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Title:
Nuclear Reactors
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Subject Terms:
NESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power SystemsUnderstanding the Atom SeriesThe World of the Atom SeriesNESDPS Office of Nuclear Energy Space and Defense Power Systemsnuclear reactorspower reactorsresearch reactorspropulsion reactorsSNAP reactorsspace power reactorsspace propulsion reactorsproduction reactorssafety
Document Categories:
Reactors eneral; Research and Test Reactors and Small Experimental Piles; Experimental Breeder Reactors; Arm
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1964 Jan 01
Accession Number:
Atom39
Document Number(s):
None
Originating Research Org.:
US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 Jun 23
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 Jun 27
Description/Abstract:
This pamphlet describes how reactors work; discusses reactor design; describes research, teaching, and materials testing reactors; production reactors; reactors for electric power generation; reactors for supply heat; reactors for propulsion; reactors for space; reactor safety; and reactors of tomorrow. The appendix discusses characteristics of U.S. civilian power reactor concepts and lists some of the U.S. reactor power projects, with location, type, capacity, owner, and startup date.