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Weapons-usable Plutonium

Weapons-Usable Plutonium is a form of plutonium, specifically characterized by a high concentration of the isotope plutonium-239, that is capable of sustaining a fast-neutron chain reaction and thus suitable for use in the construction of nuclear weapons.

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2017–2026

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Zircon: A host-phase for the disposal of weapons plutonium

Rodney C. Ewing, Werner Lutze, William J. Weber · Journal of materials research/Pratt's guide to venture capital sources · 1995 · 321 citations

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On the physics feasibility of LWR plutonium fuels without uranium

J.M. Paratte, R. Chawla · Annals of Nuclear Energy · 1995 · 50 citations · Full text

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Nuclear power: Desperately seeking plutonium

Alexandra Witze · Nature · 2014 · 45 citations · Full text

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Nuclear weapons and power-reactor plutonium

Amory B. Lovins · Nature · 1980 · 41 citations

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Imaging Special Nuclear Material using a Handheld Dual Particle Imager

William M. Steinberger, Marc L. Ruch, Nathan P. Giha et al. · Scientific Reports · 2020 · 40 citations · Full text

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Authors

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  1. WL
    Werner Lutze

    University of New Mexico, United States

    2 publications · 351 citations

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  2. WJ
    William J. Weber

    Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, United States

    2 publications · 351 citations

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  3. FV
    Frank von Hippel

    Princeton University, United States

    2 publications · 57 citations

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  4. RC
    Rodney C. Ewing

    University of Michigan, United States

    2 publications · 351 citations

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  5. YX
    Yunlin Xu

    University of Michigan, United States

    1 publications · 25 citations

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Institutions

35

  1. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    153 citations

  2. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

    Richland, United States

    3 h-index

    3 publications

    363 citations

  3. Defense Threat Reduction Agency

    Fort Belvoir, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    34 citations

  4. University of New Mexico

    Albuquerque, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    702 citations

  5. Los Alamos National Laboratory

    Los Alamos, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    100 citations

  6. Sandia National Laboratories California

    Livermore, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    40 citations

  7. Planetary Science Institute

    Tucson, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    321 citations

  8. Center for Interdisciplinary Studies

    Kolkata, India

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    28 citations

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  1. Science and Global Security

    4 publications · 97 citations

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  2. Annals of Nuclear Energy

    2 publications · 78 citations

    2

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  3. Nature

    2 publications · 86 citations

    2

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  4. The Nonproliferation Review

    2 publications · 22 citations

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  5. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 2 publications · 49 citations

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