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SPENCER H. BUSH
Pages 20-27

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From page 21...
... He was elected to NAE in 1970 "for contributions in the physical and mechanical metallurgy of materials used in nuclear reactors." On July 12, l945, a U.S. Army corporal drove an inconspicuous sedan to an old adobe ranch house on what is now the White Sands Missile Range.
From page 22...
... Although he retired in 1983 to establish his own firm, Review & Synthesis Associates, Spence said he "could not imagine not being involved in some way with the nuclear power industry." He continued as a consultant to the laboratory and others in government and industry worldwide until his death. Spence was a registered professional engineer whose areas of research included failure mechanisms in pressurized nuclear reactor systems, stress corrosion in piping and turbines, effects of radiation damage on material properties and component design, and seismic design of pressure-boundary components.
From page 23...
... He pioneered the development of non-destructive inspection technologies and risk-based in-service inspection standards, as well as the development of rules for flaw evaluation that provide a basis for rational decisions about whether nuclear power plants can operate safely. Bush also was instrumental in the evaluation of flexibility analysis rules for piping systems to ensure reliability while reducing maintenance costs.
From page 24...
... Section XI requires that all operating nuclear plants meet standards that ensure safe and reliable operation, requirements that were formally accepted by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Owen Hedden, a colleague, noted that, with Bush's guidance and encouragement, nuclear power plant operators worldwide accepted or adapted the Section XI rules.
From page 25...
... Thompson Award and the ASME Bernard Langer Nuclear Codes and Standards Award and Melvin R Green Codes and Standards Medal; and member of Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi, and Phi Kappa Phi.
From page 26...
... Carr, historian, Los Alamos National Laboratory, for his assistance in researching Spencer Bush's experience during the Manhattan Project and ASME International for permission to quote from the proceedings of "Recent Advances in NDE and ASME B&PV Section XI -- A Memorial Symposium in Honor of Dr. Spencer H


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