271 - The Demon Core

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

History, Comedy, Fact, Facts

4.9 • 2.5K Ratings

🗓️ 30 December 2020

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

When Japan surrendered in 1945, World War II was brought to a close and the United States' plans for a third atomic bomb drop were abandoned. The plutonium core at the centre of the bomb was shipped to New Mexico for further experiments. Despite avoiding use in war, this plutonium core was still intent on killing. Being at the centre of the first two criticality accidents in history, it was dubbed "The Demon Core."

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REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/demon-core-the-strange-death-of-louis-slotin

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core

https://www.nndb.com/people/053/000168546/

http://blog.nuclearsecrecy.com/2016/05/23/the-blue-flash/

https://www.sciencealert.com/the-chilling-story-of-the-demon-core-and-the-scientists-who-became-its-victims-plutonium-bomb-radiation-wwii

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/demon-core-that-killed-two-scientists

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1:07.6	Hello and welcome to another episode of Do-Go-On.
1:11.1	My name is Dave Warnke and as always, I'm here with Jess Perkins and Matt Stewart.
1:16.2	Hello Dave, hello Matt.
1:17.4	Hey Jess, I'm Matt Stewart.
1:20.0	That is Dave Warnke over there and Jess you are Jess Perkins.
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