Effect of the spontaneous fission of plutonium-240 on the energy release in a nuclear explosive

Journal Article · Fri Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1980 · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5208679

Sahin, S; Ligou, J

Assuming the spontaneous fission neutron level as a neutron source, and using point kinetic methods in the course of the analytical treatment, the energy excursion of hypothetical nuclear explosives with mixed plutonium of various isotope compositions has been investigated. In this work various plutonium mixtures are compared with weapons-grade plutonium, regarding the influence of the spontaneous fission on the energy excursion in an atomic bomb. 17 refs.

• Research Organization: Ec Polytech Fed de Lausanne, Switz
• OSTI ID: 5208679
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 50:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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