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AIRCRAFT NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROJECT QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING JUNE 30, 1957

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4792703
Activities directed toward development of a circulatingfuel type reactor are reported. The design, construction, and operation of the Aircraft Reactor Test (ART) are the major objectives which are discussed. This system includes a 60-Mw circulating-fuel reflector-moderated reactor. Operation of the system will be for the purpose of determining feasibility and for studying problems associated with a high-power, circulating-fuel reflector-moderated aircraft reactor. Progress is reported on aircraft reactor engineering, chemistry, metallurgy, radiation damage, and reactor shielding. (J.R.D.)
Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
DOE Contract Number:
W-7405-ENG-26
NSA Number:
NSA-16-028647
OSTI ID:
4792703
Report Number(s):
ORNL-2340(Pts.1-5)
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English