A new sensitive reaction calorimeter for work at temperatures up to 500 degrees has been developed. The calorimeter readily permits detection of heat effects of 0.01 cal., and is suitable for precise measurements of 2 cal. and more. In its first application this apparatus has been used to determine the enthalpy of mixing in liquid sodium nitrate-potassium nitrate mixtures. From the resalts the following relation was derived between the molar integral enthalpy of mixing (Delta H(M)) and the mole fraction of sodium nitrate (X). Delta H(M) = -X(1 - X) (408(.5) + 68X]. Within the experimental error of about one percent, this enthalpy is independent of temperature between 346 and 450 degrees.