Progress Report: Nuclear Engineering Department (May 1-August 31, 1960)

Technical Report · Mon May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1961

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4055504· OSTI ID:4055504

Williams, Clarke ^[1]; Miles, F. T. ^[1]

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1. Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)

Updates are provided for the following topics: (1) Reactor Physics, including Reactor Theory and Experimental Reactor Physics; (2) Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, including Reactor Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Liquid Metal Heat Transfer Studies, Fluoride Volatility Process, Radiochemical Technology, Chloride-Fluoride Volatility Process Studies, and Ultimate Waste Disposal; (3) Hot Laboratory, including Radioisotopes Development, Radiochemical Analysis, and Hot Laboratory Operations; (4) Metallurgy, including Corrosion Studies and Engineering Tests, Corrosion Fundamentals, Radiation Effects, Graphite Studies, Metallography, General Metallurgical Studies, and Fuel Blanket Development; (5) Mechanical Engineering, including Brookhaven Beam Research Reactor, Mercury Test Loop-Mark IV, NaK Heat Transfer Loop, Laminar Fluidized Bed Reactor, High Temperature Critical Facility, New Fans for Brookhaven No. 1 Research Reactor, High Level Radiation Development Laboratory, Facility for Criticality Measurements of Slab Lattices, UO₂ Rod Lattice Assembly, Low Mass Critical Assembly, Dry Irradiation Facility-Mark IV, Nitrofluor Process, Fluidized Bed Reprocessing Plant, Research Irradiation Project; (6) Reactor Evaluation and Advanced Design.

• Research Organization: Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016
• NSA Number: NSA-15-020477
• OSTI ID: 4055504
• Report Number(s): BNL-646
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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NEUTRONS
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