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Plutonium is a heavy, radioactive, man-made, metallic element used in the production of nuclear energy.

… a very thin film of U-235 fissile material in a sealed. liquid sodium cooled reaction that ran, converting the fuel into plutonium P239 that grew at about a cm per year as the “wave” moved through the core of the reactor. …

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