How far away could you hear a nuke?
500 kilometers
Is Trinity Site still radioactive?
Radiation levels in the fenced, ground zero area are low. On an average the levels are only 10 times greater than the region’s natural background radiation. A one-hour visit to the inner fenced area will result in a whole body exposure of one-half to one milliroentgen.
Why is the Trinity Site only open twice a year?
Although White Sands was never used to test another atomic bomb, it has evolved to be the Department of Defense’s premier testing area for weapons and other technology. Because of that mission, public access is allowed only twice a year at Trinity.
What was the result of the Trinity test?
On 16 July 1945, the ‘Trinity’ nuclear test plunged humanity into the so-called Atomic Age. The first-ever nuclear bomb was detonated in New Mexico, at the Alamogordo Test Range. Nicknamed the “gadget”, the plutonium-based implosion-type device yielded 19 kilotons, creating a crater over 300 metres wide.
Was the Trinity bomb uranium or plutonium?
Trinity (nuclear test)
| Trinity | |
|---|---|
| Test site | Trinity Site, New Mexico |
| Date | July 16, 1945 |
| Test type | Atmospheric |
| Device type | Plutonium implosion fission |
How much did the Trinity test cost?
Its production was ordered, at a cost of $12 million, by General Leslie Groves as a containment vessel, because of concerns that the test would not be a success. The plan was for the plutonium core to be imploded inside Jumbo.
How long did it take to make the first nuclear bomb?
27 months
Why is it called the Demon Core?
The device briefly went supercritical when it was accidentally placed in supercritical configurations during two separate experiments intended to guarantee the core was indeed close to the critical point. After these incidents the spherical plutonium core was referred to as the “demon core”.