Project Pluto - Volume 3
Abstract
This report volume was produced by the Nuclear Systems Division of The Marquardt Corporation and includes the fourteenth quarterly progress report. Two series of irradiation programs were conducted in 1959 to investigate the effects of combined environments on materials and components of control systems that operate in piloted nuclear propulsion aircraft. The tests were performed in environmental chambers, which were air-irradiated primarily with gamma photons and neutrons. Because the tests did not reach desired temperatures or maximum integrated fluxes, no definite conclusions could be drawn regarding the effectiveness or safety levels of radiation exposure for a PLUTO-type environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 15, 1959
- Accession Number
- AD1010626