Samuel Untermyer II
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Samuel Untermyer II, was a United States
nuclear engineer who theorised that steam bubble formation in a nuclear reactor
core would not produce unstable reactions but would instead result in an inherently stable and self-controlling reactor design. He was responsible for the BORAX Experiments
and in recognition of his fundamental development work on safe, water-cooled reactors the American Nuclear Society
now has an award named after him for work in this field.
He was the grandson of Samuel Untermyer
.
He was awarded the Newcomen Medal in 1980.
United States
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nuclear engineer who theorised that steam bubble formation in a nuclear reactor
Nuclear reactor
A nuclear reactor is a device to initiate and control a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Most commonly they are used for generating electricity and for the propulsion of ships. Usually heat from nuclear fission is passed to a working fluid , which runs through turbines that power either ship's...
core would not produce unstable reactions but would instead result in an inherently stable and self-controlling reactor design. He was responsible for the BORAX Experiments
BORAX experiments
The BORAX Experiments were boiling water reactor experiments done at the National Reactor Testing Station, now the Idaho National Laboratory....
and in recognition of his fundamental development work on safe, water-cooled reactors the American Nuclear Society
American Nuclear Society
The American Nuclear Society is an international, not-for-profit 501 scientific and educational organization with a membership of approximately 11,000 scientists, engineers, educators, students, and other associate members. Approximately 900 members live outside the United States in 40 countries....
now has an award named after him for work in this field.
He was the grandson of Samuel Untermyer
Samuel Untermyer
Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer Samuel Untermyer (March 6, 1858 – March 16, 1940, although some sources cite March 2, 1858, and even others, June 6, 1858 also known as Samuel Untermeyer was a Jewish-American lawyer and civic leader as well as a self-made millionaire. He was born in...
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He was awarded the Newcomen Medal in 1980.
External links
- Samuel Untermyer II Award page at American Nuclear Society
- Obituary
- Chapter on Untermyer and the BORAX experiments in the Idaho National LaboratoryIdaho National LaboratoryIdaho National Laboratory is an complex located in the high desert of eastern Idaho, between the town of Arco to the west and the cities of Idaho Falls and Blackfoot to the east. It lies within Butte, Bingham, Bonneville and Jefferson counties...
's history Proving the Principle.