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PLUTONIUM [1 record]
Record 1 - external organization data 2011-03-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
- Nuclear Fission Reactors
- Compartment - Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- plutonium
1, record 1, English, plutonium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A man-made element with atomic number 94. The most common isotope is239Pu, but240Pu and241Pu also are produced in nuclear reactors. The nuclear properties of239Pu make it a good nuclear fuel and nuclear explosive.239Pu is radioactive and decays by alpha emission with a half-life of 24,400 years. 2, record 1, English, - plutonium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
- Réacteurs nucléaires de fission
- Tiroir - Commission canadienne de sûreté nucléaire
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plutonium
1, record 1, French, plutonium
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Élément chimique transuranien, de numéro atomique 94. (Symbole Pu.) 2, record 1, French, - plutonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le plutonium 239 (émetteur alpha, d'énergie 5,14 MeV, et de 24 390 ans de période) est aujourd'hui obtenu dans les réacteurs nucléaires. 2, record 1, French, - plutonium
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Química
- Reactores nucleares de fisión
- Compartimiento - Comisión Canadiense de Seguridad Nuclear
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- plutonio
1, record 1, Spanish, plutonio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Elemento metálico radiactivo sintético de número atómico 94. Muy tóxico. Se maneja por control remoto. 2, record 1, Spanish, - plutonio
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El plutonio es un transuránico [que] se obtiene artificialmente en los reactores nucleares por transmutaciones sucesivas a partir del uranio 238 (que es el constituyente principal del uranio natural) [...] 3, record 1, Spanish, - plutonio
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