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The source of plutonium is the reprocessing of "burned" nuclear reactors fuels.
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What are some Sources of nuclear energy?
Uranium and plutonium
How might the Russian economy further benefit by extracting plutonium from the spent fuel in its possession?
Building nuclear reactors with plutonium fuels and Pu-Be neutron sources.
What 3 sources give off radiation?
The sun (it radiates heat), plutonium, and radium.
What are some things that contain plutonium?
Examples are: nuclear fuels for nuclear reactors, nuclear weapons, radioactive thermoelectric generators, neutron sources as Pu-Be, radio-isotopic heating sources.
Name two possible fuel sources for a nuclear reactor?
Uranium (enriched in U-235), plutonium
What are common compounds that contain plutonium?
Some plutonium chemical compounds; plutonium dioxide, plutonium nitride, plutonium carbide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium trifluoride, plutonium chloride, etc.
What are the benefits of plutonium?
Applications of plutonium: * explosive in nuclear weapons * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors * the isotope 238Pu is used as energy source in spacecrafts or other applications (radioisotope thermoelectric generators); the chemical form is plutonium dioxide. * radioisotopic heating sources * neutron generator, as Pu-Be source
What is radioactive plutonium used for?
Applications of plutonium: * explosive in nuclear weapons * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors * the isotope 238Pu is used as energy source in spacecrafts or other applications (radioisotope thermoelectric generators); the chemical form is plutonium dioxide. * radioisotopic heating sources * neutron generator, as Pu-Be source
How is plutonium used by humans?
Applications of plutonium: * explosive in nuclear weapons * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors * the isotope 238Pu is used as energy source in spacecrafts or other applications (radioisotope thermoelectric generators); the chemical form is plutonium dioxide. * radioisotopic heating sources * neutron generator, as Pu-Be source
What are the industrial uses of Plutonium?
Applications of plutonium: * explosive in nuclear weapons * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors * the isotope 238Pu is used as energy source in spacecrafts or other applications (radioisotope thermoelectric generators); the chemical form is plutonium dioxide. * radioisotopic heating sources * neutron generator, as Pu-Be source
How is plutonium helpful to humans?
Applications of plutonium: * explosive in nuclear weapons * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors * the isotope 238Pu is used as energy source in spacecrafts or other applications (radioisotope thermoelectric generators); the chemical form is plutonium dioxide. * radioisotopic heating sources * neutron generator, as Pu-Be source
What could you use plutonium for?
Applications of plutonium: * explosive in nuclear weapons * nuclear fuel in nuclear power reactors * the isotope 238Pu is used as energy source in spacecrafts or other applications (radioisotope thermoelectric generators); the chemical form is plutonium dioxide. * radioisotopic heating sources * neutron generator, as Pu-Be source
