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...de about one watt of heat each, derived from the decay of a few grams of [[plutonium-238]]—although other [[radioactive isotopes]] could be used. The heat produ ...on by [[Apollo 11]] in 1969, which contained 1.2 ounces (34 grams) of plutonium-238; [[Mars Pathfinder]]; and the [[Mars Exploration Rovers]] ''[[Spirit (r ...

...e efficient than previous radioisotope systems, using one quarter of the [[plutonium-238]] to produce the same amount of power. NASA also needed more funding for continued plutonium-238 production (which will be used in existing [[MMRTG]]s for long-range pr ...

| style="text-align:left;"| '''[[Plutonium]]''' || [[Alpha decay]] || 1.94 || 38,360 ...

...notable for producing about four times as much [[electric power]] from the plutonium fuel as compared to a [[radioisotope thermoelectric generator]] (RTG). ...

...ffect is necessary for understanding the unusual metallic delta-phase of [[plutonium]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2020}} ...'', 793 (2001). Nature article exploring the links of the Kondo effect and plutonium ...

...com/medtech-memoirs-the-plutonium-powered-pacemaker/ "MedTech Memoirs: The Plutonium-Powered Pacemaker"]. ...nickel]]-63, [[promethium]]-147, and [[technetium]]-99 have been tested. [[Plutonium]]-238, [[curium]]-242, [[curium]]-244 and [[strontium]]-90 have been used.< ...

...roughly {{convert|1|kg|lb}} of [[plutonium-238]] over all continents. Most plutonium fell in the southern hemisphere. Estimated 6300[[GBq]] or 2100 person-Sv of ....255F |doi-access=free }}</ref> (now Teledyne Energy Systems). Fueled with plutonium-238, two parallel lead telluride thermocouple generators produced an initia ...

...sions faces long-term challenges - SpaceNews.com|url=https://spacenews.com/plutonium-supply-for-nasa-missions-faces-long-term-challenges/ |website=SpaceNews.com ...

...pe thermoelectric generator plutonium pellet.jpg|thumb|300px|A pellet of [[Plutonium-238|²³⁸Pu]]O₂ as used in the RTG for the [[Cassini sp ...ems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power|SNAP 3B]] in 1961 powered by 96 grams of [[plutonium-238]] metal, aboard the Navy [[Transit (satellite)|Transit 4A spacecraft]]. ...

...ity at the [[Clinton Engineer Works]] at [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee]], and the plutonium production facility at [[Hanford Engineer Works]] in [[Washington (state)|W ...e [[Clinton Engineer Works]] at [[Oak Ridge, Tennessee|Oak Ridge]] and the plutonium production facility at the [[Hanford Site]]. One of his first tasks as dist ...

...e that is sufficiently unstable for this process to be usable. Terrestrial plutonium does not currently occur naturally in sufficient quantities for such use,<r ...ese city [[Hiroshima]] on August 6, 1945, followed three days later by the plutonium-based [[Fat Man]] on [[Nagasaki, Nagasaki|Nagasaki]]. In the wake of unprec ...

! [[Plutonium-238]] ! [[Plutonium-239]] ...

| [[Natural uranium]]<ref group="nb">Some [[nuclear fuel]]s, such as [[plutonium]] or [[depleted uranium]], are also used in nuclear fission power plants. H ...

| [[Plutonium-239]] ...lue="1660494600" | 1,300,000,000–1,700,000,000 (Depends on [[Allotropes of plutonium|crystallographic phase]]) ...

...ved by C-54 with the remainder of the Little Boy active material and the [[plutonium]] Fat Man pit.{{sfn|Russ|1990|p=50}} ...} aft bomb bay fuel tank, but a decision was made to continue anyway. The plutonium bomb did not require arming in flight, but did have its safeties removed 30 ...

...from nuclear power is produced by nuclear ''fission'' of [[uranium]] and [[plutonium]] in [[nuclear power plant]]s. Nuclear ''decay'' processes are used in nich ...new fuel from [[Uranium mining|mined uranium]]. All reactors breed some [[plutonium-239]], which is found in the spent fuel, and because Pu-239 is the preferre ...

...nide-containing ceramic materials include nuclear fuels for burning excess plutonium (Pu), or a chemically-inert source of alpha radiation in power supplies for ...

* [[The Plutonium Files|Plutonium injections]] ...

! scope="row" | [[Plutonium]]<ref>Probably, the metal with highest value of electrical resistivity.</re ...

...ed the development of the two. A prototype reactor that would burn uranium-plutonium fuel while irradiating a thorium blanket is under construction at the Madra ...