ML19241C107
| ML19241C107 | |
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| Site: | Crane  |
| Issue date: | 05/22/1979 |
| From: | Cybulskis P, Kurth R, Wooton R Battelle Memorial Institute, COLUMBUS LABORATORIES |
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.'.R CH c a s e s.
In addition to the difference in dec]y heat for the two tabi-s, the core cas assumed to be 9 mched (to ibout 500
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