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plutonium [pluːˈtəʊnıəm] N CHEM

plutonium

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Unlike power stations relying on uranium and recycled plutonium for fuel, they are not subject to the volatility of global fuel markets. en.wikipedia.org

Several countries are developing reprocessing methods that do not separate the plutonium from the other actinides. en.wikipedia.org

A seventh plutonium allotrope exists at very high pressures. en.wikipedia.org

The key difference between plutonium-239 and uranium-235 is that plutonium emits fewer delayed neutrons than uranium when it undergoes fission. en.wikipedia.org

Fortunately, it was not a bone-seeker like radium or plutonium, and was readily excreted in urine. en.wikipedia.org

Spent fuel includes fission products, which generally must be treated as waste, as well as uranium, plutonium, and other transuranic elements. en.wikipedia.org

Plutonium is used by some countries as fuel for nuclear power plants. en.wikipedia.org

A small percentage of plutonium-239 can be deliberately added to fresh nuclear fuel. en.wikipedia.org

The plutonium-239 was very desirable because it is a fissile material. en.wikipedia.org

About 50 micrograms of plutonium-239 combined with uranium and fission products was produced and only about 1 microgram was isolated. en.wikipedia.org

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