Demon core
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title:
Demon core
text:
The demon core was a ball of plutonium that was involved in two fatal radiation accidents when scientists tested it as a fissile core of an early atomic bomb. It was manufactured by the Manhattan Project, the U.S. nuclear weapon development effort during World War II. It was a subcritical mass that weighed 6.2 kilograms (14 lb) and was 8.9 centimeters (3.5 in) in diameter. The core was prepared for shipment to the Pacific Theater as part of the third nuclear weapon to be dropped on Japan, but wh
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description:
Subcritical mass of plutonium used in the Manhattan Project
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
date created:
2007-08-14T05:27:30Z
date modified:
2024-09-14T22:34:14Z
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