Thermal Stress Testing of Beryllium Oxide Moderator Shapes (open access)

Thermal Stress Testing of Beryllium Oxide Moderator Shapes

Abstract: Perforated BeO plates were thermal shock tested to evaluate the effect of: (1) localized temperature variations adjacent to the perforations, and (2) radial gradients across the entire plate.
Date: August 1, 1962
Creator: Sujata, H. L.; King, M. & Waters, F. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Capsule Irradiation of Unalloyed Uranium at High Temperatures (open access)

Capsule Irradiation of Unalloyed Uranium at High Temperatures

Abstract: Cast and Wrought specimens and restrained wrought specimens of unalloyed uranium were irradiated in the Materials Testing Reactor, as the first in a series of experiments to develop fuel materials for sodium cooled reactors.
Date: August 15, 1962
Creator: Harrington, D. G. & Newton, J. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Second Refueling of Core I of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station (open access)

The Second Refueling of Core I of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station

"This report tells the lessons learned from the second refueling of the Shippingport Atomic Power Station."
Date: August 1962
Creator: Center, C. E.; Feinroth, Herbert & Yingling, J. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Superheat Quarterly Project Report: Eleventh Quarter, January-March 1962 (open access)

Nuclear Superheat Quarterly Project Report: Eleventh Quarter, January-March 1962

From introduction: "This is the eleventh of a series of quarterly reports which will cover the progress and results from the conceptual design, economic evaluations and research and development work performed by the General Electric Company as part of the Nuclear Superheat Project."
Date: August 1962
Creator: Pennington, R. T.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator for Merchant Ship Application: A Conceptual Design (open access)

Consolidated Nuclear Steam Generator for Merchant Ship Application: A Conceptual Design

Report concerning the economic feasibility of pressurized water reactors for use aboard merchant ships. This includes conceptual designs and work remaining for the future of a Pressurized Water Reactor.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Babcock & Wilcox Company
System: The UNT Digital Library
Calculated Costs of Fabrication of Plutonium-Enriched Fuel Elements (open access)

Calculated Costs of Fabrication of Plutonium-Enriched Fuel Elements

Report regarding the study of the calculated costs of fabricating plutonium-enriched fuel elements for Hanford Laboratories' Plutonium Recycle Program. Topics include descriptions of the process, design study of plants that use U235 and plutonium enriched fuel, and estimates of costs.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Hanthorn, H. E.
System: The UNT Digital Library
In-Reactor Monitoring of Zircaloy-2 Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor Pressure Tubes: Part 2, May and June, 1962 (open access)

In-Reactor Monitoring of Zircaloy-2 Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor Pressure Tubes: Part 2, May and June, 1962

Report containing the results of a two year program wherein the 85 zircaloy-2 pressure tubes in Hanford Laboratories' Plutonium Recycle Test Reactor (PRTR) were monitored. Experimental procedures and results are described.
Date: August 1962
Creator: Doman, D. R. & Pankaskie, P. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nuclear Safety Program Semiannual Progress Report: for Period Ending June 30, 1962 (open access)

Nuclear Safety Program Semiannual Progress Report: for Period Ending June 30, 1962

Report that describes the research and developments of the Nuclear Safety Research and Development Program of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
Date: August 24, 1962
Creator: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Semiannual Progress Report: January 1 - June 30, 1962 (open access)

Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Semiannual Progress Report: January 1 - June 30, 1962

Report documenting the progress of the Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program to develop a mobile, low-power, nuclear power plant for Military field operation.
Date: August 17, 1962
Creator: Aerojet-General Corporation
System: The UNT Digital Library