Document Details
Title:
SOLID TUNGSTEN SPHERES
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1968 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0098091
Document Number(s):
AEC688366
Originating Research Org.:
UNION CARBIDE CORPORATION
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
OAK RIDGE TENNESSEE...SOLID TUNGSTEN SPHERES WITH DIAMETERS IDENTICAL TO WITHIN 10 MICROINCHES WERE FABRICATED AT THE OAK RIDGE Y-12 PLANT F OR THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA. THE SPHERES WERE INTENDED FOR USE IN E XPERIMENTS TO DETERMINE WITH GREATER PRECISION IN THE UNIVERSAL GRAVIT ATIONAL CONSTANT. THE WORK IS SUPPORTED BY THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS A ND SPACE ADMINISTRATION. THE OAK RIDGE Y-12 PLANT IS OPERATED BY UNIO N CARBIDE CORP FOR THE USAEC.