PL-3, Phase I Task 3 (R&D Report)

Technical Report · Mon Mar 12 00:00:00 EST 1962

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/4785534· OSTI ID:4785534

Humphries, G. E. ^[1]

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1. Alco Products, Inc., Schenectady, NY (United States)

This report summarizes the results of research and development tasks performed during Phase I of this contract and presents recommendations for future development work. Work is reported in the areas of plant assembly and relocation, housings and footings, waste heat dissipation, instrumentation, refueling systems, waste disposal, shielding, core nuclear thermal and hydraulic studies, gaseous waste processing (BWR), and critical experiments on a 5 x 5 array of Type 3 fuel elements.

• Research Organization: Alco Products, Inc., Schenectady, NY (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP); US Atomic Energy Commission (AEC)
• DOE Contract Number: AT(30-1)-2900
• NSA Number: NSA-16-014276
• OSTI ID: 4785534
• Report Number(s): APAE-115-Vol.3
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-62
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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21 SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS
42 ENGINEERING
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
BUILDINGS
CONFIGURATION
CONTROL SYSTEMS
COOLANT LOOPS
CRITICALITY
DECONTAMINATION
DISTRIBUTION
ENVIRONMENT
FABRICATION
FISSION PRODUCTS
FUEL ELEMENTS
GASES
HEAT TRANSFER
HIGH TEMPERATURE
HYDRAULICS
INSTRUMENTS
MACHINE PARTS
MASS
MATERIALS TESTING
MEASURED VALUES
MECHANICAL STRUCTURES
MONITORING
PLANNING
PM-3B
POWER PLANTS
PRESSURE
PRODUCTION
REACTOR CORE
REACTOR FUELING
REMOTE HANDLING
SERVOMECHANISMS
SHIELDING
STEAM
TEMPERATURE
WASTE DISPOSAL
WASTE PROCESSING
WATER COOLANT
Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP)
Research and Development
Plant Assembly
Waste Heat
Instrumentation
Waste Disposal
Gaseous Waste
Critical Experiments
Fuel Elements