@atomicarchive

My name is Alexander Mikhalchenko and this is my nuclear-themed blog. Here I share interesting and rare materials.

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Recently declassified photos of a British Red Beard Mk1 nuclear weapon undergoing a fire test. ☢️ According to the AWRE report, the high explosive was completely consumed within like 12 minutes and the spherical tamper shell stayed intact even after the fire burned out.
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Potatoes lowered into a spent nuclear fuel pool at the National Reactor Testing Station in Idaho. They're putting them into gamma irradiation positions to research the use of radiation for food preservation.
ATOMS FOR PEACE. U.S.A. 1958. A pictorial survey prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc. page 133

ALT ATOMS FOR PEACE. U.S.A. 1958. A pictorial survey prepared by Arthur D. Little, Inc. page 133

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Sandia Lab Accomplishments: Nuclear Deterrence B61-13 gotta love the teeth!
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NERVA Nuclear Rocket Engine
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B61-13 program begins An engineer makes connections on the first B61-13 joint test assembly. Source: Sandia
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On March 8, 1950, the USSR officially announced the creation of the atomic bomb.
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HMAS Koala’s ship’s cat is checked for radiation with a Geiger counter following Britain’s first nuclear test on 3rd October 1952
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Danny Boy Nuclear test was a small yield crater test at Nevada Test Site! Apparently helicopter taking post shot radiation readings crashed and fell into crater. Crew survived but received elevated radiation dose 115mR.
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Happy Easter!
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B61-12 under going acceleration testing on Sandia’s 29 foot Superfuge!
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“The overall indications are that they’re preparing to test.” China Rebuilds Atomic Base nytimes.com/interactive/2023…

China Quietly Rebuilds Secretive Base for Nuclear Tests (Published 2023)

Beijing is investing heavily in the modernization of Lop Nur, a sprawling military site where it long detonated atom bombs and thermonuclear warheads.

nytimes.com
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If you have any interest in nuclear tech and testing, check out and support @atomicarchive. They were a massive help for a project that won't be heard of again, and have one of the best archives of photos from the atomic industry and age. They're even selling hi-res prints!
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B61-12 Forward Ballistic Impact Source: Sandia
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Iconic Atomic Bomb Blast Imagery From Japan Almost Never Happened thedrive.com/the-war-zone/ic…
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What is a whole lot of B61s on transport…
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Giving away 50 ebook copies of my new book Melting Sun about the history of nuclear power in Japan & the Fukushima disaster. Goodreads only allows it for US residents, but hopefully anyone can change country settings and enter. goodreads.com/giveaway/show/… #Giveaways #giveaway #books

Book giveaway for Melting Sun: The History of Nuclear Power in Japan and the Disaster at Fukushima...

50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jan 15-Feb 12, 2022. The new book by the internationally bestselling author of 'Chernobyl 01:23:40.'

goodreads.com
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Wow! 1979: Robotics for radioactive work ORNL researchers devise remotely controlled dexterous servomanipulators to conduct work in radioactive zones too hazardous for humans. Source: ORNL
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Broken Arrow Thule Air Base, Greenland, January 21, 1968 Note: this will be a long thread but found some amazing photos of this event and clean up operation. Sit back and enjoy 1/n
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Clean Slate II Test Photos, 1963 Plutonium & depleted uranium devices, inside concrete bunker covered with 2 feet soil,detonated using conventional explosives To evaluate dispersal of Pu from simulated, accidental, non-nuclear (no yield) detonation of a weapon inside a structure
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