National Aeronautics and Space Administration What is Plutonium-238? Plutonium-238 is a special material that emits steady heat due to its natural radioactive decay. Several unique features of plutonium-238 have made it - Special nuclear material - Document - PDFSEARCH.IO

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	National Aeronautics and Space Administration What is Plutonium-238? Plutonium-238 is a special material that emits steady heat due to its natural radioactive decay. Several unique features of plutonium-238 have made it Add to Reading List Document Date: 2012-12-12 14:02:32 Open Document File Size: 666,18 KB Share Result on Facebook Company Energy’s Idaho National Laboratory / / Country United States / / Facility HQ NASA Facts / University of California-Berkeley / / IndustryTerm heavy metal / electricity decreases / spacecraft electronics / electricity / radioisotope power systems / metallic chemical element / chemical behavior / chemical element / Chemical elements / conversion devices / energy / / Organization University of California / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Department of Energy / / Person Purpose Heat / / Position General / / ProvinceOrState California / / Technology alpha / radiation / / URL www.nasa.gov / / SocialTag Radioactivity Actinides Nuclear chemistry Nuclear technology Plutonium Neutron Nuclear reactor Isotope Alpha particle Physics

National Aeronautics and Space Administration What is Plutonium-238? Plutonium-238 is a special material that emits steady heat due to its natural radioactive decay. Several unique features of plutonium-238 have made itAdd to Reading List