For America's largest all-nuclear power plant Commonwealth Edison's Dresden Nuclear Power Sta tion near Chicago, scheduled for completion by mid-1960. This $45,000,000 project will be the country's largest allnuclear power plant.
4 4 MILES OF ZIRCONIUM TUBING being
processed
To form fuel rods, cylindrical pellets of VOz are inserted in Zircaloy tubing. Tubes are sealed and welded, then assembled into "bun dles" to form the rod-type element (inset). See our 4-page ad in Chemical E n g i n e e r i n g C a t a l o g , Pages Π 47-1150, for additional tech nical information.
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lory-Sharon
Here you see a striking example of zirconium's place in nuclear power . . . and of M a l l o r y - S h a r o n ' s l e a d e r s h i p in zirconium p r o d u c t i o n and technology. T h e largest order ever placed for zirconium tubing—almost 44 miles of it—is now being processed by Mailory-Sharon, in conjunction with Bridgeport Brass Co., for the D r e s d e n N u c l e a r R e a c t o r . Made of reactor-grade Zircaloy-2, %c" diameter and %2" wall thickness, the tub ing must meet rigid t o l e r a n c e s . . . pass special pressure, sonic and corrosion tests. Fabrication of fuel elements is by the Atomic Power Equipment Dept. of General Electric, at San Jose, California, designers and builders of the D r e s d e n S t a t i o n for C o m m o n w e a l t h Edison. As the largest integrated producer of zirconium, titanium and special metals, we invite you to write for information on either reactor-grade or commercial grade zirconium. Our Service Engineering group is ready to work with you now on either nuclear or commercial applications. W r i t e for new booklet, "Technical and Application Data on Zirconium and Hafnium".
MALLORY MALLORY-SHARON
producer
of Titanium
SHARON
METALS CORPORATION ·
· Zirconium
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