Remembering History: This is JUMBO. A twelve million dollar containment vessel. It was to have TRINITY inside to catch the 250 million dollars of plutonium if the nuclear fission failed. Was designed to withstand the TNT explosion at 212 tons it was 28 ft long an 12.5 ft in diameter.

This is JUMBO. A twelve million dollar containment vessel. It was to have TRINITY inside to catch the 250 million dollars of plutonium if the nuclear fission failed. Was designed to withstand the TNT explosion at 212 tons it was 28 ft long an 12.5 ft in diameter.

This is JUMBO. A twelve million dollar containment vessel. It was to have TRINITY inside to catch the 250 million dollars of plutonium if the nuclear fission failed. Was designed to withstand the TNT explosion at 212 tons it was 28 ft long an 12.5 ft in diameter.