158A.3 -GfL p~lv~cyACT MATERIAL REMOVED L@ IT,? 8"" *.a .3747*:*4 ~q m? T!3q$ t Jtt-Li!Ub nEPOSlTOR'f # 1 - H. b"rme /# 2 - Zay Jeffri-es, Pittsfield COLLECT^ # 3 - C. G, Suits, Schenectady 4 - G. R. Pmut #OX No, oIa # 5 - J. R. Rue # 6 - C. 13. G~OSS FOLDER fi 7 - A. B. Greninger I - V. E. Johnson - , -,,u- $1 9 - Hzaford Operations Office fittention: F. C. Schlemner, LIanager 72-1714 #lo - Hanford Operations Office Attention: F. C, Schlemmer, Unager #l- Hanford Operations Office * Attention: F. C. Schlemmer, L!anager fl2 - Hanford Operations Office Attention: F. C. Schlemmer, Unager #l3 - Hanford Qperations Office Attention: F. C. Schlernmer, LIanager - Hanford Operations Office * Attention: 3. W. Richardson,:mib * #l5 - 700 File 1 iyL6 - 700 File I i3.7 - 700 File

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TKIS DOCUMENT HAS BEEN SCANNED EgMgSIAElf AND IS STORED ON THE OPTICAL DISK DRIVE, I I95055 DECLASSIFIED

Generalsummary ...... 3 Staff ...... 13 ForceReport ....i ...... 14 Personnel Distribution ...... 15 Uanqufacturing Divisions ...... 21, Plantstatistics ...... 26 Production Divisions PDiviLsion ...... 30 SDivision ...... 41 PowerDivision ...... 52 Mechanical Divisions Instrument Division ..t ...... 59 Eiaintenance Division ...... 65 Electrical Division ...... 67 Transportation Division ...... 71 Project Engineering Divisions ...... 74 Technical Divisions ...... 86 Pile Technology Division ...... 89 Separations Technology Division ...... 103 Technical Senrices Division ...... 119 Eedical Diiision ...... '...... 134 Health Instrument Division ...... 1-45 General Accounting Division 1 ...... 171 Plant Security and Services&visions ...... 188 i Purchasing and Stores Diviskons ...... 211, Employee and Community Rel?tions Division ...... 226 ConmunityDivisions ...... io.... 257 i)ubliC';l~rk~ 253 Commercial Facilities ...... 271 CodtyHousing ...... 274 CodtySafety ...... 278 CodtyFire ...... 279 ComnityPatrol ...... 282 Community Activities ...... 293 COnaaunity Accounting ...... 299 Design and Construction Divisions ...... 303 Project and Related lersomel ...... 320

1 I9505b . P A total of 53.07 tons of metal was discharged at an aver %e of %2% of the goal concentration, Approximately 3& tons of metal wero dis- charged at an average of 1165 of the goal concent,Fation, The operating efficiency was 87,s. The operating levels were 275 I4R It E, 305 MW at D and F, and 330 Kfl at h‘ pile at month end. A total of 86 tons of acceptable slugs was canned at a yield of 93.9%. This is the bighest yield ever attained for one monthts poduction. The machinhg yield was 76.0% The Melt Plant produced 19 tons of billets at a yield of 66,6$. Seveuty-five batches were started in the Canyon Buildings with ‘77 being pyocessed through the Concentration Buildings and 76 thrcugh tb Isola- tion Cading, Tbe average purity of completed batches Ikom Isolation was 98,4 percento

MecSanical Divisions

An all time peak demand of 84,600 KV for the entire electrical system occurred on January 16. The backlog of work of the Electronics Shop and the Machine Shop in the 3717 Building has reached an ell tine low.- This is due to failure of forecasted work to materialize in accordance with mid-year 1949 estimate. The new and repair instrument work load in the 234-5 Building has been of such magnitude to date as to preclude routine and preventive main- tenance work. Th3 Transportation Division exhibited a high degree of organization and competence Fn dealing with the unprecedented transportation problems effected by the recent inclement weather. & The recent 12” raw water maln break in the 200-East Area emphqsiaes the need for retaining an inventory of insurance itens which 83not normally classified as spare parts.

Approxirrately $60,250 of :iscell hneoL.- stores stcck material ~7ssdeclared excess to our needs.

tl45U5l DECLASSIFIED Gomral Smary

SCULP:.~+abeo cortai?i-?g Group V materie.1 nere discha2gcd sati=factorflj at 5C.5 XD~CIL Yonever, ona Group V slug in addition tc cne IJZOU'~ N slug tias dischargad with considerabls difficulty dWirg ro:iLr.s discbar at 4CJ W/>GilG Eforts to remove tha Group N slug cab' ?.! rrL::tiure of tno tnbe and laskr?,re of mater in ths 3' XLa, but The te-vorar;+ loss of 20 l&ouzs of r3ar;tivitg had been recovered by tho end cr" the month, z Studirs on the feasibility of large scale tritium vodcction ccntixed tl"lrouJh th-s month, A feasibility report mill be issued in February,

The IBM installation for tube-bptube product accouting was cornpiatad a= $be H $le.

Erectis3 of the si,- pile for use in the eqonent:al ?ila eqerhents was con?leted.

-- - of a SIC- Rccovezy hi+,for produc5fon OperZticnse t sand filter efficiency has continue6 to remin as low as the special dissoldng ru with "short-coded:' material in .*.. .I -** m= 1 J.---;-- -E*( n: nnmcr qt.ijr1 j.n.9 haire demon- Labcratorg.investigatfons et Hanford and Bnttollo relative to dosign of the 3GO &ea rolling mill were esoen",ally comploted durirg tha mor Icitsal tests on substitution of a load bath for the tin bath in tho cannhg process mere very prcmising. Rith favorable C'.r.velopmsct thiz . proccduro muid pernit indefinite use of the 81-Si canning bath.

Sabratory studros inllfcete that uraniurj shga .?,a~l=hedfro3 Lh3 bata ~hs,should have a grain structure LrdepetlliciA of tho tenpc3tne .-eo& in th3 bete phase. DECLASSIFIED

where desonstration sections of the renote control transport systen have been essembled for study and adEptatlOn to this new use. This entire design group started a &day nark neok, effectiva Jara=g 39. A radiochdcsl technique for the deleraic3fioa of the fissir'i pcjiluct ruth..-Din !ms be32 daveloaed as a replacesent far the acre cmborsome an:. tlm-sJpsuming distillation method. Investigation kas stmn that mhng :,tadard Rado-x methods may be aF?lied with ody rni.lor mcc?ifications to T52 pocess samples although, in general, a decrease n procision is obtaksd,

Several st&isticd st&ies mere conclcded on tho measwr..Ir.ents of slugs expssd up t3 L75 M'VD whlch kdicate thst ccmpletely trzIisform?d alpha- mXo< wa.-,lun 31i.g p3ssess 53od dimnsicnal stability 3irLg incressed pile exyosure, t The Audt and 3vontory Unit began working in the field on the inventor;? of' classified documents in the office files of plant personnel. Ini2ial 3,nzrs%ons tested the propossd pmcerkas and coqloted the imontory 9f icaa 23 officase A secondary result was a marked irlczease os" Classifiod Filos mcrk volume, due to the reduction of classified docmcnf holdings by plat personnel in preparation of tbe frvcnccry or' their XLes

Tb3 force bC;%dSed by four. Procoroment, of persor!el did not meet GLT r'mecaste.5 requbmex. Gnly oxClass I Special iiezards Incident was imestf gated,

in the Operational Division, suney results showed nQ major deviation Ymrn scented stancier2.s.

?'%:etation activity has shown a dofinit3 decrease since the "gro9n runtt. licxtine samples of ab, water, and vegetation obtainod by Development Divi- shn personnel showed the normal pattorn of activity distribution. Bio- assay of urine srtmples for pluto;lium showed no confirmed qsitive results. Tmntg percent of the samplos analyzed for tritium ozrfdo mere s5gzifhEiK;- higher than backgrowd. - In the BioioG Divisicn, spcimens collected diuring the month in the biologi- cal monitoring program disclosad no unusul t,'-asuo activity. Ease II of tho Anj.mil. b7a has not been accepted,

T'iiore ware no lost-tine Icj-rios ',.n tho Worka dwbg the month.

Thcrs vere soven firs alem:; in tZs in3:stzia:. areas with cs firs loss icvolved, General Summary

hi1 volme has increased to the poir,t where it is necessary to make physical rearrangeKects in order to handla the present and expected future increases in volume. Printing -mlums has contimed to increase. Changes in equipmert and work rpece *.E be mads in the neer futw8 in orCer to facilitate the work. fiecords .kve been inventoried in all Divisions except Health Instrument and th8 Payroll Divisions of Accounting.

L Xatericil arid Package Pass Procedure was placed in effec'. for tke removal or' all S.F, materisi fr9m 3706 and 321 exclusion aress to 2ther exclusion teas within the 3G3 &ea and to other exclusion areas wi+.iin ths parhe'ier Ycirrica2e. I 2etrcl ccverage of the P-11 Area began on January 30.

A procedure for emergency blackout of the 300 Area was placed ii~effect. Blackout, pzocedwes are now in 3ffect for all araes except Richland and Ncbr",i ;iz;~hi~ulci~

@en requisitions &creased from 9.4 at the beginning of the ru0nt.h to fi6 at the tad of: Zsnuary, Total piant personnel increased r'rom 7,425 33 ?2,!+31, Twno7er rate including terminetions due to lack or' work w93 L08, Turnovsz rate sxclusive of terminations due to lack of work was 0.7%. A stand3rd intar-~ewform for recordhg cpinion of intedewer was p- pared and placed into effect during Jacuary. Trgllsfer of 6,840 inacti"f8 personnel files to the Record Storage Cater ms coxcpletad during January. Recruitment was conducted in Spokane, Washington; Fortlead, Oregon; an2 Denver, Colorado, for stenopapheys and tnists with fair result&, Adver- fisbg conducted in Seattle and Spokane, Eashington, and Portland, Oregon, 2r draftsmen and desi.pers resulted in 176 inquiries being receired, Tliare were l.49 visits made to employees off work because of illness. The9 enployees retked during January, and one employee death occurred during tte month. The instruction letter entitled "Ratings -- "r;xem?t Zrnpbye~3~, was revised and issued dllring January. Rating forms for exem@ employees - m?re distributed to &llDivisions during the past nionth, l'r7~?ntrsuggestion a.p.rards, totaling $405 and representing an esematea savings of $5,030, rere gzantod to employees OLlring the month. The eevelers Insutince Company made an offer of settlement of $25,(?rJO in the case of $.be desth aiiich occurrod recently at the Kadloc 2cspital. This offer has beer, re- fused, and a counter offer of $65,000 F'ZS mda. Nogotiations =e presently bdng conducted betmcsn k.e Trav-ilors EISWE~ACQCoqany Hnd tka claimntts law firm, Two hearings ret.: hel:. on ag;>eals nade by the Company before the Vashington Stato %partmont, of k'jL:r and industries b comsction with compensation cases. i DECLASSI[FIED

General Summry have the opcortunity to participate In this propen during December. The program outlini.~tke exempt reting system and revieroina the instructions letter issued on this subject was held during the weeks of January 23 and January 30, with a total or" 22 ineethgs being -orssented, at which 511 supervisors attended, A report on the 1949 Progress of the Training and Prograr Develcpnent Group, as wall as a Prospectus outlining some of the 1950 progam, mas distrihted to all Superintendents, Division Heads, and Elanagers. Several discussions were held with respect to p?-anning an AccountaSili3y Program for employees in those Divisions re.;ponsible for f issioneble Faterial ,

The nane of the Labor Relations and Wage Pates Division mas ck.nged to Union Relations and Wage Rates, with C. C. Tallroan appointad Maager and 2, 11. Dupay Assi&ant Unagcr: A representative of the Union Lalations and Cage Rates Division attended a peeting of the Labor Relations Committee in Schenectav and met with CombUnion Relations officials in New Park City, and BEC officials in lTashin&ton, D, C. It was decided that there were AO questions to be resolved by a formal hearing with regar6 to the unit apprsFiate for collective bargaining purposes in the matter of the Eanforc industrial Firemen's Petition, Preparations were made for the tearing in the cam of the Technical Engineers and Architects Association, Several meetings ware held with a conunittee appinted by tke ?-U2C for tka purFase of discussing the upgradhg of certain netal wdrkers in Jwe, 19$9* A carsf'ul revlew of all articles of the UTC-GE Agreement is being made for the papose of developing the Company's position in the event the AgreeEent is raopened for negotiations, Two meetings were hald with tha Councii Grievance Committee, Tork continued on the ann9al commity rate survey. Additional meethgs mre held with project supervisors relative to the proposed rate and progression s~h~duiesfor Draftsmen and Designers at the Hanford Forks. Individual jobs were stuied an6 classi- fications and rates wore determined. A study was completed relative to the work for trainoes in tho automotivo repair section of the Transporta- tion Division,

Of particular significance anong the varied activities of Community Relations during tho month of January was the special auditorium production prssonted on January 25 which provided the Nucleonics Department Goneral Eklager with an opportunity to speak to all Hanford rorks supervisors rho could bo accommodated in Carmichael Junior sigh School auditorim. The prosentztior, included a stage skit which depicted tho investigations conducted by the Joint Conslittee on Atomic Energy last summer. The skit was presented for the purpase of stimulating interest in the So*mce ard Fissiomble Materials Accountzbility Progm which is being stqpd UI, through a three-phase special program, Tho skit presontation was the first of tho series.

Tho work of the Communi+,y R2ntioks FuSlic 'Infcration Supcrvisor was highlighted during the aonth by a meting held xtth Columbia High School Student Counselors for the purpose of discussigg tho G. E, Educational Assistance ?rogran,

L? addition to produciig a total of 3,591 prints of all siaos from the smll application I;;lotographs up to tho 81' x 10" glossy prhts raqiiirec: by naus.;epers, the Hcnford Works Fnoto House also wsistod the hfanufac+,urin.

I19505 I -. . #Q General Summary

Divisions during the month by taking motion pictures of a classified nature to fill a special need of the using Division, Four issues of Hanford morks WSwere prodaced durhg the mcnth of Jaauary. The total number of copies of each week's issue continued at 7,900. The DeceEber 30 issue of lbnclid Camerat1 was inserted in the January 6 issue of Hanford Vorks NEVS because of the necessity of hserthg the ne1 telephone numbers smyin the December 30 issue.

The Works NEVS performed a community service by publicizing the Idarch of Dimes campaign to all Hanford Works esployees. In addition, it served as a medium through which the General Manager could e-ss his cornendation to all emplo,pes for the excellent safety record acconplished in 1949. Special Programs, acthg in itsrcapacity as public relations counsel for the hledical Divisions, assisted in amnging a press conference to annow-ce that the decision had been made to place doctors and dentists on a private practice operating basis, In addition, a news story was &re- pared for distribution to all newspapers on the "Daily List" who could not have personal representatives at the press conference. Includad among the many other activities of Special Programs dwfng the month of January was a special letter prepared for the General Manager's signature mhich compiimented all Hanford Works employees on the safety rocord during 19&9. The letter was sent to home addresses of all eriiplo yeos . Classified advertising was prepared and placed in newspapers in those cities where it was thought that typists and stenographers, draftsmen and design draftsmen, and stenographers only could be recruited. In seveml bstonccs, adverttsoments were run to amounce the arrival in the city concernod of the recruiter from the Ehplopent Division. A totallof 58 raleasm of infomation were made by tha Mews Bureau during the month of Jknuary. Of this number 31were sont to the nLocal List", 9 to %So "Daily List", and the others to ir-dividual meO3.a requesting special infomation,

An outstanding accoqlishment of tho Hems Bureau dtlring the nonth of - JanurJ was ovidencod when the Yekfna !IOEU?ING HERALD published a foaturo story togothor with picturos concerning Richlandfs churches. The story dominatad an atire W~SQin the newspaper.

K..HASC!G AND STORES DIVISIONS

Followir.lg is a prsonnol sumnary indicating total nunbor of employees of the Purchasing and Stores Divisions a3 of 12-31-49 and 1-31-50: - Total Ferconnel Total Tersonnal -as of 12-31-49 as of 1-31-50 Ket Chanae Xxompt 53 53 0 Ncn-Exempt 2.22 a plno 2 TOTALS 285 287 plcs 2

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Penoral Sutlmary

The nmber of orders placed for construction materials and equipment increased, The mjor portion of these orders were for the DR riater Tlant. Although many quotations have been solicited f3r the MJ-1 Troject, no actual orders hsd been placed at month end, pending release from tho Manager, D&i: Divisions . Steps mere Wen to speed up t:ie procedure for screening purchase requisi- tions against Project inventories,

On Janucry 3, the Continental Coal Company advised tlmt their Monarch Mines vera shut down due to a strike. kt laowbg how long the strike would last, a spot purchase of 50,000 tons of coal was uade from the Big Horn Coal Conpa-ly. On January 23, the Yorarch Uines reslmred oprations on a t'nree-day week basisn Thenet result of the work stoppage was a reduction in our stock pile of approximately 30,000 tons which is a little more then two days' consumption. Materials valued at $34l,181.62 were declared excess f'ron Stores active inventories . There were 1,155 purchase requisitions screemd against Foject stocks with the result that 756 items were furnished out of inventories thus obviating the necessity for outside purchase. The Stores Division assumed the custody of the special Graphite inventories located in the 101 BUding as of January 1. The value of this inventory vas established at $3,299,956.62.

The Comnisoion directed t!mt we move fron the Pasco Base into storage on tha project all the B Block tool and fabrication equipment. This equip ncnt is to be held for possible future USO. As a rcsult of rata rsductiona obtained fron carriers, savings for the month in freight chergss amounted to $4,400.98. CO?dNC3ITY DIVISIORS

As a ro3Ult of the sub-nol.lcal temperatures, excessive fieeaing of water - pipes, difficulty or' supplying coal to the Power House operation, icy thoroughfares, and other similar circlunstances were experienced during the month of January. Considerable overtime and other additional costs were necessary es a result,

Two new commrcial facilities began operation during the month. No appzeciable changes mere apparent in reported sales of basic items for J~WY. Housing applications increased from 176 to 197 during Jan~~ary. EDICAL DIVISIOITS

The Medical Divisions1 roll continued to decrease vith a drop of 3 from 365 to 362. Q I1950b3 General Summarg

Final approval for private przctice of medicine in Richland to become effective som time in 1950 wa3 secured from the Atomic Energy Cordssion, and newspaper publicity of this fact was given. Tkere was evisence of favorable acceptance of the proposed change by bth the physicians and the public. Physiciaas have formed a clinic group to continue specialty coverage fcr Picbland. The recommendation that subcontractor employees be allowed to mork in "health restric5ion areas", pending completion of the laboratory phase of the pre-placement physicd edration, was accepted, and 21; estbted saving of about $200,000 should be effected during the coming tro year construction period, Sickness absenteeism increased; from 1.75% to 2.23%. Total absenteeism nlas up from 2.34% to 2.84s. a The net cost of operating tie Xedical Divisions (before aesessriients to other divisions) was $92,042, a decrease of $13,174 and $12,731 below the budget figure. The improvement was largely due to an increase in net revenue of $ll,837.

.IGZNEUL ACC@TVRT13G DIVISIOE

Consolidated Completed Project Cost Reports were improved and revised. Construction nork in Progress Reports were also revlsed and reconciled with Completed Project Reports. Studies regarding various inventory procedures and controls in general mrs made during tke month.. Information gafned is to be used in coming months when more in%ensive studies and investigations in this connection are to be nado.

IndeFen6eat auditors roviemd records regarding funds advanced by QEC. Favorable ccmmeDt Tas mede concerning the procedures in effect and the adequazy of control of these funds. As of January n, 1950, additional salary adjustmonts retroactive to April U, 1949 b accordance with the Agreenenf Bstween Hanford Atomic Metal Trados Council a;id Geaoral Electric Company amounted to &%7 bringing the gr3ss payments to date to $229,635. 'Clitbholding Statements for 1949, Form :-2, were delivered to monthly pi6 omDloyeos on January 6, 1950 and to weokly paid employecs on January 13, 1950. The Collector's copies of Withholding Statomeats were forwarded to tho Gcnorgl Office on Zanuar;. 71, 1950 for transmission to the Collector of Internal Rcvenue,, Considerable overthe was.roquirod in January in the Fayroll Divisions in ordcr to complete Fedma1 Sod.31 Security Raports, Withholding Tax Reports, Returns 02 Information at thc Source, Annual Roprt of3mplope Contribu- tions Ur,der tho Pension Plan, and rarious other year-end reprts.

9 ia General Swry

Further discussion of the Check-off of ilnion Dues s;as held in a meeting on January 4 between representatives of Labor -Relations and Payroll Divl- sions and G. A. Foster, President of IIanford Atomic ?.letal Trades Council. Decisions were reached with respect to a plan for acbhistration of the Check-off, and procedures to be followed with respect to collection, reporting, and payment of dues to the Hanfard Atomic Lletal Trades Co*mcil.

Hnnford Works and Nucleonics Department Financial Statements for the month of Decenber were completed and distributed on January 18 and January 24, 1950 respectively. General Divisions Operating Reports covering December operatbg costs were completed on January 15, 1950. Advances from AX remained at $L,,OOO,OOO at the month end. Items comprising tho balance in the a6mce account as of January 31, 1950 compared with those of December 31, 1949 are detailed below: t December 31 JSJ~USY31 Cash in Bank - Contract Accounts $ 3,199,012 8 3,178,952 Salary Accounts 55,000 55,000 Travel Advance Funds 50,000 50,000 Advances to Subcontractors 300.000 300, COO Cash in Transit Total

10 I1950b5 General Ehger ...... G. E. ?rout hssistant Ger.?ral &.mgC;r ...... R. S. I!eSlett Assistzxv C+r.eral EuZg2r ...... F, K. EcCu?ie Xssistant t:, tho General Xanager ...... Y. I. Patnode (TechnicaL and Education Lktters)

Assistant, to the GemrL. Eznager ...... J. Re me

L3~istantt.3 the Generar Xanzger and bnagsr of tlx Plant Security and Seeces Diesions ...... Go G. Ldl Cspartnent Conptroller ...... F. 2. Baksr Couns 91 ...... L.F-HuCk c'.m:nityiianager ...... Richn0r.d :--sP~LT, Cesign z?.d Constmction Divisions . . Zohnson

kanager, Lkxfacturing Divisiciis ...... 0 -c. 1:. \ beer, Technical Division ...... knager, Health Instrument Division ...... bnager, Uedical Didsion ...... W.Dc ?imager, Ezployee and CdtyRelations Division Taragzr, Purchasing and Stores Divisions ..... Jeffrey

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FORCS PXPORT JAIXJARY - 1950

G3PWL 19 23 15 17 34 40 -7 --LAW 2 3 3 3 5 6 DESIGN & COI!ST. DIV'S. Construction 26 27 9 'e 35 Const . Acct g. 53 56 8 8 61 2; Design 176 176 188 195 344 371 NO. Richland Realty 65 u+ 16 70 81 IIWNUFACTUELfNC DIV'S. General 4 4 11 ll 15 Proj. En3Pr. Control 15 t 17 20 22 39 Pro j. Engtc. Design 67 65 42 42 107 Praj. Eng'r. Minor Const. 174 169 31 31 20.3 Mfg. Accounting 47 47 8 8 55 OTERATING DWS. stpn 275 275 66 65 3w 340 rrs" . . 296 296 78 83 374 379 Power 460 461 81 81 5w 542 * MBX.ANIC;uI DIVS. Maintenance 329 311 56 52 385 343 Eledtrical 255 253 46 46 301 299 '. Instrument 189 192 47 48 236 240 Transportat ion 549 539 56 57 635 596 . mcmcAL EIV'S. General 2 2 4 3 6 5 Pile Technology 23 44 56 80 79 i24 Separations Technology 61 59 96 94 157 153 Technical Services 333 343 124 105 45 7 448 MFCICAL DIVISION 282 279 83 83 365 362 H. I. DIVISI3NS General Is 4 4 3 8 7 Cperational 151 u9 53 59 204 208 . Development 68 69 26 25 94 94 Bialori 29 28 21 20 50 48 ACCWTIZGDMSIONS kn. Accttg. Payroll 77 77 8 8 85 85 - Gen. Acct'g. Acctfg. 78 76 13 13 91 89 -EWWYEE & CO~~ITYRELATIONS DT154 53 28 27 62 80 PLANT SECUEITY & SERVICE DIV'S. Patxl & Security 519 515 51 57 576 5 72 Safety & Fire 115 u4 35 35 153 150 C-en. & Off. Services 181 189 21 21 202 210 PURCHASING & STC)RES DIV'S. Purchasing 37 37 32 33 69 79 Stores - 197 178 28 26 225 224 l-46 145 724 730 .. COb?XUNI'i'YCIVISIONS 588 585

GRAND TOTALS 5 791 5801 1614 1630 7495 7431 - -. I I950bl m- -sn ' 'I' \

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9. SUd!ARY Rcductim Divisions A total of 53.07 tons of metal was discharged at an average of 91.2$ of the go31 concentration. A?prcbtely 3$ tons of metal were dischlrged at an average of 116% of the goal concentration. The operating efficiency was 87.T.%. The operating levsls mere 275 WJ at B, 305 UT at D and F, and 330 MU at H pile at month end, I) A total of 85 tons of acceptable slugs was canned at a yield of 93,9&, This is the highest yield eve,- attained for one nonthts production.

The ~chi~bigfield wa3 76.N. The melt plant produced 19 tms oi billets at a yield of 66.6%.

Seventy-five batches were started in the Canyon Buildings with 77 being processed tkrough the Concentration Buildicgs and 76 through the Isolation Buildlng. The a-erage purity of cungleted batches from Isolation vias 98.4% (- Mechanical Divisions

An all tims peak demand of 84,600 KTf for the entire electrical system occurred on January 16.

The backlog of work of the Electronics Shop and the Machine Shop in the 3717 Building haa reached an all time low. Tfiis is due to failure of forecasted work to materialize in accordance with mid-year 1949 estimate, The new and repair instrument work load in the 234-5 Building has been of such inagnitude to date as to preclude routine and preventive maintenance work.

The Transportation Division exhibited a high degree of organization and conpetence iu dealing with the unprecedented transportation problems effected by the recent inclment weather.

The recent 12" raw water main break in the 200-E Area emphasizes the need for retaining an inventory of insurance items which are not nor,?la- classified as spare parts.

Approxinately ?b0,250 or' miscellaneous stores stock material was declared excess to our needso -

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Richland, "lashing t on FeSruary 9, l9jO

XI1 pei-sorle en agsd in wcrk that might reasonably be e, ected ts result in inventions or 8iscoveries advise ,that, to the best of tYR cir bowledge and belief, no icventions or discoverles were made i2 the course of the= work during the priod covered by this report except au listed below. Such persms iwtlAeradvise tht, for the pei-iocl themin covered by thi3 report, not.ebqok.rgsoTds, i$any, kqt in the couse of their work have been exanined for posslSrc inven5xr-2 or discoveries.

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WITH DELETIONS

'. DECLASSIFIED-I

I* -GEIrnAt - T3e B, D, F H ptles operated t!wwghout the moath except foz outages listed mSor Area Activities. Pomser levels were as follows: B pile - 275 LT, D pile - 305 UJ, F rile - 275 KV increased to 305 KTl 2ur- the month, and H pile - 275 LW 2isreasd tr, 320 E7 during the mnth. The piles operated dth a "time operateC' efr'iciency of 88.W. A tots of 53.m tons of netjl at an average of 91.2$ of the arrent god ecncentration was discharged from the Files dxr- Que: the month. .A new record canning yield of 93.9% for 4" canned shgs was established during January.

Number of Ecployees on P=cyroU 0 Jmuq BegM.ng of Yolrth - 340 End of gonth 343 Net Increase -

E. J. Filip was promted to Area Supemisor, effective cam- 31.y 1, 19550, replacing K. T. Ferlcsrls who asmed cbgc of the P Division Contact Engineer Group. One clerk nzs hired to fill a vscmc~in the 300 .kea-

- J. A. Covan, Senior Supcrvisor, visitcd tho Sinonds Sa7 adStccl ZOEP~Yst Lockport, Ne7 Pork, on Jmuq 9 and 10 to observe tho oxparimcntd rolling of billcts Frchc3tcd in a lead bzth.

Tino Operstad ($1 27.3 94.3 Er0.0 93"8 Operating Efficicncy ($1 86.1 92.7 78,9 9 3 0.2 *Poncr Lmcl (CY) 27 5 305 305 330 +Inlot %tar Tonperature (OS) 4.0 4.5 4,1 . 2.2 *Outlot Vator Tenpraturo (Ed- lmJlxI =*, 10 tubes, lcwgcst orifice zone) 46.6 47 -7 53.1 Ua3 Nznbcr of Scrams z 4 1 0 3 Ihbcr of Furgos 1 0 1 1 (cu. 61,608 21,983 41,810 C% Constuptian ft.1 55,Cco 0 Eelicrm Cmasxiption (a.ft.) 21,655 31, S63m 19,669 Metal Discharged (tons) 19 -74 13 *U 19.92 0 In!ours Gained (this month) 17 11 -5 38 *Infiours Poisoncd 568 546 519 232 *Inhours in Rods 63 95 51 118 * Uonth end figurcs. we Inclut?es 15,500 CU. ft. for DR Pile.

Outngc Breakdom Schedulcd Length of Datc of Outwe kletsl Discharzcd laintenax Unscheduled Outae (Hours) 1-2-50 B 0.2 1-3-50 B 0.2 1-4-50 D 20.5 1-5-50 H 18.5 1-6-50 B 0 -1 1-10-50 F 10109 1-11-50 H 0.9 1-12-50 B 32.0 1-16-50 B 0a2 1-17-50 D 21.5 20.0 1-19-50 B 0.2 1-3-50 D 1-22 - 50 H 9 -7 1-24-50 B 22 -0 1-2 5-50 F 47 a7 L-%6- 50 H 17 -2

* Includes the to dischsrgo tcnForarg pison. (1) Unit scrancd nhon pcllit alm could not bo resat. (2) Scrm caused dofcctivc #2 Bcchim, (3) Two successive scrams caused by loss of DC pover to s;r,"oty I 195084 rod clutch circuit. 2 DECLASSIFIED 2 I DECLASSIFIED m-158~3-L7Ld

P Division

Orerstbe Emrfenco

Production tests h314- operationd significvlcc me reported below:

105-z1-P (Probe Tests of Top Ccntrd Tubes) Tho tubes listed beloa successfully p~sscdprobes 3s indicatcd :

1,480" 1,t85" 1.L9@

IO 5-103-7 (Comosion Ratcs at Elovzted Temperzturcs, Sqple- meat llX' ) T%..z+y-tr?o +;tiSes in F p2o continued to oprzte tl.=xghmt the month wtth re3iced natcr flm in accordaxice with thc provisions of this test, No unusual coditions ere noted.

(Van Stone Corrosfon Studios) Zia gaskcta md oapmppol-tcd sacrificisl dm pieces were imtdled in tho i'ront nozzles of five process tules duzhg the month.

(Replaceclcnt of Pile Atrcoq?horo ni%h Carboa Dioxide) The B pih COz cor.cor;tration nrts malntdmd at 80% until Jmary 30, at which timo replaccmont of the rcmdning helium in the pqle atmosphere oms bop. CO, concentration at montn end was 8356.

Tho D and F pilo a+.mopsheros mere maintained at 60% COz conceatrztion throughmt the month. 110 unex- pected changes in ogerating conditions werc observcd. 105-243-P (Determination of Pile Reactivit3- Coefficients) A cocfficient tost vas run at tho B pile on Januq 4, 1950, md at tho H pile on Janu~31, 1953. 10 5-278-P (Effect of Incrwsod Enrichmcnt Level) Inspcction of two tubcs of Group V matorid dis- charged 3t 120% of current goal nnd of two tubes discharged at 126% Qf currcnt goal did not reveal my unusud distortion, 105-286-P (Spcijl Irr3dfation of URCL 100-105) Six samples, vhich had boon irrzdintcd pcvimsly, were succcssfully ckrgcd into D File on Jmary 17. No unusual difficulties nerc cncountcmd, 3 I195085 P Division On January 5, the AC power source for the Bzhan controllers at H File was isolated from other pwer circuits. Since that the no unoxplairxd Becm surges have been noted.

Kacha-.liz:al Experience All horizcntal and vertical safety rods are Fn satisfactorJ operat- big condition at month end except #Z$-a, 3204, and #33-D. These rods are all binding in the guides. Repairs are scheduled for Feb- rU&T"T . Diw-bg the month, 7'A1' rod et F pile, reportsd inoperative earlier (see H7--15550-A)mas rapaired by replacing the tip with a "cut4ovm" tip section.. The rod oprates satisfactorily at month end.

Routine inspections of the F pile dwmomer have lrlciicated pro- gre~sivsdeterioration of $he inter.?al baffle structure. York mas begu in January to brtlce uld stiffen the baffle rrenbers. Repaka to ths far side effluent llue at H pile, which were begun in Deceiber, are approxkately 25% com7lete at nonth end. Durir!! t'ne noath, a number of slugs ant! dummy pieces were recovered fro= 55s dischzTgs chtcs at B pile and the chute liners mere re- pair 3d.

Gas ?rocossint;c Build!ws

Operation of these buildings mas nornal durbg the month. Snec ial Hazerd s

The intensity of the beams at the top far edges of the 8 and F piles did not change significantly &wing the ~sriad.'

The installation of auxiliary shielding at the T seams on tbe ex- perimcntal level at S pile continueZ.

Project Status Below is summarized the status of P Division projects much are currently active. C-306 (Front Face Shielding Caps) Thirty-nine of an order of 500 caps have besn received. The balance of thc order is expcted in the near ntture, at which time a field evaluation of the design id.U bo mado an2 an order placed for the rcmalrder of the roquircd caps. C-323 (Ro?lacmkt of Vortical Rods and Guides) This project is complete. A closing notico is eqcctod early in February. I 19508b5 DECLASSIF X ED P Division - 105-282-P (H Pile Grzphito Sampling) Grapidto smplhg Land tubc chmel nc2.surcmsnts ncre sucscss~llycompleclc2.

105-3Cl-P (Incrccisc in Porrcr Lcvcl of F Pile) In cccorda~ccdth the provisions of this test, thc noninsl lmel of thj F pilc was incrcascd from 275 L!Y to 290 KTi on Jmwy 3 and to 305 on 3azaq 30. No uncxpcctcd chmgos in opcnting conditions were noted.

105-302-P (Poncr Lmcl Incrclse of H Pile) In accor12mcc nith tho provisions of this tcst, tho nominil lcvcl of the H pilc ms incrcascd from 275 El?! to 290 127 on Jmarg IO; to 305 Xh;vI on Jywruy 17; to 320 U7 on Jznucclry 24; and to 330 MV on 33nuzi.W 31. No uncxpctdd operat- conditions were observed. A total of 35.72 tons of Group V (al?ha rolled, triFle dipped, corn- plotdy trznefomed) mteri.1 was Cischzrgcd during the month. Of fMs mmnt 31.53 tons hd an merage conccntr2tfon of tho current god value and 3.39 tons were discharged at rn avcrwo conccntrztion of 1163 of thc current goal in accordace nith tho progrm of in- vastigztion of higher dischwgs concentrations.

During the month, tho lmt of the Group 111 (crl7ha roll&, lead dippet?) mstcrisl vas dischrged from the @os. Dura the outqe of January U., tube 1293=3', conk- Group IV (alerolled, triple diFpcd, partidly trmsfXrno0) materia ms difficult to discharge. A sovcroly mrp2 slug stuck at the inner end of tho rem gunb~oland ruptured tho tube, rn- necessary tho rcplaccncnt of tho outlet ton feet of tho process tub bofOrC dischzqe could be suc~c3sfUllgcompleted. On Jnrru;uy 25, tube 31C4-F containing Group V mtcrial 3t a conccntrstion of 115% of the current goal valuo ms found to be stuck, Forces up to 6000 pouncils failed to muvo thc chqo nnd it nns neccssqy to rcmavo tho ribs from tho domstrecrn 24. feet of the tub in order to dis-' charge tho motal, Subsequent exmination of the charge revealed a sevoroly nwpd slug, Tubc 0271-D, nhich contained Group IV - matsrial., required forces up to 2400 pountis for dischargc OE Jm- 17.

Considorable difficulty ms experienced nith tha pollit systcm 3t B pile during the nionth. Uncxpcctcd film xmmulztion in fringe tubes rcsulted in hck pres,suro increases on those tubos, An immed- iste progrim of gmgo replacement md rocalibrntion ms instituted, tplt on threc occ2sions the pile vas scrammcd in accordvlco nith opcrzting proce6uro Then trip occurred on gmgos that had not bcen rcplnced, LIoro frequent vges of the pile and completion of the gzuge rophceacnt kogrun 3se cxpccted. to minbizc this difficulty in thc fllture, 4

1195081 P Division c-330 (ImTovod Ventilation, Bldg. 313-311) The Hcrshcy bag filter instdlation is complcte cxccpt for duct rrork which is being fzbricated. Exprincnts with sand filters continuo. 1nst.dl.stion of a vacwm- typo snccpcr is mait- rcceipt of attachinonts. c-339 (300 Arca Rolliqg EiI.1) Propention of this project is in progrcss. Tho recom- monCations of tho consult%7 engineers arc duo buarch, 1950.

C-3L7 (Nozzle Salv.uliziW and ReplaccEcnt) Thi3 projcct is appsvcd and tho outlet nozzlos have been ordorcd. Bids are out for alunibum inlet nmzles and nil1 be closed FebrU3ly 3, 1950. t C-355 (Pile Clearanczp Near Side) Appoval has teen received fcr this project. No nork he3 been started. E-711 (Exprhental Algae Filtcr) This PrGjcct W~Yclosed Out GS Of JmW 15, I?%. Test vork dlbe initiated in the no= futmo. E-713 (Cat-olopont cf F1exLd.e Verticcrl Rod) Design work on four alterrizbo types of rod has been completed. K-715 (EX Installation for InclivL2ual Tub0 Account&7) Installtltlon at H pSs is cmplcto, Further work nill amit trial runs on the H soinstallation and receipt of matorials on order.

E-721 (Restraidng Clamps, Pilo Shielding) Installation at D and F piles is complete. Installation at B pile is riot contmplnted in the immediate future. E-723 (Repairs to 107-B Basin) Tork is be- dclayed by extrcnol;r cold mather. P-725 (300 Area Burial Ground) Excavation mrk is complete. Erection of the perimeter fencc is in progress.

3Ci) - KETAL FABICATION Procuc tion Stat istics

Production for thc-month of 33nuLry nns as follows: Billets Produccd 19 Tons Rods Pachincd 134 Tons Bare Pieces Eachincd 102 Tons Acceptable Pieces Cmsd 36 Tons I195038 .- .. 6 DECLASSIFIED 25 DECLASSIFIED P Division Eclt Plmt

Thc casting yiclds xrc as follorrs:

D cc ember JcIIU?~ Billet 6C.2 66.6 Solid Kctd 86.0 87.1

Although tke soli3 notal y2clll incrcased appreciably luring Jam- m, tho billet yicicl cont5nucd to bo advcrsciy offoctal by st.oppr rod brccr';zgc and iL1pWper scating. It is pluod. to e7alut3 side-powi! cruciblcs ss 3 pssiklo remedy for this pro blom, t On Jmiary 13 the producticn rat0 w~sincreased 205 ky hcrcashg the tssmt of uraniur;: SCXF charged pcr clvciblc from 500 to 600 poua2.s. Sce "Devslopcnt Section" for additfond details.

76.3 76.0 .. Tho slight dccrocse in *old for Jam- resulted from the machin- ing of old rod stock nfiich contained may rds hzving longitudinal cracks md folds, ragged en&, and excessive diameters, All rods m3chcd from current shtponts conthued to bo of good quality.

Chip Racovery

Tho chip rocovery yield- nas as follms: Y iold

December z25!2= 91.7 87 .A

The antfro chi? recovery process EXIS operated fom svfts and ths press vas oprztod an a66itiond nhe skLfts. All. chips nero picldcd and 29,612 poun2.s of TXB verc pro6ucad. A docrossc in yield.resulted from efforts to improve TX9 quality though rc2ucing tho mount of fincs in this nntcrial. This wzs 3cconplishad by usizg a coarscr scrccn on thc @hipnclsher. The \ diffcrcnco in yicld IXS rofloctcd. Fn incrccscd oxidc yield. P Division

On Jmrj9 aork ins stzrtcd on Froduction Test NO. 313-ll4 (Substitution of Cdciun Xitrzte for Cficiun Chloride in the Ship Rocovery Frocess)

Olddc hrning

The mztsrial burned nns zs follons: %iQht kt - €'ads D e c cmbc r J

Operition 7as continued ss,neccssq to burn rm oxides as they sccuiilited from process.

Oxidc: on Hw-4 Xt hionth End (Uctzl Conto&) To bo bnned 00.0 lbs. - To bo malyzed 9,950.9 To be shipped 41.323.6 Tatd 51 9279 5

.. \ The canning yield mas 3s r'ollo?~: 5 Yield

December._ Jmaq

92.7 93.9

Canning rojacts, case, ncrcz

Per Cent .. December JCIlU2I-7

Non Seating 1.6 0.7 Emcd surf2ce 2.2 2 .o ~l-sion Outsick of Cm 0.6 1.0 Frost Test 1IS 1.2 Bad Telds 0.5 I4 iscellaneous 1 .% 8-0

A record yield 723.ostAblishcd for tho canni.ng. of 4'' slugs during Jmuiry. Non scating rcjocts aere rcducod. appreciably through continued cnphcrsis on the control of carling bsth temprlturas. \ A thorough study is be-u rzde of frost test rejects to isohto and olininatc Fossiblo causes. In addition the methods of cr43.p ing an6 opcrzting tcchnlrucs zc bo- studied in an attempt to 1 IYmO roducc XL-Si rcjocts to 2 nm. 8 $7 P Division Tho folloring RO~UCst NO . Conteat No. of Pieccs

P-1C-A Lithiun ATuninun Alloy 521,

In &clition 56 papoose shgs, 50 rclcoptccie slugs, md 3,743 bismth slugs wrc camcd.

Slua Rccovcrv % RccovcrcC Avoxea Vt. - LIDS.

JanULT JZlllllarP

z SlU~S x Sluy Rej acts

Autoclive rejects mro as follm:

D cc oot er Jmq .W/k .Ob@

Them were throc autoclme failures duing Januaq; two mra found to bo complctcly dsstroyod md one rupturcd at the base of tho cap.

Nono of the cvlncd picccs test& during the month wero penetratcd mithin 0.015" of tho outer cm surfaco.

The "as rcccivcd" qualibJ of cas, caps and slecvcs inspcctcd was 3s follms: % Usable

Doc cmber JdnU.ojI?r

Aluminun cans 87 .O 94.4 Aluninun Caps 96.8 95.1 Stccl Sleeves * 95 .2

s- No ncn sloovcs ncro i-rlspctad. I! 9.t crid Handlinq

A total-of 79 tons bf solid urmim scrap (UE?ti G) mas sbipp~dto Argonno N3tio:zzl L&orztory. No othor mjor shipcnts mre do , off Flvlt or rcccivcd during the nonth. 9 I195oqI DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

P Division 305 Test Filc

Tho tast pilc nss opcmtcd 10 eight hour skLfts. Tt-rcnty-t;ro tests ncrc run on cmtcd slugs, 25 on billet eggs, md thc foUor;ing on spccia mrk roquosts: 3caueFt NQ,. No. of Tcsts

115 To dctomino tho prccision of pile 1 porioc ncasurcnonts nith 3 P. C. tube. 13.8 To ncasurc cbsorption cross scction 11 of vsious glasses. t 119 To mcasxrc absorption cross scction 22 of ?JlajrS coIltnining aluminun, gxlo-. 1i,nim, titmiun, and vandim. 121 To obtt-k trscks on Li photographic 5 plate s . I22 To nearno ralativc neutron inten- 1 sitios in 305 pile. 123 To rneasczo neutron ahsorption of 10 S3-13 picxs. Durhg periods nhen thc 305 twt pilc vas not in opercrticn, tho personnel were cssisned to other opcrztions for tr- prposos. SucciiL Hzzards No unusual condit2ons dcvolopod during tho nor-th. -D ovclo mmt On Jmuq 13, tho might of nctd cbgcd poz cruciblc at the Dolt plant v3s incrcascd fron 500 to 600 pnmds to rcduco oporat- 5 ing costs md incrcT.sc casting capacity. This vas accompllshcd adzpting 3 trro inch dcnsion to tho top of csch crucibls. It is cxpcct2d that tho added capztity nill bc sufficiont to maintain ninirarn b?cllogs on 3 onc-shift opcr7ting scho&ulc, rrith XI annucrl sariags of appro&atcly $35,000.

X test ms run to dotcminc if cut-off tolcrancos for slugs could bo docrcrtsod yl? thcrcby roduca turning scrap in thc f3cing opera- tion, Thc nomind lo&h of slugs sftor cut-off has bccn 4.125". Through this tost-it vas found that this lcngth could bo rcducod to 4.091" while n3int-g 3 finished lcwth of 4.049'fi 0.010" after fxa* All cut-off lrrthcs zero set to the closer tolerance beginning Jmq 16. Tho mmnl szd-ngs in scrap proccssing costs will be zpproxinatcly c 25,000. IIq5092 10 - 39 P Civision The usage of ilminuz~silicon in thc cVrning baths has bccn a- tended to m mcrxo of tvo shifts. In sone clscs the tin con- tent bs Secn Lon enough to n.ur3-t fbrthcr usaga. This possi- bility is currcntly being mducted. Rocwcrcd flux has proven satisfxtory fcr usc in the bunm biths. All flux fron the cc?~mLnglims is bchg rocovcred through the EFC-6 FrO2CSS and about 50% is rccl&cd for ?CUSC. 'in dditfon, it is plmncd to us0 zbmt 10,000 pounds of rc- cmmrcd flux hold in 3toi*?~efor l~icliing. Rosults indLc2te thzt T;~Cmal Qatc,rial SZV~~~Snill bc about $13,000.

31 .an attmpt to oxtend tho lifo of clments fn tho bromo fursx, d1vent openings have bcon cut near tke top of tho furnaces to rrllon sblqrido fltncs to cssapo. Air lincs hcve beta installed in the 'mttons of 39 clad &I mn~ccsto aXcv continuois pugix?-c~at the rate of 10 liters per minute. BoncI^Lci2 resdt,s have ken noted and no temprat;uro problems bvc bdcn ezccx.tcrcd. To eats it 2~;cs-s thzt claont life rq bo cxtoc5eZ as nuch 2s four times that nomlly orpoctcd.

11 - DECLASSIFIED

I195093 .. . 40 -*- DECLASSIFIED

February 7, 1950 S DIVISION

OPWTIKG SECTION- I, GENEZAL ~ Severty-five batches wererstarted in the Canyon Buildings, seventy- seven batches were processed through the Concentration Buildings cind seve~t-jr-six batches mre completed through the Isolation Building, The werage purity for completed batches ms 98.4 prceKt. Canyon and Concentration Building-- Production Perfomnce Data - n-l-50 - 1-sl-50, inclusive - B Plant T Plant Combined

ITder of charge8 started 36 39 75 .. Number of charges completed 39 37 76 ._. For completed charges: Psrcentage of starting product in waste: This month 3.m Last monAA 2*9(b) Cumulative Ca date 4.3 (c 1 Percentaze of.- &ding produck recovered: &is month 93 .3 Last month 92.2 Cumulative to date 97.0

Percentage of starting product accounted for: - This mmth 96.4 Last month 95.1 Cumulative to date 101.3

Gamma decontamiaation factor (Log.) This month 7.36 7.52 7.43 Last month 7.32 7.30 7.31 Cumulative to date 7.36 7.36 7.36

'.

1 1195094 S Division

(a), (b), (c): Include mste from processix recycle. The recycle wastes are estimated as: (a> O.GlO$-T Tlant; O.O08$-B Plmt. (b) O.OlC$CT Plaat; O.OO$-a Plant. (c) 0.0937~T Plant; 0.00$-3 Plant. Isolatlon Building Perfomance Data (1-1-50 to 1-31-50, Inclusive)- 5 of Incomirq Product kreoared for Hetoined bterial s.iP.. nt --Recycle Waste- Samples Balance- Averago for this mori5h qeoo 4. Z 0 0.03v; 102.14 Average for las-k month 972 lJ43G 0.10 0x37 101.7 Aeruge to dats 95.9 bo& 0.06 0.02 100~6

373 360 Net increase 2

&marks: The chqes dich occurred in the S Divisim are * listed be low : \ 2 tracsfers from other Divisions (man+ly roll)

Changes ia superviso,y organizstion:

N, 'FI. Xope was transferred from the H. I. Divisions January 1, 1950, as a Supervisor-in-Training.

N. E, Thoqson ms transferred f=om lhnagement Staff on Jmmry 1, 1950, as a Supervisor-h-Training.

K, C, Vint was transferred from the Expsion Section to the Opervtions Section of the S Division as Chief Supervisor of T and U Plants. This move relieves T. Frudich of responsibilities for T and U Plants and he will nm scme aa Chief Supervisor of the 231 and 234-5 Oprations.

R. C. Grant, Assistant Chief Supervisor, was transferred from the Oporctions Section to the Exp~sionSection of the S Division where he will act as Contact Engineer.

F, A, R, Stninkec, Assistant Chief Suprvisor, was moved from the 23k-5 Building to a staff function as Adninistt-ative Assistant to the S Divfsion Suparintendenk.

Tl. 1:. Mobley, Assistant Chief Suprvisor, was moved frm T Plant to a staff function as group leader of the Process Control Group.

D, Edoncld was transferrod from tho ?rocess Control Group to the 234-5 Building as Area Supemiso charge of 235 Building opcrctionse

1- ~ 2 i I Q2 I195095 DECLASS I F XED DECLASSIPfEb .. S Didsioa

L, I. Brecke, Arca Supcrvisor, was trmsferred from 235 Building operations to 224-B Plant.

R. R. :k?sick, Arca Supervisor, was transferred from the 224-B Build- ing to tho 221-T BuildirAg. A. P. Boston, Senior Suporvisor, was trcnsferrcd fron the Isolation Building to the Rodox Conbct Engimcrls Group.

D. C. Ash3augh, Shift Supervisor, was trasfsrrcd from tho T Plant Operztions Group to t'no &+a1 Rccovcry Contact Engirrccr's G-oup.

8, S. Uovry, Senj-or Suprvisor, trcasfcrred from assignnent in the 234-5 Oparatlons to the Isolation Building oporations.

B. I.Taldsmith, Shift Supervisor, was trcnsfcrred from B Plant 0pex.tLons to t'n3 Rala Contact Engtesr 's Group.

M. E, Yates, A. Smith, cnd A. S, Vithi-OW, Xaintemnco Division Shift hgimws, mre transforrod to tho Ekpcnsion and Control Section on 0 1003 basis and vera ossigmd rospoctivoly to tho Rodox, &tal Recwory, and 234-5 Contact Engincor s Groups. ... I11 .

-T oa.6 B Plants and 231 Buildirg-- .. Wmction Faste Losses - B and T Plants

Tho thra-r-may tscste losscs (&tar rerrcrk) for tho oxtnction stop incroasod ar,othor 0.10 parccnt during Jamriry, although tho avorngo ?,ZEI/T figure for oxposod Etai proccsscd during Januzry avoragcd * 380 as compared to 397 izl. Doccabor, This nnomly docs not, hmrcvcr, ncccsszrily cast dsubt on thc conclusion that oxtmtion mstc losscs hvc, in gcncral, incrcascd in tiiroct propottion to the avorago lWD,/T lam1 of mcM1 p-occsscd, for the avcrzge figurcs ropmscnt nthcr wid0 variztions in LZ/T not only from pus5 to push but in +he actual cxposuro of individual slugs within cnch pusx. B PWR T PUNT --Jmu-ccmbcr Janumccmbo r Original malysis 1.27 123 1.40 1.30 Throw-awcy 10ss 0.98 0 083 0.95 0.88 Avbrzgo M?TD 391 . 400 377 396 Scsond Cyclo By-Prohct- Cckc Romovr.1 - B and T Plnnts Since thcro hus in reccnt months bcon a slight increase (0.05 percent) in losscs from second dcconcMn-.tion cycle by-product mstc. in both T cnd B Plcst Canyon procoss, ?g omluction of by-product c&c romoval S Division

from tihe. SccL,ion 18 ccntrdugos in both plmts by a ncthod success- fully uscd in thc bismth phos2hato by-?roduct ccntrifugcs in the Conccntration 8uildirGs is boiq m.do. This mcthod consists of add- tkc c&c ilissolring acid to thz contrifugo bml dircctl.J from tho opcrating gsllgc chomical focd tadc rathcr than cdding it first to tho prccioitztor and than jcttiag 330 pound portions to tho ccntrifup for ccko slurry, lattor Frocodurc ms proven in %he Ccnccntrntion Buildisg to contributo to thc rnsto losscs by thc addition of smll amcunts of product pickod up from hccls in tho prccipitctor by ths czkc 2issolving acid. It is indicctcd for runs which hzvo had thc caks rcnwcd from tha bcrl by the dircct acid 2.Gdition rmthod tkt thc sc.vings will bo about 0.05 pcrcont pcr run. Rcducod Xch?thcsis VO~LUUS- (Production.-- Test 224-T-13) B cnd T Tlcnfs As st?.tcd in provious rcports, Production Tcst 2a-T-13 is for tho pr7csc cr' dovalcping procciuro ch-ngoe in tho mctnthosis proccss at ti-o CoxmtrotAon &ileirgs vhich shorten tha t-ho C3ZlO througi this st2p to tnc1'1~cliciirs or lcssn Tho tost ms camplctcd in *ha T Plnnt Conccn5rction Buildlxg du=j.ng tno moni&, A two hor redrrc'cion in tha tho cycle was acccqlishcd !frm fourhon to hjclvc hows); hmcvor, thoro ms an avcrogo incrccrse in msto losscs of 0.02 porcont iad:.catod,, h rc-omhiation of tha final ?hso of this tost rill bc carricd out 53 *hc 3 Tlrat Conccntration Building during tho coning month. Ibtathcsis F;.ocoss Deviation- - B Plant Duo to incdvcrtort skixzing of tha metathesized cdzo for Ruu D-24 i.1 F Ccll contrifugc at B Plat Coixontration Building afkr tho addition of tho ccko dissolviq acid, 57 prcczt of thc product vas carriod to tha rnsts cfflucnt. Ali but 0.40 porcont of tho product rds racovcrcd by rcmrk of tho offluoat. Rocyclo from tho Isolction Promss for this run, hid?, duo to high volumos, was pro- ccsscd in trro pcirts, re.s abaotpLnclbj high (0.37 por-cmt). VAST3 DISPOSAL -Socond Docontrmimticn CyclG Vzsto Supcrnctrst Cribbirg - B Pknt - Cribbiag of scconcl dccoEt?m.iaztioz csclc vasto supcrnntcnt from X-l-l243 tar& in thc.200 Zzst .'an tms contimod t3xough tho month with a tot31 of 360,000 gallons boing crtbbcd to datc from that tn&.

&tal Tsstc Stortlgo - B 2nd T Plcnts Tho Z-lO4-EX soriss of throo mota1 rmsto tanks in t'nc 200 East koa bccme conplotGly full carly in thii month md ovorflmd to tho X-lOL-BY 8cri~stcinks. In ordor to add sludge to c. sottling tdvhich hc.s bccn coolod longcr thz ths X-104-EX tank, the mctcl vmte vas

\ divcrtcd to thc full X-101-BX scrios on Jcaur-ry 27, from vrhcncc it will flmr to thc X-101-BY sarics. Gus to thc incroascd activity con- I; tained in r~stsfrom 400 hZ'D/l' ncbl, thoro is Et prcscnt somo qucstion

I195041 ._ - 44 DECLASSIFIED S Division

as to whcthor or not 011 mob1 imsto to be addzd to a sorizs of six tad-s csn bc scttlcd in a si.;lc tcmk bcfors casccding to tho othcr tanks ifithout roachiag tho boiling poir,t i2 t!!o sottllng tar!. Ln ordcr to stuCy this condition ii thc X-lOi-BX tc&, ylans havc bocn mdo to dotcrninc the slucgo lcxl h this tmk frequcntiy and to kccp zn accurttc account of tho txtpcratarc trccds vs sludgc dcpth in this tank.

Tho X-101-TX mota1 wcsto k.& in tho 200 Vcst Arca ms f2llcd end ovcr- flomd to X-102-TX ta, tho socond of four t.mks in tha czscado scrics. Rzdietion re.cding through thc shiolding on thc &” riscrs wcs 25 nrhr for tino fillcd tank, indicating that additiord shiclding will probcbly not bc rcquircd for thc r,7 scrs

vasto status

The status of tho Wmtc Storzgo iLress 3s of Januery 31, 1950, is shmm ia tho follodng taBlc: B Pknt --_ Rcscrvo Capacity in B”J3. 213. Porcontago Full Batches to Proccss Ta-&s B c EXBY9 C BX BT-m kt31 190 100 100- 0 00 0 $4 &tal - 133 100 9905 -0 0 561 &tal ------Motr.1 - 100 - - -0 - 0 tlotal - 376

1st cyc!o - 1 1st Cycle 100 632 779 1st Cyclo - 0 289 1st Cyclo -- 210 2 10

T Piznt Rosorvo Capacity in Bldgc 241 ‘Parccntsgc Full- Batches to Process T,nSkS TaStO- -T -U -TX. -T -u --TX Total 3101; 2; 3 - 100 ~101;2;3~b I ~1&;5~6- 100 ~105,6,7;8 - *01,2;3,4 - 100 x107,8,9.* xlck, 5¶6 1st Cyclo 100 0- 0 xlO7,8,9 : 1st Cyclc 100 0- “ 0 ~109,io, ii,12 1st Cycle 0 0 - 559 559 x110; 111.112 1st cyc IC 100 -0 - 0 ~115;118’ 1st cyc lo - L78 k78 x110;11;12- 2nd Cyclo 76.2 - - 134 - - 1% 4 ~113,4,16,17 2nd Cyclc - 0-- 1074 1074 11qSOq8 ri. 45 S Divisior,

Cayon Gquipmt Fcilurcs - B crd T Plants A dcscription of oquipcnt failwcs in the B cad T Plcnt CCZIYOCS, for which roplxcmcnts mro ncccssary duo to oxcossivo radiation lcvcls mckin; rzpairs kn?ossibIc, ie givon bc1cn-r.

a) Tho Scction 7 cxtmction prccipitator agitltor in B Plant failcd, prosuxbly in thc Thillio rcduction gcar, and vas rc- placod. This czitc.tor hcd bccn in scrvicc for only nina months,

b) Duo to sopcration of tho stcan lim from tho rnll comoctor head on tho centrifuge to cako dissolving tank jot asscmbly in oxtraction Scction 8 in T Tlant, it vms noccssory to replaco the nsscmbly. This is thd first fc.iluro or' this typo cxpzricnccd for a co.moctor cssonbly.

c) Tho Scction & first docontminction cyclo prccipibtor to contri- fugo X jct asscnbly in T Plnct fr.ilGd nt ?. wnJl connector and was roplccod. UndcrSround- Tcter ,&in Failurc - T Plrnt ... Tho raw \=tor supply to T Plmt WLLS fztcrruptjd for zpproximztcly txo days bcginning Jm.4 16 to ropair 1 brokcn =PI at a point approxi- mzC,cly om hundred fifty ysrds southxcst of tho oxclusion oroa bcdp houso. This brczk msvcry closo to undcrgroud mstc linos rmnizq from 221-T and 22.!pT 3uildings to tho 2410'1 msts stor?go trnlc fcm, . Duo to tho cxtromly cold vo?-thcr, only tom?orc.ry rcFirs mrc of- fcctod. Coacontrztiozl Buildiog Zquipcnt Fcilurcs - B and T Pldx Procoss Equipcnt fco-iluros oxpcriomcd in tho Concentration Buildings or2 doscribsd bolan:

a) Firo dnuto locks which dorclopcd in tho caso of tho 1r.nthanUn bp product contrifugo in B Plrrnt ncrc succcssfully raFircd by pocniag.

b) Inspcction of tho bisrrmth phosphato by-product prccipitator distributor in B Plmt discloscd that tho lmr cnd of tho dip tube ms sovorcly corrodod. This distributor ms tho om originally installcd in this tmk rad hnd bcon in scrpico fin ycars. It vas roplacod vith c ncn distributor.

c) Inspection of tho lmth3cun f luorido by-product procipi~tor distributor in B Plant disclosod thzt corrosion had sctorcd thc dip tub0 c;t 7. point .hro inchos abovo tho spray slot. A no- distributor T-S insbllod. ... d) In T Plm-t thc F-2 act-thosis ccntrifugo ms out of scrvicc nost of tho month duc to fcilu-:, of tho uppor (bc-11) bczrin;: in thc 6 l195oq9 DECLASSIFIED Q6 DECLASSIFIED

S %vision

drive head. ?lie defccti-Te beariq ?res replaced and the lomr SeariiG (roller) in the drive head YAS inspectad and fo-md in satisfactory codition. 'he F-22 cectrifugs was operated satis- r'actorily duri25 the outap of the F-2 centrifuge.. Extraction Centrifuge Slcim-ar Failure - B Plat me left hand skber of tho 7-2 extraction oentrifugc in B Plant fcilsd duriq tka month dxe to a leak vhich developed an the neoprene hose in the hydraulic control system in the cell. Rapairs c-ot be -Adz, 5ut the centrifug can contiilus in service, since there is a sccond sLczcr available in this machine.

P3OCESS COiJTROL SZCTIOI?

ideta1 'Jastc 31udje Sam?liry;

Several unsucccssCJ1 attLmpts were made oerly in the nonth to prc!cure mtrl imsk slu2gc stmplzs using a sanplicg dcvica provibd by 0R.XL. Sincc +heso attsnpts, th? equipxt was altareC by installation of a spcial trcp dcor assmbly dcsizmd and built in tho moa, and near tho end of tSo month LL five poaqd sam?le of slcd~;~hcd boon obtcinod usi:-.~this assoxbly. 3trcmcl;l ad;-ersc r;.oathor conditions have con- tri3utod quit0 appreciably to Uia oxtcndod period which is boir-g ro- quixd to o35cin s1ud;o scrqles.

Dissolwr Off-Gas Filtors (Pro jcct C-337)

Dcsip 02 dissol;-ar off-sas filtcrs, ?fit!!prorision for by-passizlg A +&o Tiltcrs duriq docoating oporation to provont tha formstion of amn;onium nitrrtc in the sysbm, has been CmFlotod. Construction of ono filtor will bo skrtod *on approvcl for tho rcscoped pro joct is rccoivcd. hmstiptions carricd out mccntl-j by tho Tochnical Divisions hcvc sham conclusiwly that mtcr flushing of Pibcrglas filtors camot bo cons2Corzd os c mti:od for rbmml of annoniun nitrzto fro,? tkc filtor. ;Tak?r on ths 7ibcr;lc.s modi- rosults not only in swaro immcscs of tho prossuro 2rop throw# tho filter im- mcdictsly follo:.rinS the flush, but C?.US~S scvcro chmnoling of tho gcs through tha filixr aftcr i-k is a&n driod.

Gcncrrl

Dosi,gn proerGssod ct CUI ccc;lcratcd rcta &ring the mozth due to cn addltia of onc, nev.dasi;;n crqinecr to thc Dcsiip Group, incrcr.scd dEftiq pzrsoxxl assi,pd, %ad nmcr po:-soml~l bscorLns =ora -fmilir.r with tiic 505. Also, Dcsign prsonncl assipcd to ?SIC stcrtcd Q six-dzy ~forl: VUG!: offcctivc tho weCk cndixi; Jaut-ry 29, 1950.

Scop dcziZ2 is zsti-.ln.taC to be 50 porc;nt cmplctc ZnG detcilcd 7

.. . lf951uu 47 .

S Division

dcsip fix ?orcmt coc;pl:tc. 'ill12 leyouts 02 'ihc dissolvcr ccll -ad call TA havj bscn zgrocd u?on. PrclkLrsry corstruction work will start cr.rly in FeSrurtry.

A mor2 dctcilcd rozort of ilzdividucl phoscs of thc job folloWs. %Icctrolytic Coll

Spcislizod hcndlizs cquipwnt fo: thc pro?osod 1c.borr.tory to 5e addcd to tt.,- cxisti:lg 222-T lzborAtory is king dosig~cdbdr tS0 mLcch.cicc.1 Divisions at -haford. A six-dcy rrork mck fo? thoso . ~071sconczrncd ;fit11 this dasign is 2lmod to skrt Fobruc.rJ 1, 1950.

Tho pmlbdnzry lcyout of tke pro?osod 1abort.tory has boo3 givcn tho Dcslp DiTj.sioiis for scopc rod: on tho 'Juildiq md 2.cilitics. rninis is azpctcd to Sc ncda fizm bcforc: Fcbruary 15, 1950, with tho issucacc of 3 rwiscl Spocificction httor md approvod layaut nroposcls.

'I D fS sclv;: r

Sinco tho dissolvcr charges will bc 02.AeIf proscnt dissolvor c11=.rSss, n fir2 foot in dimotcr dissolvcr (Frcscnt is 7') will bo usd. This vi11 bc installcd iz t\a grcscnt 3-5L dissolvcr ?ositfon. A cmstic scrubbcr systcm cozsistizq of tr-ro tmcrs admu5ual catclx tmk will r.lso bc instc.llsC in Ccll 5. Thc vcsta cmstio frm tho scrubbsr ~A.11bo scat to n crib via the cxistiq 5-6 tc&. Prolininrry Construction

- Tor? which fails ic this cstJ5oq- consists of rmowl oZ oxisting oquipcnt fron thc colls, dccockdxtion -.-ior!c, reconditioni3g work, croction of bcrricsdc (vontilz-Lion) wall in cmyon, cutting of ccscss holc in cclzyo~vrcll md provision of fcrcilitics for constructiol porsonnsl.

Progrcss ksbccn mads in initis1 planing; sac vcork ordsrs hmc bccn rrittcn an2-nor'; is 2::pctod to st-rt on tho cbot-a itoms cbout Fcbrucry 6, 1$40.

ZosCV of oquip,cnt, c.2. J.bA:s, n ccntrifugo, dissolvcr and biz jcts, xiich vi11 bc r,movd, -:rill 50 sc-;cd for ucc on cthcr pro jocts. ii5out th only equi;lrrGnt to bc nctuclly discirdcd i-iill 35 junncr ?inir; -.-L':?!tho ,mzll hckt~ldcdjcts. 8 1195101 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

S Division e

0 ff -Site Vis itations T. hI. Harty of the Techical Divisions visited Los Alamos on Janukry 5 and 6, 1950, to discuss product specifications. Mo firm specifications can be set at this time. The Atomic Energy Cd.ssion will trarsmit to General Electric in the mar future a list of "targef'' specifications, Definite specifications will be established after start-up by mutual agreemnt between Hanford and hs A1aroso

TI. Li, "arty of the Technical Divisions and R. L, Lance of the S' Division visited the Oak RidGe National Labotatoq? on January 9, IC, and 11 to discuss recent developcts in the Ralr operations. ORlTL is presently developing an ion exchange coltam to handle the purification steps of the process. The reliability of suc;h a process has not yet'been fully damstrated but work will be continued. Waste- ?,Seta; '&sxer$ Pending the receiFt of a directive to cmer the cost of the engineering work on the Tributyl Phos2hate Process for metal recovery frm stored ." mekl wastes, th5 lhufacturlng Divisions hatre authorized *&e Design and Comtnc5ion Divisions to spend up to $5,000 on the preliminary phases of the design work.

The Engineer's Flow Sketsh and Design Instruction for scoping of the system of removiag waste netal from the storago knks have been ccqleted and subnitted to the Separatiom Coxnittee for approval, It is urgent that this phase of tho 9rogram be completed and demon- strated as 80012 as possible at one tank farm. A cell arrugemnt for installation of tho procoss in the 221-U Can- yon Building bas been tentntivoly autlinod and certain specific critical features are being studied from an equi-ent placement viawpoint to pmit the utilization of tb available spco to tho maximum advantagom

In the UlX convorsion to UO3 pbso of tho work, tho Technical Divi- sions ham boon requested to datcnnine tho focsibility of using O. continuous procoss since the contkxucus process offcrs mypossible advantages, pcrticularljj in dust control, over the bctch procoss naw in use by the *Xnllinckrodt Company. -Rodox Location of Rodox Plant

As tho rosult of tho activities of a cannittoe fomd to in- vostigato ti~~?actors involvcd in Rodox {:l Plant location, it has boon dccidsd thct the ;:!l Plcnt will rcmcin in tho ::est Arec. In aticipation of c possiblo East Arca shutdom in thc futuro, tho 277s mock-up building, twkativcly located in tha 200 kstArca ns part or a plm for a ccntrdiizcd shog facility, 9 1195102 0 49 S Division

has bcen moved to 200 Jest Arsa adjacent to and wcst of the existing 272-n shop building.

Architcckral Prints

A nlimbcr of scope architocturzl prints, rcdravm by Kollox, has bean roccivcd and approvcd by &thc Geccral Electric Cclmpny and tho Atomic Energy Codssicn. Detailzd architectural prints dorivcd frontho sccpc drmings are currcntly boing reccivcd fo,- commnt md approval. Drawings of tho structural stml in tho canyon and scnrix sidc roof arcas ham also bccr. m- c2i-d. -E Icc trical Prints Tn3 rcdrawn elcctriccl onc linc dicgram has bccn rcccivcd ad stdicd. Ecor chzngcs aro bcicg madc prior to npprovai. hitcnprr rcom layouts ad li$?ug prints of a portion of tho kzi1dir.g ho-vc clso 'occn rcccivcd. Erigirco ring F lcn Diagram-

%e Xollox rcdravrings of thc Enginooring Flow Diagrcms hnvc hen rcccivcd and stuZicd, ud ara mdcrgoirg minor altcrntions prior to ap?rovcl. A portion of tho Inst,-umcat Xnginooring Flow Eiagrms is also bcing procosscd in tho smo manner. .. Piping Drrvings __ '"or Study" issucs of equipzcnt 2nd piping lzyout drcwings of the cznycn oporcting and Tip0 gcllcrlcs rad tho silo food tank gc-llory have been reccivod an& studicd. 3.cso dnmngs indicate a system vhich ic considembly more ccmplcx than that of tho cxisting buildings, and ovxy effort is bcing mzdo to rccmmcnd changcs which nil1 simplify thc piping r.rraagcmnt. *

Outs idc Fzc i lit ics

Eryinocring Flm Diagrxns md dcscriptivc litcraturc cf thc 2114, 2764 27264 cad 284-V (mcrgoncp goncrator) buildings are bcing prcpzrcd by tho &do;= Soction of tb Dcsign 3ivision for uso by tho P & U Scction of Dasign Division in dctailod design of thcso facilitics, Tho 2114 Area flcn-r diagrm includes tho additional throo months "cmrgcncy" ATTB stcragc c:.pccity which had bccn rcquostcd by thc Wufccturlng Divisions.

C omcc t o r Dcvc 1opnent

Dravings of thc mzlc portion of all conmctors hcvc bocn rccolt-cd cnd studied, Rcvisiora resulting fron ais study zrc to bo in- cludcd in thc drawings 2nd thcsc prints will thcn form thc besis

10 DECLASSIFIED

Y I195103 d DECLASSIFIED I S Division

for fu 1 scale proZuction of thcsc items, ' Draxixs of tho re- dscd 1'' rnd 2" plain comoctors haw bocn studied 2nd ccrtnin minor rcv5sions havc bocn requcstcd. Cnc ncnbcr of the group is currently attending mcctings in ChicaGo rrith thc Cranc Conpmy to hspoct and approvo tho "principlc" drmicgs of all fomlo conncctor mos, This npprov?.l is for tho fabrication of tcst models oaiy. Drsings of 'thc Class 1, Group D slcctriczl connoctor arc boing inspcctcd on tho scmo bcsis at ~o 9.1~- Nr.tiorn1 Corrpmy. Butt03 S?JIIF~CS of vc-rious typs of stollitc on 347 stzinlcss stcgl wro zhippcd from tho Crmc Cmpcrny on Jcnuzry 31, 1950. Thcso mill bo placcd undo1 corrosion test imncdictcly u2on rcccipt at ??xford Vorks. Tho stclli.tc forms thc Sard surfaco coating on the facc of tho m.1~conncctur nozzles.

AXJ 'Arke t Sum-0:~ -- t The rcsults of the proliminzry mci-ket survcy hcvo indicntcd a grczt cicc,l df intarcst by v-.rioi:s 7ond.ors ia thc ANN p-oblcm. Bcrod on tks pruliaizrry bids roccimd, and 3 stuly of factors of freight, bdiing facilitics, Otc., it h?-s boen dccidcd to rcquost formal bids 03 basis of 3 72 prccnt ANN solution mthcr th?.n tho solid. 'Thc 211-S &or. will includo knkzge for storr-gs of tho sohtion., hborntory Tksto Disposc.1- System

By arrmgmmt with tho Tochniccl Divisiom, tho 222-5 Building ... .: ' --.. Contact Engineor is assuming tno responsibility for tho d.csign .. ..-... of tho lzborstory Tmsto disposzl systcm. At prcsent, thcro is ag"uin some considorrtion of tho uso of the 202-S Building nc utr3 1 iz e r f o r lcbor 2. tory wzs t c no utra 1iz ati o~.. C omidc r?. t i on 5 s also bcing givcn to tho dwl use of a crib facility for disposz1 of low lcvcl rrzstos from thc 2224 Eailding snd the 276-S Duilding. .. . First Cyc lo Wzs to Zvaporation

'l!hc dcsign phzso hzs progrcssod to thc point vrhore sufficicnt intoma- tion is av-ilablo to prcparc z Projoct Proposal. It Is anticipated thzt tho cstimc-to'anci Projoct Proposcl will bo conplcted about Fcbmy 23 , 1950.

11~5104 POWER DMSION -JAN.JAXY 1950

Unudg cold weather, which developed about JmUzry 13, con- timed unabated at the month's end mth o air temperzture of -21' F., and water tsqeratwe of 32.5' F., reported on Jaw 31, 1950. Considerable difficulty was experienced in unloading frozen coal, in the operation of barometric condensers, and in the operation of the various air conditioning and ventilating systems. The lowest rates of coagulant feed since plant st&-q were ex- periencad in dl the 100 Areas, xi,th avenge rates of 4.0 pTm, 4.5 pp, 5.0 pym, and 7.5 ppm, reported in the 100 B, D, F, and H Areas, respectively. t PERSOPUT Aim 0RGAETZAT;ON

As a res-dt of +&e trasfer of the 100 E Area Chief Supervisor to 100 DR field inspection work, one chief operator was promotsd to s2ift stzpervisor, one shift supervisor to senior supemism, one senior supervisor to area supervisor, and one mea supervisor to assistant ckief supervisor. .J-

because of the increased stem load, an additioml boiler firem on each shift was recpired throughout the month at the 101 Shops boiler house.

No. of employees J===Y

Beginning of month 542 End of month 543 met increase 1

The indicated net increase is the result of the termination by death of one employee, and the trmsfer into the PAvlsion of two employees. - 100 AREAS

To retard ice formntion in the 182 Reservoir p,lmp House pump suc- tion flumes, the re-use mter systems were placed in senice on J3n1.org 16 in the F Area, cnd on Jzmury 17 in the B and D Areas. Additioncl stean xiozzles were instcitled on the preheat steam line to 182-~Reservoir Pump House suction flume, and put into service as required to control icing hszcrd. k Other pi'ecautions taken to preclude the possibility of cold westher duruge, included the running of some stem driven equipment at the 182 Reservoir Pump House, starting a flow of water through lines not normally used, and the instalktion of a hot auxiliq nter s~pplyto the chlorinators in the 183 Filter Plats.

.- 1145105 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

Power Divisim

Pressure surges of short duration occurred on the export water system on Sawry 5 cs Q result of m electrical trip-out test in the 100-H Area, and on Jaw14, when a e-ort pump motor relayed out in the 100 B Area.

Work was steed on the instiillation of deaerator by-passes in the 100 F Area on J3uucrry 10, and in the 100 B Area on Jaw25. This work is being done on Project C-172, Deaerator Dismntling. Decerstor by-passes were previously instdLed in the 100 D Area in connection with D3 canstruction. On JC~W 22, in the 100 D ken, the brhe pit sewing the 184 Boiler House water softeners was flooded xhen surface water, re- sulting from the rqid melting of snow, flmed into the ;it. The km kine piq mators did were flocded were dried out and re- turned to service by 3a.m~27, temorarg replacements hcviag semed in t3,e nemthe. Tae rJit vent 2ipe h3s been extended to prevmt Q rocc=rsxe.

The stoa turbine driven condellser pqwhich was renoved from parollel service with the electric motor driven unit in the 100 B Area 182 Raservoir Pmq Emse on Deceniber 29 was returned to pm- dlel cemicc on Janucrrg 9, pezcri the development of fuzzher data from electrical trtp out tests.

In the 100 F Area, the Fire ad Smitary elevated water storGge I- tank WQS out of semtce from 3:00 Q.E. to 3:lO p.m. on Jr;lru~~17, while repairs were beiq made to piping in the tank pit. Simulated power failure tests were conducted in the 100 F Area on Jmv10 and Jwuary 24, adin the 100 H Area on Jmury 5 and Jauq26, to obtain Momtion oa the performzzlce of affected equipment . In +he 100 H Area, the No. 2 process water storage tznk in the 190 Process Pump Bouse was removed from service on Jamary 23 for the purpose of rep&cing the 30-inch butterfly valvc with a 14-inch butterfly valve. This work had not been coopleted at the month's end. - 200 AFEG

As a result of vent condenser tube failure, the deaerating heater m3 taken out of semce in the 284 Pcwer Eousc in the West Arcc OL Jmv10. All tubes were replwed, adthe unit returncd to service on 2-mua-y 13. *. -* -5 The EM 4 exhcuat fcs in the 234-5 Building ms out of servlce from Jmunry Y 30 Jznu31y 13, while rcpdrs were mdc to the lnbomd fen bearing. -

The 12-inch raw water line serving the 271 Cmyon Building In thc West Area ws out of sertrfcc from 5:3 p.m. on Jauq16 until

2. I195105 5.1 2:3O p.m. on Jmwry 18, while repairs were =de to a broken section of pipe. The replacement section of pipe developed a sm331 crack when pressure tested. Tempoxry repairs were =de by instdl,'ng a band around the crxked section. Permcnent re- pcirs will be =de in tbe future on a scheduled shutdown of the productlon facility.

In order to increase the air supply in the 234-5 Buildiag, the louvres loczted at the ;tmospheric edxust of the ventilation supply plenum relief duct were removed and the control d-ers reLdjusted, which hzs increcsed the capacity of the relief duct from 46,000 c.f.m. to 105,ooc c.f.m.

An electricd power outage on dl 440-volt circuits in the 271 Cwon Building occurred in the Enst koa from 6:lO p.m. until 8:15 p.m. on Jaw24. This outnge is attributed to a bearing failwe on No. 1 air compressor motor, resulting in locking the motor rotor cacsing the main M-vo!-t brecker to open. TLe motor msreplaced, and the coqmessor returned to service ou Jm~ay26. Service air was supplied from 2300 volt equipment during the outage.

Repairs to the plwged sulitrucp sengo tile field, serving the 212-R Storzge Basin in the 200 Forth kea, were completed Jim- 6.

2h Insulation of the Xos. 1 and 2 boilers with plastic boiler coating is progressing satisfactorily.

101 SOPS

The freezing of the pre-heat stem coils on the air conditioning units on the roof of the 101 Shops bus required considerable re- pair work. Insulsion of the ends of the pro-heat coils has helped materially in reducing the number of freeze ups.

The use of spray water in the air conditioning dtshas been dis- continued until the wecther mdextes in order to prevent freezing damage GO the water circulating systems.

WdITE BLUES

Two fire hydrants in the vicinity of the water system booster sta- ticn were reported inoperative on Jmuary 24 beczuse of frozen wcter lines. A fire hose connection has been installed at the booster stztion, which will give adeqwte fire protection in that area.

No ice wes mmufactured during the month.

3. 1195101 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFiED

Power Division

POWE3 E3JG7NEERIITG SECTION

A study of the 300 Area wzter supply system indicates the fccsi- bility of doing Sdditiod experimental work on the pipe lines in the vicinity of the ground wcter storage tmk with anticipated re- sults of increclsing thc qyantity of mter which can be obtained from the 3000 Area.

A preliminary revision of safcty mlve md prcssure vessel icspcc- tions hzs been completed.

Sctisfactory progress on the revision of the st3ndrrd oporsting madwzs mzdc during the month.

Studies 4n progress include comp~sativestem consumption of tur- bines In the 190 Process Pump Room, adpossible pumping head rc- ductiors at t3o 181 Rivcr Pump House, md thc 182 Reservoir Pump House. ?erric sulfato from thc ncw vendor, Stmffer Chemical Company, ES used in the 100, B, D, nnd H Areas during the month. Luborn- tory and plunt tests inucctc thc mzterial to bo supcfl-or to ferrifloc os 3 coqgiknt under 2roFerly controlled conditions. Expected scvings, beczuse of tho increased efficiency of the ncw nnteriul should be substm.t€d.

1195108 4. *- 55 POM3R DIVISIOP' STATISTICS From January 1, 1950 Tkru January 31, 1950

AREAS

100-B 100-D 100-F 100-3 (mu) 337.2 379.6 366.0 371.6 River state Feet above sea level (mid 385-5 378 4 365 .O 370.3 (avg) 386.7 379-3 365 5 371.1 River temperature avg. F. c 37.2 37.0 . 37.0 36.8 Water to Reservoir gpm avg. rate 36697 41884 34156 47565 RESERVOIR (91dg Le?) Water to Filter Plant gprn avg. rate 32586 37235 30490 437?,0 Condeiser avg. rate 3228 3165 3210 Mater to System gpm 2933 .... Wster to Export System gpm avg. rate 1378 1421 501 575 gpm nor. rate 3875 3875 3875 3875 Chlorine added jf1 inlet pounds 6950 8550 6900 4000

Filtered water Fower House gprn avg. rate 283 346 316 274 Filtered water to Procese gpm a-rg. rate 30538 32316 27616 38405 Filtered vater to Construction gput avg. rate - Filtered ?rater to DR Process gprn avg. rste - Flltered vator Fire '; San. gpm avg. rate 169 198 135 230 Chlorine for Watsr eeatment pounds 3650 2050 5000 8000 ppm avg. .81 .?O .98 072 Lime for Water Treatment pounds 7900 10040 7000 36000 ppm avg. 65 72 -62 2.2 Coagulant Water TYeatment pounds 49500 62960 57000 123000 PPm avg. 4J 4.5 5 00 7.5 Raw Water pH pa avg. 8,o a.1 8,1 8.1 Finished Water pH pa svg. 7 075 7.76 7 e71 7.78 Auralhity, MOO. - Raw PPm avg. 61 60 60 62 Finished ppm avg. 59 57 58 58 Resid& Chl, - Settled PPm aV6* 021 .I5 .18 19 Finished ppm avg. .14 10 14 ' oll Iron - Raw FPm .06 .06 .06 07 North Clevwell PPm avg .01 *02 .01 eo1 South ClearrJsll nmavg. 01 0 01 0 01 01 Hardness - Finished pgm avg. 78 70 68 62 Turbidity - Raw ppn- avg, 2.2 2.3 1.0 3.0 Filtered PPm avg. 0 0 0 0

rlssros DECLASSIFIED .- -- 5 c 56 DECLASSIFIED

From January 1, 1950 Thru January 31, 1950' 100-D 100 -D 100-F 100-H POWEIS HOUSZ (3ld,q 1841 Mbxirmun Steam Generated -lbs/hr 176,000 2c4,ooo 195000 ste!am gereratcd - Total M poU.dS 108967 129215 100463 Avg, rate lSs./Lr. ~4G+61 173676 135032 225 psi Stem plant (est,) M pomds 91412 108582 8k201 15 psi Steam plant (est.) M pomds 392 992 992 Ccal consuzed TOES 8h16 9372 7917 Coal in starage (est.) Tons 19%2 22153 20731

DEA3RATCIR PLANT iE!.3g 185) # AND 1@O-H "YNK P.0.

Water Ilow anavg. r3te 3c.m 32066 27366 38155 Chemicals cmvwd: DIc!woma%? pounds Z60G 23100 22000 31000 Sodium S llicate pounds 0 0 0 0 Cfieaical Analysis: PH pH avg. 7.65 7.67 7-65 7.65 Dic hrcrmate ppl avgo 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.9 Silica PFm - - - - .01 \ Dissolved Iron PW 8%. .01 001 - Free Chicrine PPm avg. .11 010 No Anala - -PROCESS FJMP R03M (Bldg 1%) Total water pumped gpm avg, rate 30113 31891 27191 37980 gpNor. rate 31774 32557 30891 40100 Water temgerature avg. OF. 40.5 41.0 41.4 39.0 VALZ ?IT (Bldu lC5)

Chem3.caI.s consumed: s ol!.ds pounds 0 0 1700 2000 Chemical analysis: .- - A,B,C&D Headers 7.70 7.70 7-65 7.60 7.65 7.65 - - - 2.0 2.0 2.1 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 2.0 Iron PPm 02 02 001 \ . .01 .01 .01 .01 * 01 01 1.1 1.1 1.1 - POmR-- DIVISION From January 1, 1950 To January 31, 1950

-Unit' . 200 Areas 2004 -200-w Reservoir (Bdlding 282) Raw Water ?wed gpn avg. rate 1839 2036 Filter---- Plant iB=lil4!.cs E831 Filtered Water Tumped gpm avg. rate 350.3 736 Chlorine Conswed lb. 4 146 181 Alun Consuzed lb . s32 3742 Chlorine Residual - Sanitary Wster ppm .8 I4 Power gouse $u:~i.- rlL@!Lj - Maximum S"eaul GLneYated lks/hr 52,000 147,000 Steam Generated - Total M 15 28,773 74,260 Steam Generatea - At-2. Fate lb ./IC 39,673 99 3 Coal Consumec? (Est.? tom 2,350 5,339 coal in Storage @at.) tcm 6,455 6,21~ . .. 300 Areas \ 300 Area Paver Home (BuilBing 334) Maximum Steam Gensrated . lbs/hr 50,WO Steam Generated - Total M lb 26,425 Steam Generated - Avg. Rate lb /hr 35 517 Cod C~:~~d- Total (Est.) tors 2,202 Coal in Storage (Est.) tons 2,483 Sanitary and Fire System (300) Sanitary Water (From 3000 Area) Gal 29-_- I 981.200 Well Water Pumped - Total gal 378; 500 Well Weter Per Day galby 979,345 Well Weter gpm avg. rate 680 Chlorine Residual Em .20 MIScELLANE9E mA3

White Bluffs

Ice Xanufactured lb s 0 101 Shops

-.- Coal Consumed tons 1044

1195111 *. 7 DECLASSIFIED - a DECLASSIFIED

INSTRUIEKT DIVISICN MOhiHLY WORT

JANUARY, 1950 January 31, 1950

Personnel efficiency of the 3717-A and 301-A shops, 300 Area, has been lc-d this month because of cold wcrking conditions in these buildings. Roam temperatures cculd not be maintained sufficiently high to prevent freezing of the inside traplines frm the radiators in Bldg. 301-A. Broken radiators and pipes resulted in a 34y loss of this shop facility.

-1.00-H Area Two of 8 boroc thermopiles have been found shorted. The palmameter op?ratei from these units wired LALeries is perfcllning satisfactorily on the remaining 6 unics. The electric power tripout test of the pumping units in 190-H performed cn January 5 was not completely satisfactory because of inadequate re- cording. The test was repated on January 26 utilizing a 16 m. moving picture camera to photograph operating panel instruments. Results were satisfactory. A special report on methods employed will be prepared and distributed. Similar tests are tentatively scheduled for lWB, D &id F.

Replacement of faulty gauges in the 105-H pressure nonitor panel with factory repaired units is continuing at the approximate rate of 100 units per week. To date 1356 units have been returned to the factory and 650 received from them. -Shtdown herience - The following controlled shutdowns were made by rlP1r Di-zision operators following railure to isolate causes for pressure monitor alarms within the 20 seconds time allowance:

At 100-8 Area Jan. 2, 10:15 A.M. At 100-B Area Jan. 3, 7:29 A.M. At 100-B Aiea Jan. 6, 9:18 A.M. At 100-B Area Jan. 16, 4:42 P.M. At-100-D Area Jan. 19, 1:33 A.M. ._

I1951 12 59 Cause for these alarms was not firmly established but, after the above experience, the jumper connections in all areas were rechecked and Maintenance Procedure (Spec. 100-21) revised in an effort to elbinate false alarms.

'3n January ll at 4:30 P.X. the 100-H Area unit was scramned. Annunciator tab indicated that No, 2 Beckman was the cause. The Beckman was replaced and placed on test +,o defermine trouble. During an attempt to discharge tuke 1193 in 105-F on Jalluary ll the tub- ing wall was ruptured and water leeked into the unit when pressure was applied. Dew point readinEs of unit gas were taken as directed by rrPrr Division. Results obtained revealed the approximate location of the leak.

-.- Studies t

In the pressurz monitors of 1-00-B and 10C-F Areas, a high percentage of the 50 p.a.i. range units installed in tile .UO orifice zone are no longer cozsidered adequate. Conversion of these units to 100 p.s.i. rarge has been recommended by the Instrument Divfsion. This woulc! re- quire the purchase of approximately 350 new 100 p.s.i. units and conver- sion of approxbateb 450 units with parts available on the plant, ...

... ._- 200-2 Area ._-I Hood #s. Fluorothene material for tubes and floats for one panel of rotameters has been received and an order placed for monelbodies. It is hoped that this will provide a measuring instrument panel that is resistant to HF gas corrosion. New time pattern cams are being cut for the furnace controllers to jnsure exact reproducibilltg on all units. Hood #U. A leak developed in a thermocouple well. As helium is used as a purge gas in this process it was impossible to use the G. E. mass spectrometer leak detector to locate the leak without a time-consuming purge of the system. The possibility of using an inert gas purge in the process is being lnvestigated so that future leaks nay be xore rap- idly detected with existing eq~pment,

At time of start-up of Hood 2.4 the pressure range of the Miller gauges was changed from the original design. This change caused a discrepancy between the gauge and its recorder that could not be corrected at the the. As a result the automatic control of the furnace from the recorder was not used and manual control has been employed. A modification of the Miller gauge amplifier power supply has now corrected the calibration discrepancy and the circuit of the control system has been put in service as originally designed.

1195113 DE C LASS E F I ED DECLASSIFPED

Hood #I?. Thernocouples have been difficult to maintain due to handling a beaded thermocouple in an awkward position. An assably was fabri- ' cated with an asbestos insulated thermocouple permanently mounted in a remonble stainless steel well. It appears that thermocouple lire will be considerablg increased. Hoods 25 & 26. Assistance has been given the Technical Division in temperature studies in Food 226. Sevcral special themoccuple ass*dlies were fabricated. Resalt s obtained appear favorable to bnprovir,g opera- tim of these hoods. The M.S.A. panel for CO detectior has gi--en trouble dLe to intermittent failure of solmoid valves. Maiitenance of this equipment is extremely difficult due to its being located sc close to the wall. Considerati~nis being given to moving the panel out a short dis- tance. 4 Health Instrume3t 3

Fou-fold and pop27 maintenance has improved significantly. Spare plug-in units and probes have been received which allmrs for better maintenance.

Ventilation System '." A kempsrsry ccntrol was hstalled oAithe su2ply phnum pressure relief damper in an attempt to provide smoother contra1 of supply air pressure. A great improvement was noted in cw-trol when exhausting quantities of ., . air equivalent to those encountered with normal weather conditions. The maximum capacity was not enmgh to handle high wind conditims, however. Subsequent teats indicated that excessive press=-e loss was occurring across tne rain louvers. With these removed, the duct will handle nearly the full capacity of one supply fan. A meeting is scheduled with the Design Divisim to determine the final installation requirements based on results of these tests.

The atmospheric pressure reference tip constructed to Design Division specifications has been completed. Installation has been delayed the past two weeks due to adverse weather conditions.

-zuEE?L Manufacturinn Sections

Work load of the Electronic Shop continues to be light, with practically no backlog. Incoming work for the Machine Shop was less than that re- ported for December.

11951 I4 c-333 - H .I berational Division Survep Instruments Fabrication work on this project was suspended throughout the month, awaiting results of field tests being conducted by the H.I. Division.

Victoreen 5803 tubes are being studiec' to determine opthL3l operating conditicns for Juno circuit application. Raytheon CK571AX tubes will be used in the C.P. Survey Heters. By utilizing the products ef two vendors in the Hanford Works application of electrometer tubes to port- able irstruments, we hope to avoid repetition of the inconveniences en- countered whm a vmdor discontinues a tube.

Fiftesn Raytheon CX512AX Eledtrometer tubes and accessories are being mounted on &-prong sockets in an attempt to mamfacture a suitable substi- tute for unaxailable Beckman P-1 tubes. Preliminary shop tests appear f amrablea

DE'TELOR~E?IT SECTIB

-P-11 PFAe& J. Site installation of instnmentetion is proceeding according to schedule. Most of the equipment has bsen testgd and no unforeseen difficulties have \ -arisen to date. ..--

Elun Detectox I.

1- The normal radiation background level at the 300 Area Badge House has - been measured over a period of several days. Expected signal from a . concealed slug is only 60 percent above this background. Objectional interzerence is expected fmm the 2 MeV. X-ray, which cannot be tested at this time. Investigations to date indicate the necessity of rather heavy shielding to insure adequate protection against present hterfer- ence from the surrounding area. Tests are being continued.

Temperature Monits 1.B.M- Svstem

- The 100-H Area installation for rapid differential temperature mapping was successfully operated on January 25. Experience to date will be analyzed and evaluated before proceeding with the work in other areas.

Miscellaneous . Operation of the Alpha Energy Analyzer is still somewhat unstable. A report on methods to improve the instrument has been requested by the Technical Division. Information from Oak Ridge indicates that they have found methods of correctinQ1 similar difficulties.

11451 IS DECLASSIFIED 3- t;Z DECLASSIFIED

In an effort to standardize tube requirements for the plant, specifica- tions have been prepared by the Instrument Developent Section for operational and physical cLaracteristics of thin Snd kindow CM tubes. These hava received pretiqapproE1 of the Advisory Cornnittee on Radiation Cetection and Counting Instruments and have been sent to the field for comments. -STANDARDS SECTION The chramel-al~elthsi~ocouple used as a 300 Area seccndary s:an&rd was zalibrated against a Brcwn p23:inum rkodium thermocouple, In the range of 590 - 5969:it was found that the chxmel-alunel ccriple read 4.1’ C lowex, As this coqle and thosc mtcfling it have given excellent canning results, two such cqaplss have been ssnt to the Bureau of Stan- dards for calibration. This should establish the correct temperature range for desired cmir,g rssults.

-DESIGN AN3 CF)?

Em esthate of the electrical and irstment wkirg used in the 135-H, 224-T and 22l-T buildings was completed in the early part of the ankh \ . at the request of A. E. C.

lOO=€! Area

All “as built” drawing3 are 130% complete. Changes made by Operations will be covered by the Project Engineering Division.

A review of the instrumentation used and continuations required for the Recirculating Test to be made &I the 105-H rrAfa hole for the Argonne Laboratory is in progress. Recomendations have been made for the use In the safety circuit of a saturation type vapor pressure recording meter with high limit contacts to prevent boiling, A review of instnunents available for thfs purpose has been initiated. - 130-DR Area 100-DR instrumentation prints and requisitions are being reviewed as they are avaihble.

1001: Area

Instrmentation studies and tests are proceeding normally.

MJ-2 Project

k trip was made to Schenectae for a two-way exchznge of information on instrumentation in the RM and RG lines. A report covering the discussion is in preparation. . 11951lb 5’ MJ-3 Project

Instrument Panel Layouts on Section 5 are cDmplete and ready for approval. This includes three new parels for the caustic scrubber ar:d one panel fnr caustic addition. Flow indicators and recorders for cauStiL addition are not to be panel mounted. Instrurcent flow diagrams for Section 5 are ccmplete and reacly for approval.

Drawhgs sharing a ccqlete 1r.strument Panel Layout for the q-Jipent fornerly in cell "TA" were not mads by Du PoEt. For study purposes. such a layo*i%has been =de shm.5ng existing instmments, valves, etc., with functions w-3 ccmzctor r.urcbers. From this study a proposed Instrument Panel Layout for use on the 'W-3 process is new being made showing new pipir.g cimections 2nd instiment functions.

?a 1nstraer.t Panel Layaut draw2.g has beem made for the eqdpent formerly in cell 73. 5'1lu is to facilitate study hading to the *Be of as much of this inst,nmantation as Fossible on MJ-3.

DECLASSIFIED 1195117 DECLASSIFIED

1 MAIN'ENANCE DIVISION JANUARY, 1950

The Maintenance Divisic.3 brcklcg cf wcrk at the clcse cf the month was 6086 mandays, which represents a 1.5% increase cver the pP.st mcnth.

Specially develctped mngequipment was sst up in the trznsfer. area cf 105-F ard utilized tc; Femme 3/16?' of metal frcm the tcp plates cf a ccn- teminzted hcriecntal rcd, which previcusly had been taken cut, cf ser-rice because cf binding in the thhhle. This rewcrked rcd was then instelled i2 the lrA" pcsiticn cf the rlF1v pile. Prccess tube #I293 in the *lF pile was ruptured by a stuck slug twelve feet frcm the dischsrge end. In Grder i!~rmcve the lcose slugs between the stuck piece and the dischmge, A special vecuum cup rstriever was develcped. Be- ccuse cf the irregula=ities in the tube at the pcint cf sticking, it ms then necessary tc cut cff the tube, at that pcint, and insert z specially fabri- cated "U" secticn. The slug was then discharged thrcugh this lrlJll secticn rnd P new praess tube was installed,

A stuck slug ws fcund ir. prccess tuke #3184 in the "FW pile twenty-fcur E feet from the discharge e&, Since the tube was ncA ruptured, water et 375 p.s.i. was used to float out the loose slugs between the slug and the dis- charge. To prcvide additional clsarance in the process tube, special miU- ing equipment was used to remcve the internal ribs from the discharge end to the stuck slug. This slug was tnen pushed cut through the enlarged section - and a new process tube was installed. In order to prevent freezing of process water in the 100-B,D, and F Areas, Wlilding la basins during the recent extreme cold weather, it was neces-' sary to restore to operating condition fra layaway, the hot water recir- cdating pumps in the 190 Buildings. Hot water thus introduced in the 183 Building flumes, raised the temgerature in the system tc prevent icing. In 100-H Area, where no recirculating pumps are installed, the temperature of the water was raised by introducing steam into the 182 flumes. To do - this it was necessary to build a 350' 4'' steam line under emergency con- dition during sub-zero weath~r,

After several days cf extreme cold weather thi? temperature cf the river at 100-B Area was fcvnd to be 0.2'C. Water being taken into the 181 Building river pumps was showing signs cf icing and #4 and 5 pumps in 100-D Area failed to start because of this ice formation. Therefore, two unit heaters were insta'ed in the intake basin in each pump house and the openings to the cutside were covered. The temperature of the intake basin was thus hcreased sufficiently tc overcome surface icing. The stuck pumps were relieved by the use cf live steam spargsd into water of the ppintakes.

One kmckle jointed vertical safety rod w-s fabricated in the 100-F Area shcps for installation in the 1'D" pile.

I .- -- - ~

. . The stainless steel discharge chute liner to the "Er1 pile pul.kl-3;oosS ard allowed process metal tc becclme lcdged beneath it. The liner entirely from the concrete and all met& pieces were removed. diticned liner was then reanchored to the concrete floor and less steel anchcrs and an additional stainless steel retaf stalled along the upper edge to prevent recurrance.

In an attempt to overccme gallbg and sticking of the Fisher Turbtne ccntrol valves from line scale in 190-H Building a valve was machined with a .030n relief on the skirt. This is cn trial ani 1d.l be evaluated on the basis of cperating experience.

200 ARUS . The outboard bearing on 41 "T" Canycn exhaust fan was replaced due to failure which can be attributed to fracture of the rcller retaining ring. 4 Due tc failure of the glass liring it was necessary to replace the 4" tee in the vapor line to Hood #3O, 234-5 Building and a tee and to Hood #29 vapor line and fume linz. The glass lined filter head tank in Hood #6 also failed ard in order to lrake replacement, it was necesszry to construct a special cocoon Uried plywood shelter outside the hood to prevent the spTead of contaminaticn. Whila the hood was dismentled a special tantalum agitstor ws installed in the reactcr tank to reduce the cperating the cycle.

An Lmrestigaticn is being conducted to detede the cause of failure of inboard bearings #I and #4 exhaust fans te 234-5 Building located in 231-2. \ - - The 12'' raw water supply main to the "Tn Carrgcn ruptured during the first ,.- sub-zero cold spell. Replacement was made immediately and service was restored with a minimum of prcducticn dcwnthe. It is well to mention at this time that piping of this kind is used infrequently but should be re- tained in stores stock as an insurance item for future failures of this type.

Two unit space heaters were installed in the attic cf 3702 Building and one in the new wing attic of 3706 Building to prevent freezing of the sprinkler - system and laboratory service piping. Hexcne recovery equipment and piping is being installed in 321 Building to femove the solvent fmm the process equ2pent. This will permit revision -to convert fram MJ-1 developmental wcrk to MJ-4 work.

1195119 DECLASSIFIE~. GXE%(LL me Divisional backlo3 of scheduled work at tfie month end vas 9,858 mandays, an increase of 643 nandays during th3 nontil, zairrly due to irrcreases of backlog in the Telephone an2 in the Substation Zaintenence group.

%le total Divisional persorael st mnth end was 300, a net decrease of me.

The 2ouble shift established ir. 100-H Area iE.ediately after start-up has been reduced to a single shift, pemitting transfer of kro men to the 'Xinor Construction Division, Project "%qj.neerir-g Divisions, and rs-assigment of tvro Slectricians elserrhere LY the 100 keas. t A series of discussions have been held -;rith Technicnl, Design and Construction, and Project Englceeriq 3ivisions to establish power aild telephone roquirements for tho pro?osed Teckical Centar ac'.jaceat to the 300 f-.rea, and the addition of a Rolling Xi11 to the latter area. Soparsta pyojects for po1ve.r and for teleph-ne facilities are being developed. A duplicate 3750 KV&, kfxs KV/ZSOO volt bank vi11 be installed in the new 300 Area 115 XV substation, as -;re11 as new mritch positions and feeders. EEergency porrer goneration sufficient for the Techrrical Center as well as the requirementY of tire 300 Area, rihich hacJe exceeded substalltially the present energency son-ce, are under cons ideration.

A load analysis and econozLc stud-j of th3 Zichlad electric distribution system was I conpletsd pursuant to request from the Atomic Znergy Coxmission. This report will be transmitted to the At-mic Snergy Codssion within a fey days. -- Tne load chart for the peak day of the nmth, January 16, shows a peak of 84,600 E? for the entire systen vith a coincidental denand of 32,200 X7 for the combined 115 Kc -. end 66 KV systems. This is a further all-the peak denand in line with seasonal expectstions. "he 115 XV system peak demnd occurred during the blizzard of Jmuarj 13 as 35,640 l-3, but because of curtailed operations in one of the work areas on t5is dsy, IVZS not coincidental xith tho monthly 2eak. A?ZA ACTIVITGS Two electric21 troubles were experienced with vertical safeej rod circuits in 100-F. 3n start-up after scram on Januzry 12, th ~erticzlrods could not be rdsed due to a derective ?slay cotltact TihiCh had been found iFadequate on oriziml test. UaEzletic blorrout mewas substituted. h defective brsaker, since replaced, caused a scram (Jan-~aar?~23) bj opening the vertical safety rod clutch circuit.

Durin: the Jamary 13 blizzard, 107-D ssd Dl? feeaers whi-,ped together, tri?phg the area emergency feeder. Slsck has since been Dulled uu after emergency rapairs.

Project 3-718 (insxersion Heaters for Evacuation Zusses) is electrically ComFlete in all 100 Areas and 2iverland 5ut not in the 200 Areas.

In the 200 keas, all electi-ical work is normal and up to sckedule.

in the SCO Area, Zour of seven di?ping and canning furnace element failures -,-rere ciue to cracked crucijlcs permitting zolten netal to short out the hesting elements.

11951?0 DECLASSI F I ED DECLASSIFIED 2lect:icnl Divi s ion

Proiect C-322 (Ornose Trest;nent and Pole ReFlacement Prograrz) was closed out as of Decez5er 31, 1949, work sumiiry as follorrs: -To tal Village -A.-eas Treated 6,??7 1,513 5,214

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A fi-sl blackout 2rocedu-e ms agreed upon for tle 300 Area. Tzle entire load will be cut at the mi2 substation in event of extrme emergemy blackout and emergency circtlit lighthg -,rill be blacked out by instructed ama personnel.

Two coaductor failures occurred to the old 66 Di line from Hanford to 300 .kea due to blizzard conditions. This line is nov stand-'sy for the 3CO Area until the new 115 fl substation tie-in is com?lete. A third break occurred in the 66 XV system feeding Yhite Bluffs. !?one rssultsd in service interrugtion of constquence. Desgite sme minor trouble, no i3terruption of important sarvice occurred to either t'ne 220 SV or 115 LT syptems during the three day blizzard starting January 15,

Ins tallation of customer service and teleph-ne instrunonts in iiichland continues at a high rate, using helve temporary en?loyees in an effort to complete bj mid-April. stations placsd in service total 686 and 217 were removed. 'i"ne cunulative svel-age nm3er of zanhours per installstion is 4.74.

Tele2hone service to various businesses in the uptown comercial area is being trerslsrred from teqorqr cable to 2 cev 100 pair cable installation rsceived from Subc mtractor

.- 7-.. 3:z~~y- il ITS. 12::. DZ:::-:Z - xr LC.~F-~CTX - $ &C . --Jan. -Jan. -bec. -JU. ICL - - 2 3OTs-:S ZX A-2 (1CO-3) 7,370 7,260 12,300 12,004 80.5 81.5 A-4 Out (100-D) 7,830 7,900 12,900 13,400 81.5 79.2 A-5 OU~ (100-2) 9,648 9,576 l4j400 14,400 90.0 89.4 A-6 Out (100-2) 7,060 6,590 11,500 11,300 82.5 78.4 A-8 Out (200 Areas) 3,660 3,370 5,500 5,800 89.2 89.7 TOXU CITT 35,558 35,196 56,5000* 56,9001(1* 8404 83.1 ::mLz ET 35,146 35,786 52,SCO* 55,200* 92.0 87.1 lironsn. Loss 588 590 . Percent Loss 1.6 1.6 115 :?Is3m.i t -3144 Gut (3.Xlchland) 1,339 1,584 2,362 . 2,765 76.2 77.0 B344 Cut (300 Area) 402 42 5 022 816 65.7 70.0 B345 Out 11 432 514 1,240 1,400 46.8 49.4 33141 Out (2ichlmd) 6,596 8,864 14,220*+ 18,350** 62.3 64.9 3ai-s2 out 6,080 7,928 13,320** 17,100** 61.3 62,3 TCTPL OUT 14 ,849 19,315 31,964** 40,441$* 62.4 64.2 Eienton EL 2 50 80 25,600* 13.1 S. Eicilad k 13,680 17,7$6 28,620 64.2 TOTAL I37 13,950 17,816 54,220** 34.5 Traqsn. Loss -819 . -1,499 ¶ 1 A \ Pe rcent Lo s s -6.6 -8.4 .-<- s. .~ --66 IT S'ZSTZ: ez.1 B7-SlOTt (X.Bl*df'~) 234 300 6 53 52.7 Word Out 326 378 500 600 87.6 84. 7 TOT& OUT 560 678 1,153** 1,265** 65.3 72.0 Hanford In 578 '670 4,500* 1,500* 17.3 60.0 Transm. Loss 18 -8 Percent Loss 3.1 -1.2 ??OJXT TCTAL 230 KV Out 35,558 35,196 56,600** 56,900** 84.4 83.1 115 !(v Out l+,849 193315 31,964** 4@,%1** 62.4 64.2 . 66 IN Out 560 678 1,153** 1,?65$'* 65.3 72.0 TOTAL OUT 50,967 55,189 69,717** 98,606** 76.4 75.2 2d.K-J Ln 36,146 35,7G6 52 ,&OO* 55,2008 92.0 87.1 115 137 In 13,930 17,016 54,220:2* 34.5 66 XV In 578 670 4,500* 1,500e 17.3 60.0 nn101AL E? 50,654 54,272 78,500* 84,500** 86.6 I'ranstr. Loss -313 -917 Percent Los s -.6 -I. 7

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.. . Sewre cold weather and snow, beginning with the blizzard on Jar=mry 13 and continuing throughout the month, harapered aost aativities of the Divisioa and created much additional work. Projecf roads -re kept opca by road maintenaxme crews and bus service was provided on a near normal so!iedule with a greatly increased ?'issager velum. Equipment main%nanoe p?sonnel aqended oonsidera5le tine in the star+ing of EO equipnent and installing tire ohains. One hundred trmnty=five sets were installed on eurgenoy vehialea exhausting the supply OL hande l!wenty-five sets of used ohains were pra- cured frozlExoess at the Pasao B2se Depot and an additional 45 sets were prooured h.cm outside sources odan emergency purohase.

Transpoftatim Divisian persausel aad equi,mmt, including an aqhibioOt;3 vehiole, vmre supplred to re1733r assistance in the evacuatim of me family about three miles a5ova Twin Eridges; removal of feed, livestock md persanal automctive equipment in the vicinity of Van Giesen SJ;rest Bridge where they were endangered by the baobrater from the i?e jamroed Yakha River, Transportatim Division forcov lopt Yald.m River ice wnditions under sur- veillance &&oughout che month rrith speoial attentian being @Fen to the ' highway and the Northern PaoifiMh$on bagifio &mnectian ra:lroad bridge, now under oanstruotion on Projoot'C-185, wherr'goq first ermed on January 3 recesaitatbg blasting operabions on Janurrrgt $*-: Sow+ tSearigeratures through- out the reminder of *e month kept tho ice in check and relieved the bridge of imdiate danger.

Transporktion Divisia personnel f or0013 wre decreased by seven nan-bxempt employeos during the manth from 603 to 596 by 1 rezll, 1 CPansfer b, 1 return to w&k - illness, 7 transfers out, 1 volmtary quit, 2 removals frcm roll-illness, and 1 removal from roll - loavo of absence f'cr one year under the HALZIIC-03 CanCraot to ccmduot Council businasso PdII320AD ACTIVITIES

Comrnorcidl inbound tannage demoaaod qproximtoly 44% over DeoonLer as tho rosult of dooroasod Rojeot aotivity requiring riatorials and roduood coal - roceipts resulting from strikes and inclemnt wathor along oonnocthg rail linos. Process sorviao eontinuod at IS normal lovol with a11 mowmonts boing CoqlOtod OS Sohodulodo

Tho Rivorland Roundho~soboilcr vas tostod md plaood in oporatian Januarf 18 to prcvide hoat fclr Diesel locmotivos stcr-c'd oTornight in tho Roundhousoc This boilor will bo kopt in coctinuous oporatlcn for approximately 12 m0kS0

1204on Diosol olootrio iocomoevo #39-3732 vms roturnod to sorvico on Ja~y13 &or boing out of opcration for major cngino ropairs skoc Nmcmbore Thoso ropairs vmro necosswy bsosuso of faulty worlrmnnsFSp at tho factaryo

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January 3.

The llilm3ukce Railroad dclivorcd four cars of coal which mre burning rrhon rocoircd at Rivarlrnd Yard. Tho firo whioh mss promptly oxtinguishod ms cautod by procipitation while tho matorial was in transit. Thox nns no dmgo to 'ho cars and lcss of matorial ma nogligiblo.

-&jar rcpairs to flat car 10-A-3614 QTO apprOxim3kly 4C$ complete,

Railroad Track Wntonmco oontinuod on a nenr normal bzsis plus tho ro- rcovrxl Or snow xk-om srrilxhos and crossings throughcut all fivo sootions. AUTOiICYPIVE ACTIVITIZS J koa ;;ad Villago Bus Systons trmsportod a tokl cf 207,907 passcngors ia Jmnnry rrhil;! is M inorcaso of 30,487 ovor 3ownbor. This hcrmso in passongor trru'fio rrm tho lnrgol-y to sovoro rroakhr oonditioxss

Tho Villago Bus Systom porformcd a publio sorvioo of sonsidorablo mpitudo by transporting rspproxicntaly 700 eohocl chlldron on sovornl of tbo coldor mornings ro2ziring-a total of 170 boostor runs for thc poriod January 13 through JCLTUJLL~310

With tho failuro af tho Qdm,R or pantoan hridga on Janmry 3, arrrmgo- mnts woro modo with tho p0*Si €eof Enginoors for forry sorvioo at UmatiIla for all mM3$os &Ubg off &iaL busimss trips to l'klla Valla nnd Pcndloton. This forry sanioo, homvor, was intorruptdd with thQ sinking of tho forry tug on tho Orogon Sharo on Jmtlar$ 28. Gn Jmlmry 30 a amnllcr Soat vas substituhd and somice vas rostllCDdo - PaiQting of four Villago pnssongor busos has boon ocmplotod by an ouftsido oontrnotor. Tho romaining olclvon busos to bo paintod aro to bo oomplotod at tho rat0 of ono por wok.

Engino hoat thormoatats vroro rcsot to a highor tompcraturo on 55 uf tho GIE oqaohos in an offort to inoroaso tho hoator output.

Ccanp1Gtod installatian of immersion typo ongino hoators in 41 ArOL 0mOW - ation busoa. Wooossary niring for inetillirg tho oonnocting arrmgcmat in ocoh of tho koas is virtually ccqloto.

Tho Plming md Mothcds Sockion initiatod aoti6n to rqlaco f.ifty-fim $-ton Intcrnationrsl pick-up trurJks rrith ston Ford pick-up trucks from Storos Exccss Divisior? rrhich had boon doclnrcd surplos by tho Dosign and Construoti in Divis ions. Tho Fard pick-ups ara nomr, t!~o riding qWli+iOS aro bottor, cnd mintonanoo cost is oxpootod to bo lcss.

Compb tod mjor overhaul-of 6,000 pomd fork lift 6340780 H;I-15843 - WL Tramp crtntion D ivisi cn

UBCR ACTIVITES

Cmshod nnd stockpilo3 510 oubic yards of 5/8" cmshcd rock ad312 oubio yuds of $' orushod rock. Crushcr ms ahut dam fcr fivo daF bca3uSQ cf mathor conditions and %on mmod to tho Richlmd Pit. Expondod 1,761 1xn.nk.0~3 in mintcining koa roads which hcludad smding oporakions and ranovul cf snm. Dolivcrcd 865 tons of cod,to th 101 Building.

Routino koa naintcmoo plus sanding opcrations and snm rcmmal -;as pr- formod in 311 opcmting arocs with'labor And traPsporktioL facilitios boing furnishod for-Prcjoots C-138, C1l.92, C-331, C-346, 11-72.1 aEd Eel1 Drilling Opcrati ons

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January 1950

sTJMMmY 2/10/50

Pi le Technolo= Divis ion The power level of the F Pile was raised to 305 MU and that of the E Pile was raised to 330 MW without incident. Sample tubea containing Group V matlerial were discharged satisfactorily at 500 MD/ton. However, one Group V elug in addltion to one Group IV slug was discharged with considerable difficulty during routine discharge at 400 MD/ton. Efforts to remove the Group IV slug caused rupture of the tube and hdSag0 of water into the F Pile, but the temporary lose of 20 inhoure of reactivity had been recovered by the end of the month.

Studies on the feasibility of large acab tritium production continued through the month. A feasibility report will be issued in February.

The IEM installation for tube-by-tube product accounting wag completed at the E Pile. \

~ Erection of the sigma pile for uae in the exponential pile exper-nte was' completed.

Inspection revealed that one proceee tube made from 2s aluminun with no cladding material had deep pita whlch had penetrated more than half way throu@ the tube wall. The normal 72s aluminum cladding le eeaential for proper corrosion protection. .(iw puwr wun yy.~aouLnu remvu uxxiciency. . 'ical Semlcee Mvieion

~4..- .T--..~.- I 1 a% +ha MR+R~111rrrp R Cnnt.rn1 lMvi nlfin VRA recrrrmnl zed FMI Gborstory inveatigatione at Hanford and Battelle relative to design of the 300 Area rolling mill were eaaentially completed duriag the month.

Initial teste on eubstitution cf a lead bath for the tin bath in the canning procese were very promieing. Wlth favorable developnt thia procedure would permit indefinite uae of the Al-Si cam- bath.

Laboratory atudlea indicate that uranium dugs quenched from the beta phase ahould have a grain structure hdependent of the temperature reached in the bet& phase-.

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Recent dlfflcultiee with erratic aecond-cycle by-product loaeee and Incomplete tank heel removal6 in tho Canvan BuildIrma at both plants are etill being-- 1195139 1 DECLASSIFIED SE DECLASSIF~ED m-15843 O&c .. . Technical Divlslons - A radiochemical technique for the determination of the fiseion product ruthenium hcs bean developed a8 A replocement for the mor6 cumbersoms and time-coneuning distilletion method. Inveetigetion hcs shown that many etandard Redox nsthods my be applied with only minor nodificationa to TBP process samples although, in general, a decreaee in precision ie obtained.

Several statistical studiea were concluded on the measurements of slugs exposed up to 475 MWD which indicate that coapletely traneformed alpha-rolled uranium slugs possess good dlmensionel atability during increased pile exposure. The Audit and Inventory Unit begs worMng in the field on the inventory of clsssified documents in the office files of plant personnel. Initial operntions tested the proposed procedures and completed the Inventory of 80918 23 offfcee. A secondary result mea marked lncreaee of Claeeified Files work volume, due to the reduction of chsgifieddocwnt holdI~q3by phtpersonnel In prepara- tion for the inventory of their files.

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VISITORS---e- AND 3VSDBSS TRPS

Joh B. Saqson, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, errived January 16, 1950 for e. visit of e.pproxi-3etel.y four months to assist in studies of the feasibility mmded product \ of - P-10 ion. Villian Prlnak, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago, Tllinais, wes here Jzllllaqj 16 through January 20, 1950 to discuss the ixoposed irradiation propen.

E. Hmitz, Jr. and T. M. Swder, General Electric Co., Schenectedy, N. Y., v-here 4muaz-y 16 through January 20; 1950 to discuss P-11 problems end the P-10 pr0,g-m.

L. A. Cook end W. E. Johnson, Westinghouse Zlectric Co., Pittsburg, Pa., were here January 17 tmough January 19, 190 to discuss the proposed HW irradiation Trogram.

Seorge Heitmen, Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, was here Jkuars. 19, 1950 to discuss tb irradiation progren at ilanforc?.

G. A. Anderson, Argonne Yational Lcboratorj; Ckicago, Illinois, was here Jmuar~30 through Febn;ary 31 1350 to errwe for imtdlation of the test rig for Request AI%-140.

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119514l DECLASSIFIED

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Laslaess trips of Pile Tec39ology Division personnel dtlring Jzntrar; were as 20 llows : W. K. Woods visited bolls Atonic Tower Laboretory2 Schenectdy, I?.Y. Jmuary 9 through January 11, 1.330 tmd Argome ITtztioZlal Leborctory January E? ad 13, 19% to discuss the Xaterials Test- Progran.

P. H. Reinker visited Los Wanos Scientific Maoratory Jnnuq 16 through Jaruaq- lej 1950 to attead meeting of the Reector Safeguard Committee. He also visited North mric3.n Aviation Co., Downey, Colifoxzia Januazz 1s +&ow 20 for technical consultation on the graphite progrsn.

--Decen3er Ja?uary Pile Physics Section 37 Pile Ehgineeriq Section 30 Metallurgy Section -- P-10 ProJect 10 Administrative m3

.HetallUgy Section of Technical Services Division trwferred into the Pile Technology Division as of January 1, 1950.

A pfiysi'cist and two laboratory assistants were hired for the -sics Section. A c-%mist was hired into the Engheering Section. Transfers from Technical Services Division into the P-10 Froject included a laboratory assistast, a technical graduate, and a technologist. PEP5ICS

. -Conversion of a Pile to P-10 Production

A progranhas been initiated to develop the best nethod of coaverti2.g a gszford Pile to the pr- production of ?-lo. The plannix is 6eing done within tae limits set by the existing pile structure, coolbg facilities, and slug cmn- techniques. BrocdlJ tbe Qbjoctives are nexinuzl Eeutron economy and * .( investment of @35.

Following a series of conf'creaces vith physicists from SWL and as a result of calculstions by the Emford Physics Sestiorr it emeared tht the goals night be echieved by the izwestmezt in the Bile of k5C kilog?XIxtS of e35 in a U-A1 alloy. This material would be loaded in 1600 tubes in tbe DB pile.

1195142 File Technology Division

'IT2 renainhg tubes, with the exce3tion of 2 .P-lO-A blanket, would be ezqty. Tlls entire evailable cooling water flcw would be used in the 1600 tubes aad blmket. This figure is at ?resent =certain 5y - 55 to + 36. water flow cad nraxinm slug surface tenperatxre would conf'om to present plant practice. %*her develoqent directed towad allowirg, a flow of 25 g.p.m. per tu5e end Q mazinrun s1~surfece tenperature of 90" C would, if successful, reduce the pile m.ss to 260 kilograms of M35. In either of these cases, holdup in ths recovery of U235 from discharged slugs would be large, and the totcl rxsses invested would be about 600 kilos for ?resent practice and 600 kilos if the ?resent limits can 30 relaxed. ..---Critical Mass of PLutoniuu Solutioxis Ell major field work has been cornTleted on the general site iastallations ad the test unit with the exception of the cocoon coating of scrfaces for contamination control and the testing of electrical circuits. Some minor difficulties have been encountered in the aligning of test unit conponents, however, it is expectee thzt all modifications can be completed by March 1, 1950. Details of operatin& procedures have been worked out with representatives of SF Accountability, Health bstruments, and Security and Patrol. Recommendations were made to the Redox Development Grou? on the design of process vessels which will allow the processing of batches coxtalning twice the presently allowed amount of plutonium. It is doubtful thzt such vessels are practicel. Fxponential Experiments- The log-up of a combiaed standard and sigma pile has been completed. This pile will seme for counter and foil stmdardization and also a check point for technique. The pile has been constructed of purified graphite bars whose quality wes determined in the test pile. A diffusion length obtained in this yile should be in agreement with the test pile measurements. Ten radim Sel-;rlium neutron sources; each of 1/4 curie strength, have arrived ad are 3eing matched. Facilities for the experbeats have been installed in the 10lBuilding and standardization of foil comters is in pro&ress. -It is expected that these facilities will 'oe useful for experbents in connection with the P-10 prochction program. Actuel lettice design eqeriments may be deferred until the 3ile conversion has beer- ccrried out.

A critical summery has been prqared of all previous work on expor,eatlal piles. Xenon-- Work is now being renewed on the production of Xe135 in quantities sufficient for cross-szction neasureneats. B June, 194&, e special shg contaiaing . Uraniun and thorium hydroxides was irradiated in the Test Pile (P. T. 305-11-?, Supplement A)' and the Xe135 separated and collected. The yield was about 75% of the mount czlmlated to hade been Traduced. 3 II95143 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED

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t’ -iew GZS seprztor mxl collection system will be assenbled, d further tests ?!?Le 13 tile Test ?ile with the o5jective of eccuzrula%ing zore date on yicl

\ me galvanometer system for the Test Pile was checked and put in satisfactory operating condition. The control rod selsyn was found to be in error by

I 0.06 inches (0.06 ixhours at the normal operating position). The sels-p- tms set to red correct1;r. Since the tests are based on a method of differences the values obtained for metal and graphite testing will not be in error.

Six sDeclzlwork requests were completed during Jasuw~.

--Special 3eqcestsc Seventy-six P-lo slugs and twelve other special request pieces were dischmged . from the Biles during the math, while one.hmdred seventy-”he P-10 slugs EZ~twenty-four other specid. request pieces were being cfiaraed. There ne -tkirteex zdZitional special request pieces on hand ewziting irrdiation. -Pile Fhysics Work

Two more process tube ion clnan3ers under test et the 3 ?ile have been found to be unserviceable. It is not bo~mwketLer the cause was irradiation or soxe other factor. Beplacement chmbers not be miznufactured -til this is deterzined.

A coeffichnt test was performed at the i3 Pile with 86 C92. The results are fairly consistent with e-ected trends. A sidlar test WES perforned at the 9 Pile from en equilibrim power level of 320 MW. me results of this test will 5e reported when of the data is coixplete. \ walysis 4 1195144 &CLASS I F I ED

Pile Technology Division

TIL Tower level et the I? Pile was raised from 275 NJ to 305 H!J, with no unusual r-%ctivity effects noted. At the E Pile the level was increzsed from 275 MW ta 330 M!J; with no unexpected efiects observed.

%ater entered the grayhite at F Pile through a mptured tube, result- ir. a went;- iahour rezctivity loss and a mild telspernture depression in the lower fxr corner of the pile. The power level was not linited at any time bg the effect, cnd operation has sirrce returned to normal.

? Division shift aersonnel ere be- traked in the operation of the newly installed EM accounting equipment at the Ii ?ilc. Eoutine tenperatwe * traverses on this jnstdJe,tion are expected by nid-February. -3eactivity I At moatk en6 the reactivity status of the four operating Tiles was as follows:

B--- Tile D Tile F-__I Pile H-- Pile In rods 53 ill 95 ih 51 ih 1x8 Fh I=l xenon poison 460 4?2 542 590 L? Sgecial ReqWsts P-10 426 342 336 120 Meterials Testing Frogran 5 20 17 0 Otaer 5 49 8 0 In Lead-cad=lium colunns 0 0 0 107 In bismuth 323 109 115 0 Ih plant assistance 0 29 0 5 ELduzznajr columns 9 4 43 0 In over-all coefficient --224 --235 --260 --99 Total colC, clean reactivity 867 905 852 841 "'e 3 File gained 20 inhours, the D Tile 5 bbours, and the E Pile 34 inhours during the month. Ten inhours of the H Pile gain was due to the removal of cooling water from the B test hole. CLanges at F Pile as conpared to last month were due to B re-evaluation of the strengths of flattening co>ms.

-S1'q Tapection

Two tubea of Group V netal exposed mder P. T. l?o. 105-278-P have been eischcrged at 500 MD/T without difficulty.

A Group V slug cmed on lo-23-@ caused a slxc!r tu3e in the F ?ile. ' This - slug will be ezmbed to dotemine the degrze of trznsfornetion.

I135145 Pile Technology Division

’, warped Group IV slug cued on 7-7-48 stuck durizl& dischargo of Tu’se 1293F. Approxinetely three dzys were required to discharge Lte tube. All remain- Group IV metal is to be discharged by the end of Februuy. Pile Control-- The prelinim; mock-up of the altemtive third sefety device using a V.S.R. loadea with neutrcn e5sorb’-ng balls h&s been conpleted end tests Lave been run. Pn interim report is being issued on these tests. The results show thet the rate of poisoning 3y the flow of balls from the rod is limited by space linitatfons. Work on this tme of control rod has been stopped until another method fnvolrbg introduction of *the control balls through a fluted step plug czn be evaluated. It is hoped tfiet this alternative xethod will permit faster 3oisoning of the pile. The mock-up of the fluted step plug has ’been completed and tests will be initiated as soon as auxiliary equipment is aveflable. Analysis of the prelininai test results will determine the method which will be developed further.

2s Aluminm Process Tabe Corrosion

All of the 2s uncladded process tubes now in service have been exauimd. Several of these tubes were found to have very extensive corrosion prcduct deposition, Tube 1159B was removed for examinetion and was found to be very severely pitted Kith deep pits which heC penetrated more than half way through the tube wall. It has been recormended that only 72s clad tubes be used in the future.

Slug Eqmsure at Elevated Temperatures

Developent work in the flow laboratoq has demonstrated the feasibilitjj of us- a variable flow pigtail on the F Pile in conjunction Kith P. T. No. 105-103-P. A variable water flow is aecessary to penait pile start-u- without excessive cutbacks and to limit the flow sufficiently to increase &he outlet water temperature to the desired value.

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Pile motfon messurements indicate thet tile slight contraction of the B Pile is continuing. The total contraction at the centerliae since August, 1943 amounts to about 5 $ of the Trevious eqassion. IT0 change in treds at the D or F Piles was observes. teasurenents at the Ii Pile showed a vertical expansion of the graphite of 0.16 to 0.22 inches on Jan- 5 and 0.12 to 0.20 inches on Jmuary 26.

The Far Side restrain- clan-& which were installed on the D and F Piles at the end of December are stressed to z3out l/3 cq?acity when the piles are hot but are loose when the piles are cold. -- 5 DECLASSIFIED It 9SI’:b DECLASSIFIED

Pile Technology Dids i on Fae fabrication of a cutter to rezove a 1 x 13 4.8 inch filler block smple from a pile was completed. It is planned to use this cutter to remove a sqle from the A Hole of the D Pile duri,-Lg February.

Increase of carbon dioxide in the B Pile atnosphere from 86 to lo@ ~ras started on Jnr,unry 30. Pover Level- The Tower level of tke H Pile VCLS increased fron 275 X-1 to 330 bW i?l zccordanco with ?. T. No. 105-302.-Pin the following steps:

275 - 290 C Jcnuary 10 290 - 305 J~U- 17 305 - 320 January 24 320 - 330 Jmuary 31 The maXimUm grc?hite filler block -and Woe block temperatures at 330 En! were 216" C and 161' C respectively. The mrurixum outlet water temperature in the .235 zone was 45.11." C with a 1.6" C inlet. The gas analysis et t'ae end of the month was 94.3$ Cog and COO The power level of the F Pile was increased from 275 to 290 MV on Jenuaqy 3 and from 290 to 305 MW on Janueqj 28. Grayhite Monitoring

Frelimhary observations of the X-rar diffraction line shapes of the (00.2) reflection of samples subjected'to nuclear annealing in espty process tubes in the piles at about 275" C indicate that "nuclear arureal-ing" is effective in ennealing the type of damage stored In the very high activation enera regiorzs (that -&led them- only at tesaperatures'above 1000° C) . This is important as it indicates that the mount of anned.ing possible by nuclear methods probably is limited only by.the rate of Aurther drmage at the temperature of the exposure. I?ie selectivity of the nuclear maling process with respect to thennal conductivfty will be investigated in cooperation with the NAA (North American Aviation) group on the curreat experiments in progress 5.a an gncooled test hole at 8 nominal 335" C.

X-ray exanination of virgin graphite saqles ezposed for about EO0 MD/CT at temperatures of 250 to 275" C showod an expansion of about 0.2 percent in the b-spacing. This enount is only slightly more then the exper3hental error of the measurement, but on tile basis of these data, tha cxpmsion rate at 275" C is less than 5 percent of the rate at 25" C.

A comprehensive progrim on CSF graphite has given results to date on ten sets of samples covering zm exposure rango to 651 I4D/CT in cooled B test holes. Eo new significrnt differences have been observed between Csi;" an6 XC graphite. This progran is providiw supplemntrj backgromd data under more carefully

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cor?trolled conditions e---d will provide e sqply of irradiated sm@es for future amealing studies.

Molded grqhitized laq31cck: showed rates of espwssion on capulc eqoslrrc cornarable to that for transverse CSE grzphite. This elhinates the possi- bility that substmtiaUy unoriented carbon structures would led to a si&.ficmt decrease in pkjsical eqansion rzte.

The gradiect of dclncge along a core smple drillei? fron a process tuh Slot:: wcs determined by the XA group br neosurerncnts of themal conductivity oa thqh slebs of the core. me gradient from these data appears to 3c lower t'ncn that obtained fron X-ray neasurements on the sme sample, m& nay insicate a difference i;l the rates of clanage an6 mneel from the varla3le teqerature history of tLe core. The absolute values were signiflcaatly lower thul aay obtained previously from test smples and ill require verificztion before my significant conclusions are drawn.

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Snall samples of P-LO-A . alloy prepared from three grades of alur;lfnum, 2S, 99.855, and 99.99$, were irradiated in the test hole for two weeks to deternine the reduction in activity that might be obtained with the purer grzdes of aldnm. The results show t'hat tbe activity of the alloy prepaed from 39.855 almintn is only ebout 30 percent lower than tke alloy >repred fron 2s aluninum; howevcr, the activity of alloy Prepared frcm 9.9% SlUminUm . vas only about 10$ that for the alloy from 2s duninurn. These prelixlnary results indicate that "hot" slug handllllg would be sinpified if 99.98 aluniam were used in slug prepmatLon. Slug irradia:lons =e in arogress to check these results.

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_.?-1Q Production- la an Enriched Tile

Calculations were made to deternine the n;ax?lnun power output per process tube for differeat lengthg of tub loa2ed with various fl35-Al and P-10-A slugs. It was founcl thet the sl.surface teqeratures generally lbit the power output. UnCler tke follawing conditions:

1. A fleh neutron flux distribution fros end to end

2. Weter flow 20 g.p.m.

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4. Slx surface teroyereture equal to those to be encountered under present gile o7erational linits 5. The uranium beariag slugs have. about 2/3 of the total slug s&&ce, the power per tube ranged from ap-iroxhetely le5 KW for a 10 foot ective zone to 250 ZT for a 23.2 ft. active zone. If higher flow r&tes or slug surface temperatures were permitted the power per g:vezl lexqth would be aFpreciably greater. \ METAILU3GY

A total of 231 uranium billets cast under pressures ranging from 25 to 1700 microns have been collected as working material for €T 314-59-M, "Effect of Furnace Pressure on Billet Quality". These billets have been shipTed to Sixonds, at Lockport: I?.Y. for the February rolling, to be conducted under the observation of B representative from the Metallurgy Section. .

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Because of the difficulties attmding the expxiacntal use of ferrous nolds in ';he uranium melt plmt, end the comp~rativelysmall gains to be reelized froin their possible successful use on a Traduction scale, it ha been qreed to discontinue work on the developnent of such molds us- procuction equip- neat. Bproved techniques in the use af grzphite nolds have largely eliniwted the problems lending to these =tended efforts to develop a substitxte.

Continued experinental worl: with nelt ylcnt casting proccduxs indicctes that e 2 to 3% improvenent in urmiun ~i~etyield resuts from increesixg tllc hezting tine of the nelt ten mhutes beyond the noma1 two-hour period. %ent;r-eighCI nore test sanDles ham been collected from the cmcible Srun-out air filter rnoclzup for use by t3e Analytical Section in dcvelo-i>ingan accurate means of measuring the Low-rqo uraJiun conteEt of such sznple papers. Uraium-- Rolli. Cooling rate data at 300 md 600" C were deternbed on a section of production uranium rod. The dats were derived from cooling curves obtained with a thermocouple imbedded in the center of the rod. Rcns were clade with the craium on brich nnd on ch-el iron in still md In moving air. The rate for the rvye 350 to 300" C varied from 16 to 29.5 degrees Centigrade per \ minute and for the rznge 650 to SOC" C from 25.6 to 56.6 degrees Centigrede ger minute.

Hardness measurements were nade on the aattelle rod rolled various mounts at 300 e.& 600' C. I?le hmdness of the uranium rolled at 600" C increased but little over that of cast metal while the hardness of the uranium rolled et 300" C increased 70 to 100 points Brinell with a 30 per cent reduction. Thus anneeling 6r recrystallization occurred at 600" C while tae metzl wes cold wor!red at 300' C.

3atteU.e has cmpleted most of the experimental wor!: requested by Hmford in conzection with the 300 Area rolling mill design. Harzford should receive the find reports on this work by the middle of February.

,A report (Document 110. HV-15750) was prepared sunnesizing data, pertiner?t 'io rolling mill design, which has been obtais?ed to date. Uranium.- Slug Canning

As part of an experiment to test the feasibility of substitrlting a lead bath for the usual tin Sath in the caming yrocess, ten slxs were processed through this alternate process. Thesj slugs were czmed tr'ith no mechanical difficulties , adsu3sequcnt checks showed excellent trettirg cnd nomal bond streqth. Mctcllo~aphicstudies of the 3onding lcpr are in progress.

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A Izcw set of visual staxxlzrds was prcpzred for use in Laqecting process alminun cans. A study hrd shown that prior to tko irstellction of these stanrhzds, aEroxlnatePJ E$ of tho cas rejected at inspection were of sctisfactory quality.

Dstc obtained to date in the pursuit of PT 313-lll-M, "Substitution of Calcitun ITitrzte for Calciun Chloride ia the Chip Recovery Process, indiccte t:ict mdcr suite3lc conditions, calciun nitrate is as effective in precioitating urw-im pcticles from the chi:, wzsh solutions BS is celciun chloride, wit3 th.43 added edvan-kgc that it does not contaminzte thc sludge with Liilidc-ions. 'Work is continuing to deternine optjsun operetiag conditions.

A number of slugs canned by the quad-dig p-ocess using conditions np?rosinr;ti,q the borderline of transfomticn 2s determined in a previous test were exznhcd for completeness of transfornation. lJith bronze tines of 50 to 30 seconds and correspondizg bronze terqcratures of 710 to 700' C, all slu&s were found to be com3letely transfomed; however, since the. amount of agitation during the time in the bronze was greater thm iz the previous tests, the results aye not comparable with the 7revious data. Tests are continutag with the agitation conditions currently used in production being held constant.

Various small pieces of uranium up to asd including pieces of slug dianeter were quenchod from tempcrctures in the beta and gama phases to study the resulting grain structurb. There was 20 difference in grch size in similar sized sarx?les regardless of quencLin& tempraturo in the beta rwe, but the pieces of slug dianeter had larger grains than the smaller smples. C01unne.r grains exteading in from the surface wera observed in a slug dizneter piece quenched from the gama phase. These tests were perfomed to check structures observed in the induction heat treating work. -----.Uraniun Alloys Because of the need for hmediate data on low teqerature rolling studies, little progress was mcdc'at either Battelle or Hauford on the alloying yogram.

-In a continuation of tests on gamm extruded uranium, anroxi.etcly rzndom coefficients were obtabed on both trmverse and longitudinal senples, thus confirming -her that this mztcrialhas a rrrndon orientction. Previous tests mrc made solely on longitudinal sanplcs.

The uranium alloy samples conthua to show, in general: a slight deuee of orientation in the "as rolled" condition md a resldon alpha coefficient after being heated into the beta phase, but there are excc2tions to this behavior.

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Pile Tocb-olog Division X-ray---- Diffraction-- Studies In a continuation of work on the varietion of orientation around the 7eripheqr of proeuction rods, a slug was t&en from each of fire rods 02 the sex lot to be tested for orie3tation. Of three sl-s exambed thus far olQr two wrc found to vary significantly in orieatetioa around the periphery, u=d in these, the veriation was much leS3 pronounced than in the slw exmined prcvlo*asl;r. Orientation work on the rods produced at Battelle is contiauix. First results geve such large variations ia orientation in the same roZ thct tile tvo staples fronlonch rod &e now being ta!:en from the center portlon insteed of being tahn from the load end and from the cen';er.

Considerrtion is being given to a new nethod of celcclntiq orientations in uraium fron X-ray data. The nethod involves tho we of an ixter=lal stendard in glace of one of the urmim lines as the intensity referonce on which the orientation calculations are base&. '

Radio -Mc t allurr

Tke laboratorjr work conmctcd with the relative shielding of gemma rays by leaded glass with densities of 6.0 to 6.5 g/cc has been completad azd 8 report of this attenuation com?ared with steel has been prepared. Previous indications of a very favorcble attenuation relatiomhip bctwcen these glasses ad steel have been confirmed by this study.

The lest special request slug from test WL-101 was discharged on January 17 after 6 months' exposure in the D Pile. Prelimi-J radiation studies have been nzdo and they revecl tbt tho 6 months' exposure pieces of C.?. lead after the sane period of decay are 50$ lcss radioactive than those exposed for 3 nonths.

Shop constriction of the equipnent for cutting tensile specimens from cPnin~ . process tubing and thinbles has begun. All eqdpnent is on hand except the DznI.7 die set w'hich should arrive this month. Metallographic sqle prebaration thi-ouch 4/0 grit ;.=per bas Seen aided b;~ improving tho pcpcr holding mechanisn with two replaceable plates that hold the abrasiva pe.pcr, retair, tke resulting contmi,%tion, md pomit easy decontmination end re-use. A few saqles prepared by this nethod have been very satisfactory when coqarsd with those smplcs prcpored on tho oscillzthg t'ne of fin\: grinder.

A section of the V.S.R. thhble, 170. 20-3') that was adjeccnt to the trcrtical safety rod guide was e:rmincd and pilotogrcphed. The gen,?ral a?Teerar=cc of the corroded piece is quite different from tkat okscrved on thSn5les Zos. 23-3 mc! 336-0; in that m even coat of strictcd corrosion proeucts covers thc sl~fncc \ witkoct the presence of corrosion pits. Corrosion prodscts for thin3las

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Xo. 23-D and No. 20-F bvc been subnitted to the research group of the Blctcdlurgy Section for crystallographic and cheniczl anzeses of tho neterinls proscnt.

The prints ad the philosophy for the pro?osed intermdiate level cell were completely reviewed addiscussed with the area ropresentative of tb EcaltZl 1;rstnmnt Division. A list of t;ie necessary drawing changes wils subrzitted to the contzct engineer. Howeverr in order to obtain an estimate for the cost of siich a cell, the uncorrccted prints have bcon released for bidsing Fqoses only since most corrcctions will not materially affect the cost.

All the design coAsiderations for the slug cut-off 3ox thct will provide up to 2 incL wders from slugs 3e a3le to section a w&fer into netallographic sections have been can?lcted.

Dasign of the modification to the storage and nonitoring facilities in the 111-3 Building has been complctcd by the Project Engineering Division. P-10 Ali.

Trial. molds nedc from graphite pipe fbrnislied Sy the Xatioxl Carbo3 Company proved unsatisfactory due to attack of the graphite by the nelt. Molds -de fron excess gra2hite shapes obtained from Electromet, hoimver, produced excellent billets, and appear to be free from attack by &e nelt. Ths rods obtained from the December 16 extrusion hnvo been largely converted into slugs. These rods were of goo& quality, cad were less crooked tam those from previous extrusions. Production for January is as follows:

VO . Weight -1 Total billets cast 20 787 Acceptable billets cast 16 585 aillets extruded 0 0 Slqp machined 361 182 Slugs caned 345 174 Corrosion-

Except for one stressed specimen, all static corrosion tcsts at 72’ C f 2’ of mild steel Sk3 1010 13 ReCox waste ad recovery solutions have been conpleted. Tests were =de with mchh wclded (submerged arc) spocincns in 421.3 as welded cnd weltlei?-stressed conditions. Th 8s welded spacimens were exposed in partial bmersion tests and ‘ihe welded-stressed specimens in total inmersion tests. It was found that the spechells exposed to solutions the $Iof vhich was between 10 and 13 exhibited good rcsistmce to corrosio3 wkile tfioso specimens in solutions whoso pH was between 1 and 3 showed pittiw and/or rust formation m-6 scale-like deposits.

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Additioml A1-Si simples with a tin content between 2.G end 3.6 have bmn rcceived and will be tcstad as soon as test specimens and eqcipnent hzve been fzbricated.

Cor;.osion products from thinbles 23-D and 20-F arc being exmined by X-ray wit'a the idea tbt they may be identified by this method. However, the EsAamltTzbles, used to identify structures have not been received to date adthe tajles currently avaikbie are old and incoqleta.

D-smic corrosion tests on stellite in Redox HW-2 Flowsheet stream were requcstod 53 Design and Cocstruction znd preparations for this work kove Segun. I Xis cell.zneous

The creep rate or' a 2s aluminum spechen loaded to 60 psi at 450" C was practicaLly zero after 2000 hours under load, The total elongation of this specinen wes 0.32 per cent on Jmuary 6; 1950. the sme as report& for Deceaber 12 1949. Two more tests, making 8 totzl of SIX,required to o3tain design curves at 400 and 450' C have been comTleted.

Tie preperstion of zinc-lead alloy castings containing 0.5, 1.0 and 2 Ter cent le&d was completed. These alloys were requested by the Pile Engineering Section for tests related to the nozzle gelvanizing work.

Little or no progress was made on Building 3730 during the past month. The building remains apyoximately 80 pcr cent conplete.

A partition has Seen erccted in 3uilding 3732 to fonn a small room to So used as a repository for SF material keld on the Tlant Assistance inventory.

Thirty-nine accepta3le cqsule slugs and 38 receptacle SiwS were prepred agaiast future demands. Six Special Request slugs were inspected, processed. and shipped to the pile for loading.

All Pile Tcchmlogy Division prsonnol angGed in work that night reasondAg be expected to result in inventions or discoveries advise that, to the best of their knowledge and belief no inventions or discoveries were -de in the course of their work during tho 2eriod covered by this report. Such persons further advise that. for thc priod therein covcrcd 5y this report notebook rscords, if my. ke?t in the course of their work have been exmined for possible inventions or discoveries.

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14 February 10, 1950 , SEPAFxTISNS TECHNOLOGY DIVISION

Frank Bruce and Donald Overholt from the Oak Ridge National Laboratorg visited this site on January 5 and 6 for discussions on MJ-4, 231 and 234 problems.

C. D. Cam11 and W. I). Zgnor of the General Engr. & Consulting Lab. were here from Januarg 10 to 13 to discuss the long-range bearing test program for MJ-I.

-\ GI W. Watt, Consultant from the University of Texas, visited this site from Januarg 17 to 21 for consultation on divisional msearch and development problems.

W. M. Hirty visited the Los Alamos Scientific Lab. on January 5 and 6 and the Oak Ridge National Lab. from Januarg 9 to ll for MJ-3 consultations.

R. E. Burns attended a Waste Processing Conanittee Meeting in Washington, D.C. on January 9 and 10 snd visited the Argonne National Laboratory on January Il for waste processing discussion.

V. R. Cooper, R. B. Richards, and C. M. Slanslg were at the Oak Ridge National Lab. on January 16 and 17 for a meeting on waste metal recovery. Mr. Cooper and Mr. Slansky attended a Purex Process Meeting at ORNL on January 18. - R. B. Richards visited the Petroleum Refining Laboratory, Pa. State College, on January 19 and 20 for Redox and TBP consultations and the Brgonne National Laborrrtorg on January 21 for semi-works design consultation.

V. R. Cooper visited the Univ. of Michigan on January 19 and the Univ. of Chicago on Januzry 20 to interview prospective employees;

B. Weidenbaum visited the Industrial Hygiene Foundation on Januarg 20, the Army Chemical Center in Maryland on January 23, and the G.E. Research Lab. and the Gen. Engr. & Consl. Lab. on January 26 and 27 to discuss aerosol problems. He visited the du Pont Co., Wilmington, on January 24 and 25 to discuss sand filter operation.

1 DECLASSIFIED 1195155 Separations Technology Division - Personnel totals in the Separations Technology Division are as follows:

December Januan

Administration 2 2 Special Assignment 3 2 Process Section 24 24 Development Section 92 90 Research Section 35 35 156 153

Special Assignment: One Cherniml Engineer was transferred to the Technical Services Division.

Process Section: One Chemist wds added as a new employee and one Steno-Typist was granted a leave of absence due to illness.

Development Section: Cne Chemical Helper was added as a new employee. One Chemical Engineer terminated, and a Chemical Engineer and a Chemical Trainee were granted leaves of absence.

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Canyon Buildings

Second cycle by-product losses have been erratic at both B and T Plants. Although the-cause of the increased losses has not been determined, failure to . empty the precipitator tank between runs has been found to be a contributing factor at B Plant. Phosphoric acid addition at a controlled rate lowered the level of the losses but did not eliminate the erntic performmce.

An Acid Wash Run at B Flant accumulated 66$ of an average run through the Canyon Building; of this, 315 was cleaned out of the second cycle product precipitation section. Ths high product hold-up in tfiis section was traced to a defective spray in the precipitator tank. Ths spray was replaced. Additional data at B Plant indicate that the largest portion of the coating removal loss (approximately 86) originates during the 5$ nitric acid digestion. This digestion is aimed at removing the bonding materia1 sludge. - Samples at T Plant continue to be erratic and unreliable.

Difficulty in removing heels from tanks has been experienced at both B and T Phnts'recently. This has been Indicated through increased frequency of incompletely dissolved product solutions and occzslons when additicml solution has been removed from the tanks after the tank was thought to be empty. Xn extensive series of tests has been initiated at both B and T.Pbnts to develop the best procedure for consistently removing the heels from tanks.

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Concentrstian Buildinas

The final part of Production Test 224-T-13, ainied at shortening the metathesis time cycle, has been coapleted at T Plant. Runs were processed under this item at 86of standard metathesis volume, centrifuging without dilution, and with all of the metathesis wash effluent recycled to the routine rework. The avenge waste loss for the test series was slightly higher than that of standard runs. Mechanical difficulties in F Cell, including failure of the F-2 centrifuge shortly after test runs began, may have been partially responsible for the slightly increased losses. The production test conditions will be evaluated further at both E and T Plants.

Controlled rate of phosphoric acid addition for the bismuth phosphate by- product precipitation has been studied at both B and T Plants with confirmatory results. Tests at 10, 5,and 2 pounds per minute rates indicated losses decreasing with decreasing addition rates. The rate has been standardized at 5 pounds per minute, since the decrease in loss at the slower rate may not be significant. Decontamination was unaffected by the slower precipitation rates.

Isolation Buildings

The nitric acid concentration in the supernatant solutions and washings has been increased from approximately 0.8 N to 1.1 E, prior to the nitrite destr- uction of peroxide, in an attempt to aileviate the current sludging condition in the "kill" tank. It is eqected that the effect of this measure Kill -.. - require long-term evaluation.

The recovery of 234-5 Building Run X-9-07-6 was started again. One can of a batch of seven returned to the Isolation Build- contained 31% of an average . run. The oxalate in this material was destroyed with nitric acid without incident. Three cans from this same batch processed earlier recovered 8'$ of an average run.

Purification and Fabrication Buildinq

Plutonium oxide weights are currently used for process control purposes, material balances, and accountability in the Dry Chemistry operations in the 234 Building. If the oxalate weights could be used, two important advantages would be gained: (1) process control and accountability would not be lost - when non-standard oxidation cycles occur; and (2) attractive process changes . involving the elimination or changing of the oxidation step could be invest- igated. An ettempt to correlate oxalate weights (after the aZmcycle at 130°C) with oxide weights gGve a very yoor correlation. It is believed that some moisture was present in these oxalates. Oxalate weights KiU be taken after the 250% heating cycle and a similar correlation attempt will be made.

The heating cycle for Cast- was changed during December to include 0 three- hour "hold" while the chclrge is at g00"C. This "hold" period was added to allow tim for the distfution of iqurities. The sumtiom of c/q values for light element impurities fer six OgO units produced prior to cycle change was 0.53 s-?d for six'conparable units produced after the cycle charGe vas 0.325. Additional dah will be accmlated before a definite cclnzlusion is made, although the data to date indicate that greater purification is being effected. 3 r 1195151 1CS HW-15843 -& Separations Technology Division

.- Data obtainez from OgO units processed in Pressing have been recorded in a report dated January 12, 1950,- with File Number 15-833. Hood 26 has been used during the month of January for experimental Coating studies by the Plant Assistace Group. Several operating procedure changes have been established as desirable from results obtained during this experi- mental work and these are being recommended for plant adoption. An interh report will be written during FebNary covering the work done to date in Hood' 26.

Solvent Extraction Studies

During January, 32 solvent extraction studies for the TBP metal waste recovery process were completed in 3-incband 8-inch packed colurrms. New information from these studies is sumrnarieed below:

1. Further lvns using an 8.42-in. i.d. column packed with 18.4 ft. of 1-inch stainless steel Raschig rings, and operating as an RA simple extraction section, indicated the following:

a. At a nitrate ion concentration of approximately 6.5 in the aqueous phase, waste losses were 0.1 to 0.23% at 1 to 1.4 tons/day uranium production, compared with approximately 4s waste loss reported pre-' viously at a nitrate ion concentration of approximately 4.3 M. With H.T.U~S. of approiimtely 2.5 feet and H.E.T.S. v3lues of apf;xmxinratel.y

6 feet, no significant scale-up factor is indicated on comparing 3-in. ~ RA runs using 1/2-in. Baschig-ring packing with 8.42-in. column runs using 1-inch Rnschig-ring packing.

2. Studies using the above 8.42-in. i.d. column packed with 18.4 f't. of 1/2-inch stainless steel rings indicated the following: Rsschig ._ a. Xktraction performnce exhibited consibemble variability, with waste losses compared to 1-in. Raschig rings being both better (0.01s) and poorer (0.@) , using approximteu 5.5 nitnte ion concentntion in the extraction section aqueous phase. This variability may be related to changes in relative wetting of the 1/2-in. rings by the - aqueoae and organic phases. b. There is prtial evidence that the presence of 0.02 to 0.05 M ferrous sumate in the elrtmction section (aqueous phse) actmu-improves extnctios performance, perhaps by affecting relctive wetting and emlsifgiag tendencies of the phases and therefore influencing organic globule size.

C. The flooding capacity of 1/2-in. stainless steel Raschig rings was determined to be 2200 k 200 ~;~l./(br.)(sq.ft.),sum of both phses, in an 8.42-in. 1:d. RA extraction section operating with 0.02 ferrous sulfamate in the aqueous pbse. This corresponds to O. maximum capacity of 1.7 short tons per day urdum processing nte for this size column packed with 1/2-in. rings.

4 DECLASSIFIED 11951 DECLASSIFIED Hw-15843 -DdfL . Separatlons Technology Division F- 3. Studies using the above 8.42-in. column packed with 18.4 feet of 1/2-in. stainless steel Raschig rings as an RC Column have hdicated the following:

a. Antmalous extraction performance of 1/2-in. stainless steel Raschig rings was even mare strikingly evident in RC Column operation than for the Xi extraction co- studies mentioned above. In some stlldies waste losses were lower than for 1-in. Raschig rings (0.6 vs. 1.2% for 1-in. rings), but in other duplicate runs losses with the 1/2-in. rings were as high as 8$. This l5-fold change in waste loss at supposedly duplicate operating conditions strongly suggests marked changes in interfacial wetting characteristics, and my necessitate the use of packing larger than 1/2-in. in plant RC Columns.

b. A flooding capacity of 1400 f 200 gal./(hr.)(sq.ft.), sum of both phases, was checked by two duplicate runs alzd corresponds to an ultimate capacity of appmxfmately 0.64 short tons of uranium/day for an 8.42-in. i.d. RC Column packed with 1/2-in. Raschig rings.

4. Continued use of a 3-in. 1.d. glass column packed xith 21 febt of 1/2-in. stainless steel Raschig rings (as either an FA or an RC Column) for scouting the effects of flow sheet variables on extraction performance has resulted in the following new information:

a. Contrary to predictions nade previously from incomplete phase- equilibrium data, uranium losses in the RAW stream using 13-volume per cant TBP in the organic solvent were as low as when using 1% TBP. This is important because it permits operating the RA Column with a higher per cent saturation of the TBF with uranium (necessarg for good decontamination from fission products), and because with the the lower per cent TBP in RCF stream the operation of stripping . I^ uranium back into the water phase in the RC Column is significantly easier.

b. The use of 0.02 to 0.05 M ferrous sulfamate in the RA extraction section (aqueous phase) zppears def initely beneficial to uranium extraction -- uranium losses for coaditioas studied being approxirnabls 2- to 9-fold lower with fermus sulfamate prosent. The possibilitg of operating the RA Column with Q lower concentration of nitric acid salting-agent because of this beneficial effect of ferrous sulfamate is being investigated. - C. Flooding capacities of approximtely 2300 gal./(hr.) (sq.ft.), sum of both phases, with or without ferrous sulfamate present agree with flooding data reported above for 1/2-in. stainless steel Raschig rings in the 8.42-in. i.d. column. -

d. As mentioned above, decreasing the TBP concentration In the organic phase fmn 15 to 13-~01ume per cent significantly improved extnction performance in the RC Column. Comparing operation at a 1 to 1 pbse volume ratio, uranium losses to the RCW stream decreased approximately 5-fold. Conversely, when openting with 135 “EF, it was found that the RCX flow could bc reduced to approximtely 0.7 of the RCF flow without exceeding n waste loss of approximately 0.1s at 56 of flooding capacity for the packing. 5 1195159 c Sepamtions Technology Divisio

e. A flooding capacity of approximately 1500 gal./(hr.)(sq.ft.), sum of both phases, for 1/2-h. rings is in substantial agreement with RC Column flooding data reported- above for the 8.42-in. i.d. column. Bldg. 321 Construction and Maintenance

Work remaining as exceptions at the close-out of rroject C-331 on January 31 included (1) replacement of the second PRV in the new air conditioner steam controls, (2) installation of motor-operated louvres on the new roof vent fans, (3) instamtion of an ewded metal guard around the inert gas generator and installation of a water wall between generator combustion chamber and control panel, and (4) correction of the excessively high temp- eratures in the pipe gallery and west end of the operating gallerg. Instal- lation completion of the 8-in. and 3-in. pulse columns continues to be held up by procurement delays on the pierced plates. Shipment originally promised for Deceniber was finally made OIL January 27, 1950. The %in. colunrn should be completed and in operation very shortly after the plates arrive. The new pulse generator for this unit bas been installed and satisfactorily tested. All piping is complete. The former 2-3-in. IB Column has been dismantled and precision-bored 3-in. glass sections for the 3-in. pulse column are on hand. Fiping revisions to the former 5-In. pulse column generator have been completed for use with the 3-in. column. Other piping revisions are in progress but cannot be completed until the pierced plates arrive without seriously slaring down other Demonstration Unit studies.

Gngineering and design for the hexone distillation apparatus were completed and fabrication and installation begun dur- the period. The installation was engineered equipment already fnstalled, such as the concentrator, around _- which will be used as a boiler, the hexone stripper, xhich will be used as a distillation column, and the distilled water condenser, which XiU. be used as an off-gas condenser. Major revisions include fabrication of bin. vapor lines and installation of one pump. Several minor piping revisions are necessary. Provision has been made for protection of the boiler (AQ-8 Tank) and other equ2pmnt winst excessive pressure or vacuum build-up. Although adverse weather conditions are seriously hampering the job, completion is anticipated before the 13th of February.

The mjor portion of the routine maintenance activities during the period has been devoted to thawing frozen lines in the Scale-up tank farm and replacing cmckedi'or broken pipes, valves, ad fittings. Delays encountered - from this source have decreased opixating efficiexy in the rcmge of 30 to 50$, and make an economic study of the feasibility of constructing o. pernanent shelter over the entire tank farm a serious consideration.

Other maintenance items of note during the month include (1) the repair of a coil leak in 0-1 tank, (2) installation of agitators in A-9 and W-13 tanks, (3) replacement of defective Holtzer-Cabot motom in the Fischer & ,Porter recorder-controllers with converted Brown instrument motors, (4) hstdl€LtiOn and testing (entirely successful to date) of a mechanical seal packing gland on one Wortbington pump,-md (5) progress on the installation of an Orifice flow meter on the Scale-up knk farm water condenser.

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Bldq. 321 Operations

W-ll Tank in the underground storage area, used during the past two and one-half years for disposal of Redox uranium wastes too high in uranium content for cribbing, Is nearly full. Rodding and sample analyses on the remining three buried tanks containing various uastes from BIP04 semi-works studies, indicated the feasibility of removing some 20,OCO gallons of solution from W-14 Tank and disposal in the 200 Area cribs to provide a relatively clean, empty tank for future "cold" semi-works studies. This tank contains second-cycle BiPO4 process wastes. H.I. and "S" Divisions supervision have both agreed to permitting disposal of this waste in the 200 Area cribs, and plans are currently being =de to carry out this operation. As indicated under Construction notes, plans are under way for removal of all hexone from the 321 Building tanks to provide room for the less-flamable Shell Deodorized Spray Base Solvent to be used with TBP on metal waste recovery studies. Flans include distillation to reduce water content to a tolerable level (to permit storage of the hexone in black iron drums without oxidation or rust formation, and storage of the dried hexone for use in sub- sequent Redox studies). Tentative plans are also being mde to use this same equipment for separation of Stoddard Solvent and TBP, to rake the T3P avail- able for use with the Deodorized Base Solvent to more nearly approach plant conditions during waste metal recovery studies. The closed-cup flash points of the three solvents are: Hexone, 609; Stoddard Type solvent, 108%'; and Deodorized Base, 156V.

All solvent extraction studies in the Demonstration Unit were made in the 3-in. packed column. This column was used alternately for RA and RC-type studies with nine R& and eleven RC studios completed during the period. Waste losses (uranium) throughout the month were lar enough to permit disposal of the waste without reprocessing. Mechanical difficulties forced shut-down of one run (filter plugging due to crystals In feed solution) and early termin- ation of one run dU8 failure of a heat exchanger. Two Fischor pumps failed in service due to sheared cou?lings, and two instances of pump packing gland failure were noted. Instrument difficulties included failure of servo motors . in the recorder-controllera In two instances, sticking of rotameter bobs in two instances, and lack of coordination betwocn mcorder-controller and rotameter due to extremely poor sensitivity in one case. It is worthy of note that rate control was good, even during periods of instrument failure when manual control was necessary, and that the only icstanccs of wide rate -fluctuation occurred during two nms at flow rates almost out of the lower . operatbg raqe of the instrumcnts. In most cases, control of ratios ms vory good. Mechanical and instrument performance, considering the number of runs completed, w"-s veq good.

AU Scale-up solvent extraction studies on waste metal recovery were made the 8-in. packed column. Five RA. and seven RC-type runs were completcd. Scale-up operations generally were excessively hampered throughout the month '. by extremely cold werthcr and subsequent freeze-ups and nnintemco trouble in the tank farm. kn unisurrl incident worthy of note occurred during the concentmtion of some combined RCU and RAY in A&-8 concentrator. This .- mterial was combined with some Rcdox waste for conccntntionand barreling out to clear tanks for TBP studies; Bftcr barreling subsequent examin- out, ' ation of the tank revealed the presence of some greasy, greyish material on 7 11951bl Sepa,rations Technology Division 0 the tank bottom. This material was dissolved in hot concentrated acid, and checking indicatedpadings of 550 mrep./hr. at about 2 to 2-112” from the sample. Subsequent checks revealed a rapid decrease In the amunt of activity. Radio analysis revealed high concentration of and q. 80 satisfactory explanation for its presence has been determined, The equipment was cleaned end material disposed of without over-exposure to personnel.

Considerable trouble was experienced with rate control during the month. Two cases were traced to a bent armature stem on the RAX rotameter bob, which caused the rotameter to stick. During one run, the Foxboro recorder-controller failed due to defective tubes, resulting In erratic solvent stream control. Fesence of water in the inert gas from the new generator resulted in plugging of feed tank manometer dip tube lines, causing difficult rate control from tank measurements, and, in two instances, presence of water in the interface dip tubes resulted in erratic control of ths aqueous feed stream. Installation of a filter in the inert gas supply line corrected some of the difficulty’, but plans to install a dryer in thislllne are presently being completed. Despite the difficulties with erratic control and part time manual operation, rapid correction of instrument dffficulties permitted sufficiently long H.E.T.S. and flooding periods on all runs to make the runs successful from the standpoint of obtaining column performance data for the various studies conducted. .. Equipment Development Submerged Aunp No. ‘2 (G.E.& C.L. turbine puq driven through two foot-long vertical shaft supported on carbon-f illed f luorothene bearings) completed 37 days operation in 1.8 M Al(103) at 3450 rev./min., discharge pressure 40 Ibs./sq.fn.gage, and fbrate 2 gal./&. Operation was smooth and uneventful The degree of wear was indicated by a decrease in shut-off head from 57 to 54 lb ./sq. in.gage. 1 Submerged Punp No. 3 (Roth No. 147 turbine pump suspended from Q 10-foot torque tube containing two process fluid-lubricated Grsphitar sleeve bearings) has bee In opention for 54 days in 1.3 Al(N03)3 solution at 1750 rev./mln., dischrg pressure 80 lbs./sq.in.gagc, and flow rate of 2.7 gal./min. Shut-off pressure of 9 lbs./sq.in.gage did not change over the last 3O-day interval of operation. The flow rate of process fluid to the bearings has been approximately 0.4 gal./min. under all conditions. Correbtion of flow rate through barings versus applied bead of lubricant (process fluid) indicztes the diametrical clearance of the lower bearing increased fron 3.2 to 4.1 mils and the upper bearing from 4.2 to 5.5 mils. Both D-62, prototype’pump far production plant, was received md installed- This is a submerged-type unit with 1016”-long drive shaft supported on process fluid-lubricated graphite-filled fluorothene bearings. The shut-off pressure, when employing water os the test fluid, is 105 lbs./sq.h.gago. The power consumption at shut-off pressure is 2.0 H.P. Employing 1.3 W Al(NO3) solUtlOIl the shut-off pressure is 120 lbs./sq.in.gqe, and the notor icated at 2.7 m. was drawing 4.5 amp. Thls will nccessitate the use of a larger motor. . MODO lB2 Submerged pUme was reinstalled following return from the manufacturer for correction of nechanical daficiencics. The operation has again been up- satisfactory due to intensive vibration. The performnce characteristics (head PS. capacity vs. speed) were deternlned with xater. At o sqeed of 1035 rev. /nin., the flow rate was 1.0 gnl./nin. for a 10 Ib./sq. a.gage 8 DECLASSIFIED l1451b2 A DECLASSIFIED - 3eparations Technology Division . discharge pressure and 1.6 gal. /min. at 4.0 lb ./sq. in.gage discharge pressure. At 500 rev./min. the flow rate was 0.4 gal./min. at 4.0 lb./sq.in.gage dis- charge pressure and the shut-off pressure was 7.5 lb./sq.in.gage. G.E.& C.L. Submerged Motor-Pump with Grnphitar thrust and sleeve bearings has operated 113 days in 1.3 M Al(N03)3 at 1750 rev./&., 10 lb./sq.in.me, and 0.42 gnl./min. Opration-has been srrooth and uneventful with no detectable changes.

A 0.015 to 0.15 gal./min. flow rate range, all stainless steel, Fischer & Porter flowmeter was placed on test in the hydraulic test staad. It was found possible to increase the usefulness of rotameter equipment by installing a Schutte & Koerting indicating rotameter on a Fischer &Porter electrical transmitter. A reduction in the flow rate rangeability from 1O:l to &:I re- sults from this arrangement. It ms also demonstrated that rotors with amturn extension rods could be' fabricated satisfactorily in our shops. This will allow rapid equiprcent changes to accommodate changing conditions of process stream flow rates. The drive motor in the Fischer & Porter recorder- controller instrument has been the primary cause of instrument failure. It has been demonstrated that this motor can be replaced with a reliable and proven Brown Instrument Company motor.

The 21-stage S.O.D. mixer-settler (laboratory model) was renovated and the mixing system charged from vibrating plates to rotary cones. Ten stages were blanked off for study of TBP process RA system. The only atterqted run was terminated because of the failure of a fitting which allowed the unit to drafn. The agitation appeared adequate, and clean settling was observed in all stages except the first scrub stage above the feed point.

The 25 cu.in. nominal displacement (40 cu.in. maximum) pulse generator for use ' with the 8-in. diameter (or smaller) pulse columns was completed. The mechanical performance was satisfactory and appears to satisfy design criteria Investigation of the procurement of a pulse generator with displacement capacity of 126 cu.in. for use with a 16411. diameter pulse column indicated that, on the basis of cost, delivery date, and reliability, a modified piston purap rmnufactured by Pmportioneer*s, Inc. was the most satisfactory source.

'A 0aran suspensoib-type protective coating (3 coats) applied to concrete was found resistant after 3-di23rs immersion in lC$ HNO3 but became blistered, soft,. - and gummy af'ter one day exposure to hexone. The most recently received Amercoat lp8E Serial 12650 failed after 2-days exposure to hexone.

A corrosion testing program relative to the TBP process has been established with the Metallurgical Section. Tests will relate to the concentration of the aqueous Mffimte strew, since this appears to be the only questionable region. Test solutions have been prepared and corrosion test specimens are being fabricated.

Process Chemistry

Freezing point vs. composition data were obtained for an estimated reaeonable zone of compositions defined by the TBP process RW and WSstreams. Equili- brium data for the TBP process Rk and RC systems were obtained in studies RA-3-1, RA-E-2, RA-E-3, RC-E-1. 9 11951b3 - 11.4- HW-15843 -* Separations Technobgy .. Division Yater content of saturated TBP-Shell Deodorized Base system was found to range from 0.96 g./l. to 2.07 g./l. of %O as TBP content increased from 10 to 15- voluae per cent.

Rapid determination of per cent TBP in diluent based on infra-red absorption, developed in cooperation with the Analytical Section, has produced results that are within f 1.6 of the true TBP concentration. It is believed this can be reduced to f 0.2%.

Trouble in recent pregaratian of ferrous sulfamate by Operations ms invest- igated. The d.Uf'icultg is attributed to use of very finely divided iron which increased the reaction rate.

The sludge sampling efforts in 200 West have been followed. There appears to be no assurance that the present,approach will be sucessf'ul, and observations made have led to the design of an alternate sampler employing a submerged pump. The installation of the Junior Cave in Room 4B in Bldg. 3706 is in progress. Major items of delay are the exhaust duct system, gloved box, and remote mnipulators. The following reports were issued: WJ-15209 - "Equili- brium Relationships Redox IA Column ORNL No. 1Flowsheet" and Hw-1.5619 - "Lead-Dip Slugs in the Redox Process."

SEIPARITIO&\fs FBOrJESS RESELlRCB _. - . Ruthenium Tetroxide Distillation -- * Decontamination factors for ruthenium through an ozonization and one extractior and two scrub steps yere obtained for distillation times of two to seven hours - at ozone concentrations of one to three weight per cent in air. The tests were made on successive days, the first at a solution age of fourteen days. At six hours ozonization tins the econtamiastion factors two, . 4 for one, an2 three per cent ozone were 2.5 x 10r: , x 10 , and 1.5 x 105, respectively. * 9.8 ' The decontamination factor was approximately 5 x lo4 after five hours ozoniz- ation with two per cent ozone and after three hours ozonization with three per cent ozone. With onc per cent ozone, the d contamination factor after seven hours ozonization was still only 2.9 x 10 e. . It is assumed th&t in plant operation a first-column rutherrim decontamination factor of 3 x 10 will mke it possible to neet the required over-all decon- - tamination factors at the I= and ICU stages, if head-end scavenging perfom - as expected. From the above and previous da+&, it appears fairly definite that this value cmot bo met conveniently with 15 ozone but probably be met with 3s ozone after only thrce hours ozonization. With regard to the flow sheet conccntntion of ozone, 25, the above data indicate that five hours ozonization wlll be required for 14 day-old dissolver solution. flowever, it has been established that greater d contamination is obtained with fresher dissolver solution. Whether 5 x 10 cm be attained after only three hours ozonization of 0-10 day dissolver solution (flow sheet) with 2$ ozone ia air cmot yet be asse*ed.- This is also true of n further simplifiation, elimination of the cobalt catalyst. With 2$ ozone, 0.03 cobalt increases the decontamination factor obtained by a factor of owabout two. It should be borne in mind, however, that these uncertainties do not affect plant design but only cycle time and reagent considerations.

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Decreasing the gas flow rate-to-solution volume ratio from 3-1/3 to 2 did not appear to affect the decontamination obtained on ozonization and extraction.

The induction period before RuO4 starts distilling over has been obsemed to be inversely proportional to the ozone concentration. With the stills used In the labomtory experiments, the induction period has been about 40 minutes with two weight per cent ozone.

Bead-end Scavenging

With improvement in counting methods it has been possible to demonstrste that tho zirconium decontamination obtained by Filtrol scavenging is not n-ified by inferior tiecontadation during subsequent solvent extraction. Followi a decontanination factor of 580 on scavengicg, a factor of 1.7 to 7.6 x 10Y was obtained thug an extraction and two scrub steps for an over-all factor of 0.96 to 4.4 x 10 ? . In a control run (ao scavenging) the decontamination factor for zirconium was 1.1 x 105. Attempts to demonstrate similarly the over-all impmerent in the decontamin- ation of columbimn have not yet been successful. Decontamination factors in control rum have been high and proper counting methods need to be developed. Investigation of this problem is continuing.

It has been shown that Filtrol may be recycled without sacrificing anythfng in adsorption capacity. Filtml recycled without washing fromthe third to thc second to the first conlxict showed the same decontaninatlon factors in each contact as obtained with fresh Filtml. The average cumulative zirconium adsorption was 98.3,99.s; and 99.fi and the average cumulative columbium adsorption was 76.4$, p.l$, aad 97.5 for three contacts.

Oxidation of Plutonium by Ozone and Stability of Plutoni&(VI) during Redox IA Extnction

Three hours ozonization Kith k$ ozone by weigbt and 0.03 M Co(N0 )* catalyst resulted in complete oxiGation of plutonium in a siaate; disso2 ver solution. 'Extraction performance with dichromte holding oxidant present was exactly comparable to that obtained when the solution was initially oxidized with 0.1M Na$r207 instead of ozone. IC either case, however, in the course of consecztive batch extractions under ORNL flow sheet conditions, the plutonium distribution coefficient steadily decreased, Zue apparently to the inability of the 0.1M N Cr 0 holding oxidat to re-oxidize plutoniun which had been reduced to tEe 3 0x12-J ation state. When conp3rable consecutive extnctions were made under ;LNL flow sheet conditions, the distribution co- efficient rns constant.

Continuous Cross-uvcr Oxidation of XBP

Spectroectric obsemtions indicztcd mpid and visually complete oxidation of 0.5 e./l. PU(II1) to Pu(IV) in si-ted Il3.P by 0.02 dichromate. Within thc 20 seconds required to aZd the dichromate the sharp Pu(II1) absorption linc at 663 mfidisappcared and was replaced by thc two E)u(IV) absorption bands \ at ca. 635 and 675 mb. This evidence for npid oxidation of Pu(II1) to Pu(IV) ll 11951b5 Ed-15843- Separations Technology Divisiod

MS confinned by a solvent extraction study in which the distribution co- efficient for plutonium was Pound to be high and remain constat from 30 seconds to 21 minutes after add- the dichromate to the simulated IBP equili- bhted with hewne. Any significant concentration of Pu(II1) would have given a low distribution coefficient, increasing with the. Plutonium Precipitates in Redox IIBP and IIYBP Solutions Argonne National Laboratory has shown that plutonium(IV) can precipitate as an oxalate from IIBP Redox streams in the presence of mtbylisopropyl diketone, an impurity formed when hexone and nitric acid react. Work is under way to delineate the conditions in the Redox Production Plant which will form this precipitate. Prelimhary runs at 85"~with simlated IIIBP solutions with 10 gms./l. diketone gave a precipitate in three to four hours, while with one gm./1. diketone no precipitate was observed after 48 hours. When 10 g./l. hexone was added to IIIBP a@ inthe absence of diketone, no precipitate occurred after 48 hours at 85*c, but complexing of Pu(IV) was observed in the solution after one hour of contact by measuring a shift in the absorption spectrum. The flasks employed were sealed with wax; however, the possibility of some loss of organic reagents through volatilization cannot be excluded. Concentration of IIlBp by Hydroxide Precipitation Plutonium hydroxide is sufficiently insoluble that when IIIBP solutions are msde alkaline with NaOH, the plutonium hydroxide mag be precipitated xith but a smll loss. The resulting precipitate could then be dissolved in nitric acid to a snall volume. Aluminum separation may bo accomplished in the precipitation step. In one test on simulated IIIBP, plutonium loss in the precipitation step was O.%, whereas from prcvious experience with hydroxide precipitations it had been anticipated to have boen(0.1$. TEP Process Batch Counter-current Exbraction Data A batch couater-current run was nade on a simulated concentrated composite uranium waste solution of the composition: 0.287 M UNH, 0.287 N%SO 0.26 M Na3P04, 2.91 M N&JO , 2.75 E HNO3, which ha: e freezing point o$'+8*C. The esractat was 155 by ?alum tributyl 2hospbte in Deo-&so and the scrub 4.0 M HNO3. Flow ntios of 1/2/3.5/2.5 were used (s crub/f eed/extmctant/strip) The &miurn loss in AM for seven extraction and three scrub stages was 0.0023$, while five strip stages gave 0.62% loss in CW. The losscs in CW were due - largely to the use of TBP which had not beon caustic-treated to remove impurities which complex uranium.

A batch counter-current run was made with 155 TBP by volune in carbon tetra- chloride. RA and RC uranium losses were of the same order of mgnitudo but slightly less than with Deo-Base under comparable conditions. Five extrccction stages would appear to give adequate umniun recovery using carbon tetra- chloride. Solvent Inpurities in TBF The previously reported irregularity in solvent behavior in the stripping column (RC) has been shown to be due to inpurities such as acid butyl phospbtc existing in comrs 21 TBP. The RCW wmiun losses (about 0.55) were reduced to less than O.l$&hing recyclid 15$ TBP in Deo-Blse with 2 E N%C03 (Or NaOH) and water. DECLASSIFIED - 12 11951bb L,ca_0 2 The dilute region (1 'g./l. UHB) of the RC Column was found to be beneficially affected by adding 0.0lg HN03 to the water Strip. The distribution co- efficient, was reduced one-half through the addition of O.Ol_M to El, by HNO 3 RCX. The corresponding change in pH was from 4.5 to 2.2. This effect is true for both carefully purified TBP and commercial grade TBP.

Concentration of RQW and mitric Acid Rccovery in TBP Process Vapor-liquid composition data were obtained during tb distillation of siwrlated RAW fmm the TBP process for pressures of 760 and 70 mm.

Batch steam spargiq of the concentrated waste was performed in order to ' remove HN03 without the precipitation of solid dura evaporation. For 7646 of the HN03 recovered the steam consumption was six pounds steam/one pound HNO . The freezing point of the residue after neutralizing with kC$ NaOH was 54'2, and the volune -8 3% of the original RAW. Further dilution to a freezing point of +2OoC raised the volume to 64s of the Initial RAW. Distillation of RAY with a 25-plate Fenske packed column at atmospheric pressure recovered 70$ of the initial EN03 as 14 HNO3. Corrosion of 347 stainless steel in the boiling-pot amounted to ti penetration of 15 mils/year. Systematic freezing point determinations were made on still pot residues after 0 to HNO3 removal and neutralization with 46NaOH. The freezing point of these solutions were also followed after further dilution with water.

Solubility of TBP in Aqueous Solutions

The solubility of pure TBP and of 1% by volume TBP fn Deo-Base was measured in water, 3 M HNO 6 M HN03, 1 M UNH, and RAW at 25 and 50°C. T~Esolubil- ities from tL !d'-D~o-Basc mauure in vas 0.1 and 0.2 gm. mP/liter at 25 and SO'C, respectively.

Decontamination of Current Metal Waste Using TBP

Batch extraction decontanhation studies huve been made on o two month-old sample of CTN (8-3-ws). The scrub and feed wem made 5 M in nitric acid, the extractant was l5$ TBP - Deo-Base, and tbe 3/F/X ratyo wns set at 2/3/10. Following one extraction and one scrub stage, tho gross gama and zirconium decontmlmtion factors wcre) lo5 and 1.2 x 104 , respectively. Addition of 0.04 M ammonium fluosilicate to the feed and scru produced little change; the dzcontnmin,ltion factors being >l& and 2 x 10' for gross ~~IIIDand zirconium. In this latter case, beta analysis of the uranium obtained from a single extraction and o single scrub showed it to have but 25$ of the gross beta activity of n;rtumlurmium. Thoso unexpectedly high decontamination factors Kill be investigated further with fresh CW. Tmcer Zirconium Decontamination in TBP Extraction

The gross gamma distribution coefficient, E:, of tracer zirconium-colunbiun from 3 M nitric acid into l5$ TEP - Deo-Base wzs reduced from 5 x to \ 7 x 10-3 by the addition of 1 g./1. zrzzoniun fluosiliate. Aluminum ab- sorption analysis indicated that the fluosilicato improved zirconium decon- tamination more than colunbiu~~but tkt them vas c favorable effcct on both. 13 1195ibl HW-15843-@- Separations Technology Division

A batch extraction study was =de using a 3 M nitric acid scrub, a simulated CMW feed 4 M in nitric acid spiked with col&ium-free zirconium trscer, a 155 "BP - Dgo-Base extractant, and a S/F/X volume ratio of 2/3/10. Again, the zirconium decantadnation was unexpectedly high; none of the organic phases contained a measurable gamma activity, indicating an E:, of (10-3 for the single extraction with the TEP but 5C$ saturated with uranium.

Plxtonium am3 Gross Beta Decontamination of 200 Area 221 Bldg. 5-6 Waste

Neutralization of a sample of Batch 57 of Bldg. 221 5-6 Waste initially 1.25 in nitric acid to pH 10 reduced its plutonium concentration from 6 x 10-3 &/cc to (5 x 10-5 eg/cc. ; i.e., the plutonium decontamination factor was )loo. Comparison of the effectiveness for carrying plutonium of the ca. 1s by volume of unknown solid produced on neutralization with added scavengers pends Fncreasing the sensitivity of the LaF3 procedure to (5 x 10-3 &g/cc.; i.e., (4 ct/n/cc. I

In addition to plutonium decontamination, neutralization of Bldg. 221 5-6 Waste achieves reduction of gross beta concentration from 0.88 to 0.16 ,Ac/cc., a factor of 5.5. Addition of 10-2 M-scavenging agents prior to neutralization increases beta decontad.mtio~but slightly, a lnaximm decon- tamination factor of 7.5 being achieved with Fe- and Uq+. Plutonium Decontaninntion of 200 Area Bldpp. 231 and 224 Wastes

Scavenging of a sqle of Bldg. 231 process waste taken during run #979 with 10-4 M Fe-, Cu*, Ca*, La*, or U@+ at pH 10 i aU. cases reduced the p1uto';;iUm concentmtion fron its original 4.4 x 10-f:/yg./cc. to<5 x 10-5 Ag./cc. The same procedure applied to saqle #4807 of Bldg. 231 laborntory waste MS much less effective; maximum decontamination being achieved bg 10-4 M Few; from 1.5 x 10-2Hg./cc. to 1 x 10'3,4g./cc. However, 10- taxmi; acid (XRE-C/R-289) was found to reduce the plutonium concentration to < 5 x lO-?y(g./cc. Over the pH range 8 to 12. At this concentmtion the centrifuged precipitate occupies ca. 0.3 of the voluno of the deconthted solution.

Neutralization of a simple of Bld . 224 waste to pH 10 reduced its plutoniun concentration fron 5.2 x 10-32g. cc. to 7 x 10'4&,/cc. A variety of scavongiq agents, including Fe* and tannic acid, added to 10-4 M did not inprove this decontcmhation. Gross beta decontaninztion was siQii2rly un- improve , the original concentration of 4.8 x 10-3/c./cc being roduced to 2 x ,&./cc. by sodium hydroxiae nlone.

234-5 PROCESS DZJ!3LOPMENT

Ferchloric acid waste solution fron the dmlyticil Section in the 234-5 Bldg. has been processed on approximately a 2.5-gx-m plutonium scab to develop a recovery method. Plutonium hydroxide was prccipikted from the solution by the addition of sodium hydroxide uptil a pH of 8 was attained. After the su~ernatcmthad been decated through a frittered gbss filter, the pre- cipitate was vashed with distiUed.water. The precipitate was then dissolved in 7O$ nitric acid cnd diluted to the dcsired conccntmtion. AIELlflical results reported to date are emtic and are being rechecked. From the data 14 11951b8 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED -k+r HW-15843.-%& Separations Technology Division - __ q at hand it appears that a quantitative' separation of plutonium from this waste solution can be achieved; there is little doubt that the purity of the plutonium nitrate solution obtained fmm the hydroxide precipitation procedure will be as good as that of the cut sample can (P-4), which Is used as the feed stock in the 234-5 Build-. The plutonium nitrate solutions obtained from the four xuns which have been to date Xi= be composited and processed to give metal by etandard process procedures.' Future precipitations will be made with nmmonium bydroxide to reduce the amount of impurities introduced into the system.

The first draft of a process design recomnendation for the design of a Skull Recovery Unit for the 234-5 Building has been written.

Penetrameters of 25, 30, and 3'j-mil tantalum have been made. These are being used in the experinentnl work which is in progress to bprove tLe present bmil resolution in the OgO pieces.

STACK GAS DISPOSAL All recorded efficiencies at the T Plant sand filter continued In the range of 98 to 9.s. A thorough check of the monitoring equipment has eliminated erroneous flow measurements or air leakage into the sampling lines as possible causes of the low values. The investigation to deternine the reason for the low filtration efficiencies will be continued.

The evaluation of the Fiberglas obtained from The A. D. Little Company '. (filament diameter, O.OOll5 Inches) has been completed. The effect of gas velocity upon the filtration efficiency was established to be the scme as that . existing with the No. 55 Fiborghs. However the value of the exponent of tb bed depth (1) in the expression: EffP l-e-K'(LIa has been deternined to lie between 0.5 and 0.6. This is a xtde variation from the value obtained in the No, 55 and "AA" studies. A further opportunity to check whether or not a correlation exists between fiber diamater and effect of bed depth will be presented upon receipt of the larger dinneter fibers ordered from Owens- corning Corp.

A study was made of the feasibility of water-flushing the dissolver cell Fiberglas filters to remove residual nitric acid and prevent the fornation of armnim nitrcte. It was established that the washing and drying operations caused channeling within the filter bed md seriously inpaired filtration - efficiency. Silver Reactor N 9 was operated during the ninth crnd tenthdissolution for the unit. The 1'3' renovcrl efficiencies ranged fron 99.60 to 99.92%.

. w Separations Technology Division __ . .

All persons engaged in work that might reasonably be expected to result in inventions or discoveries advise that, to the best of their lmowledge and belief, no inventions or discoveries were =de in the course of their work during the period covered by this report, except as listed belov. Such persons further advise that, for the period therein covered by this repoI't, notebook records, if any, kept in the course of their work have been examined for possible inventions or discoveries. -Name -Title R. L. Moore The Use of Butyl Acid Phosphates to Improve Recovel-g of Flutonium by a Tributyl Phosphate Extraction Process. t W. E. Reas Concentration of Flutoniun in Final Redox Streams by Hydroxide Precipitation.

R. ti. Beaton, Head Separations Te..chuology D ivi s ion Date: February 1, 3.950 .-

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-TECYllIC;,L SERVICES DIVISIOY

GWRLL 2-10-50

Effcctivc January Z, 1950, kho batallw,~h Control Division was rcxganizcd as thc Tcchnical Scrviccs DiTisicn. This rzorgmlzakion in-,-olved (i)transfcr of tho catirc Metallurgy S9ction to th3 Pilr: Tcchnclogy Division, and (2) cs- ka5lishmont af a now Enginccring Section. Tho latter, which is -GO scrvc all thrc2 Tcchnical Livisioas, is r2saonsiblc fcr th3 following activitics : (1) Tcchnical Shops operation (mczhanical and glass, in Pldgs. 3706 and 101), (2) 300 Idea Ccrviccs, and (3) ECW laboratory planning. The fsalytical Scc- tion, thc Stetistics Grotrp, and tho Infornatlou Graup all continuc in thc TcchEical Scrviccs Eivision.

VISITO?S CC B’VSIESS TkTS -~ Thorc worc no offsitc visitors to this Division during thc month.

Business trips of Tcchnical Scrviccs parconxl mrc as Zollcws: \ 1,. .?I.Bushcy spcnt January 23, 24, and 25 at Los Limos Scicntific .. Laboratorj, discussing mfiical methods. milo thcro ho apcnt somc tim arraqing future stcps in thc ssmplo cxchangc program.

M. Lcwis spsnt $January 30 and 31 at Louisiana Stat0 Univorsity, Baton Rougc, La., whcro ha attended the Symposium on Modorn Mcthods of . iarilytical Chemistry sponsorcd by tho American Chmical Societf.

ORGi3lIZLTION i3D PERSONNEZ,

Pcrscnncl totals in thc several subdivisions arc summariecd bolow: Daccmbcr 31, 1949 January 3l, 1950 - Mot 61lur gy Sc ction 38 4 fnalytical Scgtion 346 322 Znginecri ng Scction ** 51 Statistjcs Group 13 12 Information Group 58 61 ldminist rativc -3 -3

Totals. 458 449 *

* Transtcrrcd to Pilc Tzchn317gy Division as of January 1, 1950. ** Hcwly formcd as of January 1, 1950 t-

1 1195111 Technical Services Division J

The organization of the newly-fomed Engineering Section may be detailed as follows :

Two exempt engineers engazed in new laboratory planning were transferred in, one from the Technical Divisions st.aff group, and one from the Analy- tical Section.

Twenty-tkee of the Sl~opspersonnel (4 exempt and 19 non-exen?t) were transferred into the Technical Services Division from the Mainteaance Division on January 1, when ra~ponsibilityfor operation of the dldg. 101 shops was accepted by Technicalo Eleven additlonal Shops personnel (2 eminpt and 9 non-exempt) mre trmsferred to the Engineerin& Section from the Analytical SectionD

The 300 Area Sei-vices Group copsists of 2 exempA and 12 non-exempt per- sonnel, all transferred from the Analytical Saotion.

The Aaalytizai Section employed one exenpt chstlist, five laborator assistants, and one clerk:. Tw iEborhtory assistants ar,l oite technical graduate were transferred to the Pile Techmlogy Division, and one exempt chemist wa9 trans- ferred to the Accourrtability Section. One laboratory assistant transferred into Analytical from H.I., and on3 la3oratory assistant went on leave of absence. Tm Infonation Group emp2oyed three clerks and one steno-typist, .. and ore de.A sent on leave of absezce. The Statistic6 Groug employed one tec;i.nical greduate, and tvm exempt, 2ersonnel went on a leave of absence. %ere -.are no terminations . -,

We A. Briggs, Assistant Chief Supervisor (Control) of the Analytical Se3tion,. was a?polntod Administrati~eBysistant to the Division Read, vice R. E. Curtis, who transferred to *he Technical Personnel Office. In halytical, LO Jd. Icaights was promoted to replace Briggs, and 0. P. Amacbr was promoted to Area Swpervisor, 200 Control Laboratories, vice Mr. Knights. AIS-ALYTICAL CONTROL

Work Volume Statistics

The following tabulation shows the source and volume statistics for sanples on which analyses mre coqleted: - December 1949 Jecttayr 1950 Sam?ies Detorminati ons Samples Determinations Routine Control - 200 3,375 8,384 3,604 10,136 Routine Control - 300 590 1,368 '5n 1,350 %tar Control - 100,700 1,118 3;235 1;148 3,546 Redox & TBP Programs 2,634 5',687 2,212 4,694 Procass Reagents 1,346 . 1,664 1,447 1,837

Essential Materials - 11 7 ' 613 . 81 437 Special Samples 1,710 6,076 2,633 7,509 Stack Gas Filtsrs 43 58 57 104

Totals 10,933 27,185 11,753 29,613 : .*ab.&., 2 1195112 DECLASSIFIED -. - -- DECLASSIFIED Hw-15843 a& Technical Services Division

'-00 Areas Water Control .', series of flocculating tests on raw water waa completed. Comparison of Ztauffer ferric sulfate with Fcrrifloo as a flocculating agent showed the former to be only very slightly more effectivs; if the Stauffer feed slwry was chlorinated, it became about 10% more effective than the Ferrifloc.

200 Areas Control

Ths prscision of the results of the snalysia of the canyon startin? solution (6-3-m),the Isolation Bldg. starting and final solutions (P-1 and :T, res- Fectively) auldthe 234-5 Eldg. starting solution (P-4) may be s;mmarized as follows : Recision 9 f; Sample Expe ctad December Average -January hverage

6 -3-23 1.55 1.7; 1.12 P-1 2.39 3.14 3.63 , AT 1.98 1.55 1.94 P-4 2.51 2.64

me P-4 precision is being repartJd for tho first time.

1.6 a part of the study of naterid balanse difforcncos betwoen the 224 and '. 231 Bldgs., a special F-1C-P saplo (from run T3-12-D33) was analyzed for Pu by radio-assay in the 222-T Labcrntory, and bj chcmical and radio-assay rnzthods in the 231 La3oratory. No significant diffcrmco waa apparent between tho results from tho tw analy%ictil mcthods. Tho P-1 sample from tho same run ms anaLyzed in the 231 Laboratory by both analytical methods, with again no apparznt significant difforenoo betwcn results. 300 Lma Control

A study has been initiatod to.dctormine tho foasibility of applying the X-Ray Photomotor Mothod (45 minutm per analysis) to tho dctcrmination 02 uranium . in tho various wastes from 300 Area proccsscs as a roplaccmont of the coric titration mcthod (ca. 6 hrs. por analysis). Succcssful application of tho instrumntal method ha8 boon obtainod in the oase of uranium oxido samples (MD-6); control us0 will mait statistLca1 ctKLuation of precis5on and accuracy. Chomical Dovclopmcnt Semicc Laboratory

Tho narna of this analytf.cal laboratory (in Sldg. 3706), fomrly known as tho Rodcx Control Laboratory, hes boon broadcnsd to be consistent with tho change in procoss dcvolopmont scrvicc from Redox to TEP.

A r-Jtiscd X-Ray photometcr mothod for thc dotcrmination of UNII in Rcdox and TEP organic stroarns has bcEn applicd to rcutinc control. Tho method has been cvaluatcd for thc rengc 20-100 g/L, and has a precision of 2 0.84%.

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Kcthods Ldaptation

Tho usc of hexam rathcr than isopropyl ethor as ths extractant has bocn shown to inprovc the cxtrac5ion of 40-8 and to simplify the procedure. Hoxonc does not intcrfere with thc forrocyosidc titration, thus permitting this titration to bc performu without the uso of a back extractLon.

Tho USC of the carrier camsritration spact::ographic method for dcterminatior of tho inpurities in the 234-5 B?.dg. starting solution (P-4) samplo.; is umplicatad by the rolatively high concentrations of so= of tho imprity elcrnents: Iron (5,000 ppm.), Ni (1,500 ppm.) and Cu (1,500 ppm.) The ?resent standard film mro propared for a maximum of 1,030 ppm. of those olcments. Tosts using 'J30 to dilute the piutonium oxide havo indicated nodcrato accuracy for Fo, ii, Cr, P, and K; howevc?,tho sonsiti-Jity of tho ncthod is dccroasad for cthcr impurity olomcnts. Tho prcparation of sten- dard films with 5,000 ppn. Fe, 2,000 ppm, Ni, rad 2,000 ppm. Cr has been undc rt akcn.

Tho prcscnco of phosphatc, dcponding upon its concontration, advcrscly affzcts tho dotarnination of uranium by coric titration aftcr rcducticn of tho uranium by a Jones Rcductor. Titration of uranium vLth ferric sulfate aftor romoval of nitratc appears fcnsiblo. In this caso, phosphate does not introduce an crror but docs dacrcaso the semi-bivity of tho method. Dctermination of 5 g,'L UIEi ill tho prcscnce of 50 g/L phosphate is fcasiblc. Tho dotailcd malytical proccdurc was issuod 1s Redox gethod RW-3.

Tho officioccy of extracting uranium from 10 ml of an RLU solution with frosh 5 ml portions of water and also a 1 M moniwn carbonato solution was dotcrmincd. After four cxtractions, 0.5% zf thc UNH rcmained in tho organic layw with -mtcr as the cxtractant, and 0.05% vdth 1 IM ammonium carbonato solution as tho oxtractant.

Cic us0 of the L.0.A.C. volumetric mcthod for tho dotermination of phosphate was found to bo applicablcj to thc detornination of POq=- in EbF and RTLW typo smplcs. This method was coded RPk-6a and a dctailcd procedure submitted to tho Chomical Dcvolopment Scrvico Laboratory.

R statistical study of a scries of sodium enalysos 02 standard samples using the flaephotometor and an internal lithium standard indicated ths precision of the nothod to bo f: 2.4%.

Counting StanGards

To determme if a large conicidenco 1039 could bo observed when comparing smmlo data obtainad at rates of 500, 5,000 50,000 z/m, a dilution tech- niquo has bcen devised. The rosults have indicated that there was less than 2.1% loss (tha accuracy of tho test) at rates of 5,300 and 50,000 c/m. While at the 500 c/m levo1 the results wcrc not in good agreement, they did indicate a trcnd toward a significant loss betwcn lcvels of 500 c/m and 5,000 c/m. Fron the continuing program, coincid-nco correction valucs at the lower count- ing ratcs will be determined.

4 DECLASSIFIED 1195114 r $22 DECLASSIFIED HW-15843 -wL , Technical Scmicos Division . '3

is oxperimcntal Alpha Sinpson Proportional Countcr Chamber dcsigned to accommodato two-inch sample discs was submittsd by thc Instrument Division for tosts. Results of thcso tests indicatc that thc background, alpha plateau, geometry and coincidznco loss aro normal. The bztathrcshold is noar the rninim-m operating voltage for alpha counting, vhich is not desirablo. A position study showed considcrnblo error to be irtroducod when stunples are placed on tho pedestal at points farthost from tho alectrode. ir maximum of 8% loss pyas found in this mannor. The totdl loss in counting rates for a two-inch sample disc was calcula'cod to be 0.92%.

Six scope drawings, depicting t!e 222-T adCition, its cross-sectlm, somi- diagrammatic view, utilities and -mishts of units, ventilation requirements , an4 cross-section of cubiclo, we& completed, issued for comment, and final ravis ions nado . A memorandux report, "Cmple F~CWThrough tte Rala halytical Laboratory," HW-15777, was fssucd. It doSC-iEQS the radiatioll levels, the analytical methods employed, and tho anabjses to bo performod at each station of ';he RCT system in the laboratory.

Also i ss-aed was "Rala 1,nalytical Laboratory - Desip Lpower Raq'iiremcnts ," EW-15761, to emphasize the mriqitud3 of the laborato.y and equipment design r;nd drafting work being undertdmn by tho .umlytical Section, and to suggest ways tc met the pcrsonncl requlrcnents. is a result of the continued eff3rt Fc this regard, two draftsmen wcro bgrrowec? from tho D & C Divisions, and c two Technical Greduatos ware assigned from the 200 Aroa Control Laboratories. By month-end this Rala dosign unit in Bldg. 101 totalled 14 porsonnel, and approvais had beon obtainod for the entire unit to start a 6-day work week foffcctive 1-30-50). irrrangcmonts also hed boon completed for the Feb. 1 essignmerrt of three more draftsmen from within Technical. Preparation continued on that part of the procurement list which is fnnlyti- cal Section responsibility by the issuance of ProcuremcnzG List #3, describ- ing cortain equipment mods for the Rala spectrochemical laboratory.

Roqross nadc on tho RCT system was such that the guido rail layout was plannod, and dexonstration sections of it woro asssmbled in the Eltg. 101 -vault roon: for test; design modificatims of comerciallp-availeble powcr units, trailers for transporting and storing samples, and poworod carricr units have bacn initiated. Cesign also was startod on dccontamination cave, spoctrographic arcing chambor, polarographic apparatus asscnXy, and vcrtical- lift mechanisms (remotcly-controlled, motor-driven, mechanical manipulators ) daptablo to tho various specific detorminatlve oporations.

Pppcial Hazards Control

Stcps havo been initkatcd-(in cooperatior, with H.I.) to locato the sources of air-borne radioactive particlcs which have increasod in numbor rccently in \ Room 7 of thc B Plat Control Laboratory (222-5). Drying lanps, dccontaminn- .tioa sinks, and laboratory hoods havo bocn oxaminod as possible sourcos of' tho particles. Plans ham bccn mado to study thc airflow characteristics 5 T3chr-ical Se rviccs Division I

of hoods, and laboratory equipnelrt and procelturcs will be survcyed by air sapling at spccffic work locations; housckecpiq efforts to ninimizc parti- cles of dust will bo intcnsificd.

Lnalytical Manuals

Dcscriptivc nattor pertaining to throc Rodox Mcthods, thrm Laboratory Sclu- tion propccations, tw Lppayatus arrsngatiirts, and one Standards prsparntion wcrc raccivod for inclusion, aftGr editing, in thc Eacford Yiorks Laooratory t!anuels. Coding of five sections was rcviscd. Cbmplstion uf the manuals wmits rqlaccmnt of cquipmcnt photographs.

Present Scpsrhti ons Process 4

It has bccn observed that thc presonce of 1cLthan-m cxcrts an appA..:ciablc influonca oa tao cfficisncy 3f Flating plutcnius. on counting discs. The con- ccnti0r.d proccduro invclves t3o oxidation of plutonium to th:: hoxavalcnt state, and thc subscqucnt electrolytic roductionto FuOZ on the countiq disc; various rcagmts arc suitable far ths ozidation stcp, but it is dlffi- cult to hold thc plutozim in the hlghor valence state. In studios employ+-ng ,' ozonc as thc oxidant in alkalino solutior, it was notcd that cxtrsmoly low pl-i:ing cfficicncies wcrc obtaimd; it is probabls that the observod prcci- kiteto of lenthanum hydroxide co-?recipibatcd the plutonium. Similar ozonc \ oxi?ation, elcctrolytic reductioc trsatmcnt with purificd plutonium solutions yzcldcd cfficioncics of about 65%. Standard curves ham bccn davolopol to pcrmit a rapid spoctrophotomotric dctcrminatim of plutonium in its various vdlonco states. Thc: dctermination of pU(IIg, pU(IVj, and pU(Vr) may bo conductcd on a single samplo by finding the transdssion of visiblo light at oach of thrcc diffcrcnt wan lengths. Rcdox Process- Iradiochcmical tcchniquo has bccn dsvolopcd for tho rapid dotcrmination of . ruthonium. Tho mcthod involvcs thc diroct rcduction of ruthcrdum with motailic rnp-ssium, fi'tration, an3 counting; it is slightly lcss prcciso than tho prssonJ:ly uscd distillation mcthod, but is cqually accurato.

/r rsport titlcd "The Dotcrmination of Nitrous Oxido with the Infrared Spectro- mstcr," HIT-15776, ms issuod, which complotss tho last stcp in the dcvclopmcnt of mthods for tho quantitativo dctcrmination of tho gassou3 docomposition products of hcmno.

T9P Proccse

The X-ray photainetcr has bcan cdibratsd to pcrmit thc rapid datemination of UEd in RLJ and Pix solutions. Information hes becn gathcred to determine thc rcletionship bctwecn the specific gravity and thc TBP contont of RW-typc \ solutions; similar data hmc Soon obtaincd for both Stoddard's Solvcrt and

6 DECLASSIFIED 119517b Deobase solutiors. Infrcred absorption has been found to provide the basis for a highly precise nethod for the determinztion of TBP in RCi7-type solu- tio=. .

ENGIhTERIMG SERVICES

Technical Shops

Generzi

A fiml repxt on grzphite mcterids used in connection with the DR and H constrdstion program, together with other uses md balmcei. of material available for f'utam pile YS~, was submitted to the Unnufacturing Civisions. Graphite stocks for future us0 uere turned over corpletely to the Storas 1 Givisi t n . Offica sFcze in Bldg. 101 hns been allocsted to the Pile Tachnulogy Division for use in cocitecticr. wits 'the P-12 projest. In addition, space haa been assigned tc Amlyticsl Socticjn personnel workirg on the Rala Laboratory design, and to several other Technical design persmnel.

Durirg t% extrsmely Gold mathe: considerablo difficulty was encountered in ths 131 Area dire to freezs-ups 3f the Bidfalo Forge wits lmated on 5k3 main building roof. It %as TecesseJ3; to bring in emergency Transports- tin? crews for snow and ice rmovel fzom this hildiag, as the load factor on the roof was approachirg o. critic& poiat. It was also necessary to have Kaintenonca personnel in the Groa working continuously on the Buffalo units due to freeze-ups and brcoklng of their traps, pumps, and heating coiis.

Bldg. 1Gl Shops

h'schiaing and erection Hnrk on tho Signa Base and Sipa Pile for the P-12 project was completed, and the erectad pile was made ready for testing by the Pile Technology Division. In addition to the regular machining of graphite standard dotails for the Sigma unit, special cores md other specialty items have beon mmhined for this progrm. Considerable desigL time also has been dovqted to the Sigma unit on the development of details, - 1ayFr arrangemsnts and specinlty items. KorF mo completed for Pile Technology on a graphite mock-up for a varti- csl thimblo arrangement. This mock-up was finished to a dimonsion of 48" high x 24" x HI1, and was assembled in an angle-iror frm? vith a mod bottom constructed ir such a manner SO that tho mock-up could be tilted at any degrze. A 4" redius was cut in center blocks for the vertical thimblo.

Kork is continuing on "GI' sm.ple graphite dowels. These dowels are being turned out to a finishcd dimension of 4" x .426"

Design work has besn completed end machine shop operstion started on a grephite cutting tool for Tile TcchnoloEy's use in the removal of a fillar- block graphite sam~lofrom D pile. The tool is designed to make'a cct 48" long x. !I' d.w+p, and it will ba controlled from a distance of 20 foet 7 1195111 Technical Services Division ._

.fro? the point of the actual cut. The cuttini; tool consists of a fabri- cated steel housing having an irserted rwk and gear assembly. It'is controlled by an operstor rsgu13ti3g ths anount and depth of feed for the cut at the end of o. 20' x rod. A vacuum will be attached to a 1" pieco of pipa fastened onto the housing for removal of graphite chips. Upon ccmpletion of fabrication, a complete mock-up test will be mado in the 101 Shops before release of the tool to the field.

Design work was coaploted and fabrication started on 8 warp gage for masurirg tho wcrpnge of irradiitad slugs, regardless of oversizs or uxder- size dinmutors. Tho gep will be operated under agprodmately 201 of water, .md will be used in conjunction with a turntable now being used by tho Pile Techcology Division. "he gage is being fabricated of stainless steel olld brass and employs ths principlo of h-jdraulics with the aid of a dial iaaioator. The rosultant readings will give the warpage of slugs within .OOl". This is a procision instnursrrt and is being fabricated and assembled withirr tolerances of .0001".

Normal routine machine shop wrk continued during the month, including griding of cutters, development of special set-ups, and tools for oroduc- ing specialty items for the Sigx Pile.

Worh is bcing coctinuad on +he revision of 135G shea% rod test graphite details for use in connection with the Design Division Ball 3 Xtest.

\ Bldg. 3706 Machine Shop

A Glass Uarking Lathe ves designed arld fabricated for serrating the Cali- ' bra+,ion marks on micro pipets. The unit consists of a Kix-Master mtor with a hsnd chuck for holding and rzkating the pipet, and a compound feed for holding ths carboloy tool for se,rrating the pipet.

A remote control track vas designed and fabricated for the Chemical Re- search Section for moving rsdioactive samplos behind lead shielding. It consists of a slotted track on which is a lucite sample holder. The sample holder is moved by means of a reversible 24-volt motor exd aa end- less cord. The motor is mounted to one end of the track.

A Test Tube Holder end Slides mre also fabricated for the Chem'cal Re- - search Section. This consists of thee l*icite test tube holders and slides - for positioning hot samples remotely.

h biultiplo Kagnetic Stirrer was fabricated for stirring 12 samples at one tim. It is a motor driven unit with 12 rotating magnets mounted beneath tho sample test tubes. Small glass-encased Alnico magnets in the sample solution are rotated for stirring by the fields of the 12 rotating nagnets momt ed mdere nth .

The following jobs were in progress a% moEth-end:

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An Ultramimoburet is boing adepted to complete motor drive through- out wlth three 27-volt aircraft motors. The unit has one motor for operating the solution feed plunger, and tm others for rdsing nnd rata’;iig the sample table.

A Gloved Box Kotor Mom5 is being desigmd and fabricated. The unit is for remote solution stirring behind shielding. It consists of a stirrer which may be move6 horizonknlly as ne11 os Tertically. The complete unit will be driven by one f;.actional horsepower notor.

A vertical lift is beicg fabriceted for use similar to the Gloved Box Kotcr ucunt. Although i’: lack3 the horizontal travel, it is designed for either stiiring or piFet manipulation by remote control.

Sons revamping of Lionel train equipment has been done for the Rda Lab0 ratcry design group.

Durlns th ?ionth a tvLn1 of 55 joSs mrs received in the shop and 35 jobs were cornpietad. There was a backlog of 9 jobs et the end of the period. Glass ShoD - 91de. 2706 The Gl-s Snop coslpleted 77 jDbs, o.hich could be broken down as follows:

Nex J2t s 46 Repairs 20 Revisions 11

During the month assistance was rendered to Bldg. 234-5 operatic= through a survey and appraisal ox’ appar-atus to be made and set up in that build- ing. ---SO0 Area Services Coincident with its transfer from Analytical to Engineering on Jan. 1, the ZOO kea Services Group was assigned account code 247. Arrangemen+s were made with the General Accountirzg Division to distribute the operating costs of this group, which include charges (to code 247) for material purchased for Bldg. 3706 Stockroom, routine end individual work order :barges for general maintenance of Bldg. 3706, and labor charges for personnel in the group. Distribution is to be made by individual breakdown of those three sources of cost, which are developed from records of each month’s operation according to the mount of service provided to cach of the customer groups.

k total of 89 work orders for non-routine maintenance and new work in Bldg. 3705 were issced during the month. m.e oxtremely cold weather resulted in numerous difficulties involvitg water service and heating facilities in the bullding, and the ccjntinual fhezing of water pipes required the constant attention of OM to t-m Etnintenance mechanics. In three instances fire protection lines wore frozen and emergency repairs made to put them back in service. During a short warm spell frozen lines, which had unknowingly been \ 9 Hi?-15843 - Teohni'cal Semices Division

split by ice, thawed and the mter ran through walls and. ceilings requiring a large nmher of man hours to clean- up the laboratories effected. air The coaditicning units used for heating also required corstant attention to maintain as.much control as possible over tcmperaturo and humidity.

A total of 64 purchase requisitions mro processed for special materials and equipmen5 required by the AnalJ.tical Section and tS3 h'etallwgy Section. Eovir!! of personnel from Bldg. 3706 to the 101 Area necessitated thd issuing and expediting of rsquests for a nunber of units of furciture, etc.

Tho Bldg. 3706 ttozkroom disbursed approxinntsly ;p3,400 worth of 'hemicais and equiprenz to custoaer groups in tho 300 Area. As in the pasz, a largo number 0.f store orders -re issaed at the reqLast of outer area laboratories of the hnalytical Scction for the'direct delivery of stores items to them.

Tho steinless steel conhiners vhich mro bcilf for use in trwxipor5ing con- taminated liquid wastes by truck from BIdg. 3706 to Bidg. 222-B were put in use during tha con%. Imdiataly a riunber of comments and suggostions were Eade concerning disad~antogeassd possible inpwvemunt of the contaircr. Out- stmding disadvantages ere (1) tno volume of tho container (approximately 12 ouces) and (2) the difficulty in determining level 02 liquid in contamcr during use. It has Sean suggested that a stainless steel can with a lock ccver be made to coctain a on3 cyJart ice cream cartsn as a liner, and to use a L.3 07. glass bottle w5th rvb'oer skopper as the waste container. It is dso ev5deu-L ttat in everit of en increase of groups requiring containers there \ will not be D. sufficient nuniber; nny new or replaceaent units required will be an imprw6d or differsnt type.

k request for photcgraphic service was received from the Pile Technology Division, involving the development of special type plates which ere bsicg expcsed in the piles. Spcial solutions and techniques me necessary for satidfmtory results. At present dummy plates are being used to check t~u3po- cedure,solutions adteshaiquos. Othr requests have been of a normal netuk, involving pictures and prints of equipment for record purposes.

New Laboratorv Plannine and Desien Liaison

Projoct C-187-E - Redox Laboratory - Bldg. 2224 - D0sib.p effort for Bldg. 222-S vms directed toward the clarification of details of construction. Satisfactory progress ma noted particularly with respect to multicurie laboratsry and equipment design. Current efforts are being directed toward th6 establishment of basic proc2du:es for the disposal of active wastes. Design of a disposal system is delayed until thgse procedures are clefinad.

Studv GET-14 - Radiochenistrv Blda. Assistance was given to the Design Divisions in prepcring construction cost estimates for the Rediocnecist,y Bldg. A series of design liaison discussion meetixs has been initiatcd botween personnel of tho B-gineer- ing Section and the various Technical Scctions involved.

13 1195180 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED Technical Services Division

Study GET-15 - Radiomtollurgy Bldg.

Except for a few minor changes requested by the Iletallurgy Section, the assenbly and detailed drawings for the 30 curio "Rot Cells" two complete.

Assembly ar-d detailed dravnngs were completed for tho "Elbow iIpe Kmipu- 13tOr." This manipulztor was designsd for the above-mentioned cell. Pur- chase requisitions #3,174, 5, 6, and 7 are now in the procurenent sacticln. The plan is ta oSte5.n one of khese manipulators for thorough testing before ths large orders have to be pl.-ced for t!iis bullding.

A new 2esign has bsen worked out for the 1000 cwic cell. It hes been requested by the metallurglsts that tha terr features of this cell be made availabie for use also in the 3p curie cells. ?his wcrk is progressing very slowly because of the lack of drafting assistmce.

Study GET-LS - Teobical- Cznter Plot PIS

TopsgrqE-c survey work at the 300 Area site now planned for this new facility was completed by the Design Division. STATISTICAL- STUDIES 307 baa 0wrp.tions- \ Statistical analyses of existizg md proposed analytical mthods for C-6 ureriuun scrq naterial were mads. It Has reconrcendQd that the propored more rqid method be adoptcC on the basis that (1) th9 smpliq variation is much larger than the methods variation, and (2) the precision of the tw methods is of the same mzgnitudo.

Data submitted by the P Division Proccss Control Group -re analyzed statis- tlcnlly to determine which mlxkre of scluble oil and omtor giveg the best -- penetration and lubrication qualities on alunicum and stainless steel plates. No definite conclusion could be drewn due to the i.nconsistency of the data.

. The reconmended statistical control procedure for coqositing samples and reporting results on IdD-6 and CRD-6 uranium scrap wa- adopted and placed in ope- rat 1on. A preliminary axamination was made for the 300 hrea Plant hssistance Group to determine the effoct of a new melt plant procedure on billet yield and metal quality.

k study of tin content build-up in the bronze, the Al-Si dip, and the kl-Si canning baths of Bldg. 313 was nsdc for thc Plant bsistanco Group. No sig- niticant relationships were found to exist, ht this -vas probably due to the small amount of.data scbmi-?Acd. More data are beicg gathered.

Other statisticdl mrk porformcd OI? problems duri-q the month included (1) a \. recalculation of the mixor injurj frequency lixits of the K.W. Safc3t.y Raport,

11 1.1 95 I8 t TechRicd Services Division

(2) a study of Bldg. 513 canning rejoct causes for the year 1949, and (Z) solv- icg sinultaneous equations for- the Design e: Conztructicn Divisions. 109 Area Operations

Statistical analysis of data from PT 105-235-P rovealed (1) no significant dimersioml chenges in completely transformcd alpha-rolled uranium slugs, but (2) a dscrease in averago diaacter and increeses in average length end warp for both groups of partially transformed material. The variability of fha individual changes in lengt5 end dianeter increased as the degree cf 5rar.sformntion was decreased, mi the varizbiltty in warp also iccreased. Hmevei-, tho conpletcly transformcd slugs showed a greater tendency to form small blisters. This study was reportod in Doc. HW-15849.

kr, analysis of dimensional measurements on tvm tu5es of regular Group V alpns- rolled urmiun mtai exposed to 475 LW.D. uidor ?T 105-278-P showed no unusuddimn;imel changos or increased in rcip.bility when conpared to similar sius~exmined ?rior to exposure or after exposure to 400 and 450 X.W.D.

Work has Seen started in connection with tho request of tho Pile Physics Scc- tion for ths estailislment of rcutlne statistical control of the counting .. instnuients to be used in expomntial pilo experinents.

A statistical analysis of diriensional neasarcments on Group V slugs with high zlickel content exposed mdor PT 105-224-P showed no abnormal deviation from the e-ected bshavior of Group V slugs (Doc. EW-15848). .. . A routine monthly statistical quality control report on expomd slcg dimen- sional measurements is being initiated, with the first issue to cover the nonth of JEL~IU~~Y.

200 mea Cperations

From analflical data on routine spectrographic analyses of 234-'5 control laboratory standard, estimates of accuracy end reproducibility wers obtained. Also, for each element considered, a factor for coEpukixg the limit that a singlu analytical result should not exceed, given the tolerance specification for the elemnt, was calculated. - . Ccmputatiom were nado for the H.I. Divisiors of error due to counting in the determination of air sample product content.

A study cf 234 Bldg.-231 Bldg. product differences disclosed significant trends, vhich mre also apparent in the differences between actual P-4 asseya and P-4 ass~ysexpected from the relationship with specific gravity. These trends accounted for approximately 30% of the var5ation in individual 234-231 dir'ferences, excluding any extrsordinary differences, and #re responsible for more tha.1 hnlf the variation from month-to-nonth during tho past thrcs months . \ 12 DECLASSIFIED DECLASSIFIED HV-15843 Technical Services Division

The analysis of an eqeriment previously designed for the iaalytical ,Saction to study the TT;, method of plutonium extraction vras ccqletod. The oxpsrimnt. showed significant effacts due to tho quentity of excess oxidizing agent and to the quantity of extroctaat.

i diiution mcthod applied to the coincidcnco loss testing of alpha instrunonts was cofitinued during the month.

At the request of the hnalytical Section, best linear equations relating volurr.5 percent T3P ad specific grzTity in both 9eobnse and Stoddnrd's S21- vent wro obtaiced.

From a study of data frm the calibration of several riq balances and pro- cess manonetcrs in tho separ-ations plants, estimn-bes of the rcproc!ucibility of weight factor and manometer rsidin&s -re obtained.

iL number of Classified Files questions were ;esolvea in discussions with R. C. Rcbir ezd Alice E. Denton (of the Xusleonics Office in Schenectady) during their isi it to &ford in mid-January. Frelinimry considsration also way given to the establishent of a brmch of the Qerations Classified Files In the 230-W Lrea as a riaam for reducix the classifiod docment holdings in individual files in that area.

Flalst Library

The work of tho Plant Technical Library proceebd on a routine basis. The nlcJber of books and periodicals circulated attaincd a new high, and the number of technical reference services continued to increase. Following is a rcprosontative sampling from the many literature searches made t

Principles of designiq bat exchangers. Tre atnent of bromine burns Cost accounting eystems for accounting for scrap. Zlectrical resistivity of anodized aluminum. How to make bead joints in ventilating ducts. Ksthods of analyzing silicofluorid6r for -hpurities. Administration of maintenance programs in a large plant. Resolving powr of photographic films. Heat transfer coefficient from a hot surfaco to water containing air bubbles. Viring diagrazs of interccmunicating telephones.

Library statistics were as follows:

Ceoember 1949 January 1950

ITunbor of books cn order received 178 232 ITumber of books filly cataloged 87 215 ?!umber of bound periodiczls prccessed but r,ot fully cataLoged 85 1 Zanphlets added to prunphlct file 29 5 -13c- 15 Jl95183 Technical Services Division - Lisc e 11am o us mater i a1 r e ce ived , pro ce s s e d , and routed (Including naps, photostats, patents, etc.) 17 37 Books and periodicals circulated 1272 1655 Unclas si fied reports proms sed 59 110 Unclassified reports circulated 154 99 Reference services rendered 70 3 72 5 Vain Library '8-10 Branch --Total Fum3er of books 5357 2109 7466 IIiunber of bound periodicals 3797 If30 3897

__Classified __ Files I The work of tke Audit and InvGntory Unit began to gather nomenturrt, althougti the staff nas! bslow that ultiaately planned for the Unit. The small staff was a3le to test the pro7osed procedures, and make R study of the >otal extent of the assigment. This indicated that the1 e are approximately 800 individua?.s at Hmfcrd Vvjrks with holdings of classified dccments, which means that it will be necessery to imsntory approximately 70 files per month to maintain the perpehial invt-ntorj- on an ar,zual basis. Based on rosults so far, tnis will rnquire the plamed staff of 10 clerks.

Iss a direct result of the work of the Audit and Inventory Unit, and the sug- gestion incorporated in the Iutmctions Letter authorizing this Unit, the volume of documents returned to tho Classified Filss for routing, re-routing, or clearing, increased markedly, ks noted in the statistics below, vmrk volume increased 50$ from 14,280 of these transactions in December to 21,045 in January. Thia last figure represents a new high, and indicates that many holders of classified documents are reducing their files.

To oLnpliQ the interchanga of alassified documents betwen Operations per- some1 and the D & C Flles, and between D & C personnel and the Operations Files, the praotice of always transmitting through the affiliated Files was discokinued in favcuz .of direct routing from either Files.

Following an idea received through the Suggestion System, a revised procedure for the issuance and handing of classified notebooks was instituted. Gummed pre-printed forms, prepared for tho entry of information requirea by the Files to index these notebooks adequately for reference ash, wore procured. The need for a pocket-size notebook was recognized, and smaller notebooks similar to the large ones currently in use -re ordered.

'3-0preparation of formal Research ana Development reports by the Central RoFort Putlicotions Unit reflected nn increasing work load. Soven formal reports -re complctad and 16 more were in process at month-end.

14 DECLASSIFIED

1195184 Vork statistics for the Classified Files wcre 3s follows: Deccmber

DG cuments routed 14,280 21,045 Documents issued 6,317 7,536 Referance services rendered 3,376 3,452 Reports abstracted 46 9 378 Registered packages prepared for offsite 38 0 2 75 Inter-area mail sent via transmittal 15,723 17,331 Eoldors of classified dccments whose files were inventoried: a. Because of normal perpetual inventory proc e ttur e 17 b. Eecause of transfer of work assignmozt 3 c. Becauso of termination 3 Volume of unclassified mall hmdled by 300 Area F:ail Room 20,896 20,335

Central Report Publications ULit statistics were as follows: Ditto masters run 74 5 8 20 Ximcogreph stencils run 1,452 2,630 Ditto mrster copies prepared 31,987 26,110 Ximoograph copies prepare2 60,049 72,493 Formal Research and Development reports issued - 7 INVENTIGXS All Technical Services Division personnel engaged in work that might reason- ably 50 expectad to result in inventions or discovories advise that, to tho best of thcir howledge and belief,- no inventions or discoveries -re mcde in the course of their wrk during January 1950. Suck persons further advise that, for tha peripd therein coverod by this report, notebook records, if any, kept In the course of their Hnrk have been exminod for possible inventions or discovorios.

Signed T. Yi* Eauff Division Ffead tf "U

1195185 DECLASSIFIED

MEDICAL DMSIONS JXRJARY lS50

Thb Medical Divisions* roll continued to decrease with a drop of. 3 ROE365 to 362,

Final aFproval for private practice of medicine in Richland to become . effective some time in 1950 was secured from A. E. C,, and newspaper publicity &f this fact was given.. There was evidence of favorable accept- ance of the proposed change by both phjjicians and the public. Physicians have forned a clinic group to ccntime specialty coverage for Richland,

Rather drastic economy measures in hospital operation resulted in consider- able unrest cn the part of the nurses. Failure on the part of supervisian to systematically discuss with em?loyees the reasons for changes-was felt to be the cause of the trouble and is in process of correction. Visitors to the Divisions included Dr, Shields Tarren, director; Dr. A. Z. Bowers, assistant director, and Mr. J. A. Derry, executive officer of the A. E. C, Division of Biology and Medicine. Industrial .. There was no evidence of injury to any employee due to radiation.

Enployee physical examinations dropped by 13% to 1695 due to a decline in enplayment caused largely by curtailed construction due to severe wjater * . weather. Dispensary treatments renalned about constant at 5473. Tmo major and seven sub-major injuries wro treated. The majors were sustained by sub-contractor employees, nhile all of' the sub-mjor injuries involved G. E. employees.

The health topic cf the mnth-.dealt with mental hygiem and mas accompanied by an extensive cormunity prograt?, with a series of lectures on the subject by our psychiatrist and public health morkers.

The recommendation that sub-contractor employees bo allwed to work in "health restriction area", pending completion of the laboratory phase of the pre-placenent physical examination, was accepted and an estinated saving of about $200,000. should be effected during the co~ingbm par construction period, ,

Sichess absenteeism increased *om 1.75% to 2.23%. Total absenteeism rrrr~ up from 2.3% to 2.84%. . Communities - Hospital and Clinics The average d.aily hospital census increased by 26% from 68.0 to 86.7. The adult census was 75.0 as coqrred to 83.7 a year ago. ..

Clinic visits decreased slightly from 5629 to 5482, while the docrease as compared to January, 1949 f~ns45.%, due -.- largely to population declho. Dental visits increased by 9% to 2452. 119518b DECLASSIFIED

LEDICAL DIVISICE?S

JANUARY 1950

Public Baalth

. There pas ’a sharp rise in mild scarlet fever. As a rosult of this and , increased upper rospiratory infection, home nursing visits for morbidity increased by 2%.

.. h very successful panel discussion on mental health was directed. RatinZ of food-handling establisbents was conpletod ivith the result that (9) facilities are Grade A and (2) am Grado B. Costs (December)

The net cost of operating the Iddical Divisions (before assessments to other divisions) ~a8$92,042., o. decrease of 313,174., and $12,731. belrnv the budget figure. Tho inprovement xas largely due to an increase in net revenue of $11,897.

The net cost of’the Richland ConnUnity Uodical program was $9,809., a decrease of $13,101., and $16,641. under the budget estinate.

Kadlea Hospital loss was $1,216. as conpcred to $13,728. for Navcmber and a budget figure of $17,750. The improvement was due to increased revenue, increased intra-divisicn cost transfers, and decreased direct expense.

The olinic loss was $8,593., a decreme of $589., due to increased revenue.

1195181 EDICAL DMSIOG

JM?UARY 1950

Industrial Xedicnl Division

Goner a1

The total number of exaninations docroased to 1,695 as conpared to 1,945 in December. First aid treatments increased slightly &on 5,325 to 5,473. There wro (2) najor injuries and (7) sub-najcr injurios treato,d. Tho (2) rajor injuries were to sub-contractor employws, ond th~(7) sub-majors were to Gcnornl Electric enplcyees.

Approval vas received *on the Atomic Xnergy Coxmission for sub-contractor eln~loyeesf'urnishod insurance by General Electric to be pornittod to go to work h so-cnlled "Xoalth Areas" prior to completion of the medical pre-placcxcent exanhtion. Thoso not nedically acceptable mill be rcnoved from these areas within 48 hours, and mechanics for control of rcnoval in this tine have been cnrofilly wrked aut. The estimated savings in tho loss during "tho f'uture construction period mount to $200,000 . One Dopt. of Labor hearing was attended in Seattle during the month mil21 a mmber of tho Legal Division. Thc cam involved sudden death of a General Electric ccrpenter vhilo on the job where claim was mado that the death resulted from the work perfornod.

\ Tho subject of the industrial phTJsicians' scientific neeting dealt with the aspects of psychiatry in industry, and wns presented by a psychiatrist and follmd by general discussion of the group. The EIoalth Activities Camnittee met on January 26th and the topic of the month on "Mental Health" wos prosentod. Material on this subject was prepared for distribution throughout the plant . Tho need for the services of a full tine industrial hygionist for meuuroment and survey of toxic chenical hazards was disoussed with roprosentatives of the Safety Division during the month, and it has been docidod that this typo of service is net adequato at the present the. A cormittee cmposed of onc nenber fronthe Safety Division, one *on the Industrial Medical Division, and one from the H. I. Divisions 1~1s ~ appointed to corrolate the functions of these divisions in regnrd to chenical hazard survcys, and plnn for more adequato and routine survoys.

Tho absenteeism for sichcss only JTLLS 2.23% in J~u~x.J,as conpared 'to 1.7% in Dccezaber, nn increase of 0;48$. Thore were no findings attributable to radiation or chenfcnl injury to any enployoe during the nonth.

Visitors of the division during the nonth included Era Shields Varren, Dr. A. 2. 3mmrs, nnd Ur. J. A. Derry, all of the A. E.'C. Division of \ Biolog.1 and hdicine.

3 1195188 MEDICAL DIVISIONS JANUARY 1950

Phys icd Exim;m3=tiom Oper ct ions Gee. 1949 Jan. 1950 ...... Pro-errsplayment ...... 0 ... 0 .. e ...... ,. . 46 65 Rehire...... 23 40 Annual,.....'...... r...... o...... e...... 652 450 597 544 7 12 135 132 67 48 -22 0 1549 -1291

Sub-c ontractors

-. Gover~~nt...... o...... o~~..o..~...... 25 6 84 be-enploymeirt, tom$m.ti&, transfer...... 2987 2581

AI1I1U(I1...... *.~...... I 3771 23 19 Rochecla (Arocl)'...... 3091 2864 First aid...... ,...... ^.. 15 19 Cl~ic...... ~...... *0. 2350 2629 Hospital...... ~.....~...... ~~..2647 30'77 Public Hoalth' (Inc. food ho-ndlers)...... 59 47 ' Total...... 15W6 13620

I195109 ...... MEDICAL DIYISIONS

...... rc JANUARY 1950

Electrocardicgmphs Dec. 1949 Jan. 1950

Industrial...... ~~..~.~...... ~.~...... 50 50 Cl~ic...,...... ~..,...... *.....*...... -. 8 3 Hospital...... 13 30 Total...... io; ...... 71 83

1

10 26

First Aid Treakents Opcr ations t Occupational Treatmmts ...... *...... ,.. 342 418 Occupational Rotreabnts .. ..*...... -. ... 1139 1274 Non-occupational Tr~a~onts.....-....~.o...... o'.~~ 3687 3579 .. - Sub-tctal...... 5211 5168 Constructio?...... Occupational Treatnsnts-.,.8...... '..L'.'. .. =...... -.0 37 51 Occupational Retroa-nts .,.,..ia ...... *:. .,...... 73 107 Non-occupational 'Treatnents ...... I...... 47 44 .. - SUb-tOtal..i...... ~oooo .... 157 202

Total F'irst Aid Treatments....~...... ~..'.,...... '...... 5325 5473 Major Injuries

bneral Electriob.. ..e...... i...... *. i*..;i. .;. 0 0 Sub-contr~tors...... o..mi.....;...... ; 0 2

Total, 0.0 i 0 i.0 i 0 A .*. 0 z Sub-najor Injuries

General electric.^...... ^....;...... ^.... 2 7 Sub-contractors.~;...... ;...... ~. -1 -0 - total...... ^. 3 7

A3s ente e ism

3bokly employoee, all cDXZSes.....m...... 203% 2.8% Woekly eqlopes, siclmess only...... ~~. 107% 2 -23% Total days lost by males due to siclmsss...... ,.. 1280 2109 Total dap lost by females duo to sickness'...... , 744 1120 Total dnys lost dtze to sickness ...... 2024 3229 Investigation: Total calls roquestod...... 36 28 Total Calls ~de.*...... ooa...r...oo...o.so.oo 36 28 No. absent due to illness in fanily...,...... 0 0 No. not at horn when call PMS made...... ;...... 0 3 * MFDIckL DNISI ONS

,- JiWJARY 1950

Village Medical Division

General

Medical Divisions’ roll decreased fl.~n365 to 362, The average daily adult hospital cemu increased fYom 57.1 to 75.0, a8 cqared to 83.6 a year ago.

Clinic visits decreased from 5629 to 5482, which is a 2.6% decrease as North compared to the previous 1?1Opth, and 45.6% below a year ago. Richland lnedical center accounted for 2,4$ of the total clinic visits this month. c

The net expense of the Richland Cormunity Medical progran for December, 1949 was $9,809. as coxpwed to $22,910. for November. Breakdown is as follufJ3: Kadlec Hos~italnet expenses $1,216.00 This is a decrease of $12 ,512. mer November, due prbar’,ly to an increase of approximately $8,000. in revenue as a result of increased patient census; an increase of about $3,500. in Intra-division Cost Transfers due to closing of North Richland Industrial Divfsion and &e resulting increase in utilization of out-patient facilities at Kadlec Hospital; and a decrease of $2,000. in direct expenses. At the same time, Transferred Charges fron Other Divisions increased $800.

Clinic net exponses $8,593 ,OO This is O. decrease of $589. over November due prbnrily to increased revenue. Clinic visits Deco 1949 Jan. 1950

1026 1062 681 605 164 65 598 641 402 373 50 68 742 705 55 15 135 300 183 201 821 724 772 723 5629 TEE U3DICA.L DNISIOHS

JMTUARY 1950

Source of Richland Clinic Visits Dec . 1949 Jan . 1950

RiChl89d ...... 93 a% North Richland ...... 20% O.er 4.3% ......

Hoxe Visits (Pay cases) * Doctor3 ...... 391 592 NIVses ...... 2 10 . 476 TOtQl ...... 601 1068 Kadlec Hospital Census t Admissions: Adult ...... 365 438 Patient Days: Adultc...... 1770 2345 1IlfD.Tlt...... 363 363 Total PatieDt Daya ...... -...... 2133 2708 Average Stay: Adult...... 4a8 ' 504 ... 1llf)Olnt ...... 5 00 5-6 Average Daily Census: Adults ...... 97.1 7500 I..ts I..ts ...... 11.7 11.7 Total Average Daily Cesus ...... 68 08 86.7 ' Dischcrged against advice ...... 1 . 3 One-day cages ...... 49 63 Occupancy Percentage: AdUlts ...... 64.M 85. l%* Inf.ts ...... 150.U$' 146.2% Admission Source: RiChl811C1 ...... 840% 84.3$: Xorth Richland ...... 5.3% . 50% O.ther ...... 10.6%. 90% Vital Statistics. Live Births ...... 72 63 Still Births ...... 0 2 .a. .a...... 2 a

. Mnj.s ...... 56 76 MlnOF8.oo.i ...... 60 68 E.p. Em. Nose. Throat...... 13 54 TrMS.iollg ...... 47 37 Dontal.o ...... 3 0 Physiothorrrpy Treatmmrts Cli.nic ...... 08 71. Hcspital...... 104 65 Industrial: Plnnt ...... 119 146 PersoILa1...... 33 . 18 Total 300 ...... 344 D hEDICAL DNISIONS JANUARY 1950

Pharnncy Cot. 1949 Jm. 1950

No,. of proscriptions filled...... 2779 2862 Patient Me als

3168 1020 74 .2059 137 136 -67 6661

Cafeterla Meals

1934 276 -2210

Public Health Division

General

There was a sharp rise in a mild type of Scarlet Fcver, Morbidity has increased particularPJ in regard to upper respiratory diseases. Nursing home visits for morbidity increased by 2C$.

Tfio division is participating in the planning rrnd carrying out of LL panel discussion series on medal health.

A newwork representing a system of marked senses cards was instigated.

Rntin of the food handling estcb1ish:ents was conpleted with the result that t 9) facilities llro Grads h and (2) Grade B. - Administration Dec. 1949 Jan. 1950 6 6 2 7 10 52 4 4 3 7 150 5 17 46 13 125 48 0 0 '- a 1195193 Mi3DICAL DMONS

JANUARY 1950

Imw-Lz ntions Dec. 1949 Jan. 1950

S oc id Senice 81 a8 -19 -22 100 110 12 -13 -88 97

3 2 4 13 2 2 0 2 4 2 2 1 .4 -0 19 22

Smitation

Inspoctions made...... '. . .i ...i .' .. 149 207 Bacteriological Laboratory

Treated Water S~les...m...... o.e.....o.....~ 162 17 1 Milk Smples (Inc. cream and ice croa). . .. c ...... 68 65 Other b~cteriologicaltests,.,...... -188 -248 TOt31...... o..oooooo 418 484 - C omunicab 3s D i se as e s 83 19 9 5 1 0 1 0 6 1 2 1 1 0 4 1 0 1 2. 2 2 -12 1 -0 -112 43 9 1195lc14 WIrJUi DIVISIOm

JAI.!UARY 1950

Dec. 1949 Jan. 1950

Total No. Kursing Field Visits...... o..~...m.mm..~.m 1156 105 6

Dental Division Goneral

Dcntzl visits kcresod 9$ over the previous nonth, but were 3sless than the figure for a yeor ago. Dec. 1949 Jan. 1950

Patients .trented...... ~...~...... 2. 2259 2452

L. 10

1195195 4 Phys ici311s Dent ist s ! 10; j I I Nurse3 ii06~2;io111: 50 Anosthetists 3; 1 I 1

I

i

I I phmcist i 4; ! I i 4i 6 I 1 Dietitian 1 2: \ I 2! II I I I I Cook i 5: 1 5! 1 II I 1 1- I 1 ' soo.som.coun. 3; i i 13' 1 I I I I I Sanitarian i 31 : I I (31 1: , I L 6 Health Educator I 11 1 I j 11 iI I I I I i . Dental Assrt 1 9; 1 18 I ilI I I , I I I I I I Janitor 16; 1i 4.S) 2.6 7.2, .7 I! '; i 1 1 Bacteriologist ! 21 ; I 21 i 11 ! I I I i Records Supv. t 2; 21 1 4 t: I I I I I , Acctg Supv. I 3; 31 I 1 1 I I I :i I I Admin. & kss'ts Si 31 Ii I 1 I I 0 thcr 3 I s I I1'I I Total

lI 119519b i

SlXIllll3ry t

Tbe forze incz-eemd by four. Procuremen= cf pereroncel did not nee3 OLW forecasted reqCrener?t. 09l.y om Claea I Special Ha~s-Aa Ticidwnt was inmeti@t3e.

13 t3e Operstionai Divloloa, ourreg reeulte skoiied rxo mJor deviation frcm accepted standarb.

Vegetstica activity has ehowa a t%f Fnite decreaae since the "green run". Routine eamples of air, wster advcgetetlon obtained by Developnent 3ivlsion personnel shoved +k3 normal pattern of activity dlatrlbutlon. Bioassay of urine sarcples for plutonium showed no confirmed positive reeulte. "rentg percent 0-9 *a oam2les azalyzed for tritium oxide were significantly higher than bsckgrou39. 1 In the Biology DivIBlon, specimana collected dur- the month in the biological monltorbg program hiaclcsed PO unusual tissue activity. Phaae I1 of the Aninrsl Fann hes ?lot been accepted. Health Icstment C idsi ona

Organization

The ccEposition and diatributicn of the force aa of

Suprviscra 1 1 4 2 3 10 13 5 r3 39 ~ngineera 5 4 131 (41 IC2 191 10 4 0 69 Clerical 0 0 44 0' 13 Gthers 9 12 33 11 29 66 56 11 8 235 Total 15 17 51 18 44 % 83 24 8 356

~eginningof nonth 352 End of mcnth c_356 c Net iscrease 4 A&LLtions to the roll inclu&ed one techdcal graduate, one field clerk, four laboratory assistants, four personnel meters clerks, and two steno-typf3ts Renoved fron the roll were B staff assistant, a edor supervisor, an emlneer a technical paduate, a technolcaist, two laboratom assistants, and one ateno. typist - Genera

Once again recruitment fell belm 3ur forecasted personnel requirements, par- ticularly in the Operational Divieion. Solic1,ked transfer of exempt roll employees fram this division to supervisory positions in the ManufacturinE; Divisions-~ is entirely depmdent upon the procurement and proper training of ~ replac ernent gersonnel .

One Class I Special Hazards Incident, I~volvingfailure to follow stadard prccecure, WSB investlg&ed.

The following trips were reported: 1. EM Parker and HA Kornberg - presented papers at West Coast Scientific Conference at U.2 .LOA., Los Angelee, California 2. GR Hilst - Anr,ual Conformce of American fleteorological Society, St.Louis, Missouri. * 4%

3 1195148 Health Iustrument Divlsiors

Dr. Shields Warren, Dr. John 2. Sawere, and .W. John A. Dew of the Atomic Energy Conrmiosion, Girlsion of Biology adMeL'cIne, Kaehhgton, D.C. were visitors dur'ing the mnth for diacuesion of H.I. Tivisions progrem,facilities and budget

Durin3 the period covered by this report, all persQls in the Iiealth Instr~me~It Di-Jisims -wed in wcrk vhich mi&% reeaonably le expected to result in inventime, or discoveries, advise6 that to the beet of their knarlodgo and beilef, no bventions or discoverlea were made in the comae of '&e;r work except as listed bela;. Such gersms furt3er advised that, fur the period therein covered by thia report, pote3ook recod.e, if any, kept In the couree of their work have been exEm?dfor possi3le inventions or discoveries.

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General Stet ist ics 53cember 1949 Jm~ary1950 --B I! --- F 9 Tgtal -B -I! ---F H Total TQ Pate ;pecizl Xork lmnlts 784 622 893 4%2785 738 553 9a9 468 2678 2,678 icutirie & SjFecial Suveys 51.8 397 474 360 1744 525 40G 427 44.6 1798 1,798 .37 =fluent Smegs 91 95 96 153 b35 95 93 89 105 382 382 iir Xonitcrlng Saxucles 138 85 1CO4 132 425 99 75 75 193 443 443 Eetentioxi 3afijn Efflnent - .---e- The activity cf the vatel. leaTbq tho retatd3n b~.slnwas as foilcws: --100-B -130-D -10C-F 10Q-Z ?mer Level (JM) 273 305 275 275-320 lverage 3eta dostlge-rate (mrep/kr) 1.2 1.9 0.9 0.7 iverags gamms dosage-rate (mr/hr) 1.9 2.1 2.1 1.4 Average total donass-rate (mrep/hr) 3 e1 3.1 3.3 2.1 Average integz-atsd nose in 24 hrs. (mep) 74 74 72 . 50 bxm tntegrated dose in 24 hrs. @rep) 04 \ 96 % 67 ~eximminteeat ed dose in 2$ hrs . (.mrep>(ima) 84 s5 s6 67

Extensive decontamination work was carried out In the discharge area prior to repair work on the chute liners. Two obsolete sprocket chains sus~endedover t5e elevator camed widespreaci coverall contarninetion until they were renovod jropped into the basin. Checks of all personnel involved in the work in- dicated no skin contaminatlm. The chute reualr vork was cnmpletd the . follow- ing shutdown under cerefully controlled conditions, md EO contamination sprgad was found.

The vater seal between the stwage basin erAd the rsar face was broken during pile operation when the veter in the storage Issin vas pumpsd dam. Scettered radiation from the Zisohcrge area was ccrxfined to the opening of the chute. Xirflcw was fra $he storage area bto the rear face ?ischarge area and no evidecce of a backup of contaminated vapors frat the effluent system was fcund.

Cmtzminaticri was again 2‘~undLQ the storwe’area when the #3 *sin wao left un- plugged. The gazma raliation beam at the tcp, fer edge of the pile shmeci littlc chmae with a maximum doawe-rate of 12 mr/hr reported.

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P-LO Opemtiona - 108 Bul1di.q Eigh gaa activity, as measured by the hood roomKanne chamber, was observed and inFestigation led to the discovery that the agin air Intake was ;:eavily iced, reetricting the inlet air aupply. As a result, ths exhaust fan bd to draw air from another source vnicL vas mst likely the roof veztilatora an& a recyclillq of exhauot air occurred. The condition bas corrected by removiq the icg, an?, keeping *e. ml~eir inlet free of ice. Twelve urze saaples during the period shcTmd positi~ereaulta for :ritium oxiGa. Evihnce of contaminatlox on the outside surfaces of procws linea wao fouad through a conamlnated glove worn In the hood room cpxatiom.f

100-D AJTZ - .. Three cages of skin con+anlnation were reportzd 61rkq discharge ~psr8tio.m. Maintenaxe xo=k cn the +a? of the pi19 im,;rded honrng and d;.eesiq aeveral rob azd rod gdidos, and vacumhg vertical safety rads. Work was Tell coa- trolled and no unueual esposuros vere foud. ConsiCe,*able cantamlnation waa encountered dxlq the discharge of aanplee from the "E" experimental hcle, but was well co-,trolled 2nd no contamhation spead founci. Ini'eetigation of a high readlq on tbe water nonitor in tha "Z" sample room dis;lose3. contamination lodged? at the 1 inch sample line frou the 33-1/2 header. Low level alpha contadnation iras also found.

Tha Danger in ample room A, B, C, and X, were enlarged to 1ncluCe the whole rooms due to high levels of airbo--ne coatamination from effluent water vapor. Complete protective apparel is now requir d for entry into these rooms when air co=,tamination concentration is above lo-' pc/liter.

Contamination was reported In three returned railway exprese care. The cera involved were Milwaukee 1074, Southern 498, and Mllxaukee 1000.

The radiation >em at the top, far edgo of the pile showed a gam intemity of about 2.5 roentgena per hour. Film etudieo showed the beclm to be about 3-3/16 inches wise, 3 inches from the neopreze seal, and about 3-5/16 inches wide, 24 inches from the seal. 100-H Area

During the di~chargeof tube #2451, t?!see solid aluminum dummy slugs lodged on the near cprm of the discharge area, and were removed with a long pole. A hi& air aaEple result was obtained during the cutting operatioa for the removal of tcbe #2577. A section of themcauple wire ar?1/4 inch almlnuz tu3i;rg ~toeth were removed fron the "D" experimental hale iato a 1 iach pipe which wha then removed to the roof, and then to the ground level, and ultil;lately to the burial trench. High expcaure rates were encountered for short periods during thi~

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wo.*k. Rather high dosnge-rates w3re obsemed inslds the lo3 Building, while tha equipment was on the roof. A ample of pile gas, analvzed by the Heelth Instrurcent Kathods Laboratory, chowed a concent,ration of CI4 of a?;out 0.13 Pc/liter . Active gas in the React02 %-;elopmnt rooic aa.3. alocg the base seam of the 2ile was Featly redactd by the appllcatian of !=&etic compoun4 to *e leaky aurfaces

1nvestlG:ion of the ventilation in the Pile Buil?i,?g I-evetilad *roe c&es of lmproger a12 balance which are mder correction. t Increaoed neutron flue3 were observed at check locations arcund the pile with the ad7ent of ths 320 MW Power Level. 100-F Ar3a- A ?rev%msLjwed horizmtal safety rci was milled dowr for use as a replace- rsent ragulatiq rod The milliry operation was cari-id on FA a "dry-box" under Legatise pressure which kept practically all of &the radioactive &tal chip well ccnfinzi 90 evidence of airborne contamination mi3 found and 20 personnel contemirzation wa3 reported.

\ Two stuck cherges were ancountered durlnd the month, ad one of these in tube #1293 resulted in a rupCvure of the tuba. Extremely high dosage-rates were enso.mtarec? due to Irradiated metal plecee loOgeC on the tip-off and Dazzle which were ultimately removed ty long poles. Considercble contamioation in the discharge area also resillted from tAeee oporatians.

High airborne activity after startup was traced to a broken eeal at the "C" experimental hole. Bepaire to the hole on +he subsequent ehutdown reduced the con4itlon. A3 in the other area.t, air sbmplee taken in the water sample room showed a high concentration of bets amitters, presmbly carried in the water -rapor from the effluent syetam.

Eleven irstarccs of personnel contanination occurred du-ing the month. Seven were to hands, and the others to the face and nack. Most of this contaminetion ;as obtained in the dischsrgc area and all cases were .successfully cltaned.

The gem docage-rate in the beam at thd top, far edge of the pile was about :-.5 roentgens ?er hour. "he slow neutron flux jammed the BF3 counter oLi a scale of 128.

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2CO Areas, T acd B Plscta

Genoral Statistics Daceltber, 1949 Januery, 1950 1950 --T B -Total --T B -Total To 9ate Special Work Permits 287 380 667 275 253 523 528 . Routins & Special Survoya 493 472 365 417 436 853 853 Air Konitoring Sam2lea 572 670 1,242 414 631 1,095 '1,095 Thyroid Check8 i22 77 199 €3 66 131 131

Air Sample Res*dt;s t Punher Above Nunbar 1o-Ld 10' I Lcca t Ion --Tak3;2 p Fu/cc flc/liter Remrks T Plant

CaCyOr, 116 14* 2.4~10'~~' Work at open 14L 113 10-lC Jetting et open - 7L 7R. 221 Galleries 131 15 2 Oper. Gallery Section 3. \ R-13 Change Homo 20 8 7 High Caqon air condlt lone. 85 21 9 Decoat amina t ion Sink. 224 57 3 3 2.oxlo:E 1.2xlo--I F-10 Room Other8 5 * 3 (1.0 8.5~10'~ 291-T Stack Pit. B PlaTt Canyon 200 26* 9. gxlO-9 Open e-194 10-3 6-1,. 221 Galleries 1% 5 0 1 0 Oper. Gallery Sect. 16 Gang valve replaced. R-13 Change House 34 5 0 -- 222 - 81 10 2 At drylag hood Room 7. 224 177 4 1 Pipe Gallery B cell. 0 thers 31 5 0 Near water tower 224 B roof.

* Senviti.Jlty 10-11 pg Pu,'cc .

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Ca;iyon Buildings

In the T Plar,t, some prcgress wes male in decontminatior, of the canyon deck but ccnsiderable contamicatim remained at month end. MonltorlW aesintanca was required while taking 9 sam>les. Sigh level glove contamination was en- countere6 on cne ample wl5h no overexposure to pereonnel indicated. The ci-ene- way was still generally contaminated; ad two instances sf persoxel contanin- rtlon occurred in the crane cab. The source of conteminetisn in the ca3 is be- lieved to be the craneway. High level axposure rates der8 encountered durhg the renicval sf ccntamirated -gaper from the canyon deck and while chqiq the Insert in a sezqle cap. One instadce of perscnnel contanination occurred dur- ing sapling, and vae successfully cleaned. Fifteen canyon air samples jammed the beta csuatera with a yl"" surface dosage-rate of 255 mrep/hr reported on a filter (apgroxinntely LO- I uc f.p./liter), .-c

in the B Plant, concidcrable canyon deck coacamlnation occxrred a8 s result of the remvel of an agIta5or froa 6-L and placement in 11.-L. Air samples taden on the two days 6-~was open shcwsd concentrations zp to an 3atimated 10-3 pc f .p./liter. Several jet aesem5lies and ccmectors vere regesketed or repeir- ed with hi& ex3esu-e rates mcountei-ed but no indicatiox of an overexpcsre. Monitcriag assistance has been required on all 13-4 ample8 since January 13, \ 1950. In one instaxe It was necessary to remove tne saqllng equipment by meens of the crane and place in contwiuted waste. Routine eurveys of the o3ersting gallery led to the d!ecovery and subsequent replacement of a ccntam- inat~dgw -ralve and the attendant lines thereto.

Control Laboratories T Plant B Plant

Items ccntamlnated and not regulated 192 181 Ski? Ccntamination, alphe 7 2 Skin Ccntaminatlcn, beta 2 3 Contaminate& floor locationa 35 35

In the T Plant, zonitoring asaistance was given while slur2ing five saplea, aad in the B Plant disposal of 8, waste shipments from the 300 Area required monitoring aaais:ancw.

C mc entratio,l Buildings

In the T Plant, routine cell surveys revealed an estimated 60 p Pu contan- ation, vith about 33 pg reported in E cell. Seven mainteaancs inspection jobs, end tenmaintenance repair jobs, were dcne with no contamination spread.

In the B Plant, 'the routine sampling of air discherged from roof vents w8s temporarily discontinued because the cold weather froze the filters.

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Strck Arzas

In the B Plant, contaminated water seeped out fron ur,der the lead brick barri- cade around the #3 fan, and i:as attributed to water vepor picked up at the rater seal condensing out In th5 cold duct work.

Vast e Cisuosal dress

In the T Plant, 3 unsucceaaful attem;;ts were made ts o'ttab. the 400 lb. metel waste sllldqs sample frm the 101-U tar?. One InBtance of very llw level akln contamination ~ccurre6Cur- thisz work.

In the B PS.ant, there were no further findhas 13 the vicinity of the 1334 diversion box rebortd lcst morhh as possible rad-iosctive mouse feces. Snow hampered trapgtii e€fort;s and efforts to fin& no;'* radioactive garticlea. Analyses to hzh are mJ;conclusi~e.

Plant I auntzj

Thirteen of the 71 spot, adcor-timocs air aanples taken show& positive results with a nwci~mof 1.3 x U/cc abtaiced. me yractice of sorting laundry pricr waehing was again discontirued, arid 'Laundry 18 dmped frahampers \ to directly Into The washers.

Ge-lei*al

All thyroid 'checks were below the warning level. -The Iaclati~n Build13 -

G meral Stat is t ics 1950 December 1949 January 1950 T3 Date

Special Uork Permits 30 21 21 Routine & Special Surveys 311 269 269 Air Monitorhq3 Samples 408 302 302 Air Sample Results Nunber above MaXirmun L ocatIon No. Taken 10-ll j.lg Pu/cc 45 NCC Remarks Oprat ing cella 137 1' SXP work, cell 3 control Laboratory 124 2 2.2 x 10-11 blurping, roam 31 Eevelcpem Laboratcry 9 0 Ducts 12 0

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Operating Control D eve1opxnect Cells Leborat ories Leboret or1e3

Items not rtgulated found contaminated 12 128 14 Nuker above 20,COO ?/xi 0 4 .; 3 Nuber ai)ovs 80,090 d/n 0 1 0 Skin c cntmination 1 0 0 Contaminzt.eC flcor loceticns 3 11 1

A vacuum-operatcd air Ircnitorlng s;@a was instelled in the operating cells so that air sample repcrti- to i"g Fu/cc m~be possible. The maxlmm levels cf sema radiation rezorted were 36 mr/hr on PR containers, 5 m/hr at the process hmCs, and 5 mr/hr on SC.

G en er&! . StPA i 6% 1C Y- 195c Januery 1950 To Date

Special Vcri-. Podts 152 158 Rcutine & S;?ecial Surveys \ 339 321 Air Moritorlng Samples 1,118 1,016

Ai:: Eaqle Results Nunb er Nml)er above L oc aticn ----Takea 1o-I2 g h/cc Remarks 234~est. 234 ---r-is3 Removal tank,hood '6 235 Oper. 141 13 5.3 x 10-12 Glove change, hood 22 Tecfinical Control 224 10 8.0 x Looee cantanination (0.25 p)In room 153. General 2gir 11 4.7 x 10-12 compressor room. Ducts after primary filter 53 36 2.9 x Frcm 234 process hoodn. 26 inch mcuvs? line 19 17 2.7 x --- 10- Inch vacuum line 16 1 1.4 x Very high level air samples be- taken. Stack Breech 42 0 ------

234 Buildiri - \_perating Sectlcn

Xine incidents of cccta?zAnation spread occurred within process rooma with an amociated 25 floor spots in &;¢ corridor8 and roams. In one Instance, corridor contamination led to the diecovery of a lealdng flange In row. 228. Elevon major mSintenance Jobs involving Qork in Zone 4, or cn process lines, were completed. wit:? contMnat1on confined to work areas and protective clothirg. Health Inotrument 3ivisions

Inrluded in these was the replaceaent of the scpernate hold tank in hood 6, \-here a tmporq plgk-000 airlock was conatruzted on the backsid.e of the hoed In order to accomplish the job. Air contdnstim inside the airlock wes severe, and seqles averaged 5 x 10-7 )q Pu/cc, with a maximum of 2.4 x 19-6 Pu/cc repcrtsd. The majorit7 of the work was performed wearing assault masks insi3.e cf fresh-sir moka. Glove cmtaminatlon up to 140 ys Pu, and SW? clothirg contamination up to 10 p Pc, vas reported, but no eki: cantam- InatIan occurred durlq the entire Job, 235 Building - Cperating Section Tuo spots of flocr contanination'rsre reported in rooms adjacent to the process room, and one instance of skin contamination was reForted and successfully Clem63.

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Sipif€cant iqrovenent was made in reducing the r,umbx of instances of air- borne Flutoniun contanination. A total of 2c)3 items, not regulated with re- spect to handling, was fcund contamlcateC and outside of hoods; thirty-two OIO which were akove 2C,OCC d/m, including 16 above ~+O,OOO d/n. !Twenty-five CarCaminated floor locatiopa were report& In the ldbOratOry rooms, end twenty- twc in the adjacent corridors. One inatrnce of skin contamination was reported 8nd successfully decmtamlnat sd.

The original traps in the desoztenrination roo= failed, and me. being replsced with etainless steel traps. A potentially serious minor injury occurred when a volumetric flask, containing a proceus sample, shattered in a laboratorian's hand while replacing the stoppr. Contamination was found on the gloves, but no ccr,t&r,etion was reported in the wound.

Gerieral Building

. Ten Items, nct regulated vith respect to handling, were found contaminated. One instance of skin contanination was reportea, and successfully cleaned. The plutcniun concentration in the discharge cir of the 26-inch vaclium systerc -increased durira the month. X similar ccndition occ7med in November, and was corrected by switching to another secondary filter.

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The 300 Area -General StaListics 19 50 36CeQber-- Januarq To Date Special Work Permits 166 178 176 Routine & Special S,arveys 236 184 184 Air Monitorin8 Samples 178 13C 130

-Metel-. FabrlcaLlon Plant 4 mirtg-three of fifty-five air san2les taken were above 5 x 10-5 iG U/CC as follows: Num>er Nmbsr 5bove Ykiximum Conc. Location Tahen 5 x 10-3 !.IS U/cc p u/cc Cmditions I Chip Recovery 22 18 9.5 x lC-4 First tm-tlng table. machining 12 3 1.1 x 101; BY rod pallet. Main Room, 314 17 ll 2.6 x 13 Plcrrmal operation. Hh;d Count Station, 314 4 1 6 x 10-5 Normal operation. . Supernatant coollq liquid frcm the machining operation will be flushed to the pcocess waste line acd discharged to the pond lutead of dumping iLto the bwial Gound. No interferenca with pond seepage is foreseen.

Film surveys of plant issue shoes disclosed eight pairs highly contaminated, of which seven pairs were assigned to 314 Building personnel. Ascociated Laboratories

Floor ccntamlnatlon resulted from manipulation of an irradiated concrete sample in room 37. Deccntamination was not successful, and the floor was painted pending linoleum replacement. - Six high hand scores vere successfulljl reduced.

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A filter in the south;rest hood in rooui 98 was replaced after six months1servlce- Considerable contamination WMS re2orted on che upstream fllttr surface. A high alpha hand score led to r'.iscovery of a cortaminated pcppy probe in the saae rocm.

Twenty-five high hand counts were reduced except for one of law level urenium

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contamination where no attempted recluction wes recorCed.

Cold Semi -k'crks Suilding e-__. A total of 6 high hand counts was recorded; 5 were reduced and 1 was "no attempt".

About 1,423 pounds of urani7.m have teen discharge1 to the waste pords and about 26C poun&s to the 300 N crib.

Hand Score Sunmrg I

A total of 44,657 alpha arid 45,637 beta hand scores was recorded. About O.ll$ of the elpha and e'oout 0.2% of the beta scores were high. No attempted reduction was recorCed for 1 hi@ elph ecd 1 Sigh beta score. IudicRtive of the increasad contz.r;in&tion >roble= In the 100 Area3 was the fact that 79$ of the hiGh beta scores were rocorded there.

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Pencils

E&N 1950 100-3 ------100-D L’0-F 190-H 200 200-W 300 Total TO kie

Pencils Read 9,399 9,513 14,3k1 10,146 17,233 2d,734 35,799 123,167 123,167 Single Readings (190 to 280 mr) 24 20 27 ll 12 66 51 211 ’ 211 Pa ired Readings 4 (loo to 280 m) 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 6 Single Readiqs (Over 280 E) 16 12 9 5 20 44 77 183 183 PaireC Reed! ngs (Over 280 mr) 0 0 1- 0 0 0 2 3 3 Paired. readings Lost 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 5 5

Of the nine significant pencil results only one was conflnaecl by the badge reeult, ~higdid not constitute sn overexpxure on the basis of 300 mrep per \ week. Investigation of lost rsadinG indicated no possibility of an overexposure . Eadge- Resuns, Construction Areas-- 190-2 -Total 1950 To Date

Badges Processed 1,103 1,103 1,103 Number Readings (1CO to 300 uirep) 0 0 0 Number Readings (Over 300 mrep) 0 0 0 Los t Read- 3 3 3

Lost readings were all due to badge lost in area.

B a itge s R.R.T. 1950 ------100-3 1004 100-F 100-H 200-E 200-N 200-W 300 Total To rlate Badges Processed 1,361 1,825 2,267 2,546 1,856 504 3,253 5,742 19,554 19,554 Nuaber Readings (100 to 300 mrep) 12 3 32 3a o 23 144 238 238 Number Readings (Over 300 mrep) 0 0 7 ‘0 3 0 1 1 9 9 0 4 4 \ Lost Readings 3 0 2 1 0 0 1

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Investigation of the 'ad6ee that read in excess of 300 mrep shoved no real overexgosue arcest in possibu one case. Sir: of the nine results were due to dsf~ctivefih while two, an x-ray anii a ghxu ray exposure, were below 300 mrep *hen zpproprlate calibration curves were used. The other, a reading of 305 mrep, occurred in the Eleta1 Fabrication Plant.

Loet resdirlgs were account*d for es followe:

Earlgee lost In are8 1 Lost in process- 1 Ligkt struck : 1 Badge dropped in liquid 1

Investigatton of *As aScve lost readings reveald no poeelbilify of an overoxpoeure .

Total t;adges- proceoeell 1950, Operatiom 19,554 Construction 1,103 Total 20,657

In additiou 50 the base progrem, a tots1 oZ 1,705 item of no=-routine nature wwo prcceaesd duriq the nront5.

Slav Neutron Peacil Smi*y - 1950 ------100-B 100-D 100-F 100-H Tots1 TG %te Number of pairs issued 35 106 107 144 392 342 Numbe: of significant readings 2 6 8 21 37 37 Number of significant readings abcve 100 mretc ' 0 0 0 0 0 0

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CCNTROL AND rEVELOPMEPT DIVISION

Site Survas

Water samples were taken on a reduced schedule this month because of the ex- treme cold. Alpha activities in the water relcained normal at the natural urenium backgA-ound. Trace beta activities of less than 1CO xpc/lit,er were found in water suppiiee which use the Columbia River as a pource. '

The vegetation activity has shown a definite decrease since thel'green run". The I131 activity in the separaticns areas was ketween 25 and 500 Fc/kg whil3 in the region of Richland eEd Pasco, the activities are between 4 and 10 m;lc/kg Ody on3 off-area trip was schedulad because of poor driving conditio-. This trip in the vic1;lity of Davenport and Soap Lake gave a maxinun vaiuo of 24 n;zc/kg with an average of less than 3 muc/kg for all samples.

Particla deposition rates re3aine3 fairly constant except imide of the 222-B laboratory whers the average coilcentration increase9 by a factor of ten. The activity in the 100 Area waste effluents averaged between 380 and 660 wc/liter, the highesr, n00thl3 average In the last several yeare. I

Ge o1oa.v

Activity level6 in water saqleo from wells 361-B-1, 3614-9 an4 241-T361 re- mained at the previously observed levels.

Analyses of two liquid samples obtainsd from the laterals 10 feet and 20 feet beneath the second cycle crib aftsr approximtelg 100,0(10 gallons of waste from the 112-B tank had been Jatted indlcata no very appreciable decrease in the beta activity compared to the ectivlty of the liquid in the 112-B tank. The alpha ectivlty, however, was less by a factor of ab3ut fifteen. Sediment samples taken from the test holes in the 241-T second cycle tile field showed . no oignificant contambation following the completio:? of Jetting from the 112-T tank.

The wells to the water tabla in the 200 West Area continue to show a rise in the water table as was indicated last wnth. Meteorology-- ---Forecasts Number Made Percent Reliability Production Forscas ts 93 75.7 24-ho~ 62 . 79.0 Spacial 14 85.7

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January, 1350, was the nost severe winter month k the thirty-eight year history of weather records in this locality. Miile January, 1943, was more consistcntu cold than the past month, the svemgs ternperaturea were somwhat higher. The lowest temperature duriw the month m3 -2l and in fourteen dags tho mininu was below 2813. Tha tota’l snowfall was 23.4 inches with a grestast degth at any oxe tlm of 11.5 icches .

There wore 504 urine aarnples analyzed for plutonium axing the unth. The hlan samples average 0.05 d/m with a 22$ yield on the splked sample. Five resamples were necessitated by high values, two of which were 270 d/m aM 185 d/m, These two were imzedfately ressmpled and results were below the reportiq limit. An investigation of the plates indicate?, that the activity had an alpha energy of 5.15 mev end vas uniformly spresC on the plate indicating that pl-ztoniiun vafl originally in the sample anelyzcc?. The ultkate souce of this plutonium remaim a mystery. Tie three rcsanples from last month gave values below the detection level of 0.33 d/m.

One hundred and fifty-six samples were analyzed for uranium on tho fluororhoto- meter. The mzxlmum Individual result was lo5 ;lg/liter with anotker sample at 95 $liter. Sixty-three urine samples were anslped for tritium oxide. Of them eenples 13 gave results significantly higher than beckgrouna. Six of the hi& values were from one man and three from another. Attempts to take breath samples on a dessicant were abandoned because of dilution of the sample with air giving lower aensitivities and the large amount of time required to obtain an adequate sample.

Methods Development

Attempts to plate plutonium unifody on a 35 m disc by the elsctro-deposition method hava siven oatisfactory results. Sources of this nature will be used to check tha NTA film with low activity per unit area. Yields obtained by electrodspositing the solution from TTA analyses have been conparable to those obtained by evaporation of this solution. A new electroplating unit ha3 been received and is being altered for use in the Bioerasag laboratory for further tests on roatina application of the procedure.

A series of tests are being mde on NTA fib to obtein optlam developing conditions. Sources are bekg prepared and exposure8 made tc check the reproducibility ad accuracy. Sources have ken exposed for the Biology Division ani the Survey Group to evaluate the number of particles of alpha enittors. . - 1195213 Health Instrunent Divisions

Th3 ion colurm procedure for analyzing fission products in urine has been adapted to the analysis of special samples. A rulfato precipitstion step has Seen added to the fission produst ma,lysis in me at Bioassay to allow higkr yialds on the strontium

A new spectro$xtomter wag set up end stzxlderd transmission carves prapre.? for knohm amunts of potsssiuc?. Prelidncry work indicates that tkis WJ give Q sensitive procehre for tke analysis of IC-k0 in samples.

Consistent yields on the order of 9d1 have been obtai-wd cn air filter ppers spiked with plutcniun citrate andl-Inalyzod by ather extraction. Ona series of samples from tho Svrvey Group gata vslues consiatantly lower, in some cases by a fector cf ten, than the values obtainad by Survey. Tests on the effect of various plutcaiau co~pouiitbOP the gjeld are plarned.

Methods C OF tr:-- 1 A new vibrsting reed electromter has been obtained for P-1C measureDen5s. Resulto fro= this unit are quite consistent 21th the old instmnt. A tracer lab mice widow tube is 'Jeing tested. Backmour-ds are about five to seven counts per minute higher than gresent tubes, but operaticn ctherwise appears satisfactory in the short testlq period used.

Considerable time has been sgent in trsining new personnel on the analytical techniqms . Extractions of water saslples for pltltonium and uraniurr has 'been giving low yields. The souxe of the trou5le has not yet been located.

A sunmation of the work load foUows: Laborstory- Vegetation 5-71 Water 1122 Solids 132 Fluorophotona ter 515 P-10 89 Miscellaneous 31 To tal 3zir Counticg ROOQ Beta Xeasurenonts 4386 Alpha Meaa urements 398c Control Points 2292 Decay Curve Points 531 Absorption Curves Total

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Ptysic s

The fiml report on the extmpclation chamber measurements on uranium and thorium will be completed shortly. Important dose rates which tavo been measured are tabulated below. Rep. per hour Absorber !TkJ.c hess Rcdht ion For Umniun For '2korium-

?Tun? Alpha 13.8 8.5 Xcna Eard zeta 0.232 Nona Soft Eeta, 0.026 --- None Total 2ab 0.253 0.056

0.220 --- 0 ~16 --- 0.226 0.052

A report an the fast neutron comter is being prepard.

Work is continuing on tLe hi@ pressure diffarsntial ionizetian chambers for fast neutrm detection ac3 on tho moderated slow neukon detecta-. Som

\ prclidnaxy meesurenents have toen made to deternine the errors to be ex2ected In usfng the present beta calibintio~;'or other than surface measurements.

Ind-lstrial Hygiene

The study of geneml atmsgberic dustiness by routlne air sampling was pmctically comple tcd . The remining experimental work should he finished durlng the COWmonth. Sons work is be- done on deeign improvcrments for the thorn1 precipitator and for a special high volume air sampler.

A survey was made on the use of nickel carbonyl in the 234-5 Building. Two reports were issued, one covered the health hazcrds in the H.I. Bioassay laboratory and the other waa on the toxicity of hexone.

Ins tl-wcnt Deve LoDment

An alpha scintillation pobe which has been in Building 234 about a month is giving satisfactory service. It has been found that light tight alpha trans- mitting al.dmm scree- can be mde rather easily by floating a sheet of foil on water, then picking it up tn 3 wire submrged beneath thc middle of the sheet. mi3 coapletes anticipsted developwnt work on a sci?tillation probe. Drawings and specificatim.9 will be prepare& so that, if sufficient interest is shown, suck pro3es can be proCuced by a msufacturing concern.

119521-5 Health Instrment Divisions

Thc pulse analyzer was used to deternine the energy of the alpha emitter in two questionable urine sanples fram the Blodsaay labratory. Ona al@a emitter was found 12 each eanple and in both case8 the energy wae found to be 5.14 5 0.;6 znev, corresponding to plutonium. It was aleo fsund that puloe height decreases slowly with time , 8uggcstiq counter gee contamination by chanber camponente. This ahoul3 be taelly co,Te:table 'sy usin& a elow gas flow during counting. Before cnmpletlng thla project, several unknam alpha sources need to be nm an& instrxtlons prepared.

Work on the portable BF3 muter coathued aloq the line of increased maximum countlrq rate. TAUSfar, the co-utlxq rato ueber indication is 16 low at 5O,C@O c/m. To date, no suitalle amall BF3 tube has been found.

Tho high volta:3e section of the pxtable pp3y wee re-angheered to give fewer and longer laakage paths, and more -mr- spice. Specifications mre also written,

The pniportional alpha-beta counting sgeten now yield6 50$ aim goometry at an ~ operatins voltage of 2900 * 50. Daad thm per alpha pulse will have to be about 200 1.1 sec (coincidmce'losu at 5000 c/z about 0.1%) , arid operathg voltage mst be held in the quoted rarige in crder to preven? beiaa coun$ing in the alpha \ channel. ht present, a 10,CCC c/m beta source causes a b&GkgrOund of about 1 c/m in the alpha &amel. A working laboratory hstrmmant Will be built in the near futuro. Calibrations The routine calibra%Iaawere: Number- of Calibrations FADIL'M CAIJlBMIW Dececber, 13k9 Janwy, 1950

394 390

Portable Inatrumente upha 251 240 Beta 503 434 Gammz (Radium) 775 749 X-ray Scennw 6 3 Neutron 43 88 Total 11578 m ?ersonnel Meters Beta Gannaa (Radim) X-ray '. Neutron Total 15,158 21 GRAND TOTAL ...... 17,130 16 ? 000 119521b DECLASSIFIED m-15843df DECLASSIFIED

H eelth Instrument Civisions

Analyszs Grcu?

1. Plctonium Analyses in Tissue

Xn melyticel method for Pu, irrolving a prebismuth phosphate precipitztian to segarzte the Pu from the bulk of the selts, follcmzed by a LaF3 precipitetion and a !ITA extraction, has been successfully adapted to whole rat cerczsses. An averege yield cf 93.4% with a standard deviation of 2.75 was obtained on sevec rats. Spiked rat. sjhirx were w-auzed by digeqtior,, a Le133 preciritation and TTR extrzction. Ar- average yie16' of 90.2% was obtained on two skins.

2. Adsorpticn of 'Plutcniurr on Sirfaces

A second comp:.riaon of the spike delivery methcd use5 by Biochemistry (air flushirg and a catheter) shared no significant difference frm spike delirery with an acid-flushed lads pipette. The experiment war run over a period of 15 days. 3. Chrmat.ogrsphic ProceChres

\. . Other work has necessitated delay on this problem.

4 Radioactivity in Carcasses In conjunction with the H.1- Development Civision, a counting tube made from an almL~umpip 2-3/8 in. x 12 in. has been teste& for the possibility of count- ing radon sam9les. Samples of radon are currently being tested.

5. SeDaration Area Control Plot Analyses

Russian thistle emplea (seeds and stem) and soil samples fram the R-3 Canger . Zone were analyzed for Ce, Si, Y, Zr, Cs, Ru, and Rare Earths. -6. Analpee cf Active ?articles Particles, collected with precipitrons fram %he off-gases at 200-&at, have been analyzed. Included are alpha ar,d beta activity determinations, chemical caposition, decay and absorption analyses, and the age of the particles. It ahould be noted that this work vas done by a member of the Biochemistry group. 7. Servicee to Other Crcups

Work in this category consisted of preparing feed solutions of calibrated Pu

1195211 Health Instrument Division3

s$ke &Id spike for the Biochemistry and Zoolcgy Groups, spikir,g sheep

pellets, prel;arztion of a second glass thyroid for Zoology, alpha analysis of , rat feces for Ziochemistry, acd particle detsrmination in the rat feed soluticr. for Biochemistry. This latter problem was attacked by drying a'iquots of the solution on gkss slides and exposing NTA film to the Aried aliqugt. .Uter development, the alpha track pattern was studied with a microrcope. No sic- nificat clusters vere found, iridicating thare were no Fu-ladsn pa--ti.cles in the solution.

Apa?ic Sialoqg Group

1. Effect of Pile Effluent on Aimtic Life

Development of the Chinook salmon fry in the monitoring test has been very slcw becauee of tks extrmely cold water; B bnctzrid diseaae affectlng the yolk s3ca of these fisk hes sumwhat increased tk,e mortality ir, a'-1 lots. Thie $isease ha3 a;;pzrently been a(igravated by the reterded developmental rate OTer 7?$ of the young fish in 12% area effluent have died, irhile the mortality in weaker hilutiens and in the contrcls has amounted 50 about '7%. The specific activity GI? the ycw selmon remaips at about 15 times that 09 the water in which they are being held.

-3,. Ej olegical Chains

The srecific activity of trout beirq held la a 55 concentration of area efflu- ent water and feci a diet ccnteining algae fran the 107 Basin has further de- clined because of the reduced metabolic activity and loss of appetite by the fich. Tr0v.t not receiving the 107 Ba,in algae in their diet are leas active by a factor of 5.

Isotopic dilution testa with diqodlum phosphate were discontinued at the first of the month because of the Zrozen con&iticn o? the outside ponds and the loss of appetite by the fish. No additional food chain studies ere planne3 until exiating data can be worked up and reported upon. - 3. Radiobiological Swvey of the Columbia River- ContinQed inclement weether, heavy ice aloq the shore line, a2.l fluctuating levels of the Columbia River greatly inhibited the collection of samples. The activity of the river water rained at about the same level found last mcnth. With the excepticn of the plankton, which showed an increase, the activity in the fish and invertebrate orgenlsma remained at about the same level found last mcnth. The hi heat specific activity found in fish was in the scales of a sucker (0.5 x IC-9 pc/g).

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Health Instrument Divisions

Av3rage activities fou?d In representative organitxm at Hanfxd during Jmwy 1950 were :

Orgmi sm Activity in Ipc/g x 10-3 Ecttcm algae (with sedlmerts) 1.3 Planlct on 6.3 Spxge 0.8 Caddis fly larvae 0.9 Snails (limpets) 6.3 Fish ( juver-ile) : 0.1 Water 0.0016 Eicchdstry- Group

1. Collection and hal~r6isqf Active Particles-

Data accumulated in this project are being reported bj the Analyses Grmp in ths January Monthly Report.

2. Deuosition in Lunqs cf Activs Par5Zcles

\ Gie to the unusually cold weather, no an;mals could be successfully exposed to stack gas inhalation.

3. Patholcgy of Active Farticles

Autoradiographs of frozen lung aections of rabbits exposed to stack gas Lzl- aticn are still being searched for the presence of radioactive particles.

_c4. Gastro-intestinal Absorption of Plutmium

me oral administration of a239 to five and five female rats is cantinu- . =le ing. Two male aad two femde rats are receiving water and will serve as con- ' trols. Same difficult;- has been experienced in maintaining a proper cmcentra- ticn of plutonium in the feed solution. This problem is beirq studied by the Analyses and Biochdstry groups. These feedings will continue until about March 5t3.

3otany Group

1. Separations Aree. Control ?lat

Late in Decaber, soil samples were collected from the four-foot depth in the 200 East R-3 Cgnger Zone. -Cn analgais, thzse sanplee were found to have e beta activity of 90 ix/g.

1195219 - ar;s Health Instrumect Diviei~ns

~r31~~~gel.minaticrr tests were made on Russian thistle seed obtained from plants mown in this area. It was found tbt tke percentage germination of these seeds could be increased aignificantly by subjecting the seds to freez- ing tempratures for short pxiods of tine previous to gerninatim.

The results of the stuQ on ",e absorption adtrenslocatim 192 certain fisiion elsents by the 3.assien thistls vme presenked at the Biology 3ivision Seminar on ,'a.nuarjr 24. A t;ritten rsl;crt 03 tb13 work is !a tha fh1stages of prepay- atim.

2. Qricultursl - Field Steta

Thirty sol1 nengles were taken frcm the treatnent plots of the station. The average beta actirity of the aoil samples was 0.019 x 10-3 uc/g,

The drilling CE a xell as cmtinu-e6 throw ths rnon?.h, and 0.1 Janusry 30 a desth of 583 fset was rsached.

Ths "First Arinuel Repoz% cf the Agricul.tura1 Field Stakion" is being prcpared.

--3. Use gf Algae for Rmoml of Rad.4,ozctivity frm Plls EffPient Vater Cellulose spmges are being use& in ?lac2 of the alsae in the decuntaminatim colum. It is considered desirfi-ale to heve a control in which the accumulaticn of radioactlvs elements by nm-lidng mterial. 19 compared with that 3f live algae.

Use of Escherichia -coli to remove radigactive materials fram the effluent water. --Escherichia -coli is capble of accumlation of the activity of the effluent pile water to a degree only slightly less than aye auae.

. Blue grass grown in sud ailture and watercd wi5h a concentrate cf the elements of the pile efflusn+, has bem found to concentrate the radioactive materials to 3.4 times that of the concentrate. -4. Translocation of Radirelements in Tlants Two tomato plants (8 in. and 3 ic. in ;lei&ht) are growing in a alne-inch pot in the greenhause. A total of appoximately 25 ~c of beta activlty (concentra- ted pile effluent water) has been add3d to this pot during the month. Astivity within the leaves of the two plants ranges fram 0.05 - 0.08 Y 10-3 pc/g. Activ- ity of the surface soil is apiroximately 0.2 x 10-3 rc/g. me more mature $.ant shows no evident eims of dee. The snaller plant ie quite yellow, a condition wbich might be due to root damage resulting frm the action of radio- a:ttve elements. Ita roots aregrowiwlargelg in the upper two-three inches of the soil.

DECLASSIFIED I I q52?0 DECLASSIFIED

Health Inatrument Didslons

X single branch of a flarertq tcmto plant was sealed into a pgrex flask with paraffin and then exposed to 1131 vapors. Coun+.s made on other parts of the plant showed that some of the 1131 vapors were absorbed and then translocated to o%her parts of the plsct. This experiment will be repeated, and additional experhats to detemlne the factors affect- absorption and translocation of iodine are planned.

Phgsiolcgy Group

1- Physiological respcnse to anlmal~intubated wikh active particles

We have begun discussions with &)formed personnel vith respect to the establieh- rzent of a lorG-term experiment Involving active particles.

2. Pathology of active particles

No report. 3 . Tecb-1ques Fn kit oradicgraphy Eoutine work cmtinuea on autography anc photamicrcgra@y.

11.. The blood morphology stuCies in supzort of the .him1 Fern c ont hues. ZOOlGgy Group

1. Biologisal Manitorinq

Btreme tP.nrpe@es, anow, end associated shortaee of natural, foods have so weakened certain apaclea of wildlife that many have frozen or have fallen prey to predatory animala. LFmited aupplemental feeding has been practiced at three of the more importznt collection stations.

An adult female goat end her two atill-born offspring from tha region of 100-D were sampled on January 19. Thyroid activity in the mother and one kid was - about 0.32 pc/g, while that of the other kid was about twice that level. A jackrabbit from the 200-W Area had thyroid activity cf 0.15 pc,/B when assayed on January 17, 1950.

2. Toxicology of I131

Phase I1 (141-I?Waste Disposal Euildirig) of the Animl Farm has not been accepted. Ita failure to functior? properly la seriously delaying the expraent. The Projec5 .Engineers have temporarily assigned an engineer to operate an& observe the functioning of the disposal plant and to make recammend- atlolls for its improvement.

1195221 ..

Health Instrument Divisias

Uxsatisfactory breeding performmce of rams 4uring the first estrus cycle d the ewes has prcqted ua to negotiate an exchq3 with tbe ver,dor for three younger, more virile ram.

A Haqshire ewe weigh- 180 lba. was sacrificed after five months on daily feedings cf 0.3 pc of 1131, PrelinFr,ary tcsts indicate that tle acomlated acti-rity was between 2 md 41.1~ total in the 6-pam gland, More extct analysis will be =.le before this data Is fully ‘aterpretod.

The 3-tube tb.yroid counter unit was calibrated by counting a elass “thyroid” inserted Fn tha lxaC,ior- formerly toccupied by the thyroid c~fthe eacrificcd ewe.

The 3.1. ljivisions report for this ?eriod wes caqiled by M.L. Mickelsm in the a5serxe zf the Divisions .Nanager.

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I 1452~ DECLASSIFIED

G3EW ACCOUNTING DIVISION JA!J‘!!S?Y 1950

--GENEiUL Consolidated Cozpleted Project Cost Reports were improved and revised. Construction Work in Progress IZeForts were also revised and reconciled with Completed Project Report s . Studies regarding various inventxy procedures and controls in general were made bring the mmtn. Ir.fomtion qajr,ed is to be used in coming months wken more irAtensivestudies and investigzkims in this connection are to be made. Independent auditors reviewed records regarding Zunds advanced by AEC. Favorable coment was made concerning the procedures in effect and the adequacy of control of these funds. t As of Janua-ry 31, 1950, additional salary adjustr;en%sretroactive to April 11, 1949 in accordayse with the Agreement Eetween Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council and Seneral Electric Cczpany amumted to $1,997 bringing the gross payments to date to $229,63 5 Withholding Statements fcr 1949, Forn W-2, were delivered to Monthly Paid employees on January 6, 1953 and to Weekly Paid employees cn January 13, 1950. The Col- lector’s copies of Withholding Statenents were fcrwarded to Lhe General Office on January 9,1950 for transmission to the Collector of Internal Revenue. L Considerable overtine was reqEired in January in the Tayroll Divisions in order to complete Federal Social- Security Repxts, Withholding Tax Reports, Returns of In- formation at the Source, Anncal Reprt of Enployee Contributions under the Pension Plan, and various other year-end reprts.

Further discussion of the Check-off of Union Dues was held in a meeting on January 4 between representatives of Labor Relations and Payroll Divisions and G. A. Foster, President of Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council. Decisions were reached with respect to a plan for administration of-the Check-off, and procedures to be followed with respect to collection, reporting, and payment of dues to the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council.

Hanford lu’orks and Nucleonics Departnent Financial Statemnts for the month of December were completed and distributed on January 18, and January 24, 1950 respectively. General Divisions Operathg- Reports covering December operating 30sts were completed on January 15, 1950.

Advances from AEC remained at $l+,OOO,OOO at the.month end. Items comprising the Dalance in the advance account as of Jvluary 31, 1950 compared with those of 3ecember 31, 1949 are detailed below: December 31 Januam 31 Cash in Bank - Contract Accounts $ 3,199;OU $ 3,178;952 Salary Accounts 55;OOO 55;OOO Travel Advance Funds 50 io00 50; 000 . Advvlces to Subcontractors 300;~~~ 3co; coo Cash in Transit 395.988 W6 .CL8

Total $ 4,000,000 $ 4,m,c00- 1. I195223 STATISTICS Weekly

Additicne snd transfers in Ramo~aloand tranefei-e out Tran3fere 4ro.mIJeekly to Mont3J.y Payroll TA*a;13i'ara fra Monthly tc tioekly Payroll En~loyeeson Payroll at and of sozth

resip and Coutructiczl c cz2Y.n: ty other Total

$3% 164 m1 623 (1)

773 637

$1 332 785 $1 116 720 23k 356 186 460 267 450 231 033

Annual Going Rate of Payroll Manufac turlng $14 259 819 $14 150 371 Design and Construction 2 259 830 2 391 787 Ccrsmrnity 2 875 378 2 895 5'71 ather u 694 017 u 859 744 Total $31 089 104' ~m Average Salary Rate Per Hour ts\ December January Weekl Monthly Total Manufacturing $ZzF$rn Design and Comtruction ' 1.563 ' 2.701 ' 2.041 1.561 2.748 2.048 Co33lunity 1.762 2.323 1.873 1.766 2.322 1.875 0 ther . 1.638 2.526 1.847 1.638 2.527 1.846 Total $ixz5@35$nm EL-!.7 $2.582 $i33

(1) Payments cover period from 16th of previous month to 15th of current month (2) Paymsnts cover pericd from 16th of pre~iousmonth to 15th of current month except overt- papents to Deaign afid Ccnstruction Division employeee wkick cover period Decembsr 16, 1949 to December 31, 1349 (3) Includes 5 weeka in caae of weekly paid employees (4) Includes 4 weeka In case of weekly paid employeee (5) lhcludes shift differential and isolation pay. Excludes overtime premiume, cammisstoas, Suggestion Awards, etc.

2. General Accounting Division

BTloyee Plans Pansion Flan December January Nmbar prticipating at beginning of mont3 TV New garticipante and transfers in 41 179 Removals and transfers out (46) (33) Number participating at end of month -m -m $ of eligible employees participating 91 8% 93 4s Employees Retired Januav Total to Cate Number 6 112 Aggregate Annual Penalom Inciuding Supplemental Tqmonts $2uo $27 738* Amounts contributed by employees retired $ 830 $10 581 *Amount before commutation of pensions in those caaes of employees who received lump sum eettlement Croup Life-- Irlnuranco December January Number gar~icipatiqat begimlng of month rm New participnts and transfero In 76 38 Cansellations Removals and transfers out Number prticipatlng at end of month

$ of eligible employees participatiq 78.3$(1) 77 3%(2 )

(1) Excludes 32 pensioners who were granted lump eum pension settlement . . and who are paying premiums at Hanford Work8 (2) Excludes 33 pensioners who were granted lump sum pension settlement and who are paying premiume at Hanford Works

Group Life Ineurance Claims January Total to Bte rium5er of clalma 1 36 Amount of insurance $6200 $183 817 Group Disability Ineurance (1) Personal Coverage December ' Number participating at beginning of month 6446 new participants and tranafcre In -0- - Cancellations (6 410) Removals and transfers out -0- Number pertlcipating at end of month -36 Dependent Coverage Number participating at beginning of month Additions end tranofers in Cancellationa RemOVQlS end transfers out Number participating at end of month

3. Group Disability Insurance (1) (continued) clam (2) December Jenuary Number of chime paid by lnmrance cmpany: Employee Benefits Weekly Sickness and Accident 45 21 Dsily Bospital Expenee Benefit6 67 23 Special Hospitcl Services 76 20 Surgical Operations Bozeflta 52 19 Dependent Benefits Paid Dally Hospital Expense Benefits 62 16 Special Hoepital Services 69 16 Amount of chime paid by ineurance company: Employee Benefits $7 418 $3 664 Dependent Benef its 2 541 645 Total t Premiums Personal - Employee Portion - Company Portion - Total Dependent- Employee Portion - Company Portion - Total Grand Total

(1) Group Disability Ineurence Plan was' dlecontinued November 30, 1949. December end January statistics cover employees who were participating . in the Group Msabillty Isnurance Plan but who were not actively at work on December 1, 1949, and therefore were not eligible to participate In the new Group Health Insurance Plan. (2) Statistics ere for claims paid during the month and do not necesearily Indicate that clam vere incurred during the month. Group Health Insurance (1) Personel Coverage Number participating adbeginning of *mnnth New participants and transfere in Ccacellatlm Removela and tmxmfera out Number participating at end of month - .a '$ 8f eligible employees purticipating . 94-15 93 5% De pendent Coverage .Number participating a8 bglnning of month Addition6 and tmnsfers in CanceUntima Removala and transrere at .ic (24) Number participating at end of month -533

I IVX?b General Accounting Divieion

Group Herlth Insurance (1) (continued) Ckims (2).. Bcenber Jenunry Number of claima paid by insurance cnmpny: Employee Benefits Weekly Siclmeee and Accident 1 49 I2ail.y Hospital Erpeneo Benefits 2 86 Special Hospital Services 2 96 Surgical Operations Benefits 2 49 Dependent Benefits Paid Daily Eoepital Erpense Benefits Special Hoepitel Service8 Surgical Cpration Benefits Amount of chime paid by inaurnnce company: EmFloyee Beneflta Cepondent Benef ita Total I Premiums Personal - Employee Portion - Capmy Portion - Totel Dependent- 'Employee Portion - Company Portion - Totel Grand Total

(1) Group Health Ineurence Plan wae made effective December 1, 1949 (2) Statietice cover only chime paid and not all elalms incurred during the month (3) Groee company coet before dividend Vecation Plen Number of employees granted permiseion to defer one week of their 1950 vacation to 1951 Januery 1950 Weekly Monthly Total Manufacturing 20 1 -21 CO~Ity 1 0 1 Plant Security & Services 46 13 59 Total 33 8?: - -T;7 - P -Annuity Certif icotee (For duPont Service) January Total to ccte Number iseued 2 68

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5. General Accounting Division

Bzployee Plens (continued) U. S Sevings Bonds Nunber partlciF€ting at beginning of month Nsw Authorization8 Voluntzry Ccncellations Renovels and Transfers Out TMnefers In Nunbor participating at nonth end 1 746 248 5 Pcrticipating -55.6 4m Bonds issued Maturity Value $76 600 $10 725 $13 750 ~j7850 d58 925 Number 1 554 211 278 1206 3 249 Rafunde ieeued 44 5 11 40 100 Revislone in euthorizations 20 5 12 39 76 Annual &ng rate of deductiona GE Ezqloyeee Savings cnd Stock Bonue Plan $735 115 $100 954 $132 643$580 832 $1 549 544 General Electric Snvinga Plan 40 026 1% 204 506 614 Total m=G$nFm’rn I_-

Suggestion Awerda January Total to D.te Nmbr of awnrda 20 478 Total mount of nwnrde $405 $6995

EnDloyee*- %lee Plan Mejor Waf f IC To tal Appliance8 ’ Appllmcee Certificate8 Issued 274 27 247 Certificate8 Voided i4 Q 14 -Sakry Checke Deposited December Jrrnucry Weekly Monthly Weekly Monthly Richland Bmch - Seattle First NQtiOIlEll Bank 775 816 800 825 North Richland Area office - Seattle First National Bcnk 11 7 11 7 Richland Branch - N8tiOEl Bcnk of Commerce 61 52 Out of stpte banka (Schenectndy etaff) - Total -w* 6- Week ended 12-23-49 Week ended 1-29-50 Special Abeence Allowmce Requests Eecember Jnnuary Number submitted to Penelon Boerd 4 10 Abeenteeim (Weekly Paid Employees) . Jenuarg 1 to J~auary22

6. I195228 General Accounting Division

PERSONNEL AND ORGANIZATION - c;ENERAL ACCOUNTING Number of Enployees On Payt.oll Rt beginning of month Removals end trcnsfers out Additions cmd tmmfers in -1 5 Nunber at end of nonth 173 -174 net lncrer.se (or decreaso) during month $ of te~~dm-tlonsand transfers out $ of absenteeism

Chnnges by division in number of Accounting Division employees during J~XIUQ~~were cs follows: Canernl: Increase of ono.employee

One trcnsfer from G. E CrktCorporation, Spxuae, New York

Accounts PEycble: No Change -Cost: No Change Generrl Accounts: Increase of one employee

One new hire -Plent Accounting: No Change

Weekly Payroll: Increase of one employee

Tvo new hires One return from illness cbsence One transfer to General Administl.ctive One terminction Monthly 'Payroll:- Decrease of one employee One terninr-tion

Spcial Assigrrments: Decrease of one employee

One tranefor to Genercl Administrative

Budgeta: No Chenge --Injuries - -December January Nejor 0 0 Sub-major 0 0 Minor 2 1

7. I lcl5229 General Accounting Division PERSONNEL AND 'ORGAmIZATIOR - GEI?ERAL ACCOUNTIIG (continued)

Nunber of Accounting Division emplopes RB of January 31, 1950 were as f ollowe : Nmber of Bzployees Non-Exempt EXeEpt Total General 3 4-7 Accounts Pnycble 15 1 16 Cost 9 1 10 Genercl Accounting 15 1 16 Plant Accounting 22 3 25 Weckljr Pcpoll 73 5 78 Monthly PcyroU 14 2 16 Special Assignments 0 3 3 Budge te -2 -1 3 Total 21 E r -153 = - Non-exempt employees my be summarized as follows: Number as of Classif lcatlon 12-31-49 1-31-50 Accounting A 1 3 Accounting B 2 1 Accounting C 1 1 Accounting D 6 5 Business Graduate 4 4 Clerical Working Leador 7 5 . Cost Clerk A 1 1 Cost Clerk B 1 1 Cost Clerk D 2 2 Field Clerk C 3 3 Geneml Clerk A 24 23 General Clerk B 44 42 Cenerel Clerk C . 19 21 General Clerk D 10 10 General Clerk E 1 I Office Machine Operator B 15 16 Secretary B 1 1 Steno- Tspi st A 2 2 Steno-Tgpiet B 3 4 Steno-Typist C 3 2 Steno-Typist D 4 -5 Total -m -153 OFen enploynent requests as of January 31, 1950 were as follows: Business Graduate 9 General Clerk B -1 10 3:

8. I195230 General Accounting Divisions

De cenbe r January

Accomts P%yable Balance at Ekginr,ing- of Month S 55 079 S 74 319 Vouchers Ectered 869 921 865 765 Cash Disbwsernerit s 850 933 Dr. 9C4 256 Dr. Cash Re ce ipts 2 52 LO9

Balacce at end of month $ 7h 313 $ 56 235

Number of Vouckers Entered 1 e29 1 586 Number of Checks Issued 13u 1 086

Number of Freight Bills Paid 261 22 5 Amount of Freight Bills Paid $ 5 172 $ 2 958 c Number of Purchase Orders Received 818 Value of Purchase Orders Received s u.8 776

Cash Disbursements Comity $ 26 636 $ 35 325 &sign & Construction 1 106 937 1 430 973 General 2 994 731 2 847 316 Pmufacttlring 602 861 352 920

Total &+ 731 182 $4 666 534

Material and Freight $ 798 787 $ 711 566 Lump Sum and TJnit Price Subcontracts W5 659 363 105 CPFF Subcontracts . Labor 370 260 558 156 Others 296 323 294 931 Payrolls (Net ) 2 035 724 1 710 6u( Payrolls Taxes 242 u9 244 515 U. S. Savings Bonds 108 071 232 439 General & Administrative Expenses 200 m 200 000 Miscellaneous 264 240 351 208

Total $Ir 731 185 & 666 534

Cash -Re ce ipts Community $ 87 785 $ 98 538 Design & Construction 26 864 35 694 Gecaral 5 242 543 4 497 023 Manufacturing 12 662 15 289

Total $5 369 854 #L 646 5wL

* General Divisions Only.

9. 1195231 General Accountina Divisions December January Detail of Cash ReceiDts Ho spita1 46 43 501 $ 62 407 Scrap Sales 10 499 18 8k9 Miscellaneous Accounts Receivable 2 210 5 362 Educational Program 519 619 Employee Sales 74.4 619 Elefunds from Vendors 2 362 6 704 Rents 97 oG2 98 391 Te le phone 9 424 11 563 Bus Fares 10 8G2 13 229 Sales of Plant & Epipent 26 130 Advances from A.E.C. 5 176 685 4 395 988 Final Settlement from Great Lakes Carbon Co. -0- l4 819 Refund from Metropolitan Insurance Co. -0- uc 890 All Other 15 880 2 974 t $5 369 8% $4 646 541

Nmber of Checks Written Community 163 171 Design & Construction 154 163 General 13u 1 086 Manuf a ctur ing 5 50 5 58 Total 2 181 1 $78

\ Bank Balances at End of Month Chemical Bank & Trust Company - New York Contract Account $1 137 297 $ 699 390 Seattle First National Bank - Richland Contract Account 1 891 233 1 967 807 U. S. Savings Bond Account 168 789 69 024 Salary Account No. 1 20 m 20 OOO Salary Account No. 2 29 Sgl 30 000 Travel Advance Account 30 015 22 3u Seattle First National Bank - Seattle Escrow Account 59 806 38 871 Salary Account No. 3 5 000 5000 National Bank of CarIunerce - Richland Contract Account - Manufactuing 97 119 447 Contract Account - Commnity 73 364 64 675

Travel Advances and Expe nse Accounts Cask Advance balance at erid of month* $ 8 645 Cash Advance balance out standing over one month* 801 100 Traveling and Living Expenses: Paid Ibployee s 19 898 11 104 Billed to Government 18 595 10 420 .. Balance in Variation Accowt at end of month 3 174 Dr. L+ 004 Dr.

* General Divisions Only. 10 . I1 95232 General Accmntinlz Divisions

. .H. December January

Hospital Accountbe Accounts Receivable Balance at Beginning of Xofith ib 132 463 $ 161 432 Invoices Issued 85 785 102 149 Refunds I2 908 904 Cash Receipts (43 500) (62 407) Payroll Deductions (24 786) (31 020) Bad Debts Written Off (578) -0-

Balance at lbd of Fonth $ 161 L32 $ 171 Ut3

11. I I95233 General Accounting Divisions

ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

For the first time in six months the number of accourks payable vouchers ar,d freight bills booked was less than the previous month. There was also a decrease in number of checks issued and purchase orders received from Pwchasing.

Vouchers an hand not completely audited an$ finally approved number 1,051 at the month end, This is slightly less than a three week backlog. Paid vouchers on had over 60 days old which are not finally approved number 17. There was one uncollected debit voucher on hand over 60 days old.

The accounts payable balance of $56,234.66 may be broken down as follows: October, - 1949 4b 7.50 Dr. November; 19L9 - 191.06 December , 1949 1; I23 .11 January, 1950 jL. 234.99 Total $56.234.66 Cr.

As a result of reviewing payments to vendors with whom the greatest volume of purchase orders are placed, arrangeEents were made, through the Purchasing Division, to issue one check per month to approximately 30 vendors. Previously, as many as five or more checks had been issued to some vendors each month. This action will result in a savings of checks written and considerable manpower. BUDGETS \. Detail sheets were prepared to record and control appropriation requests originat- ing in General Divisions. These sheets contain necessary information such as title, project number, sponsoring and servicing division, costs by months, balance to complete, and commitments. They also record action taken by A and B Committee and AEC and other pertinent information, Detailed work sheets were prepared for use of all General Divisions in preparing fiscal year. 1952 budget. estimates -*d revising fiscal year 1951 budget estates.

After making necessary revisions due to various organizational changes, the Cost Section was furnished with breakdown by months of budget estimates to be used on operating reports. -COST General Divisi0r.s Operating Reports were issued on January l.4, 1950. Detailed report of Research and Developent costs was issued on Jariusry 20, and Summary of Costs Report was issued on January 27, 1950.

Assessment slxdies were again. carefully analned to eliminate charges for fixed expense to Cormrunity, Medical, and Design and Constmction Divisions, As a result certain asses;mer.ts were elimkated and certain others were established at a fixed monthly amomt. In addition, assessments to Design & Constrcction and Project Ehgineering based on applied labor were adjusted to include a fixed INE rate of ' 65%-

I195234 12. Gener=l Accountina Divisions

-COST (Continued) --

Necessary code adjustments were mzde as B result of the reorganization of the Technical Metallurgy and Control Divisions and the trmsfer of the Metall~rg Section to Pile Technolorn Division. Two new divisional codes were created, the Technical Shops and the 300 Area Services Group. In addition, a work order routine was established for the Technical Shops Division to be effective January 30, 1950. Effective January 1, 1950, Divisional Code 030 - Technical Personnel Office was established. This consists of Technical Recruiting, Rotation Training Propun adthe Nucleonics School. One consolidated operating report will be issued for Division 030 but supplemental cost reports will be prepared giving cost breakdown for each of the three sections.

Arrangements were made for ASC to bill us for inventory materials transferred from other Government installations during calendar year 1947 for which no billing had been received. In addition, a list of similar 1948 items was delivered to AEC with the request that pmnpt action be taken to effect billing on these items. A list covering unbilled shipents for the first six months of 1949 is now being prepared by Stores and will be presented to AEC shortly. GENERAL ACC3UNTS

General Ledger Trial Balances were received from other Accounting Divisions on January 17. Hanford Works Financial Statements were completed on January 18 and Consolidated Financial Statements on January 24. \ Advances from AEC remained at $~,OOO,ooO.

The annual audit of Advances from AEC was made by the accounting firm of Peat, Mar- wick, & Mitthe1 & Co, during the past 'month. Their auditor was impressed with the reimbursement procedure from the standpoint of control and mmpleteness of information . In addition to Balance Sheet Budgets for current month, a new column was added for Balance sheet Budget as of June 30, 1950 on the Hanford Works and Consolicbted Financial Stat ement S.

ktkinson-Jones submitted their first General Ledger Trial Balvlce and a column was-added on the Consolidated Trial Balance to record this information. Atkinson- Jones Private Account was treated as a liability of the General Electric Company as it represents A & J funds,

Work is mntinuing on a schedule of closing dates for the year 1950- This schedule will apply to all f'.ccounting Divisions as well as the Atkinson - Jones Company.

Improvements were made on the ConstrJction Work in Progress Report and this report was reconciled with the Completed Project Report as of December 31 and all ' capitalized projects were reconciled with the Plant Accounting records. It is intended that a Completed Project Report will be issued every six months in the \- fxture .

I 195235 General Accountinc CiT-isions

G.ET.IERkL ACCOUNTS (Contisued)

Considerable time was spent assisting Design and Construction personnel to establish unit costs of Graphite. The graphite Inventory was adjusted as of December 31. In addition to work in connection with the graphite inventory, stiidie3 were made and routines were investigated regarding inventories in general in order to gain a better working knowledge regarding procedures and controls in effect.

MEDICAL ACCO'JNTING

The accounts receivable balance increased hy $9,686, from 9161,432-46 to 3171,118.98 . In-patient sales increased 31.5% from &+6,233to 460,786; z OJt-patient invoices numbered 9,422 and amounted to &1;363. Czsh invoices number 5,382 amounting to $18,043 and charge invoices number 4,240 amounting to $23,320.

A letter to AEC was written during the month requesting approval of the selection of a collection sent to handle certain delinquent accounts receivable accounts- Revisions to all collection letters now being used by the accounts receivable group were also prepared.

A number of Medical Cost reports were revised and special reports were prepared snowing certain unit cost information.

PLANT ACCOUNTING

Considerable work was done during the month toward completion of Plant Accounting Statements for the six-month period ended December 31,. 1949. These Statements reflect balances in plant accounts as of June 30, 1949, summary of changes during the period, and balances as of December 31, 1949. Work of transc-ribing to the plant accounting records information developed by the AEC Consultants in connection with the plant appraisal is now approximately 53% complete

Of the twenty-one projects included in the June 30, 1949 plant statements as Unclassified Property, all but four have been completely distributed to plant accounts or disposed of in some other manner; The work involving Irnitization of completed projects which are transferred from Unclassified Property has been accomplished with the assistance of personnel from Project Engineering Division.

One employee was assigned to the Manufacturing Cost Section to work out procedures in connection with the flow of work orders to insllre proper review of accounts charged. A review of existing ordars was nade to determine that all work which skould be capitalized was charged to Plant accoxnts.

u. I19523b tC!!nersl Accoaiit in€ Eivisions .-

SPECIAL ASSISHMENTS Corkhued assistance was rendered the D & I= Accounting Division.

Zanxary statements incorporated the account classifications which were recently developed.

Accounting routines are being prepared for 'me by the SF Accomtability Section. These will encampass accounting for mzterials in all areas.

15 -

... I195231 155 General Accounting Divisions

FAYROLLS

During the month of January there were 68 Removals from Payroll of which 29 were removals due to lack of work, and I was a transfer to another unit of General Electric Company. There were le1 Additions to the Payroll, including 5 transfers from other units of the Company. The result is a net increase of 33 employees on the Payroll. ********

Due to the observed holiday on Monday, January 2, 1950 and the resulting short work week, it was necessary to change the normal schedule for delivery of weekly salary checks to the Outer Areas on Thursday, January 5, 1950. Checks were delivered to the Areas on that day between the hours of 8:OO P.M. and 11:OO P.M. rather than at the umal time which is between U:3O A.M. and 2:3O P.M. on Thurs- day ********

A total of 4,825 u. S. Savings Ban& and Custody Receipts for U. S. Savings Bonds purchased under the Stock Bonus Plan were delivered to employees cbl January 27, 1950. These bonds and receipts cover purchases by employees through payroll deduc- tions in December 1949. U. S. Savings Bonds purchased by employees under the Stock Bonus Plan having a ' maturity value of $31,900 were withdram f'rom the Plan in January by 122 employees.

The total number of employees purchasing U. S. Savings Bands by payroll deductions increased during January for the first time since November, 1948. There were 22 more employees participatixq in the Savings Plam at the end of January, 1950 than there were at the end of December, 1949. +****+**

Under the new Group Health Insurance Plan, made effective at Hanford Works December 1, 1949, 362 claim for benefits by employees were.forwarded to Metropolitan Life Insurance Company. There were 48 claims under the former Group Disability . Insurance Plan forwarded to the Metropolitan Insurance Company for employees who are still- covered under that Plan. ***+****

i?ermission to defer one week of their 1950 vacations until 1951 was granted by Division Managera in Jhuary to 67 Weekly Paid employees and 14 Monthly Paid employees. During the last three months of 1949, a total of 142 employees were granted permission to defer one week of their 1949 vacations to 1950.

' *******if

Approximately 54,300 items were addressographed in Weekly Payroll Division during , January for other divisions at Hanford Works and for the Atomic Energy Commission. These. items were in addition to regular payroll addreseograph work.

16. General Accounting Divisiom

PAY3OLLS (CONT. )

There was an increase during the month in the number of the cards received late in Payroll. There were 66 car& received late in January. Divisions are con- tinually being reminded of these items and the additional work which results from late time cards.

* * * u * j+ ,* 4+

As of January 31, 1950 the g2-388 amount nf salary adjustments retroactive to April 11,. 1949 under the Agreement Between Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council and General Electric Company amounted to $229,635. The amount of the adjustment paid to em- ployees on November 18, 1949 was $227,638. The additional payment8 are the result of errors in calculations and retroact ive re-classifications made by Wage Rates Division. t ****+***

Withholding Statements for 1949, Form W-2, were delivered to Monthly Paid employees on January 6, 1950 and to Weekly Paid employees on January 13, 1950. The Collectcr's copies of Withholding Statements were forwarded to the General Office on Jamary 11, 1953 to be transmitted to the Collector of Internal Revenue. We will be required to file Returns of.Information At The Source with State Tax Commissions in the Statmof New Pork, Maesachusetta,.North Carolina, Indiana, \ Colorado, and Oregon. Borms required for filing these Returns have been received and Returns will be transmitted prior to the due date in the various States.

Fourth Quarter Reports for Social Security Tax purposea, Forme SS-lA and SS-1B were prepared and filed in January. Reports required in cannectian with Washington State Unemployment Compensation Tax were completed in January. ********

Report of Employee Contributions to the Peneion Plan during the year 1949 me com- pleted during the month and was forwarded to the Pension Division in Schenectady .on January 24, 1950. ********

Mr. La Hue, a representative of the Atomic Energy Commission was present and eseisted at the bank reconciliation of the Weekly Payroll for the week ended January I, 1950.

Further discuseicm of the Check-off of Uhion Dues wa8 held in a meeting on Januarg 4 between representative8 of Labor Relations and Payroll Division6 and G. A. Foster, President of Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council. Decisions were reached with respect to a pia? for administration of the Check-off and procedures to be follared \ with respect to collection of dues, and reporting acd payment of dues to the Hanford Atomic Metal Trades Council.

.- 17 I145239 There were no lost-tine injuries on the i:!orlts dur-hg the mnth. There were seven fire alam in the industrial areas with no fire loss involved . Laundry vokaze continued. to increase in'ooth the 700 and 200 area Laundries . 'ail volme has increased to the point where it is 2ecessary to make Thysical rearrangements in order 'to handle the preseiit and wected future increases in volme.

Printing volume h2s continued to increase. Changes in equiplent and work space will be made in the near future in order to facutate the work.

Records have been inventoried in all Divisions exce?t Health Instrunent and the ?a-pll Divisions of bccounting.

j! LIaterial and Paclsge Pass ?rocedxre was placed in effect for the removal of all ::SF.: material. fron 3706 and 321 exclusion areas to other exclusion areas within the 300 Area and to other eiccltlsion areas withlh the perimeter barricade.

Patrol coverage of the 7'-ll Area began on January 30.

A procedure for aergency blackout of the 300 Area was placed in effect. Blackout procedures are now in effect for all. areas e::ce-$ Richland ad P!orth .%c!C.and.

I145240 Beginning 3nd af of Yonth --2or;th ---Ixrease Decrease :3taff 3 3 :zf,;.ol ar-d Secx-ity 573 574

3efety & Fire 2rotectlon

CffLce 3enr'Lces (General Servtces, CleLcal Services, u?d 3ec3rds Contrd) 936 939 7 4

1 - Xefcrned fron 5ezve of A3sence (?3tT01) 1 - zierroved fron ROLLdue to Leave 02 !=hence (?atroI) 2 - Tedmtions (5atroI) 1 - Dischzi-ged (?stml) 1 - Transferred to Heath Instment Division fr'atrol)

(b) - Ger?erzl Services. 5 - Rehired 1 - Tedmtlon 1 - TrsnsZerred to Health Instment Division

-.-Cler5cal Sedces

7 - Xev HI7 res 1 - ?&hire 4 - Trms2erred to otke: Divisions

l1952til Plznt Security and Services Divisi=rr.s

Injury Stztistic? Days since last LIajor:.%ljur'y - 43 Accumlc?ted Zqosure Hours since last XajDr Injuq 1,696,291 lkjor Injury Fregency Rate (start-up to date) 0.83

Deceziber 19129 .

3jor Injuries 1 0 SuS-IIa jor Injuries zr 7 Emr Injuries - 294 * .334 Z;;--,osureHours 1,269 ,476 lY204,8S1 %jar Injury Frequency Rate 0.79 0.0 Lajsr Injury Severity Rate I 0.999 0 00 'Zmr Injury Frequency Rate 2.32 2. 77

*Sub-i.Iajor Injury No. 165 retroactive to 12/23/47, clcssified or, 1/3/50.

On December 28, 1949, at a!3?roxhatelg 3:45 ?.L,an mployee of the Trans9orta- tion Division working at the Ziverhnd Eloundhmse sustained slight fractures Of the 9th and '0th ribs on the right side when he w2s stmck by a large door and thrown against a locomotive cou-ler.

Cn January 12; 1950, at appnxhtely lO:3O A. &,an ecgloyee of the Transprta- tion Division, vMle lubricat- a crane with a drag buc!cet attachment, received a tuft fracture of the distal ?halanx of the left middle finger with some se>aratio;i of fragments. The Injured gras,ed the sheave with both h& to the sheave away from the bucket so it cmld be turned. He had the sheave ._Julled as~ayfrom the bucket abmt four inches when his rig??t hand slipped off the sheave. This let the sheave go back against the bucket, catchin! his left middle finger between the bucket and the sheave.

-Sub-tk,jor Injury NO. 167

Oil Januapj 23, 1950, at apysdmately Ed0 A.E., ul eqlDyee-of the Trms-ortation Civision, aleon loan to the mrchasing acd Stores Division, incurred a fracture of the distal ?halam of the right niddle firember, he caught it betveen a ten- ;?cund gas bottle md the floor af a four-wheel dolly. Tne injured's fhger vas cmght when he zttenpted t:, kee? t!le bottles from falling to the flcor.

-Sub-3-r InJury 110. -I 16s

On Januery 25, 1950, at ayx-o;rLnately U:35 Am%, an eqloyee of the Liaintenance Division, mrking in theT103-7 bee, sustained a sinJle fracture of the right great tae -hen the steel ti? of his safety shoe was strxl: by the end of a ?iece of steel. The injured was getting ready to cAt a length of gun bzrrel tubing i?to short lengths in the :mwer hack saw. A length of romd bar ms also on the roller conveyor. :Mle uoving his ?iece of tEbing zhead to the saw, the round bar fell from the *convey3r and struck t'ne ec?layee*s righ! great tae casing the injury. It was esthted by the investigating cormittee thzt his safety shoes >robably- saved the loss of two toes. 3 kX(-J -.A Plant Security and Services DivisLons

Sxb-lhjor 1n.j~~KO. 169

On Ja~urj~33, 1950,'at a??roi-tely 1115 To=., 2 iI2b-tenance I.Iech&c, wr!&g in the 233-'.:'cst %rea, received a frzcture gf the dght grest toe when a 150 l'a. gas cyLinder droy?ed 14 inches on3 the hjuredvs right foot. The injured was ?lzcing the gas cylinder on a ?edestal provided to coqensate for the shorter length of the stubbytEe battles. It was intended to hook the gas bottle i?to the manifold system. The 2edestals are a?proAnately 14 inches hi&, have a base or" 12.: x 74:. As he $aced the Sotton ofthe bottle on the ?edestal, the top of the box tpe 7edestal kicked out and the cylinder drmped onto the injured's Toot. The injured vas wearing safety shoes, but the botton li? of the cylinder stmck the injuredts foot just back of the netal ca-, 02 the shoe.

On Jzmaqr 30, 195.3, at appr&matel;r 3:15 P.X., an em$-oyee of the Transprtztion Xvision, WorkLng on the rxilroad received a fracture to the fight thumb when Ft was caught between pieces of ar.gle iron. The injured anc! fellow worker were tdiicg ?ieces of angle iron fm two men on the lowby tmck. As the injured straightened the last two he had ?ut down, his fellow worker ?laced a Fair on the pile catching the injured's thunb. Sxb-'&jor Injuv No. 171 c)n January 30, 1950, at a??ro-l=inately l:3O P.X., an em3loyee of the Stores CivisLon working at Vhite BlufPs received a frseture of the right middle finger vhen it was caught between two pieces of grating. -Sub-Ifajor Injury No. 172 Cn January 31, 1950, at approxhately 3:OO ?.L,an eployee of the Trans7ortation Division working in the 100-3 Area sustained a fracture of the right little finger when it was caught between the steel. bar and the bottom edge of the hopper. The injured was using a 4' steel bar to dislodge frozen chunks of sand and other obstacles to allow the sand to run free through the chute. The bar struck an obstruction which cane loose throwing the mar-off balace causing him to catch his finger.

Axeas Activities

Find zcce?tance of P-10 and ?-lO-A Projects was nade on Januav 3. All szfety exce:hions were corrected as reqpe a t ed . Sone zdditional and reesed guards have bee3 installed on the Ketal ?:orker machine in the 100-3 Wntenance Shop and color code painting of sho-, pipe lines is in process . Pacilities for exhausting carbon tetrachlaride funes fivm motor cleaning Work in the 100-3 Zlectrical Sho:, are being installed.

"he 103-D Area latml won the safety plaque for the arrent 7eriod of the 3itrol Szfety Hurdle race.

The 130-D Area corqleted a no lost-the injury year on FrLday, January 13. The Area Council is ?laming a su-plc?lezt to the HzrSord ?!urks News. PJso an individual safety citation card w5th ?ersonal identlficztion on reverse side wLl.1 be awarded to each Area ea2loyee. year for lOeD Area 103-I) This is the third lost-tiiie injwy fr%!I1 e Plant Security adServices Divisions

A study of grinding wheel control sezsures was nade after finding nmberous unid&-.tified wheels in %he 'Aintenance tool crib stoc!:~. :iork is k-.?rog;ress to revise the safety bulletin on this subject.

The 130-D drez aectrical Div'kion i? in the arocess of equi>ping their shop with exhaust hood to carry off carbon-tetrachloride mes fro= notor clezr!g jobs . A progran has been stzrted to follow at least one S.Y.P. job during each period that repair mr!: under these conditions is carried on.

Tke Wntenance Safety Derby is bri,2g;-ng out severzl -mints that need additlorel attention in inspection of ladders zr?d securing lockers and cabinets t3 the vdi. or floor,

The lkbtenance Safety Derby. has been particularly effedtive in causing 2 renewed irkerest and study of the $azt safety bulletins. On several occasions condi%ions encountered in the ins?ections heve been referred to the Safety Engineer for an ocibion. In dl. cases the answere have been that the bulletins shald be folXLove6 as written.

Eaintenance and Tmnsnortation ?ersonnel engaged in repair of a large underground mewere given instructions in the ?roper use of the chemx mask. 200 Areas ActivGties

?la~sare com?leted for the publicity to be used Ln the XX)-!llest .4rea, beginning FeSmary U, at which tine 200 Xest will have 50 days to go to com?lete another no-lost-tine year.

The first round of supenrisors training classes are due to be coqleted Februarg 1- At that tine a new schedule of subjects will be worked out.

General ins?ectlons are beilg made of operating buildings in the Areas and major itens in need of correction handled thrmgh supervision.

b crane committee was called by area heads, at the request of the Safety Engineer, to study maintenance ?roblens and nake recornendations for chvlges needed. The ::S:: Division and Wrtenance Division are proceed2ng with recornended changes. Sa-ety activities in line with the Llaintem.nce Derby has brought about considerz'sle *?roveaent in housekee?ing. Shops are being paizted and eqdTent is beirg -Tainted in some locations to coniom with recomended sefety coloring of nachineJo A Survey is Seing conducted on the use of ai;. hose coa?Sings and pssible need for changes .

"I"ne 700 Area corqleted its second consecutive year without a lost tine ir-juYfJ at nwght, J~IIUEL~~18, 1950. - shdy was made of a gzs cylinder set u:, in '7l7-.: Ixstment Shop. - Recommendatims were Fade as ta the scde way of usirig Car5on tetrachloride for clehg cables and ferrules. 5 ,- T2g 1195244 ... ?lant Security and Services Divisions

Recoxnendatims were nade to VilLage Wntenance in regard to the 722 Pnint Booth.

An inspection was made of the methods of handling solvents in the tyyewfiter relair shop. -_--FIE PRUECTION Troject proposal prints for the Hot Semi iJorks were reviewed and approved.

The new ?lant Laundry prints were reviewed and a fire detector .;ystem was reconmended. This s-ptem iras designed and approved. 3ecommendations were mde on the warehouses in !.kite Bluffs that have bean taken over by Operations.

.i review of the fire fighting in the 101 Area is being made. z The sprinkler system at Riverland was given its sed annual test.

PIndastrial Fires

.Division -.- -.:rea IJo. of Fires --Case Loss Mnt enanc e 190-F 1 !-ielding None Transportatim 100-T 1 tiotor Vehicle None .:S.: Division 200-;J -1 Heating Units None

'- Total 3 -Industrial Investigetims Division -Area jb-. of, Fires -Cause --Loss Plant General Cuter 1 Spontaneous Ignition None Service 200-';I 1 Zlectric None -P.. Division 10Q-D 1 Electric None Techi cal Outer 1 ZLectric None L_ Total k

T;)TJ..L NKBmAF FI?X I7 LI- OFFICE SXVICES DIVISIOFIS Gexral Senrices Lzunderiing volumes were as follows: -?lant Laundry ( Buildina 27'?2) De c aher -Januam Coveralls - Tieces - 29 ;303 30,u5 Towels - Pieces 7;355 7; 51-3 ._ Uscellaneous - Tiecss 67,5s9 70,017 Total Pieces 104,752

Totel Dry !.'eight - Lbs. 150,775 153,568 6 I195245 Plant Security and Services Divisions

Richlarrd Laundv (Bcildins 722) --D ec enbe r January Flatwork - ?ieces 50@5 57,251: Rough Dry - 3eces a;3 51 31;726 Finished - Pieces 3,305 2,980

Total Pieces 82,461 91,957

Total Drj ??eight - Lbs. 53,600 59,772

---a-Xonitorinp Section (Buildins 2723-1.1) ?o?py Check - Pieces 81; 735 82;731 Scaler Check - Pieces 94,901 97,209 c Total Pieces 176,636 179,990 ---Clerical Senrices La12 BO~

Gail volume &gain increased during the month of January. The volume has reached the point where rezrmgenents are necessary to allow handling. The 703 i3uilding Stationery Room will be discontinued ?larch 1 znd a delivery service fromthe main Stores will be instituted in its place providing essentially the same conveniences without the necessity for maintaining a large stock of materials in two places.

December January Pieces of Internzl Hail. Handled 368;561. 378,596 Pieces of Postal Uail Handled 59,055 61,075 Pieces of Registered W Handled $61 9 51 Pieces 02 Insured MlHandled 467 687 Pieces of Special Delivery WlHandled 224 185

Total 'Ail Hzndled 429,163 WJ-,494 - Total Amount of Postage Used

Teletypes Sent Out 929 933 Teletypes Xeceived -833 --793 Total Teletgpes Hzndled 1,762 1,726 Total Nunber of Store Orders filled 2,021 1,920

7 I19524b ?lant Security .md Services Divisions

7Cffice 3auiment

Cne hundred wood file cabinets were sent t3 XcFeil Isknd Prison Inchrstz5es for re2air and refinishing at a cost of from ';1G to $12 ?er cabinet. These tr;L11 be used in exchmge for conbi,-Lztix lock file cabinets vherevcr pssible and for other reqcests for cabinets.

The Cffice Uchine Re?zir Shop in IIorth Richland was taken over on Jmuarg 9 by our mecharic.

me service ar.d sales nznagers of the Earchant Calculator CornFay called on US in regard to our complaint of in;rymr senrice on gueranteed ecpipnent fron their service agency in Spokane. . They assured us that their investigation had revealed that we were entirely in order and that adjus'aezts would be =de.

t Gffice &chines repaired in shop 193 Sffice &chine service calls --255 Total %chines Serviced w

Printing

k new cost system hzs been estzblished in Jrinting. This systen will be based on actual hours expended and ,naterials used, and rill @ve an accurate figure on cost of oyratior. of the ?rinting Section. This systern will go into effect during the first week Febmary and trill allow nore equitable charging of \ of customer divi,sions . Due.to the exrLremely heavy volune of wrk, it has been found necessary to reap sme of the equipmest, as well as nalce several changes to the interior of the building in order to handle the mr!c. --De cabe r Januaq Ejlltilith Crders Beceived 23 5 319 Iiultilith Crders Completed 249 299 Zultilith irders on hand at nonth end . 62 - 82 Einrogra?h Crders received 2; 068 1; 949 'i5neogra?h Orders coqleted 1,993 2,040 aeogra7h Crders on hand at Donth end - 95 *4 ' Ditto Orders iieceived 1; 979 1;315 Ditta Orders corpleted 1,329 1,363 Ditto Orders on hand at nonth ecd 53 2

-ISt enoaraqhic Senriczs De c ens er -Januaq Hours -.uzntity Hours r~~~ntit y -I

Dictation 2nd Transcription 0 0 0 0 Lachine Transcription 7 :1;5 u 18 :30 42 Letters 57 :m 193 63 :50 102 25 :20 40 32 :OO 54 \ lianual and ?rocedt;res - Duplicating - Stencils, Ditto 197:45 305 159:05 251 Sp?cia1 406 :CO 504 412:50 991

8 I195241 ?lant Security 2nd Services Divisions Stenographic Services (Contin) DecPclber Januaq -Hews Y,uaritity -Hours ,.:rrantitg Training 102.4 Unassigned the &Jri,ng month 25.0 Temination -- Srfety & Security Keetings . 15.1 Xeeting Tine -

Illness I_ .lS s&ling --

Total Hours 836- 5 902.8 Zm?lopes loaned to other Divisions 655 :oO 428. 5 --- Total Hours hailable 1,691:5 1,331.3

-Records Control Divtsion kantity of Records recieved and pmcessed :

Division Std. Cartons & Std. Ctn. #50 Oxf. #.J O-vf. Rc counting 40 34 6 6 Adninistration 1 community 1 Design & Construction 30 Eh?loyee & Coinm. Relations 6s Inst ment 2 Technical SeMces 15 Power 2 Service -7 -- 166 34 6 6 MTPL : 212 Boxes

DecenberI January

Persons furnished records senrices LO1 121 Czrtons issued for Records storage 496 322 lhterial Reprocessed: 31 Standard records cartons.

Records have been inventoried in all divisiozzs except Health Instnunent and the Payroll Divisions of Accomting. All microfilning in accordaxe with P,. E. C. Bulletin GX-113 has been held u? pending written confirmation fron the :ttcmic kergy Commission of instruction for micmfilning 2nd a revtsed list of the records to be microfilned.

I195248 Plart Security and Services

Records Control Division (Contin)

Request for consultant senri,ces of E. J. Lezhy of the Kational iiecords Uagement Coucil has been approved and Xr. Leah7 will be here the week of February20 to review our Zecords Control ?,-og~m aid make reconnendations for changes, if necesssrg.

Foms Control The revision and consolidation of hos7ital forns is contirning. As new and more adequate foxns are being developed, interest in fonns has greatl-j increased anong hospital supervision. Forns are being revised as current stocks are depleted, for this ream the appearance of new forns will be grahal but more ecommical.

Wte an extensive revisim of form used by Design eC Constmction Divisions is under way which will reduce the number of forns required for their use. Pr3ject Engineering Division fonns are being reviewed with Design and Construction fonas and new forms 2re so designed that they may be used by both divisions. The conbinkg of forms by these two divisions will represent a substantial reduction.

A standard filing ?rocedure for project wide use is being developed. The n various divisions have been contacted for suggestions, their files reviewed 4 and information coqiled fop the purpose of determinbq the most practical ' procedure to be recommended, considering both ecbnomy of oyration and 1 desired end results. 3

\ .PATRX KID SECURITY

:General '

'Effective Januaq 1, Security Patrol discontinued the hvldling of CmtyFire Division laundry and dry cleaning. Beginning Januzrg 4, classified file checks are being conducted in the 770 Building . A procedure for the issuance of heath instnunents was established for employees working in the 108-F Building, 100-F Area, effective January 4. Cn January 6, a Laaterial and Package ?ass Procedure wzs ?laced into effect for the. reamal of all :;SF;:material from the 3736 and 3%lexclusion areas to other exclusim areas within the 300 Area and to other areas within the perineter barricade . The psts designzted as Su:~?ly Room Clerk, bin Gate and ilelief were conbined in each of the 100 Areas as of Jmuaxy 16.

Zffective Januuj 18, the Riverlend Yards mer patrol pst was discontinued for ayxma!tely three months. "he Tr'anssrtatim Division will have a nan on duty 24 hours per day who will contact the 200-Test Patrol kd50 Operator at least once each hour.

Beginning January 20, the procedure for honoring of Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory Fhoto identification psses was discoatinued at this installation. Plazt Security and Services Div;LsLons

Seven additional sections were issued, JZLX~~FJ20, to H. I!. IilstruCtiOnS Letter 1.70. 135 concerning Sectlrity ?roce&res and reslations : VI11 . ilegistered Delivery of Classified Docurents E. Destmction or' Classified Scmp ?, A. Authorization and Control of Visitors XI. Restrubions on Personal Notes =I. Tnceciure for Traxmitting Dowents and 'iIaterial .yIII . Procedure for Sending Classified Teletypes and Telegrz! KtV. Security iiequirwents for ?rocurenent of Classified Serdces and 'Aterial.

h new ?ass pmceduretas placed into ezfect on Januar;. 23 for the removal of unchssified netal bath san?les fron the 303 exclusion area, 303 Area. This ?ass in no way will alter or interfere with the LIaterial and ?ackzge Pass ?rocedue now in ezfect which mst be authorized by certain individuals and

signed by a member of the ::?a: Division supervision.

Zffective January 27, and contiming until further notice, each lane at all ylant bwricades will be blocked with a chain between the hours of 5:15 P.E. and 7:oO A.Z., with the chains being let down to pemit the passage of trsffic in or out ofthe plant area.

-', standard monthly report fom was issued Jvluary 27 to estaEsh a wifom nonthly reprt from each of the Security Patrol areas.

k new patrol post PAS established in the P-11 Area January 30, and will be desiGnated as :!%@e House Clerk::. For the present time, this post will be maimed on the No. 2'. shift only. Beginning January 30, the constntbion pin-type bedge was revised to insure more - adequate security for the project, as myof the old type badges have been lost, etc.. This pass will also detelnine security clearawe.

1. wpical inventory of all Security Patrol central supply stock was completed January 31.

A regresentative of the Security Division gave . X!,: orientation taUts to @mew a9loyees rho had received their ..Q.: clearance from the Atomic Energy Commission 'during the month.

Lrrangenents are being made to enlarge one entrance lane of the fiichland barricade to permit two alleys for bus traffic. One lane will be used for buses requiFk2 a complete pass check.

A number of color photographs were made for the contemplated security film. The locale was the 100-H Patrol Headquarters.

Four additional patrolmen are being sdded to the. 1'30-D kea to handle ConStluCtim problems. These nen were transferred from the 200-V >.rea. Arrangements are b-eing made to transfer the respnsibility of manning the Y&&m.a - barricade fron 200-T; Area to 100-5 Area. k procedure for emergency blackout of the 300 Area was placed into effect. The final blaclcout problem - ?ichUnd and I.Jorth Richlend - is under consideration. '1 I195250 Plant Security and Services Diesions --?zt rol The 200 Areas handled 95 process escorts between the areas.

Requests handled totaled 613, consisting mainly of opening doors, gates and :>rnviding escorts for employees of other depzrbents. .!. total of 61 Unusual Incident Reports were received, consisting nainly of lost badges, ?encils, contraband picked up at barricades, traffic accidents and fires.

A total of b32 pat searches were rade of erigloyees leav;,ng the operating areas during the month. Patxl su?enrision handled no First Aid cases duriii the absence of the Area ihrse. t Classified escsrts totaling 221 were handled during the month.

Patrol made 17 ambulance runs for the Uedical Division during the month.

Practice Zvacuation waa held as follows: 100-B Area January 11, 1950 io:o5 A.H.

No practice blackouts were held during the nonth.

Arrest Sunma= December -Januaq !kmning tickets issued . 0 0 Verbal warning given 0 1 - Citation tickets issued (traffic only) 0 0 , Accident Sunma- Total accidexts 7 3 Government ?emits susper,ded 0 1 Training

Training courses held during the mnth were as follows : -Hours Safety 112 Health 1/2 Patrol O?eratiors Cltss (Subject No. 1) 2 Tatrol Operations. .arid Security (Subject No. 2) 3 ?isto1 2

The safety bulletin board which tes constrxted during the month of BY, 1949 was also used during the month of Jmuary, 1950.

. The competitive safety progrim is being continued.

12 I I9525 I Plant Security and ,Services Divisions 110 classes were held for the Security Patrol fmn January 12 through January 27 dce to redecorating the interior of the school bUildr,g. *.at3 ,flood bulbs, 35 mm fiband a light bracket were received for use in P32hg the Security Tictures. All machine guns ar.d 37 mm vrezpons mmted in the amred cars were given a thorough oiling and cleaning. Inventory of zll range equipent and arsenal contents -as stcrted on Janua-y 25. Prsparztion was made at 100-II for filming ofthe pictures for the Security Division.

A safety hurdle race inspection was made on January 30 and 31.. --SZCWITY t There 241 securi%ymeethgs held and attended by 3,010 General Slectric en?loyees dwing the nonth. 2mlome Clearance

Class :;@: clearances received on old enployees this nonth -2 Class clearances received on old mployees to date 4,459

+Ql Class cJearances received on new employees this month * 27 Class 77Q: clearances received on new employees to date 6,256

Class i1Q.z clearances received on both old and new employees since Pebmary 17, 1947 10,715 Formal TJclearances zwaiting change to ;V1 17 Authorization clearances issued this nonth 49

December January -)_-I .- - B A a C -Total 100-9 533 1CO-3 1739 5% LXL 2757 lO*D w 100-D 92i 216 704 926 513 w 733 508 5 10s-F 704 1047 40 5 2156 100-F 706 10 52 404 2162 100-5 754 1606 474' 2334 100-H 717 1678 491 2886 200-2 881 1766 366 30iy 2004 8n 1761 362 299&* 2004 i 1395 1683 360 3438 200-?' 13 59 1673 357 3369 ' 2CO-11 25 877 134 200-1.1 32 1042 300 1340 1613 23 5 300 1331 1629873 137239 3199 100-DR 194 2 100-DR 452 6 *Includes 37 ::A;: badges at 3iverlznd *Includes 36 :;rFL.. badges at Riverland Yards Yards

13 I195252 Plant Security a?d SeAces Divisiom ---Visitors or Temorarg Badges gecenber ..Area - -- 103-3 487 50 5 100-D 926 969 100-F 833 860 103-H 210 333 200-2 74 729 2004 I 1000 loa 200-11 673 706 3m 1407 U72 100-DB 1 --

Total 6434 6616

Special Clearaxlce Section t ?ollowhg is a statistical sunnary of clearance status of vendor and consultant vendor cmF&lies: Total compar!!es forwarded to GCthis nonth: 3 Personnel: 4 Consultant personnel: 1

Total companies forwarded to AEC last month: 2 Oersormel: 5 Consultant personnel 3 Total companies fomrded to AEC to date: 217 Tersonnel: 2,372

Total companies cleared fDr ::Restricted Data:: this month: 4 Personnel: 15 Consultant personnel : -2 17

Total companies cleared for Ttestructed Data-: last nonth: 10 Persomel 40

Consultant personnel: 72 k2

Mer companies forkArded to the Atonic %era Codssion thk3 month:

:sledcan ?ipe and Construction Cavy 4809 Firestone Boulevard South Gzte, California

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Following is a personnel summary indicating total number of employees of the Purchasiag and Stores Divisions as of 12-31-49 and 1-31-50: Total Psrsonnel Total Personnel as of 12-31-49 a3 of 1-31-50- N4t Change

Exempt , 53 53 0. Nun-Exempt -232 --234 Tlus 2 TOTALS 285 20 'I FiEi-2

The nunber of orders placed for constkction materials and equiDment increased, The major portion of these orders were for the DR Tater ?lad. Althourh many quotations have been solicited for the MJ-1 Troject, no actual orders had been placed at month Zzd, pending release from the Marager, D&C 3ivisions.

Steps were taken to sped up ths procedure for screening purchase requisitions against prcject illventories . On January 3, the Continental Coal Campny advised that their Monarch Mines were shut', down due to a strike. Not having ?.m- lozlg the strike would last , a spoc purchase of 50,090 tons of coal was made from the Big Forn Coal Company. On January 23, the Monarch Mine3 ;-earned operations on a three-day week basis. The net result of the work stoppage was a reduction in our stock pile of approximately . 30,000 tons which is a little more than two days? consumption.

Materials valued at 8341,181.62 were declared excess from Stores active inven- tories

1,155 purchase requisitions xere screened against project stocks with the result that 756 items were furnished out of inventories thus obviating the necessity for outside purchase.

.The Stored Division assumed the custody of the special Graphite in-Jentories located in the 101 Building as of January 1. The value oi'tSis inventory was established- at $3,239,95542. The Commission directed thtrt we move fromthe Pasco Base into storage on the project all the B Block tool and fabrication equipment. This equipinent is to be held for possibie future use.

As a result df rate reductions obtained from carriers, savings forthe month in freigkt charges amountcd to $54,400.98.

1 PUIICHP.SIITG -4XD STORES DITIS IONS PURCFAS ING DFf ISIOJ JAITUAXY, 1950

The work load decrsased slightly dur-hg the nonth.' 1,299 purchase orders were placed as compared to 1,432 placed in December. 2,106 purchase requisitions were received and assigned as compared with 2,079 during Decenber. Requixitions on hend at month end totaled 570 a3 compared with 462 at the end of the previous nonth . Although the total ordcrs placed declined from ths previous mon+h, ther? was a marked incresse of 41 per c2at in the nmber of orders placed. fcr constrcction mate-ids and e~iipmen*. The mator portion of these orders were Dleced for the DR Vater Plant. Quotations were solicited on many rzquisitions for XJ-1 and the first order was ready for placement d7 Jazxary 25; homver, it was held pending release of pr3surment from the krarlager, D&C Divisions.

The issuance of x-xn5ersd Procedure Letters was iciugarated during the mor-th. Each of the letters will be inGrxt?d for ready refersnce t3 hnv given subject end sub- sequent changes will be covered by suDDlements or by ccrnnlete revisions.

The successful bidder on order HW-5624;ab for the galvanizing of stainless steel nozzles was conpslled to admi.t thisr inability to meet the sDecifications required by the order. Their oxier was cancelled anC the work was nmrded to the next lowest bidder whcm we how can handle the job 3s he hhs successfully comleted a \ prev5ous order . In cooperatian xith the Stcres DLvieion a new procedure was established to sDeed up the screening against plant stocks of constructlon requisitions. Under the new system the requisitions are delivered directly to the Purchasing Division and Invitations to Bid are prompty mailed to the prospective bidders and one CODY of the Invitation is forvardod to Stores for screening, It is the buyers resoonsi- bility to secure a report from Stores before placing an order.

On Januciry 3, the Continental Cod Company which holds our current steam coal contract advisad that the hfonarch !fines were closed down due to a strike. Imnedi- ate negotiations were started to supplement our SU~D~Yby contacting o*her Dro- ducers in this area, and as a result, a purchase order was placed with the Big Horn Coal Company for 50,000 tons of steam coal to be dolivered at the rate of 5,000 tons per week, The Monarch $.lines resumed omrations on a three-day week basis on January 23. DesDite our best efforts the extremely bad weather caused our inventory to drop approximately 30,OOC) tons. l7e were able to maintain our inventory level on lump coal by making a spot purchase of 3,000 tons fromthe Western Fuel Company of Seattle.

Lists of essential materials togetner with quentities required for MJ-4 hme been completed. Wcrk is also in progress to secure tne sano type of infomation regarding materials which will be required for MJ-1. PERSONrrn Total Personnel Total Personnel \ as of 12-31-49 as of 1-31-50-- --Met Change-.- Exempt 25 2s Plus 1 27 0 c 53 PTiiST PTJF?.Z?IASING 4.m STORES DIYISIOMS . ?URCIIAS RIG DNIS ION

smry AEXI SP,CURITY

Safety and Security Meetings Scheduled 2 Number of Employees Attending 440 Minor Injuries

STATISTICS G D --Tot a1 Requisitions on hand 1-1-50 (includes 44 asstgned to God.) 428 34 ' 462 Reqv.isitions assigxed during JmuarJr 1,966 140 2,106 Requisitions placcd during January C 1,891 107 1,998 Requisitions on hand 1-31-50 (includes 24 assigned to Govt.) 503 67 5 70

-Value EIiT Orders placca $671,959 -67 €37 Alteratf-ons placed 10,795 e 94 Tota1 $582,755 .til

.li??C Orders placed 79 $116; 75 2.60 EIK Alterations placed 11 101,035.16 T ot a1 m $TI,78 7 7 6

AEC Orders placed 166 $ 66,741.25 . DC Orders placed 5 1,976 070 OR ORC T ota1 - -* - Goverrment Transfers 12 0 12

Open Orders Grders 977 II7u'cI Order3 128 Govt, Orders 10

Nu-nber of nerp orders requiring inspection during month 10 Number of orders requiring inspaction completed durhg month 4 Number of ordcrs outstanding requiring inspection nt month end 81 Orders ex-pedited (SpecLal Request) 218 €El Oraors expedi';ed (Routine) 430 3WC Orders expedited (Routine) 128

3 I1952b8 Materials vilued at ;345,181.62 ncre declared excess from Stores active in- ventorias during the lconth of 2anuary, 1950, Stainless steel bars, plztcs, etc. com?rised the bulk of these akerials with c valuztion of'$249,198.70. As a result, total Stores Invontori2s were redccec! by $383,001.€5.

1155 purchase zeqzisitiors were processod throush scroening and 756 items wero Furnished out of plant invez;toriese

The valuation of special ,nater12 warehoused In Builaing 101, Xanford, was e:ti-bliahod by the Accounting Division as $3,299,956.62, This W~Y being incorporated into Stores inveztories at month 9nd.

A diroc';ive plw received from tho Con.n-suicn to novo orto tho Rojoct, "B" block tool and fabricaticn oqutpent cirrrerti.; stork3 ct Pnsco for possi3le long-term storr?go, An oxpoud:-.tJre of apFroximztoly $li,C~OOeOO will bo - roquirod to offoct the phyaicr.1 ziovcxnmt.

Notico mas recoivcd that spar0 qrrrts wcrg to bo orderc-d for proposod ncw moas or fzcilitios. It is ostimctod'khat thcso itcms mcy oxpand invon- torios by mother tno nillion dollars. Thc'nost; scrious aspcct of this problun is that of inadequate storago spco.

Tho Projoct Engincoring Divisicn was ccntinuing thc &U&J to justiry on- largod and contralizod PrQrGhOUShg facilities and results aro to bo sub mittod to tho Commission wif&in th next fcw mocks.

112 formal excess lists totaling $3,719,618.45 vcre turnod ovc- to tho Com- mission duriq thc month and 41 shi?ping ordcrs mora orocossod in disposing bf Daterials so authorizod. It Is not,wort& that natcrials and aquipmont valued at mvoxina5oli ~810,000.00 ncr'c3 rcno?--od fron Excoss and rcturnod for use on tho Projcct.

The procoduro outlincd in tho December report rclctivo to dis?osition of lino itcms of 825.00 or lcss from activo invcntorics hcs non bocn appliod to matorial in tho Xxcoss Account to mtcrisl hold for'fituro construc- tion (Construction Idaterials Invcntory Control Scction) . It is ostiztcd thztt savings up~~rdof $30,000 will bc cffcctcd by this pr3codure.

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4 Exonpt 23 22 Minus 1 son-Excmpt 197 199 Plus 2 TOTAL 7E m Plus T- t

2 5% Minor Injurio 8 0 SubHajor Injwio s 1

Invcntory Control Sdcty and Security Mootiqs ScLodulod 1 %xnbir of Em?loyoes Attendiq 34 0 .Rem;-ving, Tarohousing de Dis'tursing Safety and Sccurity Meetings Schoduiod 4 Number of oq.layoas Attending 65 Xinor Injuries 2

Surplus, Salvago & Scrap Safoty and Socuritysotings Schedulod 4 Numbor of Employces Attonding 68 Idino r In jur ie s 0

STXTISTICS - Construct'on Matericl s Invontoqr Control .. Itom in Storss Stock (Estmtcd) 51,470 Storo Orders Fillod 2,521 Number Bcqu isitions S c ro mod 646 Numbor Item Furnished from S-cock .. - 193 Vzluo . Invcntorics at Month End $11,266;334;73 Vnluo of Disburscmcnts 121,164e86

Invcntory Control _. Numbor of Itcms Addod to Storos Stock 363 Wmber of Itcms 3clctcd from Storos Stock * 202 Itoms in Storos Stock at IIonth End 48;088 Storo Orders Fillod 20,604

5 I195210 ST UISTICS

Invcntory Csntrol (C ontinued) N&sr of 8cqqJisitions Scrccn;.d This !donth 1,155 hn3or Itcms Furaishcd fP9m Plant Seurccs This Uonth - -756 Invontoiy Vc?lu;.tion (903, ali cqtirrs, 906 & 912) $1; 601,88 3.55. Inventory T,-.ltztion (Sp~zoPzrts) zt'3ol;th End 1 ,548, 598.58 T3tal V?.luc Invcntorios zt Month Znd, including sp-xo Parts 3,150;585.13 value of Disburscmonts, not incluking Cash Sa10 Itsz?s 207,878191* V2luo of Cash S%lCS - 412 ;51 Value of Materials 3cclarod Txcasa 341 181& 2 2, ?54,43 V?.lue of Elater-lals- 2oturnod to Stores Stock fcr Crcdit *Includes $11,€64,31 dizburscd 'tc Ccnstruction mad CPFF Subcontr3.ctorso

'Receiving, Tarohousing---- & Dish-arsillg ilecoiving 2cparts lssucd 3,283 3mrgency Si;oro Ordors Filled -9 Retirnablo Containers on hand at XoEtn End 6 ;?48 Rcturnzble Containcrs on hmd ovo? Six Nozths 1,649 Shipeats Procossod (Corkaincrs and Matoria) 187

Sur?lus, Salvage & Scrap - Excess lLccou?lt 10,lO BalallCo $20,05 2,065.14

.- ReceiFts 12-25-49 to 1-25-50 Automotivo Equipont $20 7; 150,i34 Machine Tools t: Equipcnt 130;475;62 Office Furnituro, Llachinos 1,439;47 Household Furnituro 32;OO Mitorial E: Supplies 178;726;89 Xiso a1 lzncou s E qu ipmcnt 33; 81 9 I7 5 - 5551,6447 '551; 6M;O7 f 20,603,705b 21

Disburscmont s 12-25-49 to 1-25-50 On Projoct - Lumbor 8 --'325;62 Automotive Equi?ncnt 546; 371;OO llxhino Tools & Equipnont 193 841;% Of fico Furnituro, Nr-chinos 3 ,04 8 68 Housohold Fumituro -. 371;20 Material and Supplios 36; 515 ;53 ' 1.Iiscollnnoeus Tquipmcnt 61, 429 70

6 1195211 219 STXI! IST ICs (Con.t;inucd)

Surplus, Szlvago dc Scra;, (Contiaucd)

Off Projoct Lmhor C 57;576;26 Aut orno t iva E qu ipmcnt 21;166;17 Ucachinc Tocls b’Equipncnt 1;968053 2;767;00 Offico FcrnitWJ, Maclinos t Mztorial & Supplios 15; P13.77 Niscollzm ou s Squipmnt 13;338;17 .. m, 7- 8 .-954,733 0 34 Bal~mof ACC0ut:t 10.10 ’.s .--.-of 1-25-50 819,648,975,87 (See att;acbod Lis? for Sroakdorm of matorials ip this accourrt by clessific3tion) Total Rocoipts to Da+e $29;029;598;78 Total Disbursomnts to Dzta $ 9,380,722,91

Scrap and Salvago Disbursed Scra:, Sales Comploted 37 Scrap Snlos in Procoss - __. -25 Scrap Sa10 Rovonue for the Xonth 8 25,ldO,C9

7 I 195232 ~CIVI’JXLATION BY CLAS 3 IFICAT ICY P SCOuMl 10.10 De jcription Mmetaxy Value

1 Gun Znplaceclents, FI re Cuntrol Instrunmts $ 1.25 2 Small Ams 1,429.02 3 Lethal Device Zquipmant 10.00 4 Ammvnit ion a3;a 5 Flags, BtuZting, Panants, etco 201.73 -.. ‘641,46 7 Fuel ? 8 Motor Vehicles: Zlectric Trucks, Tires, TuSes 677,*2.76 9‘ Boats 62.CO 10 Outboard il?otors and all Accepsories 4,402.18 11 ~FSard Pump Parts 1.70,152 i43 12 Uarize 9ci: hare 2; 317.8% 13 Engine & Fireroom Fittings 6;025 26 14 Lutricant s 28;551;34 15 Electric Cable and Insulatad Tire 54.; 249.20 16 Radio awl Sound Sioml Apparatus -26; 664.93 17 Electric -1paratus 1,690,796.61 18 Instrutnsnts of Precision and Photographic Equipment 76,970; 96 19 Blocks . 36,272 ,79 21 Cordage, Hemp, Jute, Oa~,Twine, Etc. 16;453.09 22 Qire bpe, Bare Tire, etcI 52;0‘18,78 24 Capas, Duck, Tentage, etc. 17; 685,58 26 Furniture 279;027;09 27 Textiles, Thread, Findings, Floor Joverings 440,478 5 9 29 Toilet Articles 7; 76L69 30 Sathroom and Toilet Fixtures 60,367;47 31 Won-E lectr i c Lighting Apparatus 2iO25.22 32 Fire- Surfacing and He at Insulating 61,805,13 33 Gaskets, Hose, Packing, Sheet & Strip TIub’mr, Hose Fittings, -. Flexible Tubing 136; 368; 28 34 Belting, Harness, (Leather) etc. 2, n9.11 36 Xusic and Llusical Ins+ruments * 8;50 37 Spcoial Tearing Apparel and ?.thletic Equipent 131; 594;25 38 9rooms and Bushes a 5;815.00 39 Lumber 1,010;155.38 40 ilachine Tools 723; 183,60 41 Hand Tools 477i887.18 42 Builders and General Hardmare 250;7n;73 a3 Bolts, Nuts, Rivets, Screms, “hshers, etc. * 378;689;16 44 Pipe and Yon-Flexible Tubes and Tubing 1;077; 770.00 45 Pip Fittings 2,505,332.42 46 Meial in Bars: Including Flat, Hexagon, etc. 167,366; 69 47 Metal in Plates and Sheets 41; 4-13 4 6 48 Lletal Shapes and Structural p;623,76 *..

8 t 195213 ECAPITULATICN €X GASSITICATICIT XCrx)UlJT 10.10 (Continued)

-Class Do scr iption Non&ary Value 51 Acids , Chemicals, etc . $ e9;294;14 ?aints Paint Ingredisnts 169;468,03 52 and 53 Pens, Pencils, Paper, Drafting Room eC Printers' Supplies 35; 263; 72 54 Office Zquipment 93,912.81 55 Clothing 6;oag.~ c 51,888.68 57 Laboratory Equipmnt -_ 58 Fire Fighting A3paratus: Railway Equipont Prefabricating hildiqs, etc. 449,673.42 59 Building Xateritils: Asphalt, Ericks, etc, 178;444,64 124,864.52 6Q Boiiers and Powar P?aats Tableware 7,013.03 63 , 66;486;13 64 Kitchen Utensils and Apparatus 65 Ovens , Ranges , Stoves, etc. 31; 10 3.01 66 Llachinery: Pneunatic Tools , etc. 657; 810.53 69 Andl cnd Hand-Dram Vehicles 15 ;6 39 58 Agricultural Implements 1i497.96 70 71 Sadeps, Insignia and Ueuals 1,602,OO 7,245 72 72 Leather Boots h Shoos, Lecther Clothing, etc. 32; 99 73 Caps, Hats, Gloves, etc. . 796.83 74 Infantry and Lclndhg Force Zquipmont 78 Xotorized Equipent & Heavy Construction Squipment 7,028* 316.60 83 Airplnne Accessories, Equipzent h Parts 130.33..

Total Account 10.10 as of January 25, 1950 $19,648,975 87

I195274 9 PlJRCK4SINC AND STORES DrVISIONS TWFFIC SECTIOX JANUARY, 1950

Through negotiations with the Northern Pacific and U-don Pacific RailroPds, we have been assured that upon completion of the Southern connection, a full set of rates on the Kennmick basis will be published to and'from Richland. Such rates will be no higher than those now in effect to Hanford, although in myinstsnces the rates will be lower, which my open up aew markets for purchase of wterials.

In order to insure payment of all fl-oigfit bills within the credlt verio? extended by the carriers in accordanco with rogulatims prescribed by the Interstate Comsrce Commission, a new procedure has been put into effect for papent of freight bills on shipents -de to General Electric Commny on a "No Charge" basis on which no purchase order has been iisued. This new proceduro elininates tho necessity of creating a purchase requisition and Furchase order on each such shiv- mcnt and permLts payment of the freight bill withir the credit period.

As 8 result of rata reductims obtained from the carriers, there TES a total sav- ings in freight charges for the month of January amounting'to $4,400,98. This makes a total savings from September 1, 1946 to date of $1,137,462.68. PERSONNEL Total Personnel Total Personnel as of 12-31-49 8.s of 1-31-SC Net Change .. . Exempt 2 2 0 Non-Exempt 7 7 0 ?J g a SAF'ETY AND SECURITY

Safety and Security Meetings Scheduled 1 Number of Employees Attending 7 Minor Injuries 0

STATISTICS

Saviqs Report

1. Rate Reductions obtained from the carriers: Savings for S~vings9-146 T&el Savings Commodity Origin January thru December- 9-1-46 to -date Acid, Nitric Dupont , Vksh. $1,048 -72 Gas, Chlorine Tacoma, Wssh. 90 .oo Soda, Caustic Portland, Ore. 2,036.21 Ferric Sulphate Stege, Calif . 1,226.05 $4,400.98 $1,133,061.70 $1,137,462068

I195215 10 DECIASIFIED PURCIIASIBG AND STORES DrVISIOIE TFAFFIC SECT ION

STATISTICS (Cont .I

SPvings for Savings 9-1-46 Total Savings Januarv thru December 9-1-46 to ..dete 45,876.13* 2. Freight Bill Audit 600.14 45,275.99 91,481 -39 3. Loss & Damage and Overcharge 264.49 91,216.90 Claims 7,44 2.73 4. Ticket Refund Claims 273 -20 7,169.53 13,820 34 5. Household Goods Claims 13,820.34 . \~b5,538 $1,280,544.46 $1,296,083.27 * Includes $19,495.23 for the .ai AEC Work Volume ReDort

Eieservations Made Rail 125 Air 55 Hotel 59

Zxpense Accounts Checked 82 4 Household Goods and Automobiles Movements Arranged inbound Shipments Traced 4 Insurance Riders issued 4 Claims Filed 3

Ticket Refund Claims Filed 10 Collect.td - Number 16 Collected - Amount $273.20

Freight Claims Filed 7 Collected - Number 6 Collected - Amount $264.49

Freight Bill Audit Savings $600 -14

Freight Shipments Traced 12

Quotations Freight Rates 164 Rout es 120

Bills Approved Air Freight 1 Air Express 7 Carloading 70 Expres s 110 * Rail 338 Truck 149 Carload Shipments Inbound - GE 40 2 Others 22 Outbound - GE 30 Others 0 11 I l952lb ?TRCHASING AYD STORES DNISIOXS TUF?IC SZCTIOX

ReDort of Carloads Received 1 Consolidated Testern Steel Corp. Motor Crane 2 E. F. Hauserman CO. Steel Partitions Richland Transportation Company Coal 19 22

Geceral Electric Campany Alminum Ingots 1 Caustic Potash 1 Caustic Soda 12 'cement 1 Chlorine 2 Coal 35 9 Expre s s 4 Ferric Suld'mte 5 Ferrous fimonium Sulphate 1 Lime 1 Merchandl s e 2 Nitrio Acid 8 Phos?hwic Acid 2 Soda Ash 2 \ Szoel 1 - 402 -424 Total Entire Ptojeot ..

I t35211 - 12 225 EMPLOYYE AND COWIITY RELATIONS DNISIGN

Open requisitions decreased from 94 at the beginning of the month to 86 at the end of Januayy. Total plant personnel increased from 7,405 to 7,431. Txxmoover rate inclxding termiiletions due to lack of work was 1.02$. Turnover rate exclusive cf terninations due to lack of work vas .73$. A standard interview fcm for recordi:g opinion of intel-riewer was prepared and placed into effest during Jmuary. Transfer of 6,840 inactive personnel files to the Record Storage Center was completed dur- irg January. Recrcritment -?as conducted in Qokane, Washington; Portlend, Oregon; andDenver, Colorado, for stenographers and typists with fair re- sults. Advertising conducted in Seattle and Spokane, Washington, and Fortland, Oregcn, for draftsinen and 2esiguers resulted in 176 inquiriee being received. 143 visits were made to eqloyees off wo=k because of illness. Three ezxployees retired durirg January, and 1 employee death occurred during the month. The Instructions Letter, entitled "Ratings -- ExeqtEnxploye~s", was reTisad and issued during Zanuary. Rating form for exempt ecrployess were distributed to all Divisions duing the past month. Tnznty sugges- tion awards, totaung $ hO5.00, representing an estimated savings of $ 5,O3O.OOY were granted to enployees during the month. The Travelers Insurance Company made an offer of settlemeat of $ 25,OOO.OO in the case of the death which occurred recentiy at the Kadlec Hospital. This offer has been refused, and a cocnter offer of $ 65,000.00 was made. Negotia- tions are presentlybeinq conducted between the Travelers Insurance Com- pany and the claimant's lew firm. Two hearings were held on appeals made by the Compsv before the Washington State Depsrtment of Labor and Indus- tries in connectfon with conpensetion cases.

43 supervisors participated in the 40-Hour Supervisors Training Program during January. The economic prograin, which included the film, "This Is Our Problem", was exhibited to 66 additional employee8 who did not have the opportunity t2 participate in this program during December. The pro- - gram outlining the exeqt rating s-ptem and reviewing the Instructions Letter issued on this subject was held during the weeks of Ja~i.uary23 and Jaauary 30, with a total of 32 meetings being presented, at which 511 supervisors attended. A report on the 1949 Progress of the Training and Program Cevelopment Group, as well as a Prospectus outlining some of the 1950 programs, was distributed to all Superiritendents, 3ivision Heads, and Managers. Several diecussiom were aeld with respect to planning an Accountability Program for employees in those Divisions responsible for fissicnable material.

I1952'5 Employee and Community Relations Division Sumnary

The naine of the Labcr Relations and Wage Rates Division was changed to Union Rslations and Xage Rates, with C. C. Tallman aFF0lnted knager and J. N. Dupuy, nssistant &nager. h representative of the Union Relations and Yage Ratas Division attended a meeting of the Labor Relations Com- mittee in Schenectady, and met wikh Company Union RelaZions officials in New York City, and UCofficials in Tashington, D.C. St was decided that there were no questions to be resolved by a formal hearing with re- gard to the mit appropriate for colleckive bargaining purposes in the matter of the Aant'ord Industrial Firenen. s Petition. Preparations were made for the hearing in the case of the Technical Engineers and Archi- tects Association. Several meetkgs were held wAth a committee appointed by the HAhTC for the purpose or' discussing the upgrading of certain metal workers in me, 19&9. A careful review of all articles of the WC- GE Agreement is being mde far the purpose of 6eveloping the Company's position in the event the Agreement is reopened for negotiations. Two meetings were held with the Council Grievance Committee. Work continued on the annas:. c0m;nunit.j rate su-mey. Additicnd meetings were held with project siTervisors relative to the propossd rate and progression sche- dules for Dr:a.ftms?l ail5 Designers at the Hanford ITorks. Insividual jobs were studied and classifica-tiocs and rates were determined. A study was compljted relative to the work for trainees in the automotive repair section of the Transportation Division.

Cf particular significance among the varied actinties of Community Relations during the manth of :enwry Bas the special auditorium pro- duction presented on Jmuary 25 which provided the Nucleonics Depart- ment General Manager with an opportunity to speak to all WordWorks supervisorshho could be accomodated in Camichael Junior High School auditorium. The ?resentation included a stage skit which depicted the investigations conducted by the Joint Comnittse on Atomic Energy last summer. The skit was presented for the purpose of stbulating interest in the Source and Fissionable Materials Xccouncability Program which is being stepped up through a three-phase special progrm. The skit pre- sentation was the first of the series.

The mrk of the Community Rehtions Public Information Supervisor was highlighted during the month by a meeting held with Columbia High School -Student Counselors for the purpose of discussing the G.E. Educational A s s i stance Program. In addition to produoing a total of 3,591 prints of all sizes from the small applic?.tion photographs up to the 8" x 10" glossy prints required by newspapers, the Hanford Torks Photo House also assisted the Manu- facturing Divisions during the month by taking motion pictures of a classified nature to fill a special need of the using Division.

Four issues of Hanford i4orks Nf3E were produced during the month of Januaq. The total number of copies of each week's issue continued at 7,900. The Decamber 30 issue of "Candid Camera" was inserted in the Jmuary 6 issue of Hanford Rorks NEmS because of the necessity of inserting the new telephone numbers summary in the December 30 issue. I195219 Employee and Community Relations Division SUmmaq

The Torks N37S performed a cumnunity service by publicizing the March of Dimes campaign to all Eanr'ord Torits employees. In addition, it served as a medium through which the Genoral Manager could express his coinmenbtion to all employoes for the excellent safoty record accomplished ir, 1949.

Special Programs, actiq in its capacity as public relations counsel for tho Medical Divisions, assisted in airanging a special press con- ference to amounce that the decision had been made to place docturs ruzd dentists on a prioato gractics operating basis. In aidition, a news story was pre?arad far distri5utlon to all newspapers on the "Daily List;" who could not have personal -representatives at the pross conference. t Included among the many other activities of Special Programs during the month of Jamary was a special lotter prepared for the General Hanager' s signature which complimented all IXmford Works employees on the sal'ok.3- record during l,5&9. Tim letter was sent to home ad- dresses of all employees.

Classified advertising was prepared and placed in newspapers in those cities whore it ~msthought that typists and skenographers, draftsmen and design d;-aftsmon, and stenographers only could bo recruited In ssvoxal iristancos, advertisomerrts were run to announce the arrival in the city concerned of the recruiter from tha Etnploymmt Division. h total of 58 roleascs of information were mnde by the News Bureau dur- ing tho month of January. Of this number 31 were sent to the "Local List." 9 to the "Daily List," and tho others to individual media.,re- questing special infomation.

An outstanding accomplishment of the News Bureau during the month of January was evidenced when tho Yakima PdOmNG HERkLD published a feature story togother with picturos concorning Richland' s churches. The story dominstod an entiro page in tho nowspaper. Employee Relations

Employment :

Effective January 30, 1950, a StenJgrapher-TSist "A" has trensfemed to the Law Division. On the oame date one Stenographer-Typist "B" was up- graded to replace the Stenographer-Typist4 "A" transferred.

Effecti're January 33, 1950, one General Clerk "C" was transferred to the Manur'actcring Division and upgraded to a General Clerk "A".

Effective Jaauxy 30, 1950, a Messenger waq onrployed for the Employment Group to replace the prosszt Messenger who io being upgraded ad tram- ferred to another Division.

Emplope Services:

Effective January 6, 130, a Stenographer-Typist '93'' terminated, and on \ the same date a General Clerk "C" wm upgraded to fillthe Stenographer- Typist '%'' position.

Effective January 6, 1950, a Geaeral Clerk "C" wzs transferred from the Suggestion System to the Insurance and Compensation Section, and a General Clerk "C" was employed to fill the opening of the General Clerk "C" in the Suggestion System.

Training and Program Develcpment:

Effective January 1, 1950, W. A. Halteman, Staff Assistant, was transferred to the Community Relations Division.

1195281 4 Fmployco and Cornunity Reletions Division cnion klations and Face Rstcs

Effoctivo January 20, on3 Assistant Division Supomisor was removod from tlb payroll and is on military 1oat-e of absonco.

Community Rolat ions

Effsctive January 1, one Staff Assistant was trensforred from the Train- ing and Program Dovelopmcnt Group of the Employoe Relations Division to the Commsanlty Relations Division as Supervisor, Public Funotioris and

Numbor of bployees on Payroll Jarurrrg, 1950

Beginning of month 82 End of month -80 Total Decrease 2

This docroase was duo to the transforring of employees to othor divi s ions.

I195282 mlogoe end Conrnrnity Relations Division

ACTIVITIES

Dscerber, 1949 January, 1950 ApgUcant3 interviewed 1, !M 1,298

322 of the a3ove applicants interviewed in Jcnmrg, wore individuals who had applied for enploynentlwith the G,E. Coqany for the first tq-ne. 249 new qplicationn wore received through tl-e mil. Open RsT;alsi$iom: Decczikez, 1& January, 1. 3 1 94 86

Of th3 94 oren nonexenpt rsqyiaitions at the beginning of the month, 35 ?'ere cmared by Interin caLtmnts. Of the 86 open mnexenpt roqui3i- tions rt the end 09 the mnth, 53 wero covered by interin comtbents. In addiCion, 1 axexpt reidnition wa3 being proceaaed at the erd of the month.

&ceder, 1949 January, 1950 Ri~loyeeaadded to tlw roll 53 102 Eqployees remvcd fron the roll TI 76 Net gain or loss - 24 + 26

Of the 76 employees removed f'ron the rou8 during January, 22 were ter- minated due to lack of work, 10 of which were in tho bargaining unit. Turnover: Deceziher, 1949 January, 1950 Male Fenale Male Feolale IncLuding erxployeea bid off for Uck of work -9 $ 1.w .8s 1.6@ Excluding oxployees laid off for lack of work .33$ 1.w .5fi 1.4 dp Decenber, 1949 January, 1950 Includirg employees bid off for lack of work 1.04% LO* Excludhg employees laid off for b"ck of work 95% -73%

I195283 Employee and Co=munity Relations Division

At the end of January, there were '747 enplopes in lrzck cf work stetus divided into the following cctegories:

Nonbargaining unit eclployees 507 Bargaining unit eqloyees 24.0

The Increase here over kst nanth's roport is due to n correction in the recorda and not due to an increaso in the nunber of In-y offs. During tho nonth of J3nuory, LO new requests for inter-Divisional trcns- fers were received and revimed by the Employment Office. in addition, 21 oqloyees who had filed requests for transfers were interviewed during the mnth. As Q result of Pese requesLs and interviews, 8 transfers were effected. Two tranefers were effected ;'or enployees who had receiv- ed notice of terninntion due to lack of work.

Curing tbe past noxth, a standard forn for rocording the resalts of the interview of new a2plica;lts was designed by the -loment Office, and placed into effect. The purpose of this fornis to standardize the re- cording of such factors as personal appearance, poise, self-confidence, personality, etc., on each appliccint, a8 the result of the interview. The program initiated during November to transfer all imctive personnel records to the %orage Center has been conpleted. In completing this progran, approximtely 6,840 personnel files were transferred to the Storage Center,

49 letters were written during January to forner enplogees in lack of work statu, inforning them of the eaployment situation at the present tino in order that they night have an indication concernlag the possibi- lity of their being recalled to work.

Advertising for stenographers and typists in the newspapers of Pasco anc? Yakina, WashiIlgton, and Iawiston, Idaho, du?ing the latter part of Decon- ber and the first part of Janunry, failed to produce any applicants. Accordingly, in view of the increased denand for this type of personnel, recruitnent trips were made to Spokane, Weshington; Portland, Oregon; - and Demer, Colorcdo; during the past nonth. The results of these trips were as follow:

Spohne Portknd Denver

Total applicants interviewed 31 24 34 Total number of stenographers intcmiewed 10 l.8 22 Total offers =de 6 9 8

1manu:h as the connitaents =de arc still not sufficient to Pill current reqdrenents, plans were nade during J;~nucryto recruit stenogrcphers in USAngeles and San Frznciscc, CaUfornia, early in February.

7 I lW84 .

Eqlope and Commrdty Relations Division Through a ndcr of contactecade with business colleges located princi- gaily in the Northest, it has been detorninod thct generally enroUeEts for stcnomcphic training in the vcrious schools contacted are very nuch bekw zlomal. In spite of this condition, letters have been addressed to 35 bualmea colloge !.ocated in tho northwest setting forth our needs for stenogrzphic help and requesting that any grcduatea interested in enplopeat with this Ccxpany, zontnct the Exploymnt Office hare.

As tho result of n rather urgsnt demnd for 12 designers and ilrsftanen for the Mechanical and Power Divisiom of the Design and Construction Di- viaion?, rdmrtiser.ents were inserted In daily Ilcwsppors published in Seattle znd Spokaw, Washix@on, and Port*bnd, Oregon. As 8 result of these ad-zortisenents, opproximtcly 176 appxcrnts h~venade inquiries. As a rssult.of these inquiries, together with other recrultnent efforts, it is alrticipated tbt the requisitioris for designers and draflsnen will be fil'c-d.

Eqplopi!flt Stac,ietics: Nunber of Enployees on RoUs 12-31-1949 1-31-1950

=eat 1, 614 1,630 Nonesenpt 5979 1 5,801. \

ADDITIONS

Ekeapt Nonexenpt Total New Hires 10 49 59 Re-engaged 1 29 30 Reactivations - 10 10 Transfers (from other plants) 3 -3 Actunl Additions 14 88 102 Pagroll Exch3ngcs lrC* - -14 Groao Additions 28 88 116 TERMINATIONS Actual Tcminctiona 8 45 53 Remvzls fron Roll 4 19 23 Payroll Exchmgos - 14- 14 Grogs Ternixtiom

'.. . * Trznsferred fYon Weekly Sclary Roll * Transferred to Monthly Saicrg Roll I195285 ~loyccand Comunity Relations Division r2pproxhctel.y 585 of 2U tcrdmtions werc on e vo:SDt2.rS bCSiS, nost of theso were for the following remons: (a) Tsrsozl rces0.m (b) hother job (c) Retaning to sckool.

GEEEXlL

. Dcce~bcr, 19 9 Applicant3 iatcrvicwcd 1,048 lkotcscphs tzkcn 135 Fingerprint inpressions taken (tn dupllcnte ) :,-60 Procurcnent lcttors mitton 1\91 212 4 900 :BSlP~ISMSTILTISTICS (Weekly Salary Roll,)*

1.82 $ 3 031 2.17

Cases pending at begirnzing of nonth 835 523 Casea received during the nonth Ccscs closed 195181 165 107 Srses pending at nonth end 523 554 Cnses found srtisfactory for enploynsnt 1i6 100 Ceses fount? unsctisfactory for enplopent 2 0 Cnscs closed bcfcre imestigztion co4lotod 2 Special lnvcsti&ioae couductcd 31 2

During the pcet nonth, conncnts wcre recoived fron various supervisors on tho proposcd H.W. Instructions Utter, entitled "Procedure for Dis- tiplimry 1,ction". 1.8 a' result of theso coments and s~ggcstions,cer- tcin rcvlsions were =do in this proposcd Instructions Letter and tho final draf% wcs conplcted, and tho form to be used In connection with this letter hmo becn subnitted to the Prinking Office. AS soon os these forns aro coqletcd, the Instructicns Utter will be issued.

During Jmwy, ccntnct ms =de with the officials of the Rcd Cross, Cancer Fund, Comcnitg Chest, znd ths Mrch of D-87 dth respect to their pnrticipating in a General Electric Exployeas' Services Fund. Ecch of thcso orgenfzations cgrced to participctc in this fund in the event that the ezrplsyecs at this Wxks decided to ndopt it. In cddi- tion, the gencrrlpurIJose of this Fund wzs discussed with two nenbers of the H.li.M.T.C. who Were very mch in favor of It, and agreed to

I19528b 23.2 PRIVACY ACT MATERIAL REMOVED

lkployce and Cormunity Rcktions Division

present it to thc Comcll mribsrs, et which tkm a codttco would be ap2olatc2 with wkdch this mttm night bc discussed mer.

Inatructioas utter No. 111, entitled "Ratings - Excnpt EII~~O~BCB",ms rcviscd end issucd during January. During thc past nonth, c sufficicnt sup2ly of rating form ?ar exeqt errployees was distributod to oU.Did-

ilssistancc msrcdcred during the mzth of Jcnucry to the s'te?riw Con- dttca of tho proposed G.E. S;:pxviscrs' Association ir-prepcrLng cnd diatribut.ing nctcrials Sescribix tbis orgcnization to the vcrrious Hen- ford Works supcrsisors.

The fallowing visits with absent eqloyees Ere mdc Zuring thc nonth of Januzry, by rcpresentstivcs of the Erployee Serviccs Group: Edlec Hospital 139 wio3:ces at. horn 10 Sc13rs ctec'ks delivered to crployecs coafincd ct E~2lccHospital 51.

Posting of Vnion mticcs, tax assistance wtices, G.E. edu- cational assistance pcstcrs, aid IWch of Dines posters 4 The following cnployecs rctirod during the nonth:

Julia R. Cats, Dcoign and Construction Di-dsion, (Optioml); Pczrla G. Shelley, Pomr Division; and Otto C. ~apc,Couunity ~ivision,(Optional).

Om eqloycc dcath occurrod during the nonth of Janmry: - , Power Division.

Assis*nce ws rcndercd to neribcrr of tLc fdlyof the dccecsed with respect to all Eirployca Boncfit Plans and Social Security infomation which wcs furnished to the survivin& wiCow.

Duriq Janunry, 6 cqloyeea in bck of work status request& thct their ecparetion be chxqe2 to resignation, in order that thoir pension con- tributions night be rcfuniloC.

Duriw Jcnucry, 4 publicaticns of mloyee Benefit Pk.m informtion were prcparcd anil rcleZsc2 to the Works Yews.

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Eqloyce and Cornunity Rcktions Division

During Jmwry, 2 notices of chmGe in <.raft cUssif:cations werc received. A defermnt wcs requestec? for one cqloyec who bs technical trainiy;, This doferxnt hs becn recoivcd.

A total of 10 ccrtiflcatca for Collpany cpplicnces were lsaucd by the Erploy- ec Services Grcup durir4 J.xm&ry.

Suggcsticn Syston

ZLt: the encl of Jcnwrg- tk-s vol7-m~of work in ths Office of the SGretcry of the SugGesfions Sys2een wns as follows: Tctcl since t 12-1549 1-1950 7-15-1947 Sugi;cs';iolrs Received 156 131 4,399 InvestiCaZ: on %ports Ccql-tcd lhl 72 3,903 Avnrds 6=aI=teZ .oy 3;ggcstionq Comittec 6 20 523. Czsh Awcz+L. $ 85 $ 405 $ 7,065 Est'aatcd Savings Rcsultinp fron 771 5030 S~~ostlom

The Tn'orL-z Yews iRsucs of JanEry 6 and Jamry 20 cariod WWB stories of several aards m60 durirq Jz~ucry.

To ate, after a nuriber of CCntacts, 110 word h3s been received fronthe PL.E.C. on tho $ 1,000 am2 mntianed in kst ctonth's report. Further fol- 101,-up is beirg conducted on this icttcr in an effort to expadit,@the ap- proval.

1nsurm.ce 2nd Conpcnsntion Public Liability . indic,-.tecl in the Dece2ber rcport, tho dcath of this eLzploycc's aft, a dcntzl assistant nt the Eladlcc Ezspital, whizh occurred hriw a tonsillcctoqv oporntion, was referred to thc Trcvclcrs Insurcncc Ccqzny due t3 the possibility of ne(=liGcnce being involved. As c result of thc investigction coductcd by this insup-nca - coqcnj~,=. Travclcrs rcprcscn*tivc net with the claimnt in this ccsi? on Jaumry 17, at which tire en cffcr msnz2e to tho clcbmt fx $ 25,000 in full settlcucnt of this ebb. A lcttcr was received fron tho Travelers Iasurance Coqany rcqucstinc; tho 2nd ~L.E.C. approwl. This lettcr was fcmrdoct to the A.E.C. on Jcnuzry 24. Subsequent to this date, the Travelers Insurance Corpany inf'orceC the that the clnimnt ha2 refused the offer, cnd hd aubnittcd c counter offer of $ 65,000. They further nd-Jised that the;. kc? irJTorned the clainant that this counter offer wm cxccssivc, and that the oricixl offer of settlescnt coulC not bc cbn,-p5.. Thc Travelers Insurance Coqany further aeviscd that cs a remlt of tfiis dimussion with the clainat, he hid cngagod thc scr- viccs of thc lcw firn of Sonseny 2nd kvis of Prcsscr, thshiqton, an& thnt fbrthcr ncgoticticns werc bcing conducted uith tht firn.

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. Tho clcbnt wca involved in an auto- nobile cccidont on Novenbcr 29, 1949, with c truck owneC and opcrrtcd by the It has been cUege5 thct the opcrctor of the Co,iqany truck xs mglicent, rrcd QS c result, this chin has been re- feri*e8 to thc Trzvclcra Illsuranco Cozpany for handling.

Bus Ascidont, CL2* No. 3-6194396. On January 9, 1950, om of tho Trans- portation kusses operated by thc Co-cn:r, hc5 stoppd to udoad prssewcr s in CL pr~.Lnglo? just outsi?e the 200-West clrec on Project prope;ty. fLn- othcr 5us apprccchcd fro1 t!ia rex- zri! bciw urcblc to stos, coUdcd with ihe bus urJonr3.w pcsclcngerv. Scvcrzl orzployecs rcccived dnor tnjurics and om snployec was hcsp5ta!lzcd for a 7)asli in,pzg and shock Thc qucstion a8 to whctter or not this wns a conperscble accident ms rofcrred to tho Departnmt of bbor an2 I1=durstrT;ee, and thy have inLicste2 that since cll passevern wcrc required to pay a fare, an3 tkc accidcnt occurred outsiee the woi-kir; crca, thq: any chins from a conpcnsation sendpoint vould bc Ccnicd. .',ccordi?cLy, in vicw of this inf'>,zztion, this caze ksbeen rcfcr- red to t5e '?rcv~?l~i.C-:r)suranc~ Conpany, ar3 an investiGatim is im?sently under my by that cc2cny. Conpewetion . h Septenbzr 8. 1946, while an en- pioyee of the a out-sub-contractor of the , the abore nax2 claimnt ucs struck on the hccd by a large bocrd. k Ecptdber 13, 1943, convu'isions occurred requirirg a 5rain specialist. AczordirGly, the clzimnt wzs flown to Peattle uhcre hc dicd shortly dter crrivnl. Pztholoqlcal finds iudicatcd that death resulted fron a blow OL the head. Bzsed on these finding8,the Strstc De- partncnt of Ubor cn2 Industrics, on Februry 28, 1949, Issued an orter etatinf, that thc chunt hcl reccivsd a fa+21 injury within the conten- plztion of tho cozpensztion zct. Shortly therccftcr, the Stato Dcpmtncnt of Labor an3 Industries placed tho 2crents on a pension as depcndents of the dcceZsoJ,- an2 estZblishc2 a per-ion rescrvc of $ 14,825.50. Tho zppcalcd this order cstablishirq this pcnsion reservc on the grouds thzt the invcstiption Gid not prove dcpcndency, znd further if Ccpcndcncy COUUbc shown, the wount of the ponsFon was incorrcctly co-uted. ht a ficcriw hcld cn JmEry 17, 1950, tho ClairtZnt's parents - tcatificd that the Lcccascd had contributed cp?roxh-.tely $ 50.00 a nonth to thcir incone. Thzg also tcstificd tht they owned ad operEm6 their own farn which msunencucbered. It uzs the contention of the Conpeny that in vicw of this tsstiaony, that no dcpcdcncy existed. No orhr has been issued on this qpcal, however, in the cvent the Board sustcins the Con- pcny'3 contention, thc full anount of the rcservo fbnd established will be returned.

. As the result of the death on Noverriber E, 1947, of -the Dqcrtncnt of kbor and Industries cntcred an ordcr cstablishiq a pcnsion for the claimxt, , wife of tke dcccmcd. The Coqzny appcalec? thc or

thc basis that there wcs no rcktioshi> bctwecn tfio eqloycc's Ccath end his occupation since thc ccum of dcnth wc.8 not definitely esta- blished, At Q hcnriw condcctcd on January 20, 1950, Dr. Von Phi, c cadiolagist, tcstificd substzrrticll;l to this effect, m-thcr tcsti- nony will bc? subdttcd by Dr. Ecklee and Dr. Sacha, of the Iczdlcc Hos- pital skff, and in view of a recent opinion rcndered by tho Washin&ton Stzte Supre= Court cn a case sinilzr to this om?, it is anticipate2 tht favorzblc action will be takck cs to the qpcal. In the evcnt this qpx.1 is allowci!, the ?emion rcservc fund of $ 19,765.55 will bs rcturncd.

Life insurance t CoZe icforxticn for usc by conpanics in isrdiG insurance to eqloyecs at this Works, wzs furnishcc to 33 insurance and investigation aaencics &mix the mnth of J211uc~y. . Totc.1 since 12-1949 1-1950 9-1-1946

Cui3rcportcc to the Departncnt of 22 20 3,2u U3or and Industries Clcizls reportzd to Trmelers Inswance 8 9* 398 Co-7

* Of the above claim rqorteC during Jasmry to the Travelers Insurance Cmpcny, 0 wcro property &size cbim cd CM was bodily injury chin.

Trcinix cnd Px-og.cn Dcvelo3mnt:

Duri~the wock of Jmwy 16-20, tk b-Hour Supervisors Tniniw Pro- c;ra wzs prcscntoc tc 34 supcFisors.

As Q result of roquosts by two grcup the ccononic propm, which in- cludod the filn, "This Is Our Probleo", topther with c brief ex- pkmtion of our cconodc systcn ws prescntod to o group of 21 at the €fanford HiGh Scbol and a poup of 45 at the U.31 GarcGe. This proma was presented to tLcsc moups who did not have an opportunityto perti- cipzta Cui= the Dcccnber schcGule.

Duriw the weeks of Janwrg 23 and Jzmcry 30, a progrim was presented to supervisors on the cxerpt ratiw systen. L total of 32 neetings were hcld with 511 excnpt eqlogces participacirg in thoso neetiqs. The purpose of thcse ccetings was ta eqlzin the philosophy on which our cxcnpt rctiw systcn is based, os well as to review the Revised Instruc- tions Lottcr No. 111, topthor with the actual ratix forns.

I 1952qO EaplGyce cllf! CsdtyRcktiors Division Uder &to of Jznury 13, a report ont!m progress =do by the 'ZreininG ad Progrzn Dcvclqccnt Gmugi Cu=ing 1949, toccther with o, Prospcctun cs to ~ciloof tb proGa to bo prcscnted Cuing 1950, was distributes to (z11 Nxn~crs,Supcrinto&cnts, cnd Division Heads by ths Trriniw 2nd Romm Dovelopcent Grow.

Duriw J.nuzry, c total of 27 hzndbooks were issued persomlly to aupcr- vinors in mriaus Divisions. Durfrq: tLe past nonth, 8 handbooks were returned ?us to tcrdmticn or transfcrs of e~ployccsfron this Prqjcct. Lt the present tinc, thcro arc 5 amitions znd 6 revlsim3 to the hnC- bools'in tho Printing Sho;?, ad it is cnticipatod that they will be dis- tributod Fcbrucry. No miUn&swere =do during Jmydue to failure of thc PriLtiq Shop,to receivo nultolith plates due to tho =nu- facturer'~strike.

Durirq tho aonkh of Jcnucry a total of 61 new oaployces were givcn orf- cntation. Of this nubcr 635 elected to pnrtici2ate in the Groq Life Inswnco Plzn znd 8% elected to participate in the G.E. Group Boclth Insurzncc Pkn. In addition to tho above, 31 re-exaged enployees were given orientation, of which 70$ olcctcd to participate in the Grocp Lifo Imuramo Plan and go$ electcd to participate in the G.E. Group Health Insumrm Pkn.

During January several conforeoces wcre held with the Accountability Group for the purpoee of prepring a pr0gx-m to be presented to e~gloyecs in thc nrious Divisions who arc responsible for fiaeionable rntcrinl.

During the week of January 9, a reprcscntcrtive of tho Trniniw and PTomm Dcvelopnent Group attended a four-by meting with the Borg-Wsrncr Con- pay people in Chicqo, at which tino the BorG-Warner plan for presenting econo~c3to thoir cnployecs nsgona over in detuil.

? il 1195291 Raglogee and Community Relations Division

Union Relations acd Uaqe Rates

Uaicn Relations:

On January 30, 1950, our division name was chacged from Labor Rela- tions & Vase Rates to Union Relations & Wage Eates, Kith C. C. Tallman cpnointed Msager and J. N. Dquy, Assistant Ihager. The duties of this division will now include all Nucleonics Departaent lhion Relations matters.

A rqeesentztive of this &.vision atten2ed a meeting of the Labor Xelatims Committee in Schznectacy, and mt wiIA Conpmy iJnion Rele- tions officials iu i?w Pork City, md AX officials in Washington, D.C.

After various meetbrjs betwaen ,Cornpay rn2 TFnion representatives, it was decided that there were no questions to be resolve2 by a formal heeri-ng k.itn regard to the wit approprtate for collective bargsjnbg purposes in the xce.tter of th~Eanford Iadmt=isl Firaec's Petitian. Tile kioz qreed to exclude Vl;l&ge Firenx adto amend *sir yeti- tim so es -0 ysl-At t'ne fLr9-L-n to affilirte vith the WZor no mioz. A=so=.dingly, the Conpzy consented to 811 election. A Stipu- latim for Certification up03 Consent Election was executed by the Company, the BA!1C End the NlJiB, and a meeting nrracged for February to make ~lrs~sfcr t;le election.

?repxiticas were made fcr ths hsaring in "he case of the Technical Engigecrs wd Architects Asm. scheduled for February 8, 1950. Scve2al meatings wcre held with a cornsittee appointed by the HM2C for the purpcse of dim~~sirgthe qQaUng of certain metalworkers in June, 1949. The C@any's position remained unchanged in regard to this mattar.

A careful review of all articles of the PMC - GE Agrement is being mcde for the pmose of dOVelOpb4 thc Compmy's position in the event tho Agreement is re-opened for negotiations. Grievance Statistics: - Tuenty-four grievance rqorts were received for the month, bringing the 5otal received since the grievance procedure was established to 201: Accounting 1 Health Instrument 1 Manufacturing Electrical 5 Manufacturhq Instruwnt 3 Manufacturing Maintenance 5 Manufac turinq P Ower 2 Eqloyee and Cornnrrnitg Reletions Division

Mandzcturing " S " 1 mnufacturing Trrnsp oPxition 1 Villsqe Fire Protection 2 Villzqc Maintenmcc 2 Village Pmr - TW 24

%~loycoqrievancc rcports werc regarding tho following subjects:

Jmisdictioncl 4 Hcalth, Saf'ety 8 Ovcrtiim ktcs 1 HoliZclys 1 Sick Lenvo & Dcya Off 3 Vzcations 2 Seniorrty 3 Vag2 Rstes -2 - TOTAL 24

The status of all grievances roceived to date is nu follows: Settled satisfactorily, S5en I 60 &t settled satisfactozily, Ste? I 141

Of ''0 141 grievances not sctzled at the Step I level, 65 have been ' satfsfactcrily processsd at trc SteD I1 level and were settled. Only 6$ of thc! total grievances reseived to date have bean submitted by omployees outside tho bargzicing unit. Forty-seven pcr cent of all grievances wero submittod by employees in only 5$ of thc divisions. Mcet ings :

Thc Ccuncil Grievance Committce and the ConpazIy Hegotinting Committee met twice during tho month for the prposc of processing grievances at the Step I1 levcl. All supervisors were informod regarding the disposition of tho grievances discussed at theso meetings.

Personal contacts were mcdc with myIIortLwest industries kr B rcprcscntativc of the Wzgc Rate Division as the work continued on the annual community rntc survog.

Additional moctings addiscussions were hold with interested project sqervisors relative to thc proposed rate and progrcsslon schedules for Draftsncn 2ndDcsiqncrs at the Eknfcrd Works. Epployce and ComiQ aelations Division

I3dividual jobs wcre studied and classificctiocs and rats dctcd3ed.

A st&y was complctcd to obtain infonation on the avrilabilitg of work for tmhccs in the automotive re@r scction La the Trcnqor- tation Division.

Rc"aburscnent Xuthorizztion b. 83 wcs rcccivcd giving approval to e rcqucstcd chnngc in Reixauroencnt Authorization No. 45 concerning tLc rcgulcr working hcurs of Auxiliary Fircmen. It MS rcqucstcd that tho rewar wcrkhe; hours of Q shift be spelled out to &fin- ixly bdicato a 1!0 hour work lirpft. Approval WGS givcn Dcccmbsr 16, 131!9, to bo cffoctivc ScIJtsaaor 12, 1949.

Ons-Jbnittod J9zuuy for 'i, approvtl1950 n Rsquest of the for Sollowing RZinbursaxxdt nsw jcb Authorization classifieretions has to bc included in thc unit groq.

Reh3ursorccnt Authcrization No. 86 wos reccived Jakuary 20, gratia& a??rovd of th?.s request, to bo effective Jonunx7 1, 1950. --stztistiss Transf crs MoutLy to Weekly 0 Transfers A??rot*cd Jo5 Rcclrssificztions &>roved 14275 AutoPcZtic Incrmses 298 Merit %creases 8 Znployee and Cmunity Relatinns Divisions

Cornunity Relations "Public Informatioa" - Com.unity During the month of January, 58 releases of infor3ation were made by the New8 Bureau. Of this number, 31 were sent to the "Local List", 9 to the "Daily List" and the others to individual media, generally in response to requests . Informative newspaper releasee made during the month to the "Local Liet" of newspapers and radio stetions served, wfiioh includes the YILLAGER, Tri- City HERAG), Spokane CKRONICTLE, Hanf ord Vorks MEVS, Talla 'flalla Ui;ION* BULLETIN, Pasco KmS, Yakima MORNTNG H!3RALD, Lind LEADER, radio s'uations KPKF, imE, and KIT, including release dates were as follows; (A large number of both local and general news releases are being sent out for immediate release. I2 suoh cases the date on which the releases was sent from this office is indicated below).

v4 Three ooming power outage8 were amouuced.

1/5 Four ozganizati mal appointments in Technical Divisior.s, including the ndng of an Administrative Assistant to the Technical Servioe; Division Head, were announced.

v9 Pho%ographs of tpio Richland children who are recorering from polio after receiving treatment at Kadleo Hospital were released to local newspapers. \ 3 v9 A resume of Richland's experience with polio in 1949 was prepared by Special Programs and released to the local list. Eaca case was reviewed and treatment that had been given was explained.

1/10 Biographical information about the vice president in charge of Employee and Community Relations was prepared and given to local press representatives at 8 precle conferezlce held for Mr. Boulware during the visit here.

1/10 Complaints from residents of damage caused by B-B guns in the hands of ohildren were pointed out and parents wer3 urged to caution children to use the guns carefully.

- 1/11 It was announaed that Curtis Middlebrook, a private oonsultingflnn from Seattle, is conducting a housing survey in the vioinity of Richfand for the purpose of forecasting the houaing that will be available for the next five years.

1/11 Two power outages scheduled for the coming week were announced.

l/iZ The Coxnmxnity Patrol Chief stated in an informative release that automobiles with 1949 license plates would be stopped, effective immediately, and arrest citations issued.

1/13 Residents were warned to be especially watchful for fire hazards because deep snow hampered operations of the Fire Department. 1 I952ci5 Ehployee and Conn;lunity iielations Divisions

1/13 b analysis of the traffic accidents in Richland during 1949 was given and a favorable comparison with the record for 1943 was drawn in a local release.

1/16 The Community Safety Supervisor quoted a list of safe driving rules for winter driving for local release.

1/17 The election of the Yakima Valley Peace Officer's Association was reported. Members of Richland Patrol were elected to two offices.

1/17 It was announced that the Internal Sevenue Department ml1 assist Richlandcrs by giving free help with income tax returns here at Richland during a two vreek period.

1/18 Residents were requested to cooperata with garbage collectors so that they could keep on schedule in spite of deep snow.

1/19 Mortality, Sirth, contagious disease, and other health rates experienced in Richland ir. 1949 were divulged by the Manager of the Hacford Torks Kedical Divisions.

1/19 Three power outages scheduled for Richland during the coming week were revealed.

1/19 Postponsmont of the beziming of the G.E. Education Progran spring semester was announaed.

1/19 A photo of a food store being built at Duportail and Wright was released with a cut line.

1/2 3 Parents and children were urged by Community Patrol to follow certain safety rules for the proteotion of bicycle riders.

1/2 3 A photo of first repainted bus was revealed. All Community buses are to be repainted.

1/24 A coming power outage was announced.

1/24 Two explosions in furnaces in Richland homes were eqlained to probably have been caused because the tenmt permitted his oil - tank to become em?ty. It was stated that damage caused by explosions in oil furnaces because of insufficient oil is not the respmsibility of the project.

1/24 It was pointed out that applications for loans and scholarship6 available to employees and children of employees of G.E. are now being accepted for the school year 1950-19514

1/24 Photos of participants in a weight lifting class sponsored by Cornunity Activities Division was released.

1/25 A statement by the Cornunity Manager was released. He stated that '. . help to persons in nearby communities is and always has been available at Richland in time of emergency.

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1p5 A new garbage, trash and refuse disposal pit will be located bebeen the ColJmbia River and George 7fashington Nay just north of the sewage disposal plant, according to this local release. The reasons for abandoning the old site and cnoosing this particular location for a new one were explained in detail.

1/26 It was ennounced that a State Patrol clerk would be on duty at Commcnity Patrol headquarters for several successive Mondays to repew driver's licenses and give driving tests,

1/30 ?hotos of trucks and autonobiles being pulled from flooded Yakima near Enterprise by G.E. personnel and equipment were released. 1/31 Assistant General idmaser of the Nucleonics Department R. S. Yeblett has neen assigned additional responsibility as Business and Construction blanager of the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratories according to this local release.

VILLAGZR Wlg

1/3 The anouncezent of the beginning of consthction on fichland's new theater was re-wriSten and different detail was added at the request of the VIUG?3R, so that tne etory in the weekly would not appsar "dated".

1/11 An accident between twa project buses in 200-Test area was reported.

1/12 Information concerning the number of houses in Richland, the popula- tion of the town, the population of North Richland, the number lirhg in dorms in Richland and the number of G.E., A.E.C. and facility employees was given to the VILLAGER for use in a letter to national advertisers.

1/17 In answer to a question, it was explained that special buses are not run between the two business districts because adequate bus . dervice is provided by the present system.

1/30 In answer to a request, an amount of the rescue of a stranded family from flood waters upstream from Enterprise was released. - 1/30 A stoiy about the progress of the sale of tract houses was given to the VILLAGER at its request. The number sold, how they were moved, the aales prices, and the type of fims and persons buying vas revealed, A photograph of a typical tract house on skids ready to be moved was taken and given to the VIUIIGER.

1/30 Considerable detail about problems caused by htensely cold weather in Richland homes was obtained from the Housing Division Superin- tendent and given -to the VILLAGZR at their request, TRI-CITY ERALD Only

1/3 At the request of the HEWID a release NBS written naming the number of freeze-ups in Richland homes over the previous week end. It was wo Employee and Community Relations Divisions pointed out that residents had better service in answer to calls than plumbers in other toms were able to give.

1/3 In reqonse to an inquiry, the position of the Company was stated regarding telephone toll charges between the tri-cities.

1/4 The question was answered: When will te13ph-e pole in middle of dri-reway in front of Henson Building be removed?

1/9 A copy of a story from the Sew York TIEES quoting Er. Boulware in regard to the Company's economics education program was prepared and released to the HEXAID.

A shortage of power in Pasco an2 Hennewick brought on the following queo%ions which were answered by the News Bureau: Is Richland having a power fhortage? Does Richland md Eanford Norks have B priority oyer power comingf into this area?

1/26 Answers regarding the assignment of the old Tri-City HERALD buildhg to Public 'iiorks sub-contractors after it had been requested for office spaca by a mion representstLve were answeted in an exclusive release. The inability of the same union representative to obtain housing was explained in the same s2ory by explaining G.E.1 s housing policy. Ralla Talla UNION-3GLLETIN @ly

1/27 The details of the rescu? by G.E employees of the family stranded by high water in the Yakima above Euterprise was explained.

Spokane CXR'IXTCLE Only

1/5 The use expected to be made of North Richland Hospital during the coming construction program was explained in answer to a question. Other Special Requests

A request was received by telephone from Associated Press in Seattle for photographs and all available information on housing in Richland. It was explained that A,P. in 'YVashington, D.C. had requested all possible information on government housing in the Northwest. A considerable amount of information was accumulated and telephoned to the Seattle A.P. representatives, Eight photographs of typical Richland housing units were taken and were sent with cut lines via air mail to A.P. in Seattle,

A round-up of important happenings at Hanford Vorks during 1949 was prepared and sent to the Seattle JOURNAL OF COMMERCE at their request. An air view of Rickland was sent with the release.

1/3 1 Data about; Richland' s business district were brought up-to-date at the request of a free lance miter who visited here in Xovember. Last month he was placing stories written when he was here and he wanted accurate figures for population, number of businesses, etc. I195293 3mployee and Camnunity Relations Divisions

"Public Information"--General

Informative newspaper releases were sent to 72 of the leading dailynews- papers, wire services and radio stations in the Pacific Northwest during the month. The release date is given for each story, and they are as follows :

1/3 The firs'; 25 lots of scrap material stored in the Xmy General Depot at Pssco xi11 be sold January 9, according to a statemenc by:the Company's Scrap Disposal Section.

1/5 The beginning of coastruztion of a 1200 seat theater in the uptown business district was annomced.

1/5 Notice of the appointment of an Assistant Community Manager and a new Cornunity Aocounfant "s released to @he general list of media. Photos of the Assistant Community Manager were sent to 12 paprs in the Northmst and to Schenectady *hen he was formerly employed

l/6 Comsei-cia1 expension in Richland during 1949 was expliined in detail in an informative release.

1/18 An apparent low bid of $21,530.00 was announced after the openbg of biCs on the contract to ?ut new siding on the Hanfcrd Works Administration Buildirg.

1/20 An informative release explained that there were over 5,600 jobless construction workers in the tri-city area. Other workers were urged not to come to this area until hiring picked up.

1/20 The remarkable aafety record chalked up at Hanford Works in 1949 was reviewed and compared with previous safety achievemente,

1/23 Announoement that doctors and dentists in Richland will enter private practice this year was Lade by the Manager of the Medical Divisions.

1/26 Richland's 1949 firs record--average cost pei- inhabitant, 33 cents; the nation's average per person 84.47-- was reviewed in a release - sent to the general list. Press Conferenoes

During vice prssident Boulwarets visit to Hanford 'rVorks, a press con- ference was arranged for representatives of the Mchhnd VILLAGER, the Spokane C'ZIONICLE, Valla Xalla UNION-BCLLETIN and the Tri-City HERALD. ' Mr. Boulware explained the Company's community relations program and answered questions. The Nucleonics DepaAnent Generd Manager, the '. Division Head, Community and Public Relstions and the News Bureau Super- visor attmded the conference.

The announoement that Richland doctors and dentists will go on their own was made by the Manager of the Medical Divisions at a press conference Ehployge and Community Relations Divisions

at Kadlec Hospital. The press representabives mentioned above attended. A prepered statement by 'the Yedical Divisions Manager WKS distributed as well as a news release. The newspEper people read the statemenx and then asked questions of hospitals officials in attendance. -FiIms During January, four G.E. films were obtained from the Advertising and Publicity Office in Portland, Ore., for showing to groups in Richland.

Other Activities

"-4 Guic?e to Richland", a pu5lication prepared by Community Activities Divisicsn that lists all organizaticns in town, tneir officers, meeting times and places and the purpose of each organization,was sent to all local media with a letter eqlaining that the booklet contained information helpful to any news gathering agency.

A display featuring maFs of Richland's business districts and shopping areas and p!iotographu of parts of those arans was placed in the display case in froTt of the Lhmicipal Euil.ding. A legend identifies buiidings under constrxctioz anci the sites of buildings that will be built. This infomation will be changed ,*egulsrly so that the information will be accurate and can give an observer at any time an idea of accomplished and projected comercial expansion.

X rapreaectative of the Seattle TEES was in Rih?.and during January gathering information for a'series of artides. The Nsws Bureau arranged for an interview between the gentleman and a representative of Health Instrument Division. The usual procedure of accompanying the visitor cjn the intarview was followsd. Arrangements were also made, at the requesk of the TIME! reporter: for an interview with a typical worker from the areas. A two-hour interview took place with 8 Chief Operator in the Power Division. The Operator gave the reporter a view ofthis operation through the eyes of a man who has been here since 1944.

Letters were sent to all media repreeentatives on all mailing lists giving them the correct telephone numbers and addresses of the New8 Bureau Supervisor and the Division Head, Community and Public Relations. Hose telephone numbers and addresses were also included and it was pointed out that inquiries about happenings here are welcomed at all times.

Copies of the long feature story on Richland churches thet was sent to the Yokima MCFWING HERALD last month were sent, with photos to five church papers and magazines with national circulations. An accompanying letter stated that they were welcoma to use the material and that additional infoimation was available upon request.

A report of the accomplishments of the Nevrs Bureau during 1949 and its objectives for 1950 was prepared during January. Job descriptions for each of the four News Bureau employees were also written up during the month.

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"bployee Inf omation" --Speci a1 Progr ams

Considerable time was spent by Special Prograns Fn assisting Employee Services in the formulation of a proposed G.E. Employees Services Fund for Hanford Works employees. Special Programs assisted in the writing of a proposed set of by-law and 8 constitution for the organization, and pre- pared an olitline of various Fund considerations for use in explaining the need for and advantages of the Fund to bargaining unit officials. A letter from Employee and Community Relations Divisions !tanager was sent to all Supervisors informing them of plansfbr presenting the Fund to employees; and smples of promotional ma'Yarials were obtained from other Go%. plants at which siailar fuds are in effect. These samples were of assistance in preparing a promotion plan for prezenting the Fund to Esnford Vorks employees.

In line with Special Frogram responsibility for assisting the Medical Divisions in the community relations activities, *he fact that Richland dootors mnd dentists will enter private practice this year 1~8safforded publicity thrmgh a press conference of local newspaper representatives with the MEidical Divisions Manager. A news story and a written statement concerning tne fortficcning charige-over to private practice were prepared by Special Programs and released to newspapers through the News Bureau.

The gedical Divisions' annual report, which revealed that the death rate per 1,000 pc5ulaticn in Richland is sbout that one-fourth that of the &.ate axid nation as a whole, was prepared as a news sto,y by Special Pr3grams and released to the local press through the News Bureau. Through- out the report and the news release, it was pointed out that the health . of the community is far above that found elsewhere in the state or nntion. The health record of Richland for 1949 which mas revealed in the report reflected, of course, the excellent medical care afforded residents through the Xedical Divisions and Kadlec Hospital.

A statement by the Medical Divisions' manager concerning the close cooperation between the National Infantile Parhlysie Foundation and the Kedical Divisions was prepared by Special Programs and released by the News Bureau. Xithin the release, tile complete care which is afforded Richland polio dctims and the modem equipment and techniques utilized at Kadlec hospital were pointed out. Pichures showing the hospital physio- therapist treating a polio case wero prepared through Special Programs -and released to the local press through the News Bureau.

A letter from the Nucleonics Department General Xanzger comm?nding all Hanford Korks employees for the remarkable Hmford rVorks safety perfor- mance during 1949 msprepered through Special Programs and arrangements for distribution were made during January.

Special Programs activities in connection with the Status Report meeting of Supervisors on January 25 included: praparation end production of the printed program; writing and production sf a letter from Vice President to superrisors, copies of which were inserted in the programs: obtaining stage properties; staqe force assistance; editorial assistance with \ and ,portions of script. The letter to supervisors summarized Sucleonics Department acconplishments during tho ',Vi lson 50th Anniversary Program. 1195301 Employee and Cornunity Relations Divisions

Photographs depicting sone of the major Yucleonics Department activities and accomplishments durins the .-dilson 50th Anniversary Program were pre- pared through Special Programs with suitable photo identifications , 3nd mailed to T.3. Haylon of the New York Office for inclusion in a book describing Company activities during the 50th Anniversary Program, The book will be presented to Kr. Wilson.

Designing of a new printed cover for Health Inatrumslt Divisions reports was accomplished through Special Programs during January. Close liaison witn the Health Inetrunent Divisions was maintained to assure a siiitable cover design, and special type was purcksed to carry out the design. In designing the cover, the Commutity Relations Division, commercial brtist revised the 3.1. crest for use as part of the ccver design.

Com.unity safety publicity handled by Specid Programs during Zanuary included preparation af a new5 release giving rules for safe driving on snow and ice, and a news story which emphasized the need for extra driving caution d!ie to the increased number of children riding Sicycles Jn Rich- land. Both news stories were rsleased to local press through the News Bureau.

A mem'Jer of Special Programs stnff attended the January meeting of the plant Health Activities Committee. He will assist In publicizing thc health topics of the month. FSorks NFtTS publicity on the January health topic included 9 series of pictures of a health meeting in which the various steps which cm be taken to prevent colds were acted cut by the various mzmbers of a group,

Special Programs assisted in publicizing the newly painted Village Bus System buses, and the weight lifting class sponsored by the Community Activitiea Division through Lie- photographs which .Yere released to local press through the News Bureau.

A list of technical periodicals and papers published by other departments of the Company and by affiliated companies were expanded during January. Additional samples of such materials, whiah caa be made available to Hanford Works people were received in responae to previous requests. A memorandum concerning the current status of the mailing list also msprepared.

Production of "Guide to Richland" , a booklet containing descriptions of each of Richland's community organizations and which lists reprsrentativee of each, was completed during January through Special Program for Comm&y Activities Division. Special Programs assistance included revising copy material from a community relations standpoint, arranging for designmd drawing of the cover by the Cornunity Eslatims Division commercial artist, and assis3ing in the production of the booklet.

Classified personnel rccrui$ing advertisements were ptepared and placed by Special Programs in the following newspapers on the dates indicated8 Typists and Stenographers- Spokane CERONICLE, and SPOKES??;P,N-REVIF;7-- Jan. Lo, 11, 12,.13

/ 2 Employee and Co-munity Rslations Divisions Draftsmen and Design Draftsmen- Portland OREGONUF, and OFZ'GO?I JOURNAL -- Jan. 15, 16, 17, 18 Seattle TFXES, and POST-IHTBLLIGZXCER -- Jan. 15, 16, 17, 18 Spokane CEIRi3NICLE -- Jan. 16, 17, 18 Spokane SPOKE~~-RFvIEm0- Jan. 15, 16, 17

Stenographers :

Denver POST, and ROCXLY MOUNTAM NEYVS 0- Jan. 22, 25, 26, 27 Portland OFi3GONIAN - Jan. 24, 25,'26, 27 Portland JOURAAL -- Jan. 23, 24, 25, 26 Special Programs is also responsi53.e for obtaining the n.ecessary vouchera and advertising tear sheets to effect payment for recruiting advertising. %nployee fnformation" - WORESms t During the month of January 7900 copies of the PiC3KS NMS were published- each week,

In the issue of Januay 6 announcement was made that the G.E. Supply Corporaticn had granted a franchise to the Davis Furniture Company for sale of General Electric appliances under the G.E. Employee Sales Plan. Included was a complete review of the sales plan procedure with all the reoent changes since it was introduced at Eanford Works. Complete publi city rias given to the current Vaixtenance Division Safety Derby. This issce marked the third appearance of the "Can You Tell Me?" column which was inserted in the fi-st wesk of January becawe of space limita- tions of the preceding week of a 4-page paper. Announcement of the s?ring training of the GmE. Education Program was given through a full-page announcement of classes being offered, an editorial cartoon, trnd the inclusion of a registration form of the classes offered Hanford Worka people, This registration formwas included in each of the succeeding issues of the paper for the month of January, A full-page spread of pictures was given to the festivities of plant employees during the holiday season. Coverage was afforded the rVomens* Amateur Basketball Associations fourth mual Jamboree with a story and picture spread. "Candid Camera'' was included in this issue.

A lead story was run in the January 13 issue quoting +he $enera1 Manager's commendations of the excellent safety record accomplishments in 1949 by - Hanford Rorks people. Second lead story was given to 8n announcement . of the first quarter wianer of the Maintenvloe Safety Derby. Publicity ' was given to the Karch of Dimes Drive through an editorisl cartoon. ComTlete echedulo of classes offered to the Adult Evening School was included together with information of registration. A feature story built around a syndicated mat from New York on 3he life and achievemerts of Lucile Lomen, Hanford Vorks wgman attorney, was enclosed on the %men's page together with a reproduction of the mat.

The opening of the March of Dimes Campaign was published in the issue of January 20 with a lead story and picture. It also offorded publicity to the availability of loans and scholarships to G.E. employees and their

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children through the G.S. Education Cornnittee. Additional publicity was also given on spring classes of the C.E. Education program at Hanford morks end was supoorted by an editorial stressing the important% of

adult- education. Pbalities colrimn in this issue included complete ' s?ecification for the building of garages in Richland. In accordance with axangements made with the Safety Division th~first of a series of articles by safety engineers of each area on needs for safety improvement within the plsnt was included in this issue.

Announcement that doctors and dentists will enter private practice this year was included in the January 27 issue. As a convenience to Banford G'orks car owners the provisions of the new Rashington State Financial Res?onsibility Law were included, At the request of the HLTC representa- tives complete publicity was given to action being taken by the Company to m&intain a comfortable tenperattrre within area buses during tne cold weather. This included a statement by a repreoentative of the Transpor- tation Division who discussed inrdetail all steps that were being taken to improve the heating system within the buses. I'he story resulted from grievances bsing discussed between the Company and WCat the Step XI level. The "Can You Tell &e?" column appeared in this issue with a definite statemect on G.E,ls cverall policy with regard to all questions including the cer%ifisd bargaining unit at Hanford Works. In the intereet of good citizenship the TORRS NETS printed a box message urging Hanford Vorks voters to participate in the local election on February 4. Enclosed in this issue wa3 the monthly telephone direotory supplement.

Due to a change of printers by. the publisher considerable time and effort was spent during the month traisling the new printer with respect to G.E. style and make-up.

'.Employee Information'' -- Nonen' s Features Three women's pages appeared in the four issues of the WORKS NESTS during the month of Jaruary.

G.E.rs woman lawyer in Richland was the subject of the women's page feature appearing on January 13. Basis for the article, called "This G-E Career Woman Chooses Law", was en advertisement which appeared in the "Scholastic" magazine throughout the cwntry. Called "Atomic Tam Attorney", the ad and the story pointed out that there are opportunities with General - Electric for young people seeking careers. "G-E Tomen Step-Off Milas in Daily Meil Rurs", women's page feature for January 20, described work done by special messengers who travel throughout the plant daily. ?jct;ures of three special messengers were included with the feature.

Six free knitting patterns were offered in a feature called "Hand bits are a Family Affair". An article on the subject of knitting gave a few tips on equipment needed ana where instructions and help may be obtained in Richland on hitting projects. One hundred twenty-five patterns for men, women and children's sweaters were sent to readers at their request '- as the result of this featurd. 21 Ehployee and Community Ralations Divisions

A General Electric Consumer's Institute mat on how to make a salad was the second feature on this page of January 27.

A recreation feature was prepared in cooperation with the %omen's Amateur Basketball Association for the January 6 issue of the KORKS NcmS and ap- peared on the sports page of that issue. The article promoted a Basket- ball Jamboree held January 7 as an opener to the seasonfs play. Two photographs were included with the artiole.

Arrangements were made with the Cornunity Fire Marshal; to contribute material to be used as a basis for an occasional feature on home safety features, The first of thesa features wlll appear in the February 10 issue of the'WORES NEms on the PVcnen's Page.

Erery week a fea5ure a;pears in the WORKS NEWS as a service to persons seekinq rides or riders to nearby week end or vacation spots. During the month of January 130 requests were received for the following destinations: Spokane, Pcrtland, Seattle, Zalla Valla, Yakima-, Sood River,Los Bngeles, Omaha, Focatello and Moscow. A drop in requests for Share a Rider service is attrib;lc,ecl to general bad weather conditions aad a slaok season for vacationers.

Comunity Divisions Public Information . ,.

A eomunity Relations Frogram for the Community Divisions was outlined in Ganuary, for the purpose of seOting a flexible pattern to be followed in carrying-out the community relations activities of that Divieion, and the further intention of acqGainting the community manager and his staff with the functions of the newly-formed section, Community Divisions Public Infomation. This program has been apprclred by the Division Head, Community and Public Belations Division, and -~llbe presented to the communitynranager for his commen'~;~,suggestions, and approval.

The G.E. Educational Assistance Program was discussed last month with the Student Counselors of Columbia Sigh School. The accomplishments of this meeting have been reported in written form to the Division Head, Comity and Public Relations Division, and, in turn, Will be forwarded to all interested parties in the plant and Company, '

During January, the annual statements from the Community and Public Relations Division, the Employee iielntions Division, and the Labor Relations and Tage Rates Division wer9 compiled into one Employee and Community Relations report, for forwarding to all interested parties within %he plant and Company.

A feature article intended to explain the relationship between the Company, the Atomic Energy Cormnission, and local schools, was written last month for publication in the Richland VILLAGER.

A list of books and periodicals concerned with cornunity and publio relations 'ivork was compiled in January, and will serve as a guide in choosing those publications which it is believed should become B permanent part of the Division library. " 1 I95305 .. 253 Jhployee and Community Relations Divisions

Public hctions and Service6

A complete auditorium program was prepared by Public Functions to augment the General ;Manager's Status ReDcrt to Supervisors on Wednesday evening, January 25. The objective was to launch the Source and Fissionable Aiaterials Accountability Program which was initiated by the General Manager and Assistant General ?6anager. The feature presentation was a reconstruc- tion of tke Joiat Congressional Committee Hearings on Atomic Energy Project held in the Caucus Room, Senate Building, Rashington, P.C. in June, 1949. Script was prepared following a review and condensation mads from the printed report. Followicg this a cost and reproduction staff ccmposed of Hanford 'Norks Su?er-;isory-Management personnel was selected =d ztaging planned which incltide?. procurement and erecticn of a rublic address system, spotlights, stage pro;Jerties and equipment. Eight rehearsals were scheduled and conducted prior to the presentatfon. A supplementary skit an3 film slide showing of nrious daily newspaper headlinec of 1949 were also preshted to complete the stage production. Nmerous fa7crable comments received following the program indicated achievement of cbjectives and a desire forftirther programs of similar nature. Appreciation letters were recommeaded and prepared for distri- bution to the ea::* as-! production staff from the Division Mmager. A recording was made of the excellent report made by the General Manager, tranvcript made and submitted to hin for review following which stensils were prspared and mimeographed for record purposes.

A text and other necessary details for a recorded presentation on the Source and Fissionable Idaterials Accountability Program by the Assistant . General Manager for use of the Training and Program Development Staff in Supervisors' meetings is being developed by this group.

Preliminary surveys and tests are being conducted of slide film projection equipment, public address systems, tape recording equipment and other apparatus required for speaker forums, employee relations programs, supervisors1 meetings, "Family Nights", radio and auditorium programs being developed for future efficiency stimulation presentations.

Present efforts are being directed in collaborating with our Security Division in the preparation of a color slide film presentation depicting the daily activities of a Hanford Torks secretary involving "right and wrong" methods of disseminating classified information. This venture, incidentally, is serving the purpose of determining the possibility - of p-odtlcing slide films on programs being planned as stated above as well as those on orientation proceedings, policles, plans and procedures.

During January, the Hanford Norks Photo House devoted twenty-four consecutive hours to the Instrument Division on a special assignment involving the application of complex methods of photography under unusual conditions to obtain photographs of process instrumentation. Additional time will be required for the project each month and will necessitate the use of motion picture and still camera work in color film. The Safety Division 'transferred several items of motion picture equipment, formerly assigned to them, to this sec5ion in order that a wider range of serivces requiring this type of apparatus can be utilized!by experienced

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personnel on a plant-wide scale. This is further substantiation of the widened scope of activities and services of this section which is also reflected by the increase in number of negatives and prints in the statement of finished work. Several Divisions have expressed their appreciation for the helpful attention rendered md the excellent quality of work. In availing themselves of these services many Divisions have required additional efforts on our part to effect graphic recordings of experi- ments, teats and procedures in process developments,

An additional room for drying, copying and storage of equipment was acquired for the Photo Houso on a temporary basis from Employee Relations Division *o have stipulated it shall be relinquished i,lnssdiately upon notice shorild they require it for interviewing additional personnel, Request for this room, however, u-as predicated mainly on the Safety factcrs invclved in a needed escape feature for developmenk roo= operation.

The Transportation Division requisitioned IS0 special safety citation certifica2es on which were affixed the regular size badge photographs of their bus md truck driver personae1 and these rrere laminated for protective pui-poses.

The commercial ar-t senices rentered during the month included the regular Wta of photograph layouts, editorial and security cartoons for the kanford Torks ETEPVS. In addition, a design of a page head for the Women's Paga is nsaring ocmpletion. FJork for the General Electric News Bureau inclrded cte desip and comple+i.cn cf 3 3-panel display, consistirg of two 20" x 30' maps of Richland commercial areas designating buildings wider construction, those coqletecl; space presently leased; space avaiiable for leasing and occupancy; neighborhood shopping areas; light- industrial areas; all for the cmunity disphy case. Included was explanatory lettering work. Xork for the Special Programs section included designing and completing all necessary art work on cover and contents for the Health Itstrument Divisions' technical manual and three color reproduction process art work for December Safety Award Plan poster. During the month an assignment procedure was established wherein a weekly schedule was aevaloped to Gain smoother operating functions for divisional requirements. The divisions and sections affected by this procedure included the Hanford Works NEXi whose assignments will be handled on Eondays and Tuesdays with Special Programs section assignments receiving attention on Wednesdays and Thursdays along with the News Bureau and Community Relations 3ivisions. Fridays will be dgvoted to general - plant--.vide requirements. Any deviations from the schedule will be referred to the Supervisor for decisions.

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SUMMARY-JrnY ,1950

Beg.of Month &d of Month Community Pamtnistration 5 6 Cnmmunlty Accounting 20 26 conrmuaity hrblfc WorkB 420 416 Conrmualty Safety 3 3 Commualty Commercial Facllltlee 16 16 Community Houeing 40 40 Community Fire 128 128 Cammunity Patrol # 83 83 Community Activities -I2 12 735 73 Changes in the force of the Communl%y Divisions durFng the month of January, 1950, were a6 followe:

Reduced breaeed

Community Administration - Conanunity Accounting 2 Community Public Works 4 community Wety Ccumnunity Camrmclal Facilitie8 Community Koueing Cononunity Fire Cormunity Patrol COmmUnitY ActiVltle6 a

GENERAL

AB a result of the eub-nonual teqeratures exceeeive freezing of water pipes, difficulty of supplying coal to the Power &use operation, icy ‘thoroughfares, and other eimilar circumetancee were experienced durlng the month of January. Considerable overthe and other additional cost6 were neceeeary as a result.

Two new camerclal facllltiee began operatian.durlrg the month.

No appreciable changes were apparent in reported 6ahls of basic item for Jhuary. Houeing appllcatlom lncreaeed from one hundred seventy-elX @76) to one hundred ninety-eeven (197) during January. COMI4u-NITY lIIvI3IOI~S PUBLIC WORKS DNISIOIE JAFJP3Y 1950

ORG.WmION AID ERSONXEL mMFr Number of employees on payroll December 31 1949 59 361 420 January 31 1950 58 358 416 Pereorael changes macle during month: Transfers from Transportation 1 Ti-ufers from Mino? Constructlm 8

Transfers to kstrument Divis!.on Transfers to Minor Construct:onf Leave of Absence Ret ir ement Terminations 1

The development of a work program for the PuSlic Works Divislons for Fiscal Years 1931 and 1952 is progressing very well. Some replies have been received from our customer divisions wLth others eqected at an early date. I The importance of a work program in connectFon wlth budget preparation is being - emFhasized 2n each section withi2 the Public Works Div.*slons.

Explosions occurred in two Sunbeam oil furnaces and investigation showed that the came of these explosions wee a combination of low 02 in storage tank and intermittent ignition. Housing Division accepteO a reconmendation of mint- enance sectton that theee furnaces be changed to constant lgnftion to eliminate repetftion of this type accident and this comersion is now in progress.

Apgroximatzdy TOO orders to thaw frozen water services in Village homes were - recelved from January 1 1950 to January 29, 1950. An analysis of these freeze ups shows the following breakdown. Thcre were 1032 orders for this -work up to and including Februzry 2 1950. Frefabs 535 Precut3 36.5s All oL\el: tyyes 10.55 It is obvious from this breakdown that corrective measures are necessary on prefab and yscut houses to el-natc this yearly expenditure and the mainten- ance section has been working closely with Housing and Engineering Divisions toward the end that this Frobleu may be solved.

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PROJECTS

C-146 .. Extension to Irr'_gation Systecl - Cost of exccss pl2e was crcdited to this proJcct and added to int;entory accounts. Project com2letion report was issued. C-164 - Construction and Expansion of Farklq Coqounds - Project completion report prepared closing out the engineering work. C-2O3-III - Wator Supply and Sewege FacLlitLes for Richlend Village and North Richlaild Construction Cap - Drawings and specifications =re traminitted to Con'cract Section.

C-232 and C-233 - School 1rr:gation - Necessary plans an6 specifications are baing preparzd for installation of irrigation systems at Carmichel and Spald- ing School grounds. t C-253 - North Reservoir Roof Rcplaccment - ProJect completion report re-issued Janm-y 12, 1950. c-282-~- Richland Community Dust end Pollen Control Propam - Weather condi- tions curtailed the vork on this project durIng the month. C-288 - Prozects C-2884 - The Lir&t Industrial Arca was inspctcd Deccnbcr 18 1950 for acceptame. f4arg exceptions were listed. c-288-c - Ffnal inspection of the North Commercial Area has been scheduled, \ but postponed due to weather conditions. C-288-D - Final inspcction made on the Neighborhood Shopping Area at Swift and Wright on December 17, 1950. Exceptions were listed and a report issued. C-311 - Water to Tract Housos - Project completion repor3 rcvieed and re-issued. C-345-R - Insulation of Heat Ducts - ?recut Kouses - Job was completed by con- tractor January 19; 1950. Final inspect:on work is in progress.

C-348 - Asbea',os Siding and Trim Paintfxg - 703 Building - Fair price eetinato of cost was p-oprred and issued. Bids were opned January 17, 1950. AEC - approved avara of contract to Roof Ser'Ficc, Inc. of Seattle was on Feb- 1, 1950 .. C--35l-Ii - Instelletion cf Irrlgatiofi Systom - 2ublic Gromds - Project epproved by A&B Committee, prcsently waiting directive from AEC. Lcttcr was written on "Influence of Operating Expmsz" . C-356 - Recreation Fccilities - Equipment for Schools and Public Areas, Parks - Finel project proposal was prcpared and Issued.

c-357 - Additional Ccpacity of Bichlmd Scwags Lift - Project is awaiting approval. Letter written on "Inf'luzncc of Annucl Operating Expense", Community Public Works Divisiom

PROJECTS (COhrD)

C-359 - Duana Avcnuz Strcot Improvemcnt - Projact fs awaiting AEC cpprovcl. Letter wcs written on "hfluencc of Annun1 Oyrrting ExpmsolI.

"S" PROJECTS S-86 - Wctcr Shut-Off Valves and Sewcr Clcanouts In "Ut' and "V" Type Houses - Requsst for infoi-mal approval $32 rcv

S-147 - Addition to Firc Station #l - Cost rcport preparod and issued by Enginccring .

S-149 - Addition to Firc Station $2 - Cost rcport prepered and issucd by Enginccring.

s-216 - Rchcbilitetion of 1rrigatl"on Ditch West of Columbia High School - Spcclfications were revised and issued for commcnts.

s-229 - FWrnCe Cleaning - AEC npprovcd awocsd to R.A. Pringlc Cornpony, January 10, 1950. S-240 - Prefab Roof Maintenance- Ficld relcnso was prcpascd arrd issued. Duc to inclcment weather* rn have rcqucetcd Contract Scction to exteEd complctior, dote of contrzct. S-290 - Automztic Traffic Si@a - Lettcr written regcrding "Irfluence on Annual Opcrcting Costs". Design drawings and specifications bcing przprrrcd.

ENGINEERING DICTSION

Organizztion and Personnel EXZlrIpT N0N-m TOTAL Dccembcr 31, 1949 17 12 29 J~u~ry31> 1950 17 I2 29 Miscellmeow

The following routine item =re proccsscd during the month:

Rcquis it ions 50 - Storc Stock Requests 11 - Storc Stcck AdjUS%mont &quests 7 Purchase Orders Zxljcditcd 21

One mcmber of Community Enginccring atzcndcd the Lumbcrmnn's Convention tn Porthnd, Oregon, Tuaday, Jmq24; 1950. Floor rcEovztlon mchincs znd suTplies wcrc sccurcd for Tonent Scrvicc Section for use in rc-working floors in thc dormitories. Smplcs of scvcral diffcrent materials mr:: sccurcd for tricJ. by Commun:ty Maintcnanca Division. Cornunity Public Works Divislons Misccllmcous (Cor-td)

The following number of Jobs wrc completcd on contlnuous enginwrirg service rcqucsts :

ESR #97-CH - Elec. & Struct. Insp 6 ESR #98-CH - Alteration Iilspctiona 3 9SR #lOO-CH - Back Chcrgc- Estlmatcs 4 3SR #118-m - Approvcd Altar. Permits 2

The followlng Enginzcring Scrvlcc Eicqucsts wcrc csmplotcd or cmccllcd:

Job No Dascrlption Dat;. Complctcd

190 -c:. Junior High School $2 1-6-50 191 -CA Now Elcmcntary School 1-6-50 245 -CH New Wclls, Tract Eousea 1-30-50 257-a Chimncg Ccpacity - K-833 or 26-X 1-13-50 267-CA Addition to Sacajowca School Ccfctsria 1-6-50 316 -PS Unsafe Floors - 720 Building 1-20-50 317-C:~ Cost of Providing Stom for Hcatfng . John Ball School 1-5-50 318-ss Volded 328 -a Occupancy map for Light 1ncitw:rial lkca 1-17 -50

Tcchniccl infcmtion ad instructions wcrc f'urnishcd the folloking prospectivi; facility opcratorsj clubs, churches, md schools : Rollcr Skating Rink - Prospec-Liv~operator imuscmcnt Pmk - Prospctivc oycrztor

Thc status of Commercial. Fccility Divlsion sponsorcd Construct.'on is as follows:

Thcator - Construction started 12-14-49 - 2% complc.ted Nationel Bark of Comrcc - Construction atcrtcd lCL3l.49 - 70$ cornplot2 . Dcmoncz - Construction startzd 9-16-49 - %$ complctc -Diettrich Food Store - Construction stvtjd 11-3-49 - 70$ complcto Bcmdm,rt's bckcry - LpFovod 3-29-49 - fwcriting information

Kaiscr & Johnson Food & Drug - Construction stnrtsd 10-17-49 - 958 complotc Ccscado Rcdio Station - LwcitIne; informtion Multiple Busilcss Buildice; - Ccnstructlon skrtcd 11-2-49 - 80% complotc Morgan & Oldborg Drugstoro - AFproved 10-18-49 - ,'m=iting dctcilzd plms -__

'b 4. I195313 Cornunity Public Works Divisions b. Commcrcial Fecility Sponsorcd Construction (Contd)

Ellis PhQtogrcphic Studio - ;,pprovcd 10-13-49 - ihzitlng stwt of construction Stona & Garmo Food Storc - Awiting Prclininccry Plw

The Status of' Cornunity Activities Division Sponsored Construction is cs follows: Latter Dcy Saints Church - Construction stcrtsd 2-5-49 - 70$ complctc South Side United Protcstcnt Church - Construction statzd 11-5-48 - 98 corn- plctc. (Building in use - minor axccptions to cfca) ;Lescmbly of God Church - I,gprovcd 5-16-49 - idaiting start of construction Church of Nazwenc Construction started 4-12-49 95$ complcts - t - Church of Christ - Construction stated 12-19-49 - 30$ complctc Swimming Pool Association - Amitin6 dotrilcd plcns Reorganized Latter Dcy Saint3 Church - Construction started 8-22-49 - 14s com- plete Christian Scimcz Society - r',wciting preliminary plans idtorotion Permit Progrcss is cs follows : L. Facility Doscrlpt ion Lppr oved Remarks

Roblcy Johnson Studio Mend fYont porch 3-23-49 95$ complota

Hanson's Enterprise Installation of sign 10-ll-49 ~OO$complete Robley Johnson Studio Alter. to dmk room 9-20-49 complctc

The Mert - Ccfctorin Gonerd ibltcrati ons 10-3 -49 85% complete

Ncw City Cleaners Imtcrll gcs pump & 11-23-49 95% complote storcgo tank Union Oil Instzll Neon Sign IO& complcto

Diettrich's Food Mmkct Install Ncon Sign 1-9-50 Awaiting start of construction

Tri -C i ty Hcrrld Instdl Elcc. sign 1-13-50 100s complet2

5- Cornunity Public Works Divisions

The followir- work wcs donc on 1czsi.d mccs:

Lot was stasd for Ellis Photopcphic Studio

Plot plans wsrc prcpcrcd for the Richlcnd Lu%hmzn Church and the Ccthollc Church The following work ms donc on strccts and storsl scwcrs: Tronsportation Division has movcd thcir crushcr and set up near thc "Y" Bridgc on thc East side of Gcorgr? Washington Way. Thcg urc to crush some mineral aggrsgctc for thc Community Divisions.

Lec: Boulcvmd was acccpted from Design 2nd Construction Division.

l'~flcld chcck-up on ice conditions wcs made to.dctcrmfnc dmgs and probable d?JMgc which might occur when thc tce goes out.

It ms neccsscrg to haul mor2 sand for strcet sanding pur2oses. Most of the month WQS spcnt cithcr sanding, or romoving snow which crcntcd a vcry hecvy uncxpcctcd cxpcnsc.

Work done on Irrl@tlon is as follows:

fssistmce wos given the Lcbor Division rsgarding the replacement of nowing -1. cnd sprinkler cquipmcnt, p.rts, and catimting requirements for additional acreage to be placed under irrigc-tion in 1950. kteriale rcquircd for the installation of thc By-Pcss Shelterbelt irrigation ejmtcm werc ordered or sct-up in shop for project forces to install.

Emzrgcncy Blow IZCQS, Dust Control - W.O. E-03702

Informal approval was rccoived from 13C to procced.

During the last big dust storm nuch cmcrgcncy work was ncccsscry.

a. Rcimdccr and invasion pipe werc hurridly put in to curb some blow mcae. This w.3 pertially succcssful in some plcccd, 2nd in othcr places it hold the dust entirely. Thesc arcae arc sccdc-d to rye grass and will whm warmcr wather pcrvcils, - mcntually hold the dust without furtlicr wrztcring b. Vhcrc water is not availzble and scnd movcs onlg with scverc winds, 011 nttcmpt hcs bcon mcds to curb the mvcmcnt with brush.

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6. 1195315 Community Public Works Div-4 8 ions

c. 2243 cubic ycrds of grzvd for stabilization hcvc Sccr, hzulcd to thc Bonncvillc, Powcr Stction crca necr tho By-Pass and Thaycr Drive.

d. 2722 cubic yards of grcvcl have bccn hauled to the sad hill arc2 at Elm Street adSwift. This work is approach- ing completion.

Follow-up on Unit Pricc Contractor is bcing mdc cnd roports submittod wcckly by ncnbcrs of tha Cornunity Enginecring Division.

Orgcnizution and Personnel EEIPT NON-EXEMMI TOT&& Nuciber 02 cmployces on pqroll: Daccmbcr 31, 1949 31, 1950 Personncl chcngss =de during the month: Trnnsfcrs from Mcintonnncc 8 Trmafors to Maintzncncc 3

Ret ircd 1 Terninat ions 5 Miscellcncous

Interior renovctions wore complctod in 42 vecmt houses during thc month, 29 of thcsc being in convcntioncl houscs and thc rcmnindtr (13) in prcfcbs. The work involvsd in thcac ordors included 18 coqlctc paint jobs, 21 partial paint jobs, md misccIl~~ouarcpairs and clezning as mccosary to bring the houses up to Cormunity standards. Thcrc arc 3k outstanding rcnovation orders . on hcnd c% the close of Jan7mr;t and fivc pcintdrs hcvc bccn loaned to this group 80 that this nmbcr 02 oson ordcrs can be rcduccd.

Xpartncnts 201 and 101, and rcccption room 2nd first floor hallway of cpart- ncnt housc W-13 wcrc complctcly rcpaintcd to correct damgc causcd by rupturo of mtm line in Apmtuent 201.

Interior pointing (md ncccssmy prcpratoq' carpentry work) w.9 continued in Divisions IT end V cnd a totcl of 89 living nits wcrc complctcd during the month, this figure raising the grand total completed in this program to 207.

The utility room in 66 prcfcbs wcrc limd with cclotcx on ualls and ccllings and linohun on floors to'control or oliminete condansation formtion. .

79 119531b Cornunity Public Works Divlsions

Misccllcncous (Contd)

Thirty-throo (33) precut houscs werc rc-Znforcad mad lcvcled to correct binding of doors and scsh, cnd checking of mlls ccusod by 2xccssivc datlcction of floor joists. Fifty-onc (51) prefab foundctrom wcrc clso inspectcd, lcvclcd and rcpaircd.

Iictivitics in connection with cxccssing of equipnent and mntcrialby Stores Division were rcsumcd in Jmuy and carpentry work necessary to prep-3 28 carloads for shipnent ms complctcd.

Thc imtallntion of c. drop-skirt around founktion of Building 760 uas com- pletad ccrly in the month, and this work will climimtc or minimize freczing of wzter lines locctcd under this balding.

Fin-stop partitions wcrc instzllcd at fivo locations in thc attic of Thc Mart, this work beiw ncccssary to bring'thc building to stmdards rocommcndcd by Firc Prcvcntion Suction.

Alterction3 to Nurscs Station, ccntrcl supply room, and rccords room at Kedlec Hospital wcre completed this month, md thcsc renovated locations arc now bcck in service.

Lecking or crcckcd concrete bathtubs were rcplaccd with metal tubs and "tylc- boczd" installcd in 23 howcs. In addition to these 23 installatiom of "tylo- board" in conncction with bath tub rcplaccmnt, "tylc-bocrd" WQB instnllcd in 70 other houscs, or a total of 93 "tyle-bocrd" instnllctions. \ New shower stills fabricated of stainloss metcl mc? "tyle-board" was installed in 18 prcfcb dwellings.

Installction of o. Sunbeam furnoce, duct work, ncw chimney and storage tank at 1007 Gillcspis ma completed and tho system placcd in operation about the middle of the month.

Overhauling 02 domestic pup at Building 1182, 2nd jfl3 domestic well is now in progress, adremining domstic wcll cnd irrigation pumps will be overhauled as soon cs wecthcr modcrcrtcs.

,Installation of c soptic tanlc addraLn field was completcd et Tract House K-718.

Altorctions and repairs on fire doors ct Pcsco Wcrchouscs crc auproximatoly 75%' complc.tc, totnl completion having bcen dolcycd by severe cold weather.

r"r record of niscc:ll=eoua work pcrformd during Jcnunry includos replacement of 27 launw trcya, 10 clcctric watcr hectcrs, 5 kitchen sinks, 1 toilct, 1 wcsh bcsin, 6 stop and wstz vclvcs, and 1 refrigsrator unit; ropir or rcplaccmznt of linolcun on 93 floors and (32 sin! bocrda; rcpcir of 9 refrigGrators, ll scrcen doors, 89 roofs, 14 chcirs, 12 drcsscrs; recovcring of 26 chcirs; rc- building of 8 alcctric rcngcs; scnding cnd rzfinishing of floors in 10 houscs; and rcf inishing of cpproxinatcly 100 furniturc item.

8. lI45311 Community Public Works Divisions

Misccllmcous (Contd)

Thc ScrJicc Ordcr Group complctcd Q totcl of 4150 Sirvicc Ordcrs duritlg thc nonth. 88.7$ of this work bcing donc for Housing, 4.8% for- Gcnwcl, 3.35 Conccssions, 1.a Public Works, adth, rmcindcr for vaious othcr Divisions. The following is o. status report of scroicc ordcrs: On hznd at bcginning of month 452 ordcrs Reccivcd during month 4211 ordcrs Conplctcd during nonth 4150 ordcrs On hand rt ond of month 513 ordcrs

Economics EffGctad

Rcplacc-mcnt of linolcun on sink tups rcquircs thct the fcucsts bc rcmovcd, and on re-instzllction of thcse faucets, tho old tubing cnd slip-joints arc being rcp1ccc.d with pipc and pipc fittings. This work is bclng cccomplishcd *without adding to ths plumbing lcbor cost of linolaun crcw, adoliminrrtcs all future cost for rcpir to slip joints md tubing at these locrrtfons. This changc to pipe cnd pipc fittings i-s clso being mcde bhcn servicce of plunbJrs arc roquircd to rcpair IC& in tubing to these kitchen faucdx. As the result of a suggcstion turned in by an cnployec of ncintencnco section, work ordcre havc been i6suc.d to u8 to rc-cc?ulk bctwccn rcccsscd kitchm si-nks and sink boards, cnd rcplaco cxisting sdging csound sink with e tpwhich binds down ths cdgc of linolcun, thcrcby extcndine; thc lifc of the linoleum. Linolcum lifc in flush-typc eink instmation is being incromcd by comenting down tho edge around thc sink. (Tho principal bohind this work is thc climi- mtion of entry of wctcr bctwccn linolcum and sink board.) UTILITlEs SECTION

Organization and Pcraonncl EXETIPT NON-E2ElET TOTAL

Number of cqloyccs on payroll: 7 Dcccmbcr 31, 1949 9 56 '65 January 31,1950 9 56 65

Opcrctions at tho Centra Stcan Plant ham been rathcr abnorncll most of the month. On Jcnucry 4th it as neccsscrg to put a fourth boiler in opsrrtion to handlc the incrcnscd stem lo& due to incrcascd heating stoan rcquircmnts bcccusc of unusucllg low tempcrcturcs.

A cormidcrablc amount of difficulty has bccn. uncountcrcd in-kacping a cod supply to thc boilers at thc Ccntrd Stcam Plcnt. Coal rcccivcd in cms hcs bccn very wct and frozon in thc cars. This ccusod some difficulty in removing con1 from cars-and in plugging up convcyor oquipmcnt.

1195318 Cornunity Public Works Divisiom

Stcam (Contd)

The ou3oard bearing on thc coc3 crusha burncd out end wcs reglaccd.. This WES the third baring failurc on thc crushsr i~ 2 short timc. A thorough chcck indicrted that tho bcmlng wm looso on the shcft. Thc ncw bezing instczllntion was shimd to fit. A8 soon cs the crushor can bc mdc cvnilablo, it will be completely ovorhaulcd.

Operations ct thc 1131 Boiler Housc Were norm1 throughout the month.

Ccntrzl Stcm Plcnt Stcan Genercted 48,340 M lbs . Stem Sent Out 41,858 M lbs. Cod Consllned 7,436 M lbs.

Donestic Water 4

The difficulties caused by thc cold weather have been negligible to date.

Thc No. 13 well pump w23 pulled for a comDlctc overhaul. It was found that thc pump bowls werc completoly worn out. IL ncw pug turbine will bo installed as soon cs tho wcather permits. Other rcpnirs to the wztcr system havc becn minor during this period.

Domstic Wctsr System

Well Production Avg. Deily Total Consumption Avg. kily

Million Gdlons Production Million Gdlo.ns ' Consunption

Ricblcnd 117. '7230 3 * 7975 99.0622 3.1956 North Richl'md 29 4733 0.9508 Columbia Field 42.0011 1.3549 159 7241 5.1524 * Sewcrrgc

* On Jcnunry 3, 1950, the hydrmlic valve on flow line to the wet well in pmp house ecncgc plant failcd. Thc? vclvc shaft hzd bcm badly scorcd, rtpgzrontly due to hydraulic mcchaisn advdvs csscmbly being out of alignment. The iten was turned down, o nsw pixking gkdmdo end thc hydraulic ncchanism -9 aligned. Sinca thcn the valv~opcration hcs bcen satisfactory.

Tho cold weathcr as yet hcs crruscd very little difficulty. Desired digester tempereturca hmc besn mcintoined.

10. 1195319 Comunitg Public Works Divisions

Scwcrcqc (Contd)

Scw.xzgc

Tot& Scxgc Avcrage Daily ,",vcrzgc Rcte Flow Flov Flow Million GrllonS Million G.P.D. Gals. per Min.

Plant 1 36.600 1.1806 820 Plant 2 46.000 1.4839 1030 Total 82.600 2.6645

Pasco Wcrchouoc ~XCC

Bcczusc of tho continued cold wcnther and consequently the icing up of pump sump at the river pump station, some difficulties bvc boon oncountered in kecping pumps frco of ice. It has been ncccsaary for opcrctors to constcmtu Wand opcrntc cll pumps to keop them from frcczing up.

Orgaization and Personncl

NuLlber of exployeos on payroll: \ Dccember 31, 1949 10 102 , 112 Janunsy 31, 1950 9 100 109 Personnel ~hangs~made during month:

Transfers from Transportation 1 Trmafcrs to Instrument 1

Ronovcd from Roll 1 Tcrminatiom 1 Misccllnncow

The gcrbago and reWo collcction continucd a8 u~ual,with tho residcnticl -trcsh colloction WcdncsdW of each wcck. Tho gcrbage and refuse collection of comwrcid zrcw dcily cxcopt Sunby. The ncw g-crbago pit sits south of thc old Lcbor Yard WT.S put into use JanuarY 12, 1950.

Work uas Wted during January on ProJoct G-282, Shelter Bclt and Stroot Tree Plcnting, duc to frost cond,4 tions .

Twcnty-two acres of orchad brush were cut adkdod on blow CTCOS ut Card- chccl Junior High School and at tho intcrmction of lbycr and the By-Pass

JCJlunrY. \- Pruning and cutting out of dond wood in Villago orchxds startcd in

11. I195320 268 Community Public Works Divislona

Misccllwcous (Contd)

1926 hours wcre expended during the month of Jmucsy, 1950 on snow adicc control due to sub-nom1 wccthcr conditions.

njclve shipments of personal furniturc were hcndlcd. Two nun were roquired on adling govcrnmcnt furnituro and fixturm during the nonth. The cbove group as uacd during slack pcriods on snow and icc control.

Sprlding School irrigation instalktion io complctc with tho exception of the bcckfill which is being hold up on account of frozcn soil.

Approximately 20 Work Orders on excavation and backfill of utilitics hnvo bcen completed. At prcsont wo hcvc sovcral excavation and backfill jobs, but duc to cxisting wucthcr conditions these jobs me bcing held up. C . The brushing of the blow area around the sub-etation at tho By-Pms Highny cnd on thc Wcst sidc of Thrrycr Drivc is 75% complete. This brueh is bcing haulcd from old prune orchar&.

Work on tho irrigction canal for the past threo wccks has been seriously hr?mpered by the snow cnd ice conditions which nrnko It practically inpossible to burn vegctation or remove silt from tho card bottom

Approximtcly 3300 ymda of put run gravel WCB usod in covering tho arca at Swift and Eln. The cost pcr yard of this operation: including overhead and onc opcrctor from Transportation Division was .80# per yoccrd. The Tramportotion Division workod pcrt of one by crushing road materials. The cold weather madc it nccessary for thcm to halt operations os the efficiency of the crushcr crew was about 75%. Operations will be resumed CB soon os the weather permits.

Materials handled this month:

Sand on icy strcets and walks Salt on strcets and walks Pit run gravel on blow arcas

Sand stock pilcd in ycrd 1,000 yards - 3/4 to 1/2 chips in yard 70 Yards 1/2 to 0 chips to ycrd 80 ywda

Coal delivered from thc TOO kcen Storage:

P~OC~.T-131 12 tone 1131 Gnrcgc 80 tom ,#2 Firc Station 2 tons Pcaco Garage 6 tons 1182 PUEQ stction 5 tons

I Pasco Powcr 6 tons

E?. 1195321 Community Public Works Divisions

Miscdlacous (Contd)

Cod delivered from Hdord storcgc: 6 tons P~~COT-131 1131 6-1/2 tons 1 ton #2 Firo Station Pmco Power 5 tons Pas co ?ntrol 1 ton 5 tom .1133 Storcs M-S l?archousa 1 ton #3 Ronovction Hutmnt 2 tons

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13 I195322 Ncmber of employees on payroll:

Beginning of month 16 End of month 16 CCXGRCIAL FACILITIES:

The foUowing figures indicate trends in commercial activities as related to various t December &?s&!?z Percent of room day occupancy - Desert Inn - 45% - 52% Gallons of ice cream sold 2; 649 2;168 Carnation milk & cream deliver563 65;W si731 Darigold miyC & cream deliveries 2; 843. 2834 Morning Sun Dairy milk & cream deliveries 15;059 33,205 Theater customer count 45; 43.5 tC6;330 Gallons of gasoline- sold 188,560 193,585 .- .... \ .' -. Total nmber of Camercial FaciUty Operators' employees, full- and part-time as of (This shows a net decrease of over last month's 1,080r) - January 31:. 1,031 69 c Dick and Jerryts Fine Foods opened for business January 2 in the McVicker sing located in the Uptown Business District. Kaiser's Market and Johnson's Dragstore opened for business Jan- 27. The fol?lswing rcutine itas wem processed: Work Orders 5k Back Charges 24 Service Orders 501 - Alteration Permits

CONTRACTS Am NEGOTIATIOIJS: Supplementdl Agreements were entered into with the following firns and/or individuals : - Richland Thrifty Drugs - Supplemental Agrecnent No. 11, dated December 29, 1949, to provide for fuel allowance to the Operator and to effectuate a revised compensation schedule for the Pennywise Drugstore Midstate Amusement Corporation - Supplanental Agreement No. I, dated \ Decenber 19, 1949, to provide for a change in the legzl description +A conform to the plans .for the theater, chage in montw rentd ad extension of time required to construct the bullding. 1195323 27% Richland Motor Company - SuFplemental Agreement No. II, dated January 3, 1950, to provide for an increase in com~ensationon gasoline sales, retroactive to July 1, 1949.

3anson Enterprises, Inc, was authorized to sublet space in its building, formerly ocaqicd by SUvanf3 Cleaners and S, 3, Patterson Accounting Sarvice, to Jerry Bell and Barlow Ghirardo, a partnership, for the operation of a shop for whole- saling and retailing Spudnuts. Fred R. Stipe was athorized to sutlet the fountain operatiw in the Vuage Phaxmacy to Leo France of Kennewick, Washington, ibbert Kaiser was authorized to sublet space in his new builcfing to RobertL, Johnson for a drugstore, z Scpplcmental Agrement covering the operatkn of Richland Motor Company was assigned by W, A. Simonds, as an individual, to Eichland Motor Company, a corporation. The facility fonnarly known as American Fuel Company, L?c. kas changed its name to Richland Fuel & Lumber Company.

A Commercial FacilityLease, dated December 20, 19t9, wa3 entered into with Kennell-Ellis Studios, covering the construction, operation and maintenance or' a , photdgraphic studio in the Uptown Business District. Invitations to Submit Proposals were foxwarded January 23, 1950, to prospective bidders for the construction of a building on-part of a-plnt of ground lying west of Stevens Drive and south of Swift Boulevard, Richland,-WiLshington. (Space con- sidered suitable for skating rink, miniature golf course, youth amusements or other facility which does not require business street frontage.)

Invitations to Submit Proposals were fomrded Jan- 23, 1950, to prospective . bidders for the construction of a business buvdhg in Block 4, Uptown Business District, RichLa-1, kshingtm. ,

3nvibations to Su'snit Pmposals were forwarded January 26; 1950, to prospective . bidders for the construction of a SupepMarket Food Store, Uptown Business District, Pichland, Washington, to occupy allor a major portion of available 1009 fmntage.

Number of bisinesses operating as of December, 1949 90 Hew facuties opened tor bGhess this month Ir. Businssses terclinbted -2 * Total Commercial Facilities in operation 92 c- New facility buildings under construction 5 New' gmund leases awarded 0 * I Business operating in'temprary quarters -2- 1195324 b COIMINITY COI.IIMERcI;iL FACILITIES DIVISDN January, 1950

X number of individuals and firms, the majority of which were not interested in constructing their own buildings, expressed a desire dura tho month to establish ad operate businesses in Richland. The types of establishments desired are shown in the following Ust:

Auto Agency Beverage Store Cabinet Shop Children(s Playground Construction Bldg. Food Store I Garage bsurance Lauildry Metal. Products Men? s Wear Riding School Sdf-Service La- Service Station Shoe Repair Shop Variety Store

.. I195325 -3- COMMUNITY DIVISIONS COMMUNITY HOUSING DMSION January, 1950 ,RGANIZATION AND PERSONNEL Number of employees on payroll Beginnhg of month End of month t

RICHLAND HOUSING

ousinpr Utilization as of Month End Conven-. Pre- Pre-. uuses Occupied by Family Groups- tional .Block Cut Ranch Fab ADtS. Tract Total T --- .I Operations 22l2 269 377 834 113 8 61 w 4931. Commercial Facilities 99 6 26 69 65 4 269 Community Activities 10 2 7 5 1 2 27 k. Post Office 5 3 Ik 3 25 Government 102 35 I2 31 26 2 rc 212 . ,.. Schools w 5 13 49 1 109 Kellex Corporation 1 5 3 1 10 At kinson- Jones 9 16 5 11 3 3 47 J. G. TurnbCL 1 2 3 5 7 1 19 2 C. To Main COO 1 1 J. A. Terteling 10 1 2 13 Newberry Neon 2 1 1 4 Vernita Orchards 3 3. 1 1 Morrison-Knudsen '1 & I . Urban-Smythe Warren - L- - - - - TOTAL HOUSES OCCUPIED w2 333 10 437 & 13 08 70 57 5673 douses assigned - awaiting tenants 12 12 18 u, 4 3 63 Zouses assigned - (Leases written- --1 -6 -10 - -23 TOTAL HOUSES 2 5G0 333 10 450 1000 1332 74 a 5759

1. i19532b r 27.2 COMMUNITY HOUSING DIVISION Begin Moved Moved Month Diff- HousFng Turnover During Month -Mon'.h .k-. . -out -End erence Conventional Type 2495 29 32 2432 Minus 3 Block Type 332 1 0 333 Plus 1 T me- 10 0 0 10 None Precut Type 439 15 17 437 Minus 2 Ranch Type 984 15 23 976 Minus 8 Prefab Type X312 27 31 1308 Minus 4 Apartments 70 9 9 70 None Tract -bo 2 57 Minus 3 TOTAL 5692 u 5673 Minus 19 Dormitory Statistics

Dormitories Vacancies Total Beds Men- Occupied 13 7 516 Men- Unoccupied Women- Occupied 13 Women-Unoccupied 2

Women's Dormitories occupied by: G. E. Office 1 Education 1 Apartments -1 31 * This includes space of 4 beds in 1:-9 being used for supply rooms and dormitom offices . -tc-wrhis includes 100 beds in "Standby Conditiont* in W-17 and W-20. Gm Allocation Section Statistics

Total houses allocated to new tenants 31 . Exchanged houses 34 Moves (within the Village) 27 Total New leases signed ,96 Turnovers 10 Houses sent to renovation 53 Xouses assigned "As IS" 25 T enninat ions Icb Total Cancellat ions 114 Applications pending 197 The lease on JJ-649 # 2, which was completely destroyed by fire on December 28, 1949, occupied by Vernita Orchards Campany, was cancelled January 18, 1950.

As a result of the storm on Friday, December thirteenth, Dormitories FF.17 and W 20 were opened for the purpose of accommodating employees fromthe surrounding cO~~NI+ iLies who might be snowbound in Richland. Four men and ten men took advantage Of th.ese facilities. Tract houses L-854 and K-764 were- vacated during the month. Ice jams and high water in the Yakina River threatened to undemine Van Giesen St. west of the Village, making it necessary to move the tenants from Tract houses La83 and 6947 into the Village. On January 26th a General Electric employee living off the project, near the YaCima River, was evacuated from his home when high water threatened, and given housing in Richland. 2-75 2. i 195321 TENANT RELATIONS

Processing of Service Orders. Work Orders endService Ch&es .- . . .. . Issued from Dec. 31 Incomplete Issued previous to Januars 31. Januaw 31 Month . Service Orders 4685 x3 Work Orders 866 1393 Service Charges 225 7

89 Conventional houses were painted on the interior by Project forces as compared to 84 the previous month.

18 Bathrooms were repaired and painted as compared to 26 the previous month. 10 Houses had cracks repaired. Cracks were caused by settlement of house. 15 Conventional houses had floors sanded and refinished. I 33 Precuts were jscked up and shed. X Prefab foundations were repaired and leveled. ITEMS OF INTEREST TOTAL OUTSTANDING TOTAL OUTSTANDDJG PrnOUS Mom . .. Laundry Tubs 15 29 Bathtubs U6 76 Sink Linoleum 107 99 Bathroom Tileboard 181 165 k.. Bathroom Linoleum u 95, Kitchen Floor Linoleum 36 12 . -. -. .I . Alterations permits issued during the month of January totaled 38 as compared to 36 the month of December. .

Fences 3 Automatic Washers 7 Refinish floors 3 Move Coal Bin 1 Thermostatic control of Aunance 2 Remove braam closet 1 Back door in prefab 1 Automatic stoker in Furnace 1 Water softener 2 F'luorescent Ught in living room 1 Electric dryer 5 Door between basements B House 1 Humidifier in furnace 1 Partition in basement 1 Basement excavation 4 Hang Plywood ceiling 1 Storage shed .3 1126 Inspections were made during the month of January, 1950. A breakdown of the inspections shows the following distribution:

Window shades 42 General Inspections 198 Lot Lines 9 Top Soil 2 Check bathrooms 78 Floor Boards 40 Sidewalks 7 Leaking basements 5 Alteration Permits - 52 Miscellaneous 420 Linoleum Ucl Walls 129 h addition to the above, Field clerks have made roof inspections on Ranch Houses, contacted tenants on precut insulation, and obtained tenants' signatures on service charges. 3 I195328 FREEZ-UPS Starting onDecember 30, 1949 and including January 31, 1950, a total of 833 freeze- up8 were recorded. In 1949 in the month of January, 852 were recorded. -PREFAB PRECUT -A& J COlwENTIONAL TRACT RAI'?a TEEt!I!EmE APTS. Do- 1 441 304 38 10 I2 17 6 3 The heaviest day6 were on January Uth with 154 and January 29th with 147. No freeze-ups occurred on December 31, January 1,2,7,8,9,10,11,12,20,21,22 and 23. DORMITORIES

Changee in electrical panela in Dorms ~-15,16,17,20and 21 were coqleted this month Dorms W-17 and W-20 were opened for emergency uae on January 13 and are still ready.

M. S. Wp3IEHousE C ITENS AMOUNT Received Inventory Xtene 121 287 90 Received on store order 473 4 3u6.96 Received on pWCha88 requisition 119 204.61 Disbursed Inventory Item lkrm Furniture 207 2163 .61 -8e ISBU 790 1366.04 Caah 23 48.43 I>Om SUpplie6 3759 818.59 Warehouse Su?plies 69 51.71 Dom umns 2082 8i3.62 Dorm Shade8 57 58-12 INVENTORY ITEMS BALAZOCE 68,177 99 GRANDTOTAL-Y 105,374.86 Dormitory Furniture Exchanged 72 pieces Raagee Exchanged 6 Re fY 1ger ator 8 Fachange d Sent to Maintenaru3e 1265 Received from Maintenance 149

I135329 Seginning of month 3 Znd or' nozth 3

The Twenty-Fou Sheet. '%ig."way bulletins menticme6 Li Decer;ber's re,?orL, still have not been Tainted, clue to Lh? .m&thc;r condtions, Thcj- :!ill !x pcLnked as socn as ths weather peri?its, ad a new poster postcd around the tenth to thr; tzenty-fifth of 7eoruary.

The Sicyclc? canpip -;;hich vias aentioned in the last two 3nthrs rtgorts, a2d nith rzfercnce to the Perefit-Ztucknt Council, is vrcll undeE!ay. rl?+ne c01.m- cil bsmt ond :ha or,mization fomd.. Their Xrst objective r:iU be %he bicyclc nroble5. Serious consideration is being given to the organizatior, of bicycle clubs in each sd1001, aqd search for a spo-asor fror ons of the local organizations or the P.T.A.. The p'lrpose of tho clubs viill be to promote bicycle cducafion anox the cnilciren. The council rlans on putting each child vtho is 3 mxber of the clab on an 3omr 3ptm nhercby they *::illencowa;e \ rcspect fc? bicycle rc,&ations on their ocn. Tke futme pmgrm vd.1 bc interesting to z.ia%ch, The XcUand Safety Council did not me& in Januar;. as planned. X definite date KUbe sct around the middle of 7ebmarjl ?or this ,meting. The ll€Lig~wzyY?g!di;;hts", a nofitlily publiccticn put out by the lbtional Sigh- way Users CorGercncc in Uiishinf;:ofi, D.C., dmctcd txo-thirds of the tPLrcl pap to thz &&Land -&tor Lgnars cupri,gn cf Lst Xoveaber.

3rhg 5his mrAh thc lir~lutlhvmtcry of TnffLc ?afcty xL,ivities has bsm . pre,pzmd o;r tks variGus divisions ccjncxned. Ii is pLamied tc kre >his entrj+ cc.rnp1stc.d 53 the third of P'cbrunry.

This cffico rcviewed the ;id ?l;lis ;or r,hc CZsf Joseph Jwiior Hi;;hs&col for ;ire and Scfctjr espccts, 2nd recor:J.;encktlcns ;Eve been n&e. A~SOa nuzber of &*or ccnstruction placs mro rcviaec! 0:- ttis ofZicc.

One hmirecl znd 5uenty column iqckss ::;ere used L-i i0Ci;l nais:>apers, publi- cizirig various ?l:ascs of safctg features for the .zcctii of Januarr. CCMKUNITY FZE DIVISION

@Ja.nizatim and Personnel

Merof employees an payroll Januaq Beginning of t'ne month 128 Ehd of month -- 128 t Rfchland North Richland Response to alarms 28 3 Fire loss (estimated) -. . -. Hanford Works 877;Oo * 0.0 Personal 5.00 * 0.0 fnvestination of minor fires and inci6ents 17 4 Safety Meetings 16 8 Outside drills 0 0 Inside drills 76 3ri Alarm boms tested 173 7k * Estimate subject to revision, - Tim additional losses not estimated-. at time of this report.

.##. Two minor personal losses not estimated at time of this report. --Fire Department Activities I. Performed salvage and overhaul operations in 705 Building to prevent water damage by broken pipe.

2. Furnished aerial ladder truck with one pan to replace light on hangar at Govenunent AirporL-. - .. - 3. Tested 67 Richland fire hydr~tsin three different spot checks in search -- for frozen hydrants. -. 4- Three Boy Scouts given examination for merit badge in Firemanship. 5. Spot checks of north Richland fire mtsmade in search of frozen hydrants, 6, &pipent furnished and set up for flooding an ice skating rMr at 8th and fW Avenue in North Richland. 7. Wty sections of 23 inch hose, irm coupling, excessed-by North Richland station. I195331 1. 279 BECUSSlflED

CQmrmnity Mro Division Page - 2 Richlvld Mre Prevention Fire Inspections : Flre minguishers: 700 Area Buildings 38 bspected 4l8 1100 Area Buildings @ Recharged 26 Commercial Facilities (Govft owned (m) Bldgs. ) w, Ref ill& 10 Government Airport Bldgs. 16 Defective 2 Schools, Clubs, Churches .__I2 Total: 152 Miscellaneous Activities:

1, Mre Extinguishers: Still awaiting directive on disposal of 242 fire eAinguishers declared excess.

Vendorts agreement to replace all defective fire extinguishers of their make not completed as of January 31st.

kvestigations : 2. ... Conducted an investigation of overheated steam boiler in Lewh and Clark Schwl. Uck of water ruined boiler beyond we, replacement required. Investigated a fire at llO5 McPherson and submitted full report to Housing Division. Investigated cause for frequent furnace blowouts at l4l9 Judson. AdJustments made ih draft control and tenant advised to call if blowouts continued. calls received to date. .- No 3. Fire Prevention Survey of Government Buildings: The Atomic Zhergy Commissionfs Safety Office requested survey was completed and reports forwarded to Community Safety Super- *or. 4. Special Activities During Sub-Zero Weather:

Periodic inspections of ice and snow conditions at eldt doore and on fire escapes of schools, clubs, dormitories and public buildings were conducted during heavy snow and sub-zero weather. Where necessary, personnel in-charge of buildings were requested to make inrmediate corrections.

2. I195332 Community Mre Division Page - 3 Buildings equipped with sprinkler apt- were care- checked for frozen sprinkler pipes during sub-zero weather. Recommend- ation for additional protection on some systems to avoid freezing were necessary. Wen with the above precautions, an open aut- side door underneath FaAf* Wing of Kadlec Hospital caused the spWer valve to freeze and burst. All outside foam fire exhinguishers mounted in boxes and houses, equipped with light bulbs for heat, were inspected twice wee- for freezing. c 5. General:

Recammended film storage vault and certain alterations be made in 705 Building photography section to comply with code.

Sumeyed proposed changes in trDft Wing Kadlec Hospital sprinkler systa.

Reviewed plans far Chief Joseph School and submitted recommend- ations for additional fire protection to Camunity Safety Division. Three water pump can fire extinguishers, damaged'by freezing due to insufficient heat in buildings, were replaced. I Fire stop walls recommended by this office were installed in The Mart attic.. during Januray. Recommended approved film storage vault for X-ray film be installed in Kadlec HosAitsl.

Recommendations were suhitted to Community weering for additional fire hpants at site of proposed chief Joseph School. Recommended bolder print for Usting emergency telephone numbers In new directorg being prepared. Also submitted fire slogans for use as ~~fill-ins~~on partly vacant pages.

I I95333

' 3. C OM~iUNITX DMSIONS

COMMUNITY PATROL

JANUARY 1950

ORGANIZATION AND PE3SONNEL Nmber of employees on payroll: January Beginning of month 433 End of month 433 GENERAL On January 2, 1950, the Special Orders were combined with the Daily Bulletin. This eliminated the necessity for a separate report on personnel attendance. t On Jan7ary 4, 1950, in the interest of public safety, a floodlight was installed at the entrance to the 770 building. On January 4, 1950, Sgt. A. L. Rei1 was appointed to the committee to draft the Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws for the supervisor*s association pow in the process of organization. . .. On January 10, 1950, Capt. J. S. Johnson spoke to the Rotary Club on Juvenile Delin- quency and the methods in which such cases are handled by Community Patrol. Capt. Johnson also spoke on this same subject to the Spaulding Grade School P. T. A. on , January 24.

Effective January 11, 1950, the Community Patrol was assigned the duty of opening the 705 Building each morning at 7:30 A. M., Monday through Friday. A key for this purpose is kept at the Desk Sergeant's officz. Capt: C. F: Klepper was appointed Secretary and Treasurer of the Yakima River Peace Officers Association at a meeting of the association held in Yakima on January 12.

Community Patrol assisted and transported all children to their homes who were seen on their way from school during the extreme blizzard on January 13, 1950. On January 26, 1950, Capt. J. S. Johnson attended a meeting of the Parent and Student Council.- During the inclement weather, the Washington State Patrol was contacted daily by this depar*ent for the latest reports on road conditions in the state. This infomation was available at the Desk Sergeant's office for the convenience of those concerned. The Commturity Patrol rendered aid and assistance to residents of Enterprise, Wash- ington, during the recent flood emergency which was caused by the ice jam on the Yakha River near the Van Giesen Street bridge, Services rendered by us consisted of moving families From flooded areas, assistance in moving stock and other animals from such areas, and expediting transportation equipment and facilities to the affec- ted areas. Patrol also stationed a radio equipped vehicle and patrolman in the area temprary periods to provide constant contact in case additional help needed. -- for was General observation has been maintained by the Community Patrol Division for any changes in the river situation, and any information obtained has been forwarded regularly to the proper authorities. 1 I I95334 Community Patrol Division - Contimed Arrangements were made with the Wansportation Division to furnishvrecker service cn reqclest of Patrol when it becamerlecasssary to move vehicles from the traffic right of way, since the private wrecker service formerly rendered by the Richland Motor Company was discontinued.

I);lring the month, 87 Waffic Violation Repdrts were received which consisted mainly of Accidents, Invalid License Plates, and Speeding. A total of 74 other reports were- received which consisted mainly of Petit Larceny, Family Disturbance, and Investigation..

Dllring the month, a total of 108 letters were received, consisting of 99 inquiries on arrests and 9 requests for assistance. During the month, 11 prisoners were processed through the Richland Jail.

Guring the month, 20 gun registrations, were taken by Richland Patrol.

On January 26, 1950, Capt. A. E. Barron was appointed chairman of the Community Safety Cammittee.

Traffic accidents inFichland increased from l6 in December to 33 in January.. Approx imately 80 per cent of the total nwnber were caused by inclement weather and road condltions. The majority of the accidents were of minor nature, consisting of dam- aged fenders, etc, There were no injuries reported.

' Three accidents were reported in North Richland during January. All were of propert3 damage nature and there were no injuries. Causes were attributed to ice and snow covered streets.

A copy of the annual trafflc simmaxy was forwarded to the National Safety Council, covering traffic accident statistics for the year of 1949. After receiving the report, bfr- Lew Wallace, Vice-president of the NSC, forwarded a letter to the Patrol complimenting Richland on the low traffic accident and "No Death" record for the past year. Copies of the summary were also forwarded to the State Accident Prevention Bureau and to the A. E. C. Safety Department.

Subiects covered in ths lieutenant's training classes for the month of January were as follows:

Court Citation Tickets Uses of Iron Money Wagon False Arrest Law of Arrest Advance training for Cdmmunity Patrol members et the small arms range for the period in field instruction was as follows: Pistol 2 hours

\ The 38 caliber revolver was used in double action firing. No score was kept. A total of 33 men reported to the Range for training. 2 I195335 Community Pctrol Division Continued ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES (RICHLAND) November De c enber Jan7-

Check on absentees 8 6 10 Persons assisted * 145 186 184 Doors & windows found open in commercial facilities 33 30 29 Lost children found 11 a 5 Anbulance runs 23 29 26 Lost dogs reported 7 0 9 Dog, cat, loose stock complaints 70 56 43 Persons injured by dogs 6 4 3 Bank escorts & details 33 40 ' 41 Fires investigated 17 23 20 Misc e llsneous escorts 15 16 17 126 . .29 Complaints investigated I 153 Natural deaths reported 3 2 Missing persons reported 2 4 0 Suicide investigated .1 ~~

Totals 523 540 426

ACTIVITIES AND SERVICES (NORTH RICHLANDL November December Januaq

Check on absentees 0 0 1 ' Persons assisted * 63 64 101 Doors & windows found open in commercial facilities 17 19 65 Lost children found 0 1 0 Ambulance runs 0 0 0 Lost dogs reported 0 0 0 Dog, cat, loose stock complaints 2 0 0 Persons injured by dogs 1 1 2 Bank escorts & details ' 16 20 21 Fircs , investigated' 1 3 4 Miscellaneous escorts 8 10 7 Complaints investigated 23 33 0 Nat%xol dcuths reported 0 0 Missing persons reported 0 0 Suicide investigated -0 Totals 131 151 201

*Includes: Assisting other departments, assisting outside police agencies, assisting private persons, delivering emergency messages, etc.

IJOTE: Effective this month the following changes in the Activities 8 Services report have been made: Complaints investigated - includes those where no enforcement action wes taken. Those with such action are shown in the Crime Report. Miseing persons - included in Crime Report. Suicide investigated - included in Crime Report.- Doors & xindows found open in commercial facilities - includes all warehouses, schools, & commercial facilities. 3 i 19533b COMMUNITY PAPiOL DIVISION FCXRCE REPORT

JANUARY 1950 Entire Patrol Entire Patrol Patrol 12-31-49 1-31 50

Patrol Supervisor 1 1 Captaw 5 5 Lieutenants 8 8 Sergeants ll u Patrolmen 54 54 Totals 79 79 Clerical

Steno-mists 2 2 Clerks -2 -2 Totals 4 4

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COiUNITY - ACTIVITIES DIVISION January

ORGANIZATION AND PERSOIEEL

Number of employees on roll

Beginning of nonth 12

Add it i on s 0 Terminations -9 End of month 4 l2

SCHWLS

The following is a tabulatian of full-time paid School District #400 personnel as of January 31, 1950;

Administration 6 Principals dc Supervisors 18 CLorical 16 Teachers 2 46 Health Audicaneter 1 Building Custodians 51 Cooks 38 Nursery School dc Ex. Day Care 11 2 Bus Drivers m

CLUBS AND ORGANIZATICNS

As of January 31, 1950, organization's parsomel include:

Villagers, Inc. 27 American Legion 1 Coordinate Club 1 - Youth Council 1 Boy Scouts 2 Camp Fire Girls 1 Hi- S p ot Club Red Cross 13 Castle Club 52 Po st Office 2 Veterans Administration 2 Girl Scouts 1 Masonic Lodge 1 Justice of Peace -77

- 1- I 195345 Uaiimunity-Activities Division

The Tri-City Riwanis Clubs held their Fifth Annual Officer Installation Banquet inthe ELecreation Hall on Tuesdsy evening January 3.. Dr, E. T,.Allen,.Past Lieutenant Governor presented the major address.

The Zmerican Red Cross Bloodmobile collected 60 pints of blood *can Richland residents during the January visit,

Miss Maurine Miller has been appointed Executive Director of the Richland Girl Scout Council. Xiss Killer succeeds Mrg* Betty "atts who resigned as Director after serving two ysnrs in that capacity.

The Richland YIarch of Dimes, which began January 16, has been extended through February 5. Bnd weather had hampered many of the activities throughout the first week of the drive, I Five thousand toys were given to the Ride of Toys Drive by bhildren in the Richland schools, The drive was sponsored by the imrican Legion and collec- tions were made on January 6.

Ch January 18, the Acti~tiesDivisfon issued a work order to clear off several areas of snow so that the Richland Rod and Gun Club could distribute feed for the mild birds. The deep snows wre preventing the birds fkau forageing their OI-M food. FWty pounds of feed packed in five pound packages provided by the club vere given out by the Activities Division to those peopb that cane in and were interested in distributing it in areas not covered by the club,

Mac Morgan was the guest artist at the second Cmmunity Concert held Friday evening, January 20, Mr. idorgan presented the concert bofore a capacity house,

The Activities Division issued 34 Vork Orders to the Ctxnmunity-Public Forks Dix-ision during tho Month of Janunry,

Twnty-four Service Orders wete issued by'tho Activities Division during the 'month.

The Atomic Energy Commission approved the appointment of five newmembers to . the Recreation Ldvisory Conrmittee on January 10, 1950, In the fitmic Energy Cmxnission approval letter it was approved that a member of the Community Council be appointed as an observer at nllmzctings. - On Januzry 17, 1950, the regular monthly meeting of'tho Recreation Advisory Canmittoe was held. The xinutes of tho Docembcr 13, meeting xere approved by the Atomic Energy Comission On kcember 26, 1949. fdr. C. T. Johnson mas clcctcd Chainnnn for tic noxt six months, The CcDnmunity-Crime Prevention Section and tho Lctivitics Division Recreation Section are to make a study of the existing problems r-ogarding juvenile leisure tho. Tho proposed re- vised schcdulo of ahnrgcs for tho us0 of school facilities wns rcviowed. No action mas required. It ms suggcstcd that the School District present sufficient publicity to justiw the incrocso in ratos. Organizctions roceiving Atomic Energy Commission approval on Ja~uary30, 1950, include: Hi-Spot iidvisory

\ Board, Thitznan -'&lUmni ,'ssocistion, Richland Ramblers, and Yakha Guitar Center.

-2- I i 953hb 294 C mmmity-irc t ivit ios D ivisi on

Thc Ccntract of Sal0 for the office equipat in the Ehnford itanic ‘&tals Tradcs Council at 1319 he Blvd.. was approved by tho Atomic &ergy Commission Jm~ary23, 1950..

The Orgsaization and Records Division of the lctivitios Division have issued leases to the follming organizationss Southsida United fiotcstant Church, Church of the Nazarono, Red Cross, Lmerican bgion, Sacajewea Riflo de Pistol Club, Youth Council, Villagers, Inc,. Library and Office..

On January 26, 1950, the iLtmic Energy Commission approved the lesses forthe Richland Ridsrs Club and tho Castle Club. mw3 4 The folloxing is a ta’sulation of full-time paid church personnel, as of January 31, 1950:

Ministers Staff Total ,. .- - Assembly of God 1 0 1 Catholic 2 2 4 Central United Protostant 2 2 4 Church of Christ I 0 1 Church of God I 0 1 \ Episcopzl Church 1 0 1 Free Methodist 1 0 1 Foursquare Gospel I 0 1 Mission Baptist 1 0 1 Mo Synod Lutheran (Redeomer) 1 1 2 National Lutheran 1 2 3 No zar one 1 0 1 Regular Baptist 1 0 1 United Rotestant - North Richland 1 0 1 United Protestant - Fest Side 1 0 1 United Protestant - Southside 1 0 1 - United Rotestnnt - Northwest -1 -0 -1 19 7’ 26

Dodication services for the Church of tho Nazarene were held Sunday, January 29, in their newly construoted church building, Dr. D. I. Vasderpool and Rev.- E.E... Zachary conducted the dedication services.

Tho Church of Christ, who are constructing their church on tho corner of Thayer Drivo and Swift Blvd., havo the building about 30% campleted. The adnrse meather conditions have held up the construction to some extent,

Dr, H. A. Zimerman, Pastor-of the Richland Baptist Church, resigned kornhis position.on Janucry 15. Gucst ministers have bcon invited to present services each Sunday until e. new pastor is assigned.

-3- Ccp;lmunity-Acti-Jitie s Didsion

ESTIKTED OCCrni4NCY CHUXCH DAT3 SThSTED C OLP WTS hiTE

Nazarono Church Lpril 12, 1949 9 8% 11/30/49 LEttor Day Saints Fcb. 5, 1949 6 55 htter Day Saints Lugust 22, 1949 15% (Rcorganizod) U, P. Southside NOT- 5,'1948 . 9 8% 4/10/49 Richland Baptist NOT, 27; 1949 9 0% 4/17/49 Churcfi of Christ Doc. 21, 1949 30%

REmELTI ON The number and %jpos of organizations proscntly scrved by tho Community - Lctivitios Division include: C

Businoss md Professional Clubs 19 Churches & Church Organizations 254 Civic Orgesizatians Fraternal Organizations 208 &sic & trt Associations Rocraation & Hobby Groups 30 Schools E- Parent Teachers bssociztions 13 Social Clubs & Organizations 1211 Veteran & Military Organizations 6 Telfare Youth Boy Scouts 19 Camp Fire Girls 36 Girl Scouts 49 Misc. 79 Miscellaneous Total 276

The "Guide to Richland" a booklet describing the various community orgsnizations listed above, together with a dircctory of thc reprcsentativcs of these various groups was nailed to Project employecs r;ho are on exempt payroll and to each . organizatioa mentioncd in the "Guido". The iafomtion contained in the booklet was either assanbled or composed by the Lctivities Division,

Interest dircctod toward the -,rintcr recreation program sponsored by the Recrea- tion Section is encouraging. Participatinn in tho program was good in spite of the inclement mcther. Lttcndance figures for January aro as follows:

Nmber of nights fittendonce

Weight lirting 9 180 Women's Sport Might 3 91 Co-bc Night 3 105 Man's Sport Night- 4 128 Fencing 4 33 . Ice Skating 4 600 77- m C omrmrni t y-ii c t Fviti e s Di ri a i on

Ice Skating x.s provided at the municipal rink and the activity mseiicouraged by announcemen$s through the newspapers and schools. pzrticipntion wns not as great as anticipated due to unf'avorablu and unpredictcble weather conditions.

Scrap books containing a history of the nctivities ofthe Lctivities Division md other information relative to tho subject of recreation are being brought up to date.

'h70 rugs, 9 t x 19' have bcen securcd from Excess to scrve as a back stop for thc proposed indoor zrchGry rmgc to be loc-tcd in the girls' gm at the Columbia High School. It has been decided thct this fast growing sport &ll 5c sponsored by the Rocrcetion 3oction nith the cooperation of the Roving Bormen Lssociation and School District #400. t The Richland Hoop Shoot ms successfully completed January 31. This program msjointly sponsored by the Recreation Section and Villagers, Inc. and en- joyed the coopcratim of School District WO. Pnrticipotion wcs school-wide and cit.y-wide. Xen and women, school boys and girls of all ages tasted their skill at the free tiirorr line. Rinncrs were named in five eeparete divisions.

Tho winter rocreation program is to be expanded by tho addition of another open gym night beginning Fobruary 3, and continuing each Friday night there- after at the Spalding Grade School, Badminton play will be stressed. Ping pong mill also be made available. L limitcd mount of equipment is being \ provided.

ii public relations and nema forum hcs been tent2,tively set for an early date in March. This progrm will be sponsored by the hcraatlon Section and assistance given to it by the Community-Relations Division, Villagers, Inc., mid the Tri-City Herald. Its purpose is to educate the public in the proper procedure regcrdins publicity and news tolease to the press.

A meeting to discuss the formation of municipal sports federation in Richland was held January 25, in the officc of the Recroation Section. !he rcprcsenta- tive group of sports-minded perscns id10 attended tho meeting roconmended 'fhrther study on the question and additional meetings,

Commltv Scrvics

Thi Community Council cnd School District -330 Board eloctions, February 4, hos involved plming and attcnticn to numerous details. Mecrly all of the arrange- ments are similar to the olection of last year. School District j#OO has agread to pey n maximum of $251.00 or one-hlf the combined election costs. Contzct vrith the Bonton County klditoi- effected the loan of voting'booths, ballet boxes, nnd flags. Tvm hundrod election talley sheets and 5,500 election ballots are being printed. Election clerks have been secured. This division is set up to disseminate voting informetion end will tabulate election results. qork schedules h=vc been adjustod to permit this specific assignment.

\ - 5- DECIA$SIFIED Camunity -.~ctioitiesDivision

Under tho supervision of the Recreation Section thj tennis courts at the Columbia Plcyfield mcre convertcd into sn ic3 skc,ting rink. Park bcnchos, fire wood, night lights end sound amplification with music were providod. The night skating ms supcrvised, Tho ice vms kcpt in as good conditiori- as possiblo by froquent applicaticn of mter spray.

It was ncoossary to pro.;ido additional electrical outlets and revfiring at the Cmunity House.

Shuff lebonrd courts in the Cmmity House wore repainted and varnished.

On January 12, at tho Col*mbia Egh School thc Richland Tcnnis Club presentod a novie program fcaturiag Nation21 hteur and Davis Cup championships. Tannis instructimal fihs mrc1 also shmm. The mcoting was open to the public. t Park Development

iA study iTas mcde of ths budget for school ground demlopmcnt

i; program ms considerod for the $100,000 constructicn budgot item and Ehgineering Service %quest ws mads to set up projects on scmo..

A revision wzs nnde of tho breakdom of the park systen lands which reduce tho tGtal and sho~vstncs of arecs in ncroclgo.

\ The irrigation designs of the play amas at Comichael and Spalding Schools were checked with Cocununity-Engineering with respect to their construction being transferred to tho Community Division from tho Design and Construction Division..

t close chock vas mado on tho tcmporery amcrgoncy irrigation system at the Spald ing plcyf ield

In Docomber thc $50,000 Project (B625) for Playgrcund Equipment ms presented to thb h. .& B. Cornnittoo for apprwcl ct Fhich timG it was approved *th recomondstims to doletcj certain minor items. . During January tho fi.32ect wus revised to incorporato these rccommcndc.ti-Jrs and is now awaiting approval,

Jcnuary 3 Tri-City Kimnis Clubs Installation Camunity House 4 Red Cross Blood-mobile Red Cross 6 Rida of Toys Drive Vi lln go 12 Tcmis Club movies Columbia Zigh School 16 - Fob. 5 Polio . Drive Village 18 Polio BesketSall Gmo Columbia High School 20 Cuk~unityConcort - hhc Xcrgm Carmichael Jr. Hi. 28 Polio D?aco ColumSia High.. School . 31 Finzl Hcop Shoot Columbia High School

-6 - 1195353 2-33 GZNEWL ELZCmIC COMP.4NY HANFORD WORKS COIMJNITY ACCOUNTING DIVISION

KINTHLY REXRT FOR JANUARY, 1950

3RGAXIZATION Enployees - Beginning of Month 27 Exempt 4 Male 8 New Hire 1 Non-Zxempt 22 Female 18 Transfers 2 Total z z Total - End ef Month z A Steno-Typist was transferred to the Technical Personnel Division and the former Community Accountant was transferred as Assietant Cemmunity Manager. A Stem-typist was hired to relieve the over-load In the Cost Division.

The Community Accountant attended a meeting tf representatives of the Communities of Oak Ridge, beAlafnos, and Richland which was held at Le8 Alarms the week of January 23. Problems of mutual interest were dis- cussed by Community Managers, Accountants and other Staff membere. Rents Januaq December

House Leases Processed New Leases 97 124 Modificat icns 4 7 Cancellat ions 104 120 Total Active House Leases 5706 5713

Dormitory N~IJAssignments 79 72 Relnovals 59 87 Total Occupancy 927 907 Rental Revenue was as follows: - Equipment $ 60.07 $ 38.41 *House 6 255297.02 257,155 -95 *Dormi torie a 12 ,580.20 12,702-7'7 *Facilities 39,653.81 $3092550.94 Unoccupied Dormitory Revenue Loss 3,094 *73 Unoccupie2 House Revenue Loss

* Includes Utilities furnished which are collected as a part of the rental.

Eight facility operators still have equipment on a rental basis; which accounts for the equipment revenue. 1. I I95351 Te lephcne January December Number of work Orders processed 526 333 Number of working phones 3356 2946 Revenue including service8 $ut809 65 $10,772.28

The delinquent notices nermally sent ts'subscribei*s who have not paid their account in full by the 25th of the current month for which statements are usually sent no later than the tenth of the month have caused a little grief among some cash paying customers. Because of delaye in receiving the tall information from Spokane, the statements have also been delayed, with the result that there was littie grace period allowed between the time the telephone statement was sent and the delinquent notice received. This situation has been corrected by adjusting the mnthly toll period to assure the statement being prepared and in aubscriber's hands by the tenth of the month. When this is not ~ssible,the delinquent notices also will be held until a justifiable span of tima ,has elapsed. Miscellaneous January December

Invoices Ieaued 209 222; Misce llaneous Revenue $751 68 $969 45 The following buslding permits (alterations) were iseued during the month: ...

Lessee Amaunt

Kard and Conrad Diettrich $ 15-00 Scott Publishing Company 4.00 Total January Revenue 19 .oo Previously reported Total to Date .

Government-owned equipment was aoLd during the month to the Hanf'ord Atomic Metal Trades Council at an agreed upon price of $ 330.00 Previoue Sales Total to Dste

General

There were fifty-three collection letters written during the month result- ing in the collection of twenty-seven accounts totaling $944.08.

There wgre thirteen small miscellaneous telephone balances totaling $2 -93 written-off the books during the month.

One account covering willful damage to a reeidence which invelv'ee B terminat- ed employee, hospitalized, was considered of an uncoUectible nature and the AEC's approval was received to remove it from the accounts receivable file.

2. The Richland Plumbing and Heating account in the current amount ef $864.36 is still an outatanding obligation and we are awaiting clarification of the etatus of this contract before taking further action.

ACC3UN"S PAYABU

Jmuary December

STATISTICS Accounts Payable Vouchers Proceeeed 178 174 Freight Bills Processed 13 13 Pwchase Order8 Re ce ived 59 63 Net Amount of Purchase Orders $7,598 $26,636

A eummary crf the active Cammunity.aubcontract8 is shown below: Sub - Contract Amount Paid this Total Amount Subcontractor Number Awarded Month Paid- Retained Frederickson, Dr. J. L. ----- *$ 1,344.00 $ 167.00 $ 1,344.00 $ -0- Newland Cafeteria ..---- it -0 - 5.58 -0- Richland Maintenance Co. ----- * 63,412.945.58 6,697.08 63,412.94 -0 - West Coast Painters Co. G-219 58,526 79 -0 - 43,974.85 2,926 34 Abrams Aerial Sur~eyCarp. G-268 14,209.41 -0- -0- -0- ( Tacoma Aebestos Company G-281 12,667.35 9,708.06 9,708.06 1,068.19 Eoladay & Edwarthy, Inc. G-284 4,700.00 -0- --om -0-

$154,860'7 $16,572.14 $118,443.43 $3,994.53 * Total amount of contract will be total of estimate8 as submitted.

The Comnitg Divisions Obligatione and Expenditures report, CompiLation of B & 0 Tar, and ReFort on Overtime meals was eubmitted fsr consolidation to the General Dlvieion.

Ths Community Division's eetimate of Cash Receipts for January amounted to $96,500 and estimated cash disbursements were $58,70Q.

COST- Reports

The Cecember Cost Report was completed and issued on January 19, 1950. The Comptroller's Appropriation Report for December yas iesued on January 20, 1950. Sudget

Graph8 of Budget aurwte versus actual amounts covering functions shewn on our Prime Operatirjg Report fer Fiscal Year 1950 were completed for comparison irith other AEC installatiom in a meting at Lo8 Alamos the ... week of .January 23, 1950. - The budget amounts for reporting purposes have been revised in accordance with the Mid-Year budget review.

Work Orders

* A summary of work order statistics for the laat two months is listed below..

Service Srders - Total Creft Dec., -- Jan. December January 1. Plumbing 659 775 $1,545.49 $ 1,943.67 . 2. Electrical 1,853 2,295 4,421.29 6,049.23 3. Heat & Vent 690 939 2,275.62 3,588.90 4. Glazing 62 58 289.01 300.43 5. Lock & Key 184 627.62 541.94 6. Carpentry 233237 327 679 73 761.26 9. Sheet Metal 6 12 49.6 87.20 3,7404,590 $9 j sad9 $13 272 -65

New Work Order forms meeting the approval of Community Accounting and the Public Worka Divieion were ordered. Work on the procedure is continuing.

Statistice covering regular work srders : December Net Change Active Routine 476 Active Normal f 198

.- I., .- ". ... ' " Work Orders Received * Work Orders Completed .. .--. ..

GENERAL UDGEE-. - Amount -No. Debit&; ir Credit Second Class Invoices Received 77 439,261.55 224,859 e 33 Second Class Invoices Issued 31 99 ,684.01 1,138.20

The December tzial balance and supporting financia; statements were ferwarded to the General Division for Comolidation on January 18, 1950.

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Jnnwv, 1950 , OEAI!IZATION Am IrDRSOITIlEz,

NMber 02 employees on payroll: BeginnirG of month 534 End of nonth

Net increase 20

M1 persons engaged in .work that*&& reasonaba be expected to result in imren- tlors or disccveries advise that, to the best of their knowledge and belief, no Lientions or discoveries were made in the course of their work during the period covered by this report except as listed belon, Each persons further advise thak, for the period th--rein covcred by this report, notebcok records, if any, kept in the course of their work have been examined for possi5le discoveries or inventions .

IIkrnkrnR TITLE >

Ii. J. Schier An alloy of gadolinium, oxygen and titanium

-I-- or gadolinium and titanium up to abou? 5% . \ gadoliniun by weight for control rods in - . .- -. thernal reactors REACTQIL DIVISIOM I SUMIIARY Control Rods

It was decided to change from the sheet to the round control rods for reasons contained in HDC-1598. This changc? affected the design of the moderator rod and drive assembly, top shield and the ball 3-X adapter section which nates with the rod slot. The change also brought the drop tests to a halt in order to modify the e,xperimental set-up to accoxmnodate round rods and the modified . ball 3-X system. Test modifications are progressing satisfactor‘lg.

Heat Transfer Test

-433. major items of equipment for both the short length and full scale tests have been ordered. However, the orders for the installation of the equip- ment have been held up again because it has been decided that this work must be done by a constructLon coctrzctor rather than by the I.iinor Construction Givision as originally planned.

I lfi555 303 DECLASSIFIED .. 11 STATISTICAL AlTD GEEEAL . .- Shielding

The shielding test program at Hanford will have to be increased and given added inpetus because ORNL will not be able to provide the assistance originally anticipated. However, it is felt that sufficient test data is available from ORNL to just- the decision to use a poured concrete shield on the Wi reactor. Additional specific design data will have to be obtained.

Gas Cooling of Control Rods

Preliminary calculations of cooling gas requirements for sheet rods have been completed and are reported for record purposes in HDC-FT-104. The analyses for cooling around rods has been-started and a preliminary result may be obtained by approxjmately;March 15, 1950. -Ball 3-x Systa Design studies have bem initiated to adapt the ball 3-X systa to the slot for the round rods. Detail drawings have been started of a complete test assembly. - --" Control Rods -...... A design study has been started of a round rod assembly which includes such ~ ... \ items as: (a) ,a friction drive to raise the rod, (b) an irrvertcd thinble . which also serves as a pneumatic cylinder, (c) the rad-rodwith a piston which operates in the cylindcr for .deceleration purposes, and, (d) a gate valve used during rod removal. An analysis was started on the decelaration characteristics of this assembly. ..- Metal HandJinq

Two Coxnittee meetings were held during the month on the general subject of "segnented discharge:;, The next meeting will be held after the committee members have reviewed a forthcoming Technical Division report on the subject.

A report covering the committeecs discussions on "continuous chargin&? is - now in preparation. The detail drawings of the charging and discharging machines are approximately 9@ complete. The Drafting Section has been requested to prepare design lay- outs of both machines.

Moderats

The modcrator design has been modified to includc the round control rods. Tests have been started to determine the comparative strongth of round VS square graphite keys, -

End Cap Tcrnperaturcs .-. End cap tapmatures wcre investigated and are reported by G, 1.1. Roy in

L .- - -_ - .- ._ -_ -Snd Cap TcnDeraturcs - Continued Docment HDC-1584, '91~- Temperature of Aluninum Znd Cap;'. A valuc of Qp F. was calculated for the rlG1ldesign and reprtsscnts the highest tap- eraturc of the alumixxum end cap in contact with the urvlium slug. 1004 Heat Transfer Test

Sad-monthly progress reports have been received from thc Gcneral Engineering and Comulting Laboratory covering the pericd. up to January 16. The work has been preliminary in nature and the scheduled complction date of April 15 appears Ucly. The Cumim alicy 52 S was sclcctcd as first material chcice for the heater tube. Supplementary instructions concerning the themo tcst unit and the fascale heat transfer tests werc transmitted, and a sampla of process tubing was sent to General Engineering ar-d Consulting Laboratory. Two process tyibes 23f 6:' in length complete with gfinbarrels and gunbarrel fbngcs anbeing prepared for shiFent. 1004 Yater Pz&

An anaiysis of the overall Water Plant selcction problem is being macle to point out any important probicms upon which attention should be focused at 'J- - an early dcte to pe,-mit dcta3ed scoping of the work to commence as scheduled on September 1, 1950. Recircdaticn Test (Test Pro.ioct #20) _.._-- -.- .,;.. ' The present status of this test Is as follows: ... Drawings 6% .. M & E List 6% EQuipent Requisitions 100% Material Requisitions 5G Construction 0

III m3ANIZATION AND PERSONEi Number of employees on payroll: Bcginrling of Pionth End of Mmth

Net Change 0

SEPARATIONS DIVISION (D & C)

I DESIGN c

4 -.- MJ-1 Rcdcx Production Facilities On January 5 a decision was reached to procccd with design on the basis Of the present location of the Production Plant in the West Arca. The data on I195351 DECLASSIFXED 3 3c5 DECLASSIFIED

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wfiich the decision vas based appca7s in a report from F. A. Hollcnbach 'co Filc dated 1/3/50, INDC 3945. The Kellex narrative reDort on main Prcduction Plant, Stack and Mock-up for the mcilth of Jamarj hab nct been rcccived. Thc schcduled percentagc eom- pletion of design as of January 31, is 28.5. The cxpcctcd completion is 27.55. Engineering Flow Diagrams for Aqueous Hake-Up and Architectural Scope bawlngs have becn approvcd and returned by thc AEC. The Mock-Up Building has becn re-locatcd from the East Arca to the West Arca and the sccpe drew- kgs have been revised to ~Flowthsr.ew location, and havc bcen submitted to +he AEC far approvai. Scopc draviings covcring the architccturfi heating and vcrrtllatine for the 202-S BuildLng have been commented upon and are ready for f'i.mil. approval. Approxinately 125, or 5% of the total, Kellex drawings for construction have been rcceived; most of thcec were received toward the end of the mo:ith. Of those receivcd about 20% have been approved for COP ztmction, The appxvcd drawings inve becn dstributed within the Gencrcl Electric . Kellex Operatire Gallc=.ics Piping Diagrams arc being reviewed. Some dif- ficulty has bcen eqerienced in interprcting thc Kellcx drawings kith rc- gard ta apparent differences betwccn the Kellex drawings and the General .j, Electric scope- ckawings .-The Kellex- process rcprcsentative is expcctcd to be h Ricfimd, 'J%urs&y, Febnary 2, to assist in this work. Kellex . - .. . ." Piping Gallery study drcwings are bcing rcvicwed. A rearrangement of the gag valves is anticipated. Cmuents cn Aqucous Make-up drawings and hoat exchengcr duties ha7e been scnt to Kelicx -- W. B. Webster, J. H. Carlin and H. E. Hanthornc spnt one week in NCW York ." for the purpose of expediting intexhdngc of engineering information, par- ticularly in regard to piping.

C. E. Kent and R. G. Barnes spent one week in-Mcw York on the matter of special equipxent dcsign i.e. heat exshangcrs, towers and concentrators. Purchase requisitions for engineered itens began to flow from Kellcx during *his month. The total numbcr of rcqyisitions received as of Janaary 31 is 62. 36 Faxhaso requisitions have been fomrdcd to Procurement, the balance arc being reviewed by General. Electric or corrected by KcUcx. Included -amcng-the rcqaisitions sont to Procurcmcnt are three items of major impor- * tancc, namely, switch Gear and motm control cciitcrs for thc 202-S Building, a bulk rcqyisLtion covcring all pipe connectors bcing designed by the Crane Company and a bulk purchase requisition for all clectrical connectors bcing designed by Pylc41atioml Company. In order to cxpedite the dcsign of thc latter two itcms, T. Williams and J. C. Cartnell werc to make on-the-spot approval of a numbcr of Crane drawings in Chicago January 30 and 31.

Of the 19 construction spccifications being prcpnrcd by Kellcx, 10 have been ,-.-proved and Issiied, the balancc axin thc prcparation or approval stagc. Specification HI[-4302 ;#Plainand Reinforccd Concrctc" , as approved- by Gcncrd Electric and transmitted to thc AEC for approval November Y, 1949, has riot becn rcceived back from the AZC as of this datc. I195358

4 . 2- .. .. ,P. . -.. . , . . ..~...... _ - - . _. . ._ .. -. . . MJ-1 - continued All of tho Outside AuxiEaKr Facilities bcing designcd by GenJrd Elcctric IJXU have becn scoped by thc! Scpaztions Division and thc besic dcsign in- fornation will. havc been transnittcd to Powcr and Pfcchnnical Division not * htcr than January 30, for all itens except Propane Storcgc, duc Februzry 3, and Pfock-Up Building Utility Connections due February 10. This will ernblc work on auxiliary facilities to procccd norc rapidly. MJ-1 Outsidc Utilities scope work is approhtcly 85% cmplcto and construction design is approxi- mtdy 35s complctc os of Janus17 31. 14J-1 Waste Discosal Facilitics

Invitations to bid arc being prcpared by the Contract Division for thc 2U-S Tank Farm, Retention Basin and Uaste Disposal Cribs. A fair estimate for bid comparison is bcing prcparcd'for the Contract Division.

Phase I (fortion after July 31, 1949) Actual, based on ccst - 7&% Scheduled - 10% *

Phase I1 Actual, based on cost 107.5% Schedulcd - 87.1% * 2- ._ . Phase I11 Actual, based on cost - 45.6 Sche6ulcd - 67.2% .. I R. M. Line Act&, bescd on apenditurcs to 1-13-50 - 95.s .. - -. . Scheduled 97% Y. - -. ~ - ...... -.,,., . -- ...... > ., .- .J ., * New estinatc and schedule being prepared ... ._. A rough draft of a Wchedulc of Shipping To Hanford" was submitted by Schenectady *Lch contained information as to when installation data will be available, and their recomcndation as to which equipment shdd bc in- stalled first in the building. Thc final data will be anSLable by 5-15-50.

A tentative schcdule for the R. M. Line installntion was prcpared. This vas - - rcviewcd by the WorkFng Camnittee and submitted to thc Separations Cdttoc. A reviscd schedule on Project 432 by tasks ms submitted by Schcncctndy. -This schedule was based on procccding in the most cconomicalmanncr and rc- - flcctcd thc offccts of changcs nlrcndy authorizcd by Hanford. This revised schedule pcrmits than to spend morc tine on engineering before initiating procurement, which will tcnd to keep expenditurcs for matcrials and sub- contracting more ncarly in line with thc present quotation. -,

A drming list and schcdule wer2 prepared for the remaining dr3-s to be issucd for thc work to be donc in ,Pichland.

Five itcms of thc 47 Design Modifications were reclassified and are now in the IA classificntion, which includes itcms requiring iiiiedictc action that L are neccssary to makc the R. 11, Line operable. It appezrs that all Design 'Modifications presently authorized, song with the itcns which my be author- ized in thc future, will not cost morc thcn %25,000. I I ci5354 DECLASSIESED 3- 307 DEE LASS IF I ED

MJ-2 - continued AEC approved the conpleticn of Roo= 161 2nd Ikintcnancc Shop ;'DZ* as outlined in the justification lettcrs. Thcsc approvals wcrc reviewed by the Separa- tions Codttee, and Room 161is to be released for construction. .I A work oracr was issued to the Electrical Division covering the completion of the ADT Alarm System at Richland Patrol Headquarters. Prelim+wj copies of the proccss area arranguncnt were received from SchcncctaQr showing the arranguncnt of proccss hoods as affcctcd by Design Chznge #22 (Relocation of skimeE. #6)

NJ-3 A Rala Facility t Authorization to proceed with the GE & C design and dcvelopncnt of the electro- lytic cell has been fortnrdcd to Schenectady, Flow sketch and lnjwut lark is suSstan+uially corqlete on Ccll 5 eqCLpment and designs for Cc11 5 eqepcnt are in procecs. Flow sketch and laput work on Cell TA instailation is substantially established and agreement in detail should be reached within the next week or two. sheet and laput work Flow -9- in the Cell TB installation in which special metds and extremely difficult .. design arc eacountered has been gencru deternhcd; hovevcr , complction of this wo?-ic lrrill be delayed by the engineering difficulties inherent in it, An iritial study on sampling devices and sanplc carriers for samplcs frcm largcr size solutions is nea,-ing ccmplction. It hili probably be necessary to construct lucite models cf this equipent for mechanical tests. No feasible equipment has yet been develcpcd by study for samples fromtho smaller solution,

Scope design work has been iritiatcd on the 2%-T fan installation and on the 272-E mock-up installation. Scope design of the laboratory has not yct begun but will be& as soon as design requirements are received from the A.nalyticd Section of the Technical * . Division,

A prellmimry scope and detailed design drawing list has been issued. These -drawing Usts will be revised as soon as adcqutc infomation is available,

The design of temporary construction facilities is under my. Work orders

for the erection of these facilities are expected to be prepared by the , first wcek in February,

MJ-L Waste Metal Recovery

Design Instruction, including a Preliminary Engineerrs Flow Sketch have been prepared covering rmoml of waste from onc cascade in the 2w-U TanL, F-0 This will serve as a basis for a firm design proposal to be submitted by an Archit cct-?kginccr.

6 .. -_ ...... - MJ-4 - continued The feasibility of underground pipc linc transfer of radionctivc mtcricil between thc 200-Zast and 200Jlest arcns has been checkcd with the Security and H. I. Divisions. Cost cstimatce arc bcing prcparcd on this scheme and on transfor by shiclded tank car. Wen this work is complctcd a choice as to transfer mcthod crn bc made.

Equipment arrsngcment and piping studics for convzrsion of U canyon have bccn initiated.

PrcLimincrg column spccifications rcccivcd from thc Tcchnicd. Divisions indicate that at lcrst four, possibly six, cell floors will have to be lowered by about twenty fcct. The effcct this would have on thc structural stability of the 221 Building is4still to be eml~htcd. lletnl SwectcninE and Convcrsion Facilities NO further design work is contcmplnted by thc: MJ-l Project Group on UO con- version until mcplcte process i_l7fomation nnd, authorization to proceei hmc - bccn rcceived. Redox Andyticol and Plant Assistance Laboratory The Architcct-Engineer reports dcsign at npprohtely 87 per cent complcte .- . as of Janumy 31, 1950. Architectural and Structurd drawings Yere issued by the Architect Engincer for rcvicw and comncnt. These are preliminary 2nd ' "- "- . arc not final completed drawdgs. - .. . The prclinimry construction schedule and a dcsign schedule were transmitted to the AEC and interested parties Janucry 27, 1950 for information. Compls- tion of thc building dcsim by the Architect-Engineer is scheduled for February 6, 1950. This datc docs not allow for General Electric approval and possible requircd- changes. Conplztion of cquipcnt design is tentatively scheduled for March 1, 1950 and fin&L complction date for approved drawings and specificrtions for April 1, 1950. Construction cost est-tcs Wcre tronsmittod to AEC by-the lhmger; Technical Divisions Jarnary 24, 1950 and also transmitted to AEC, "Attention, W. R. W. Stucks1, Jmary*3O, 1950. Outline plans and spccificctions trrnsmitted to -UCDccanbcr 20, 1949 have not bccn approved. Redox Laboratory Wcste Dispose1 Facilities

Thc budget responsibility for the Laboratory Waste System, Zl.94, and the Dry Wastc Dispose1 Vault, 232-S, hns bcen assuncd by thc Tcchnical Division. The MJ-l Projcct Group has bcen assigncd the rcsponsibility for dcsign. Engineers Flow Skctchcs for the Laborntory Vnstc System havc becn approved and Engineering Flow Diagrms havc bccn prepared and zre awaiting the approvd -. Of the Technical Divisionfs Lcborntory Contact Engineer. It is expected that the latter will resolvc any questions conczrning comon usagc of Facilitics bg Technical and Mrsrolfacturing Divisions concerned with disp~srrls~of kborc- tory wastes. 1195351 DECLASSIFIED 7 2f-m DECLASSIFIED .. - - _. ______- Health Instment Control and DPvehment, Laboratom

"he Architect-Engineer report design at approxhately 60 per cent complete 3s or' January 31, 1950. This repoi% for December was in error and actual completion as of December 31, 1949 as repcrted by the Architect-Engineer was 55.3 per cent.

Desig cf this buildLng will be expedited on completion of the Redox Labora- tory Sy the Architect Engineer.

The ArchiL,ect Engineer su5lllitted the claii in the mount of $250 for addition- al mrk Gn itts subcontract G259 as directed by the General Electric Cociparv. This claim has been submitted to the fiC Construction Office for approval prior to requesting a coatract modifica%ion by the Contract Division. c II GNSTWCTI2.M M J-iProduction Plant

Presently anticipated date for start of constmction of this facility is AprG 15, 1950.

MJ-1 Wzste Cfzposal Facilities -

'. Estinated date for start of construction Gf this fecility by a lump sum . ~. contract is April 15, 1750. c\< MJ-2

Construction:

Phase I (Portion r-ir,ing to be conpleted after July.31, 1949) Actual, based on cost. - 27& Scheduled - 64.5%

- . A Dkective has been received for the procurement and construction of MJ-3 facilities and cost codes have been established.

- Work orders for clean-up work in the 221-T Building have been issued and * - temporary construction at the lllY Plant area is scheduled for February 15, 1950. Requisitions for certain special laboratory eqyipent have been issued.

Redox Analvtical and Plant Assistance Laboratow

Preliminary construction schedule for this building indicated start of construction of February 15, 1950. Present weather conditions mag cause a delay in the start of construction beyond this date. Pcrsonnel Keters and Records Buildine;

Stop charge and conpletion notice on this facility was issued Jan.27,1950. I1953b2 E -. 310 j. A‘ - I- --. . - III ORGANIZATION AND PEfisOP?~ Number of unplcyees on payroll: Beginning of Konth 65 End of Nonth 12

Net Increase 8 Arrangements have been made with the Kellex Corporation to furnish eight engineers to the Separations Division for scoping of MJ-4. Three of these nen reported during JanuarJ.

WNER AND NKXA’NICAL DMSION (D & c)

Construction progress on the various projects outside the barricade was piactically nil during the month of January due to extreme cold weather which prevailed through the month beginning January 3.

Excavation work on the DR Watcr works proceeded on a reduced basis, also , due to the’abnormally cold weather and umsual amount of snow fall. AS of . January 31, approxinately 220,QOO cubic yards of earth have been removed on the DR excavation work, with completion scheduled for the end of this week. .. >- L-

The Contract Division is negotiating with Archit ect-Engineers and others to *,-3 obtain the services of additional draftsmen required for the scheduled in- .-. -. creased load requirements due to early design completion dates set up by the A>,_ Separations Division on Projects C-lW-D, C-198, and C-343. A contract will be set up to cover a maximan of 40 men per month and a minirmrm of 10 men per month. The present plan is to supplenent our present drafting force to the extent of approximtcu 120 nan-months.

* . Analysis of the time applied to major projects by the engineers in the General. Engineering Group of thc Power and Mechanical Division shows that 33 per cent of the total time was spent on Separations Division projects: 31 -per cent on other projccts behind the barricade; 24 per cent on Village and - Vicinity projects and the rcmaining 12 per cent on clean up work on completed projects or other miscellaneous engineering work.

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DECLASSIFIED I1953r33

D 5 C-185: Rai.lroad Connection South of Richland The per cent completion of this project as reported last month is approdtelg 60 per cefit. The inclunent weather-has prevcnted the subcontractor fmm working. It is cstbated that, barring too unfavor- able'and unusualmathcr, com?lction of this job can be expcctcd July 1, ...1950. C-2884, B, C, D: Richland Village Imorovments Cocstruction work on these four projects as previously reported is substantially complete. Work will resume when weathcr permits, C-234: Marcus Whitman Grade School

Paving work is approximately 40 per cent complctc and will continue when weather pedts . C-233; Spaldhe: Elcme;.tary School

There has been no change in the per cent completion of paving for this project -- physical completion 90 pcr ccnt. -9

C-232: Carmichael Junior High School ~ ,JL. -- .- ,- .- - *.- \ _I - .. , -- Since the initial work on this project last month, no pa-, sidhlk .-,. or grading biork has been done during January. Physical Completion for - such work - 5 per cent.

C-328: Lee Boulevard Improvements .,-- Prelimfnary acceptance of construction was received December 30, sub- jcct'to minor itens of construction to be completed when weather per- mits. I'As'built'' prints were forwardcd to thc Design Section on January 12. C-203: Sewanc Disposal Systcm - No pavirg work has bcen done during the month on this minor project. C-342: DR Water Vorks

Excavation started December 19, 1949 with a small amount of equipment, and it was not until December 21 and 22 that the bulk of the earth- moving equiperrt msmoved on to the sitc. To datc, approximately 220,000 cubic yards of earth have been moved. The cold weather en- . countered since January 3 has rctarded the construction progress.

Temporary construction was started on January 4 and is now appr0-t- 60 per cent complete to date.

I1953L4 124 2 DECLASSIFIED

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The Coxm-Lssion has rcqucstcd certain modificctions. Drawings to tnkc ccre of these modifications are in progress and will be complete by February 3. The project proposd. was signed by W. E. Johnson and trans- mittcd to G. G. Lail January 31. C-352: Jadwin Avenue Relocation

Authorization was rcccived to prepare plans and specifications for in- prcving and extending Jadwin Avenue, This work is now in progrcss.

C-3 53 : 9ichland Water S tu.<:? Authorization has Seen reccivcdto conduct a study on thc additional water supply facilities rcqqkcd for Richland. The Contract Scction has been rcqucstcd to secure the services of an Architcct-Engineer for this study.

.. - . .- Beginning of the I4onth 198 ._< End of the Moniih .- . .. - 196 _. 5- . ... h'ct Dccrcese 2

CONSTliUCTION SERVICES DMSIOM (D & C)

I SUNI.zARY -. - .. -9 A decision was made during the month by top managemerrt that certain of the Labor Relations fumtions, hcrctoforo handled in the Design and Construction Divisions muld be transferred to the Comnunity and bployce Rehtions Divi- sion. This change was brought about as the result of managmcntts desire to centralize project Labor Rclations. B. K; Phillips of the Construction SeMccs Division Labor Relztions section, in line vdth the new division of -rcs$onsibility will-be transferred to the Community and Esnployce Relations - Division Febmary 1, 1950.

Ccrtain rcsponsibuties of the Manager, Construction Services Division, by mtd agrement, were assigned to other D & C Divisions during the month- Changos aro as follows:

Rcsponsibility for operation and maintenance of Whitc Bluffs from Con- struction Scrviccs Division to Power and E,Iechanical Division.

Responsibility for supplying field inspectors by the Construction Ser- Viccs Division to the Line Divisions has -been rcassigncd and Line Divi- sions will directly cmploy inspectors required by them.

'2 314 NORTH RICHU!ND COISTRUCTIOIJ GYP Beginning of End of Nonth Nonth Net Chawe

CqPopulation Barracks 238) Trailers 1594) Houses 565) -Barracks in use

7 Wings, one story malo barracks 1wing, one-story fdcbarracks

Trailer Lots 4 Occupied -- 567 -House2 Of the 201 houses available in North Richland Camp, 33 were vacant at the end of the'month. Sixtecn houses were assigned during the month 2 and 30 vacated. .. I Maintcnance . .: .

The construction conkractorvs maintonance fcrce at the end of the month totaled 49 employees. -- , Work Order Control:

rhrmber brought forward 12/28/49 30 Issued in January 99 129 Completed in January 91 Voided in January 2 3 Balance carried forward 1/27/50 36 Steam Generatinn Plant

The following is-a rcsmc of the opcrrtion of the steam genereting phnt from December 28, 1949 throu& Januarj 27th, inclusive: Steam Ccncratcd, M Pounds Oil Consmned,-Gallons Coal Consumed, Tons 1;8U .30 Boiler Efficiency, Avcragc Per cent 80.36 Stcam Cost, pcr M Pounds .824 Comcrcial Facilities

There were 17 commercial facilities opcrating at the close of the month.

DECLASSIFIED /3 I I953b-l 315 DECLASSIFIED HW-15843 - U d --. ..

Comcrcid. Facifkcst -' - continued Thc rcqucst of Hmdfs Buy Ritc Drugs to establish a cocktail bar has been approved by the Atomic Energy Coxmission and a tentative rent agrcement has been forwarded to AXE for approval. From thc infomation available at this time the trend of business has not inproved noticably over last month. OFFICE SERVIrn

Senrices pcrforned during the rzonth by this section includedthe following : Ditto Masters Processed 2;877 Copies 56,019' Stcncils Processed J 2;247 Copies W,uS Mail Handled (picccs) 159,834 lbil Registered (pieccs) 71 TcLe',>Tcs sent and reccived 377 Telegmns sen5 and received 120 Orders issucd for Ststionery 84 Stationery issued (requcsts) 1, u.2 Phone Instalhtion Rquestcd 29 Phone Moves Rcqycsted 63 \ Office Furniture Moved (pieces) 586 P.I.T. Processed I2 Special I.lessenger Runs 99 Office lhchincs Delivered Repair Shop u Service Calls 64.0 Work Orders Issued 15 Requisitions Approved r7 Reports Preparcd 5 Checks Distributcd 84 During the month a new systcm for repair of office machines was cstab- lishcd. A repair shop ms set up in tho 3000 Area and practically all repair work will be handlcd through this shop instecd of utilizing the facilities of the 700 area. This tdhangc has effected a saving in man- power, loss of tine and will increase the efficicncy of the scrvice rendered,

A sunnaary of activities is as follaws: Visitor passes issued u5 Badgo Number &cngcs 198 Lost Badges 5 '. New Hires (Contractor) 43 5 Terminations (Contractor) 126 Number of Subcontractors and Vcndor hployces 3s of 1,669 I19 5318 ,_ . .-. .. _,.~. . .. _-.

Work on the 230 KV =ne changc-over is appro-ximtely 70 per cent cum- plete with work initiatcd December 28, 1949. This work is presently scheduled for completion Fcbrunry 7, 1950. No cmcrctc has been poured to date. However, the subcontractor plans to st& pouring fdatian concrete approximately Febmary 20, weather conditions permitting.

Estimated dcsign progress as of January 31 for Chas. T. Nain is 66 per CCEt . Clias. T. 1.Zzinfs cost rcport shows that design, although approximately 9 per ccnt behind the estinated schcdule, is within the cost estimate on a percentage basis. No delays are anticipated in construction work frcn lack of approved construction drawings in the forsccable future.

??le H. I. and Security Divisiocs have rcqycsSed that the tanporary con- s';ruztim fence at 1OO-IjR bc mcvcd from present indicated location to include all tcaporary construction bdLc?ings, thus requiring all mcn -. .. a,* materidl to be checked Ynrough the Badge House between the constxxc- .. tion area and office-shop area. .- .

--I C-312 : Teck?cal Ccnt cr . - .. - I . .- A,., I.. .-'-- I Study Radiochemistry Built5ng: I .. GET-=, Preparation of a preliminary ~. ..,.. I ctxt cstimate was idtiatad Janxarg 16. ,; :.;.a ..*. ,...,. ,. -. .-_. : Study Radiometa3wgy BuLlding: scope drawings sufficient ...... GET-15, New .- - .. I for estimating are in preparation. This work started on January 24. . ,. . - ' \' Study GET-16, Plot Plan and Utilities: PrelJninary ficld Work was started January 25. Prclimimry plot plan is now in preparation.

Prelimincry work tmrd sclecfion of an Architect-Engineer has been started. A list cif potcntial finns is bcing compiled and their qualifications tabulatcd. -Nc-964: Rccords Dcpositoq Project proposal awaiting approvd. of the Atomic Energp Commission.

C-204-B: ' Additions to Kadlcc Hospital and Medic21 Arts Buildiq

A study is under way which will dcfine the new scope of work and will include new project proposnl keeping the cost within presently authorized funds . C-2S9: Addition21 Lam&+ Facilities 200 Wcst - Plms and spccifications werc revisedto make suitable for lump sun bid- ding and were sukadtted to the Asomic Energy Conmission January 16. I I953b5 DECLASSIFIED 'I DECLASSIFIED Hw-15843d ' S3-Y AD,IIIESTRATIOI.J - continued "FP" Clearances Requested 25 Received this month 37 'IQSrl CZearances Requested 164 Received this month l1PClClearances Requested Visitor Clearances Requested Total Clearances Requested Total Clearances Received A E? Area Badges Authorized: A 'J.O.D. lo0 DR Wa€er 279 0 40 21 0 0 100 D Opr. a0 07 0 0 0 100 F Opr. 08 00 0 0 0 200 w opr. 02 04 0 0 0 The transiticn to the new type laminated construction badge has been ccmpletal and ordzrs have been issued that the old type construction badges will no longer be honored,

Because of security reasons the AXC has issued a directive that a fence shall be installed between tine hater treatment construction section of 100 DR and the operating section of 1.09 DR. This fence is being erected as rapidly as possible to separate the Construction Area from the Oper- ating Area.

MA2OR COI~ETRUCTIONE~IFI-GAT

Equipment Assignment as of January 30: Atkinson & Jones 509 pieces Design & Construction Divisions 113 pieces SAFETY REPORT C .P .F .F Lump sum Construction In.iuri.e s Contractors Subcontractors .. Ma:or Injuries 1 0 Sub-Ma jor Injuries 1 0 Minor Injuries 28 4

No motor vehicle accidents or fires were reported during the month. Minor damage to the roof of the Boilerhouse in the 3OOO Area resultcd from ice and snow dropping from the higher roof level to a lower roof level breaking transitc off in several places. LABOR RELATIONS - No work stoppages occurred during the month.

/a- 317 .. -- - LABOR RELATIOXS - continued An agreement was reached with bilernakers craft in Seattle on January 27. Highlights of the agreement which were applied to employees of all construction subcontractors on the project are:

a. No change in isolation pay.

b. One round trip travel from Seattle to Richland for certain craft men.

C. buble time for Saturday work on a scheduled 5 day work week.

A Reimburscnent Authorizaticn was issued by the AEC covering office vmrkers applicable to AJ and their C.P.F.F. subcontractors. f Meetings were held with the Technical Engineers, Ironvmrkcrs, Boiler- makers, and Sheetmetal Workers pertaining tc claims for additional benefits for wrkcrs under tho jurisdic?.ion of these Unions. No definite agreancnz has been reached with any of these.

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Nder of employees on payroll:

Beginning of the Month 101 End of the Month -138 Net Incrcasc 7

CONTRACT DIVISION (D & C) I rnl?.rARY

. The scope of work for the Atkinson-Jones Contract GI33 was completely re- stated in a proposed Modification ll. N1 prior modifications were incor- porated and the revised scope classified by the following groups: (1)Work Complcted, (2) Major Jobs Now in Process and (3) Minor Jobs Now in Process. The revised scope of work though requiring 20 pages has rcducedthe former scope fmm a complicated wo=.ding to a clearcr and more understandable pre- sectation,

Study is now inpx+grcss to cover by change orders zll minor changes of wrk on CPFF contracts. This will eliminate belated infomtion which has caused delay and misunderstanding in the past.

I195330 /6 313 DECLASSIFIED I Hw-15843- ObR _-__ --

II STATISTICAL &sD GEV- Eighteen contract items were completed during the nonth. FFfty-six contract items rmnil.lcd open at the end of month.

III ORGANIZATION AND PESONNiZ Number of mployces on payroll: Beginning of the month 23 End of the month 22 Nct Change , 0

/7 319 HW 15843 - &J-

12-30-49 1-31-50 MVERNMENT mOyEFS Civilian Personnel - Atomic Energy Corn. 338 3w. Civilian Personnel - G. A. 0. -8 -8 Total 340 349

RICHLANDComercial VIILAGE FacU-(Includes PF3SONNEL No. Richland)l080 loll Orgdeations, Clu53, Etc., 76 77 I Sc h3 o 13 388 . 38326 Churches 4 -26 - Total 1570 1503

CONSTRUCTIDN SUB-CONTRACTORS Atkinson & Jones 792 Newberry Neon 93 \ Urban, Smyth. Warren Co., 6 Kellex Corp-. 391 . J. A. Terteling & Son 121

\ Troxell 7 1 Howard P. Foley 5 i Charles T. Main Inc., 101 No. ELectric Mfg. Co., 3 Great Lakes Carbon 137 Graham Anderson, Probst & White Inc., & J. Cordon Turnbull 33 23 McCorkle Const. Co., 43 39 Dayley Bros. 3 -.

Curtis Sand & Gravel 1"- 7 10 Bergan' Lampson . 29 26 Consolidated West ern Steel '- 15 15 Total 1786 1769

.- GENERAL ELECmC PERSCNNEL 7405 7431

GRAND TOTAL U07 ll052 \

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. , I' DECLASSIEIED I 195372