Nuclear Engineering in a Package
0009-2347
Abstract
A FULLY EQUIPPED ATOMIC LABORATORY with instructions and experiments make up Nuclear-Chicago's new "packaged" nuclear engineering program for coDeges. First reactor from its production line will be installed at Northwestern University, Evanston, Ill., and will become part of the school's nuclear engineering department. Heart of the Nuclear-Chicago package is a small, water-moderated, natural uranium reactor, especially developed for teaching. As the unit is subcritical, runaways cannot occur. And the company says design features eliminate the need for complicated shielding, costly cooling systems, special buildings, and involved safety precautions. The reactor, 6 feet high by 4 feet wide, fits easily into a school lab. In operation, the entire structure weighs less than 5 tons. A lattice of 275 aluminum tubes contains the reactor's natural uranium fuel, used as slugs, 1 by 8 inches. This unit, immersed in the stainless steel reactor tank, is shielded by 435 gallons of tap water. Neutron source for the reasctor may ...