"demon core" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: the demon core [canonical]
Etymology: So called because of its involvement in two fatal criticality accidents at the Los Alamos Laboratory in 1945 and 1946. Head templates: {{en-prop|def=1}} the demon core
  1. (historical) A spherical subcritical mass of plutonium manufactured during World War II by the United States as a fissile core for an early atomic bomb. Wikipedia link: demon core Tags: historical Translations (spherical mass of plutonium): Inti iblis (Indonesian), デーモン・コア (Dīmon Koa) (Japanese), Diabelski rdzeń (Polish), Lõi Quỷ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-demon_core-en-name-a4QT~66Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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