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STATE OF NUCLEAR TECHNOLOGY-JANUARY 1962

USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Nuclear Criticality Safety Program (NCSP),Adam J Crewe,Bernard I. Spinrad,S. Lawreski,B Spinrad-1961-11-01
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Events in nuclear technology in 1961 are reviewed. The SL-1 incident, operation of the Yankee plant, restarting of the Dresden plant, contributions to the state of water reactor technology, transitions to private industry, dry criticality in EBR-II, startup of Los Alamos Molten Plutonium Reactor Experiment (LAMPRE), successful Tory tests, performance of SNAP reactor tests, and use of radioisotope-powered electric source in Transit IV A are discussed. (M.C.G.)

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Events in nuclear technology in 1961 are reviewed. The SL-1 incident, operation of the Yankee plant, restarting of the Dresden plant, contributions to the state of water reactor technology, transitions to private industry, dry criticality in EBR-II, startup of Los Alamos Molten Plutonium Reactor Experiment (LAMPRE), successful Tory tests, performance of SNAP reactor tests, and use of radioisotope-powered electric source in Transit IV A are discussed. (M.C.G.)

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YankeeCriticalityPlutoniumNuclear engineeringNational laboratoryEnvironmental scienceNuclear power plantEngineering

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