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plutonium pit::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | plutonium trigger |
| Type of | trigger |
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plutonium pit
First, a specially shaped charge of chemical explosives surrounding a plutonium pit goes off.
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The plutonium pit was squeezed to increase its density by simultaneous detonation of the conventional explosives placed uniformly around the pit.
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A hollow plutonium pit was the original plan for the 1945 Fat Man bomb, but there was not enough time to develop and test the implosion system for it.
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Some of these strike plutonium or uranium nuclei in the primary's pit, initiating nuclear chain reaction.
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In a warhead's detonation, a conventional explosive packaged around the pit compresses the plutonium inward, creating enough pressure for an atomic chain reaction.
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The Rocky Flats plant near Boulder, Colorado, was built in 1952 for pit production and consequently became the plutonium and beryllium fabrication facility.
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