Scientists discover historic sample of bomb-grade plutonium
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 18:28
in Paleontology & Archaeology
(PhysOrg.com) -- Scientists in Washington state are reporting the surprise discovery of the oldest known sample of reactor-produced bomb-grade plutonium, a historic relic from the infancy of America`s nuclear weapons program. Their research, which also represents the first demonstration of how radioactive sodium can be used as a tool in nuclear forensics, appears in the current issue of ACS` Analytical Chemistry.
