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Title: THE DESIGN, TEST, AND USE OF THE BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL) REACTOR BYPASS FILTER FACILITY

Authors:
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, N.Y.
OSTI Identifier:
4508009
Report Number(s):
BNL-10483; CONF-660904-5
NSA Number:
NSA-20-042673
DOE Contract Number:
AT(30-2)-GEN-16
Resource Type:
Technical Report
Resource Relation:
Other Information: CONF-660904-5; For Presentation at 9th Air Cleaning Conference, Boston. Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-66
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; Research and Test Reactors; ACCIDENTS; ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR; BGRR; CLEANING; COMBUSTION; EFFICIENCY; FAILURES; FILTERS; FUEL ELEMENTS; GRAPHITE; HFBR; IODINE; PARTICLES; PERFORMANCE; PLANNING; REACTOR SAFETY; RESEARCH REACTORS; SEPARATION PROCESSES; TESTING; VAPORS

Citation Formats

McClintock, R.O. THE DESIGN, TEST, AND USE OF THE BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL) REACTOR BYPASS FILTER FACILITY. United States: N. p., 1966. Web. doi:10.2172/4508009.
McClintock, R.O. THE DESIGN, TEST, AND USE OF THE BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL) REACTOR BYPASS FILTER FACILITY. United States. doi:10.2172/4508009.
McClintock, R.O. Mon . "THE DESIGN, TEST, AND USE OF THE BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY (BNL) REACTOR BYPASS FILTER FACILITY". United States. doi:10.2172/4508009. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4508009.
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