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Homogeneous Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report [for] Period Ending May 15, 1951

Description: Technical report outlining the reconstitution of the Homogeneous Reactor Experiment Project (HRE) as the Homogeneous Reactor Project. Report covers the need for a broader developmental program to establish the feasibility of obtaining the potential advantages of homogeneous reactors for the production of fissionable materials and power. Details the ultimate objective of the ORNL program to provide the technical information required to determine the feasibility of a full scale plutonium power pr… more
Date: October 10, 1951
Creator: Swartout, J. A.; Secoy, C. H. & Winters, C. E.
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Homogeneous Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report: November 15, 1951

Description: From summary: "Construction of the HRE facility was essentially complete on November 15, 1951 except for minor revisions and final testing. A program of engineering and nuclear tests of the system hasbeen drawn up, and the tests will be started early in the next quarter. The only major HRE items for which design is not complete are the samplers for the fuel, [gas], and reflector systems. These will be completed in time to be installed before critical experiments begin; meanwhile, temporary samp… more
Date: April 1, 1952
Creator: Swartout, J. A.; Secoy, C. H.; Welton, T. A.; Winters, C. E. & Thompson, W. E.
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Homogeneous Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report: March 1952

Description: This quarterly progress report details the ongoing research happening at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In particular, this report discusses the current status of the Homogenous Reactor Experiment, boiling reactor and slurry studies, and general homogenous reactor studies.
Date: July 14, 1952
Creator: Swartout, J. A.; Secoy, C. H.; Welton, T. A.; Winters, C. E. & Thompson, W. E.
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Homogeneous Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report: November 1959-January 1960

Description: From Summary: "The major objective of the run was the investigation of fuel stability. The reactor operated for long periods at the design power of 5 Mw with none of the usual indications of instability while the system pressure was kept at 1250 psig. Run 21 ended on January 22, so that the reason for an abrupt change in the mixing rate of fuel between the core and blanket could be investigated and a reactor steam-system valve could be repaired."
Date: April 29, 1960
Creator: Briggs, R. B.
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Homogeneous Reactor Project Quarterly Progress Report: February-April 1960

Description: Report issued by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory discussing quarterly progress made by the Homogeneous Reactor Program. It includes descriptions of progress and studies conducted during the report period, with tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 9, 1960
Creator: Briggs, R. B.; Beall, S. E.; Lyon, R. N.; Bohlmann, E. G.; Ferguson, D. E.; McDuffie, H. F. et al.
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