Title: What Is Plutonium? Characteristics of This Nuclear Fuel
Headings: What Is Plutonium?
What Is Plutonium?
What Is Plutonium Used For?
Role of Plutonium in Nuclear Reactors
Where Is Plutonium Found on Earth?
How Many Neutrons Does Plutonium Have?
Management of Recovered Plutonium in Nuclear Reactors
Health Hazard
Environmental Effects
References

Content: Anyway, they are very interesting in certain conditions. These thermoelectric generators have been used in artificial pacemakers for people with heart conditions. The most used isotope for this application is plutonium-238 because the radiation it emits does not pose a threat to people's health. Plutonium is also used as fuel in nuclear power plants and in the manufacture of nuclear weapons (" atomic bombs "). The isotope used for this purpose is plutonium-239. It is used because it will suffer nuclear fission . Very few isotopes will suffer nuclear fission. Role of Plutonium in Nuclear Reactors
As plutonium is generated inside the fuel of nuclear reactors, it also fission, collaborating with uranium in energy production. During the process, other isotopes also originate; some are neutron absorbers and others are fissile isotopes.