Plutonium

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
Pu
Pronunciation
/pluˈtoʊniəm/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Chemistry

Examples in Context

  1. Engineers said that plutonium could begin seeping from the corroded sub.
  2. Indirect ionization by neutrons can also result from fission of plutonium or uranium isotopes.
  3. A byproduct of nuclear reactors is plutonium.
  4. It requires putting uranium into a reactor and then you separate out the plutonium from the uranium.
  5. However, the actual weight of uranium or plutonium in such a weapon is greater than this amount.

Other meanings of Pu