PM-1 NUCLEAR POWER PLANT PROGRAM 5TH QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR MARCH 1, 1960 TO MAY 31, 1960

Technical Report · Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4153065· OSTI ID:4153065

Hittman, F.

The objective of the contract is the design. development fabrication. installation. and initial testing and operation at a prepackaged air- transportable pressurized-water reached nuclear power plant, the PM-1. The specified output is 1 Mw(e) and 7 million Btu/hr of heat. The plant is to be in operation by March l962. The principle efforts during quarter were the completion of the final design submittals and specifications for plant components. Systems development work included structural testing of a full-scale test package. performance of a loading demonstration in a C-130A aircraft. and completion of testing of the air-stream condenser model. Reactor developmert work included: (1) Initiation of the flexible zero-power test (PMZ-1) experimental program: (2) Fabrication and delivery of a PM-1 type fuel element for irradiation in the SM-1 and initiatin of a loop irradiation test at the WTR; (3) Continumtion of reactor flow and heat-transfer tests: (4) Development work on rare-earth control rods: and (5) Testing and redesign the prototype magnetic jack the control rod actuator. Core fabrication continued with the delivery of UO/sub 2/ ordered to date and the completion of the production runs of fuel elements for the zero-power test. (For preceding period see MHD-M-1815.) (auth)

• Research Organization: Martin Co. Nuclear Div., Baltimore
• DOE Contract Number: AT(30-1)-2345
• NSA Number: NSA-15-002334
• OSTI ID: 4153065
• Report Number(s): MND-M-1816
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-61
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
CONTROL ELEMENTS
CONTROL SYSTEMS
CRITICALITY
FABRICATION
FLUID FLOW
FUEL ELEMENTS
HEAT TRANSFER
IN PILE LOOPS
IRRADIATION
MATERIALS TESTING
PLANNING
PM-1
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
RARE EARTHS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR FUELING
REACTORS
RODS
TESTING
URANIUM OXIDES
WATER COOLANT
WATER MODERATOR