Plutonium-Metal Critical Assemblies (open access)

Plutonium-Metal Critical Assemblies

The two plutonium-metal critical assemblies that have been studied at Pajarito Site are Jezebel, bare plutonium; and Popsy, a plutonium core in a thick normal uranium reflector. These assemblies and their properties are described.
Date: May 1956
Creator: Jarvis, G. A.; Linenberger, G. A. & Paxton, Hugh Campbell
System: The UNT Digital Library
Welding of Plutonium (open access)

Welding of Plutonium

Delta-stabilized plutonium can be welded to itself or almost any other metal using the inert-gas metal-arc process. Equipment and procedures suitable for the welding of delta-stabilized plutonium under various conditions are described.
Date: May 9, 1958
Creator: Anderson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library