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The Metallurgy of Beryllium

Description: The following report describes a study by the M.I.T. Metallurgical Project to pursue the quest of producing ductile beryllium, as beryllium has a relatively high strength, good corrosion resistance to water and air and a melting point of about 1230 C, features that make it a great potential value among being one of the most effective of all materials for slowing down neutrons with little tendency to absorb them.
Date: 1949
Creator: Kaufmann, Albert R.; Gordon, Paul & Lillie, D. W.
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Final Hazards Summary Report to the Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards on a Research Reactor for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Description: From summary: Report on the location, final design, and hazards analysis of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Reactor Facility. It is hoped that the reactor plans described in this report may be approved from the safety standpoint, so that a license and construction permit for the facility may be granted and construction started.
Date: 1956
Creator: Thompson, Theos Jardin; Benedict, Manson; Cantwell, Thomas & Axford, Roy A.
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