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Eugene Starr Papers, 1911-1988

3. Nuclear Power. 1940-1988.

A member of the Manhattan Project and later a consultant to the Atomic Energy Commission, Eugene Starr was closely acquainted with the development of nuclear power from its inception. The materials in Series 3 reflect this life-long interest, and specifically detail his contacts with nuclear power interests in the Pacific Northwest. Starr's participation as a civilian observer at the first Operation Crossroads nuclear test on Bikini Atoll is also documented in this series.


31 boxes

Boxes 3.001 - 3.010 (Page: 1 - 10)



3.001.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1962-1964, 1974, 1983.
1.1.
Planning Conferences - notes. 1962-1964.
1.2.
BPA Committee. Nov 1962 - Jan 1963, June 1974.
1.3.
NW Power Planning Council (NWPPC) - "WPPSS 1, 2, & 3 - Decisions Under Uncertainty" - draft. 1983.

3.002.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1962-1964.
2.1.
Transmission Planning. Nov 1962 - Mar 1963.
2.2.
Transmission Planning. Apr 1963 - Feb 1964.

3.003.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1962-1964, 1970, 1975.
3.1.
"Preliminary Feasibility Analysis" (RW Beck & Associates). 1962.
3.2.
Site Survey Materials. 1962-1963.
3.3.
"Proceedings Commercial Fabrication of Plutonium Fuels" (Hanford Laboratories). 1964.
3.4.
BPA "Special Hanford NPR Study". 1970.
3.5.
"Status Report - Conceptual Fuel Cycle Studies for the Hanford Nuclear Energy Center" (Battelle NW) - 4 copies . 1975.

3.004.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1960-1963.
4.1.
Cooling System - flow diagrams. 1960, 1962.
4.2.
Control Systems. Apr 1961 - Dec 1962.
4.3.
Sixth Loop. 1962-1963.
4.4.
Steam Pressure and Quality - calculations. 1962-1963.

3.005.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1963-1982.
5.1.
Washington Public Power Supply System (WPPSS) Hanford Project. 1963.
5.2.
Progress Reports. 1963-1964.
5.3.
WPPSS Hanford Plant - Operating data, reports. 1963-1965.
5.4.
WPPSS Hanford Plant - Operating data, reports. 1965-1982.

3.006.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1961-1963, 1966, 1973-1984.
6.1.
"Power Conversion Studies - Hanford New Production Reactor". 1961.
6.2.
Ground-breaking for the Hanford Steam Plant - program. 1963.
6.3.
Willis T. Batcheller, consulting engineer - NPR Design Deficiencies. 1962, 1963, 1966.
6.4.
Reactor Termination [Jan 1963 - Mar 1971] + Oregonian Article. 1980.
6.5.
Governor's Panel Report on Impact of WPPSS 4 & 5 + Final Report to Washington State Legislature + Report to Regional Council. 1981-1982.
6.6.
WPPSS 3 & 5 - Frequency Decay Study. 1982.
6.7.
Analysis of Resource Alternatives: WNP-3. 1983.
6.8.
Daily Report Journal from Hanford Generating Plant. Aug 1973 - Apr 1984.

3.007.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1960-1965.
7.1.
Contracts. 1960-1962.
7.2.
AEC - correspondence. 1962-1963.
7.3.
Burns & Roe - correspondence. 1962-1963.
7.4.
Tennessee Valley Authority - correspondence. 1962-1963.
7.5.
Turbine Generator - specifications, bids and analysis. 1962-1963.
7.6.
Schedules for Construction, Bids and Contracts. 1962-1965.

3.008.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1958, 1961-1965, 1969, 1976, 1979.
8.1.
Bond Issuance - official statement. 1963.
8.2.
5-6 loop Conversion - cost estimates, incremental analysis. 1963-1964.
8.3.
Construction Budget. May 1963 - Jul 1965.
8.4.
Auxiliary Steam Supply Systems - cost comparisons (Warchol). 1969.
8.5.
Fuel - research, development and costs. 1958, 1961-1964, 1969.
8.6.
WPPSS Cost and Budget Information. 1976, 1979.

3.009.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1961-1965, 1969, 1976, 1979.
9.1.
Turbine-Generators - performance and cost estimates. 1963.
9.2.
Cost estimates. 1961-1965.
9.3.
Operation - costs, output and outages. 1962-1964, 1967.
9.4.
Position Paper - budget, contract information. 1981.
9.5.
Turbine Generator - data and reports. 1976-1988.

3.010.
Materials re: Washington Public Power Supply, New Production Reactor. 1960-1967.
10.1.
NPR - 16 viewgraphs for overhead projector.
10.2.
NPR - engineering aspects. 1960-1962.
10.3.
NPR - lecture notes, photos & materials. 1961-1964.
10.4.
NPR - Conversion, Feasibility Studies. 1962.
10.5.
NPR - Conversion, Feasibility Studies. 1963.
10.6.
NPR Hanford Plant - plant factors. 1963-1967.