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Plutonium
as part of the nuclear fuel cycle
Atomic Bomb, use of plutonium
Transuranium Elements
use in breeder reactors
breeder reactor fuel cycle
discovery
Earth’s interior, heat generated in
nuclear power plant fuel use
plutonium bomb
plutonium bombs
quotations
reprocessing for weapons use
toxicity and fears of power plant contamination
use in first atomic explosion tested
Nuclear Weapons
Nuclear Weapons, explosive devices designed to release nuclear energy on a large scale. The first atomic bomb (or A-bomb), which was tested on July...
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