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Also to prevent criticality problems when moving them.
by gonesilent 6y ago
Also to prevent criticality problems when moving them.
- ChrisTheBore 6y agoAnd to prevent criticality problems while manufacturing them. You're machining a perfectly spherical plutonium core out of a LARGER chunk of plutonium.
- redis_mlc 6y agoThis is correct. There were squib explosions in various assembly and disassembly buildings when too many pits were put on the same cart. One I read about destroyed an entire building, plus damaged the buildings on either side. A worker noticed a blue glow beforehand, and I think all the workers were able to run far enough away to survive the explosion(s).