Final Safety Analysis Report: SNAP 1A Radioisotope Fueled Themonuclear Generator (open access)

Final Safety Analysis Report: SNAP 1A Radioisotope Fueled Themonuclear Generator

The following report is the final safety analysis report for the Task 2 Radioisotope Powered Thermoelectric Generator prepared by The Martin Company. It presents analyses, tests and evaluation of the operational safety criteria for the generator.
Date: June 30, 1960
Creator: Dix, George P.
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 9th Quarterly Progress Report, March 1, 1961 to May 31, 1961 (open access)

PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 9th Quarterly Progress Report, March 1, 1961 to May 31, 1961

From abstract: The objective of the contract is the design, development, fabrication, installation initial testing and operation of a prepackaged, air transportable nuclear power plant, the PM-1.
Date: July 10, 1961
Creator: O'Brien, J. F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 8th Quarterly Progress Report, December 1, 1960 to February 28, 1961 (open access)

PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 8th Quarterly Progress Report, December 1, 1960 to February 28, 1961

From abstract: The objective is the design, development, fabrication, installation and initial testing and operation of a prepackaged, air-transportable, pressurized water reactor nuclear power plant, the PM-1.
Date: April 6, 1961
Creator: Sieg, J. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Special Welding Techniques : Final Summary Report (open access)

Special Welding Techniques : Final Summary Report

From foreword: This is the final report on Special Welding Techniques. The work of the third and final year is discussed in detail, and the accomplishments of the first two years are summarized.
Date: January 1957
Creator: Mueller, John; Maxwell, William & Siltanen, James
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-3A Nuclear Power Plant Program (open access)

PM-3A Nuclear Power Plant Program

From summary: Progress report on the production of detailed piping and equipment installation drawings for the PM-3A nuclear power plant program. Attention has been paid to the procurement of those valves and specialty items associated with the piping system.
Date: July 21, 1961
Creator: Martin Company. Nuclear Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Feasibility Study of Water-Cooled Thermionic Nuclear Power Plant (open access)

Feasibility Study of Water-Cooled Thermionic Nuclear Power Plant

From introduction: Feasibility of the thermionic reactor system determined by a comparison of plant features such as component and plant reliability, capital and operating costs, and the number of air-transportable modules required, to existing portable nuclear power plants.
Date: November 1962
Creator: Martin Company. Nuclear Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
SNAP Programs Quarterly Progress Report, Task 8--Stontium-90 Fuled Thermoelectric Generator Development: Number 1, November 1, 1960-January 31, 1961 (open access)

SNAP Programs Quarterly Progress Report, Task 8--Stontium-90 Fuled Thermoelectric Generator Development: Number 1, November 1, 1960-January 31, 1961

From summary: The SNAP 7 program is being conducted for the purpose of developing four radioisotope-fueled thermo-electric power generation systems. An important phase of this program is the processing of Strontium-90 into heat sources for these systems. The current effort involves the design and engineering analysis of two of the four thermo-electric generators.
Date: June 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
SNAP Programs Quarterly Progress Report, Task 8--Stontium-90 Fuled Thermoelectric Generator Development: Number 5, November 1, 1961-January 31, 1962 (open access)

SNAP Programs Quarterly Progress Report, Task 8--Stontium-90 Fuled Thermoelectric Generator Development: Number 5, November 1, 1961-January 31, 1962

From introduction and summary: The SNAP 7 program is being conducted by the Martin Company for the purpose of developing four radioisotope-fueled thermo-electric power generation systems. The current program in its entirety covers: design, fabrication, test and delivery of four-radioisotope-fueled thermo-electric generator systems are to be designed to meet the rigorous environmental requirements of field use by the U.S. Coast Guard and the U.S. Navy.
Date: 1962
Creator: McDonald, W. A. & Kershaw, W. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Snap 7B: Stronium-90 Fueled Thermoelectric Generator Power Source, Thirty- Watt U.S. Coast Guard Automatic Light Station. Final Report (open access)

Snap 7B: Stronium-90 Fueled Thermoelectric Generator Power Source, Thirty- Watt U.S. Coast Guard Automatic Light Station. Final Report

The objectives of the SNAP 7B program were to design, manufacture, test and deliver a thirty-watt electric generating system for a U. S. Coast Guard Automatic Light Station. This report describes the sixty-watt, strontium-90 thermoelectric generator, the converter, the batteries, and the installation of the generator into the container. The electrical tests of the generator and of the system, the shock and vibration tests, and the tests at the environmental temperature extremes are discussed.
Date: June 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
SNAP 7D: stronium-90 fueled thermoelectric generator power source, thirty-watt U.S. Navy Floating Weather Station, final report (open access)

SNAP 7D: stronium-90 fueled thermoelectric generator power source, thirty-watt U.S. Navy Floating Weather Station, final report

The objectives of the SNAP-7D program were to design, manufacture, test and deliver a thirty-watt electric generating system for a modified U.S. Navy NOMAD-class weather buoy to be stationed in the Gulf of Mexico. The sixty-watt Strontium-90 thermoelectric generator, the relay panel, the batteries, and the installation of the system in a boat-type buoy are described. In addition to delivering the power supply, many tests were required for the SNAP-7D system to demonstrate its conformance to the contract statement of work.
Date: March 15, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Fluidized Bed Reactor Study: Phase I - Feasibility (open access)

Fluidized Bed Reactor Study: Phase I - Feasibility

From abstract: The Fluidized Bed Reactor (FBR) consists of a bed of fuel pellets which circulate in a confined core region as the result of the upward flow of fluid through the particles. In the present concept the fluid acts as a fluidizing, coolant and reactor moderator medium. This report is the results of the Phase I study to determine the feasibility of this concept.
Date: February 1959
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: Final Progress Report, September 1, 1962 Through Completion (open access)

PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: Final Progress Report, September 1, 1962 Through Completion

From abstract: The principal efforts during the final period were concerned with plant testing, modifications to the plant to enable it to produce full design load at high ambient temperatures, the compilation and evaluation of plant performance data, preparation of documents and transfer of the plant to the AEC and final resolution of all outstanding contract scope items.
Date: July 15, 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: Plant Performance Studies, Final Periodic Report, September 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962 (open access)

PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: Plant Performance Studies, Final Periodic Report, September 1, 1962 to December 31, 1962

From abstract: Data obtained during the performance testing of the PM-1 plant was compiled and evaluated. It is concluded from the data that the plant performance in general meets or exceeds specifications. Transient and steady-state electrical fluctuations are well within specified limitations. Heat balance data for both the primary and secondary systems agree reasonably well with design predictions. Radiation levels are below those anticipated.
Date: April 1963
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 5th Quarterly Progress Report, March 1, 1960-May 31, 1960 (open access)

PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 5th Quarterly Progress Report, March 1, 1960-May 31, 1960

From abstract: Reactor development work includes: initiation of the flexible zero-power test (PMZ-1) experimental program, fabrication and delivery of a PM-1 type fuel element, continuation of reactor flow and heat transfer tests, development work on rare earth control rods, and testing and redesign of the prototype magnetic jack-type control rod actuator.
Date: July 5, 1960
Creator: Martin Company. Nuclear Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 3rd Quarterly Progress Report, September 1, 1959-November 30, 1959 (open access)

PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 3rd Quarterly Progress Report, September 1, 1959-November 30, 1959

From abstract: The principal efforts are the furthering of the final design and preparation of specifications for some long-lead components. The entire power plant has been divided, for final design purposes, into 37 subsystems. The status of work on each subsystem at the close of the period is reported.
Date: March 1960
Creator: Martin Company. Nuclear Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 4th Quarterly Progress Report, December 1, 1959-February 29, 1960 (open access)

PM-1 Nuclear Power Plant Program: 4th Quarterly Progress Report, December 1, 1959-February 29, 1960

From abstract: The principal efforts during the fourth project quarter were the near-completion of the final design and preparation of specifications for plant components. Reactor development work included final preparations for the flexible zero-power test (PMZ-1) program and revised fuel element irradiation test program, continuation of reactor flow test, further work on heat transfer test program, and final design and fabrication of the prototype magnetic jack-type control rod actuators.
Date: April 5, 1960
Creator: Martin Company. Nuclear Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Strontium-90 Fueled Thermoelectric Generator Power Source for Five-Watt U.S. Coast Guard Light Buoy: Final Report (open access)

Strontium-90 Fueled Thermoelectric Generator Power Source for Five-Watt U.S. Coast Guard Light Buoy: Final Report

From summary: This report describes the 10-watt Sr-90 thermoelectric generator, the dc-to-dc converter, batteries and the method of installation in the light buoy.
Date: February 2, 1962
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Data Telemetry Package Powered by Strontium-90 Fueled Generator: Final Report (open access)

Data Telemetry Package Powered by Strontium-90 Fueled Generator: Final Report

From foreword: This report is divided into two parts: Part A covers the data telemetry package used for the transmission of weather station data, and Part B covers the generator which supplies power to the data telemetry package.
Date: September 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Swaged Metal Fiber-UO₂ Fuel Element: Final Report (open access)

Swaged Metal Fiber-UO₂ Fuel Element: Final Report

From introduction: The objectives of this program were to: study the variables of uranium dioxide, metal fibers and cladding material and determine the effects of swaging, develop thermal conductivity tests for small diameter rod-type elements, determine the thermal conductivity of various combinations of metal fibers and uranium dioxide, and select optimum combinations of the above variables to recommend for irradiation testing.
Date: January 1960
Creator: Kane, John
System: The UNT Digital Library
SNAP Programs : M-1 Monte Carlo Radioisotope Shielding Code : Final Report (open access)

SNAP Programs : M-1 Monte Carlo Radioisotope Shielding Code : Final Report

From foreword: This final report summarizes the results of a project to develop a machine calculation code program using the Monte Carlo technique to compute radiation flux or dose rates from radioisotope sources.
Date: May 1, 1962
Creator: Kniedler, M. J. & Wilson, R. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library