LANL Alloy Ballistic Penetration Test Item

Los Alamos: Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2014. Test device, one of a kind and one in a series of test. Other. Very good. Circular Metal Housing, 9.25 inches in diameter. 3.5 inches deep. Weight is estimated as approximately 10 lbs. Metal front and back plates. Small hole in front of test item. Back plate is deformed from the impact of a 50 cal. shot but not breached. Notations on back plate read "1 RD 12.7 by 99 M33 Steel Core (50 cal) 2933 fps overtest. 11/19/2014 LANL HEC Test #4 2024 Al plate." Rim bears the following notation "185Y1811079 REV A UNC" Los Alamos National Laboratory stamp on back and front. Inside the housing are two circular pieces, each approximately 1 inch thick. On the front, there is an arrow pointing to the center with the notation LANL alloy. This is in a large ziploc back with the notation Pedicini LANL. Intensive study and precision use of energetic materials began at Los Alamos in 1943. The Los Alamos Explosives Center's capabilities include a focus on countering emerging threats such as terrorism and weapons of mass destruction and supporting the warfighter missions. Circa 2015 Los Alamos National Laboratory undertook High Explosive Capsule Tests under the supervision of Dr. John Pedicini. John M. Pedicini established himself as a renowned weapon designer, weapon scientist, and assessor of foreign threats. He worked on 13 nuclear tests-serving as the lead designer on five. His major contributions include pushing the frontiers of primary weapon design with five innovative designs during the mid-1980s to early-1990s. He was the driver behind primary design for the reliable replacement warhead design concept, which promised greatly improved safety and surety while simultaneously returning very high-performance margins. Pedicini pioneered work on plutonium aging and has been an invaluable mentor to more than 50 staff members. His broad knowledge and immense contributions to national security and nuclear technologies, were recognized when he was named a Los Alamos National Laboratory Fellow at the age of 39, the youngest employee to receive that honor.