Channel 94
Plutonium is a heavy, radioactive, man-made, metallic element used in the production of nuclear energy.

Plutonium, element number 94, discovered in 1940 (during WWII) was the weapon used in the atomic bomb “The Fat Man” that ended the war. It is remarkable that an element first created in 1940 was in widespread use by 1945, but that was the case. … The names of the artificial elements have names named after the people: Marie (and Pierre) Curie; Albert Einstein; the nuclear physicist who designed the first nuclear reactor Enrico Fermi; Dmitri Mendeleev (see link above); …

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One particularly appalling detail that I recall reading, and which I haven’t seen mentioned anywhere, was that sometime in the sixties they actually lost a golf ball sized lump of plutonium somewhere in Simi Valley near the laboratory. It was accidentally dropped out of a … I’m probably one of the most rah-rah pro nuclear people you’ll find on MeFi, but even I have to shake my head at the pure stupidity of operating any nuclear reactor without a containment building. …

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After more than 50 years producing atomic weapons and nuclear energy, the USA has 500000 tons of depleted uranium stored, according to official data. Depleted uranium is radioactive and has an average lifetime of 4.5 billion years. This is why such waste has to … Uranium-236 and Uranium-238 (otherwise known as plutonium) is laced into the so-called “depleted” uranium weaponry. So let us be real. Stop saying “depleted” uranium, and call it what it is, “enriched” uranium. …

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… promised Netanyahu that if Israel wouldn’t attack, the U.S. would not only be put Israel under America’s nuclear umbrella, but some interesting military hardware may be forthcoming, along with some advanced technology nuclear energy production. ….. Moreover, despite concerns that Iran could obtain plutonium from the spent fuel, there are technical reasons that make it extremely difficult, if not impossible, for Iran to obtain Pu, even if they did get the spent fuel. …

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One of them, the Superphénix commercial-sized plutonium fueled reactor, was shut down in 1998 for political and technical reasons after experiencing high operating costs.” at 10:26. Labels: energy, environment …

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In that capacity he oversaw the three core facilities that the DPRK used to produce of weapons-grade plutonium: the Fuel Fabrication Facility, the 5MWe Experimental Reactor, and the Radiological Laboratory (Reprocessing Plant). … Through an NCG office in China, Yun Ho-jin was also involved in purchases of sensitive material linked to the construction of a nuclear reactor in Syria. Yun Ho-jin was also designated by the UNSCR 1718 Committee to be subject to the asset …

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25, when he wrote that ‘the plutonium produced in a small nuclear reactor of 24000 thermal kilowatts is very minute indeed … and ‘completely useless for bomb material.’ The basic facts, if fully understood, would make it clear why only …

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… to make one or two bombsSome people said this development called the validity of our 1994 agreement into questionBut the plutonium program we ended was much larger than the later laboratory effortNorth Koreas nuclear reactor program …

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The passing of the bill now by both houses of Parliament is expected to open the floodgates for nuclear reactor companies to establish new facilities. The signatories to the letter point to several risks – disposal of nuclear waste, … With no known solution to the problems of nuclear waste such as plutonium 239 and uranium 238, which scientists estimate will remain highly radioactive for millions of years, the letter warns that regulatory frameworks will not suffice. …

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May 4, 1992: North Korea submits its nuclear material declarations to the IAEA, declaring seven sites and some 90 grams of plutonium that could be subject to IAEA inspection. Pyongyang claims that the nuclear material was … Bilateral talks are expected to begin, provided that North Korea allows the IAEA safeguards to remain in place, does not refuel its 5-megawatt nuclear reactor, and does not reprocess any spent nuclear fuel. July 9, 1994: North Korean President Kim Il …

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