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Investigation of KW reactor incident [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 1955.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy.
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64 pages : digital, PDF file
Additional Creators
General Electric Company, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
The new KW reactor was placed in operation on January 4, 1955, and had been running at relatively low power levels for only 17 hours when it was shut down because of a process tube water leak which appeared to be associated with a slug rupture. After several days of unrewarding effort to remove the slugs and tube by customary methods, it developed that considerable melting of the tube and slugs had taken place. It was then evident that removal of the stuck mass and repairs to the damaged tube channel would require unusual measures that were certain to extend the reactor outage for several weeks. This report documents the work and findings of the Committee which investigated the KW reactor incident. Its content represents unanimous agreement among the three Committee members.
Report Numbers
E 1.99:hw--34834
hw--34834
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Published through SciTech Connect.
02/11/1955.
"hw--34834"
"DE94006680"
Sturges, D G; Hauff, T W; Greager, O H.
Type of Report and Period Covered Note
Topical; 02/01/1955 - 02/01/1955
Funding Information
AC06-76RL01830
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