Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Tory II-C hazards of operation (Project Pluto nuclear ramjet), Part 10
Report · written 28 December 1962 · released 28 December 1962
Why this matters
Livermore's hazards analysis for Tory II-C, the ground-test reactor of Project Pluto, a nuclear-powered ramjet missile meant to fly for weeks at low altitude while spewing radiation along its route. The reactor ran at full power in Nevada in 1964 before the program was cancelled. A rare engineering look at one of the Cold War's most alarming weapons concepts.
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Failed Procurement Programs
Some programs fail by succeeding: a nuclear ramjet that worked and was cancelled.
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Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. "Tory II-C hazards of operation (Project Pluto nuclear ramjet), Part 10." 28 December 1962. Released 28 December 1962. https://www.osti.gov/biblio/4352655 (accessed via The Quiet Archive, QA-0031).
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