Published: March 18th, 2011 at 4:46 pm ET
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Plutonium in troubled reactors, spent fuel pools, Fox News, March 18, 2011:
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.
Only six percent of the fuel rods at the plant’s Unit 3 were a mixture of plutonium-239 and uranium-235 when first put into operation. The fuel in other reactors is only uranium, but even there, plutonium is created during the fission process.
This means the fuel in all of the stricken reactors and spent fuel pools contain plutonium. …
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Published: March 18th, 2011 at 4:46 pm ET
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BRING ON THE PLUTONIUM!! Then it will be safer to live on the planet Pluto–yea!!
Seriously though, is it true that plutonium stays where it first lands and is not carried very well by air?? I read that it’s half-life is so long that wherever it goes–it’s basically permanently and lethally radioactive.
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True !
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TO HANDLE PLUTONIUM CONTAMINATED SOIL
Scrape off first 6 to 10 inches of all topsoil. Carefully place plutonium contaminated soil in to plastic holding bags. Dispose of bags at plutonium culling disposal facility.
If this is not possible, immediately move from area. Do not return.
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