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DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

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CORE IRRADIATION-SPECDEN ARRAY FOR MSRE RUNS 19 and 20

C. H. Gabbard

Abstract

A new MSRE c o r e specimen a r r a y w a s designed and f a b r i c a t e d t o

r e p l a c e t h e t y p e of m e t a l l u r g i c a l s u r v e i l l a n c e specimen a r r a y t h a t
w a s used i n t h e MSRE through Run 18. The main purpose of t h e new
a r r a y i s t o measure t h e capture-to-absorption r a t i o of 23% and t o
determine t h e e f f e c t s of s a l t v e l o c i t y , turbulence, and s u r f a c e
f i n i s h on t h e d e p o s i t i o n of f i s s i o n products on g r a p h i t e and on
Hastelloy-N. Two a d d i t i o n a l t e s t specimens were included, one of
’ p y r o l y t i c g r a p h i t e t o determine i f t h e r e i s permeation of f u e l s a l t
o r i t s c o n s t i t u e n t s i n t o t h e g r a p h i t e and one of Hastelloy-N t o ex-
pose a s e r i e s of e l e c t r o n microscope s c r e e n s i n a t r a p p e d gas pocket.

The new specimen a r r a y was i n s t a l l e d on J u l y 31, 1969 and w a s ex-

poses i n t h e r e a c t o r c o r e for 12,943 M w h r s of r e a c t o r o p e r a t i o n during
Runs 19 and 20.

Keywords: MSRE, core-irradiation-specimens, design, f a b r i c a t i o n ,

uranium-233, capture-to-absorption r a t i o , cross s e c t i o n s ,
f i s s i o n products, adsorption, nickel-molybdenum-chromium
alloy, graphite.

HOTlCE This document contains information of a preliminory nature

and was prepared prirnorily for internal use a t the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory. It i s subject to revision or correction and therefore does
not represent a final report.
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CONTENTS

Introduction..............,... ......... 5
Mechanical Design of t h e Cage and Basket Assembly. ........ 6
Description and Design of Test Specimens . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
F l o w T u b e . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........ 8
Uranium Capsules. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Pyrolytic Graphite. ..................... 14
Graphite Tube with Turbulence Wire... . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
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Hastelloy-N Tube w i t h TurbuZence Wire 18
Gas Trap and Electron Microscope Screen Holder. . . . . . . . 18
Disposition of the Specimen Array . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

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i Introduction

During nuclear operation of the MSRE through May 1969, t h e graphite

sampler assembly contained samples of graphite and Hastelloy-N
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used t o determine t h e e f f e c t s of the r e a c t o r environment on these materials,
including corrosion and the e f f e c t s of i r r a d i a t i o n on the physical proper-
t i e s and t o determine the deposition of f i s s i o n products on t h e materials.’
Assemblies of t h i s type were removed i n July 1966, May 1967, April 1968,
and June 1969. After the l a t t e r removal, the same type of a r r a y w a s not
r e i n s t a l l e d because the r e l a t i v e l y s h o r t exposure t h a t would occur before
t h e planned f i n a l shutdown of the MSRE would add l i t t l e t o t h e information
obtained during the previous long exposures. Instead, a d i f f e r e n t sample
assembly was designed t o u t i l i z e he e x i s t i n g space i n the core. This new
assembly i s described i n t h i s report.
The new assembly contained several experiments f o r f i s s i o n product
9 deposition studies and four graphite capsules containing uranium isotopes
f o r measuring nuclear properties of 233v. Two of t h e uranium capsules
contained about 1-gr t o t a l of 23% and “38v and the other two contained
about 1-gr t o t a l of 23% and 238v. The other specimens of graphite and
Hastelloy-N were designed t o study t h e e f f e c t s of flow, surface f i n i s h ,
and turbulence on the f i s s i o n product deposition. A specimen of pyrolytic
graphite was included f o r s a l t permeation s t u d i e s and the f i n a l specimen
formed a gas t r a p where electron microscope screens were exposed t o d e t e c t
the presence of c o l l o i d a l m a t e r i a l s . The design d e t a i l s of t h e individual
specimens and of t h e assembly a r e shown on ORNL Drawings M-10551-RB-001,
M-10551-RB-002, and M-10551- (Footnote-2) .
The new specimen a r r a y i n s t a l l e d i n t o the MSRE core on July 31,
1969 and was exposed during Runs 19 and 20. Table I summarizes the ex-
posure h i s t o r y of t h e array. he specimen a r r a y w a s scheduled f o r removal
about December 15, 1969.

’MSR Program Semiannu ogress Report, August 31, 1965, ORNL-3872,

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Table I .
Exposure History of t h e MSRE Core .
Irradiation-Specimen Array f o r Runs 19 and 20

Time above $WOOF 2,815 hrs

Time exposed t o f l u s h s a l t 120 hrs
Time exposed t o f u e l salt 2,262 hrs
Integrated Power 12,943 Mwhrs

Mechanical DesiRn of the CaRe and Basket Assembly

I n order t o keep the assembly as simple as possible, each capsule o r

specimen was made c y l i n d r i c a l w i t h an outside diameter of 1-1/4 Inches.
This was the l a r g e s t diameter that could be held i n a removable cage in-
side the e x i s t i n g basket design. The individual experiments within t h e
assembly a r e more completely described l a t e r i n t h e report.
Figure 1 shows the completed cage and basket assemblies. The new
basket assembly is generally the same s i z e and shape as the previous ones,
but is made from 2-in. OD by 0.062-in. w a l l Hastelloy-N tubing ( c o n t r o l
rod thimble material) because the perforated sheet used previously was not
available, The l a r g e s l o t s i n t h e lower p a r t of the basket assembly were
t o reduce the m e t a l volume and t h e neutron flu depression t o a minimum i n
t h e v i c i n i t y of t h e uranium-containing capsules. The smaller s l o t s a t
the t o p of the basket are t o ensure an adequate salt flow through t h e
upper portion of t h e basket.
The cage assembly c o n s i s t s of t h r e e v e r t i c a l 3/16-in.-diameter rods
held by end f i t t i n g s and w i t h spacer rings welded a t i n t e r v a l s along t h e
1 length. The lower end f i t t i n g was welded t o t h e v e r t i c a l rods and forms
a flow passage which d i r e c t s about half of the s a l t flow from the i n l e t
tube of t h e basket i n t o the center of t h e f i r s t t e s t specimen. The t o p
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end f i t t i n g , which was removable t o f a c i l i t a t e loading and unloading t h e LA

t e s t specimens, s l i p s over the three rods and was held i n place by
1/16-in.-dia. wire c l i p s . L

The bottom t e s t specimen was pinned t o t h e lower end f i t t i n g t o re-

s i s t any pressure drop e f f e c t s . The other specimens were loose i n t h e
cage and were f r e e t o expand and contract as necessary. The t o t a l length
of t e s t specimens was adjusted during assembly by machining the length of
the t o p metal f i l l e r plug t o provide end clearance w i t h the cage assembly.
A t operating temperature the end clearance increased t o about 0.42 in.
due t o d i f f e r e n t i a l thermal expansion. The graphite specimens, which
would normally f l o a t i n salt, were held down by the weight of t h e t o p
m e t a l specimens and t h e f i l l e r plug.
The assembly procedure of t h e cage i n t o t h e basket and the i n s t a l l a -
t i o n of t h e basket i n t o t h e r e a c t o r v e s s e l were t h e same a s f o r t h e previous
graphite sampler assemblies. "he assembly of the cage and basket was s i m -
p l i f i e d by the use of a l l new parts. However, a previously used 9all-I;ock I

assembly" was used t o complete the basket assembly, and t h e r a d i a t i o n l e v e l

of t h i s part required the final pinning operation t o be completed i n a hot t

cell .
The r a d i a t i o n f r o m the ball-lock assembly was s u f f i c i e n t l y low that
t h e completed assembly could be c a r r i e d from t h e Hot C e l l t o t h e MSRE i n
a pipe carrier with r e l a t i v e l y l i g h t shielding on one end. An argon at-
mosphere was maintained on t h e uranium capsules and on the completed
assembly as much of the time as possible. The t o t a l exposure of t h e
uranium capsules t o atmosphere was about one hour o r l e s s .

L Description and Design of Test Specimens

Flow Tube

The first t e s t specimen a t t h e bottom of t h e assembly is t h e flow

tube. Figure 2 i s a photograph of the p a r t s and the completed assembly of
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t h i s specimen. The metal core inside the graphite body formed a 1/16-in.
t h i c k flow annulus so a d i r e c t comparison between t h e deposition on w

Hastelloy-N and on graphite w i l l be possible. The s a l t flow through the

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Fig. 2. Flow Tube Assembly

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annulus was introduced through the lower end f i t t i n g of the cage assembly
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and was driven by the pressure drop across the graphite l a t t i c e - b a r g r i d
a t t h e bottom of the reactor vessel. The salt velocity through the b

1/16-in. annulus was estimated t o be 2.5 f t / s e c as compared t o 0.8 f t / s e c

on the outside of the specimen. The e f f e c t of s a l t velocity on deposition
can be obtained by c,omparing inside and outside surfaces of t h e graphite.
Different surface f i n i s h e s were used on both the i n t e r n a l and t h e external
surfaces so t h a t t h e e f f e c t of surface f i n i s h can be determined. The
external surfaces w i l l a l s o be used as a reference f o r t h e graphite speci-
men with the turbulence wire. The graphite parts were made of POCO grade
AXF-5Q. This grade of graphite was selected because of i t s uniform pore
s i z e . Grade CGB graphite, such as c o n s t i t u t e s t h e MSRE core, was not used
f o r t h i s specimen because t h e pieces of t h i s graphite s t i l l i n stock a l l
had numerous cracks that would cause misleadingly high indications of
apparent surface deposition.

Uranium Capsules .
The next section of the specimen assembly contains f o u r graphite
capsules t h a t contain mixtures of uranium isotopes i n a NaF-ZrF4 c a r r i e r
salt. The purpose of these capsules i s t o determine, f o r the energy spec-
trum a t the capsules, t h e capture-to-absorption r a t i o of 23% and t o de-
termine t h e absorption cross sections of the other uranium isotopes r e l a t i v e
to 23%. Two s i z e s of capsules were provided, the long capsules containing
primarily 23% and 2% and t h e s h o r t capsules containing 23% and 2%.

After exposure the s a l t mixtures w i l l be analyzed f o r uranium 233, 234,

235, 236, and 238 and f o r 239pU. The production o r depletion of these
isotopes w i l l be obtained by comparison with similar analyses of unir-
radiated samples of the salt mixtures. The isotopic concentrations of
uranium i n the o r i g i n a l s a l t mixtures as calculated from t h e analyses of
the source materials a r e shown i n Table 11.
The total weights of salt f o r the long and s h o r t capsules were 49.4
and 25.0 grsms respectively giving a t o t a l uranium content of 1 gram per
capsule. Since t h e analyses w i l l be done on t h e basis of isotopic r a t i o s
the exact quantity of salt o r uranium i s not important. The NaF-ZrF4 I
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Table I11

Calculated Isotopic Concentrations

of
O r i f f i n a l S a l t Mixtures (grams)

b n g Capsule Short Capsule

u-232 0.4 ppm of U 0.03 ppm of U

233 0.1000 0.0081
234 0.0042 0 -0263
235 0.0084 0.0566
236 0.0004 0.0033
238 .
o 8870 0.9056

* c a r r i e r s a l t was selected so t h a t any leakage of MSRE f u e l o r f l u s h s a l t

i n t o the capsules could be detected by an analysis f o r lithium.
i The heat generation r a t e s within the s a l t mixtures were estimated
t o be 170 and 100 watts respectively f o r the long and s h o r t capsules.
The t o t a l temperature ris n t h e capsule was estimated a t about 30O0F,
b u t most of t h i s i s i n the salt mixture and i n t h e outside convective film.
The high thermal conductivity limits the temperature gradients within the
graphite so t h a t thermal s t r e s s e s a r e not a problem.
Each capsule contains a s e r i e s of f l u x and tempe r e monitors lo-
cated on the v e r t i c a l ce e. The f l u x monitors
s t a i n l e s s - s t e e l wire and er-copper alloy. These monitors w i l l give
an indication of both t h 1 and f a s t fluxes. The temperature moni-
t o r s are small rods of S i c 1/2-in. long which s u s t a i n a dimensional change
under i r r a d i a t i o n . The i r r a d i a t i o n temperature is the temperature a t
which t h i s dimensional change can be annealed out.
The design d e t a i l s of capsules a r e shown on Drawing M-10551-FU3-002
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(Reference 1) and i n Figure 3. The annular s a l t cavity 3/4-in.-OD by
. 1/2-in. ID reduced the centerline temperature of t h e capsule and a l s o I

bj ?Phis drawing i s available i n Reactor Division, Design Department,

o r Laboratory Records.
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u provided a convenient t i o n f o r the f l u x temperature monitors i n

the c e n t r a l graphite core. POCO graphite grade AXF-5QBG was selected t o
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avoid t h e neutron depression t h a t would occur w i t h Hastelloy-N and t o pro-
vide a s a t i s f a c t o r i l y low s a l t permeability. The capsules were sealed by
welding t h e ends of two molybdenum rings t h a t were each vacuum brazed t o
the graphite body o r cap w i t h a 85Cu-lONi-5Cr brazing a l l o y a t l25O"C and
loe5 t o r r . A d i r e c t braze between t h e graphite body and cap was not used
because of the high temperatures t h a t would have been required on t h e com-
pleted and s a l t - f i l l e d assembly.
The i n t e g r i t y of the brazed j o i n t between the molybdenum rings and
graphite was t h e most important mechanical problem. The metallographic
examination of t h e t e s t braze indicated t h a t t h e braze was s a t i s f a c t o r y ,
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b u t t h e i n i t i a l production brazes leaked helium when subjected t o 10-psig
pressure. The brazing procedure w a s revised t o include coating the gra-
p h i t e surfaces w i t h C r $ 2 t o f a c i l i t a t e wetting of the graphite by t h e
brazing a l l o y . Subsequent brazes were s a t i s f a c t o r y , b u t one cap was re-
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~ j e c t e d because of a l a r g e pore i n t h e graphite.

z Following t h e brazing operation, t h e capsules were leak-tested i n an
alcohol bath with 10-psig helium. Since the graphite i s porous t o helium,
t h e l e a k t e s t was used only t o screen out any p a r t s m i t h abnormally l a r g e
pores o r any p a r t s with a poor braze. The capsules were then cleaned i n
an untrasonic alcohol bath and vacuum-dried-at 300°C. The f l u x and
temperature monitors, which had been previously cleaned, dried and assembled
i n t o g l a s s tubes, were i n s t a l l e d and t h e capsules were delivered f o r s a l t
filling .
The s a l t mixtures were prepared and loaded i n t o t h e capsules by the
Chemical Technology Divisio he s a l t was prepared i n one melt f o r each
of t h e two compositions. T It i n each melt w a s crushed and weighed
f o r the indivi capsules. The crushed s a l t was loaded
d then melted down e r an argon atmos-
phere.
wn of t h e s a l t was completed, t h e capsules
posed ends of t h e molybdenum rings. The
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The welds were inspected v i s u a l l y and by l i q u i d penetrant. The completed

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capsules and the excess s a l t mixtures contained i n small g l a s s jars were
sealed i n p l a s t i c with an argon atmosphere u n t i l ready f o r use. t

The o r i g i n a l plans were t o load the salt mixtures i n t o f o u r capsules

of each type, b u t one capsule of each type was r e j e c t e d during fabrication.
Two of each type were assembled i n t o the core specimen array and the t h i r d ,
along with t h e excess salt, is being held t o develop the s a l t recovery and
a n a l y t i c a l procedures and t o provide the isotopic concentrations of the un-
i r r a d i a t e d salt.
Table I11 shows the monitor data and core location f o r each capsule.

Pyrolytic Graphite

A rectangular specimen of pyrolytic graphite as shown i n Figure 4

i s immediately above the uranium capsules. The t e s t specimen is 0.5-in. x
0,687-in. x 6.0-in. long and is held i n t h e cage assembly by c i r c u l a r
pieces of POCO AXF-5Q graphite pinned t o each end. The l a y e r planes of
t h e graphite are p a r a l l e l t o t h e 0.687-in. x 6-in. surfaces. The depth of
any penetration of s a l t o r i t s constituents i n t o the graphite both p a r a l l e l
and perpendicular t o the l a y e r planes, w i l l be determined by proton a c t i -
vation technique. The specimen w i l l also be analyzed f o r the penetration
of f i s s i o n products both parallel and perpendicular t o t h e graphite l a y e r
planes. The weight of t h e t e s t specimens above t h e pyrolytic graphite i s
t r a n s f e r r e d from the outer diameter of the t o p end r i n g t o t h e c e n t r a l
region by a 1/8-in, t h i c k Hastelloy-N disk.

Graphite Tube with Turbulence Wire

The next specimen i s a graphite tube machined from POCO AXF-5Q. The
t e s t section is a l-in.-diameter cylinder w i t h t h r e e 2-in.-long sections
with d i f f e r e n t surface f i n i s h e s (5, 25, and I25 RMS). The bore diameter
i s 1/2-in. with surface f i n i s h bands of 5 and 125 RMS. The OD of t h e ' t e s t
s e c t i o n has a c o i l of 1/16-in. Hastelloy-N wire wound on a 1/2-in, p i t c h
and w i t h a 20-mil radial clearance between the graphite surface and the
wire. The o r i g i n a l design c a l l e d f o r spacers between t h e wire and the
graphite, b u t these were eliminated because of welding problems with the
t h i n spacers. The wire c o i l i s t o promote turbulence on t h e outside sur-
face of t h e graphite. Figure 5 is a photograph os t h i s t e s t specimen.
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Capsule U-Mixture of S a l t Bottom) Monitor Array (Top t o Bottom)

SS-302-1/4I'
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Ag-Cu Spacer Sic Holder) sic
s-1 .4436 gm 5/32" . 9.700 mg *50046"
s-2 .4448 gm 5/32" . 9.382 mg .50024"

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s-3 234-238 24. 2" .49992" 9.387 mg .50050" vl

SS-302-1/4" SS-302-3/8"
( 11/161t ( 11/16ii
Holder) Spacer Sic Spacer Ag-Cu Holder) sic
L-2 233-238 49.4 MSRE-4 9.505 mg 1-1/1611.49998" 1-1/16t1 .4438 gm 16.046 mg .50025"
(Bottom)
L-3 233-238 49.4 Storage 9.581 mg 1-1/1611.49992"1-1/16t1 .4435gm 15.604 mg .50046"
L-4 233-238 49.4 MSRE-2 9.461 mg 1-1./16~~ .49999" 1-1/16ii .4422 gm 15.321 mg .5001911

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somewhat more uncertain than on t h e bottom flow-tube specimen because t h e

pressure drop i s not well defined. However, both the i n t e r n a l and ex- t

t e r n a l v e l o c i t i e s should be about t h e same as outside the sample basket

o r about 1 t o 2 f t / s e c .
The quantity of fission-product deposition as a function of surface
f i n i s h w i l l be determined f o r both t h e inside and outside surfaces. The
e f f e c t of the turbulence wire w i l l be determined by comparison with the
graphite flow tube a t the bottom of t h e assembly.

Hastelloy-N Tube with Turbulence Wire

T h i s t e s t specimen, shown i n Figure 6, i s a duplicate of the graphite

specimen j u s t described except t h a t it is constructed of Hastelloy-N.
Both of these specimens w i l l be subjected t o about the same conditions and
w i l l provide the same type of information. The e f f e c t of t h e turbulence
wire w i l l be determined by comparison with t h e surface of the electron
microscope screen holder.
The double w a l l design of t h i s specimen, and t h e next one above, pre-
vents contamination of t h e surface under study from t h e exposure of t h e
opposite surface. The t e s t specimen w i l l be sawed i n t o individual rings
f o r each surface f i n i s h and then each r i n g w i l l be dissolved f o r analysis.
T h i s procedure eliminates t h e necessity f o r machining o f f t h e surface f o r
analysis.
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Gas Trap and Electron Microscope Screen Holder

The l a s t t e s t specimen w i l l t r a p a sample of gas t h a t may be circu-

l a t i n g i n the core and expose s e v e r a l e l e c t r o n microscope screens t o t h i s
gas so t h a t any c o l l o i d a l o r p a r t i c u l a t e m a t e r i a l can be c o l l e c t e d and
examined. Figure 7 is a photograph of t h i s specimen with the c e n t r a l rod,
which holds t h e microscope screens, removed. The d r i l l e d holes i n the
rod slope downward and w i l l t r a p s a l t so t h a t the maximum s a l t l e v e l during
operation can be determined.
The sealed cavity formed by the double w a l l was f i l l e d with helium t o
improve the heat t r a n s f e r and t o reduce the temperature of t h e c e n t r a l rod
t o about 100OF above the s a l t temperature. V
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Disposition of t h e Specimen Array

The specimen a r r a y was removed from the MSRE core on December 18,
1969 and delivered t o the hot c e l l on the 19th. The assembly w a s f r e e
of s a l t and was i n good mechanical condition. The individual specimens
were removed from t h e assembly on December 22, 1969.
The detailed examination and analysis of t h e fission-product
deposition specimens w i l l be directed and reported by S. S . Kirslis
and the analysis and r e s u l t s of the uranium capsule experiments w i l l be
directed and reported by G. L. Ragan.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

The author i s indebted t o a l a r g e number of individuals whose co-

operation and assistance was required t o complete t h e design, fabrication, ,

and i n s t a l l a t i o n of the specimen array on t h e time schedule t h a t was

available. The following individuals i n p a r t i c u l a r contributed d i r e c t l y
t o the design and f a b r i c a t i o n of the assembly.

S. S. Kirslis: Conceptual design of fission-product deposition

experiment and specimens.

G. L. Ragan: Formulation of the 23% capture-to-absorption

r a t i o experiment. \

W. J. Werner and coworkers: Graphite t o molybdenum brazing and f i n a l

s e a l welding of the uranium capsules.

J. C. Mailen and F. J. Smith: Preparation of t h e s a l t mixtures and

f i l l i n g t h e uranium capsules.

W. H. Cook: Design and f a b r i c a t i o n of t h e pyrolytic graphite

specimen and general assistance on the design and
f a b r i c a t i o n of t h e o v e r a l l assembly.

H. G. Kern: Scheduled and supervised the f a b r i c a t i o n of the p a r t s

and assemblies through the various shops.
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