-
-15- _
-_
ey
have stronger hulls than our own submarines, ee
el
ee
_
»”
Various measurements of shock wave
parameters, etece effects, and radioactivity will be carried out,
with AEC collaboration,
The operation will cost $13,280,000.
At 3:35 p.m. the visitors left; and Dr. L. R. Hafstad, Dr. W.
Reactor
Matters
H, Zinn, Mr. W. K. Davis, and Gen, D, J, Keim met with the Committee
to discuss reactor matters.
Dr. Hafstad began by saying that the current power program is
Civil
Power
rolling in good shape.
The problem area is the homogeneous reactor
at Oak Ridge and its rate of progress,
The problems are tied in with
the fluid fuel program at ORNL.
Dr. Wigner mentioned a question, earlier raised by Mr. Murphree,
ANP
te en
-thatin the aircraft program Pratt & Whitney seemed to be working on
s
OFeee
See Seee
reactors insteadof jetengines. Gen. Keirnanswered that P & W feel
they must participate in the reactor effort in order to boost their
general competence.
The program is not yet farenough along to set
down the exact division of effort.
P & W have made paper studies of
the engine machinery.
Dr. Wigner also mentioned Mr. Whitman's doubts on the time
schedule for the fluid fuel reactor, and the proposal to review the
progrem in about six months.
He said that what could be judged would
be a more or less integrated arrangement.
sible in six months?
Would a judgnent be pos—
Dr, Rabi interpolated the remark that Dr. Wigner
1
LR CHIVES
er
bpeved 2 ee