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plutonium-239
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plutonium-239 [plü′tō·nē·əm ¦tü‚thər·dē′nīn]
(nuclear physics)
A synthetic isotope chemically similar to uranium and neptunium; atomic number 94; made by bombardment of uranium-238 with slow neutrons in a nuclear reactor; used as nuclear reactor fuel and an ingredient for nuclear weapons.


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The type of plutonium in the bottle - known as Pu-239 - is a so-called alpha emitter.
How much longer before we hear that Pu-239 decays in 1,000 years?
In all, there were under 10 grammes of Pu-239 with a purity of 99.
 
 
 
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