"Army Pulse Radiation Facility" by U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory outlines the detailed specifications and operational capabilities of the Army Pulse Radiation Facility (APRF), built for conducting neutron and gamma radiation experiments. The publication thoroughly examines the APRF's structure, encompassing both the Reactor Building and its associated laboratories, with in-depth technical descriptions of the reactor's design and its ability to deliver substantial bursts of neutron and gamma radiation in a carefully managed environment. Focusing on exposure scenarios, performance levels, and strict safety protocols, the book's primary intent is to describe how it facilitates research into the effects of nuclear weapons and the advance of defense technologies, by using tables of core design data, performance metrics, and dosimetry methods to support experimentation.
Army Pulse Radiation Facility
By U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory
Explore a top-secret facility designed to unleash powerful radiation bursts for nuclear weapons research.
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About the AuthorThe Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) was a research facility under the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and later the U.S. Army Materiel Command that specialized in ballistics as well as vulnerability and lethality analysis. Situated at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, BRL served as a major Army center for research and development in technologies related to weapon phenomena, armor, accelerator physics, and high-speed computing. In 1992, BRL was disestablished, and its mission, personnel, and facilities were incorporated into the newly created U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
The Ballistic Research Laboratory (BRL) was a research facility under the U.S. Army Ordnance Corps and later the U.S. Army Materiel Command that specialized in ballistics as well as vulnerability and lethality analysis. Situated at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, BRL served as a major Army center for research and development in technologies related to weapon phenomena, armor, accelerator physics, and high-speed computing. In 1992, BRL was disestablished, and its mission, personnel, and facilities were incorporated into the newly created U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL).
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