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Title:
Zirconium Hydride in Aircraft Reactors - Report of a Conference at Wright Air Development Center, April 27, 1955
Author(s):
Gilbert Jr., P. T. [North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States)]
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1955 Jun 27
Declassification Date:
1997 Jul 03
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
28 p.
Accession Number:
None
Document Number(s):
NAA-SR-MEMO-1380
Originating Research Org.:
North American Aviation, Inc., Canoga Park, CA (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2017 Mar 28
OpenNet Modified Date:
2023 Nov 09
Description/Abstract:
This meeting provided an exchange of information concerning the recent and current work on the use of hydrides of zirconium and its alloys as moderators and shields, deuterides as reflectors, and zirconium-uranium hydrides as moderator-fuel elements, in nuclear aircraft engines.