Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree in science or engineering. Training equivalent to Principles of Separations Processes 100 and Laboratory. Process Engineering Design 300 In this course, the general purpose is to follow up the process design with engineering design, in which consideration is given to materials of construction, process equipment, instrumentation, and cost estimation. Drawings and specifications are to be made by the students so as to enable engineering design and construction work to follow. The students will work together in groups of four or five as in Chemical Processing Design. In this course, however, consultation of each group with the faculty will replace the seminars. A group report on the work done will end the course. Prerequisites: Training equivalent to Chemical Processing Design 200 and consent of the Instructor. Separations Processes Laboratory 100 This is a laboratory course designed to complement the lecture course in the Principles of Separations Processes (100). The purpose is to familiarize the student with the apparatus and techniques used in the laboratory in connection with the various separations processes and operations, as well as the related problems such as corrosion of materials of construction and treatment of process wastes. Special emphasis is to be placed on interpretation of experimental data. Prerequisite: Bachelor's degree in science or engineering. Metallurgy 100 DEPARTMENT OF METALLURGY This course is intended primarily for students whose major field of endeavor is not metallurgy; it is designed to acquaint the physicist, chemist, or engineer with the metallurgical problems inherent in reactor technology. The subjects to be discussed include: engineering aspects of the metallurgy or uranium, thorium, zirconium, beryllium, and liquid metals; heat treatments and fabrication problems; fuel element design, fabrication, and testing; their behavior under irradiation; corrosion, both aqueous and liquid metals; ceramics and cermets; powder metallurgical techniques; and related topics. Prerequisites: Minimum of Bachelor's degree in physics, chemistry, or engineering; courses in physical chemistry and/or properties of engineering materials desirable. Metallurgy 200 This course covers a detailed treatment of the process and physical metallurgy of uranium, thorium, zirconium, and beryllium. It is intended primarily for students whose major field of endeavor is in the science of metals in both fundamental and applied aspects, with emphasis on applications to reactor technology. As such, it includes studies of crystal structure, neutron diffraction, alloy systems, singlecrystal properties, textures, kinetics of phase transformations, radiation damage, diffusion phenomena in clad bonding, etc., all pertaining to the elements mentioned. Prerequisites: Bachelor's degree in metallurgy or metallurgical engineering; some students whose formal education was not in metallurgy but whose engineering education and experience included studies of metal properties may be eligible. 65951 0-55-28 Metallurgy Laboratory 100 Laboratory work to accompany the lecture course Metallurgy 100. Prerequisite: Metallurgy 100, preferably concurrently. ADMINISTRATIVE PROBLEMS A discussion of administrative problems encountered in research and production programs involving nuclear energy; library and technical information problems; administration of adjunct medical services; general and specific industrial hygiene and safety programs; personal and equipment protection procedures; handling of radioactive and other special materials; special facilities for processing high-level radioactivity. Available to all students in the School. DISTINGUISHED SPEAKERS Occasional lectures will be given by speakers who are authorities in the atomic energy field. These lectures are intended to broaden the student's over-all picture of the peacetime uses of nuclear energy as practiced in governmental, industrial, and educational areas in the United States of America and elsewhere. Available to all students in the School. SELECTION OF STUDENTS COMMITTEE ON SELECTION Students for the School are selected by a Committee on Admissions composed of representatives from the School and the Atomic Energy Commission. Foreign students receiving awards under the educational exchange service will, in addition, require the approval of the United States Department of State; and/or participants under a technical assistance program will require the approval of the Foreign Operations Administration. The selection of students will be based upon the qualifications of the applicants and the relative need of the sponsoring foreign government or American industry for scientific personnel trained in the field of nuclear energy. Consideration will necessarily have to be given to the available facilities of the School. SCHOLASTIC REQUIREMENT The equivalent of a Bachelor's degree in physical science or engineering with high academic standing, plus at least two years of professional experience or one year of pertinent graduate study is required. Note the requirements stated with the descriptions of the individua! courses. LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT Since all courses are presented in English, fluent command of oral and written English is mandatory. SPONSORSHIP All United States applicants for admission to the School must be sponsored by an industrial organization having a demonstrated inter est in the development of atomic energy. All foreign applicants must be sponsored by their respective governments. GENERAL INFORMATION TUITION The tuition fee for all students is $1,500 for the complete course. This tuition fee includes all incidental fees, textbooks, and laboratory materials and is payable upon enrollment in the School. The tuition fee does not include medical, housing, food, or other living expenses, or visits to other installations. During the course of the School, students will be afforded an opportunity to visit other sites or installations of the Atomic Energy Commission and certain industrial plants. Such visits will not be required by the School and, consequently, all expenses for trips to other installations must be borne by the student. To assist in estimating the cost of such visits, the following examples are provided: 1. Visit to National Reactor Testing Station... 2. Visit to Oak Ridge National Laboratory 3. Visit to Brookhaven National Laboratory $150.00 75.00 120.00 The above costs are estimated and include only round-trip travel to these points. It is suggested that about $300 should be budgeted for these trips. FILING OF APPLICATIONS AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE In countries where the United States maintains an operations mission of the Foreign Operations Administration Application blanks for admittance to the School are included with this brochure. For students from countries where the Foreign Operations Administration has a mission, the prospective student should seek their assistance in filling out the application. The application should be filed in triplicate at the mission. In addition the student will execute other documents required by the Foreign Operations Administration. The mission in turn will send two copies of the application to the United States. Additional copies of application blanks are available upon request from the mission. All applications for the second and third sessions must be received in the United States by August 1, 1955. Supporting administrative arrangements and assistance in such matters as travel, insurance, and housing may be furnished applicants for the program described in this brochure by the United States operations mission. To facilitate such arrangements and other advance planning, the prospective participant should consult with the mission at the earliest possible time and, in all cases, no later than the filing of his application. In addition to the provision of assistance in making arrangements, direct financial support may also be available through the Foreign Operations Administration in exceptional cases where qualified applicants are unable to finance or arrange for financial sponsorship of their training. Irrespective of financial support, all students must be recommended and sponsored by their home government. In countries where the United States does not maintain an operations mission Application blanks for admittance to the School are included with this brochure. The application should be filed, in triplicate, with the appropriate United States embassy or legation. Additional copies may be obtained upon request to the embassy. All applicants for the program should consult with the United States embassy or legation at the earliest possible time and, in all cases, no later than the filing of the application. This is required in order to facilitate the necessary administrative arrangements. In some exceptional cases, financial assistance may be possible. In no cases, however, will the United States government provide financial assistance for the support of families accompanying students nor will spouses of students be permitted to accept employment while in residence in the United States. Completed applications for the second and third sessions must be received in the United States by August 1, 1955. All students must be recommended and sponsored by their home government. United States citizens Application blanks for admittance to the School are included with this brochure. One copy of the completed application must be mailed directly to the School of Nuclear Science and Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory, P. O. Box 299, Lemont, Illinois. Additional blanks may be obtained by directing a request to the school. All applications for the second session, which begins on November 7, 1955, must be received by August 1, 1955. SECURITY Since the curriculum of the School is concerned only with unclassified or declassified subject matter, no formal clearance is required for attendance. Applicants from the United States will be given such screening as is customary for employment of unclassified personnel at the Laboratory. Applicants of foreign origin will be required to qualify for appropriate clearance under all pertinent immigration laws and regulations of the United States government. ORIENTATION The 1955-56 session of the School is scheduled to begin on November 7, 1955. All foreign students will be notified to assemble in Washington, D. C., on October 31, 1955. During the ensuing week the foreign students will be afforded a series of orientation lectures, including visits to points of interest in the nation's capital. All students, United States and foreign, will assemble at the International House, located on the University of Chicago campus at 1414 East Fifty-ninth Street, Chicago, Illinois, at 9:00 A. M., November 7, 1955. Bus transportation will be provided to transport students to the Laboratory at that time. The first week of the School term will be used for orientation. Included will be a series of introductory lectures and a tour of the Laboratory facilities. During this period a complete physical examination will be required of each student. A second complete physical examination will be required upon completion of the course. The same arrangements will apply for the third session, with foreign students assembling in Washington on February 27, 1956. HOUSING The Argonne National Laboratory, at which the School is located, is situated about twenty-five miles southwest of the Chicago Loop in a semirural area, with numerous subdivisions within commuting distances of seven to twenty-five miles (see map). Furnished houses or apartments on a short-term basis (less than one year) in the surrounding suburbs are in extremely short supply. Furnished twobedroom units in the area of the University of Chicago campus can be obtained but such accommodations are expensive. The International House on the University of Chicago campus at 1414 East 59th Street, Chicago, Illinois, is available for students of the School unaccompanied by wife or family. This is a dormitory-type facility, single rooms, multiple use of bath and toilet facilities, at approximately $10.00 per week. One of the requirements for residence at the International House is participation in the Student Health Plan, which adds about $7.50 per quarter to the cost. (This requirement is waived in the case of those students who have subscribed to a medical plan contracted for by the Foreign Operations Administration or the State Department.) Every effort will be made to assist the students in obtaining adequate housing during their attendance at the School. The Laboratory provides a rental referral service to assist with housing problems and this service is available to students at the School. The Housing Office can provide listings of units that may become available, but it is the responsibility of the student to visit available units, determine suitability, and negotiate terms. Students who have been notified of their acceptance to the School should immediately communicate with the School, advising of their specific housing requirements. They should also inform the School whether they plan to purchase an auto or bring an auto with them for use during their attendance. This latter information will be helpful in determining the location of potential housing. Excerpts of Address by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, at the Centennial Commencement Ceremonies, Penn State University, University Park, Pa., "Research Reactors," June 11, 1955 Our nation has no desire for a monopoly on the knowledge and practice of these possibilities. We want the world to share-as we always have. Moreover, we know that the human talents essential to the advancement of science are not restricted to this country. Throughout the free countries there are men and women of great ability who, given the opportunity, can help further to advance the frontiers of knowledge and contribute to the peace and progress of the peoples of all nations. Progress to date in nuclear science is not, of course, exclusively an American achievement. An international cooperative effort broke |