From Test Tube to Pilot Plant - A 50 Year History of the Chemical Technology Division at Argonne National Laboratory

From Test Tube to Pilot Plant - A 50 Year History of the Chemical Technology Division at Argonne National Laboratory - January 5, 2001

FOREWORD		v
1940-1950: THE BEGINNING		1
	The Manhattan Project	1
	The Atomic Energy Commissions and the National Laboratories	7
	The Met Lab	8
	The Chemical Engineering Division	16
1950-1960: THE BUCLEAR PROMISE		23
	The National and International Scene	23
	Reactors	26
	The Move to Site D	29
	New Employees	31
	Services	34
	Tools of the Trade	37
	The New Buildings	39
	Division Organization and Management	47
	Technical Programs	50
1960-1970: TURBULENT TIMES		89
	The Domestic and International Climate	89
	Reactors	92
	The Division	92
	Management	96
	Building Addition	98
	Tools of the Trade	99
	Cenham Glove Boxes	101
	Technical Programs	102
1970-1980: TRANSITIONS		139
	The National Scene	140
	Nuclear Power	140
	The Laboratory	145
	The Division	146
	Technical Programs	160
1980-1990: CMT-NEW NAME, NEW MISSIONS		237
	National Affairs	238
	The Nuclear Industry	241
	The Division	241
	Technical Programs	249
1990-1998: INTO THE FUTURE		361
	National Affairs	361
	Energy and the Environment	363
	The Laboratory	365
	The Division	366
	Technical Programs	371
	The Division's Future	471

APPENDIXES
	General References	475
	Acronyms and Definitions	477
	Subject Guide	485
	Name Index	495