Editing ML-1 (section)

==Concept==

[[Image:ML1diagram.png|thumb|400px|Simplified diagram of the ML-1]]

The basic concept of a closed-cycle gas turbine using nitrogen, a relatively inert gas, in a closed loop with a fission heat source interposed between the compressor and turbine stages of a gas turbine was and remains very strong.

As such, the Atomic Energy Commission saw that such a reactor might meet the needs of the Army; the Army was interested, and the design and fabrication process began.