15. Plutonium Was Named After Pluto Plutonium (Pu)is a radioactive material discovered in December 1940 by chemist Glenn Seaborg and his colleagues. This material was named after the planet Pluto. Since this material came after Uranium, named after the planet Uranus, the chemist found the name ...
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Plutonium is not particularly radioactive unless it a large enough amount of it is brought together in close proximity. Quote from Wikipedia: “The isotope plutonium-238 (238Pu) has a half-life of 88 years and emits a large amount of thermal energy as it decays. Being an alpha emitter it...
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I am not trying going all green on you, nor do I like the French, just pointing out the facts. sleepy39 Posted 20 October 2008 at 10:19 am “resulting in loaves of pipin’-hot weapons-grade plutonium” – love it! DI, Alan! Radiatidon Posted 20 October 2008 at 10:49 am one...
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What if it was pure but for one millionth Dioxin or a trillionth Plutonium? And is it an accurate assessment of the facts to say that the commercial price of 35% H2O2 is $50 a gallon. and then use that figure to work out the costs of treatment of the pit? Would there be no ...
The British, using Canadian uranium and plutonium and th eworlds largest stockpile of heavy water and hydro-electric power, had actually done the majority of the leg-work already, leaving the American-funded Manhatten Project to do the rest. American colonel Leslie-Groves always said it was Chu...