Reactor Program Description of Tasks for Period for Period May 1, 1961 - June 30, 1965
Research activities devoted to development of compact Li-cooled reactors are summarized. Research results are presented in sections on reactor experiment design, reactor development, reactor shield development, primary system development, secondary system development, auxiliary systems development, control system development, instrument development, materials development, physics development, fuel material irradiation for PWAR-16, component irradiation, operation evaluation, reactor test facility design, test facility construction, fuel element fabrication, reactor fabrication, shield fabrication, primary and secondary coolant system for PWAR-16, auxiliary systems fabrication, operation of PWAR-16 and component fabrication for PWAR-18.
- Research Organization:
- Pratt and Whitney Aircraft, Middletown, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AT(30-1)-2789
- NSA Number:
- NSA-33-015173
- OSTI ID:
- 4115124
- Report Number(s):
- CNLM-3871
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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