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About Herald and news. (Klamath Falls, Or.) 1942-current | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1959)
SUNDAY, APRIL 12, 1959 HALT) AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON PAGE SEVEN Special Nuclear Reacior Purchased By College OREGON STATE COLLEGE A low-powered nuclear reactor that is especially designed for training of students in physics, chemistry, chemical engineering, and me chanical engineering has been pur chased by Oregon State College and installed in an engineering laboratory. It is one of SO reactors In the country, and OSC is one of only 42 U.S. schools having a graduate program approved by the Atomic Energy Commission for fellow ships in nuclear science and engi neering. -,, . . - ' Purchase of the reactor was made possible with a $165,900 V STRANGE THINGS ARE HAPPENINO-Thls pattern in cracked glass may be symmetrical but it isn't pleasing to U.S. Army Specialist Gene J. Terpstra of Grand Rapids, Mich. The soldier, based in Germany, was driving his car near Wuerzberg when 319 little holes suddenly appeared in the windshield. Terpstra attributed the phenomena to "undue stress on the frame following a tire change." grant from AEC. With the reactor, students can acquire the knowledge and skills that will prepare them for work in atomic energy tieias, ueorge w. Gleeson. dean of engineering, ex plained. The Atomic Energy Com mission has forecast a serious shortage of trained workers unless atomic energy education is ex panded, he added. .. The reactor is 614' feet in di ameter, 9 feet high, and weighs 22.000 pounds, including 7,500 pounds of lead shielding.' It gets its name from the "chain reactions that come from the uranium 235 core used as fuel. The reaction can be sustained under controlled conditions, Dean Gleeson ex plained. - - The 3.13 pound uranium core. loaned to the college by the Atomic Energy Commission, is valued at $10,500 and hps indefinite life for reactor use. It is sealed in a spe cial container. The reactor has been licensed by AEC as com pletely safe for campus installa tion, but is fenced ofl in a re stricted area within the engineer ing laboratory. Seven OSC staff members from the departments of physics, chem istry, chemical and mechanical engineering have taken special instruction on operation ui uns i tr actor and have been licensed by AEC. One of them must be pres ent at oil times when the reactor is in operation. TIME MARCHES ON HOLLISTON, Mass. (DPI) Alexander Macomber, 82, has re paired 12,834 clocks and watches during the past 27 years. Fiberglass Boat Building Materiafs The Gun Store 714 Main Ph. TU 4-3803 c ate Vt (5 ELa LP) If EMI 1? ? HAVE "em NOW - NOT AFTER You Buy A House! When you select heating equipment which you don't do too often you need to know certain fact ond fundamentals in order to make a wise selection of a system that i exactly suited for your home. What Constitutes a Good Heating System? I . Air at a Satisfactory Temperature , .2. Air containing Proper Amount of Water -Vapor 3. Air Moving Constantly but impercept , ibly 4. Air Free of Dust, Dirt, Smoke and Pollen 5. Air Free of Staleness Call Us Now For a Free Heat Loss Calculation The. size of the heating unit needed in your -home is determined by the amount of heat lost thru windows, doors, etc. Have your heat loss check made now ... before you build or remodel. Call us now. We'JI be glad to figure your heat loss without obligation. 99 cents a month makes the difference! That's right. When you finance a home, 3 cents a day is about what you pay for the perfect comfort guaranteed by a modern McPherson Winter Air Con ditioning system. 3 cents a day is all the builder saves you with an inadequate short-cut system. That's why it pays to have cold feet before you buy, instead of afterwards. Builders who give you the full value of a McPherson Winter Air Conditioning system will be glad to help you prove they offer a better buy. FOR BETTER LIVING -MAKE YOURSELF COMFORTABLE - WITH A Mc PHERSON WINTER AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM - INSTALLED BY . . . -820 Market Street PARS MEET METAL Phone TU 2-5900 or TU 2-0200
