THE WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE PULSED REACTOR FACILITY, MAY 1963
A brief statement of the mission of the White Sands Missile Range Nuclear Effects Laboratory is given. The new Nuclear Effects Laboratory Facility is described. This facility consists of two buildings-a laboratory and a reactor building. The White Sands Missile Range bare critical assembly, designated as the MoLLY-G, is described. The MoLLY-G, an unreflected, unmoderated right circular cylinder of uranium-molybdenum alloy designed for pulsed operation, will have a maximum burst capability of approximately 2 x 10/sup 17/ fissions with a burst width of 50 microseconds. The reactor construction and operating procedures are described. As designed, the MoLLY-G will provide an intense source of pulsed neutron and gamma radiation for a great variety of experimental and test arrangements. (auth)
- Research Organization:
- Army Missile Test and Evaluation Directorate, White Sands Missile Range, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Sponsor not identified
- NSA Number:
- NSA-17-035214
- OSTI ID:
- 4876094
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-39-54
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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