amount of plutonium
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amount
noun[C]
uk/əˈmaʊnt/us/əˈmaʊnt/
a collection or mass, especially of something that cannot ...
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plutonium
noun[U]
uk/pluːˈtəʊ.ni.əm/us/pluːˈtoʊ.ni.əm/
a chemical element that is a metal used in the production of nuclear power, and in ...
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Even the tiniest amounts of plutonium are enough to poison the whole of mankind.
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I cannot for reasons of commercial confidentiality disclose the precise amounts of plutonium exported to individual countries.
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That is a considerable amount, which will require considerable amounts of plutonium.
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There are the hazards associated with the need to process large amounts of plutonium, and the possibility of sabotage or theft, especially during transport.
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It must also be considered that when you have large amounts of plutonium around, there are grave security risks.
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Theamountofplutoniumin the burial pits does not exceed 20kg and may be much less.
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This caused a mist with a smallamountofplutoniumin suspense.
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The totalamountofplutoniumneeded to supply one fast breeder is probably more than our whole nuclear plant programme is now capable of producing.
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Strontium had been found in even smaller quantities and theamountofplutoniumhad been too small to measure.
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Are there physical or political constraints on theamountofplutoniumthat we can accept into this country?
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Not only have you got that lying about, but you presumably have a certainamountofplutoniumlying about.
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The material balance area processed by civil and defence plutonium during this period; it would not be in the national interest to disclose theamountofplutoniumprocessed.
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Theamountofplutoniumproduced by a nuclear reactor in a particular period is not represented by the amount transferred from the reactor in that period.
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The totalamountofplutoniumto be allocated to any one reprocessing customer is directly related to the total amount of spent fuel that customer has contracted to be reprocessed.
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It is estimated that after four years of generating electricity, theamountofplutoniumremaining in the fuel would have been reduced by about 18 kilograms in each tonne.
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He did not steal a largeamountofplutonium, just rags used for wiping surfaces and a small amount of liquid waste.
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A series of chemical processing steps separated the smallamountofplutoniumthat was produced from the remaining uranium and the fission waste products.
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This reduces theamountofplutoniumneeded to reach criticality from 16 kg to 10 kg, which is a sphere with a diameter of about 10cm 0.
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Unfavorable geometry means that the vessel was too compact, reducing theamountofplutoniumneeded to achieve a critical mass to less than the amount present.
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In every case the amounts of plutonium detected are very low and present no hazard to the public.
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