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1 OPERATING STATISTICS FISCAL YEAR JULY 1,1977 THROUGH JUNE 30,1978 Prepared by A. Francis DiMeglio, Director FEBRUARY,1979
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TABLE OF CONTENTS CHRONOLOGY . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .... 1 JRGANI~ATION .
- . . . . . . . . . . . . . ......... 2 1'UNt'T10NS OF R . I. ATOMIC ENERGY COMMISSION AT Tile lill0DM JSLAND NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER. . . . . . ....3
. Ol'EltAT[NG STATISTICS FOR THE RINSC (TEXT). ......... 4 Average Hours Operated Per Week, Figure 1 . . . .... 8 Operation Outside of Regular Working Hours, Figure 2. . 8 Total Power Generated, Figure 3............ 9 Neutron Irradiations, Figure 4. . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Samples Irradiated with Neutrons, Figure 5. . . . . . 10 Beam Port Use, l'igure 6 . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Use of Reactor Facility in Nuclear Education &
Training Courses, Figure 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Advanced Degrees Awarded, Figure 8. . . . . . . . . . . 13 Advanced Degrees Anticipated, Figure 8 (cont'd) . . . . 14 Post Doctoral Fellowship, Figure 9 . . . . . . . . . . 16 LIST OF EXPERIMENTS. . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Completed . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Continuing. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 PUBLICATIONS . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Published . . . . . . . . . .... . . . . . . . . . . 20 In Press. . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
. ORAL PRESENTATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 APPENDIX A - ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . 27
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General Assemily l establishes R.I. Atomic Energy Commission (Title 42, Chapter 27,
, General Laws) January 26, 1955 General Assembly approves construction of research reactor (Chapter 142, Laws of 1958) May 20, 1958 Electorate approves proposal to construct research reactor Novzmber, 1958 RIAEC applies to U.S. Atomic Energy Commissian for construction permit December 21, 1961 USAEC grants construction permit July 27, 1962 Groundbreaking for reactor facility August 28, 1962 USAEC grants operating license July 21, 1964 Reactor goes critical July 28, 1964 Reactor operates at 1000 KW for first time May 18, 1965 RIAEC applies to USAEC for license amendment permitting 2000 KW operation July 27, 1967 Reactor operates at 2000 KW for first time September 17, 1968 Contract to Architect-Engineer for laboratory wing addition May, 1970 Laboratory wing completed July, 1971 Two 12' x 60' trailers added June, 1975
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FUNCTIONS OF THE RIAEC AT THE R.I. NUCLEAR SCIENCE CENTER The function of the RINSC is to provide the following services to the universities, hospitals and, to a limited extent, industrial organizations in the State of Rhode Island.
, 1. Operate the reactor as required by the experimental program during or outside of regular working hours.
- 2. Provide neutrono for irradiation of samp12s.
3 Provide gamma rays for the irradiation of samples.
- 4. Provide neutrons at beam port facilities for speccrometry experiments.
5 Provide laboratory facilities for use with radioactive materials produced in the reactor.
- 6. Provide laboratory facilities for use with radioactive materials procured elsewhere.
7 New facilities.
- 8. Provide consulting for experimenters planning to utilize the reactor facilities.
9 Provide laboratory courses for students at colleges in Rhode Island requiring the reactor or specialized equipment associated with the reactor.
- 10. Provide facilities and guidance for graduate students performing thesis research.
- 11. Provide facilities for research by post-doctoral fellows and visiting scientists.
- 12. Provide tours and public information lectures for high school and college science classes and civic and professional groups.
I 13 Maintain reactor facility systems and procedures.
- 14. Perform studies concerning the improvement of existing facilities and establishment of new facilities required by experimenters.
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- 1. OPERATING TIME - The reactor has been operated during and out-side of regular working hours to meet the needs of the experi- -
mental program. Most operation is at a nominal power level of 2000 kilowatts (KW). The average number of hours operated per .
Week is shown in Figure 1. Further increases in weekly operat-ing hours will require extended shift operation.
Reactor operation outside of regular working hours is often re-quired to meet the needs of experimenters. The number of hours the reactor operated other than Monday through Friday, 8: 00 A.M.
to 4: 30 P.M. is shown in Figure 2. Only the hours the reactor actually ran are shown. Tours, maintenance, etc. outside of regular working hours are not shown. ,
Figure 3 presents the total energy developed as a function of fiscal year. The product of power level in megawatts (MW) times operating hours is a measure of the availability of the reactor for research.
The reactor is operated primarily to meet the needs of the ex-perimental programs. Little reactor time is required for meas-urements on the reactor itself. The increase in average hours per week and megawatt hours in spite of the decrease in over-time implies improved reliability of reactor systems, e
- 2. NEUTRON IRHADIATIONS - The number of neutron irradiations Psc--
formed is shown in Figure 4. Beam port experiments are notrin-cluded. The number of individual samples irradiated with neu-trons is shown in Figure 5 ,
Most of these irradiations are performed using two pneumatic transfer (rabbit) systems for sample insertion into and removal from the reactor. Since these two systems will soom limit ex-pansion of experimental programs, a third automated irradiation system (discussed in Section 7) is being designed. "
3 GAMMA RAY IRRADIATIONS - Gamma ray irradiations are performed using fuel elements from the reactor after reactor shu'down.
Since the gamma ray intensity from fuel elements decreases with time after reactor shutdown, the elements must be returned to the reactor and operated at full power for continued irradiations.
During the year, 8 1rradiations with gamma rays were performed.
- 4 NEUTRONS AT BEAM PORTS - Neutrons which emerge from reactor bean ports during reactor operation are utilized in spectrometry ex- -
periments and in engineering experiments. The reaeter avst e: In-cludes six radial beam ports and one through port with a r.v i n '
geometrical and neutron characteristics.
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Experiment 11 is at beam port L-2.
Experiment 82 is at beam port R-2 since FY1976.
Exoeriment 91 is being installed in the modified thermal column.
Experiment 94 is being performed at beam port R-1.
The total energy generated during beam port use is shown in Fie-ure 6. The ordinate represents the product of MW-nrs generated during beam port use and the number of ports during the genera-tion. The,significant increase in beam. cort use is expected to continue since the URI Physics departmez.t has made a commitment to neutron Spectroscopy research.
S. LABORATORY FACILITIES FOR USE WITH RADIC\CTIVE MATERIALS PRODUCED IN THE REACTOR - Samples which are exposed to neutrons from the reactor become radioactive. To work wich these radioactive mat-erials, a USNRC by-product material license and special facili-ties are required. The RINSC by-product license is broad enough to include most materials produced. Laboratories have been con-structed in the Science Center for enemically processing and counting of these radioactive materials. Much of the laboratory fixtures and furniture has been purchased by the users and deeded to the Science Center before installation.
Major uses of laboratories & facilities include experiments 8, 24, 36, 43, 45, 49, 58, and 73 All of the space available for laboratories has been utilized. As discussed in Section 14, studies are underway to increase available space by using two more house trailers.
- 6. LABORATORY FACILITIES FOR USE WITH RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS PROCURED ELSEWHERE - Experimenters may require radioactive materials which are not produced in the reactor. Cften the experiment cannot be performed at the experimenter's own laboratory because of lack of handling facilities and personnel trained in the use of the radio-active materials. These experimenters then request space, advice and specialized facilites from the EINSC.
Major uses of laboratories & facilities include experiments 64, 68, 73, and 84.
- 7. NEW FACILITIES - URI installed a second clean lab at the Science Center for use by a URI scientist performing research at the Cen-ter.
In order to accommodate experiment 91, the thermal column is being modified to incorporate a radial beam tube.
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{ 'Of The design of a computer controlled fast pneumatic irradia-tion facility is nearing completion. The system will be in-stalled at a beam port during the next year.
The Center was required by the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Com-mission to renew its license for the use of radioactive mat-erial. Since the original license application was made in 1963, considerable new information was provided to NRC.
- 8. CONSULTAT..JS WITH EXPERIMENTERS - Before an experiment is per-formed at the RINSC, considerable time must be spent by the pro-fessional staff in providing specifications about the reactor, design assistance and review for radiological and nuclear safe-ty. Direct assistance to' experimenters has ranged from minor efforts such as temporary loan of equipment to activities of considerable magnitude. One example of the latter category is the work performed for hospitals where all but sample pre-paration is performed by RINSC personnel. Because of the ex-pansion of experimental programs, considerable time is consumed by this function.
The Science Center staff also plays a major role in the selec-tion and purchase of equipment for experimenters. After deliv-ery, the staff sets up, calibrates and operates the equipment for experimenters.
- 9. NUCLEAR EDUCATION & TRAINING COURSES - Schools in Rhode Island have utilized the reactor facility in their course work. This utilization has consisted of demonstrations of neutron activa-tion analysis, lectures on nuclear power and lectures on the properties and uses of a research reactor and la shown in Fig-ure 7.
- 10. GRADUATE THESIS RESEARCH - The advanced degrees awarded based on research performed at the RINSC are shown in Figure 3. Also shown are anticipated degrees for graduate students currently performing research.
- 11. POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP AND VISITING SCIENTISTS SUPPORT - Oc-cassionally individuals associated themselves with universities for post-doctoral training in areas involving the reactor. The contribution of the RINSC has thus far consisted of office and laboratory space and use of irradiation facilities. Figure 4 presents a tabulation of post-doctoral fellows. ,
- 12. TOURS AND PUBLIC INFORMATION - Tours of the RINSC are Ferm!Lted by eighth grade and above science classes and interested elvle '
and professional groups. Three open houses in con.innet t on wi t h Udl open houses have been held. Tours have averaged alient WO inaividuals per year. In addition, the Scienee Center h:n, r"o-vided speakers o school, civic and professional organ t::a tions to discuss career opportunities and nuclear power.
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13 MAINTENANCE OF REACTOR FACILITY SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES - Maint-enance and improvements on tne reactor system are necessary in order to operate reliably and to satisfy the requirements nec-essary to maintain our USAEC operating license R-95 and our by-product material license in good standing. In addition, operat-ing and emergency procedures and radiological safety regulations must be reviewed and updated and records maintained to show com-pliance with these procedures. Review of these records is an important part of the frequent inspections by USNRC.
During FY78, the RUC met twice.
During the year, there were three inspections of operations by the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission. These included general operations. The reactor operation was also audited by rcpresent-atives of the University of Lowell Reactor. Altheueh several rec-ommendations were made, no areas of non-compliance were found.
14 STUDIES - In order to make the reactor facility suitable for use by increasing numbers of scientists, completion of existing fa-cilities and construction of new facilities are required. The studies are performed by the Satff of RINSC and, since most sys-tems are unique, include specialized design. In addition, staff members have participated in study groups concerning nuclear pow-er in Rhode Island.
The projects pursued during the year and their status is as fol-lows:
(1) Use of new design fuel elements in the reactor.
This is required because there are no U.S. ven-dors of the alloy type fuel now ured in the re-actor. A reactor operations license amendment must be obtained from NRC before the new fuel is used.
(2) Conversion of the thermal column to a beam port.
This project is continuing and will be completed during the coming year.
(3) Installation of two additional house trailers.
This project is continuing and will be accom-plished during the coming year.
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FIGUPE 7 - Use of Reactor Facility in Nuclear Education and Training Courses INSTI'IUTION DEPAR'IMENI' COURSE NO. & NAME # S'IUDE?CS URI Chemistry 191-General Chemistry 12
."" 511-Advanced Anal. Chem. 10 518-Radiochemistry 10 615-Trace Analysis 10 ,
616-Applied Instr. Methods 12 Nucl. Engr. 581-Intm. to Nucl. Engr. 16 582-Health Physics 0 583-Reactor Iaboratory 0 Physics 120-Physics of the Energy Crisis 17 340-Modern Physics 25 341-Modern Physics 25 484-Physics Lab. 4 560-Neutron Physics 6 Oceanog"aphy 521-Chemical Oceanography 16 Food Sci. & Tech. 432-Biochem. of Food Process. 22 Aniral Science 354-Genetics tab. 12 Brown Engineering 143-Experirental Methods in Materials Science 16 Brown /R. I.
Hospital Nuclear Medicine 1-FMintion & Life 8 Medical Tech. Training 4 Prov. Col. Biology Ecology 10 P 6 287 s
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D b Finure 8 - ADVKICED DEGE AWARDED Year - 1978 i PMiuE SCHOOL CEPA D E7T RECIPIENT THESIS lh.D. URI Chemistry Paul R. Walsh Arsenic in the Atnosphere Ph.D. URI Oceanography Wm. F. Graham Atnespheric Pathways of the Phcaphorus Cycle Ph.D. URI Oceanography Martin R. Fish Melting and Mineralogy of Ocean Easalts Ph.D. URI Oceanography Wm. M. White Geochemistry of the Centic' Morth Atlantic Ph.D. URI Biological 'Ihemas L. Doty Laural Anphibian Popula-Sciences tien Dynamics al.D. URI Q1emistry John P. Maney Metal Analysis of Matemal-Fetal Blood System M.S. URI Chemistry Clifford P. Cadmium & Lead Enrichnents Weisel on Sea Salt Aerosol Above Narragansett Bay collected by the Bubble Interfacial Microlayer Sampler M.S. URI Oceanography Azhari F. Ahmed Fluxes & Processes of Deposi-tion of Attrspheric Sea Salt to the Earth's Surface M.S. URI ZooloEy Peter Samulsen Investigaticn of the Ecme %nge
& Homing Behavior of the Ped Bat Salamander-Plethoden cinereus c r'16 28 8 13
FIGURE 8_ - (Cont'c0 ANTICIPATED ADVANCED EEGREES YEAR DEGREE SCHCCL EEPARTETT RECIPIENT 1979 Ph.D. URI Oceanography T. Johnsten 1980 Ph.D. LPl Oceanography B. Mosher 1978 Ph.D. URI Oceanography R. Lorens 1978 Ph.D. URI Oceano p phy P. N. Froelich 1978 M.S. URI Cceanography E. Rcwe 1979 M.S. URI Cceanography D. Graham 1978 Ph.D. URI Physics C. F. Majkrcak 1980 Ph.D. URI Oceanography J. Devine 1979 Ph.D. URI Oceanegraphy G. Klinkhamer 1978 Ph.D. Brown Geological Sciences T. S. cross 1978 Ph.D. '
Oceanography W. Gardner
}7 1980 Ph.D. URI Physics C. K. Saw 1980 Ph.D. URI Oceanography E. Butler 1980 Ph.D. URI Oceanography T. Fogg MIT-1981 Ph.D.
'#riOI Oceano p pM iM. M c 1979 M.S. URI Electrical
- n. Rao Engineering 1980 Ph.D. UPl Electrical A. Ccmy Engineering 1980 Ph.D. UPl Chemistry R. W. Heaten 1980 Ph.D. URI Chemistry M. E. HuW.es 1979 M.S. URI Chemistry J. J. Przewocnik 1979 M.S. URI Chemistry B. S. Martin 1979 M.S. URI Chemistry J. C. Ecssell 1980 Ph.D. ,f}7 Oceano p ;$ R. Ande"scn 1a
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1'IGUPE 8 - (Cont'd) ANTICIPATED ADVA? ICED CEGPES YEAli DEGliEE SCHOOL CEPARH eff RECIPIE!C 1181 Ph.De URI Physics L. C. Lu 1980 Ph.D. URI Cceanography C. 'deisel 1978 Ph.D. URI Cceanography R. Rivkin 1981 Ph.D. URI Physics R. Stevens 1982 Ph.D. URI Chemistry D. P. Stout
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FIGURE 9_ - POST-DOCTORAL FELIU4 HIP SUPPORT SPCIECRING RESEARCH YEAR DOIVIDUAL UNIVEPSlTY INSTITUTION I?E2EST 3-1977 C. K. tJnni URI NSF Experiment #45 to Oceanography Present .
3-1977 L. Schutz URI ONR Experiment #45 co Oceanography 12 '77 6-1977 R. McCaffrey URI NSF Expertment #45 to Oceanography Present 7-1977 Y. P. Sharma URI IEF Experiment #82 to Phfsics Present 5-1978 D. Heggie URI NSF Experiment #58 to Oceanography Present b h 16
,f[I# ]O N EXPERDEfrS FEFEFOIED AT THE
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g d'Ml'1ElED EXP!:,RDM!rS No. 73, Solub.ility of Lton in Sea Wa.ter as a Function of pH Using Batium-133, D. Kester, URI, Oceanography No. 79, P,toduction of Osm.um Dysp,tosium and Europian isotopes. Also, Lt-tada,tLon of Stood Samples, D. Hratowich, MIT, Nuclear E%azerirg No. 90, Detetmination of elemental composit, ion of T Cuprodu, tans by neu-tion activa 4Lon analysis, G. Jcnes, Univ. of New Hampshire, Microbiolog/
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EXPERDEIIS n.rCPIED AT THE EHODE ISLAND NUCLEAR SCIENCE CE nt.d CONTINUI1U EXndIME'ES No. 8, Experiments and Irtadratsons in Support of Reactor Opetations Including Neutton and Gamma Ray Fluxes and Activa. tion Analysh, A. F. DiMeglio and M.P. Doyle, R. I. Nuclear Science Center No.11, Study of Thermal Energy of Various Metals by Measuring the Number of Neuttons, As a Function of Energy, Scattered f. tom the Sample, S. S. Malik and J. S. Desjardins, URI, Physics tb.12, Obsc<tuation of Sex Ch<tomosone Mutations in F. tait Flies Subjected to Gamma Irtadration, L. T. Smith, URI, Agric. Chemistry No.13, IrradlatAon of Bacon a.s a Demonsttatron of Food Pasturization by Rad 4ation, K. L. Sir:pson and A. G. Pand, URI, Agric. Chemistry No. 24, Aetivation Analysb of Rock Samples to Quantitatively Determine the Rare Earth Content, J. G. Schilling, URI, Oceanography No. 36, Activa, tion Analyse of Marine Samples, D. K. Phelps, P. J. Riewn-feld, National Marine Water Quality Laboratory, EPA No. 43, Ptoducti"n of Isotope Tracers Such as Ta-L82 to Study Salamandet OrientatAon, Activation Analysis of Marine Samples, Gamma Irtadiation of Amphibians, C. R. Shoop, URI, Zoology No. 45, Activation Analysis Studies of Geochenical Cycle of Halogens be-seeen Ocean and Atmosphere. Also, Activation Analysis Studies on Global T.tanspott of Ai,t Poltatron Ma.te,tial, R. Duce, Oceanography, URI tb. 46, Neutton and Gamma Irtadiatxon af Alkati-Halides in Glow Curve Speettopho.tometty Studies, A. Choudry, URI, Pbysics No. 49, Activa. tion Anatysis of Trace Elemertt Componertts af Cardio-vascula,t System, J. L. Fasching, LEI, Chemistry Ib. 58, Activa. tion Analyse Studies of Fou 2 Coral, Sasafts and Rivei Sediments, M. Berder, URI, Oceanegrachy No. 71, Iriadution of Human Exttaeted Teeth, R. S. Manley, Westwood Research Laboratory, Inc.
- b. 76, Cateium Me.tabolism in Patiertts Using Activation Analysh Teclutiques, R. Neer, Mass. General Hospital No. 78, Neatton Activation Analysis of Seawa.te<t particulate Samples, Stand-a,tds and NSS Coat Fly Ash St.andatds, ?. Breaer, WHOI No. 82, Neation Spectioscopy using Scam Port R-2, S. Pickart, UF i, !weies No. 83, Thorium pa,ttitioning in sedemettts, R. Heath, URI, Cceanography W6 293 18
tb. 84, Investigation of influx & ef flux chatacteristica of ma.terutto in the dinaflagellate %tocyatia noctLlura, E. Swift, URI, Oceanography tb. 85, Uptake 4tudies of ma.tstial in marote ecosy4tema, P. Santshi, Lamont Doherty, Geological Ctservatory of Columbia University No. 86, Uptake 4tudies of Afgae, T. Smayda, URI, Oceanography tb. 87, Activation Analy4La Petermination4 of ttace elements in human
. Ciaoue, T. Kneip, New York University Environmental Medical Center
!b. 88, Gamma Iriaduttion of podium borated glass, P. J. Bray, Brown, Physics ib. 89, Ef ficiency Study af APOC-Cobalt Coprecipitation using radio ttace4, D. Kester, URI, Oceanography No. 91, Spin density deattibution and stochiometty of cottoidal ntgnetic part cle4 by means of low angle. 4ca.tteting af polarized neuttons, A. J. Nunes, URI, Physics
- 16. 92, Activation Analysia of halogen 4 in abnosphe,te, J. bbyers, Univ.
of Arizona No. 93, Activation analy444 4tudie4 of oceanic part<.culates, J. Edmond, MIT-Woods Hole, Earth and Planetary Sciences tb. 94, Neu.tton damage investigation of optical fibeu, 5. S. Mitra, URI, Electrical Engineering
'b. 95, IstaduttLon of human enamel dentat ma,terLat, S. A. Mundorff, thstman Dental Center, Rochester, N. Y.
tb. 96, NAA of attaicophe, tic samplea, W. W. Eerg, National Center for Atmospheric Eesearch, Boulder, Colorado tb. 97, StetLLiza. tion of soit 4amples uu.tJt y raya, L. Englander, Agri-culture, LEI No. 98, Cro44 4ection measurements of C, S. Docicnen, Physics, Univ. of Pennsylvania 9 A' ? b 29l}
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PUBLICA TIONS Hoffenn, E.J. and R. A. Duce, " Organic carbon in marine atmerheric partie-ulate ratter: concentration and pa"ticle size distribution," Georhys.
Res. Lett., 4, 449-452 (1977).
Duce, R. A. arxi E. Duursma, "The input of organic matter to the ccean,"
Marine Chem., 5, 319-340 (1977)
Duce, R. A., " Speculations on the budget of particulate and vapor phase ncn-methane organic carbon in the global troposphere," Pure and Acpliad Gecchysics, 116, 244-273 (1978).
Leaderer B., Rahn, K.A., et al. "Strmry of the New Ycrk Stmner Aerosol Study (NYSAS)'.', J. Air Poll. Control Assoc. , 28, 321-327 (1978).
Fahn, K.A. , "Se chemical composition of the atmospheric aerosol" University of Rhode Island Technical Repcrt,1 July 1976, 265 pp.
Unni, C.K. , and J-G. Schilling, Detemination of Bromine in Silicate Rocks by Ephithermal Neutron Activation Aralysis, Aral. Chem. , H, 1998-2000, 1977 McMaster, R.L., J-G. Schilling and P.R. Pinct, " Plate boundary within T,forner Fracture Zone en northern Iceland's insular margin," Nature, 269, 663 608, 1977 Argollo, R.M. , and J-G. Schilling, " Sir:ultaneous Detemiration of Gallitml and Germanium in Igneous Rocks by Neutron Activation, Aral. Chem. Acta, 96, 117-123, 1978.
Urni, C.K. , and J-G. Schillirg, "Determiration of Chlorine in Silicate Rocks by Neutron Activation Analysis, anal. Chem. Acta, 96, lc ,-115,1978.
Urni, C.K. , and J-G. Schilling, "Cl and Br degassing by volcanism along the Reykjanes Ridge and Iceland," Nature, 272, 19-23, 1973.
Argollo, R.M. , and J--G. Schilling, "Ge-Si and Ga-Al f actionation in Hawaiian volcanic rocks," Geochim. Cosmochim. Acta, 42, 623-630, 1978.
Schilling, J-G. , C.K. Unni and M.L. Bender, "Crgin of chlorine and brcedne in the oceans," Nature, 273, 631-636, 1978.
Sigurdsscn, H. , J-G. Schilling and P.S. Meyer, "Skagi and Largjckull Vole:utte Zenes in Iceland: I - Petrology and Structure," Jour. Cecpttys. Em. ,
August, 1978 issue.
Schilling, J-G. , H. Sigurdsson, and R.H. Kingsley, "Skagi and Western Neovole:ulic Zenes in Iceland: II - Geochimical Variations," Jour. Gectbais. Res.,
August, 1978 issue.
Eender, M.L. , G.P. Kli-2ha.mer and D.W. Scencer, " Manganese in sea water ar.d
, the, ma"ine manganese balance, . Ceec Sea Research, 24, 799-812 (1177) q.
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N Lorens R.B. and M.L. Bender, "The physiological exclusion of magnesium by Mytilus edulis calcite," Nature, 269, 793-794 (1977).
- rrens, R.B. , D.F. Williams and M.L. Ber# , "The early non-structu"al chemical diag,eriesis of foraminiferal valcite," Journal of Sedimentary i'etrolory, E , 1602-1609 (1977).
WillLvns, D.F. , M. A. Scrmer II and M. L. Bender, " Carbon isotopic composition of recent planktonic foraminifera of the Indian Ocean," Earth and Planetary Science Letters, 16,391-403(1977).
Bender M.L. , K. A. Fanning, P.N. F"celich, G.Ross Heath and V. Phynard, " Inter-stitial nitrate profiles and oxidaticn of sedimenta"y crganic matter in the Eastern Equatorial Atlantic," Science, 198, 605-609 (1977).
Klinkhamer, G.P. , M.L. Bender and R.F. Weiss, "Hydrothemal mars;anese in the Galapagos Rift," Nature, 269, 319-320 (1977).
Schilling, J-G. , C.K. Unni and M.L. Bender, "Crigin of C1 and Br in the Oceans,"
thture, 273, 631-636 (1978).
Uender, M.L. and David Graham, "Long tem constraints on the glcbal marine carbonate system," Journal of Marine Research, 36, 551-567 (1978).
Spencer, D.W. , P.G. Brewer, A.P. Fleer, S. Ecnjo, S. Krishnaswami and Y. Nozaki,
" Chemical Fluxes Frcm a Sediment Trap Experiment in the Deep Sargasso Sea,"
Journal of Marine Research, Volume 36, 3, 1978.
Moyers, J.L. and J.G. Eckhardt, " Stable Iodine Species in the Vicinity of Nuclear Power Plants," Tecnnical Reper, University Analytical Center, U. of Angona, 1978.
Pickart, S.J., H. Alperin and J. Rhyne, "Small Magnetic Scatterirs from a Dilute Amorphous Fe-Tb Alloy," Physics Letters 64A, 337 (1977) .
Ehyne, J. , S. Pickart and H. Alperin, "Ma,j;netic Neutron Scattering From Anorpous TmFe 2
," J. Appl. Phys. M , 1691 (1978).
!se, H, G. Tully, P. Schatz and D.J. Enatcwich, "Use of Stable Ca in the Clini-cal Measurement of Intestinal Calcium Absorptien," Calcif. Tiss. Res. , 26, 5-11 (1978)
Weisel, C. P. and Fasching, J. L. , "A Modified Stancard Addition Method for Ce-terminirs Cd, Fb, Cu, and Fe in Marine Saq:les by Atcmic Abscrptien Spec-trascopy," ACS SYMPOSIUM SERES No.1972, August 1978.
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PUBLICATICNS IN PRESS Wallace, G.T. and R. A. Duce, "Cpen ocean bubble transport of particulate trace mtals, " In press, Deep Sea Res. (1978).
Wallace, G.T. and d.A. Duce, " Bubble transpcrt of particulate organic carbon in marine waters," In press, Limnol. Oceanog. (1978)
Ualsh, P.R. , K. A. Eahn, and R. A. Duce, " Erroneous mass-size functions result- -
ing from particle bounce-off in a high-volume cascade irpactor," In press, Atmcs. Environ. (1978)
Graham, W.F. , S.R. Piotrowicz, and R.A. Duce, "The sea as a source of atms-pheric phosphorus," Submitted to 5"arine Chemistry (1978) _.
Walsh, P.R. , R. A. Duce, and J.L. Fasching, " Consideration of the enriebrent, sources, and flux of arsenic in the glcbal troposphere," Submitted to J_. Gecphys. Res. (1978)
Walsh, P.R. , R. A. Duce, and J.L. Fasching, "Trcpospheric arsenic over marine and continental regions," Submitted to J. Cecphys. Res. (1978)
Graham, W.F. and R.A. Duce, " Atmospheric pathways of the phosphorus cycle,"
Submitted to Geochimica et,Cosm chimica Acta (1978).
Piotrowicz, S.R., R. A. Duce, J.L. Fasching, and C.P. Weisel, "Burstire bubbles and their effect en the sea-to-air transport of Fe, Cu, and Z .," cub-mitted to Marine Chemistry (1978).
Maenhaut, W.R. , W.H. Zoller, and R. A. Duce, "Ccncentration and size distribu-tien of particulate trace elements in the South Polar atmsphere," Sub-mitted to J. Gecphys. Res. (1978).
Rahn, K.A. , "'Ihe Arctic Air-Sarplic.g Network", Arctic Eulletin (In press) .
White, W.M. , and J-G Schilling, "2e Nature and Origin of Geochemical Variatien in Mid-Atlantic Ridge Easalts frcm the Central North Atlantic," Sub-mitted to Geochim. Ccsmchim. Acta, Octeter,1977 issue.
Argpllo, R., and J-G. Schilling, Ge/Si and Ca/Al Variations Alcr.g the Reyk' anes Ridge and Iceland, Submitted to Nature, June 1978.
Bender, M.L. , R.J. McCaffrey and J. Cullen, "The release of heavy metals f reducing marine sediments, in "'Ihe State of Marine Envircnmental Rese h",
in press.
Eender, M.L. and G.P. Klinkhamer, "Effect of the diagenetic status of sedimnts on the ccncentrations of trace metals in ccre waters," Proceedire or t he U.S.-U.S.S.R. Marine Polluticn Exchar.;e Prcgram, in press.
Bender, M.L. , R. G . Fairbanks , F.W. Taylor, R.K. Mathews , J .G . Goddard and . .J .
Brcecker, "Urantm-series dating of Pleistocene reef tractc of Earbades, West Indies," G.S.A. Sulletin, in press.
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Pao, R. , A.J. Corey and S.S. Mitra, ed. B. Bendow and S.S. Mitra, "Cptical Absorption Spectra of Neutron Irradiated Optical Fibers in the o.7 to 1.1 um Region" to be published in "Recent Advances in Fiber Optics" Plenum Press, New Ycrk, in press.
Nunes,A.C.,"TheCbnvergingEeamSrall-AngleNeutronDiffractemeter: Cal-culated Resolution," J. Appl. Cryst. (1978) (in press).
RI.lkt . tk, C.F. and S.S. Malik, "The Producticn of Cold and Ultra Cold Neutrons liy a Movily, Ct'ystal Lattice," submitted for publication in Nuclear Instru-nent.s :uid Methods.
RlesenPeld, P.W., R.G. Stevens and M.P. Doyle, "Autenati decay and dead time collection in neutron activation aralysis for copper in envircrrental samples with high salt content," Submitted to Anal. Chen. Mar. 1978.
Stevens, R.G., F.W. Riesenfeld and J.L. Fasching, " Comparison of N ublet Resolvirsi; Power and Peak Area Accuracy of 'Ihree Different Spectra Aral-ysis Computer Programs," Amer. Nucl. Soc. Ccnf. cn Computers in Act.
Anal. and Garra Fay Spectroscopy, April 30 to May 3,1978, Fayagaez, Puerto Rico.
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ORAL PPESE'EATIC'S Rao, R. , "Padiaticn Damage in Optical Fibers," Conference on Physics of Fiber Cptics, URI, June 22-23, 1978.
Brewer, P.G. , "Che:8!ical Fluxes From Sediment Traps in the Deep Sargasso Sea,"
AGU, Sprirs 1978 Meetirs, Miami.
Pickart, S.J., "Srall-Angle Magnetic Scattering from Pare Earth-Iron Alloys,"
4th Internaticral Conference on Small-Angle Scattering of Neutrens &
X-rays, Gatlinburg, TN, Oct.1977 Pickart, S.J., " Magnetic Scattering frcm the Spin Glass TmFe ," 23rd Arnual Conf. on Magnetism and Fagnetic Materials, Minneapolis,2 MN, Nov. 1977 Nunes, A.C., "The Converging Beam Smil-Angle Neutron DifD' actometer: Cal-culated Resolution,'.' presented at the Fourth Internaticral Conference on Small-Angle Scatterirs of X-rays and Neutrons, Gatlinburg, Tennessee, Oct. 3-7,1977.
Nunes, A.C. , "S:a'l Angle Scattering (Neutmn) from Ferrofluids," Invited seminar, Argenne National Laboratory, March 10, 1978.
Riesenfeld, P.W. , R.G. .Stevens, J. Fasching, "Ccgarison of Doublet Resolving Power and Peak Accuracy of Three Different Spectra Analysis Computer Pro-grams," Presented at the American Nuclear Society Topical Ccnference -
Ccquters in Activation Analysis and Ga:ra-ray Spectrosecpy, April 30 -
Fay 4,1978, Fayaguez, Puerto Rico.
Luedtke, N.A. , and M.L. Bender, " Tracer studies of sediment-water interactions in estuaries," Fall, 1977 A.G.U. meeting.
Froelich, P.N. , Klinkha::mer, G.P. , Bender, M.L. , and Fanning, K. A. , " Pare water nutrient and metal profiles during organic matter regeneration in pelante sedi.":ents of the eastern equatorial Atlantic," Fall,1977 AGU meetire,.
Bender, M.L. and Narv.sett Bay Study Gmup, 'A Spring,1977 nutrient, oxygen and metal balance for th~ansett Bay, Rhode Islard," Fall, 1977 AGU Meeting Schilling, J-G. , "F, Cl, Br in MAR Glasses and Azores Basalts," Tmns. Amer.
Gecphys. Union, H , 409, 1978.
Rowe, E.C. , and J-G. Schilling, " Fluorine in Reykjanes Ridge Basalts,""'rans.
Amer. Gecphys. Union, 19,,409,1978.
9 Fisk, M.R., J-G Schilling and H. Sigurdsson, " Olivine Geothen:rmetry of Eeykjanes Ridge and Icelard Tholeiltes, Amer. GecpN/s. Unicn, {9, ul0,1978.
Rahn, K.A., " Particulate air polluticn in the Arctic: Larga-scale cccurrenu and meteemlogical centrols." Ninth Inter"aticnal Ccnference en At:rs-pheric Aerosols, Ccndensation and Ice Nuclei, University College, Galway, Ireland, 21-27 Septerter 1977
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Rahn, K. A. , "Some new ideas concernirs the nature and origin of the Arctic aerosol." Gecphysical Mcnitoring for Clinate Change Program, National Cceanic and Atnospherfc Administratien, Boulder, Co., 28 Noved er 1977.
Rahn, K.A., "large-scale at cspheric circulation to the Arctic as deduced from air chemistry: A first lock." National Center for Atmospheric Research, Eculder, Co., 28 November 1977.
Rahn, K.A., " Arctic air chemistry studies." Gecphysical Institute, University of Alaska, Fairbanks, AK, 2 Decenter 1977.
Rahn, K. A., " Arctic haze over Barrow - A twenty-year chronicle of scientific surprises." Naval Arctic Research Laboratory,1 April 197S.
Hahn, K. A. , "Atnespheric chemintry research at URI/GSO." Address to visiting Marine Science Delegation frcm the Fecple's Repubile of Chira. 5 May 1978.
P&a, K. A. , "Scme new ideas about sources, composition, and transpcrt of the Arctic aerosol." Atncspheric Science Research Center, SUNY Albany, Few York, 15 May 1978.
Rahn, K. A. , "'Ihe hazy Arctic." Weather Orientation Course, American Meteor-ological Society, Besten, Ma, 7 June 1978.
Duce, R. A. , " Gas-to-particle conversicn of organics : budget ccnsiderations,"
Interratioral Symposium on the Influence of the Biosphere on the Atmos-phere, Mainz, Gen any,11-14 July 1977.
Duce, R. A. , " Implementation plan for the detemdnation of the atnespheric contributicn of petroleum hydrocarbons to the oceans," First session of the GESAMP '410 Working Group on the Interchange of Pollutants be-tween the Atmosphere and the Oceans, Dubrovnik, Yugoslavia, 3-7 Oct.,
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Weisel, C.P. , S.R. Piotrowicz, R. A. Duce ard J.L. Fasching, "A modified standaid addition method fcr determining Cd, Eb, Cu, and Fe in sea water carples by atcmic absorption spectroscopy," 174th Naticral Meeting, Arerican Chemical Society, Chicago, Illinois, 29 August -
2 Septemcer 1977 Fasching, J.L. and T. S. Wasco, " Glass: A Precencentrater for Trace Metals,"
'Ihe 29th Arnual Fittsburgh Ccnference on Aralytical Chemistry Applied Spectrocccpy, Cleveland, Ohio, February 27 - March 3, 1978.
Fasching, J.L. , "A Technique for Detennining the Minir:um Level of a Consistent with a Set of Envircnmntal Data," The 29th Arrual Pittsbu gh Conference en Aralytical Chemistry Applied Spectrcscepy, Cleveland, Chio, February 27-7crch 3, 1978.
Fasching, J.L. and J. C. Ecssell, "A New Method fcr Ncn-Lineo" i'ppi .g that Includes Aralytical Uncertainties," The 29th Arrual Pittstu .+. Ccnfer-ence en Aralytical Chemistry Applid Spectrcscopy, Cleveland, Chio, February 27 - March 3, 1973.
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Fasening, J.L., " Analytical Methods for Sar:pling the Sea Surface or Scient-ific Bubble Blowins," 8th Northeast Regional Meeting of the etwrican Chemical Society, Boston, Mass., June 25 - June 28, 1978.
Fasching, J.L., " Chemical Aging: Must it Occur?," Program in GerontolorJ, Univ. of Rhode Irland, April 18, 1978.
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AFFEIDIX A t.!NIRCE!TfAL CONSIDERATICMS 1he discharges fWm the R. I. Nuclear Science Center consist of heat, radioactive solids, liquids and gases.
- 1. Heat - A research reactor is operated for the neutrons and gama rays it produces. 'Ihe heat must be disposed of as a waste product. At present, the pcwer level of the reactor is 2000 kilowatts. Heat disposal is through closed cycle evaporative cooling of water by the atrosphere in a cooling tower using recirculating tap water. 'Ihe en37 effect on the envirurent is a small increase in the humidity and te@ era-ture of the air in the vicinity of the cooling tower. For some atnospheric ccnditions a visible water vapor p'.m is fotted.
J. Radioactive Solids - All radioactive solid waste generated by the reactor and the research programs is collected into waste disposal drums and transferred to a corrercial waste disposal firm licensed by the U. S. Nuclear Regulatory Com.ission. 'Ihis fim disposes of the raterial in a USNRC 1 ~ tensed land burial site. During FY 1978, 88.2 cubic feet of aterial containing about 68 millicuries of activity was tra:asferred for disposal.
3 Radioactive Liquids - All radioactive liquids drain into holding tanks from which the liquids may be discharged to the 3hrra-gansett Bay Campus laboratory waste treatment plant after deter-miration of radicactivity content and pH. 'Ihe total radicactiv-ity released during FY 1978 was 3.4 millicuries. Averaged over the discharge time, the concentration is 3.16X10 8 microcuries/ 8 milliliter; averaged over the year, the concentration is 4.1X10 microcuries/ milliliter which was 0.006". of the maximum pemis-sible concentration.
- 4. Fadioactive Gases - During cperation of the reactor, radicactive gases are produced and disposed of (after renitoring) through a 115 foot stack. 'Ihe principle gas is radicactive Argen-41 which has a 1.8 hour9.259259e-5 days <br />0.00222 hours <br />1.322751e-5 weeks <br />3.044e-6 months <br /> half life. Fission gases such as iodine, zenen, krypten and tritium have never been detected in the stack ef-fluent. 'Ihe average Argon 41 concentrations off site in Ff 1978 was 1.96X10 ' uCi/cc cr 4.9% of the maximum permissible concentra-tien.
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