"The Bush administration is planning the government’s first production of plutonium 238 - a highly radioactive substance valued as a power source - since the Cold War, stirring debate over the risks and benefits of the deadly material. It is hot enough to melt plastic and so dangerous that a speck can cause cancer." http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/26/news/nuke.php
What is the difference between Unranium 238 and Plutonium 238? I’m not clear on this.
Maybe these DU byproduct for munitions is the REAL reason for this new production.
"The Bush administration is planning the government’s first production of plutonium 238 - a highly radioactive substance valued as a power source - since the Cold War, stirring debate over the risks and benefits of the deadly material. It is hot enough to melt plastic and so dangerous that a speck can cause cancer." http://www.iht.com/articles/2005/06/26/news/nuke.php
What is the difference between Unranium 238 and Plutonium 238? I’m not clear on this.
Maybe these DU byproduct for munitions is the REAL reason for this new production.