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What was the first facility to produce plutonium?
Plutonium was discovered by Glenn T. Seaborg Edwin M. McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy, and Arthur C. Wahl at the Berkeley Laboratory of the University of California (United States) after the bombardment of uranium with deuterons. Now plutonuim is obtained in the nuclear reactors. Plutonium is also in traces in uranium minerals. For large scale production: Hanford Site, USA.
Where did they first discover plutonium?
Plutonium was discovered at Berkeley, USA in December 1940.
Who was the first to use plutonium?
The first use of plutonium was as nuclear weapon; United States was the first country to use these weapons against Japan.
What caused humans to make nuclear power?
Initially reactors were built to produce plutonium for weapons, then for warships (submarines first). After that it seemed sensible to use them for electricity as well
What was the element used in the first atomic bomb?
Plutonium was used in the Trinity test, Uranium in the first combat weapon.
Where neptune and plutonium the first transuranium elements discovered?
Neptunium and plutonium were discovered in United States in 1940.
What part of the world or country was plutonium discovered?
Plutonium was prepared for the first time in Berkeley, USA at 14.12.1940.
Why was the hanford site chosen for plutonium production what secret weapon was eventually prouced?
Hanford in Washington state was chosen for its remote location and because it has a good water source. Folks in some small communities had to be relocated but things worked out, and the first plutonium for the second atomic bomb was produced there.
What day was plutonium discovered?
14 December 1940 was the day accepted for the first preparation of the isotope plutonium-238.
Who invented the first plutonium pacemaker?
The first pacemaker with plutonium 238 was implanted in Paris (France) in 1970, as a collaboration between Medtronic (USA) and Alcatel (France).
Which of the derwent valley mills was the worlds first factory or what was the worlds first factory?
Cromford mill was the worlds first factory
How was the plutonium discovered?
The first nuclear reaction used to obtain plutonium:238U + n-------239U-------239Np + e--------239Pu + e
