PAGE TEN Atomic Reactor Aids Research By KAY MILLS A variation of "the ol' swim min' hole" and modern nu clear engineering have been united in the nuclear reactor here to provide facilities for University research. - from an outside source can pene- The trate the alumnium and start the The reactor, located east of Pol- reaction. From that point, Robin lock and South Halls, is patternedson said, the reaction is "self-sus after the first swimming pool re it actor at the Oak Ridge National' aining" during operation.) i Solid materials for bombard- Laboratory. , trient are placed in polythylene If is a source of neutrons and tubes and submerged. gamma rays for use in research • When the radiochlorine was . progranis of University and in- ! removed, the scientist could then dustrial personnel, Gordon Rob- study it at the reactor or, if prop- The neutrons are given off from inson, staff member, said. Oiis own lab for study, Robinson lerly licensed, take the material to the fission of uranium 235 atoms, a reaction resulting in an excess a tracer in the swine's fat. of several neutrons which can in! turn make certain other materials! *The object of this particular radioactive, Robinson said. !experiment was to enable the Gamma rags are emitted as ex 'swine producer to control fat pro cess energy by the reaction, h e iduction more accurately, yielding added. . la leaner, more uniform product to The College of Chemistry an d meet market demands. Physics is the largest user of the'. •Should there be any , radio reactor, which went into opera- i active waste after the experiment lion in 1955. The first experi-lis completed, Robinson added, it mentors to make use of it werelis encased in concrete and buried from the College of Agriculture.; either here or sent to Oak Ridge, The reactor can be used in a Tenn.,for disposal. number of ways, Robinson said: . Th "swimming pool" concept •A scientist may want to stay provides wat e r to protect a certain process, as in a recent l against harmful radioactivity, study on fat distribution in swine; to cool the reactor, and to slow to meet consumer demands for! the neutrons in their path both leaner pork. Sln this case, chlorine, to be; used as a tracer in the fat, could Executives Win Hear Carzo Speak in Mexico (Continued from page one) ' general effects, musical blend, professor of management, will ad- Rocco Carzo, Jr., a s spciae ldiction, interpretation and phras , i ng. dress top management executives, Miss Virginia Minsch. State C uffs de the Centre de . Productiviclad Miss Virginia teacher; Mrs. Louis de Monterrey in Monterrey,,Maraffie, assistant director of the Mexico, Nov. 2 and 3. University Symphony Orchestra; lie will discuss modern advances Frank Morris, member of the made in organization theory and!Thespian Board of Control; and research and will illustrate how I William B. Merrel, associate pro these concepts may be applied in fessor of music at Juniata Col actual practicing organizations. i lege, judged group competition. ALPHA DELTA P 1 • Welcc riles Home The Alumni with a V.4twik Cider Pour • following the.game THE DAILY COLLEGIAN. UNIVERSITY PARK. PENNSYLVANIA be placed in an aluminum cylin der, lowered into the pool next to the reactor core and bombarded with neutrons. (The reactor core is submerged in 25 feet of water in the "swim ming pool." A bluish aura sur rounds the narrow aluminum-clad uranium fuel elements. Neutrons within and out from the re actor, he said. The water is a deep blue color because it is so IFC Sing-- pure. Robinson said. The water is demineralized because any impurities could become radio- active. Materials brought out of the pool are tested by an ionization chamber which registers levels of radioactivity. If material is too radioactive to be surfaced, Robin son said, it can either be left underwater until its radioactivity decays or transferred, still under water to a lead container and then raised to the surface. Robinson added that the reactor staff also conducts a lab course for nuclear engineering graduate students. Foreign students are trained here in reactor operation. The staff has also done work with HRB-Singer, the Bell Tele phone Laboratories, other indus trial concerns and the U.S. Army Signal Corps, he said. Ipplr7:::;::: - ":::;:::.:: r '‘il - 17 .A A -- .. - ::A it _:',„i i.‘ 4 , „. . . , '.. 4 :, . S c..,.• %}\. ' dtx x 0 ',.1 ~,:o" ~., 1 i •,- \ - ... ) , , .-. . . ~%' ..-..:.- t fti •;...„{.% . • -• ~.t k. : ',,.;' .1% - / r ,? ..- .1' .. .. , ': i v.. . - ,'. ' . .: ',... ... ~, :ll' - 'f.• ' - ' g': i :i:: ~ i . i. : ',` .;,'ll '!Vi• . ALPHA EPSILON pi lge7 • Crazy Hat Party with Mike Raymond and The Midnighters .."'" Open at 11:00 "1 '3 *-4 To all 001 Fraternity Men and their Dates f Walker Discusses Calm Celebrations Recess With Fry Requested by Juba President Eric A. Walker told The -State College Police De- Robert Fry, president of the Town partment said yesterday that stu dents should keep all after-game Independent Men's Council, yes- celebrations "reasonable." terday that he was not the power Because of the large crowd ex who decided on the Thanksgivinglpected for the Homecoming foot recess. - ball game today, John R. Juba, Fry said that Walker told him chief of police, asked students to that the University Senate would help by keeping celebrations have the final decision on the orderly. vacation. The Police Department appreci- Walker said that the three ex- ated the behavior and cooperation tra days in the fall term calendar of students after the Syracuse were not a mistake but were game last week," Juba said. added for a period of transition in the new term system. Police have "no objections to Walker spoke to Fry in con_ orderly parties," he said. Last nection with the letter written week complaints about noisy to his office by TIM council can-!parties were "not enough to say cerning the recess. The council iit was any problem," he added. had requested that Walker and, the University Senate approve the extention of the vacation to in- BEAT CALIFORNIA 'elude Nov. 24 and 25. Styling... in the classic tradition :r 'd V !': r.!:?,..,-...:•;.. ` - s/ >:< ;;: Casually yours... The Authentic Arrow button-down shirt has a perennial appeal to the discerning college man. This University Fashion favorite has the famous Arrow contour tailoring for a slim, trim, tapered waistline. In basket weave striped oxford and solid colors of your choice. See your Arrow Retailer. -ARROW~ From the "Cum Laude Collection" From the Arrow Cum Laude Collection comes the perfect example of authentic traditional styling. 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