2 papers
physics.ins-det2024
Estimating Potential Tritium and Plutonium Production in North Korea's Experimental Light Water Reactor
Patrick J. Park, Alexander Glaser
Our work explores North Korea's 100 MW-th Experimental Light Water Reactor (ELWR) and its potential contributions to the country's nuclear weapons program. Built at the Yongbyon Nu…
physics.hist-ph2024
Myths of Nuclear Graphite in World War II, with Original Translations
Patrick J. Park, Sebastian Herzele, Timothy W. Koeth
We re-examine a common narrative that experimental errors by Walther Bothe in 1941 led Germany to abandon graphite as a reactor moderator during World War II. Using document-based…