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Why is weapons grade plutonium more hazardous to work with than highly enriched uranium? [electronic resource].

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Washington, D.C. : United States. Dept. of Energy, 2015.
Oak Ridge, Tenn. : Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy
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2-9 : digital, PDF file
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Los Alamos National Laboratory, United States. Department of Energy, and United States. Department of Energy. Office of Scientific and Technical Information
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Summary
Highly Enriched Uranium and Weapons grade plutonium have assumed positions of dominant importance among the actinide elements because of their successful uses as explosive ingredients in nuclear weapons and the place they hold as key materials in the development of industrial use of nuclear power. While most chemists are familiar with the practical interest concerning HEU and WG Pu, fewer know the subtleties among their hazards. In this study, a primer is provided regarding the hazards associated with working with HEU and WG Pu metals and oxides. The care that must be taken to safely handle these materials is emphasized and the extent of the hazards is described. The controls needed to work with HEU and WG Pu metals and oxides are differentiated. Given the choice, one would rather work with HEU metal and oxides than WG Pu metal and oxides.
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E 1.99:la-ur--14-28883
la-ur--14-28883
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Published through SciTech Connect.
08/01/2015.
"la-ur--14-28883"
Journal of Chemical Health and Safety 22 4 ISSN 1871-5532 AM
Cournoyer, Michael; Costigan, Stephen; Schake, Bradley.
Funding Information
AC52-06NA25396
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