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Chemical element with atomic number 94 (Pu)
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
Plutonium
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up Plutonium, plutonium, or plutónium in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element with symbol Pu and atomic number
Plutonium_(disambiguation)
Isotope of plutonium
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
Plutonium-239
Isotope of plutonium
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;
Plutonium-238
Plutonium (94Pu) is an artificial element, except for trace quantities resulting from neutron capture by uranium, and thus a standard atomic weight cannot
Isotopes_of_plutonium
World War II Allied nuclear weapons program
enriched uranium and plutonium as fuel for nuclear weapons. Enriched uranium was produced at the Clinton Engineer Works in Tennessee. Plutonium was produced in
Manhattan_Project
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Plutonium fluoride can refer to: Plutonium trifluoride, PuF3 Plutonium tetrafluoride, PuF4 Plutonium pentafluoride, PuF5 Plutonium hexafluoride, PuF6 This
Plutonium_fluoride
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Plutonium hydride may refer to: Plutonium dihydride, PuH2 Plutonium trihydride, PuH3 This set index article lists chemical compounds articles associated
Plutonium_hydride
Defunct American nuclear production site
Engineer Works and B Reactor, the first full-scale plutonium production reactor in the world. Plutonium manufactured at the site was used in the first atomic
Hanford_Site
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Plutonium oxalate can refer to: Plutonium(III) oxalate, Pu2(C2O4)3 Plutonium(IV) oxalate, Pu(C2O4)2 This set index article lists chemical compounds articles
Plutonium_oxalate
U.S. atomic bomb type used at Nagasaki, 1945
round shape. Fat Man was an implosion-type nuclear weapon with a solid plutonium core, and later with improved cores. The first Fat Man to be detonated
Fat_Man
First detonation of a nuclear weapon
as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was of an implosion-design plutonium bomb, or "gadget" – the same design as the Fat Man bomb later detonated
Trinity_(nuclear_test)
Subject of radiation experiment (1887–1966)
131 kBq (3.55 μCi) of plutonium without his knowledge because it was erroneously believed that he had a terminal disease. Plutonium remained present in
Albert_Stevens
Environmental contamination by nuclear weapons production
(primarily from plutonium, americium, and uranium) within and outside its boundaries. The contamination primarily resulted from two major plutonium fires in
Radioactive contamination from the Rocky Flats Plant
Radioactive_contamination_from_the_Rocky_Flats_Plant
Chemical separation of spent nuclear fuel
used solely to extract plutonium for producing nuclear weapons. With commercialization of nuclear power, the reprocessed plutonium was recycled back into
Nuclear_reprocessing
F-block chemical elements
synthetically produced plutonium are the most abundant actinides on Earth. These have been used in nuclear reactors, and uranium and plutonium are critical elements
Actinide
Alloy used in nuclear weapon pits
Plutonium–gallium alloy (Pu–Ga) is an alloy of plutonium and gallium, used in nuclear weapon pits, the component of a nuclear weapon where the fission
Plutonium–gallium_alloy
1945–1946 sphere of plutonium
The demon core was a sphere of plutonium–gallium alloy that was involved in two fatal radiation accidents when scientists tested it as a fissile core
Demon_core
Isotope of plutonium
Plutonium-244 (244Pu) is an isotope of plutonium that has a half-life of 81.3 million years. This is longer than any other isotope of plutonium and longer
Plutonium-244
Labor union activist and laboratory technician (1946-1974)
Kerr-McGee Cimarron Fuel Fabrication Site in Crescent, Oklahoma, making plutonium pellets. She was the first woman ever elected to the union's negotiating
Karen_Silkwood
fissile material, either nuclear reactors and reprocessing plants producing plutonium, or uranium enrichment facilities. Nuclear weapons have been used twice
Nuclear_weapon
Core of a nuclear implosion weapon
used pits made with uranium-235 alone, or as a composite with plutonium. All-plutonium pits are the smallest in diameter and have been the standard since
Pit_(nuclear_weapon)
Isotope of plutonium
Plutonium-241 (241 Pu, Pu-241) is an isotope of plutonium formed when plutonium-240 captures a neutron. Like some other plutonium isotopes (especially
Plutonium-241
Isotope of plutonium
Plutonium-240 (240 Pu or Pu-240) is an isotope of plutonium formed when plutonium-239 captures a neutron without undergoing fission. The detection of
Plutonium-240
Chemical compound
Plutonium hexafluoride is the highest fluoride of plutonium, and is of interest for laser enrichment of plutonium, in particular for the production of
Plutonium_hexafluoride
Nuclear reactor generating more fissile material than it consumes
20% plutonium dioxide (PuO2) and at least 80% uranium dioxide (UO2). Another fuel option is metal alloys, typically a blend of uranium, plutonium, and
Breeder_reactor
Chemical element with atomic number 93 (Np)
commercial uses at present, it is used as a precursor for the formation of plutonium-238, which is in turn used in radioisotope thermal generators to provide
Neptunium
Nuclear weapon (development abandoned)
"Thin Man" was the code name for a proposed plutonium-fueled gun-type nuclear bomb that the United States partially developed during the Manhattan Project
Thin_Man_(nuclear_bomb)
Index of chemical compounds with the same name
Plutonium chloride may refer to: Plutonium(III) chloride (plutonium trichloride), PuCl3 Plutonium tetrachloride, PuCl4 This set index article lists chemical
Plutonium_chloride
Reactor-grade plutonium (RGPu) is the isotopic grade of plutonium that is found in spent nuclear fuel after the uranium-235 primary fuel that a nuclear
Reactor-grade_plutonium
Chemical compound
Plutonium trioxide is an inorganic compound of plutonium and oxygen with the chemical formula PuO3. This is a high-order oxide of plutonium where the
Plutonium_trioxide
Chemical compound
Plutonium(III) oxalate is a chemical compound consisting of plutonium(III) (Pu3+) and oxalate (C2O2−4) ions, with the anhydrous form having a chemical
Plutonium(III)_oxalate
Chemical compound
Plutonium(III) chloride or plutonium trichloride is a chemical compound with the formula PuCl3. It is the only stable solid chloride of plutonium, though
Plutonium(III)_chloride
Plutonium present within the environment
mid-20th century, plutonium in the environment has been primarily produced by human activity. The first plants to produce plutonium for use in Cold War
Plutonium_in_the_environment
Secret laboratory established by the Manhattan Project
weapon using plutonium called Thin Man. In April 1944, the Los Alamos Laboratory determined that the rate of spontaneous fission in plutonium bred in a nuclear
Project_Y
Defunct American nuclear weapons manufacturing site in Colorado
Denver, Colorado. The facility's primary mission was the fabrication of plutonium pits, the fissionable part of a bomb that produces a nuclear explosion
Rocky_Flats_Plant
Electrical generator that uses heat from radioactive decay
space by the United States was SNAP 3B in 1961 powered by 96 grams of plutonium-238 metal, aboard the Navy Transit 4A spacecraft. One of the first terrestrial
Radioisotope thermoelectric generator
Radioisotope_thermoelectric_generator
Former industrial facility in Washington state, US
The Plutonium Finishing Plant, also known as the Z Plant, was part of the Hanford Site plutonium production complex in Washington state. During World War
Plutonium_Finishing_Plant
Type of nuclear fuel
contains more than one oxide of fissile material, usually consisting of plutonium blended with natural uranium, reprocessed uranium, or depleted uranium
MOX_fuel
1958 nuclear accident at Los Alamos, New Mexico
and on October 15 at the Vinča Nuclear Institute. The accident involved plutonium compounds dissolved in liquid chemical reagents; within 35 hours, it killed
Cecil Kelley criticality accident
Cecil_Kelley_criticality_accident
Chemical compound
Plutonium(IV) oxide, or plutonia, is a chemical compound with the formula PuO2. This high melting-point solid is a principal compound of plutonium. It
Plutonium(IV)_oxide
Failed CIA mission
cooperated in October 1965 in a failed attempt to install a SNAP-19C plutonium-238 radioisotope thermoelectric generator-powered (RTG-powered) remote
India–United States espionage on Nanda Devi
India–United_States_espionage_on_Nanda_Devi
plutonium, but all-plutonium pits are the smallest in diameter and have been the standard since the early 1960s. Casting and then machining plutonium
Nuclear_weapon_design
Plutonium carbide comes in several stoichiometries (PuC and Pu2C3). It can be used as a nuclear fuel for nuclear reactors in conjunction with uranium
Plutonium_carbide
Decommissioned nuclear reactor in Tennessee, US
enough plutonium for atomic bombs required reactors a thousand times as powerful, along with facilities to chemically separate the plutonium bred in
X-10_Graphite_Reactor
Russian fast breeder nuclear reactor, operating since 2016
weapons-grade Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement signed between the United States and Russia. The reactor is part of the final step for a plutonium-burner
BN-800_reactor
Six or seven different forms that pure plutonium metal can take
Plutonium occurs in a variety of allotropes, even at ambient pressure. These allotropes differ widely in crystal structure and density; the α and δ allotropes
Allotropes_of_plutonium
Nuclear material pure enough to be used for nuclear weapons
properties that make it particularly suitable for nuclear weapons use. Plutonium and uranium in grades normally used in nuclear weapons are the most common
Weapons-grade nuclear material
Weapons-grade_nuclear_material
2000 nuclear agreement
The Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement is an agreement between the United States and Russia signed in 2000, wherein both nations agreed to
Plutonium Management and Disposition Agreement
Plutonium_Management_and_Disposition_Agreement
Nuclear site in Cumbria, England
was re-acquired by the Ministry of Supply in 1947 for the production of plutonium for nuclear weapons which required the construction of the Windscale Piles
Sellafield
Species of centipede
Plutonium zwierleini, in the monotypic genus Plutonium, is one of the largest scolopendromorph centipedes in Europe, and one of the few potentially harmful
Plutonium_zwierleini
reactors that can run on natural uranium, and generate weapons-grade plutonium. While both the United States and North Korea were interested in the latter's
North Korea and weapons of mass destruction
North_Korea_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction
Chemical compound
Plutonium tetrachloride or plutonium(IV) chloride is an inorganic compound of plutonium and chlorine with the chemical formula PuCl4. While it is not
Plutonium_tetrachloride
Chemical compounds containing the element plutonium
Plutonium compounds are compounds containing the element plutonium (Pu). At room temperature, pure plutonium is silvery in color but gains a tarnish when
Plutonium_compounds
Chemical compound
Plutonium(IV) oxalate is a compound consisting of plutonium and oxalate with the formula Pu(C2O4)2. It is produced by addition of oxalic acid to plutonium
Plutonium(IV)_oxalate
Chemical compound
Plutonium trihydride is an compound of plutonium and hydrogen with the chemical formula PuH3. Plutonium reacts noticeably with hydrogen at room temperature
Plutonium_trihydride
1999 non-fiction book by Eileen Welsome
The Plutonium Files: America's Secret Medical Experiments in the Cold War is a 1999 book by Eileen Welsome. It is a history of United States government-engineered
The_Plutonium_Files
Russian program to develop nuclear weapons during and after World War II
atomic spies in the US Manhattan Project. Subsequent efforts involved plutonium production at Mayak in Chelyabinsk and weapon research and assembly at
Soviet_atomic_bomb_project
Compounds of plutonium and sulfur
Plutonium sulfides are compounds of plutonium and sulfur, where sulfur exists as sulfide or polysulfide ions and plutonium exists in the trivalent state
Plutonium_sulfides
Chemical element with atomic number 95 (Am)
public only in November 1945. Most americium is produced by uranium or plutonium being bombarded with neutrons in nuclear reactors – one tonne of spent
Americium
Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Birch's group at the Los Alamos Laboratory. It was the successor to a plutonium-fueled gun-type fission design, Thin Man, which was abandoned in 1944
Little_Boy
First industrial-scale reactor in the Soviet Union
reactor in the Soviet Union for the industrial production of weapons-grade plutonium, built and operated at the Mayak Production Association from 1948 for
A-1_(nuclear_reactor)
Chemical compound
Photodissociation of gaseous plutonium hexafluoride to plutonium pentafluoride and fluorine. Plutonium pentafluoride forms a white solid. Plutonium pentafluoride is
Plutonium_pentafluoride
Chemical compound
Plutonium oxyiodide or plutonium oxide iodide is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and iodine with the chemical formula PuOI. Plutonium oxyiodide
Plutonium_oxyiodide
Canadian physicist and chemist (1910–1946)
Manhattan Project, and subsequently performed experiments with uranium and plutonium cores to determine their critical mass values. After World War II, he
Louis_Slotin
1997 studio album by Vanessa Daou
Plutonium Glow is a 1997 studio album by American vocalist Vanessa Daou that was re-released in 1998. The album was an early example of Internet-based
Plutonium_Glow
Chemical compound
Plutonium(III) fluoride or plutonium trifluoride is the chemical compound composed of plutonium and fluorine with the formula PuF3. This salt forms violet
Plutonium(III)_fluoride
Chemical element with atomic number 92 (U)
fast neutrons and is fertile, meaning it can be transmuted to fissile plutonium-239 in a nuclear reactor. Another fissile isotope, uranium-233, can be
Uranium
for plutonium production, used throughout the Cold War. The Soviet Union subsequently developed a vertical design for use in military plutonium production
Light_water_graphite_reactor
US Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina
southeast of Augusta, Georgia. The site was built during the 1950s to produce plutonium and tritium for nuclear weapons. It covers 310 square miles (800 km2)
Savannah_River_Site
Chemical compound
Plutonium nitride is a binary inorganic compound of plutonium and nitrogen with the chemical formula PuN. Plutonium nitride can be prepared by the reaction
Plutonium_nitride
Chemical compound
Plutonium oxyfluoride is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and fluorine with the chemical formula PuOF. Plutonium oxyfluoride may be produced
Plutonium_oxyfluoride
American scientist (1916–1957)
(May 30, 1916 – May 5, 1957) was an American chemist who co-discovered plutonium, along with Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, and Arthur Wahl. During
Joseph_W._Kennedy
Comparative history book
Plutopia: Nuclear Families, Atomic Cities, and the Great Soviet and American Plutonium Disasters is a 2013 book by American environmental historian Kate Brown
Plutopia
First person injected with plutonium (1890 – 1953)
Ridge, Tennessee. He was the first person subjected to injection with plutonium as an experiment. Cade was born on 17 March 1890 in Macon County, Georgia
Ebb_Cade
Spent fuel reprocessing process for plutonium and uranium recovery
PUREX (plutonium uranium reduction extraction) is a chemical method used to purify fuel for nuclear reactors or nuclear weapons. It is based on liquid–liquid
PUREX
Chemical compound
Plutonium(IV) fluoride is a chemical compound with the formula PuF4. This salt is generally a brown solid but can appear a variety of colors depending
Plutonium_tetrafluoride
Unusable radioactive materials
plutonium are nuclear weapons materials, there are proliferation concerns. Ordinarily (in spent nuclear fuel), plutonium is reactor-grade plutonium.
Radioactive_waste
Chemical elements that do not occur naturally
technetium (43Tc), promethium (61Pm), astatine (85At), neptunium (93Np), and plutonium (94Pu); although they are sometimes classified as synthetic alongside
Synthetic_element
1995 smuggling scandal
The so-called Plutonium Affair (German: Plutonium-Affäre) was a scandal that erupted in Germany in April 1995. It was caused by the illegal transport
Plutonium_affair
Chemical compound
Plutonium(IV) sulfate is an inorganic salt consisting of plutonium and sulfate ions, with the chemical formula Pu(SO4)2·xH2O. It has been observed as a
Plutonium(IV)_sulfate
Device for controlled nuclear reactions
weapons production and research. Fissile nuclei (primarily uranium-235 or plutonium-239) absorb single neutrons and split, releasing energy and multiple neutrons
Nuclear_reactor
Chemical compound
Plutonium oxychloride is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and chlorine with the chemical formula PuOCl. It is produced in a reaction of plutonium(III)
Plutonium_oxychloride
Chemical compound
Plutonium oxybromide is an inorganic compound of plutonium, oxygen, and bromine with the chemical formula PuOBr. The compound was first observed by Davidson
Plutonium_oxybromide
American physicist (1921–1945)
accidentally dropped a tungsten carbide brick onto a 6.2 kg bomb core made of plutonium–gallium alloy. This core, subsequently nicknamed the "demon core", was
Harry_Daghlian
Compounds of plutonium, sulfur, and oxygen
Plutonium oxysulfides are inorganic compounds of plutonium, oxygen and sulfur, where sulfur exists as sulfide (S2-) or polysulfide (Sn2−) ions and plutonium
Plutonium_oxysulfides
1945 attacks in Japan during WWII
"Little Boy", an enriched uranium gun-type fission weapon, and "Fat Man", a plutonium implosion-type nuclear weapon. The 509th Composite Group of the U.S. Army
Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
US Department of Energy reservation in South Carolina
materials used in the fabrication of nuclear weapons, primarily tritium and plutonium-239, by irradiating target materials with neutrons in nuclear reactor
Savannah_River_Plant
Nuclear reaction splitting an atom into multiple parts
products. Neutron absorption which does not lead to fission produces plutonium (from 238 U) and minor actinides (from both 235 U and 238 U) whose radiotoxicity
Nuclear_fission
Isotope of uranium
superior to plutonium in rare circumstances. It was claimed that if the existing weapons were based on uranium-233 instead of plutonium-239, Livermore
Uranium-233
Sanctuary specially dedicated to the ancient Greek god Plouton
A ploutonion[pronunciation?] (Ancient Greek: Πλουτώνιον, lit. "Place of Plouton") is a sanctuary specially dedicated to the ancient Greek god Plouton (i
Ploutonion
Power generated from nuclear reactions
electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants. Nuclear decay processes are used in niche applications
Nuclear_power
Chemical compound
Plutonium(III) oxide is an inorganic compound of plutonium and oxygen with the chemical formula Pu2O3. This is a sesquioxide of plutonium and is a lower
Plutonium(III)_oxide
Devices generating electricity from radioisotope decay
radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG), was used by NASA in space using Plutonium 238 radioisotope as its fuel. A thermionic converter (TEC) consists of
Atomic_battery
Severe events involving radioactive materials
plutonium without his knowledge or informed consent. Although Stevens was the person who received the highest dose of radiation during the plutonium experiments
Nuclear and radiation accidents and incidents
Nuclear_and_radiation_accidents_and_incidents
Compound of plutonium and oxygen
Plutonium tetraoxide is an inorganic binary compound of plutonium and oxygen with the chemical formula PuO4. This is an exotic, higher-order oxide of
Plutonium_tetroxide
American chemist (1920–2007)
lab incident in 1944 when he accidentally ingested a small amount of plutonium, traces of which remained detectable in his body decades later. After
Donald_Mastick
separate plutonium from uranium and fission products (reprocessing) in order to allow the plutonium to be used as fuel in the reactors (plutonium recycling)
Swedish nuclear weapons program
Swedish_nuclear_weapons_program
1946 nuclear weapon tests at Bikini Atoll
was assembled in Bikini Lagoon and hit with two detonations of Fat Man plutonium implosion-type nuclear weapons of the kind dropped on Nagasaki in 1945
Operation_Crossroads
Nuclear reprocessing plant in Russia
Soviet atomic bomb project. He directed the construction of the Mayak plutonium plant in the Southern Urals between 1945 and 1948, in a great hurry and
Mayak
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