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Plutonium is a
chemical element; it has
symbol Pu and
atomic number 94. It is a silvery-gray
actinide metal that
tarnishes when
exposed to air, and forms...
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Plutonium,
plutonium, or
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Plutonium is a
radioactive chemical element with
symbol Pu and
atomic number...
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Plutonium-239 (239 Pu or Pu-239) is an
isotope of
plutonium.
Plutonium-239 is the
primary fissile isotope used for the
production of
nuclear weapons, although...
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Plutonium-238 (238 Pu or Pu-238) is a
radioactive isotope of
plutonium that has a half-life of 87.7 years.
Plutonium-238 is a very
powerful alpha emitter;...
- used
solely to
extract plutonium for
producing nuclear weapons. With
commercialization of
nuclear power, the
reprocessed plutonium was
recycled back into...
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Plutonium (94Pu) is an
artificial element,
except for
trace quantities resulting from
neutron capture by uranium, and thus a
standard atomic weight cannot...
- $27 billion in 2023). The
project pursued both
highly enriched uranium and
plutonium as fuel for
nuclear weapons. Over 80
percent of
project cost was for building...
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Plutonium-240 (240 Pu or Pu-240) is an
isotope of
plutonium formed when
plutonium-239
captures a neutron. The
detection of its
spontaneous fission led...
- (primarily
plutonium, americium, and uranium)
contamination within and
outside its boundaries. The
contamination primarily resulted from two
major plutonium fires...
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Plutonium fluoride can
refer to:
Plutonium trifluoride, PuF3
Plutonium tetrafluoride, PuF4
Plutonium pentafluoride, PuF5
Plutonium hexafluoride, PuF6 This...
