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weapons plutonium

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Noun1.weapons plutonium - plutonium 239 that is recovered when nuclear weapons are disassembled; it is stored in plutonium pits
plutonium 239 - a highly fissionable isotope of plutonium that is used in atomic weapons and as a reactor fuel; produced by irradiating uranium 238 with slow electrons


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According to reliable but unofficial estimates, Russia has 125 tonnes of weapons plutonium stored at various sites--and sometimes under dubious security arrangements--around the country.
Furthermore, Canada should support the UN Secretary-General's initiative for an international conference addressing nuclear dangers, as a way of bringing international attention to bear on the continuing threat posed by large nuclear arsenals -- amounting to more than 30,000 nuclear warheads -- a large portion of which are on "hair-trigger" alert, and the challenge of disposing of hundreds of metric tons of excess weapons plutonium and highly enriched uranium.
In its March 1994 report "Management and Disposition of Excess Weapons Plutonium," the committee recommends two options: Reuse plutonium as fuel in existing or modified nuclear reactors, or vitrify the material, making reuse extremely difficult.
 
 
 
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