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Title:
An Experimental Shield Test Facility for the Development of Minimum Weight Shields for Compact Reactor Power Systems
Author(s):
Subject Terms:
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systems
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1959 Aug 07
Declassification Date:
1997 Apr 07
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
ED
Accession Number:
none
Document Number(s):
NAA-SR-Memo-4122
Originating Research Org.:
Atomics International, Canoga Park, CA
OpenNet Entry Date:
2011 Sep 09
OpenNet Modified Date:
2013 May 11
Description/Abstract:
Discussions are given of the characteristics of fission-source plate, graphite reactor, and pool-type reactor facilities applicable to development studies of minimum weight shielding materials. Advantages of a proposed SNAP dual-purpose shielding facility are described in terms of a disk-shaped fission-source plate, reactor, and building. A program for the study of advanced shielding materials is discussed for materials and configuations to be evaluted with the fission-source plate, the testing of the prototype at high-power levels, and full-power tests on the actual reactor.