INITIAL TESTING AND OPERATION OF THE ARGONNE LOW POWER REACTOR (ALPR)

doi:https://doi.org/10.2172/4810770

Title: INITIAL TESTING AND OPERATION OF THE ARGONNE LOW POWER REACTOR (ALPR)

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The major events of a program designed to test and operate the completed reactor power plant and associated equipment are described. The design and construction phases of the project, component installation, preliminary systems testing, zero-power experiments, areas affected by the design parameters, reactor operation, plant safety, and reactor operator training are covered. (W.D.M.)

Authors:: Hamer, E.E. ed.

Publication Date:: 1959-12-01

Research Org.:: Argonne National Lab., Ill.

OSTI Identifier:: 4810770

Report Number(s):: ANL-6084

NSA Number:: NSA-16-008343

DOE Contract Number:: W-31-109-ENG-38

Resource Type:: Technical Report

Resource Relation:: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: REACTOR TECHNOLOGY; ALPR; CONFIGURATION; CONTROL SYSTEMS; COOLANT LOOPS; CRITICALITY; EFFICIENCY; FABRICATION; FUEL ELEMENTS; MASS; MATERIALS TESTING; MEASURED VALUES; OPERATION; PERSONNEL; PLANNING; POWER PLANTS; REACTOR CORE; REACTOR SAFETY; STARTUP; TESTING

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                    Hamer, E.E. ed. INITIAL TESTING AND OPERATION OF THE ARGONNE LOW POWER REACTOR (ALPR).  United States: N. p., 1959. 
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                    Hamer, E.E. ed. INITIAL TESTING AND OPERATION OF THE ARGONNE LOW POWER REACTOR (ALPR).  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/4810770

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        "INITIAL TESTING AND OPERATION OF THE ARGONNE LOW POWER REACTOR (ALPR)".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.2172/4810770.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/4810770.

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