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.
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LanguageEnglish
Published La Grange Park Taylor & Francis 03.12.2021
American Nuclear Society
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Blast loaded
confinement vessel
NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
nuclear test, Jumbo
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Abstract 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.
AbstractList 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.
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 faced numerous challenges as they engineered what is believed to be the world’s first blast-loaded confinement vessel.
Author Morgan, Jonathan E.
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