Is it legal to own any amount of plutonium?

Answer 1

It is not legal to own any processed or separated Plutonium in any quantities. However if you can get your hands on the naturally occurring mineral muromontite, which is a mixture of uranium and beryllium, it will contain a small amount of natural Plutonium. This is because the beryllium captures the alpha particles from the Uranium and release neutrons, the neutrons are captured by the Uranium and transmute it into Plutonium. It is a very weak and natural breeder reactor, in essence. This is entirely legal to own, as the amounts of Pu contained are vanishingly small.

Answer 2

absolutely, there is no problem owning either natural or depleted uranium. enriched uranium on the other hand is tightly regulated and cannot be owned legally by an individual (at one time even power companies could not own the enriched uranium in their reactors but had to lease it from the government, now they own it but must be licensed). about 15 years ago I bought a disk of depleted uranium a little larger than a quarter over the internet for about $50, then donated it to a school as part of a collection of element samples they could show to students.

Answer 3

Plutonium is not for use at home. Working with plutonium is permitted only in special laboratories or plants, under severe control and protection. The transfer of plutonium is also strictly controlled.

Answer 4

No, it is illegal to own any amount of plutonium without proper authorization from the government. Plutonium is a radioactive and highly toxic material that requires strict control to prevent misuse and potential harm to public health and safety.

Answer 5

Plutonium is not for use at home. Working with plutonium is permitted only in special laboratories or plants, under severe control and protection.