[en] A four layer, 5 cm beam tube aperture, 1-m, long model accelerator dipole has been built and recently tested at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. The conductor for this dipole is graded. The cable used for the inner two layers has about 30% more superconductor than that in the outer two layers, so the conductors reach the short sample limit at nearly the same current. This magnet is the third of a series of high field dipoles under development at LBL and has been tested at 1.8 and 4.2⁰K in liquid helium at one atmosphere pressure. Because of the large forces exerted at high field the magnitude and distribution of prestress in the assembled coil are quite important. The stress in each layer was measured and adjusted quite closely during the assembly process. The magnet achieved 9.08 T at 1.8⁰K and 7.15 T at 4.4⁰K. These fields appear to correspond to the critical current limits of the conductors in the region of the splice between layers 3 and 4. Training behavior, ramp rate sensitivity and magnetic field measurements are described. 8 references, 5 figures, 4 tables

[en] This paper describes the results of a joint initiative between Oak Ridge National Laboratory, operated by UT-Battelle, and Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC (BJC) to characterize, package, transport, treat, and dispose of demolition waste from the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR), Cooling Tower. The demolition and removal of waste from the site was the first critical step in the planned HFIR beryllium reflector replacement outage scheduled. The outage was scheduled to last a maximum of six months. Demolition and removal of the waste was critical because a new tower was to be constructed over the old concrete water basin. A detailed sampling and analysis plan was developed to characterize the hazardous and radiological constituents of the components of the Cooling Tower. Analyses were performed for Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) heavy metals and semi-volatile constituents as defined by 40 CFR 261 and radiological parameters including gross alpha, gross beta, gross gamma, alpha-emitting isotopes and beta-emitting isotopes. Analysis of metals and semi-volatile constituents indicated no exceedances of regulatory limits. Analysis of radionuclides identified uranium and thorium and associated daughters. In addition 60Co, 99Tc, 226Rm, and 228Rm were identified. Most of the tower materials were determined to be low level radioactive waste. A small quantity was determined not to be radioactive, or could be decontaminated. The tower was dismantled October 2000 to January 2001 using a detailed step-by-step process to aid waste segregation and container loading. The volume of waste as packaged for treatment was approximately 1982 cubic meters (70,000 cubic feet). This volume was comprised of plastic (∼47%), wood (∼38%) and asbestos transite (∼14%). The remaining ∼1% consisted of the fire protection piping (contaminated with lead-based paint) and incidental metal from conduit, nails and braces/supports, and sludge from the basin. The waste, except for the asbestos, was volume reduced via a private contract mechanism established by BJC. After volume reduction, the waste was packaged for rail shipment. This large waste management project successfully met cost and schedule goals

[en] A design is presented for a dipole magnet suitable for the proposed SSC facility. Test results are given for model magnets of this design 1 m long and 4.5 m long. Flattened wedge-shaped cables (''keystoned'') are used in a graded, two-layer ''cos theta'' configuration with three wedges to provide sufficient field uniformity and mechanical rigidity. Stainless steel collars 15 mm wide, fastened with rectangular keys, provide structural support, and there is a ''cold'' iron flux return. The outer-layer cable has 30 strands of 0.0255 in. dia NbTi multifilamentary wire with Cu/S.C. = 1.8, and the inner has 23 strands of .0318 in. dia wire with Cu/S.C. = 1.3. Performance data is given including training behavior, winding stresses, collar deformation, and field uniformity

[en] A design is presented for a dipole magnet suitable for the proposed SSC facility. Test results are given for model magnets of this design 1 m long and 4.5 m long. Flattened wedge-shaped cables (''keystoned'') are used in a graded, two-layer ''cos theta'' configuration with three wedges to provide sufficient field uniformity and mechanical rigidity. Stainless steel collars 15 mm in radial depth, fastened with rectangular keys, provide structural support, and there is a ''cold'' iron flux return. The outer-layer cable has 30 strands of 0.648 mm diameter NbTi multifilamentary wire with Cu/S.C. = 1.8, and the inner has 23 strands of 0.808 mm diameter wire with Cu/S.C. = 1.3. Performance data are given, including training behavior, winding stresses, collar deformation, and field uniformity. 10 refs., 11 figs

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[en] Model dipole superconducting magnets with central fields above 8 tesla are being developed for future multi-TeV colliding beam accelerators. The first three models are 1 meter long, have nominal 50 mm diameter cold bores, and utilize Nb-Ti superconductor operating in He II at 1.8 K. None of the three models had an iron flux-return yoke. The maximum central fields achieved are 8.0, 8.6, and 9.1 tesla - all short-sample performance at 1.8 K for the conductors used. At 4.3 K the maximum central fields are from 1.5 to 2.0 tesla lower. In one design, the superconductor is arranged in four concentric cylindrical layers, sometimes called a four-shell geometry. With higher current density Nb-Ti we expect this design to reach 10 tesla central field and a two layer design to reach 8 tesla. The other design uses 8 flat pancakes with upturned ends. Improved Nb-Ti should also allow this design to reach 10 tesla central field. This geometry is being used for our Nb₃Sn wind-and-react dipole to be operated in He I at 4.3 K

[en] Superconductors provide the accelerator designer with a unique opportunity to construct machines that can achieve high particle energies and yet have low operating costs. This paper describes the design, fabrication and testing of a 4 layer, 50 mm bore superconducting dipole magnet, D-9A. The magnet reached short sample, 5.8 T at 4.4 K and 8.0 T and 1.8 K, with little training, and exhibited low losses and low ramp rate sensitivity

[en] The SSC requires a very uniform dipole field. A 40 mm bore diameter winding cross section has been developed which has computed multipole coefficients less than 1 x 10^-6 of the dipole field at 10 mm radius for an operating field of 6.6T at 4.35 K. This cross section has 4 conductor blocks (3 wedges, 16 turns) per quadrant in the inner layer, and two blocks (1 wedge, 20 turns) in the outer layer. ''Partially keystoned'' cable is used; the inner cable has 23 strands of .0318 inch diameter wire; the outer cable has 30 strands of .0255 inch diameter wire. Model magnets have been constructed and the fields measured at room temperature and at liquid helium temperature up to fields exceeding 6.6T. Measured fields are compared to the predicted field. In addition, the as-built conductor positions in several magnets have been determined after cutting up the magnets. The predictions based on as-built configurations are computed and compared to measurements

[en] Error fields in a dipole due to superconductor magnetization and conductor misplacements add unwanted multipole, mainly sextupole and decapole, terms to the desired dipole field. Two persistent mode sextupole correction coils inside the bore of model SSC dipoles have been built and tested. A shorted superconducting sextupole coil has a current induced in it by the error sextupole field such that no sextupole field can penetrate into the proton beam region. The correction sextupole coils are one layer thick and are wound from a single length of insulated composite Nb-Ti and copper wire 0.60 mm in diameter. Each of the six poles has ten turns and is mounted on a 1.75 cm radius stainless steel bore tube. Details of testing and trimming of the correction coils are described. Test results of the measured magnetic field within the model SSC dipoles with the correction coils in and out of persistent mode operation are presented. An electrical heater is used to drive the coil out of the persistent mode. Measurements of joint resistance and coil decay time constants are also given

[en] The U.S. Department of Energy is assisting key Russian universities in developing safeguards and security degree programs to prepare the next generation of specialists who will be responsible for protecting nuclear material from illicit use. These programs include course and laboratory work in nuclear material measurements, vulnerability analysis, exterior and interior sensors, and legal aspects of nuclear nonproliferation. Moscow Engineering Physics Institute (MEPhI) has graduated nine classes of masters students, most of who are working in government agencies, research organizations, or pursuing their PhD. With DOE support, MEPhI has also established a 5 1/2-year engineering degree program in safeguards and security. This is a hands-on degree that more closely meets the needs of nuclear facilities. The first class graduated in February 2007, marking a major milestone in Russian nonproliferation education. A second engineering degree program has been established at Tomsk Polytechnic University and is designed to reach those students east of the Ural Mountains, where many nuclear facilities are located. The first class will graduate in February 2009. This paper describes current development of these education programs, new initiatives, and sustainability efforts to ensure their continued viability after DOE support ends. The paper also describes general nonproliferation education activities supported by DOE that complement the more technical safeguards and security education programs.