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Kaiser Engineers: Nuclear Power Plant for ZMAR Power Systems
Report Prepared for AEC: Apr 1962

DIVISIONS OF THE NRC

ENGINEERING & Industrial Research

ADVISORY BOARD ON HARDENED ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS
Annual Report: 1965
Interim Reports: 1965
Panel 1: Electric & Electromagnetic: Interim Reports: 1964-1965
Panel 2: Dynamics: Interim Reports: 1965
Panel 3: Prime Movers: Interim Reports: 1964
Panel 3: Prime Movers: Joint w Panel 4: 1965
Panel 4: Air Supply & Cooling: Interim Reports :1965
Quarterly Reports: 1963; 1964; 1965
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1964

Annual Reports: 1940-1965

BUILDING RESEARCH ADVISORY BOARD (BRAB)
Building Research in US: Program: 1962
Building Science Review: 1953
Committee Advisory to Federal Construction Council (FCC)
CST-4314: Semi-Annual Reports: 1957
CST-1459: Semi-Annual Reports: 1954; 1955; 1956
Committee on Climatic Research
Climatic & Weather Information Needed by Building Industry: 1955
Committee on Structural Response to SST-Sonic Boom
Interim Reports: 1964; 1965
Committee on Temporary & Semi-Permanent Building Survey
Progress Report: 1963
Conference Report No. 6: Porcelain Enamel in Building Industry: 1953
Conference Report No. 3: Research Correlation Conference
Laboratory Design for Handling Radioactive Materials: Nov 1951
Federal Construction Council
Annual Report: 1954
Semi-Annual Reports: 1958-1965
Survey of Practice Report No. 6: 1965
Technical Report No. 50: Classification of Building Areas: 1964
Technical Report No. 49: Dimensional Tolerances Cast-in-Place Concrete: 1964
Technical Report No. 48: Crack Control in Concrete Masonary Unit Construction: 1964
Technical Report No. 39: Evaluation Components for Underground Heat Distribution Systems: 1964
Technical Report No. 27: Underground Insulated Piping Systems: 1963
H-41: Housing Research Survey
Final Report to HHFA: 1952
HA-fh-646
Advisory Studies for FHA: Interim Report: Jan 1956
Anchorage of Exterior Frame Walls to Various Types of Foundations: Final Report: 1956
Cracking of Concrete Face Brick & Development of Data Necessary for Criteria for Manufacture & Installation: 1956
Double Bituminous Surface Treated Residential Streets: Mar 1957
Effects of Automatic Sequence Clothes Washing Machines on Individual Sewage Disposal Systems: Final Report: Mar 1956
Installation of Wood Block Finish Flooring by Adhesive Bonding: 1956
nverted Crown Residential Streets & Alleys: Feb 1957
Performance Characteristics of Domestic Water-Heating Equipment: 1956
Protection Against Decay & Termites in Residential Construction: 1965
Small-Sized Pipe for Sanitary Laterial Sewers: Feb 1957
Study of Slab-on-Ground Construction for Residences: Final Report: Jun 1955
Survey of Proposed Technical Studies: Final Report: Jul 1956
Use of Grade Boards in Individual Household Absorption Field Trenches: Feb 1957
Vapor Barrier Materials for Use with Slabs-on-Ground Construction & as Ground Cover in Crawl Spaces: 1956
HA(---)fh-743
Apartment House Incinerators (Flue-Fed): Nov 1964
Development of Design Criteria for Control Cracking in Concrete Masonary Construction: Report to FHA: May 1961
Research Project on Houses: Pilot Survey for FHA: 1959
Slabs-on-Ground: Field Study for FHA: 1963
HA(---)fh-722
Quarterly Reports: 1957-1963
Technical Report No. 25: May 1965
Technical Report No. 24: Nov 1964
Technical Report No. 23: May 1964
Technical Report No. 21: Dec 1963
Techincal Report No. 15: Sept 1963
Technical Report No. 12: Mar 1960
Techincal Report No. 7: Dec 158
Technical Report No. 5: Jun 1958
Technical Report No. 3: Dec 1957
Technical Report No. 2: Sept 1957
Technical Report No. 1: Jul 1957
Uniform Procedures to Determine Technical Suitability of Products & Methods in FHA Insured Properties: Interim Report to FHA: 1965
New Area Planning
Analytic Studies of Selected Critical National Engineering Problems: Proposal: 1961
Progress Report 1949-1955: Apr 1955
Protection Against Decay & Termites in Residential Construction: 1958
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1958-1964
Research Correlation Conference
First: Proceedings: Jan 1950
Second: Proceedings: Nov 1950
Residential Building Sewers: 1960
Roger Halle Proposed Prefabricated Building Systems: 1956
Semi-Annual Reports: 1958; 1959
Study of Conservation in Building Construction
Final Report to DPA: Jun 1952
Final Report to DPA: Part 2: Jun 1953
Progress Report to DPA: Mar 1953; Nov 1952; Mar 1952; Nov 1951
Study to Utilize Soil Survey Data for Sanitary & Other Engineering Uses
Proposal: 1960
Subcommittee on Modular Coordination: HA(120)a-15: Reports: 1949
Survey of Temporary & Semi-Permanent Buildings on Naval Establishments
NOy-76733: Report to Bureau of Yards & Docks: Final: 1953
NOy-76733: Report to Bureau of Yards & Docks: Progress: 1953
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Building Research Institute
Annual Reports: 1957; 1958; 1959; 1960
Building Research International: 1960
Building Science Directory: 1958
Building Science News: 1959
Descriptive Folder: 1955
Study to Improve Bituminous Built-up Roofs: 1960
Committee on Aircraft Production
Final Report: Factors which Affect Increased Production & Unit Costs of Military Aircraft Engines & Accessories: Jul 1940
Progress Report: Mar 1940
Committee on Applied Research Manual: TA-OEEC-83
Applied Research in US: Report to Mutual Security Agency: Mar 1952
Committee on Artificial Limbs
Report on Principal Developments: May 1954
V1001 M184: Shakedown Test of Navy Prosthesis: 1951
VAm-21223: Conference of Subcontractors: Reports of Subcommittees: 1947
VAm-21223: Human Limbs & Their Substitutes: 1954
VAm-21223: Progress Reports: May 1949; Mar 1947; Jan 1947; Dec 1946
VAm-21223: Quarterly Publications: 1954; 1955
VAm-21223: Subcontract 15: Interim Summary Report: Bradley & Son Inc: 1946
VAm-21223: Subcontract 11: Interim Summary Report: IBM: 1946
VAm-21223: Transmittal Letters: 1947;1948
VAm-23110: U of California: Components of Floor Reaction during Walking: Cunningham D M: 1950
Committee on Beryllium
Report to National Defense Research Committee: 1941
Committee on Bureau of Mines Metallurgical Research
Report: Program & Facilities for Metallurgical Research of Bureau of Mines: 1962
Committee on Concrete Research
Needs for Concrete Research in Connection w War Effort: Recommendations: 1942
Needs for Concrete Research in Connection w War Effort: Report: 1942
Committee on Engineering for Developing Countries
Report: 1961
Committee on Fatigue in Industry
Subcommittee on Nutrition: Facts Concerning Industrial Feeding in US during WWII: 1945
Subcommittee on Nutrition: Food Service for Workers: 1946
Subcommittee on Rehabilitation: Rehabilitation: Job & Man: 1945
Committee on Fire Research
Annual Reports: 1956; 1957
CD-GA-56-38: Progress Report: 1956
Final Report 1962-1965: Jun 1965
Final Report 1959-1962: Jun 1962
Progress Reports: 1956; 1957
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1962; 1963; 1964
Study of Fire Problems: 1961
Committee on Hazards of Ammonium Nitrate Transportation
Tcg-38325: Final Report to Coast Guard: Dec 1953
Tcg-38325: Report to Coast Guard: May 1953
Tcg-38325: CG-18 535-D: Reports to Coast Guard: 1951; 1952
TCG-38325: Tcg-38528: Report: Arthur D Little Inc: 1953
Committee on Industrial Relations w South American Countries
Tour of Industrial Exploration: Reports: Final: 1941
Tour of Industrial Exploration: Reports: Members: 1941
Tour of Industrial Exploration: Reports: Tour Leader: 1941
Comimttee on International Technical Assistance: SCC-14696
Task Order II: Request 1: Consideration of Construction of Fixed Fertilizer Plant in Pakistan: 1952
Task Order II: Request 2: Plan for Economic Exploitation of Mineral & Chemical Resources of Dead Sea: 1952
Task Order II: Request 3: Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Ammonia Plant at Sindri India: 1952
Task Order II: Request 4: Establisment of Industrial Institute in Lebanon: 1952
Task Order II: Request 6: Proposed Expansion of Synthetic Ammonia Plant at Sindri India: 1953
Committee on International Technical Assistance: SCC-21718
Task Order I: Request 7: Utilization of Waste Gases in Saudi Arabia: Final & Staff Reports: 1954
Task Order III: Construction of Fertilizer Plant in Korea: Final Report: 1955
Task Order IV: Survey of Equipment Needs of Scientific Research Institutions of Govt of India: Final Report: 1955
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Committee on Metals & Minerals: Ferrous Metals & Ferroalloy Group
Beneficiation of Montana Chrome Ore Concentrate: Report: 1943
Letter Reports: Formal Listing: 1941-1942
Letter Reports: Nos 53-56: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 45-52: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 37-44: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 33-36: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 30-32: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 22-29: 1941
Committee on Metals & Minerals: Metals Conservation & Substitution Group
Letter Reports: Formal Listing: 1941-1942
Letter Reports: Nos 63-65 & 67: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 60-61: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 55-59: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 51-53: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 46-50: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 42-45: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 39-41: 1942
Letter Reports: No 38: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 34-37: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 31-33: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 28-30: 1942
Letter Reports: Nos 25-27: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 22-24: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 20-21: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 18-19: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 14-17: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 11-13: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 7-10: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 5-6: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 2-4: 1941
Report on Beryllium: 1942
Report on Conservation of Tin in Food-Canning Industry: 1942
Report on Research on Substitutes for Tin in Solder: Final: 1942
Report on Tin: 1940
Committee on Metals & Minerals: Non-Metallic Minerals Group
Letter Reports: Formal Listing: 1941-1944
Letter Reports: No 12: 1944
Letter Reports: Nos 5-8: 1941
Letter Reports: Nos 1-4: 1941
Committee on Metals & Minerals: Tin Smelting & Reclamation Group
Letter Reports: Formal Listing: 1942-1945
Letter Reports: Nos 4-9: 1942-1945
Committee on Prosthetics Research & Development
Annual Reports: 1961-1965
Quarterly Reports: 1960-1962
Reports: Design of Upper-Extremity & Knee-Bearing Prostheses: 1962
Reports: Final Summary Report: Henschke-Mauch "Hydraulik" System, Model B (Swingphase Control) for Above-Knee Prostheses: 1960
Reports: Hosner E-400-2 Spring Forearm Lift Assist Elbow: Summary: 1960
Reports: Observation of Several Prosthetics Orthotics Programs in Europe: 1965
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1959-1964
Reports to HEW: Porous Plastic Laminates (Epoxy): Summary: Final: 1962
Reports to HEW: Review of Proposals: 1964-1965
Reports to VA: Review of Applications: 1960
Reports to VA: Review of Proposals: 1963-1964
Committee on Role of Patients in Research
Committee Report: Part I: 1962
Committee Report: Part II: 1962
Committee on Science & Technology in Railroad Industry
Report: 1963
Committee on Scope & Conduct of Materials Research
More Effective Organization & Administration of Materials Research & Development for National Security: 1960
Committee on Sensory Devices: VAm-21223
Brush Development Company: Subcontract 10: Final Report: 1947
Committee Reports to Sponsors: Final Report: Part I: 1948
Committee Reports to Sponsors: Final Report: Part II: Blindness: Zahl P A: 1950
Committee Reports to Sponsors: Progress Report & Summary of Projects: 1947
Dartmouth Eye Institute: Subcontract 6: Terminal Report: 1946
Dartmouth Eye Institute: Subcontract 20: Final Report: 1947
Franklin Institute: Subcontract 23: Final Report: 1947
Franklin Institute: Subcontract 23: Progress Report: 1947
Franklin Institute: Subcontract 21: Final Report: 1947
Haskins Laboratories: Subcontract 7: Final Report: 1947
Haskins Laboratories: Subcontract 7: Progress Report: 1946; 1947
Hoover Company: Subcontract 8: Final Report: 1947
Hoover Company: Subcontract 8: Summary Report: 1947
Perkins Institution & Massachusetts School for Blind: Subcontract 24: Final Report: 1947
RCA Laboratories: Subcontract 13: Final Report: 1948
RCA Laboratories: Subcontract 13: Interim Report: 1947
RCA Laboratories: Subcontract 13: Progress Report: 1947
Radio Inventions Inc: Subcontract 19: Final Report: 1947
Radio Inventions Inc: Subcontract 19: Interim Report: 1946
Stromberg-Carlson Company: Subcontract 9: Final Report: Supplement: 1947
Stromberg-Carlson Company: Subcontract 9: Final Report: General: 1947
Committee on Sensory Devices: W 49-007-MD-347
RCA Laboratories: Subcontract 13: Final Report: 1946
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Committee on Ship Construction: NOBs-34231
Administrative Report: NRC: Oct 1949
Advisory Report 1: NRC: Jun 1947
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1946-1949
Committee on Ship Steel: NOBs-50148
NS-011-078: Properties & Methods of Production of Laminated Ship Steel Plate: Appraisal: NRC: 1954
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1949-1963
Welding & Materials Research in USSR: 1961
Committee on Ship Structural Design
NOBs-50148: Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1954-1956
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1958-1963
Committee on Textile & Apparel Research
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1963
Committee on Textile Research
Current Needs in Research Relevant to Interests of US Textile Industry: Report: 1962
Committee on ZMAR Power Systems
Power-Generating Systems for ZEUS Multi-Function Array Radar: Report: 1962
Conference on Electrical Insulation
Annual Reports: 1940; 1941; 1946; 1947; 1948; 1949; 1963; 1964; 1965
Contributions of Chemist to Insulation Research: A Review: 1941-1946
Digest of Literature on Dielectrics: 1947-1950
Design & Construction of Concrete Barges & Ships
Problems: Reports: 1943

Engineering & Social Sciences: An Advisory Study: 1962

HIGHWAY RESEARCH BOARD
AASHO Road Test: Final Report
History & Description of AASHO Road Test: 1961
Annual Reports: 1954; 1955; 1956
Committee on National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Quarterly Report: 1965
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1964
Highway Research Abstracts
Index 1963: 1964
Vol 35 No 12: Dec 1965
Information & Operational Guide: 1965
Report to Bureau of Public Roads
Design & Development of Highway Research Information Service: Jun 1965
Strategy for Conducting Comprehensive Studies on State of Art & Research Needs in Highway Traffic Safety: 1965

Interests & Activities: Report of Chairman: 1964

Long-Range Planning Committee: Report
Proposed Exploratory Program for Division of Engineering & Industrial Research: 1965
Maritime Cargo Transportation Conference
Cargo Ship Loading: 1957
Longshore Safety Survey: Report: 1958
NEAC (North East Air Command) Study: Comparison of Conventional vs United Cargo Systems: 1955
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1960; 1961; 1963; 1964
Shipboard Cranes & Burtoning Gear: Progress Report No 1: 1957
SS WARRIOR: Analysis of Expert Transportation System from Shipper to Consignee: 1954
Maritime Research Advisory Committee: Panels
Conference on Maritime Research Center
Implementation of Maritime Administration Research: Report: 1960
Future Requirements
Future Requirements for Ocean Transport: Report: 1960
Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering: Interim Report: 1959
Port Facilities: Report: 1960
Ship Operations: Report: 1960
Wartime Use of US Merchant Marine: Report: Project Walrus: 1959
Wartime Use of US Merchant Marine: Report: Staff: 1959
Maritime Research Advisory Committee
Progress Report: 1959
Proposed Program for Maritime Administrative Research: Report: Final: 1960
MARITIME TRANSPORTATION RESEARCH BOARD
Committee on Transportation of Perishable Foods
Report to Dept of Agriculture: Dec 1965
Maritime Cargo Transportation Conference
Report: Semi-Annual: 1962
Ship Hull Research Committee
Reports: 1964; 1965
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MATERIALS ADVISORY BOARD
Committee on Development of Manufacturing Process for Aircraft Materials
Aircraft & Astronautics Applications Panel: Summary Report: 1962
Committee on Fundamental Considerations in Personnel Armor Materials
Jt w Advisory Board Quartermaster R&D: Reports: First & Second: 1960; 1961
History Organization Administrative Procedures Reports: 1961; 1962; 1963
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1951-1965
MINERALS & METALS ADVISORY BOARD
Panel: Recovery of Phosphate Slimes
Possible Utilization of Phosphate Rock Slimes: Report: 1953
Panel Advisory to FAA Sonic Boom Test Program: Report: 1964
Prevention of Failure of Metals under Repeated Stress: Italian Edition: 1956
PROSTHETICS RESEARCH BOARD
Progress in Prosthetics: Summary: 1962

Report to Administrative Committee: 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1945

Scandinavian Research & Industry Tour
Pharmaceutical Industry in Scandinavia: 1946
Ship Hull Research Committee
Reports: Transmittal Letters: 1963; 1964
Ship Structure Committee
Investigation of Radioscotopes for Inspection of Ship Welds: 1958
Milling Sampling Techniques for Quality Determination of Ship Plate Steel: 1958
War Metallurgy Committee
Chromium Plating: Bibliography & Correlated Abstract of Published Literature: Jul 1943
Committee on Metals & Minerals: Beryllium: Digest of Report: Apr 1943
Committee on Metals & Minerals: Report of Activities 1940-1945: 1945
Engineering Approach to Selection Evaluation & Specification of Metallic Materials: Report: 1943
Report of Its Purposes Aims & Work: 1944
Reports: Monthly: 1942-1943
Safe Substitute Solder for Food Cans: Report: Aug 1943
Working Group on Engineering & Social Science
Engineering & Social Science: Report: 1962
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