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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 87. Chapters: Beryllium, Deuterium, Uranium, Enriched uranium, Antimony, Tritium, Thorium, Depleted uranium, Gadolinium, Plutonium, Uranium market, Uranium hydride, Uranium hexafluoride, Zirconium alloy, Uranium dioxide, Actinides in the environment, Institute for Transuranium Elements, Weapons-grade, Institute of Nuclear Materials Management, Uranium-236, Lithium hydride, Reactor-grade plutonium, Uranium tetrachloride, Megatons to Megawatts Program, Uranyl nitrate, Plutonium hexafluoride, Lead-bismuth eutectic, Post Irradiation Examination, Plutonium(IV) oxide, Uranium carbonate, Yellowcake, Uranium tetrafluoride, Commonly used gamma emitting isotopes, FLiNaK, Uranyl acetate, Minor actinide, Common beta emitters, Helikon vortex separation process, Oleg Khinsagov, Reprocessed uranium, Triuranium octoxide, Activation product, Uranium carbide, Plutonium(III) chloride, Ammonium uranyl carbonate, Tritiated water, Plutonium-242, Uranyl sulfate, Plutonium-244, K-65 residues, CANFLEX, Depleted zinc oxide, Uranyl peroxide, Magnesium diuranate, Sodium diuranate, Sodium uranate, Uranium boride, Uranium pentafluoride, Plutonium(IV) fluoride, Ammonium diuranate, Uranyl formate, Magnox, Nuclear detection, Clab, Defence Nuclear Material. Excerpt: Plutonium ( -nee- m) is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the chemical symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-white appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, forming a dull coating when oxidized. The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation states. It reacts with carbon, halogens, nitrogen and silicon. When exposed to moist air, it forms oxides and hydrides that expand the sample up to 70% in volume, which in turn flake off as a powder that can spontaneously ignite. It is also radioactive and can accumulate in the bones. These propertie...
