• DocumentCode
    1461116
  • Title

    The development of Nuclear power for peaceful purposes

  • Author

    Smyth, H. D.

  • Author_Institution
    U. S. Atomic Energy Commission
  • Volume
    73
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    1954
  • fDate
    6/1/1954 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    498
  • Lastpage
    503
  • Abstract
    Fifteen years ago nuclear fission was discovered; 5 years later the first large nuclear reactor was started, and 5 years after that start, the Atomic Energy Commission announced its first program of nuclear reactors for power. Many problems remain to be solved, with cost among the most important.
  • Keywords
    Chemicals; Fuels; Heating; Inductors; Materials; Neutrons; Underwater vehicles;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Electrical Engineering
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0095-9197
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/EE.1954.6438809
  • Filename
    6438809