Sci Guys

6: The Demon Core

This week we talk about a nuclear bomb that claimed the lives of a small group of scientists without ever being dropped. Corry also reveals a secret he’s been hiding since our first episode! 

 
References and Further Reading 
 

1. Loveland, W.; Morrissey, D.; Seaborg, G.T. (2006). Modern Nuclear Chemistry. Wiley-Interscience 
 

2. <a href="http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/Radiation.html">http://scienceworld.wolfram.com/physics/Radiation.html</a> 
 

3. <a href="https://www.mirion.com/learning-center/radiation-safety-basics/uses-of-radiation">https://www.mirion.com/learning-center/radiation-safety-basics/uses-of-radiation</a> 
 

4. <a href="http://www.atomicarchive.com/Fission/Fission2.shtml">http://www.atomicarchive.com/Fission/Fission2.shtml</a> 
 

5. <a href="https://www.mirion.com/learning-center/radiation-safety-basics/types-of-ionizing-radiation">https://www.mirion.com/learning-center/radiation-safety-basics/types-of-ionizing-radiation</a> 
 

6. <a href="https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/radiationtypes.html">https://hps.org/publicinformation/ate/faqs/radiationtypes.html</a>


<a href="http://www.strangerdimensions.com/2012/07/30/the-demon-core/amp/">www.strangerdimensions.com/2012/07/30/the-demon-core/amp/</a> 
 

7. <a href="https://www.orau.org/PTP/Library/accidents/la-13638.pdf">https://www.orau.org/PTP/Library/accidents/la-13638.pdf</a>

 

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