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So, why did theynot get to where the were supposed to . More importantly where is the stuff that was ment to go into them?
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So, why did theynot get to where the were supposed to . More importantly where is the stuff that was ment to go into them?
Whom ever gets them will need deep pockets as the weight listed was 1,122,000 lbs.Whomever gets it is gonna get a deal as scrap stainless at a decent price. Esp since this is not swarf or chips... but would end up crushed as sheet. Bonus $$$ because you would know before hand what alloy it is.. and not have the scrapper jerk you around claiming it has foreign attachments.
Having worked on Trident I & II nuclear missiles and seeing them up close (warheads) the first thing that popped into my mind was storage for the actual core. Plutonium IIRC is not highly radioactive.. its a alpha emitter and can be contained with minimal shielding. Not till you reach the critical point does is go boom and give off the much more deadly gamma rays.
When we ran drills on the boat, we were told fissile material would look like talc and count be swept up with a broom and dustpan... bag it and send it aft for storage.... that's if the rocket motor didn't also decide to go boom.. ahh.. drills on the boat...
Whomever gets it is gonna get a deal as scrap stainless at a decent price. Esp since this is not swarf or chips... but would end up crushed as sheet. Bonus $$$ because you would know before hand what alloy it is.. and not have the scrapper jerk you around claiming it has foreign attachments.
Here is a link to a document about the "RUSSIAN FISSILE MATERIAL CONTAINER DESIGN"
Information Bridge: DOE Scientific and Technical Information - Sponsored by OSTI
This article states that there were 24,000 of these built, the document is from 1998.
There are also FBO request for additional containers that were awarded. Probably a lot of these will be sold.
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