The Story of the Demon Core

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In 1946, a P-239 plutonium core scheduled for detonation-by-nuclear-bomb was harmlessly melted down and reintegrated into the United States’ nuclear stockpile. That was the end of a 14-pound metallic sphere that had killed two scientists not 11 months before. This is the true story of the Demon Core.

 

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It’s insane how horrific radiation is. The ability it has to cause such destruction, not only at the time of exposure, but also in long term.