plutonium
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- A solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
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| 1 | pessimism | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | pacifism | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | opportunism | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | paganism | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | petroleum | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | plagiarism | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | peronism | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | presidium | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | promethium | 4 | 0 |
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| 2 | platinum | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | platonic | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | platonist | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | podium | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | polonium | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | plutonic | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | plutonian | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | pluto | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | luton | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | polonius | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | palonius | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | strontium | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | sputum | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | putnam | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | put-on | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | plenum | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pelton | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | palton | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | neptunium | 4 | 0 |
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Fact Sheet: The Civilian and Military Characteristics of Plutonium
Aug 26, 2021 Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Aug 26, 2021 Center for Arms Control and Non-Proliferation
Status of plutonium management in Japan in 2024
Aug 5, 2025 International Panel on Fissile Materials
Aug 5, 2025 International Panel on Fissile Materials
The Energy Department just made one plutonium pit. Making more is uncertain
Oct 10, 2024 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
Oct 10, 2024 Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists