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MANH

BOO!{ IV - PILE PROJECT

X-10

VOLUI\iiE 6 - OPERATION ~If

.. ~Mftfu rt APPENDIX

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CLASSiFICATIO- \~b~D OB( Cry\NGED TO -

Re'.STR rl'ttls d<><:1un11M

'' delln~d In t :1954. Its dl3Se

alns Restrlcb>d Oata le Energ~ Act of

atlon lsclosun1 lo ar.y 11nauthorlzed p on Is prohibited.

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8Y AAJT'. ~,~()5 I HORITY OF IY\ > i:' . •t ·,;--1•• ~ J ·.: ....... v..eJ • • -~q, P;.'/

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Gopv No._ 3_

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By Aiit U. S. A~cm·"' .!<,

'C~r~t n~·cmnent .i:ro. ___ _

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uran1~Tf AN DIS'l'RIC! I all

IV • PILE PRQJJ!c.r

VOL 6 • OPW':I

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tABLI cma s

rd:ua Fi hl-1eat1oa a

iYe

Cuaul.a 1ve l.i ai., Oha Pil ••

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IONS

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laelwt.d in thia ll'f.ph .i- raoeipts of a · ite. as billets, ext fd rods, Wtbo · an<i bond. · •lucs end 1uushhed .piues ~ In ooapu.t , the wei1ht of ureni . i !'lode ~ terap or quivalent ••tallic billets, factor or 0.93 b . s bee ap• J>li•d to \be weight or roda. Sia1larl11 a fact of o.83 has ' bee •ployed in convert~ tro urani slugs,· bond d and unbon , to rods, or an overall feotor or 0.775 in derivi bill&ts tJ.-o .alugs. ,Xn convert.ii tr 11achin pieoea to billets, factor of 01178 h$G bee . used~

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7. t Co t for Proeea in Pluto i

The unit ost of process1 pluton1 1 b ed upo · aoo ul t pr uotion e corued operat• 1 expenditure tn ludi · inventor! • Tb co ~ ot res r h, developaent, des! , co • struetio , aaoi:'tization, offi.oe of th• Distriet and Ar- 11.n ers, a d •et.al are not in lud •

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oat imponant oeuaenta ot 1t5 aaU'icat1on

pertaining to Q4uot1 nd onthlr perationa ~~

port a 41 Under 1'Dooua a'i o ~" prea nt docua '

eviows to l AUIIUSV 1945

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illllar to the aain

qu tio J however, tho e ttacluaent.a with ift re ribut1o

are lltited in ividual.lf. In vor l oastta oouaenta have b ea

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dlSTS OF...i!::_ •• ~/, ~ •

.S. SF.RIF..J ---

A.BIA ENGINEER . J.NFQlD ElDINEm \JCJUtS .~

It ia believed that th• pil•

Riehl 1 1ashi.n8'on

tober 22, 1946

ditlon which wUl prevent

further oper tion 111 be countered when it is no lollger poasible t

hare• am di harge slug• boa procesa tubes., Thie ondit1on ma7

p:r va:U in the top · etttral tub s loaded with 8•inch sluge fter bout

2501000 D of pe:ration, but it • expeoted with reaao:na.ble aasuraa.o• I -· / 4_

tba\ th• pile 11.fe aa be· M•~• to ab~ 4501000 YID by use of ·

-inch slues • ..

Thi• •alue t 450,000 D shoul be 0D1idered the obabl•

lile o~ a p11•• hil•· it is on e1vab1• tha~ \hit lil ould b• ~en494

1 'V'ari.owr· •• • such •• "•llinl, b7 that till• untore ee phenoaena.

~v• PJ>9de4 uch. that ~htti' tlfo2't.1 to · htaill th ·. p:Ue cou.i~ no\ be

jua~1£1d.,

The prlnoipal pilt 4 $10 which will require arllor re•

pairs .. b® which will at penan lJ iapail' operati on will be the f aUure ·

It !a beli"ecl that raoa~ ol th• tubes t ·th• pile •ill requb• replaoe .. p\c ,· ' . ..

:ft•l'· 2501000• 300,000 D ot operation. Thia · repla eae:nt •oul u.fti •

0; last ••11 b 7 . the prob ble life of the pUe1 tub• £allure b hf

xpeoted &•in tter· 5001000 to 6001000 . »- ~h•rr ~epair wQl114 b•

-~· ~l ~~~ 3.1

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.. csm1narativel7 :dnor in ture, nd ould inv lve ite such as 3pecial

Ghielding around er k• ope b;r th raphit expansion nd possibl•

replaoeaeJ\t ot a few Yerbic 1 thiables near \he aidee ot .the p1l .

It 1 stiaat b;r th 1ntenanoe Depart ent, that the

pil oulcl b ir 11 e•tub hut own o:t at more the t •

onth , he

7 • involv

d 1tional 11onth ot irre ular hut.-dow

tn tubes which rupture pr ma urely,

ol

bin

or re ir ntion bove. handling the

It hould that we o a y hav

picture ot the chanisa, xtie • or orua quenoas of th

of un ... barrel ·• Oar on pt, however, l ds

b liev t t ·b rr 1 bi 1q ill o prov o b a l.iJaitine

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-The first plutoniua roault1n; troa the Hantori proa :ss w

deli•ered to the A7:a7 • 2 bi-uai-r l94S. Thia loti. and th• tirat t•

su'baequerrbc lota were r oeived froa th• Contractor by Major o. 1{,.

GJtea er,. repre ent.tng the Area Enaineer 1 and. eliTe:red to tos Auao•

b7 roup ot Uitai-y I~ lliaen.o• ouriera ra-veling bf traiJJ. ..

By tho latter part of :rch and early April 194St th• r: te

or plutoniua production h«! reached a utt1oi•nt quantity level to

j:u.at1£'7 the · atabl1 bunt ot . a s~andari operat1n1 p2'oced.uro covering \

all phases of trana:ter b7 the l'.lantractor tc:a the Ara.1·; atorsgct1 and. .

elive17 te Loa laao b7 truclt c:o rvoy. Thia proeedo•· ••• a• follow a

Atp trequen' intervals (ea average ot three thea •

week) j all plutonJ.ua read7 for t11bipment as l"tO~iYed b:r a

MaJo~ 1 • .lt Valen'te1 or Captdn R, :g., L. Stan.tori) t.roa •

representative of th9 du l'ont Oo11paJ11· ( ~ l. J. Utba• or

r. · • A. KcKne1gJlt) at the site ot ~b• (1() tra·ctOl"•s. vault.

iii the ! ol tioa ( 231) BUUdinc ill the at Stpantioa ~ea•

neceipt ere mad• in triplio•t , bicb ~o•ed the total

quantitl • ot plt\t·QniUll ia th• ohi~en\J the his~Ol"J ot th•

· tob of ina.diated uva?Uua sluga from .hicb the pa:rticUlai"

b•tch 1• attJ on• caia •a isolat 1 th• e1awat.t-.da7s expo1Ul"•

ot thu bat·cb of lua•J g1"oea1 ta:r• alld n t tteicht• ot thtt

hippirla o DJ l'ld o itonn, rersulta both or plutonium con•

ta11ination ( lpha count ) ol't the outside of th• sM.pping eon•

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t iner and for he in nsit1 of beta a d a

manat:lnc t:roa the shipping container" All data was oer• )-

apot•cheok:eci b7 th . ationecl in the

Exhibit l 2) .,o duplic te ehowin er 17

the total quantit7 delivered oa that day d a data heet

for oh b tch i cl · .i ia the hipaent .

'fh ns w re t nsport

i:neer etach ..

. ent nli ed. man and scol't 1 f: r a the est .e ration

Are ate by tho ot:fto r l'8pl'•sentiJ:ll the Area. ~ineer ,.

scort., Q . suting sen r llr of ll otf!a•r ·, tht-e• el:llute4

· en1 travellrls: i tw ae4a 1 on• ot wht b •a• ~uipp w1tb

.o tainine tile hipaent to the .AnAJ I

rolle •

Oll$l l" ognitio

(Militt.17 li •) char

erceant of the guard etdl

with h• secuit7 of the pain•

ol r W roed. con ret• with

~tault t7p• loc1c o the door.~

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App:roxiaa'tel;r once weekt 11 th ca?Ut vailable for ·

hi ent. re paok"1 1 woode boxes with sid. a of a peoial

bi ·boron plast.i , Di were ehipped b truck t o Loa Alamos .

The trucks used w re st ndard Arrq abul.ancea into which

racks had been built i order·to hol the hipping boxes

s urel7. The onvo1 to Loa Al aoa as •up ot two

litar,r Intelli. e~•• otfio•r• d detail t enliste a

(dr wn fr he · il1te%'7 P 11 Datachaent tation A the

ive t he truck:a coompanyi

edans. .All. vehielea :!a· th• conyoy were equippe with '6•04•T

ioa tuned o a peoial tr quenc7 tor OJllllUnicatioa betwe

vehicles• h Ile ere h evil7 na i h pi 1;ols, riot

, t ry Int lli · no• etail

drov trai ht t alt L k Cit7, utoh1 ithout. topping,

xcept for s nd <>ilJ lurt he 1 tc., the rip ormal17 takina

b 36· h<>ur • The1 11 . · a at. prea:rrancell re esvoue po~

tao the rttcta. the a ot the 'l.7t

Tb• Mppiq papers cqyerlnc the· t:raufn o£ plut<>tdua

roa aat' . to Los Alaaoa wer drew up 111 the oft • t th•

ediatel7 prior to the sh1 en~ a

arrie . da a h0tt!na th b t. and a ·numb r,. the biet.017 of

the u.raniua luc• tro• which h• partieul l!i batch wa• i olated1

· onitol"i reaulta

plutoniwt the

the hippina oont•inel' t e'b quantit7

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I 1 1945t jor o o her

ut;1 • · hi re ponaibiliti a this re ard were take over

princi 117 b7 C pt in R. • • L. sta ford; ho de a t n Id or

in th standard procedure such s th• tio . of o e

o the opi s of th r e1 t.ranai'er p rs th ubst1tutio

0 pe ial truck Q carrr hi pp

ntainers f'roa h A:r:a7 Yault.

llC th latter J • 194' nd throughout the

o th of Ju111 odu tran t r t o th Loa Altuaoa

it 1 reaaed, hipaent ere ery :fiv ;, 7

9 uauat 194St he Olll.7 tlu-ee h1paftt• de b7 ir oocurr ,

llowin thi tio 1 r1odt h1 ents re regulated t o one v ry

U March 1946 whe a ahedule ot on• eV•rJ en 1• •••

doptfl4.

The abov · oh ul as ollow uat 1946 when

n prooed.ure •• plao tfacii. A u. • r.., o pital Q r,

if'ie to provi • a bea-q vaul for or • ot l"Oduot tra si\

n t oili ie tor houabc a preparatio of eal the lita17

I elli e ce aort, ••• prooui'

tallatio ol the•• taoUiti•• wa• •• H•1'7 frQll the

ot seourit71 ill order that bh• es o~ lli&ht be nth"el7 aell-1upport

uri the ntil'• trip . .,

tt fl' this new proo ur•; plutonium wa,, transterr,ed b7

truck Ir he aasiM tone• (213) to a pr viOUdly rra

re e_.oua with h railroa ar th ope ar a ot th

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Engineer • orks • ·here t h o r wa take to t he Riv rla

.Oeclaaaifiaation Y ri• (Jf th :tantot"d Enghee:r Workil where 1~

wa• turtl . over .to the Obi a10, IU.lwaukee, st. Paul •ml Paeiti•

1lroad« Th• ar a thea take to Beverly JU11.ction1 Wash:llig•

ton,_ o the in lin• ot the railioad 1 wtiere it W(tdr attached ta

r · train, nd rout to Albuquerque, • ed o

nd Oak Jliq•J; '? rmesae•) 011pletirig · ~otmd trip app:ro~t•lt

verr 11onth,, I . routin& this ar1 riO' routes etw••• n.ttml

Engin er orlts a d Albµquerqu nd betwee lbuqu rqu& 1ld a k

llidc• are utilia • iJl· orier to provide · eat.er curit7 1la

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The first batch of product, a highly concentrated

solution or plutonium nitrate, was turned over to the area ---------Zngineer on 2 February 1945:_ ~

Subsequent study and --- -develop&ent of proaess operations have aucoeeded in reducing the

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