Re: Rickover and NR

[xat@inel.gov (Alden Tschaeche)]

JMUCKERHEIDE@delphi.com wrote:
> 
> Interest in Rickover and the technical underpinnings of things-nuclear in the
> Navy and elsewhere are addressed in "The Rickover Effect" by Ted Rockwell
> (Rickover's Technical Director, and the developer and author of the "Reactor
> Shielding Design Manual", the well-worn 'bible' for we working radiological
> analysts and design engineers in the late 60s - 70s.)

I have read "The Rickover Effect" and it is an excellent portrayal of
the Admiral.  I recommend it to anyone who has the slightest interest in
the man, the nuclear navy, or the nuclear navy philosophy.  Al Tschaeche
xat@inel.gov