Russia's Demon Core - Sarov Criticality Accident
Half-Life Histories · Season 1 · Episode 26
In Russia in 1997, an unfortunate technician answered the question, “what would have happened if the ‘Demon Core’ was never stopped in 1946?” This episode of [HALF-LIFE HISTORIES] explains the counterfactual physics of history’s most infamous criticality accidents.
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Season
1
Episode
26
Air Date
07/Jun/2025
Air Time
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Runtime
14 min
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In Russia in 1997, an unfortunate technician answered the question, “what would have happened if the ‘Demon Core’ was never stopped in 1946?” This episode of [HALF-LIFE HISTORIES] explains the counterfactual physics of history’s most infamous criticality accidents.
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