plutonium

one tonne of plutonium extracted from spent nuclear fuel

Plutonium was first discovered in a Berkeley lab (as were the aptly-named berkelium and californium).

Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element.

Nuclear reactors use plutonium as fuel.

Plutonium is highly toxic and poses a serious health risk.

Countries monitor the production and use of plutonium for security reasons.

Plutonium is a key component in nuclear weapons.

The disposal of plutonium waste is a major environmental concern.

Plutonium can be used in nuclear medicine for certain treatments.

The smuggling of plutonium is a serious crime with severe consequences.

Plutonium has a long half-life, making it dangerous for thousands of years.

Scientists continue to research safer ways to handle plutonium.

We built one bomb, it's not a real bomb, it's no plutonium.

That means there's enough plutonium to poison a hundred million people.

Not everyone is convinced, for plutonium is unstable.

Because inside, there are 100kg of plutonium.

We went to see the North Korean plutonium processing plant.

It is used to produce plutonium to build nuclear weapons.

This deal denies Iran the plutonium necessary to build a bomb.

A large plant for the enrichment of uranium and production of some plutonium.

Inside that little sphere of plutonium is an even tinier sphere of polonium and beryllium.

The United States gave 331 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium to Japan during the Cold War.