GAS-COOLED REACTOR PROGRAM QUARTERLY PROGRESS REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 1961

Technical Report · Thu Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4804885· OSTI ID:4804885

Progress is reported on investigations in support of the Experimental Gas-Cooled Reactor, the Pebble-Bed Reactor Experiment, Advanced reactor design and development, test facilities, components, and materials. Topics covered include EGCR physics, EGCR performance analyses, structural investigations, EGCR component and materials development and testing, EGCR experimental facilities, PBRE physics and design studies, fueled-graphite investigations, clad fuel development, design studies of advanced power plants, experimental investigations of heat transfer and fluid flow, development of equipment anmd test facilities. and fabrication studies. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., Tenn.
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-26
• NSA Number: NSA-16-009664
• OSTI ID: 4804885
• Report Number(s): ORNL-3210
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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COATING
CONFIGURATION
COOLANT LOOPS
EGCR
FABRICATION
FUEL ELEMENTS
FUELS
GAS COOLANT
GAS FLOW
GRAPHITE
GRAPHITE MODERATOR
HEAT TRANSFER
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURED VALUES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
NEUTRON FLUX
PEBBLE BED
PELLETS
PERFORMANCE
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
SPHERES
TESTING