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Vintage U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) Technical ReportThis is an original, historical technical document published during the height of the early Atomic Age. It is a highly specialized piece of Cold War-era nuclear metallurgy research.Document Details
Title: COMPILATION OF U.S. AND U.K. URANIUM AND THORIUM CONSTITUTIONAL DIAGRAMS
Report Number: BMI-1000
Date: June 1, 1955
Authors: H. A. Saller and F. A. Rough
Issuing Institution: Battelle Memorial Institute
Publisher: Technical Information Service, Oak Ridge, TennesseeHistorical Significance
This report focuses on the phase diagrams (constitutional diagrams) of Uranium and Thorium—the fundamental materials for nuclear reactors and weapons programs. It represents critical research in materials science necessary for the development of U.S. and U.K. nuclear technology in the mid-1950s.A must-have for collectors of:
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) documents
Cold War history
Nuclear engineering and metallurgy history
Battelle Memorial Institute publications
