Peacetime Atomic Power Soon To Light Pittsburgh
Shippingport Pa. a Duquesne Light project aims to bring peacetime atomic electricity to homes and factories this year. The plant, built with Westinghouse and AEC backing, is the first private company operated large scale nuclear power facility and is slated for commercial operation next fall or winter.
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Shippingport
America
Duquesne Lig
Pennsylvania
Pitt
United States
Calder Hall
Duquesne Light
Atomic Energy Commission
Westinghouse Electric Corp
Westinghouse
AEC
Duquesne
Allegheny
Beaver Counties
Allegheny County
Lilliput Fleet Recalls Heyday Of Great Lakes
Saugatuck Michigan craftsman Abbott B. Davis builds 1 mm to 1 ft scale replicas of Great Lakes sailing and steam ships. His models include the 1860s-70s Johnson, A R Colburn and J S Seaverns replicas. Davis preserves Saugatuck’s lumber and fruit trade history through detailed miniatures.
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Great Lakes
Saugatuck, Mich
Saugatuck Utilities
Abbott B. Davis
Davis
Saugatuck
Consumers Power Co
C. R. Johnson
Johnson’s
A. R. Colburn
H. A. Root
J. S. Seaverns
Ida Keith
Abbot B. Davis
Uranium Fission Process Described for Additional Heat
The text discusses how uranium undergoes fission to produce added heat. It outlines the basic concept of splitting atomic nuclei to release energy and heat production in nuclear reactions.
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Shippingport
Ida Jean Kain
America
Westinghouse plans longer life fuel core upgrade
Westinghouse says the original fuel charge will last nearly five years and work is underway on a longer life core replacement. A month is expected to be needed to shut down the reactor replace the core and reactivate the plant.
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Westinghouse
Rebel Offer Is Rejected in Malaya Independence Day Row
Kuala Lumpur reports Communist rebels rejected a government amnesty plan tied to Malaya's Independence Day. Rebels demanded no punishments and full citizen rights in exchange for halting attacks and allowing participation in elections.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Gliders Reach Upper Altitudes Without Pressurized Cabins
Gliders have flown to the maximum altitude achievable without a pressurized cabin, reaching the highest altitudes permitted by current unpressurized designs.
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