The Concept of Nuclear Weapons, An Academic Thesis

This book is a work of non-fiction and is an academic theses for Nuclear Physics 340
SECTION I: PRECURSOR MATERIALS
Step 1: Preparation of Crucial Chemicals; A. Sulfuric acid; B. Ammonia; C. Nitric acid; D. Nitrates; E. Heavy Water; F. Fluorine; G. Hydrofluoric acid;
Step 2: Radium; The Occurrence of Radioactive Substances; Extraction of Radium
SECTION II: URANIUM ORE TO WEAPONS-GRADE PLUTONIUM
Step 3: History and Mining of Uranium Ore; URANIUM HALIDES
Step 4: Processing Uranium Ore to produce Uranium-235; Preparation of the metal; Enrichment of Uranium; I. “Gaseous Diffusion”; II. “AVLIS and MLIS separation”; III. “Gas Centrifuge”; IV. “Miscellaneous”
Step 5: Nuclear Fission of Uranium-235 to produce Plutonium; A. Reactor Fuel; B. Reactor Cores; C. Nuclear Reactors [Fission]
Step 6: Extraction of Plutonium-239; Producing and Separating Plutonium Values; PLUTONIUM HALIDES
Step 7: Production of Plutonium Metal; Electrodeposition of Plutonium Metal
SECTION III: SECONDARY COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR BOMBS
Step 8: Preparation of Deuterium and Production of Sodium and Lithium Deuteride; Deuterium and Deuterium Compounds; Production of Deuterium; DEUTERIDES; Production of Lithium Deuteride; Production of Sodium Deuteride
Step 9: Preparation of High Explosives used in Nuclear Weapons; TATB; A) Production of Chlorobenzene; B) Preparation of TCB (1,3,5-Trichloro-Benzene); C) Preparation of TCTNB [1,3,5-trichloro-2,4,6-trinitrobenzene];
Step 10: Neutron sources and Production of Beryllium/Polonium; Occurrence of Beryllium; Beryllium Minerals; Production of Beryllium; POLONIUM; General info; Properties of Polonium; Preparation
Step 10a: Miscellaneous: Cobalt; The Occurrence of Cobalt; The Extraction of Cobalt; The Preparation of Metallic Cobalt
SECTION IV: BOMB DESIGN; A. General Designs
SECTION V: BY-PRODUCT COMPONENTS OF NUCLEAR BOMB MANUFACTURE; Depleted Uranium; Epilogue; Plutonium Values; Polonium; Polonium Isotopes