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Robert B Richards
Robert B Richards
Pages 206-211
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Richards clid chemical engineering, organic chemistry, and physical chemistry research at the Pennsylvania State College Petroleum Refining Laboratory. He joined the General Electric Research Laboratory in Schenectady, New York, in 1947.
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In 1953 Bob became manager of the pile technology group, with responsibility for the improvement of the Hanford graphite reactors. In 1956 he became manager of the research and engineering operation for the plant's Chemical Processing Department and was directly responsible for all classified chemical engineering design work at Hanford.
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In his decisions, he was particularly concerned with both the economics and the safety of the product. He sponsored the elaboration of a development program specifically directed at improving BWR economics, en cl personally participated in companywide nuclear safety reviews.
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tendon, Dr. Richards was a talentecl en cl proficient pianist.
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