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Plutonium is obtained by recycling "burned" nuclear fuels.
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Is plutonium produced only in breeder reactors?
No, plutonium is obtained in all the types of nuclear reactors.
How much finished plutonium has been produced in the US?
2000
Can plutonium be produced in a commercial nuclear reactor?
Yes, plutonium is produced as by-product in all types of nuclear reactors. The nuclear reaction is: 23892U + n-------23992U-------23993Np + e--------23994Pu + e
How is plutonium-239 produced in a reactor?
When a fast-moving neutron hits a nonfissionable uranium-238 (U-238) nucleus and is absorbed, an atom of fissionable plutonium-239 (Pu-239) is produced.
How is plutonium-239 produced in a breeder reactor?
When a fast-moving neutron hits a nonfissionable uranium-238 (U-238) nucleus and is absorbed, an atom of fissionable plutonium-239 (Pu-239) is produced.
How is nuclear energy produced from uranium and plutonium?
The fission energy is transformed in heat and heat is transformed in electricity.
What are facts about unuquadium?
Ununquadium is an element that was produced by scientists on July 19, 2000 at the Livermore National Laboratory. It was produced after they began bombarding ions of calcium with atoms of 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.
When and who found plutonium and what is radioactive plutonum used for?
Plutonium (the isotope plutonium-238) was first produced and isolated on December 14, 1940, and chemically identified on February 23, 1941, by Glenn T. Seaborg, Edwin McMillan, Joseph W. Kennedy and Arthur Wahl in the Berkeley Laboratory, USA.
An element produced inside a nuclear reactor?
Plutonium, an element not found in nature, is formed from uranium during reactor operation
Which type of fissionable material is used in an atomic bomb?
Either highly enriched uranium-235 or reactor produced plutonium.
What are some example of plutonium?
Examples are: plutonium metal, isotope Pu-238, plutonium dioxide, plutonium sulfide, plutonium nitrate, plutonium carbide etc.
