F6. Calibration Sphere

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F6. Calibration Sphere

F6. Calibration Sphere used to set instruments that check the manufacturing specifications for nuclear weapons parts. Crucial components of nuclear warheads must be accurately shaped to within a few millionths of an inch. Y-12 Metrology Laboratory, User Facility Skills Demonstration Center, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee. 12 January 1994.

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