Proposal of a Nuclear Reactor at North Carolina State College, March 30, 1950
Burlington Nuclear Reactor Laboratories, NC State University (Raleigh, N.C.)
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Item information
- Title:
- Proposal of a Nuclear Reactor at North Carolina State College, March 30, 1950
- Description:
- Dr. Clifford Beck proposes the building of a joint North Carolina State College-Atomic Energy Commission 5 KW nuclear reactor of the uranium "water-boiler" type. To be used as the core of an instructional and research program in Nuclear Engineering, Dr. Beck reasons that Duke University, the University of North Carolina, several medical schools and a number of other institutions in the vicinity of Raleigh, North Carolina, would benefit from the proposed reactor program. Enclosing a tentative schematic design of the reactor, and identifying key faculty and research members associated with the project, Dr. Beck estimates that detailed design and construction can be accomplished in from eight to ten months and would be completed at a total cost of $150,000.
- Topics:
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Engineering
- Subjects:
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Nuclear engineering
Nuclear reactors
- Original Format:
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Typescript
- Extent:
- 24 pages
- Item identifier:
- ua105_016_319740_20220527_35183
- Author:
- Beck, Clifford K. more info on Beck, Clifford K.
- Created Date:
- Genre:
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Proposals
- Names:
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North Carolina State University. Department of Nuclear Engineering
more info on North Carolina State University. Department of Nuclear Engineering
North Carolina State University -- History more info on North Carolina State University -- History
- Location:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Digital Project:
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University Archives
First Temple of the Atom: This digital collection consists of ca. 150 items, 1949-1956, chiefly letters and writings of Clifford K. Beck relating to the establishment and building of the first nuclear reactor at North Carolina State College and the establishment of the Nuclear Engineering program. During the construction and test phases, numerous memorandum passed between project participants. These crucial documents detail experimental results and reactor specifications. Dr. Raymond L. Murray collected, saved, and donated these crucial documents to the NC State University Archives
Source information
- Repository:
- Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Collection:
- College of Engineering, Department of Nuclear Engineering records (UA105.016) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
- Note field:
- Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
- Rights:
- For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Building: North Carolina State University, Burlington Nuclear Reactor Laboratories (Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina)
- Architect:
- Small, G. Milton (George Milton), Jr., 1916-1992 more info on Small, G. Milton (George Milton), Jr., 1916-1992
- Built:
- Street:
- NC State University Campus
- Community:
- NC State University
- State:
- NC
- Location:
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Raleigh (N.C.)
- Subjects:
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College buildings
Nuclear reactors