Houee nlonth of Jc~nu3xy 2 2 5 8 Neg. 1h.f 33 IJ. ~rocessmi, 35 X xx x x Contauts m 2C710 4 14 COPIENNITY HEAL EST= & 6ERvIm Fire 6 15 0 Hous ing 24 6 Police 79 59 4 Fublic Library i 5 “TAYrn AND PUBLIC €mA!l!Iom Zhployment 983 News Bureau 144 122 32J Spesial psograme 153 l.23 82 Radio & Special Evente 34 60 112 Training; 0 Works News I2 2 3= Public Relations

EllGYXEERlX DesFgn & Construction 5 3 m.. m.. ‘nrers 60 5 JtCdL 32 242 66 30 Rotat iondl Training 5 2 Separatiw- 3 i- QUUFACTURlXG Plant Englneera 391 102 60 Reactor Section 2 2 7 Separations Sectton i6 I 2 rnIOLOG1CAL scmm . Operational 12. -8 SmY ri Instrument 6 6 Control Unit 30 4 pIIILITI;Es AM) GEmRAL SERyICes Security 3925 834 28- Security & Service Unit 1194 77 Telephane Section 3221 6 ~cEuANEous Clvil Defeme 6 6 AEC Safe*y 28 .s!rAIa Bqloyee and Palic Belations

The Company was advised that the petition for representation election which was processed vlth the National Labor Relations Board by the Itasford Atomic Metal Trades Council in behalf of Janitors, Wds, etc., on the D & C rolls in North Richland was being vithdraun. This was a aatural sequence to the Atomic Energy Commission's ass- direct responsibility for this and related f'unctions effective April 1, 1952.

The Canrpany found it necessary to discharge Bus Driver Loren Taylor on Januarg 10, 1952, for violating the Campany's rule aqainst fighting on the job. The HAME protested the discharge action at Step Il of the grievance grocedure and on Januarg 29, notified the Company that they Intended to take this case to arbitration. Thoy contended that Mr. Taylor was not discharged for any justi- fiable reksoa.

The Comgaay and the local unions continued their discussions on the union shap qxestion and on January 8, Mr. Alba Peterson of the Federal Mediation and Con- ciliation Service met with the parties in an effort to resolve this issue. There was no change in the position of either the Copqrany or the unions on the union security question. At the request of the Atomic Enera Commission, PIr. Go- Scbmidt of the Davis Panel, who was In the vicinity an other business, met with the parties on January 22, to develop more i-nffonnation on this issue and to determine whether the Panel would take jarisdiction on the matter. All information and data requested by Mr, Schmidt vas furnished to him and he advised that -Tscolleagues would take the issue under consideration and very. shortly a rscmune~tionwould be fortficombg. - Grievance Statistics:

Tventy-one grievances were received during the month of Jaw. Grievances vere sent in this month from the follcrving departmants: * UtFlities and General Services Departmnt Electrical Distribution & Tslephone Section 1 Tramporkation Section 3

Cammmitg, Real Estate and Servlces Department Caamnaaity Real Estate Section I Ccanmmity Services Section - 1 - Manufacturing Department Metal Preparation Section 3 - Reactor Section - 6 -- . Separations Section - Zqloyee and Triblic Relations

Employee grievance reports wrs recei~edregardinq the following subjeczs: Xscrbinetlon 1 Jurlsdlction 7 Overtinm Bates a. . Holidays 1 Wage Rates -4 Total 21

The.status of grievances received in 1952 as cumpared to those received during the same period in 1951 is as follws:

Received in January 21 16 Settled Satisfactorily, Step I, thru January 31 4 4 Pen- at Steg I thrn Januazy 31 2 -- Settled Stsp U: thru January 31 Pending at Step I1 thru January 31 At arbixration

*Including 74 grievances received prior to January 1, 1952. ?CWIpCluding 4 grievances received prior ti! Janna~g1, 1952. -- Bo grievances were received this year from e~qloyeesoutside the bargtxining unit.

Three meetings vBTe held dtzing tha month vith the Hanford Atomic Metal Trhs - +til for the purpose of processing grievances at the Step 11 level.

i- On Janoary 29, 1952, the Council indicated they wished to submit to arbitration a -grievance concerning an qloyee who had bean discharged on January 10, 1952. Hov- -ever, the Cacpaay does not r8-d the case as being arbi%rable and has notified the Council to that effect. CO~IONT.mrs0n . On January 30, unofficial information y8a received to the effect that the Wage Stabilization Board had handed down a Imnn-lmnus decision granting an increase of 623 cents per day for idation pay, effective the first full pay roll period Tollowing January 16, snd a Sheet Metal Workers' rate of $2.52 per hour effective August 1, 1951. The Uage Stabilization Board has approved the 50-cent per day increase in isolation pay for plrnabers effective Angust 15, 1951. It is expected that Atkinson-Jones will formally offer the 6¢ increase to this craft on the baais of maintaining uniformity. -

c .- Codfrey Schmidt, Davis Paned member, arrived in Richland on January 19, to attempt to arbitrate the wsge dispute vith the Machinists. Mscussions-were hdd wlth thz Atdc Energy Canmission, Atkinaon-Jmes and union representatives and tP-Ds wer9 arranged to the White Bluffs Machine Shop and the 101 Shop, as sell as thw

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sgread to include the entire Operatixq Engineer day force in the area (app-mi- zately 180 men). All zhs mea 'csre back an the job January 2l, and aDpazently AJ zads certain concessions wltfi. resqect to their acticns LE brhq the men.

A jurisdictional dispute mer the installation of adapter rin'qs at the TFB Tank Farm resulted in a work stoppage I? minor construction on January 22, -Jhich -read throughout the entire construction project the follawinq day. Approxi- mately 2,OCO men, including suEortinq crafts, were off the job at the pea& of the stoppage, which ended cn Januaq 28. This action was in direct violation of the Master Agreement, tne National Plan for the Settlement of Jurisactional Dtsputes and the Taft-Hartley Act. After lenqt,hy discussions with the business agents involved, AJ eventually invoked the procsdure as outlined in the National Plan for the Settlement of Jurisdictional Disputes by ,wiring John Dunlop in Vashington, D. C,, requesting a "cease worn stoppage" order. The Dsulting wire framDunlop to the International Union was instrumental in ef'fectlng a return to work-

A work stoppage involvinq 26 Machinists amployed in the 101' Shop occurred on Januarg 30, as a result of a jurisdictional airFute involving the repair of a radio drill prior to installation by the Millwrights. AJ spent the entire day in discussions with the stewards and'the business agent vlth no progress having been made at the time of this rsport.

WAGE RATES

A rehibursemdent amhorizatisn request vas slrbmi2ted to the Atdc Enerm Conrmls- sion and tentativs approval vas received for a change in the holiday pay for Supervisors-'in-Tralnining.

- -- A petition requesting Uage Stabilization Board approval for the above-mentioned 'modification was forwarded to the Federal Agencies Division of the Wage Stabll- ization Boaia.

Tentative approval was received from the Atomic Energy Caarmission on a submitted reimbursement authorization request for the 3 -3% productivity and cost-of-living adjustment now pending before the Wage Stabilization Board.

The Wage Rates Unit issued lists of employees wfth preferential rates to all department managers. pis report indicates that the total number of preferentisls decreased from 924 eqloyees with sucb rates on May 1, 1951, to 865 at present, a decrease of 59 preferential rates.

we Takticipted In a wage survey conducted by the Corps of Engineers, VJalla was, Washington.

Wage S~bilizationBoard forms and Supplementary Agreements bearing the si-atures of representatives of unions at the WordWorks were folrarded to the New Vosk Office of Gene- Electric Ccqany to be used in the Ccmp&'s aqplicathn to the Page Stabilization Board for a change In the =cation schedule, which would reiidt in all employees receiving a three-veek vacazion after fUteen,years' se-ze instead of the present tventy years' senice.

L'rr Bxployee and Public Relations

Was-ton Iromrorks in Seattle, in order to give Schmidt a first-hand comparisan betveen the relative skills required in a normal macue shop and work performed on the Project. It is expected +ht Schmidt -rill subnut 3 report to the Panel, copies of which will be furnished the parties to the dispute. If within one reek - after receipt of this repolct the parties notify the Panel that they wish a recommendation, "The Panel vill prclmptly hold a meeting and take further action without delay ,"

Three negotiation meetings were held with the Boilermakers during January, with the Federal. Mediation and Conciliation Service present at the last meeting. No progress vas made toward a settlement.

The Rational Labor Relations Board notified AJ of a petition filed by the Technical Engineers and Architects Association reqwsting a representation-election for a unit to consist of "aengineering employees wtthin the folloving classificatioas: Construction Engineers, Chiefs of Party, Safe* Engineers, Designers and Office Engineers," all of which are currently on AJ's exempt roll.

Haughton Elevator has requested permission from AJ to pay $2.70 per hour to Journeymen Elevator Constructors ($2.56 now approved). The rate has been confined as prewillng in ths Spokane area.

Requests for Reimbursement Authorization hsndled during the month: 1. Operating Engineers - Ww3 Rates 2. Technical Errgineers - Wage Rates 3. Secretary to the General Manager - Classification and rate 4. Elevator Constructors - Wage Rates - --__ 5. No, 105 Plug Welders - Vage Rates i- 6. Electrician Wiremen - Overtime 7. Laborers - Classification and Rate - Reimbursement Authorizations Received during the Mmth: 1. Blacksmiths - Wage Rate 2. Carpenters - Mealtime Duty Status Work Stoppages - Actual or Threatened: -. . The Boilermakers' Union is refusing to furnish men to certain Boilermaker 1- sum subcontractors in protest of restrictions contractually imposed by Atkinson- Jones. Although these subcontractors are signatory to the Seven Western States Agreemsnt,-AJ's contract with the Commission and with these subcontractors pro- hibits payment of rates or frbge benefits at Variance vith those approved on the Project, Indications are that the Union is vithholdlng men from these subcontractors at other locations in protest over the situation on the Project.

A work stoppage involeq 60 Operating Engineers at 1004 occmed on Jan- 18, - in protest over a 115 hour dock given to a number of men for clockinq out a fm minutes prior to the quitting whistle the preceding- day, The work stspgage latar

3 Bqlcyee and Public Relations

A bcision was recei~edfran Harry Weiss, Uecutive Director of the Wage Stabilization aoard, to +the effect that we may wlthout prior Board agnoval set ur, 3ew slassFficatiocs and. change the title of any job vtlsre there is no change in the duties performedby the employees affected or the rates of pay for such aplayees.

As a result of the above Wage Stabilization Board nrling, a'reimbursement authorization request was submitted to the Atomic Energy Co1ml3sion for Bn addition to our plan of the foUolPing new non-unit classifkations: Calibrator A Grade 12 Cali3rator B Grade 10 CaLibrator C Gr& 8 . Field Inspector A Grade 18 Field Inspector B Grade 16 Field Inspector C Grade 14 Engineering Assistant Grade 19' Engineering Assistant G- 17 Engineerhg Assi s tant Grade 8

SEGESTIONS AND INSlJRAN(33

Suggestion System: Total since December, 1951 January, 1952 7-15-47 Suggestions Received 214 325 8243 Investigation Reports C-leted 134 202 -%&rds granted by Suggestion Canmrittee 66 37 * Cash Awards $ 2,645.00 $ 1,455.00 $stirmated Savings $ 40,643.90 $15,768-98

-The highest aaard of $800 vas made to an employee in the Reactor Section for his suggestfon regarding a drying cave for process pieces. Considerable savings in msterial was realized through adoption of this suggestion.

0 !be second highest avard was made to an employee of the Reactor Section for his suggestion of a lesser expensive oil to be used in the Welsh and Kenney Vacuum Pumps.- 'Fhe -ester received a $160 avard for his suggestion. Material costs were reduced 88 a result of this suggestion. tlorlnaen's Compensation:

One case under likigation vas closed during the month. Life IL1suFcuIc*:

Code information vhfch fs knm only to Home Office Life UnderkLters Association has been furnished 28 inmce companies and investigation agencies durbg the month of January, 1952. .This is in-accordance wtth an arrangement Xi.th the Dndemklters whereby employees on this proj&t might be insured on the same basis as those working elsewhere. Eqloyee and Public Rslations

Claims rcrported to %he Department of Labor and In'dustrtes 85 201 5599 Claims reported to Travelers Insurance Co. 9 13" 585 Wf the above claims rqorted during January to the Travslers Insurance Tampany, 7 were property damage, 4 bodily injm, and 2 -19 both propertyddamags and

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AdministrasIon 21 21

Camunity SerPicee Section - (Total - 209) Public works 85 Recmazion & Civic Affairs 10 Library 10 Police (BicW) 43 Fire (BIzbhd) 50 Englneeriag 11 Cornmnnity Real Estate Section - (Total - 197) Housing apd MBintenance 184 184 Commercial Roperty 13 13 TOO-UOO-3000 Area Ser~IceeSectlm - (Total - ll5) 900-lloo bwncJen€Lnce 61 61 21 21 2.2 55i

There was a decrease of nlne eIUplOp396 in the Department during the month .of January, 1952.

i-- The Bational Fire Protectlon Aeeociatloa avarded Richland first place in the State of Washingtan for ita 1951 antry in the lvatlonal Fire Prevention Week Contest The reeponeibility for all public grounds maintenaace within Richland Will be transferred to the Public Worb Unit March 15, 1952.

The reeponsibility for the maintenance of the Bomber Bowl ha8 {een given to the School Dirrtrlct effective Jaauary 1, 1952.

PrepsratlonB are being completed for the annual Cnmnamity Council election which is to be held in conjwtian with the School Board election on March 11, 1952.

Sm, Roebttck & Company begas operation of an order office as a sublessee in McVlcker Building No- 4, in the Uptown Businesa District.

Gamble's Western Auto Store began operation of an auto amply store 88 a sublessee In McVicker Building Bo. 4, in the Uptow Businees Dletrict. * On January 15, 1952, the driver of a ehuttle bus saffersd a heart attack and ths bus c-hed into the rear of sn ''A" type home at 1311 alft Boulevard causLng err;un~lve-e.

Total houeing applicatiozre pw- 668.

r) 1 33gb CON?RACT SZTION

Contrsct Project Xder Con+zactor Etle & Sta% Number

E33 Emen Construction Compaqg A5d;tions to Sewage Lift 3tat,ion. C-357 The delayed shipment of equipnent, was received and the work was completed January 29, 1952. Awaiting action by AE on Modification #2 extending contract completion date to Fsb. 15, 1952. Cloaing-out papers for the contract are being processed. G-373 R. A, Neuman & Son Interior Painting Prefabricated buses, S-379 Modifica+Aon #ladjusting fjnal quantities approved by AX 1-30-52, Contract closed and final payment made 1-31-52. This subcontract was not assigned to the Commission. 6390 D & H Pa- Conpaqy 1951 Street I~rovements,Parking C-L26 Lots at Be Mart (south) & Campbells, L-575 Construction of Sideualk to Jason L-589 Lee School, Extension of paring Lot Dorm 1:-20, All work completed Decembe.- 7> 1951. Modification #3 for addi+i,onal work and extending time to December 10 approved by AE Januaq 16, 1952. Report of final quantities

. _._ sent to contractor for signature. - Contract be modified adjusting final i- to quantities during February. a0 Seattle Chain Link Fences Fencing Riverside Park and Columbia C-li25 Playfield, Fencing around Sewage SA50 Lift Station. All work completed c-357 12-6-51. Contract closed January 3, 1952 and final payme& made. AT(&5-1)-608 Associated Wneers Inc. Site Grading, Irrigation, Landscap- C-&2S ing, Construcaon of Restroom, Sewer L-262 Lines, Water Lines and Shelterbelts. K-562 Recommendation of Award to Associated c-Lo8 Engineers, Inc., dated 12-L-51, approved by AX 1-8-52, in the amount of $12k,562.20. Contract approved by AEC 1-11-52. Notice to Proceed given 1-15-52 , Contractor started work January 16, 1952,

& Payments to contracbrs during the month totalled $6,898.&9, Invitations to bid for the painting of 331 houses and three non-commercial buildiigs sent to 48 contractors Jam- 17, 1952, Ihirty-two have requested bid assemblies. Bids are to be Gpened the middle of February. Contract services uill be requested early in F3bruax-y to install additional fire protecti-on at Desert Inns Bchland Beatre and Birch Avenue,

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50 0 4 6 16 27 15 70

The c-lete responsibilie for the maintensnce of the Bomber Bowl has been turned over to the School District effective Jamary 1, 1952. * A decision has been made vbe,-eby the entire public grounds saintenance Xithia Richland vlll be the responsibility of the Public Works Unit. The transfer of &*his rtspoPsibilfW wiUbe completed by March 15y 1952.

3 332 Exemt Non-Exemu t

Employees Begiraing of Mocth 17 75

Transfers In 1

Transfers Out 2 6

New Employees

Terminations Total - End of Month 15 70

SANITATION

Total weight of waste mafYerial collected duriog January was 1,316 tons. Collections were acccrdhg tc schedule except duzing the first week, when collectioca r.cmlly scheduled fm Monday and m,uesday were post-ponec? uti1 Wednesday to allow for the New Year holiday, and collections schedxlell for Wedresday, Thursday, and - -- Friday were all made one day later. i-

- ROADSANDSTREETS

Project C-486, qhprovement of Thayer Drive from Van Giesen to Swift, was approved by the AEC on January 16, 1952, and Field Release No. 1, authorizi;_?gdesign and engineering work necessary prlcr to constr~ctionwas issued on Jacuary 24, 1952. Weather conditions during most of the mm?h were such +hat streets iced over frequently and sanding opeyations were carried out at al; hazarclous locations.

The responsibility for the performance of SI?^ removal work on sidewalks and service walk3 of the Real %s%ateand General Ser- vices Sections, (where such responsibility is cot placed with the tenant), has been assigned to the Public Works Unit as of January 28, 1952.

4 ROADS lum STiiEETS

Routine seasonal maintenance of jtreets, sidesalk3, and street drainage systems was continued as requlrod.

CBoms MAINTENANCE A policy determizaticn ma?e during Jariuary, placed respinsibility for performance of all grcmds inaintenance wcrk of the Community Real Estate AT?^ Services Depar+aer,t in ?he Phlic Works Usit. This pooling of the work ioad wlli sllow for seater efficiency and economy, and cost di~tzibutionwill be made ori €2 scroage basis.

Pruning of troes and ahrubs, fertiliziag of gzz3sed areas, and aesaonal clea;l-up wcrk wa3 carried on during :he month.

DOMESTIC WATEa

Normal opezations aod malntesanz= w?A: contisued and the average daily ~terccnsumption dwiq i,ls mi:--& was 5.387 million gallcns.

The water table at the 3@OG Area well fiald ha3 dropped to a point that has allowed the pumpiog of air OR several occasions recently, t-- - and plans have been made to turn water Int,o the recharge basin A- about the end of February. Production consumption recordings for January are as and follows: \ Dcmestic Water

Well Production Avg. Daily To',al Consubption Avg. Daily Mtllicr. Gallons Prcr?ucrLozl Million Gallons Consumoticn Richland 89.8395 2.8981 76 .0 196 2 .A522 North Richland 48 e 0910 1.5513 65.9929 2.l.288 Columbia Field 28.3936 0 .%55 300 Area 2L D 3971 0.7870 Total 166.32L.1 5.3653 166.4096 5.3680

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Project C-357, "Additional Pumping Capacity - Sewage Lift St.ation", has been completed, and acceptance inspection was made on -January 29, 1952.

Treatment of the collection system with copper sulphate, for the prevention of root growth in the lines was continued, and introduction of the chemical was made at approximately 600 locations during January. -' Normal operation and maintenance of the collection system, lift station and treatment plants were continued, and average daily flow through the treatment plants was 3.299 million gallons.

Flow records for the month are as follows:

Total Sewage Average Daily Average Rate Flow Flow Flow Million Gallons Millisr, Gal. GPD Gals. Per Min.

PlaRt No. 1 26.430 0.853 592 Plant No. 2 75.81L 2 .Ld6 1.698 --.- 4- Total 102 ,244 3.239 2,290

- LRRIGATION SYSTEM

Cleaning of canals and cutting of brush and weeds from banks has been continued, and it is anticipated that water wi13, be turned in from Horn Rapids Dam to the 3000 Ares by the end of February.

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I I 1 i ILL 6 ORGANIZATION AND P5RSONNEL -Exemt Non-exempt Be@nning of month 5 5 New hires 0 1 Terminations 0 1 Transfers - E? 0 0 OUT 0 3

The following is a tabulation of full-time' paid School District #bo0 personnel as of Januwj 31, 1952: Administration 6 Principals & Superviaors -& Cleric a1 23 Teachers 2 80 Health Audiometer 1 Cooks L3 Nursery School & Ekt. Day Care UL --__ Bus Drivers 1 i-Maintenance 9 Operat ions b7

CLUBS AND ORGANIZhTIONS

Ps of January 31, 1952, the employees of the fisted organizabions, exclusive of those included in the Real Estate, Comerciai and Other Properties Unit report, include: Youth Council - Chest Boy Scouts Camp Fire Gi;lls Hi-Spot; Club Girl Scout3 Justice of the Peace Y.W.C.A. Chamber of Cohrmerce

The Richland Junior Chamber of Commerce officially notified the Recreation and CPric Affairs Unit that they would sponjor the 1952 Atomic Frontier Days Program. Be celebration is to be held on Aug~s-c6, 9, and 10, and will follow someuhat the 1951 Frontier Days Program.

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%e follcwinq new community organizztions xers given approval by as A,E,C. to use available govermerrt facilities:

1, Pionezr R.zdl. Associates 2. Richland Philharmonic Society 3. Cslyak Bowhuters

ne nunter and t-Des of organizations presently served by the'Recreation and Ci;;,c .Lff*s Unit include:

Business & Professional organizar2LoT.T 23 Cku~-ciiec;& Church Organizations 27 Civic organizations 19 SCk,OOlS Id Fraternal organizations 25 - --_- Pclitical organizations 5 i - Recreation & Social Clubs - Alumni 3 Art, Music SC meatre 10 Bridge 3 Dance 5 Gyden 2 Hob* 10 Social ll . Sports 19 Vetera & 1Utaz-y organizations Ilr XeU'are groups 7 Youth - Boy Scouts 20 Girl Scouts L9 Caq Fir? Girls 36 Miscellanecuz ill -E

?he Recreation and Ci~cAffairs ?Jnit called a meeting on Jm&y 25, 1952, In ths ccrference room at thc? Comfiity House, to discuss the develcpmentl of the well field on Wellsian Way. Pr-sent plans are to make this a juvenile fishing-area, Divisions rqresm'ted at the meeting were FublLc Works, ?ub'sic Health, Biology-, ard Recr?a5ion Civic Unit. 2nd Affairs If) L. . I. XIS zencrall;t agreed by all concerned that the ymject, won13 be fessibls if the following work was coqlctedt 6

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1. Dike off the northern part ol? the lake for fishing. (Approximately 5 acras.) 2. :4a;ntain a water level of j ft., with one-half acre paauallj sloped to 6 ft. for wintering pvoses. 3. Create a spillway in remaining undeveloped area to release water.

The following was also decided upon:

1. The taste of the water would not be effected as long as excavation results show a fine silt floor. 2. Public Health will continue to spray D.D.T. on the undeveloped area. 3. Volunteer help wi7J be utilized to perform labor with needed equipment being loaned them on approval of the Atomic Energy Cogrmission.

?he instructional basketball clinics for the elementary school boys of the city were coqletsd with the sessions held dLwing the month of January at the Spalding, Sacajawea, and Jefferson Grade Schools,

Adjustment of the elementary school backboard standards to a height of ft,, commensurate 'with the physical size and abilities of boys and girls 8 through eleven years of age, has been progressing satisfactorily, Two standards already have been complsted, %is work was done for the Spalding Grade School gpnasium in conjunction With the Richlaxi P1bli.z S&~ools.

An adult archery program was initiated at the Cclumbia High School Girlts G;;/mnasiiu on January 3, with the aid and assistance of the Roving Bowments Association. Sessions are being held each 'Bursday through the months of -3auary, February, and ivIarch, between the hours of 7:30 P.M. and 1O:CO P.M. i- The Seattle Post-lhtelJigencer's Annual Hoop Shoot contest, under the dir- -ection of the Recreation and Civic Affairs Unit, was scheduled for preliminary -e7ations in the schools of Richland Kith the assistance of the Physical Education instructors, The contest is locally sponsoied by the Columbia Basin flews.

!Bo Athletics and Playground Supervisor was giest speaker at-the January 10 joint meeting or' the Tropicana Aquarium Society of Richland and Kanne~ick,

At.tendanc.e figures for January, 1952, of participants in the Fall and Winter Adult ana Family Group Program sponsored by the Recreation and Civic Affairs Unit and held in the gymnasium at Spalding Grade School, are as follows: Children -Adults Totals General Attendance 1,393 1,393 'Special Events - Participants 430 43 Spectators 19 19

bsisted Activities . 37 ' 37 Totals for Month I,wr9- 1,87F. m -. .. Indoor Total to Date

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Basketball Clink: Spaldins (Jan,'2, 3 & h) L58 3 161 Sacajovea (Jan, 9;10& ll) a3 IJ. L5L Jeffsrson (Jan. 15, 16 & 18) 129 5 uli: 'Popicana Aquarium Society: Progrzm Spe&er 37 37 - _u - Totals L30 56 486

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L-rangements have been made beween the CQmtyHouse Supervision and the Richland Gardenakes to frlrnish seasonal fL6rzI dikplays Fn the Cormrmnity Eonse once ii month and a special Eord display for specid seasons functions. The Richlad Photographers1 Club has \1iscontFnued it's program, and John P, Ksrr, past treasurer of the organizatinr. submitted $23.43 +a the Youth Council for the purpose of furthering photog-%;cp for youth, The money was placed in a separate fund for youth photography,

A pew prop= of youth leadership vas star+& tils month, headed by a Yonth i-Co_uncil'part-time'enployee, Ibe group is Mt& ta twenty boys and twenty girls not over the aJe of 13 years. The class has made great progress and the participants me of Talue in helping with the Biday evening progrim, -which rsches thg figure of approximately 600 participants per evening.

A new class in adult crdts vas started this month under the leadership of the Recreation and Civi: Affairs Unit. Another adult class, that of photography, is being planned and is to be correlated with the yokg adult groups pmgran.

Plans are underway for Valentine activities by groups that make use of the Codt? House. The Rec-4-Teers, Servicements Club, and Hi Spot Club ars all ~lminggala activ5ties for the occasion.

It; uas-suggested and aoproved by Lhe Parks and Recreation Board that the 1951 Community House Committee would retah their dutios a?d continue through 1952 as a firnetiondl bodjj. Ibis Committee held it13 fir3t metiag ai3 January 25, 1952, - - .. - The dramatics class, co-sponsored by the ReCrsatj.cn ana-Civis Affairs Unit and the Richland Players, presented a play for the al3ren of Richland at the Public Library, and to the Richland Players at the Desert Inn. -- Another special event at the Community Rouse was a tea, by the Beta Sigma t- Phi; Sunday, January 2C, Be Piblic Health DeTartment started their lez- turs series for eqectant parents, in JamaT. The Wornen'qRRepbXzaQ Club had a !fi.ck-off mestmg and luncheon for the 1952 seamn. 33'3 .< I -I -&" OLC lo Adults- 3,297 9,732 19 59 209 - 381

37;293 29;339 78 010 w;,018 33,992

11 Employees - Begiiiz of Month ii 0 Transfers k 0 0 jr Transfers Out 0 0 Nen Hires 0 0 Terminztions 0 2

End 0,9 Month 4 6

Circulation -Eooks 18 683 (Adult - II ------Magazines 507 Records 926 P8mDhlets 4 InterUbrars Loans 74 Grand total 20 J94 Books added this mnth 761 (Adult - 606; Juvenile - 155)

Currezt book stcck 18,583 Registration -Adult 452 Juvenile u1 -Total 593 Total registered borrovers 8,654, Childrents Story ECUF Attendance - 512 (Includes attendance at children*s .. theater partj -200) c

g - I ~ ..-L 12 FiZteen meetiags nere held in the North Ball tkis aonth. An exhibit of IJr. Zov-hgton's religiqus and lsndscap paintiz5s -xs dis?laysd in the North %all the first ten days of 'the nonzh.

The Richland American Heritage Project Steer- Conmittes met Janmy 31, 1952 and planned a defbite program for the communityls prticipation in the project, Thfs plan will be subitted to the Library Board. Miss Hoyler, Children's librarian, spoke to the Rotary Club at their.luncheon meeting, Jalmaarp 22, 1952, on the proposed children's activities pogram. Miss Hoylcr also sdekessea the Spaulding School Parent Teachers' Association, January 17, 1952, on the subject of "character developent through children's books",

The Library has been informed by Mr. Henry Thurston, president, RicW chapter, Rotary International, that the club has decided to underwrite the expensas of the special activities of the children's program (summer reading club, special holiday parties, prizes for contests), This sum will be approxbately $lOO,Oo. This assistame and interest shown in the library's program is greatly appreciated, The special prty provided for the children this month was the theater party on January 12, 1952 attended by 200 children. This was a "dress-up' party with prizes gtmn for the best costume, Tno plays -ere pesented by the Richhxi Childrents Theater.

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Capt. J. S. Johnson of Crimc Prevention and Inveetigstion spoke to fwo science classes at Chief Joseph Junior High School 011 narcotics. Sgt. H. V. Wigs also spoke to a science group at the school regarding f4sgexp-ints-

Xew black leather garzd6m.l belts &re received durlng W mpth and vere fssned to all amiforared officers.

Xew notebooks have been issue6 to all officers for use in accident investigations and in checking facilities. -- ,IzIlring the month, a total of 133 letters were recefved, cclapared to 88 last month. '@lese consisted of 122 LnquWes on arrests and ll requests for assistance. the xmth, 28 prisoners were processed through the Richland Jail. Bine of these were from North Richland. During the month, 31 gun registrations were recorded, kring the month, U7 bicycle registrations were recorded. During the month, 378 traffic violation reports were received, These consisted maiW of speeding, illegal parking, Midlicense plates and accidents. A total of 105 other reports were received. These consisted mainly of larceny and public intoxication cases.

Sevelrteen safety films were available for the use of personnel groups, civic organizations and schools daring the mth. Approximately 750 8cha children at3 adults dared these safety films during the month.

A TRcIFprc Therewere 48 repartsble accidents during the month of January. This is an %ncr%ase of eight over the preceedlng mnth arrh 28 mre than the s8me month last year. There have not been this many accidents In any one month since June of 1948. 1

14 3icUaac loiice DeFzrtment - CGzXaued Total groperty damage this month was $17,453 or an average of $363.6@ as compared largely tc 8i.62.34 averzge last month. This great 4ncrease can be contributed to ~ one accident in which a bus atruck a house. The carelessness of drivers cannot be justified by unfavorable dFivirrg conditions that prevailed throughout most of the month as these conditions were camon knowledge and driving habits shouldhave been altered accordingly.

TYere ere four persons injured in motor vehicle accidents this month as compared to t-a last month and eight for January of last year. .4ll four of these persons were treated for minor Wuries. -’ ThiAy-tbree of the above accidents -re investigated at the scene by members of the flicfiland Police -nt, and these Investigarioqs resulted in the arrest of 25 persona for traffic violations. Driving violations which contributed to the 48 acciiie3.i;~this month were: Cases where unsafe speed contributed to follcwing tm close or failure to *eld right of way 28 Fsilure to yield rlght of way 10 Tzlattention to Driving 2 Reckless Driving 1 Impraper Back- 1 Esegligent Driving 5 fmprwr - I One accident was the result of heart failure to th;e driver.

~ -- Checb bave been made regalarlg at the corners srherz school boy patrol are stationed and they seem to be performing their duties very efficiently. A new groq has been orgaPized at the Jason Lee School aad vill 900n be completely outfitted. Weather conditions have made It difficult to install signs and only seven were instaUed this month; however, careless drivers have slid into and destroyed a large number of signs which have been replaced with portable signs until such tbae the originals can be replaced.

The subject for classroam training for the month was report writing. Raining at the smaU axnu range for the period in field instruction consisted of one bour pistol Instrnctlon and one hour machine gur! Instruction. Qualificatione on the Army-L Cuurse vere as follows: -score No. Men Per Cent -

.- =-Ped 14 61s . Sharpshooter 3 135 Marksman -. 17dp I- -4 Unqualified 2 5%

2 h Richlsnd Police Depsrtmcnt - Continued 2dilicstions on the Machin2 Gua Course were as follows: -Score No. Men Per Cent

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Doors and windm found open in facilities 15 37 55 Children lost or found 18 18 8 Dogs, cats reported lost or found 38 45 43 DOG, Cat, bO8e 8tOck CqhbtS 30 42 23 Persona injPrtd by dogs 3 1 4 Bads escorts and details 0 0 1 Fine investigated 13 10 16 Misce~~eecorts 15 8 4 CcmrpLaints investigated (no enforcement action) 40 74 43 Deaths repoeed 2 1 1 Prapercy lost or found 37 17 25 Records inquiries 162 m 147 --Law enforcement agencies sesieted 5 19 14 Private lnavldpals asaisted 6 9 14 PLant -8 assisted 69 149 118 - Emergency m86agcS delivered 35 47 39 Street Ughts out reported to Electrical 157 A?L -3.24 Totals 645 755 679

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e. Other Aesaults 4 0 2 1 9. Forgery. Counterfeit 1 0 0 1 -0. EmbeZZZ~Xrtat Fratrd 2 0 -- 0 0 -.7 Stolen Pr0p:Bby:Bac:Pos. 0 0 0 0 J2, Vespans:Camy%ng:Poss 0 0 0 0 13 0 0 -2 - 2rostitat7,on 0 0 1L . Ses Offknses 1 0 0 0 15 . Offems I&. Tam. & Child 0 0 0 0 15 - i&¶rcotics-?mJg Laxs 0 0 0 0 17.- Liquor tavs 0 0 0 0 3nlnkemress 10 0 10 0 i, . Disorder13 Cimduct 1 0 1 0 20. VsglpIlCy 0 0 0 0 21 . G-bpg 0 0 0 0 22, Dri~ingVbfie Intox. 7 0 7 0 LSWS: 23 9 violatfan xa. & Dr. Speeiii5g 44 0 44 0 Stop -sngl 30 0 30 0 Reckless Driving 2 0 2 0 Right of Kay 10 0 10 0 Negligent Driving 30 0 e 30 0 Defective Equipment 1 0 1 0 24. Parking 98 0 98 0 25 - All Other Traffic Vol. n 0 lP. 0 26. All Other Offenses: Public Nuisuncc 1 0 1 0 Prowlers 3 0 0 3 Dest. of Pers. Property 0 0 0 0 Ihlicfous Mischief 1 0 0 1 Vandalism 3 0 1 0 Car Prowl 0 0 0 C Hitching Onto Cers 6 0 6 G Disturbace 7 0 0 7 Investigation 3 0 0 -3 27. susrJic1an 1 1 0. i, TOTAL PABT II CASES 337 1 314 PX?T III 29. Missing Persons 16 0 14 Lost Persons 3 0 3 LO& 6 0 3 LORt Praperty 6 0 4 29. Found Persons 0 0 0 Found hbab 19 0 19 Found Prapel-tY 3 0 3

TOTG PAJ3T III CASES 53 0 1 0 46 PAIiT IV j@ . Fatd Mot .Veh .Traf .Ac~. 0 31. Pers .InJ .Mot .Veh.Traf .Acc . 4 32. Prop .Dam.Mot .Veh.Acc. 44 33. Otber Traffic Accidents 0 31. Public Accidents 1 35. Eo= Accidents ) no kcurate Statistics Kept 36. OccuFtional Accidents 1 37. Fimanas Accidents 8 38. Dog Bltes 1 39. Suicides. 1 1 40. Suicide Attempts 1 1 41-Sudden Death 8s Bodies Fd. 0 42; Sick Cared For 0' 43. Mental Cases 1 1 ToT4L PART IV CASES 51 3 CC~-IpOSITBTOTALS 83 PNiTs I,II,rIl,Iv CASES 478 3 318 ++ Cases listed under "Cleared Other" are those cleared by various xnentl8 &her then arrest, such as: orders from prosecutor, juvenile probation officer or other situations in which a mutual agreemellt is obtained. ney are definitely "cleared" cases and differ from the arrest column only in that there were no arrests.

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eaRotectioq Fire Loss (Estimated): Government 8 44.00 Personal 338.00 Total $382 .00 ResDonse To Fire Alarms 13. Investigation of Minor Fires and Incidents 16 Ambulance Responses 5-4 Inside Drills Or Schools 36 Safe* Meetings 8 Securitg Meetings t, Fire Alarm Boxes Tested 196 &=port Standby 2

he by Scout was examioed for Firemanshio Merit Badge. the teacher and 25 students from Jefferson Grade School visited No. 1 Fire Station on Jawary 9th. Three adult leaders and 12 Gbl Scouts received first aid instruction at No. 1 Ftre Station on January 28th.

El F'ire Department storage was moved during the month from 1125-6 Warehouse to Eutment 7225.

Dry fire hose was installed in a 700 Area hose box. -Firs Prevention e The weMarshal's staff completed l4l inspections during the mon+uh, 120 hours of which were backcharged to other sections. A total of 257 fire extinguishers were inspected, two were refilled, one additional installed and tuo removsd (one of which was damaged). Nineteen fire hose standDipes were also inspected. Newly installed temporary viring fm IHM machines in 722-C BuilXng -;a? fowJ to be dangerously hot. The 700-lIOO Area Services Section gave a39'nacs or' ., immediate comection.

Icoperative fire door in 703 Building was rworted to buildhq cutoarno

Investigated a leaking boiler 13 the PennyKise Drug StoFe and ch2eksd on tiis fistailation of a reulacement boiler plus a new stoker. 351 TI;.. r;;=Wer system in the Chief Jose& School froze and burst. Stan3oines for -;FS2- kcsa ware also frozen. P meeting was held wi+& school and AEC Engineezs 2s a3 effar3 to obtairi modifizations to avoid future trouble. The system were -~-%-frdand returned to service. i- ki.,aumms pire calls because of _electrical failures reeulted in recmmndatlons for en elsc+zical rwair program In all Richland residences. Conf~m~eaheld WifA Housing Twrssentatives in renumbering tract houses in I~L":L? &-mas to avoid confwfon on emergenq calls. Recommended CodtyEngfi- nupin; nreDaTa an uu-todate m~ showing street and road locatibns of these !r;",acf, kAcwea. Personnel

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L-523 - kcreased Radii - Svift aSa Goethais - F% psy quantities rea.67 foz conizactor. ~-608- Elimination of Odors Ema.ztin@; fzom Semge LSt Station - boject Propsnl aprcved Jaauaq li, 1952. Z'ielC Release #lissued Ja~v28, 1352. -- c3%- Enproved Lighting 705 auilding - Work caqLete ad accepted. Physical Cos- - pletion Notice sukmltted. ' i+j~- Street Tree Planting .- mitioaErosioc. control - no miditi& Tmrk bs bean dme due to frozen g~~uzui.

S-552 - AJAt;tio& F'2-e Protection - Desert Inn and Richland 'Qeater - Design aSa speczflcstions caq~le%d-d bid pckage prepaze0. EngineeriJlg Unit

1s of Active EsRs 2?5 -?w TO-Y~P1-a Board Work - Def. for other work. 369CA Site Map CAP Field - Def. for other work. 47344 Westside United Protestant Church - Final inspection to be made. 51044 Roads ad Streeta Dravings - 1950 Construction - Def. for other work. 547- FadIrrigation System - Design in progress. 56lsD Chief Joseph Grounds - Notice to proceed given December 28. Work Kill proceed as soon as the ground thaws out. c 5654IC Site South of Tract House 0-1224 - Def. for other work. 57244 First Baptist Church - Work progressing - 45$ complete. 57944s Goethala Drive to Williams - Study of Intersection - Def. for other work. 581-X "As Built" plans for I9s Church - Plans rsturned to building cammittee for corec- tian. 5854 Anderson Motors Addition - Work progres3ing - 95% complete.

M Stau&ud Oil Station - Construction progressing. 75% complete. i 590-PR Rehabilitation Bomber Bowl Fence - Work abandoned - ESB cancelled. i- 5914 Preparation of Advice Pamphlet, for Contractors -'Rough completed. Temporarily delayed for other work. 5954 Shell Oil Campany - Work progressing. 95% complete.

596-14 Stare Building Eo. 3 - CI) Joseph - Work progressing. 9% cOmpl.ete. 597ac Additions to Mart - Plans ~jectedfor non-confonnance to U.B.C. 598-X I&al Description of Church and Club Sites - 1@ complete. 603-13~Legal Description - McVicker Building #3 - Waitirg for ground space assignment. 605-PR Erosion control-- Project Praposal submitted for portion of work. 6064~Legal Description - 89 Lee - Waiting for ground assignment. -- I -* ~C~-MU-E~IIU~L~LO~of Odors mting from Sewage Lift Station - Study mleted. loow

Project L-608. Field Release No. 1 issued January 28, 1952. ,

609a Plan Checking - Store Bug. #4 - CD Joseph - Delayed by electrical plw. __ - .7 -. -. - -- __ .: * -- - -, '..1-J / .. - c

0 -I .-RC. Busbess Development lO@ complete. 1- - - -__- \nL 612-RC "As BuLt" plass for Richland Thrifty Drug - Delayed for otQr mrk. - 613-XC Building Alteration Permit #U - Central United Frotestant Church - Work pe;cess*g* 354 25 &j&:.I Plan Ckckizlg - McVic%ex Bulldi% JC. 4 - Cors_Dkced. -3v.iL3-klg 75;; cqlese. 61641 Level Control Valve - Sewage Treatment Plant - Def. for other vork. 617432 "As Builts" for Theater Building - Def. for other work. 618-RC Legal Description - Area between photograghic studio and Axtomatic Laundry Co., in morth Cumuxercial koa (Block #l) - 755% ccmplete. 61941 Alter8tion of Greenmy for Parking Area - Prelim- estimate submitted. 62041 Fire Hydra.nt Installation - Birch Street between Kuhn Street &d Swift Blvd. - Design completed - Bid package prepared. 621-3~Sousing Plote - Bauer-Day Lease - 7% complete. 6224~RH Gfllette Building - 5@ cmnplete. 623a Request for pre1hinaz-y Engineer- on Additional Erosion Control - ?E 1952 - 1% complete.

624a Landscaping Estimate for Central Fire Swtion - j$ complete. 62541Kirkpa-trick Building No. 2, Block 4 - Constraction progressing, 546 comlete. -62641- hgct HGuse Nos. - Plan complete. &7& Temporruy Loas of Ekuployees to Design - Work completed. 6284 Repre "As Built" plans for RIcMFire ALarm System - Temporarily delayed. 62941 Tempo- Loan of Employees to Design - Still active.

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BEGINNING OF MONTH END OF MONT,H Exempt Non-Exempt Exempt Non-Exenpt

Comercial Property Unit 7 6 7 6

Housing & Mzintenaslce Unit 22 16;' 22 162 ------i- 29 168 29 168

Sears, Roebuck & Company comenced operation of an order office as a sublessee in the McVicker 9uilding No. b, in the Uptom Business District.

Gamble's Westcrn Auto Store comenced operation of an auto suppl'~store as a sublessee- -~ in the McVicker BUiIdiRg No. k, in the Uptown Business ms'trict.

On Tuesday evening January 15, 1952, the driver of a shuttle bus suffered a heart attack and the bus crashed into the rear of an "A" ty-pe house at 1311 Swift Boulevard causing extensive damage. - .. .- .. ,. f ,

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IVunber of' employees on payroll:

Beginning of month 22 Exempt Employee8 -162 Non-Exempt Employees 184 184 - --.- A-

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Housing Utilization as of Month bdbg Janua~y31,1952 3ouses occupied by Fandly Groups Conven Block T Recut Ranch Re Apt 4th Tract Total tional f ab add - -1 G.L?bployees 2236 ’ -260 9 385 830 1174 59 m 40 5SL Commercial Fnoilitie8 88 ll 1 33 77 60 8 84 290 Cannnrmity Activities 9 5 4 I 1 19 bdical Facilities 4 15 1 1 3 a Post Offiob 5 3 12 13 24 AEC and other Government 87 29 19 45 18 1 123 2u Schools 48 1 5 12 53 1 2 I22 Vitro Corporation 7 3 3 8‘ 3 a Atkinson Jones 7 13 3 10 4 4 b 42 kwberrg Neon 3 1 1 1 1 7 7ernita Orchards . -r, 4 4 +its Filter 1 1 ..Jenkins _. . -- 1 1 Urban-he-Warren 2 1 3 Charles TrMafn 1 3 10 u i- Total - 2495 333 - 10 450 99 1339 74 300 55 6053 Houses asaga.lnases written 1 1 2 HOUS~S a&n,~ases not mitten4 -.. - -, 2 7 - ..L 1 Houses availa0le for a888po 1 1 1 3

2500 ~ 333 - 10 450 1000 I342 74 300 % 6a3

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Conventional Type a94 25 23 21196 Flus 2 Block Type 332 2 2 332 “TW typ 10 1 1 10 Precut 450 4 2 452 Plus 2 Ranch tYP 9% I2 ll 997 Flua 1 Prefab typm 1329 29 20 1338 Plus 9 48rtamnts 74 3 1 *76 Plus 2 4th Housfng Addition 299 1 2 298 Mintla 1 Tract Houses 1 2 55 MFnus 1 Total 6040 78 64 - 6054 plus u 29 . . I.

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OCCnpcints Vacancler ,-- Total Bed8 Hen Occupied 15 616 616 Hen Unoccupied Q Wonten Occupied 12 *&8l &81* Wolaen Umccupled 0.

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*Tu8 includes space of 2 beds In W-9 wed for sapply moms and dormftory offices. - There are 213 mewaiting for row in Richland. There are 9 uometn waiting for rooms In Richland. -GmmU ALLOCATION SECTION STATISTICS - Rouse8 Allocated to mu tenants L3 Voluntary Terminatiom Exchanged Houses 18 ROOOF. Moves (Within the village) - 9 Df~charge Turnovers 7 Transfers Total Leases Signed 78 Retirement-Cimrce+isc. Tendnations 20 Houses A8sfgned "A8 Is" Total Cancellations 6L Move Off Project AppU cations Pending 668 Death Houses sert to Renovation T?24ANT RSL4TTOlIS WORK ORDER AlTD PROG-ESS RZPC€E--kiOFfTE OF JllERTARY, 1952

pocessiny of Serqiice Orders, I.iork Orders & Service Charms Total Orders . Orders Incomplete Orders Issued Incomplete as of as of December 31 12-31 to 1-31 January 319 1952

Service Orders 265 2492 51 Work Orders u41 404 961 Service Charges 8 300 1

Principal Work Order Loads Incomplete as of Incomplete as of December 31, 1951 Laundry tub replacemnts 63 Y Bathroom Renovat ions (tub, lino., tile ) 28 34 Tileboard Only (Bathroom) 7 1 Pitchen Cabinet Linoleum 30 24 Kitchen Floor Linoleum 12 12 Shower Stalls 41 37 Alteration Permita Issued During the Month of January totaled2 compared to 2 issued in December 1951.

Ploors sanded 1 Reverse range and refer. 1 Install auto. dishwaaher 3 Basement part it ions 2 Inatall fence 2 Raise threshold 2 tall auto. coal stoker 1 Install air conditioner 1 mstall auto. washer 17 Raise heat ducts in baeement 1

Instal1-g-t 0. &jer ’ 14 Chan~scold air regiatera 1 Basement excavat ions 5 bise shelf in kitchen cupboard 1’ Instalf wall receptacLs 1 Install basement shelves 1 Irmtall driveway 2 Install electric circuit 1 Instal1 water aoft ener 12

XPQk Inspections were made during the month of January compared to 1010 made during the month of December, 1951.

Alteration permita 91 Screen doors 15 Bathtuba 53 Shower stalls 5 Cupboards .5 Sidewalks 3 Drainage 6 Sinks 18 Floor boards 12 Tileboard 37 . Graas seed 2 Toilet seatB 28 Iaundry Trap 2 Tap soil 2 Jack & Shim 10 ~~11s 23 baking basement a 4 Windows 4 Linoleum 124 Show8 (New Tenants) 54 Ia t Lines 2 First Inspections ( Cacellations ) 37 Paint 96 Reno vat i ons 24 Porch & Step6 4 Miacellaneous 343

cm of Interest: Freeze-upe December 27, 1951 through January 26, 1952 totalleda. Sum total etarting December 21, 1951 through January 26, 1952 totaled .55 with the following diatributions : - Recuts - 34 A&J-2 h Conventional - 2 Prefabs - 14 T -1 Tract -1 1311 Swift -- House dapla&.d by bus. Work will need to be done by contractor. 3 GO I..< I -. 1 On Pnrchase Orden 21,QO- on Store orders

From Dormitories 12.68 251.16 mu RE- s $ $ 251.16 $ 2.857.78 8

TOTAL mAxIaL;E - 1-. DISBURSEMENTS: $10.966.06 $10.725.81 $U.L5= # Cash sales I_

To Housing m.21 2@ .07 1. 510.63 To Dormitories 36L.89 135.49 332.93 _. . -~Onnshaaes& Reflectors 16.51 i- To Warehouse Supplies 39032 -To Other (Hsc.) TOTAL DXSBURSEMETITS ENDR?G BWCE(1) (2)

RET CHANGE # 819022 315.67

CQLM 3 FOR LOCATION CONTROL O~?-COL~L !4EMl KCCODNT 03LY HGUNGED: PIECES Dorm. Furniture 20 Raaaee 3 - Refrieerators L Prefab Heaters 5 Seat to Maintenance TI Frcm MB'lrtenance 122 .^_. . - I-

33 Fcl;~.- is ",he status of actL-re proJacts being handled by thi3 unit:

9-98 - E;rterior Psintixg - Threl~Gcvernmcnt-ownd Buildings Fie12 Release (1) iss-ed Decernbw E, 1951. Plans and specifications . c~l~&kDecemt?e.r 28, 1351. Bid opening ';d be FebrumJ U, 1952.

%mger*sAnmpriaticn Rquest approved J~WJ4, 1952. Field Release (I) issued January Y, 1952. Preparstica of plans en3. spec:'9icatims in proczss.

TL-92l - ZqcFr of Fire Dana& Eefab - Wrizkt Aveme

Manager's Appropriation Request ap_nroyzd January 25, 1952. Field Release (1) issued Japumy 23, i.952. Preyasation of plans and apscificstions in process. S-99 - Extericr Cycle Painting-331 Houses - Ei~rlsioosII eS0 III Plans and agecifications complctzd and sest to Contractor's Unit Decmber 28, 1951. Bid ope~ngta be February 13, 1952- --- S-379 - Interior Paint- - Prefabs

Reject completed June 30, 1951. Prpject Physical CampletLon notice Lasued January 4, 1952. FiaaL payment to tbz subcontractor in grocesa.

FlCj-RC - Aaorovd of Pasture Land Permits

h Real Estate Zqineerfng imit

913-RH - Studv of Kitchen Light Fixtures in A & J and Ranch Houses - Study in Progress .916-RC - Flchland Commercial and Industrial Area Maps All maps completed. 917-RH - Drainage of Inner Block Area Request for funds to cover pre Fminaq engineering costs sL,mtted Jan- 3, 1952. 919-RC - Approval of Alterations - Desert Inn Hotel Inspections in process. 920-RM - Maintenance Painting 3s timate . -_~_ i-10% Complete.

922-FLH - Repair of Damaged nA1l Type House - 1311 Swift Boulevard Submitted request for funds for preliminary engineering January 17, 1952. Project cost estimate, appropriation request and informal letter request cover funds for the repair of this damaged house submitted for to * approval and appropriation of funds January 25, 1952. 923-RH - Ranch House Furnace and Flue Cleaning Request for funds to cover cost of preliminary engineering, preparation or' cost estimates mad informal letter request for project funds submitted January 30, 1952.

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RZALTP YAIEITZJANCZ BACK-LOG REPORT ____~ OLDEST RATE OF TYPE OF WORK ISSUE DATE BACX-LOG RE,?’LACEMENT Bathtubs, includicg tile board (bath) ,floor lirm (bath) painting (bath) 8-1 3-5 1 3k 2 per day Tile Board - A & J (0ther than tub installation) 1-11-52 .I No ne

Paint (Misc.) (Orders ready) 12-6-51 19 8-10 per week Kitchen Floor Lino (Prefabs) 1-17-52 2 4 per week

Kitchen Floor Lino (Conventional) 12-18-51 10 h per week Bat_k-Floor Lino ( Prefabs) 2 -2 3-51 2 Waiting for i- Shower Stall Installation

Bath Floor Lino (Conventional) 11-2 8-51 3 Waiting for Shower Stall Installation (TI” House) Kitchen Sink Lino (Prefabs) 9-12 -5’1 3 1 per week Kitchen Sink Lino (Convsntional) 11-15-51 21 14 per week Shower Stall Installations 11-30-50 1 BR 12-7-50 D 37 Emergencies 2-28-51 Other OW

Laundry Trays 10-15 per week

36 NO. IN PCSSESSICI,? CRAFT 13 ton Flatbed 6 'Caqenters 1,.'2 ",n Tlchps 3 Carpnters 2i ton Dump Trucks 2 Labor 1/2 ton' ?ickvp 1 Lab or 3/L tcn ?ewer Wagon 1 Labor 1/2 ton Pickups 2 Sheetmetal Panels 2 Millmigh t s 3/& tcn Walkin 1 Millwrights Pacels 2 Painters 13 tan Flatbed 2 Painters 1/2 ton Pickups 2 Painters 1/2 ton Pickups 2 Plumbers 3/& ton Pickxps -3 Plkbers 0 Subto tal I 39 SEFJICE ORDERS: 3/& ton Pickups Plumbers 1/2 ton Pickups Plumbers 112 ton ?ichzs ,Electricians 1/2 ton Pickups Carpenters 1/2 ton Pichp Locksmith 1/2 ton Pickup Glazier Subtotalr

RENOVAT'EONS t i- Chevrole t Carryall 1 Painters & Janitresses 1/2 ton-Pickup - -2 Carpenters Subtotal: 3

~ ~~ Sedans -2 Supervision

Subto tal ~ __P -2~ GRIiD TOTAL a 58 IV. PFLOGFESS REPORT A. DJTEXIOR PAINT ?RO!XUMt

Carpentry repair work, prior to paintlng on interior, was completed in 130 units of housing. This work included repair and replacing cupboard doors, checking doors and windows for free operation, replacing sash balances, cabinet door catches, loose molding, etc. This work is done only in portion of house that is to be painted.

Interior painting in Interior Paint Cycle was conpleted in 130,units of housing . ._

.-/ I- 37 (Interior Paint, Conttd) _- Dor2itoqr Interior Pa

5. LIXITJU!! AND T1-U:

Ploor linoleum installed: 60 Tileboard in Bath Shower recess: &l Sink linoleum installed: 51 Chempoint Program: 117 units. 308 hours were used installing tile in :,lens' Dorms. Dining room floor of Desert Inn was patched with asphalt tile. This crew also jacked and shimmed eight (8) A & J houses.

The installation of house numbers is approximately 60% complete.

Replace sliding cupboard doorsr 2 Repair window screens: 1 Repair roofs: 3 Repair windows, !'The Martft: 1 Replace sash balances : 1 Rspair wall; fire job: 1 Jack & Level Prefabs: 9 Repair flashinq around chimney of Jack & Level h-ecuts: 1 ttFfl hoiisea Ir Jack & Level "Bn house: 1 Repajz shower stalls, Dorms.: L 2ack & Level fvQft house: 1 \

Snow was scraped off the eaves of all Precuts; about two feet back from the edqe to prevent "ice dams" from forzing and forcing water to run down inside the houses and damage paint and personal property. So far this year it has been necessary to do this three tiiies. Samples of flashing have been installed on various Precut houses with good results in eliminating a major portion c of this t-ype of leak. Also, a study and report is being prepared for consid- .-- eration of installing flashing on roofs which have asbestos shingle roofs and no flashing or drip sheet under the roofing. -

The following is a sumnary of work performed in the Carpenter shop durir.g the past month:

Filed & Sharpened saws and tools in 700-1100 Area. Steel Desks refinished: 20 Dormitory doors fabricated% 20 Davenos refinished: 15 Screen doors repaired: L I Cab~etdrawers repaired: 20 Screan doors replaced: U 13ew cabinet daars: 15 Dorm. screens replaced: 36 e"? L'.rJ - 38 (Carpenter Shop, Contfd) ._ Screen doors fabricated: 12u Hours Used Co~uleted C srnple ted 31: vor:c xis :ior.Lh last xon.r;h K. V. Chairs, reuphdstered: 72 9 0 K. C, Cha-s, reupholstered: 60 15 12 K. I. X. Chairs, reupholstemd: 12 & 18 Cushions, reuphols tered: 0 6 - 80

152 haws used, covering a 19 day period.

The Plumbing General Group did the FoIlowing work in the pakt month:- 3 Replaced bathtubs: 33 Replaced Water Heaters g 28 Replaced Laundry tubs: 53 Replaced shower stalls: 12 Comp. bath faucet repairs: ll Cleaned thirty (30) sewer lines that were clozged with tree roots. Completed &9 phmbing work orders consisting of repairing broken sewers, water lines; replacing broken fixtures, valves, etc. Completed 17 linoleum repair work orders consisting of removing and replacing toilet bowls for linoleum men. Used 65 hours on Freeze-ups; thawing frozan water lines, Completed 37 steam work orders consisting of replacing rusted-out pipe, replacing and repairing steam valves, traps and radiators. Steam inspections were made on Dorms,, Geo. Wash. Way Apts., GiLrnore Apts. and commercial buildinss once a week, %;e._ %;e._ out old heating boiler at Pennywise Drug Store and replaced with new one; insulated boiler and piping. Removed and tested pop valves on P.B.V. stations and hot water tanks on -all steam-heated equipment. F. 1fILLWRIGh"rSt h men. 1. Three men of this group have been on routine furnace order$.

2, One man has been on furnace orders part tL,e (40%) arid the rest of his time has been spent in installing stoker and boiler at "Pennywise Drug Store"; changing thermostat location at Clinic; installing and checking experimental oil burner at 805 Winslow and repairing shop equipment.

3, All commercial facilities and government owned equipment have been covered for lubrication in past month.

G. SHEETRETAL: 3 men,

1. This group, in past month, has gone through all of the Geo. Wash. Way Apts., except No. 6, and have cut inspecuon holes, cleaned off heating coils, and lubricated all fans ad motors. 2. About twenty shower stails were installed. I 3. Numerous small jobs were completed; such as fabrication and installa- 5 tion of gutters, flashings, house and stxet signs and smoke pipes, 6 3GS . - ._ 39 ,-- H.

me Xenovaticn ;roi:F 7rcceased r.?enc;J-cne xnses iurinr; :E? ;;~cr;th. 3f these, :ne receivei co:,i?le te interior palx zcci tncrsugi; clear.iqg. ??re hauses were partially painted and received conplete cleaning. The remaining houses received complets cleazing only. Minor ca-rpentq repairs were nade to all houses.

The Renovation Group has a back-log of two (2) units.

I. SEl?VICE ORDERS : The followin? is a status report of Service Orders:

I’ -4. On hand at the beginning of the months 128 B. Received d-uin2 the nonth: 2492 C. Conpleted during the month: 2569 D. On hand at the end of the month: 51

NOTE: In addition to an increased completion cf Senice Orders over the nonth -of December, 550.1 hours were applied to work orders. It has been necessan to give overtine to the Locksm5th and the Elec- tricians as their work continues 01 the increase, whereas Plumbing, Carpentry, and Glazing has been on the decrease.

The increased production resulting in the Service Order function was primarily reflected in the Electrical craft and due to a straight day --_ shift arrangemento This reflects approxirrately 20% increase in jobs i-completed over December, 1951. J. LABOR: 5 men. 1. This group has, in past month, cleaned all old’insulation from under Dorms. W-2, W-5, W-8.and W-12.

2. Septic tanks at 1525 Kadlec Road, K-777 and 2003 Davison have been punped out weekly.

3. About eight oil tanks have been uncovered so that repairs could be made . 4. Waste oil, from all Service Stations, has been pumped out and spread on 700 Area parkinq lot twice this month.

5. Ashes from 78& Power House have also been spread on parking lot. 60 Several water lines and sewer lines have been dug up fo-r repairs.

6 -- Lo 3G9 C0MMERCI.G PmPERTY - RXAL ESTATI SESTION

PERSONNEL - COMMERCIAL PROPERTY:

asginning of month

End of month Net dif f e rence VEIEONNEL - COMMERCIAL AND NCNCOMMERCIAL FACILITIES: Commercial Nancoxnnercid -Total December 1,327 U8 1, us January 1,329 116 1, us Net dif ference 2 2 0 SUMMARY OF ROUTINE IT??NS PROCESSED: wo* Orders 63 6 69 . --.- -Sack Charges L 1 S CONTRACTS AND NEGOTIATIONS:

A.. COnmrerCid 1. Assignments of Lease: * Gus Carlston, A. Eldm Rex, Ted R Eldridge and L. W. Hanson - to C & H Foods, Ince9 for the continued operation of the facility. 2. Lettia, of Award:

R. H. Gillette - to construct a privately-owned building for the operation and maintenance of an automotive repair garage. and agenr-J. 3. Letten of Authorization:

(a) CurD. Joseph Company - to sublet space QI Building No. 1, Uptom Business District, to Montgomery Word and Company. (b) Chalmer Do Joseph Company - to sublet space in Building No. 1, Uptarn Business District, to Iva M. Oilson and Effie Hastriter for the operation of a piece-goods store.

41 (c) Vance Properties, Inc. - to sublet space in the Desert Inn to Columbia Service Company for the operation of a Kaymax Travel Se lcpi ce Agency.

(d) Depot Cafe - to pennit F. H. Moller to continue operation of the Bus Depot pending execution and approval of a new operating agra Bmen t . (e) Virgil 0. McVicksr - to grant a =quest for extenaim of time for the construction of a commercial building at Lee Boulevard and Goethals DFive. - E. Noncomaaercid: 1. Utters of Authorhatian:

(a) Bldg. 89-1 - to enter ints lease negotiations with the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council.

. ...& ' (b) Bldg. 137-X - to pennit the Triple-Teen Club to use the buildi3g for a three-week period for the purpose of rehearsing a minia- ture circus. JMMARY OF OCCUPANCY AND EXPANSION STATUS:

i- December January 1. Number of Oovernment-owned buildings 37 37

(a) lumber of businesses operated by prime lessees L3 Is * Number of bU8hesSeS operated by sub- (b) lessees 16 16

I. 2. Doctors and dentists In private practices, leasing space in Gavenuabnt-med buildings 21 21 3. Number of privately-owned buildings .- . _-- - - (a) Number of businesses operated by primS lessees 38 38 . _. - _- __-aA ._ - _'

* (b) - lumber of businesses operated by sub- I lessees 32 3L

37;p 42 -. C0MlERCIA.L PROPSIEY - REAL ESTATE SECTICN January, 1952 December January

(c) Total businesses operating in privately- ouned buildings 70 72 &. Privately-owned buildings under corwtruction -h -t 5. Total number of busbesses in operation 127 129 B. Nmcomerclal 1. Government-owned buildings - (a) Churehes & &

(b) Clubs and organizations 9 9 (c) Government agencies -3 -3 Total 16 16

2. Privately- owned buildings

(a) Completed and in use 6 6 (b) Under comtnzction 6 6 Sites tentatively allocated or leases in process of negotiation -2 -2 Total 1& It L. Pwture Land Penadts 37 &5 GENERAL: .

1. Sears, Roebuck & Co. - colnmenced operation of an order office under a sublease with Virgil 0. McVicker in McVlcker Bldg. No, h, Uptown Busbass mstrlct. 2. Gamble@a Western Auto Store - commenced operation of an auto supply 8tOn under a sublease uith Vial0. McVicker Fn MaViEkar Building lo. &, Uptown Business Mstrlct. - 3. Otto Allred - withdrew his proposal to construct and operate a Dairy Queen Ice Cream Store. h. Indtatians to submit proposals for the conatructian of a business building, or buildings, an all or any portion of two plots in the

I .. . .I 4; 4; '"'7?!ERCIAL TEiOPElirY - R3AL ESTATE SECTION

?awr.tm awsness CLS-,+-C: ana :n all or any ?or%ia of the a7ail- abh area in Block 5 in the Uptown District uere mailed to pros- pective applis&%s, uizh SI& to be opened on Febru;rrg 8, 1952. 5. Invitations to submit proposals for the cmstnrctlon of a bwlness bbldlding, or buildings, on all or any portion of flve plats in the Light Industrial Ana were mafhd tS pm8pectlve appucanta, wiu bids to be opened February U, 1952. a" Noncoamercld-: 1. Tvo paature permits were cancelled and +an new pexmits u$fi Issued, 2. Bldq, e9-X, Pennisaicn nas granted to Plant Securlty and SerPices to use the building on a temporary baaia until Fahluary 1, 1952*

comc1XL PrnSP%CpS: fnquirfea were recafved durhg the mor.+h concerning the establishment of the follcwing types of comrcial ente~~21es: D2'lve-In Theatre General Infomatian Food Store Medical Dental Clinic General Contractor (office space) Phrmacy

NON~XIALPROSPECTS :

i The United Pentecostal Church, of Paeco, Wo~rMbgtaa~expre8sed an Interest -.inleasing Building 137-X, located rn GoeW Drive, mor Gfllespie Street,

373 7CC-1130 WINTZNhVCE & STEAM UNIT General. Maintensr.ce:

Crating, banding, shoring and preparation of materials for excessing involved ap pmtely520 manhorn of carpenter labor,

Dnergancy storage batteries at Kadlec Hospital were moved to the boiler room and appropriate barricade installed.

South half of 722-D Hutment was renovated to accommodate a portion of Inot-mment personnel, who vacated 717-A and moved to fhls location and to 3QO *car Building -717-A is being renovated for occu?ancy by General Accounting pert-omel, who are to vacate a portion of 722-A,

Minor r8pairs were made to 722-C, to teIqorarlly accogrmodate IBbf personnel, WfiO will shortly move to that portion of 722-A vhich is to be vacated by Genered Ao c ount ing. Drinking fountains and stoves wsre r91cxG;S:d in the former North Richland Plm- ing and Heating building and mor rm\n;at:m rork -5 performed to prepare it for occupancy by Electricsl Distribution pFfmel, who are moving fran the 1G2 buildings

- Interior painting at Kadlec Hospital consistsd of refinishing one operating mm, -doctorst lounge and tuc other ~QZCJ.

4 ~scellannllsousrepair jobs were touched up, shelves anA cabinets painted. Sign Ptork'mw perfomed for 703 end 300 Ar?8:.

Considerable maintenance tine was spent on repair of various reproduction and prfrrting equipment in 700 Area. 'C *

-fr& buildings on which cooling dtlcts GOIi?.d serve a: eyc,l;;t vents in winter months when coolers are shut dom. - -- ;.A: +,:f 1-22 2: :-,-ad -,,,' - .-. A new lead-Uned acid tank was fabricated for repla&ent of eroded tank at 78bA !.later Softener Plant. ?.e?lacment tdcw1_s built me-? substantially and with thicker lead Uning thm the origxn1. __ Forty-thrse tight fitting; globe type light fixtures were replaced with open bulb type fixtures .in 760 hallways to correct deteriorstion of wiring insulation resulting fran confined heat, :.. - * Four 25 H.P. motors and one 60 H.P. motor from water adsewer equipment were re+ psired for Canmuuity Public Works Unit.

- systems in 700 Are80 E:., :+ - A > .--, * . -. -7 *..- - f. . .-.e I ~ -- -* .. - ._- 1:,,, __--:-A * -- - - ..c Special effort was &de to get all electrical cords and portable electrical tools :and equipnent in for safety inspection, resulting in thekost complete inspection during the past two years, Several items have not yet been surrendered for in- . spectian. : -, I 74 i b ., ,., i 45 3r;q 70011100-3OC3 AREA SERC'ICES SECTION Page 2

izadlator valves and traps were checked and repabed in the 713 and 773 builYq3. I .4 5hree-ir.ch service tap and Tare was prmfded on the stem milin for ser~z2to the new wing of 703 BuiiO4ag. Four-inch water n2tar on soft water 1i3c tzl Xsdlec HosFital was r.?plxea uith z t.m=inch metzr t.3 recsrd 'Lo* urg5 during m;er Eon t h3 . Repaired 45 safetjr and reliaf valves for Camnunlty Services and Real Sstat; &inten-

ace Units. ~

Number 1 boiler in U3l Area was cleaned and tubes turbined. Servicemen assisted in snow and ice removal and trimmed trees at the cemetery. Stearn Operation:

The fourth boiler was placed in operation on January 2 in order to kely carry the increased heating load. Starting Janaary 9 load ccnditions permitted a three boiler operation for the remainder of the month. The quantity of steam generated at 784 Heating Plant for the month was 6% more than for the same period last year.

Main line stem tap far the new west wing of 703 Building was made on Jan- 30. 3y energlshg the 3" by-pass line and the 6" line west of the Lee-Cullum valve pit, only the 703 Building and Hutments nZA, 722-8, 722-D, E, F, G, H and J were affected by the shutdown, although the steam Dresswe at the test point (Building S+X) dropped frm 105 lbs. to 73 lbs. A car of sttlphuric acid was unloaded at the 7848 Water Softening Plant on January 2% - C-k-receipts by rail were resumed on January 29 and no unloading difficulties were experienced,

Thnew JeectTlined dilute acid miring tank was installed on January 29. This new tank incorporates a number of improvements gained frau experience with the old tank and it is believed that the service life will be greatly extended and that repairs, if required,-can be more easily performed. The oil tank was removed and

retired, I ~

One boiler of the Heating Plant at U.31 Bus Terminal was able to carry the load during the entire month. 7OC-llOCr3COO AFSA SERVICES SECTION Page 3

Alarm HOW -!ro . Response to Alarm Cause for Alarm Received 1 Barracks 2U-B. False alarm. BCU 2 Barracks 3104. False alarm. BOX 3 Trailer at 617 Go Overheated oil stove. BOX 4 Rod and Gun Club. Unnecessary alarm. Box 5 Trailer at 920 F. Overfilling of oil stove. BOX 6 Barracks 2314. False alarm. BQX 7 Ordnance Shop, Bldg. luco. Hose on acetylene bottle. Phone 8 Bath House #U. Furnace -splosion. Box 9 Bks. at 4th & TtCn. Accidental alrrrm. BOX 10 Barracks 2355. Accidental. alarm. - BOX 11 Barracks 230. False alann. BOX 12 Sprout & Burlen Road. Undetehed at time of repcrrt. Phone 13 Barracks 210. Accidental alarm. BOX 14 W Ave. & Narrow Iane. Overheated stove. Phone 15 Barracks 179. Accidental alarm. Box 16 Barracks 179. Accidental aim. BOX 17 Barracks 3109-D. Accidmtal Box 18 Barracks 165. Accidental alarm. Box 19 Skatfng Rink at 8th & K. Park bench & table. Verbal 20 Barracks 172. False alarm. BOX 21 North Star Theater. Rotecto wire activat ad box. Box 22 Barracks 179. Accidental alarm. BOX 23 Bks. at 4th & W. Unnecessary alarm. BOX 24 Bks. at 1st & Q. Accidental alarm. Box -- -- -25 519th Motor Pool. Careless firing of stove. Phone -26 Skating Rink at 8th & K. Unnecessary alarm. Verbal 27 Barracks 234rB, Rm. 3. Smoker's carelessness. Box _--- 28 - Trailer at Ilu, "L". Shod in Wifigo BOX 29 John Ball School. Smoke scare. Phone 30 Signal Service Station. Careless handling of gasoline. Verbal 31 Bremerton Hatat 922 B. Improperly operated furnace. Phone .. * Investigations :

1-1-52 Army Infirmauy at 6th & M. Smoke odor. 1-11-52 Barracks 2164, h. 7. Smoker's carelessness. 1-15-52 Trailer at 1122 I. Butanefilled toy baloon burst and i@ted- 1-17-52 Barracks 3108-C. Defective thermostat on fan control.

Alarm No. PeAond LOSS He We LOSS u. s. Arms Los s Total Loss

-- -5 - 820.00 $ s $ 20.00 7 125.00 125 000 12 35.00 :1- - 35.00 14 1,265.00 1,265 .00 19 -_ 20.00 20.00 27 u.95 . u.95 Investigations

1-U-52 - ~ . __ 5.21 -- .- 5.a 1-15-52 - 125.00 * -.. . 125.00 I-- Hiscellanzouz Activities:

Three safety ad.;ecurity nee$;?qs and 12 msds dri?.?tdd schools Mere held dxr- ing the month..

Seventy-four fire slam boxes wer9 tested and 4 extinguishers charged. An area at 8th and K Avenue was flooded for a skating rink.

Various Inspections of Armg B,O.Q.'s were made. On 1-16-52 Barracks 228-D was checked for overheating. Glass in anriliaq box in 3uilding No. 87 was replaced. Chief Olson attended four PMS classes in Richland. ?DRTH RICHLAND PATROL UNIT

One hundred seventy-four traffic warning tickets were issued. These tickets were mainly for Illegal Parhug. Sixty-four traffic citation tickets were issued: 14 for Invalid Plates, 13 for Illegal Parking, 11 for Running Stop Sign..;, 7 for Speeding, 2 for Reckless Driving, 4 for No Operator's License, 2 for Leaving Yotor Running Unattended, 4 for Negligent Driring, 2 for Drunken Driving, 2 for IUsgsl Passing, 1 for Defective Equipnent, 1 for No License Sticker, and 1 for Failure to Ftare Stalled Vehicle. Nine persons were incarcerated in the Richland jail: 1 for Negligent Driving and Resfsting Arrest, 2 for Public Nuisance, 1 for Vagrancy, 1 for Drunken Driving, and 4- for Public Intoldcation.

Twenty-eight inquiries regarding formerly employed construction and General Electric pezsonnel were answared by this office. 'These inquiries came from Civil Service Commission, U.3. Navy, U. S. Amy and du Pant Cosnpany.

N1 fire, safety and trsffic ha&s observed by North Richland ,Patrol were rt+ ported to proper authorities.

All facilities, warehouses, buildings and John Ball School were checked on No. 1 and 3 shifts daily and on all shifts on Sundays and holidays. Seventeen courtesy cards were placed on automobiles that did not warrant a warning or citation ticket. These cards request the cooperation of the dri-ter in aidicg North- _-- Richland Patrol -to-uphold traffic laws of the State of Washington.

aght mmthly hours and 24-- weekly hours were spent on bank escort service from Pasco. ... There were eight automobile accidents L? the North Richland Area. - An Appearance Officer was issigned to Judqe E. W. Brown's court in Richland to ap pesr agsinst persons cited to court by North Richland Patrol. - Zleven firearns were checked into the Contraband Room at North Richland and 3 Were t- checked out. The Ownerg of those checked out had terminated and were leadng the Project. Eight firearms belonging to persons living in North Schland were re@staed with the Arsenal Officer in Bichland.

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- I Cn January 10, Chief Overdahl addressed the ParenbTeachersf Association of the Joh Ball School. The topic of his address was "The School Bog Patrol and The Proteczion They Give 0:lr 2hild.r~".

A staff meeting was held at 8:OO a.m. on January 16. North Richland population is as follows: Bremerton 3ouses- 680 Total Lots Occupied in Trailer-Cnnrp--- 1,452 Trailer Cam 4,126 Total Bremerton Hauses Occupied- 197 Barracks (M:nrs)- 1,402 TOTAL OCCUPANTS 6,288 Barracks (Wanenfs)--- 80

Unusual Incident Reports : -' Public Int dcat ion r, Fnblic Nuisance 2 Investigation of Fire 1 Vagrancy (Suspected 2nd Degree Arsonist) 1 Reckless Driving 1 Negligent Driving - No Operator's License 1 Accident (1 Private & 1 Covt. Vehfcle) 3 Accident (2 Private Vehicles ) 1 Accident (1 Private Vehicle) - 2 Accident (Govt. Vehicle & Dog) - 1 Accident (2 Govt. Vehicles) 1 Invalid License -I- 1 Traffic Violation (School Bop Patrol) - 1 - .- Petit Larc my - 1 i- Peeping Tom 1 Report of Cohabitation 1 Juveniles (Drinking Beer) 1 Disturbance 1' Attempted Suicide I Broken Windshield Wiper 1 Operating Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence 1 Special Services Performed: EZnergency Messages Delivered U8 Ehergency Long Distance Telephane Calls 63 Western Union Telegrams 3 Pacific Telegraph Telegrams 4 Fires (Signal 12) u False Fire Alarmz 16 Unusual Conditions Reported to Maintenance ll Escorts to Flrst Aid 6 Camplaints on Dogs (Trailer Camp) 2 Dogs Impounded 2 Children Bitten by Dog 2 Escofi for PubUc Health Xurse 3 Billfolds Reported Lost or Stolen -1 Billfolds Turned In To Patrol 6 '' Billiolds Returned to Owners 3 Disturbances Investigated I Suspicious Persons Investigated h 7 Personnel Locked Out of Roans 2.l 49 '7CrFUcXr3000 ilREA SERVICS SECTION Page 6 Bicycles Reported Loit or Stolen.-- 3 Bicples Returned to-Owners 3 Soldiers ked.Otier to MOPo 'Detachsent for Discosition - 4 Patrol Assistance to Ambulance -- - 7 Cars Impounded at North Richland Headquarters 3 Children Lost 3 Children Returned to Parents 3 Stolen car l Recovered Car 1 Petit Larceny Canplaints 6 - Grand Larceny Complaints 2

ORGANIZATION AND PERSO?JNEL Beginning of Month Ehd of Manth Non- N& No. of Bnplayees on Eoll Ekes& Estempt Total Exempt Ekempt Total Maintenance & Steam Operation 8 53 61 8 53 61 North ,Wchland Patrol 5 13 21 5 16 21 North Richland Mre 33 - 33 33 - 33

TOTAL Personnel Changes During Month:

Maintenance & Stearn Operation Transfer to Real Estate I --Transfer from Reactor Section 1 i-

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RICRLAIPD VII;LAGE PWSOlVEZ Comm. Facilitiee (Inc. North Rkhland) 1327 1329 Con. Agencies, Churches, CluSa, Etc. 118 116 Sc hoo Is 435 435 Organizations 11 11 1891 1891 Total -'

coIosTRucTIoN SUB CO~CTQRS ~~~ ~ Atkinson.& Jones 5391 5252 mewberry Neon 433 406 Urban Smyth Warren Co. 1032 1225 Vitro carp, of America (Kellex Corn) 166 14 0 Ervin Constr. Co. 12 18 J. P. Head 11 0 Fred J. Early Jr. 50 3 V. 8. Jenkins 44 53 Empire Electric Co. 4 0 Montgomery Electric Co. 3 3 Sound Conetr. & Engr. Co. 22 15 J. G. Shotwell 3 8 West Coast Heating &Pl&ing Co. 24 19 Ek-ctric Smith Inc. 10 12 Lf H; Hoffman 76 79 Stier, Shelton & Schick 1 2 Charles T. Main 205 205 The Bay co. 30 49 Valley Roofing 2 0 Holllday & Eavorthy 4 6 Industrial Electric Co. - 2 2 Steel Constr. Co. of Oregon -6 0 Puget Sound Rival Ship- 800 794 A. H. Barbour & Sons 2 0 Anderson Decolhting Co. 7 2 Soule Steel Co. 2 10 Leland S. Roaener 1 1 AlLied Painter &Decorators 2 0 Head Mech. Conrtruction Co. 5 6 Murphy Brothers 10 12 Buchanan Co., Incorp. 3 4 Art Craft Linoleum & Shade Co. 1 0 S. S. wlen Inc. 5 6 Pittsburg Dee Mo1ne Steel Co. 0 1 Chicago Bridge L Iron Co. 0 2 0 10 Hoge-Uarren-Zi=ermsrm Co. h Automatic Sprinkler Ce. of America 0 2 National Blower & Sheetmetal Co. 0 Northvest Painting & Roofing Co., Inc. 0 5 2 J. Bartells Co. 60 E. In A -- r b Emory & Bob Elect. Co. iL,- ,-L 0 COFITnmsED ON PAGB # 2 -381 + 2 qnyrite Concrete RodPcts . D. Beeder Co. Royal Co., Inc. Associated -3. Haughton Elevator Co.

TOTAL Sl3 CONTRACTOR -8270 GETERAS, ELXLTRIC T(R'AL

GRARD TUTAL 13,729 19,625

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