7. MAJOR FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES (Include COSATI Codes):

Maintains research programs in the basic sciences, conducts pioneering-
type development work and contributes fundamental knowledge basic to the
release, effects and utilization of atomic energy and the materials

required for atomic energy purposes. The research programs are

administered under the following divisions:

Ceramic and Mechanical Engineering (11-02, 14-02)

Chemical Engineering (07-01)

Chemistry (07-02, 07-04, 07-05, 18-08)

Mathematics and Computer (12-01, 09-02)
Metallurgy (11-06)

Physics (20-07, 20-08, 20-12)
Reactor (18-09)

A. ADDITIONAL COSATI CODES:

SURVEY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES

Conducted By THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION For The

FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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The laboratory has available a wide range of special equipment for
conducting research in the physical sciences. Specialized facilities
include a 10 MW research reactor, a 70 MeV electron synchrotron,
SDS-910 computers (2), ASI-6050 computer, isotope separator, neutron
diffractometer, X-ray diffractometers, electron microprobe X-ray
analyzer, electron microscopes, film scanning equipment, beta-ray
spectrometer, mass spectrometers, helium cryostats, superconducting
magnet, electron beam melter, rolling mill and extrusion press.

9. COMMENT AND PUBLICATION REFERENCES:

1. For a detailed description of research accomplishments in FY 1969, see USAEC Report IS-2100.

2. Laboratory Brochure: Iowa State University Institute for Atomic Research (including the Ames Laboratory of the Atomic Energy Commission).

3.

List of Publications, Ames Laboratory, USAEC (annual)

Applied and basic aspects of nuclear research. Applied areas concentrate on development of liquid metal fast breeder reactors whose eventual commercial development will be for generation of electricity. Design studies, component development, reactor operation, theoretical and experimental reactor physics, nuclear safety, nuclear materials and fuels development, and spent fuel processing are included in this work.

Basic research is largely nuclear related in areas of applied mathematics, biology and medicine, chemistry, high energy physics, metallurgy, nuclear physics, and solid state science.

Cosati Codes: 03-02; 04-01, 02; 05-02; 06-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 13, 18, 19; 07-01, 02, 03, 04, 05; 08-01, 08; 09-01, 02, 04; 10-01, 02, 03; 11-01, 02, 04, 06; 12-01, 02; 14-01; 18-01, 02, 04, 06, 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13; 20-02, 07,08,09,12,13.

A. ADDITIONAL COSATI CODES:

SURVEY OF FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT LABORATORIES

Conducted By THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION For The

FEDERAL COUNCIL FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

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12.5 GeV proton synchrotron, 3600 CDC and 360 IBM Computers, research nuclear reactors for general usage and special biological studies, large fast critical zero power reactors, 62 Mw thermal (20 Mwe) sodium cooled fast reactor, 100" spectrograph, hot laboratories for high level activity and specialty use such as transuranium elements, facilities for low level counting such as whole body counting.

9. COMMENT AND PUBLICATION REFERENCES:

Laboratory and divisional annual reports, monthly progress reports on Reactor Development Program; most remaining publications through topical reports bearing the letter designation ANLor through regular journal outlets specific for the subject matter.

Argonne has an increasing interest in R and D work in the total national picture. Projects are under way involving $1,379,000 within FY 1970 of non-AEC funding. These projects tend to concentrate on environmentally related work.

Argonne National Laboratory maintains a permanent staff of about 550 at the
National Reactor Testing Station, Idaho Falls, Idaho.

Cost of Reimbursable Work for Other Federal Agencies.... $0.6