The Experimental Beryllium Oxide Reactor is described. The configurations and properties of BeO blocks are discussed. Various BeO shapes were fabricated and tested. BeO specimens of selected compositions and densities were irradiated. Dimensional changes due to radiation were in the range below 1.4% as determined from micrometer measurements. Some of the specimens in the highest exposure region of the capsule exhibited radial fractures. (M.C.G.)
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission depository collection.
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DOE contract number: AT(04-3)-187 NSA number: NSA-17-033366 OSTI Identifier 4656168 Research organization: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States).