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Title:
Reactor Safety (Quarterly Progress Report, November, 1952 – January, 1953)
Author(s):
Document Type:
REPORT
Publication Date:
1953 Apr 14
Declassification Date:
1997 Apr 16
Accession Number:
None
Document Number(s):
NAA-SR-225
Originating Research Org.:
North American Aviation, Inc., Downey, CA (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
2017 Jun 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2026 Aug 21
Description/Abstract:
This report is the first formal Progress Report to be issued by the Reactor Safety Project; because of this, a fairly complete history of the activities of this group is included in this report. The work on reactor safety devices has led to the conclusion that trigger devices using a fission-heat powered failure in a solder joint or solder plug to shut down a reactor by the release of some form of stored energy show the most promise. Work is in progress on the development of a poison-bearing material that will coat out upon the coolant passage surfaces inside a reactor.