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Zirconium Hydride in Aircraft Reactors - Report of a Conference at Wright Air Development Center, April 27, 1955

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1345566· OSTI ID:1345566
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  1. North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States)
This meeting provided an exchange of information concerning the recent and current work on the use of hydrides of zirconium and its alloys as moderators and shields, deuterides as reflectors, and zirconium-uranium hydrides as moderator-fuel elements, in nuclear aircraft engines.
Research Organization:
North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OSTI ID:
1345566
Report Number(s):
NAA-SR--MEMO-1380
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English