What is Plutonium 239?

Answer 1

* Approx. 115 US $/kg of the unrefined oxide U3O8 (but not for the nuclear grade, which is more expensive) - in July 2011.

* The price of plutonium is probably 4 000 US $/g; the price depends on the isotopic composition and purity (nuclear fuel grade, weapons grade).

Answer 2

Plutonium-239 is an isotope of plutonium. Plutonium-239 is the primary fissile isotope used for the production of nuclear weapons, although uranium-235 has also been used and is currently the secondary isotope. Plutonium-239 is also one of the three main isotopes demonstrated usable as fuel in nuclear reactors, along with uranium-235 and uranium-233. Plutonium-239 has a half life of 24,200 years

Answer 3

Plutonium-239 is an isotope of plutonium and is one of the two fissile isotopes used in nuclear weapons and nuclear reactors. It is created by bombarding uranium-238 with neutrons in a nuclear reactor and is also produced during the operation of nuclear reactors. It is highly radioactive and has a half-life of about 24,100 years.

Answer 4

Approx. 1 800 000 US $ (for weapons-grade plutonium) - in 2010.

Answer 5

1 gram costs $4,000 so 1 kg costs $4,000,000 Australian dollars

Answer 6

The atomic number of plutonium is 94. So there are 94 protons and 94 electrons.

Answer 7

Approx. 4 000 US $ for 1 gram.

Answer 8

Approx. 4 000 US $ for 1 gram.

Answer 9

A little over 4000 a gram