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In Chapter 3 of the Doomed to Cooperate, Rodion Voznuyk of VNIITF at Snezhinsk authored a paper on his Institute’s WSSX cooperation. Because of space limitations, only a few photos and graphs that Voznyuk included in his manuscript made it to the printed copy. Here we publish all figures and photos that the author provided to illustrate his story.
The illustrations relate to the projects in nuclear weapons safety that VNIITF completed in collaboration with the US nuclear weapons laboratories. As described in the paper, specific projects focused on
a methodology for obtaining X-ray signatures for identification (radiation certification) of nuclear components (Fig. 1).
radiation measurnment system based on a “Green Star” γ- spectrometer which included a special assembly with nuclear materials (Fig. 2).
an installation with a model assembly (Fig. 3) that was used in demonstrations of the detection and elimination of explosive components.
Figs. 4-10 show individual demonstration segments of the dismantling technologies.
All photos in the gallery:
Fig. 1. Radiation certification device
Fig. 2. Schematic of an assembly inside the container
Fig. 3. Installation for demonstration of detection and elimination of explosive components
Fig. 4. Techniques for explosives’ detection
Fig. 5. Radiation measurement
Fig. 6. Techniques of vibro-acoustic diagnostics
Fig. 7. Demonstration of radiation measurements of an experimental FM sample in a container
Fig. 8. Demonstration of radiation measurements of an experimental FM sample in a container
Fig. 9. Demonstration of FM and explosives multidimensional measurement system
Fig. 10. Conducting of tests over experimental samples
Fig. 1. Radiation certification device, R.I. Voznyuk, VNIITF. Radiation certification device
Fig. 2. Schematic of an assembly inside the container, part of the radiation measurement system developed at VNIITF
Fig. 3 Installation for demonstration of detection and elimination of explosive components developed to be used in the nuclear weapons dismantlement
Fig. 4. Techniques for explosives’ detection
Fig. 5. Radiation measurement
Fig. 6. Techniques of vibro-acoustic diagnostics
Fig. 7. Demonstration of radiation measurements of an experimental FM sample in a container
Fig. 8. Demonstration of radiation measurements of an experimental FM sample in a container
Fig. 9. Demonstration of FM and explosives multidimensional measurement system
Fig. 10. Conducting of tests over experimental samples
