Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools
Friday, March 18, 2011 - 05:20
in Physics & Chemistry
The fuel rods at all six reactors at the stricken Fukushima Dai-ichi complex contain plutonium - better known as fuel for nuclear weapons. While plutonium is more toxic than uranium, other radioactive elements leaking out are likely to be of greater danger to the general public....