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** Safety/reliability of materials/assemblies (Decay of Pu, tritium, polonium, neutron moderation by seawater, fire hazards) | ** Safety/reliability of materials/assemblies (Decay of Pu, tritium, polonium, neutron moderation by seawater, fire hazards) | ||
* Prompt neutrons - delayed neutrons - fast neutrons - slow neutrons - neutron reflectors | * Prompt neutrons - delayed neutrons - fast neutrons - slow neutrons - neutron reflectors | ||
* Neutron sources / initator design - Monroe Effect - Beryllium/Polonium urchin - pulsed neutron tubes - shock initators - UD3 | * Neutron sources / initator design - Monroe Effect - Beryllium/Polonium urchin - pulsed neutron tubes - shock initators - UD3/TiD2 | ||
* High explosives, Taylor-Rayleigh instabilities - assembly geometry - neutron multiplications | * High explosives, Taylor-Rayleigh instabilities - assembly geometry - neutron multiplications | ||
* Hydrides (see the <b>Ruth</b> section from [http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Upshotk.html Upshot-Knothole]) | * Hydrides (see the <b>Ruth</b> section from [http://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Usa/Tests/Upshotk.html Upshot-Knothole]) | ||
