No Atom Power At Atom Congress
(Rec. 10 p.m.) PHILADELPHIA, March 10. The 1957 Nuclear Congress got off to a shaky start today. An atomic reactor was to have provided the electric current to burn through some magnesium powder in a tape to open the international exposition. But current from the reactor was not flowing when the button was pressed. An electrician hurriedly hooked up the button with current from the hall’s regular electricity supply. The reactor—the first full-scale chain-reacting atomic “furnace” ever shown to the United States public—was one of the attractions at the show. Developed by Aero-jet-General Nucleonics of California, the device is 9|ft high and 6£ft in diameter at its thickest. It used 240 z of fissionable Uran-ium-235 as its fuel, but it was described by its developers as completely safe for installation even in the home because of special design characteristics. Among other exhibits is an atomic battery—about the size of a cough drop—which is described as capable of powering a portable radio for five years.
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Press, Volume XCV, Issue 28224, 12 March 1957, Page 11
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