Record

RefNoFS/3/4/1
Previous numbersFS/3/9
LevelFile
Title'Estimate of the size of an actual separation plant'
DateDecember 1940
DescriptionReport written for the MAUD Technical Committee, by Simon, dated 31 December 1940, with appendix by Nicholas Kurti, into the feasibilty of a sizeable uranium isotope separation plant.

The report contains three sections: 'Principle of the Apparatus', 'Size of the Diffusion Membranes' and 'The Size of the Plant'

"...one of the most outstanding reports of all the United Kingdom's work on nuclear energy...in which Simon showed not only that the diffusion project was practicable, but also gave schematic designs and costs for a large scale production plant" (Nancy Arms 'A Prophet in Two Countries - A Life of FE Simon', pp111)
Extent18pp
FormatTypescript
AccessStatusOpen
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