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Yeah, they used ENIAC to run calculations for fusion feasibility as well as targeting tables. They had to solve for the X-ray emissions from the primary fission to the secondary fusion to cause ignition through its tamper. I don't know how much of this they did by hand vs computer.

LLNL has a supercomputer (it was one of the top 3 of its day) and they use it for modeling some incredible nuclear scenarios.

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they used ENIAC to run calculations for fusion feasibility

When?

I can't believe they got computer time for this in 1945. :#marseysurejan:

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