The “demon core” was a subcritical mass of plutonium-239 that was used in two criticality accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946, resulting in the acute radiation poisoning and subsequent death of two scientists. It was called the “demon core” because of these incidents.
Reading the wiki on the topic it’s difficult to understand how the accidents happened. Were these guys indifferent about the risk or didn’t understand it? Why were fatalities required before a safety protocol was instituted?
The “demon core” was a subcritical mass of plutonium-239 that was used in two criticality accidents at the Los Alamos laboratory in 1945 and 1946, resulting in the acute radiation poisoning and subsequent death of two scientists. It was called the “demon core” because of these incidents.
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Reading the wiki on the topic it’s difficult to understand how the accidents happened. Were these guys indifferent about the risk or didn’t understand it? Why were fatalities required before a safety protocol was instituted?