The Fabrication of Subassemblies for the Supercritical-Water Reactor (open access)

The Fabrication of Subassemblies for the Supercritical-Water Reactor

In studies of the fabrication of fuel subassemblies for the supercritical-water reactor, the limited ductility of stainless steel-UO₂ fuel sheet made the fabrication of corrugated-flat-plate-type subassemblies impractical. A fabricable MTR-type assembly, 5/8 in. square and 30 in. long, was developed. Methods for edge cladding fuel sheet were developed and a brazing alloy, GE-75, was found to be corrosion resistant in supercritical water.
Date: August 16, 1954
Creator: Keeler, J. R. & Hare, Alan W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Energetic Neutral Injection into Thermonuclear Machines (open access)

Energetic Neutral Injection into Thermonuclear Machines

Abstract: "A scheme is discussed in which D+ ions would be accelerated to about 100 kev in a conventional accelerator, then be sent through a gas target frmo which about half the ions would emerge neutral with very little scattering or energy loss; the neutral beam would then cross into a magnetic field and part of the atoms would be ionized and trapped by colliding with the already trapped ions. The smallest mirror machine with a central field of 30-40 kilogauss, 2;1 mirror ratio and β = 01 to 0.5 that would trap most of the neutral beam in the steady state, would be about a meter in diameter and require the order of hundreds of amperes of D+ ions into the neutralizer. The smallest stellerator with a field of 30 kilogauss and β = 0.1 that would trap most of the neutral beam would be about a meter long and require about 10 amperes of D+ ions. A preliminary mirror machine experiment that might be done using the 1/2-ampere, 100-kev D+ beam from the UCRL spare MTA injector is discussed. A method of starting these machine is discussed."
Date: August 10, 1955
Creator: Lauer, Eugene J.
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
Final Safeguards Summary Report for the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (open access)

Final Safeguards Summary Report for the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility

Summary: This report contains a description of the final design of the Piqua Nuclear Power Facility (PNPF); an outline of the test and operating procedures, and the organization and responsibilities; and a summary of the hazards and safeguards analyses that have been conducted to evaluate the safety of the facility operations.
Date: August 1, 1961
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
The HASL Bone Program 1961-1964 (open access)

The HASL Bone Program 1961-1964

Report documenting the measuring of strontium-90 levels contained in the bones of children and adults of various age brackets across the United States.
Date: August 16, 1965
Creator: Rivera, Joseph & Harley, John H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Semiannual Progress Report: January 1 - June 30, 1961 (open access)

Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Semiannual Progress Report: January 1 - June 30, 1961

Report regarding the ongoing research and development related to the Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program. Includes status and progress of the program's projects, experiments, and data evaluations.
Date: August 10, 1961
Creator: Aerojet-General Corporation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Annual Technical Progress Report, AEC Unclassified Programs: 1966 (open access)

Annual Technical Progress Report, AEC Unclassified Programs: 1966

Annual report describing progress on unclassified research programs funded by the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission during the 1965-66 fiscal year.
Date: August 31, 1966
Creator: North American Aviation. Atomics International Division.
System: The UNT Digital Library