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PATHFINDER ATOMIC POWER PLANT TECHNICAL PROGRESS REPORT, JULY 1961- SEPTEMBER 1961

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:4798883
Progress in the design of the Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant is reported. The topics covered include: fuel material cladding, bonding, and irradiation testing; heat transfer and fluid flow; fuel element manufacturing research and development; low-enrichment superheater fuel element; mechanical studies of control rods, guide tubes, and control rod drives; reactor physics (statistics); reactor and system dynamics; initial stability and performance test; and mechanical tests. (M.C. G.)
Research Organization:
Allis-Chalmers Mfg. Co. Atomic Energy Div., Milwaukee
NSA Number:
NSA-16-014272
OSTI ID:
4798883
Report Number(s):
ACNP-6123
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English