The Origins of Blast-Loaded Vessels

As the Manhattan Project shifted to the theory of implosion assembly in 1944, plutonium was extremely rare and large uncertainties surrounded the function of the Gadget. For these reasons, a team within the Manhattan Project began another ambitious experiment: to confine the effects of detonating tw...

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Published inNuclear technology Vol. 207; no. sup1; pp. S231 - S265
Main Author Morgan, Jonathan E.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published La Grange Park Taylor & Francis 03.12.2021
American Nuclear Society
Taylor & Francis - formerly American Nuclear Society (ANS)
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Blast loaded
confinement vessel
NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
nuclear test, Jumbo
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Summary:As the Manhattan Project shifted to the theory of implosion assembly in 1944, plutonium was extremely rare and large uncertainties surrounded the function of the Gadget. For these reasons, a team within the Manhattan Project began another ambitious experiment: to confine the effects of detonating two tons of high explosives and enable the recovery of precious plutonium! No data existed on the subject, and the team f25aced numerous challenges as they engineered what is believed to be the world's first blast-loaded confinement vessel.
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USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Office of Defense Programs (DP)
89233218CNA000001
LA-UR-20-30436
ISSN:0029-5450
1943-7471
DOI:10.1080/00295450.2021.1909371