plutonium
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- A solid silvery grey radioactive transuranic element whose atoms can be split when bombarded with neutrons; found in minute quantities in uranium ores but is usually synthesized in nuclear reactors; 13 isotopes are known with the most important being plutonium 239
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| 1 | pessimism | 4 | 6 |
| 2 | pacifism | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | opportunism | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | paganism | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | petroleum | 4 | 1 |
| 6 | plagiarism | 4 | 1 |
| 7 | peronism | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | presidium | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | promethium | 4 | 0 |
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| 2 | platinum | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | platonic | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | platonist | 3 | 2 |
| 5 | podium | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | polonium | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | plutonic | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | plutonian | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | pluto | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | luton | 2 | 0 |
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| 12 | palonius | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | strontium | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | sputum | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | putnam | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | put-on | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | plenum | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | pelton | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | palton | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | neptunium | 4 | 0 |
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Feds’ draft environmental review calls for expanded plutonium pit production at Los Alamos
Apr 10, 2026 Albuquerque Journal
Apr 10, 2026 Albuquerque Journal
NNSA holds public hearing in North Augusta on SRS plutonium pit production facility
May 7, 2026 Post and Courier
May 7, 2026 Post and Courier
LANL may be asked to double plutonium pit production, per federal memo
Feb 26, 2026 Santa Fe New Mexican
Feb 26, 2026 Santa Fe New Mexican
NNSA report says SRNS 'underperformed' in construction of pit production facility last fiscal year
Apr 24, 2026 Post and Courier
Apr 24, 2026 Post and Courier
Fukushima Daiichi meltdowns released particulates with plutonium
Jul 8, 2025 Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability
Jul 8, 2025 Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability