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SPECIAL COLLECTIONS RESEARCH CENTERA Guide to the "First Temple of the Atom" documentsScope and ContentThis digital collection consists of ca. 150 items, 1949-1956, chiefly letters and writings of Clifford K. Beck relating to the establishment and building of the first nuclear reactor at North Carolina State College and the establishment of the Nuclear Engineering program. During the construction and test phases, numerous memorandum passed between project participants. These crucial documents detail experimental results and reactor specifications. Dr. Raymond L. Murray collected, saved, and donated these crucial documents to the NC State University Archives at the Raymond L. Murray Raleigh Research Reactor Project Notebook project site. Documents: 1951 | 1952 | 1953 | 1954 | 1955 | 1956 Proposal of a Nuclear Reactor at North Carolina State College [XML] [HTML] Dr. Clifford Beck proposes the building of a joint North Carolina State College-Atomic Energy Commission 5 KW nuclear reactor of the uranium "water-boiler" type. To be used as the core of an instructional and research program in Nuclear Engineering, Dr. Beck reasons that Duke University, the University of North Carolina, several medical schools and a number of other institutions in the vicinity of Raleigh, North Carolina, would benefit from the proposed reactor program. Enclosing a tentative schematic design of the reactor, and identifying key faculty and research members associated with the project, Dr. Beck estimates that detailed design and construction can be accomplished in from eight to ten months and would be completed at a total cost of $150,000. Letter from J. H. Lampe to Colonel J. W. Harrelson, with enclosures [XML] [HTML] Letter from J. H. Lampe to Mr. James Boyd [XML] [HTML] Contract No. AT-(40-1)-1032 [XML] [HTML] Letter from Clifford K. Beck to Col. J. W. Harrelson [XML] [HTML] Letter from J. H. Lampe to Colonel J. W. Harrelson, with enclosure [XML] [HTML] Program Administration and Installation Design of the Nuclear Reactor Project at North Carolina State College [XML] [HTML] Letter from Clifford Beck to Chancellor J. W. Harrelson [XML] [HTML] Memorandum from J. McCree Smith to Colonel J. W. Harrelson [XML] [HTML] Memorandum from J. G. Vann to Dean J. H. Lampe with enclosure [XML] [HTML] Memorandum from Clifford Beck to Dean J. H. Lampe [XML] [HTML] Letter from Clifford K. Beck to Dr. Charles Marshall [XML] [HTML] Letter from J. H. Lampe to Acting President W. D. Carmichael and Chancellor J. W. Harrelson [XML] [HTML] Letter from J. H. Lampe to Mr. David Clark [XML] [HTML] 1951 Staff Memorandum No. 15, Staff Assignments [XML] [HTML] Letter from J. H. Lampe to Col. J. W. Harrelson [XML] [HTML] Letter from C. L. Marshall to Dr. Clifford K. Beck [XML] [HTML] Letter from J. H. Lampe to Mr. J. G. Vann [XML] [HTML] Letter from G. Milton Small to J. H. Lampe [XML] [HTML] Letter from G. Milton Small [XML] [HTML] 1952 Further Design Features of the Nuclear Reactor at North Carolina State College [XML] [HTML] Letter from J.H. Lampe to Mr. J.G. Vann, with enclosure [XML] [HTML] Letter proposing contract to provide nuclear engineering training. [XML] [HTML] This letter is a proposal for a contract between Oak Ridge Nuclear Laboratories and N.C. State College to begin a nuclear engineering training program. Course requirements and student qualifications are outlined. Letter from Clifford K. Beck to Dean J. H. Lampe [XML] [HTML] Current Status of Construction on the Nuclear Reactor and the Nuclear Reactor Building at North Carolina State College, with photographic enclosures [XML] [HTML] Letter from J. H. Lampe to Mr. John Harden [XML] [HTML] 1953 First Temple of the Atom [XML] [HTML] Letter from Clifford K. Beck to Milton Small [XML] [HTML] Letter from Chancellor J. W. Harrelson to Mr. William B. Allred [XML] [HTML] Letter from Clifford K. Beck to Milton Small [XML] [HTML] Procedure for Critical Experiment [XML] [HTML] Memorandum from Clifford Beck, A. C. Menius, and Raymond Murray [XML] [HTML]
Letter from Herman Roth to J. H. Lampe [XML] [HTML] 1954 letter from J. H. Lampe to Malcolm Campbell, with enclosures [XML] [HTML] In February 1954, the President of Turkey and his wife were scheduled to visit the United States. Among the sites on their itinerary was the Nuclear Reactor, as well as the School of Textiles. Emergency Procedures in case of Catastrophe Involving the Raleigh Research Reactor [XML] [HTML] 1955 Memorandum from Clifford K. Beck to Dr. Herman Roth [XML] [HTML] Study of Incident Involving Fuel Leak in North Carolina State College Reactor [XML] [HTML] Letter from F.W. Gilbert to Dr. Clifford Beck, with enclosure [XML] [HTML] Memorandum from Dr. Clifford Beck to Dean J.H. Lampe [XML] [HTML] Memorandum concerning disposal and examination of components from the Raleigh Research Reactor. [XML] [HTML]
1956 Report on the Inspection of the First Raleigh Research Reactor [XML] [HTML] Letter from Donald R. Hamilton, et al. to President William Friday [XML] [HTML] letter from J. H. Lampe to Dr. Raymond L. Murray, with enclosure [XML] [HTML] |