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University Daily Kansan Wednesday. Feb. 14. 1962
KU Nuclear Reactor Serves 3 Areas
By Murrel Bland
Two KU professors are operating the university's nuclear reactor, which had been idle since its installation in June.
Harold Rosson, assistant professor of chemical engineering, and Russell Mesler, associate professor of chemical engineering, recently passed tests given by the Atomic Energy Commission and received licenses to operate the reactor.
PROF. ROSSON explained that the reactor has 2.5 grams of uranium 235 loaned by the AEC. This radioactive material rests at the bottom of a 20-foot circular cement structure.
structure. The hollow structure is $7 \frac{1}{2}$ feet in diameter and is filled with clear purified water. Prof. Rosson said.
Prof. Rosson pointed out that there is no danger of the reactor going out of control or causing harmful effects, because of numerous safety devices and the limited amount of uranium.
"THE GREATEST danger is the possibility of someone falling in the structure and drowning," he said.
The nuclear reactor produces neutrons that have varying degrees of energy. The nuclear generator, housed in a pit 17 feet in the ground in the same room with the reactor, produces neutrons of only one degree of energy.
Prof. Rosson said that neutrons are used in making radioactive isotopes. Isotopes are used in friction wear studies on piston rings in engines and in testing to determine if cigarettes are packed properly, he said.
THE NUCLEAR reactor benefits three academic areas— nuclear engineering, radiation biophysics and environmental health.
Prof. Rosson, who teaches courses in nuclear engineering, said the nuclear engineering area is most concerned with the actual operation of the reactor.
Ross E. McKinney, professor of
Broadway Director Joins KU Staff
A Broadway theater director and author has joined the KU staff this semester as visiting professor in speech and drama.
F. Cowles Strickland will direct "The Consul" on the University Theatre stage and will teach a course in acting and a seminar in directing for the community and resident professional theater.
He was the founder of the Berkshire Playhouse in Stockbridge, Mass., and has directed four plays on Broadway.
Mr. Strickland's book, "The Techniques of Acting," is used in some 200 colleges.
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civil engineering, said a program has been proposed by the Environmental Health Center to measure radiation on surface water in the Lawrence area. This program could establish a base for future local radiation studies, he said.
The radiation biophysics department is concerned with effects that radiation has on living organisms, said Benjamin Friesen, assistant professor of radiation biophysics.
"We're experimenting with grasshopper eggs, exposing them to various doses of radiation and then watching how they react as they mature," he said.
"Most of our graduates become health physicists." Prof. Friesen added. "They may go to government atomic proving grounds where they will be responsible for the proper use of radiation around humans."
The three areas offer master of science degrees. The radiation biophysics area also offers an undergraduate degree. Twenty - seven graduate students presently are studying in these three fields.
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