PLUTONIUM-239
PLUTONIUM-239 Basic information
- Product Name:
- PLUTONIUM-239
- Synonyms:
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- PLUTONIUM-239
- CAS:
- 15117-48-3
- MF:
- Pu
- MW:
- 239
- Mol File:
- 15117-48-3.mol
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PLUTONIUM-239 Chemical Properties
- EPA Substance Registry System
- Plutonium-239 (15117-48-3)
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PLUTONIUM-239 Usage And Synthesis
Uses
Plutonium-239’s critical mass undergoes a fissionable chain reaction, making it ideal for use as fuel for some types of nuclear reactors as well as to produce nuclear weapons. In the future it may be possible to use all the waste plutonium produced in the world to power small thermal electrical power plants that could be installed in each house to provide inexpensive and continuous household electrical power.