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TRISO Fueled Nuclear Micro-Reactors

TRISO, or Tri-Structural Iso-Tropic particle fuel, contain uranium, carbon and oxygen fuel kernel. The kernel has three layers of carbon- and ceramic-based materials that prevent the release of radioactive fission…

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What am I Reading? “The Box”

Marc Levison’s “The Box.” So far, this book reads well for anyone interested in history, economics, and a topic that is just a little bit off the norm. I am…

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Summary Report: Preliminary Design, Study, and Investigations on the Overland Train Project

The above titled report is dated December 28, 1959. This unpublished report works through some of the initial ideas for the TC-497 Overland Train MkII. Discussion includes engine choices, decisions…

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What am I reading? February 2, 2021

Number One Observatory Circle. A book by Charles Denyer.

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Best Search Engine for Research

I love research. Aside from the the satisfaction of completing a final project, digging deep into archival documentation provides a great deal of satisfaction. I have used a combination of…

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Snow, Ice and Permafrost, Research Establishment (SIPRE) Org Chart

This chart was found on SIPRE Report 15 dated September 1953.

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SIPRE – Snow, Ice and Permafrost, Research Establishment

SIPRE began in United States Army Corps of Engineer in 1949. Their job was to “conduct basic and applied research in snow, ice and frozen ground.” As we became more…

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U.S. Army Polar Research & Development Center (PR&DC) lighter

Camp Tuto and Camp Century housed service members from the U.S. Army Polar Research & Development Center. Writing a book on the R.G. LeTourneau Overland Trains has taught me a…

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