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Title:
THE PLUTONIUM PROJECT ( RADIOLOGY VOL. 49 NO. 3 PP 269-365 SEPTEMBER 1947 ) (PARTIAL)
Author(s):
BLOOM, W [UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO]; BRUES, A M [ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY]; DERINGER, M K [NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE]; HAMILTON, J G [UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO]; HENSHAW, P S; JACOBSON, L O [UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO]; LISCO, H; MARKS, E K [UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO]; PAINTER, E E; PROSSER, C L; RAPER, J R [UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO]; RILEY, E F; STAPLETON, G E; SWIFT, M N; ZIRKLE, R E [UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO]
Subject Terms:
HREX; PLUTONIUM; RADIOLOGY
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:
JOURNAL ARTICLE
Publication Date:
1947 Sep 30
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0099
Accession Number:
NV0702399
Originating Research Org.:
RADIOLOGY
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2012 May 14
Description/Abstract:
THE PLUTONIUM PROJECT WAS ASSIGNED THE TASK OF MAKING AND PURIFYING THE ARTIFICIAL ELEMENT PLUTONIUM FOR USE IN ATOMIC BOMBS. THE METHOD OF MAKING PLUTONIUM UTILIZED THE NUCLEAR REACTION BETWEEN NEUTRONS AND URANIUM-238, THE NEUTRONS BEING EXCESS FROM A SO-CALLED NUCLEAR CHAIN REACTION MAINTAINED BY OTHER NEUTRONS URANIUM-238 AND URANIUM-235. THE URANIUM-238 AND URANIUM-235 WERE NOT SEPARATED. THE WERE IN THEIR NATURAL MIXED CONDITION. THE PAPERS IN THE PRESENT SYMPOSIUM REPRESENT A SMALL PORTION OF THE TOTAL RADIOBIOLOGICAL RESULTS OBTAINED AT THE VARIOUS SITES OF THE PLUTONIUM PROJECT.