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The Lady Godiva device after the criticality accident of 3 Feb 1954. An unreflected 54Kg sphere of 93.7% pure 235U, [in the scrammed state]. The criticality excursion released 5.6x1016 neutrons and warped or broke several support structures of the device. There was no radiation exposure to workers who were 1/4 mile away controlling the experiment and there was no contamination of the area.

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Date or 1955
date QS:P,+1954-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1954-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1955-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
(photo is datestamped 7-6-55)
Source from http://www.csirc.net/docs/reports/la-13638.pdf at http://www.csirc.net/library/la_13638.shtml
Author Thomas P. McLaughlin et al.
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11:07, 20 April 2005Thumbnail for version as of 11:07, 20 April 2005485 × 586 (44 KB)Aarchiba~commonswikiThe ''Lady Godiva'' device after the criticality accident of 3 Feb 1954. An unreflected 54Kg sphere of 93.7% pure <sup>235</sup>U, [in the scrammed state]. The criticality excursion released 5.6x10<sup>16</sup> neutrons and warped or broke several suppor

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