Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant (Technical Progress Report, January 1960 - March 1960)
Progress is reported on the research and development program being performed in connection with the design of the Pathfinder Atomic Power Plant. 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 design; mechanical studies of control rods, guide tubes, and control rod drives; reactor physics; and reactor and system dynamics.
- Research Organization:
- Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, MN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC); Northern States Power Company; Central Utilities Atomic Power Associates (CUAPA)
- NSA Number:
- NSA-16-028518
- OSTI ID:
- 4810008
- Report Number(s):
- ACNP-62012
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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42 ENGINEERING
73 NUCLEAR PHYSICS AND RADIATION PHYSICS
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