descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Mar 1961 English Publisher:American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)Journal:Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, volume 128, pages 213-233 (issn: 0066-0604, eissn: 2690-4071,

Authors: John T. Rhett; William F. Reilly;

doi: 10.1061/taceat.0008822 , 10.1061/jcceaz.0000037

Nuclear Power for the Arctic

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Brief history of Army's nuclear power and Arctic research and development programs; installation of PM-2A nuclear power plant in Camp Century, Greenland; engineering problems and solutions related to installation and operation of plant; plant being air-transportable has only minimum of shielding; shielding was to be provided by thick snow walls; however, high level gammafield caused snow to heat up beneath reactor; temperature of 5 F insured by extra lead brick shielding.

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