Memorandum from Raymond L. Murray to Dr. Clifford K. Beck

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20 October, 2000

Nuclear Reactor Digitization Project

Raymond L. Murray Reactor Project Notebook

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1 p. Manuscript copy consulted UA 105.16

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July 26, 1951NCSC-27 TO: Dr. Clifford K. Beck FROM: Raymond L. Murray COPIES TO: Dr. A. C. Menius, Jr. and Dr. Newton Underwood SUBJECT: Water Windows

I contacted Mr. George West, Manager of the Structural Glass Sales Division, Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with reference to the design of the water windows. He appeared to have a great deal of familiarity with the technical aspects of the tanks. He showed me photographs of similar units that had been made during the war for acid and plating baths, and described the construction. Attached to the original of this note is a typical picture.

Each tank consists of four 1/2" thick Herculite plates held together by tie rods running the full length of the plates. The glass is poured, drilled and smoothed, and then tempered. Raw Neoprene gaskets are installed, and the assembly kept at around 100° for a time, during which the Neoprene is cured.

Miscellaneous Items

1. The Company does not make any sales itself. All quotations come from the local offices.

2. It is agreeable with them that correspondence on details of design be made directly to the Pittsburgh office.

3. The units would come assembled but would not be installed. The main cost of the tanks is in materials and fabrication. Mr. West did not think any saving would be realized by our assembling them.

4. No guarantee is provided against leakage. Specifications on maximum torque on the nuts will be provided, however.

5. The protruding dimension of nuts and washers can be held to 3/4" or less.

6. To avoid seeing the tie rods, the tank can be lined with opaque white carrara.

Sketches of the assembly and space in the auditorium wall will be made. It was agreed that we would supply them with the necessary dimensions with our order.