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CIVILIAN POWER REACTOR PROGRAM. PART III. BOOK I. STATUS REPORT ON FAST REACTORS AS OF 1959

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4166537· OSTI ID:4166537
A description of fast reactor types is given and the objectives of the AEC program on fast reactors are outlined. General research and development programs completed and in process on physics, fuel and materials, heat transfer, fluid flow, coolant chemistry, reactor safety, and components and systems are discussed. Reactors completed, under design and construction, and under study are described. (W.D.M.) A general description of ship and power plant, tabulation of principle characteristics, economics, potential advances, and necessary research and development are discussed in detail. (W.D.M.)
Research Organization:
Atomic Energy Commission, Washington, D.C.
NSA Number:
NSA-14-021147
OSTI ID:
4166537
Report Number(s):
TID-8518(Bk.1)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English