75,000 KILOWATTS OF ELECTRICITY BY NUCLEAR FISSION AT THE HALLAM NUCLEAR POWER FACILITY

Technical Report · Fri Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1960

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4808047· OSTI ID:4808047

Gronemeyer, F C; Merryman, J W

For presentation at ASCE Convention in Reno, Nevada on Thursday, June 23, 1860. A description of the Hallam Nuclear Power Facslity is presented. The history of the project, program participants, site description, component development program, reaetor building, reactor structure, reactor core, sodium systems, instrumentation and control, fuel and component handling, auxsilary sustems, special design features, and advantages of sodium graphite reactor systems are discussed. (M.C.G.)

• Research Organization: Atomics International. Div. of North American Aviation, Inc., Canago Park, Calif.; Bechtel Corp., San Francisco
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AT(11-1)-GEN-8
• NSA Number: NSA-16-011184
• OSTI ID: 4808047
• Report Number(s): AI-5272
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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BUILDINGS
CONFERENCE
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLANT LOOPS
EFFICIENCY
ELECTRICITY
ENVIRONMENT
FABRICATION
FISSION
FUEL ELEMENTS
GRAPHITE MODERATOR
HNPF
INSTRUMENTS
LIQUID METAL COOLANT
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
PLANNING
POWER PLANTS
PRODUCTION
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR FUELING
REACTOR TECHNOLOGY
REMOTE HANDLING
SODIUM