Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Quarterly Progress Report: October 1 - December 31, 1963

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Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Quarterly Progress Report: October 1 - December 31, 1963

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Report documenting the progress of the Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program to develop a mobile nuclear power plant for military field operation.

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xii, 83, [10] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

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Aerojet-General Corporation February 15, 1964.

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Aerojet-General Nucleonics
Place of Publication: San Ramon, California

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Added Title: ARMY GAS-COOLED REACTOR SYSTEMS PROGRAM. Quarterly Progress Report, October 1-December 31, 1963
Main Title: Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Quarterly Progress Report: October 1 - December 31, 1963
Serial Title: Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program Progress Report
Added Title: U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Idaho Operations Office Report IDO-28621

Description

Report documenting the progress of the Army Gas-Cooled Reactor Systems Program to develop a mobile nuclear power plant for military field operation.

Physical Description

xii, 83, [10] p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Notes

Partial abstract (p. v): The ML-1 power plant did not operate during the report period; low power reactor physics and shielding experiments were conducted with the ML-1 reactor. Evaluation of moderate corrosion observed on aluminum parts exposed to the ML-1 shield solution indicated no loss of performance capability. Preliminary tests showed that the corrosion probably was caused by heavy metal ions or chlorides in the solution, Massive corrosion observed on the ML-1 fuel element lower spiders was attributed to sub-standard material; failure of some spiders was attributed to a combination of corrosion and sub-standard fabrication. Evaluation indicated that the upper spiders will perform satisfactorily for the design lifetime. Modification, repair, and reassembly of the CSN-1A t-c set was completed. Operation demonstrated bearing stability, but showed that the turbine effective flow area was too large. A bypass flow path in the turbine was being corrected. The TCS-670 t-c set will be stored indefinitely. Since a commercial alternator will be used for the ML-1A, further development of the brushless alternator was postponed indefinitely. Evaluation revealed that the ML-1 improved precooler design was not compatible with ML-1A requirements. Operation of the IB-17R-2 and -3 test elements in the GETR continued without incident. Preliminary design of the ML-1A power plant was initiated. Design of modifications to the GCRE facility to adapt it to testing the ML-1 reactor skid was initiated. (auth)

Other Information: Orig. Receipt Date: 31-DEC-64

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English

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Report No.: IDO-28621
Grant Number: AT(10-1)-880
https://doi.org/10.2172/4048851
Office of Scientific & Technical Information Report Number: 4048851
OCLC: 727224963
SuDoc Number: Y 3.At 7:22/IDO-28621
Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc872378

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