Old plutonium, new tricks

Anal. Chem., 2009, 81 (5), pp 1724–1724

DOI: 10.1021/ac900093b

Publication Date (Web): February 2, 2009

Copyright © 2009 American Chemical Society

Cite this:Anal. Chem. 81, 5, 1724-1724

Synopsis

Nuclear archeology techniques reveal that a jug from an excavated safe contains one of the world’s oldest samples of processed plutonium.

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