User:Rdmadding

Richard D. Madding, Jr. came to Mound Laboratory in Miamisburg, OH, on December 30, 1963, from Southern Illinois University as an Operating Chemist to perform final assembly on a Plutonium-238 weapons component. After completing Phase I of this project in 1965, he held many other positions through February, 1981, when he left Mound to start his own video production company. Dick returned to Mound in 1983 as a Q-Cleared contractor, documenting Mound activities, making 135 video programs and archiving over 200 hours of unedited material through 2002. He is currently retired and writing a book on Plutonium-238 at Mound. Listed below are Mr. Madding's technical documents authored while at Mound. Document Number Document Title Doc Date Authors MIL-S-0232 Evaluation of High Assay Pu-238 Oxide for Use in Fabrication of Plasma-Fired Microspheres 4/30/1968 Madding Jr., R., Vallée, R. MLM-1660 Testing of Disposable Containers for Radioactive Waste 2/23/1969 Madding Jr., R. D. and Vallée, R. E. MLM-1687(LD) Testing of Disposable Containers for Dry Radioactive Waste 7/1/1969 Madding Jr., R. D. and Vallée, R. E. MLM-1911 Documentation of DOT-SP-5915 for 55/30 and 83/55 Drum Combination Packaging 4/28/1972 Madding Jr., R. D., Vallée, R. E. and Griffin, J. F. MLM-1927 Plutonium-239/Beryllium Neutron Source Surveillance and Testing 2/15/1973 Madding Jr., R. D. and Vallée, R. E. MLM-2239 A Report on the Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Technical (T) Building at Mound Laboratory 5/21/1976 Gilbert, Keith V., Wright, Eugene M. and Madding Jr., Richard D. MLM-MU-68-65-0A011 Evaluation of Low Assay Pu-238 Oxide for Use in Fabrication of Plasma-Fired Microspheres 1/1/1968 Madding Jr., R., Vallée, R. MLM-MU-74-72-0003 A Report on the Decontamination and Decommissioning of the Technical (T) Building at Mound Laboratory 12/31/1974 Gilbert, K., Wright, E., Madding Jr., R.