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Materials Problems in the Design of Magnetically Confined Plasma Fusion Reactors
A. P. Fraas
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 10-19
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16270
Radiation Damage Limitations in the Design of the Wisconsin Tokamak Fusion Reactor
G. L. Kulcinski, R. G. Brown, R. G. Lott, P. A. Sanger
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 20-35
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16271
The Relevance of Various Neutron Sources to Fusion-Reactor Radiation Effects
C.M. Logan, J. D. Anderson, Z. A. Munir
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 36-44
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16272
Impurity Redistribution Around Voids in lon-Bombarded Vanadium
P. R. Okamoto, A. T. Santhanam, H. Wiedersich, A. Taylor
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 45-51
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16273
Stability of the Defect State in Neutron-Irradiated Molybdenum
V. K. Sikka, J. Moteff
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 52-65
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16274
TEM Investigation of 14-MeV Neutron Damage
K. L. Merkle
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 66-78
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16275
Effect of Helium on the Fatigue Behavior of the Molybdenum-Base Alloy TZM at 900°C
D.J. Michel, C. Z. Serpan, Jr., H. H. Smith, A. G. Pieper
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 79-87
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16276
Thermal and Electrical Conductivities and Seebeck Coefficients of Unirradiated and Irradiated Graphites from 300 to 1000°K
J. P. Moore, R. S. Graves, D. L. McElroy
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 88-93
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16277
Thermal Conductivity of Oriented Fibrous Carbon Insulation from 300 to 1300°K in Nitrogen and Argon at One Atmosphere
T. G. Godfrey, D. L. McElroy, Z. L. Ardary
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 94-107
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16278
Effects of Neutron Irradiation on the Superconducting Properties of NbTi and Nb3Sn Multifilamentary Composites
Don M. Parkin, Donald G. Schweitzer
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 108-114
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16279
Preliminary Assessment of Corrosion Product Transport in Fusion Reactors
A. B. Johnson, Jr., W. F. Vogelsang
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 115-119
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16280
Fused-Salt Corrosion and Its Control in Fusion Reactors
S. Cantor, W. R. Grimes
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 120-126
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16281
The Permeation of Hydrogen Isotopes Through Structural Metals at Low Pressures and Through Metals with Oxide Film Barriers
R. A. Strehlow, H. C. Savage
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 127-137
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16282
Effectiveness of Tritium Removal from a CTR Lithium Blanket by Cold Trapping Secondary Liquid Metals Na, K, and NaK
K. Natesan, D. L. Smith
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Pages 138-150
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactor Materials / Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16283
The Elements of Nuclear Power
Rocco A. Fazzolare
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 1 | April 1974 | Page 151
Department | Fusion Reactor Materials / Book Review | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A16284
Siting Considerations for Future Offshore Nuclear Energy Stations
Otto H. Klepper, Truman D. Anderson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 160-169
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31399
Atlantic Generating Station
Joseph A. Ashworth
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 170-183
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT22-170
Possible Effects of Ionizing Radiation upon Marine Life and Some Implications of Postulated Accidental Releases of Radioactivity
A. F. Moscati, R. C. Erdmann
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 184-190
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31401
Natural Convection Cooling for Offshore Nuclear Power Plants
Chester D. Kylstra
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 191-195
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31402
Container Ships: Oil Fueled Versus Nuclear Powered
Thomas B. Dade, Warren F. Witzig
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 196-223
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31403
Reactor Power Plant for Undersea Applications
Robert I. Brasier, Carroll B. Mills
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 224-228
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31404
Some Characteristics of Radioisotope Power Sources in an Ocean Environment
R. C. Erdmann, E. C. Gritton, M. J. Ozeroff
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 229-236
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31405
Compact Reactor Power Systems
J. E. Brunings, D. G. Mason, W. B. Thomson, J. H. Van Osdol
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 237-251
Technical Paper | Ocean—Nuclear Energy | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31406
Damping of Xenon Oscillations in the Maine Yankee Reactor
W. R. Corcoran, J. R. Humphries, H. J. Litke, J. D. LeBlanc
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 252-262
Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31407
Minimum Critical Masses of Arrays of Fissile Oxide and Metal Elements in Water
D. C. Hunt, C. L. Schuske
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 263-274
Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31408
The ORNL Benchmark Experiment for Neutron Transport in Thick Sodium
R. E. Maerker, F. J. Muckenthaler, R. L. Childs
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 2 | May 1974 | Pages 275-297
Shielding | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31409
Production of Fissioning Uranium Plasma to Approximate Gas-Core Reactor Conditions
J. H. Lee, D. R. McFarland, F. Hohl, K. H. Kim
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 306-314
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31415
Statistical Errors in Subcritical Reactivity Inferred from Inverse Kinetics Rod Drop Measurements Using the Three-Point Method
J. W. Allen, J. C. Robinson, N. J. Ackermann, Jr.
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 315-322
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31416
Inverse Kinetics Determination of Subcriticality
C. Y. Yang, R. W. Albrecht
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 323-330
Technical Paper | Reactor | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31417
Power Profile Manipulation in Block-Fuel HTGRs
V. Maly, E. Teuchert
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 331-334
Technical Paper | Fuel Cycle | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31418
Densification in Mixed Oxide Fuel During Fast Reactor Irradiation
M. C. J. Carlson
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 335-359
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31419
Laser-Controlled Thermonuclear-Reactor Materials Requirements
James M. Williams, T. G. Frank
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 360-372
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31420
Effect of Temperature on First-Wall Erosion by Radiation Blistering
M. Kaminsky, S. K. Das
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 373-378
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31421
Transmutations, Radioactivity, and Afterheat in a Deuterium-Tritium Tokamak Fusion Reactor
W. F. Vogelsang, G. L. Kulcinski, R. G. Lott, T. Y. Sung
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 379-391
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31422
Influence of Nonmetallic Impurity Elements on the Compatibility of Liquid Lithium with Potential CTR Containment Materials
D. L. Smith, K. Natesan
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 392-404
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31423
Tritium Release from Niobium
C. W. Pennington, T. S. Elleman, K. Verghese
Nuclear Technology | Volume 22 | Number 3 | June 1974 | Pages 405-415
Technical Paper | Material | doi.org/10.13182/NT74-A31424