Posted: 1/1/2009 12:32:20 PM EDT
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The Demon core was the nickname given to a 6.2-kilogram (14 lb) spherical subcritical mass of plutonium that accidentally went critical on two separate instances at the Los Alamos laboratory, in 1945 and 1946. Each incident resulted in the acute radiation poisoning and subsequent death of a scientist. After these incidents, the core was referred to as the Demon core.
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I hereby submit that educational/historical information posted for the benefit of the membership cannot and shall not be subject to a "dupe" designation. Thank you! I'm glad you thought enough of the post that it would qualify under such a provision were it to be established. 
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