With the development of high-energy explosives came the need for detonators—small devices used to set off explosives. These detonators had two critical functions: to initiate an explosion and to do so at the right time. An ill-timed detonator could have dire consequences.
From 1943 to today
Scientists and support personnel from around the world began their work at Los Alamos National Laboratory—then dubbed Project Y—in 1943.
DETONATOR PRODUCTION HISTORY, NEWS, AND FEATURED STORIES
How 9/11 impacted the mission of national security laboratories
It takes a weapons lab to find a weapons lab – whether that lab is in a state-of-the-art facility inside our adversary’s border, or in a shed tucked into a mountainside
Read MoreNNSA leader visits Lab, praises mission dedication, perseverance during COVID-19
Recently confirmed Under Secretary of Energy for Nuclear Security and Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration Jill Hruby lauded the Laboratory’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic and praised several significant infrastructure improvements.
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Understanding underground explosions starts with better geologic models
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Long-theorized phenomenon observed in a working reactor could improve reactor safety, according to a new study
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The ability to image internal components during high-stress and -strain a major advancement
Read MoreDiscovery of new material could someday aid in nuclear nonproliferation
Newly discovered quasicrystal was created by the first nuclear explosion at Trinity Site
Read MoreRemembering a 'true titan' of nuclear industry, Pete Lyons
Peter B. Lyons, who the Department of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy (NE) called a "true titan" of nuclear industry, passed away in Golden, CO on Friday, April 29, following a year-long battle with cancer.
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