Hanford, Threshold of an Era: A Facsimile Report

摘要

The report tells in a popular and readily understandable style the story of American atomic energy developments particularly as applied at the Hanford Engineer Works. It presents a concise history of the Hanford Development and a concise description of the Hanford Plant. The report discusses the elementary facts about atoms then radioactivity and transmutation. It then discusses the preparation of Uranium, pile charging and discharging, plutonium accountability, and describes the separations process. Further, the report talks about canning of metallic Uranium slugs, formation of Neutron absorbing fission products and film formation and corrosion. Last, it talks about the conservation of fissionable material and the future of atomic energy.