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Alpha particle
Alpha particles (named after and denoted by the first letter in the Greek alphabet , α ) consist of two protons and two neutrons bound together into a particle identical to a helium nucleus , which is generally produced in the process of alpha decay , but may be produced also in other ways and given the same name.Plutonium is a transuranic radioactive chemical element with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is an actinide metal of silvery-gray appearance that tarnishes when exposed to air, and forming a dull coating when oxidized . The element normally exhibits six allotropes and four oxidation states .
Plutonium
Accelerating Future » A Nuclear Reactor in Every Home
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Uranium Is So Last Century — Enter Thorium, the New Green Nuke | Magazine
Thorium fuel cycle
The thorium fuel cycle is a nuclear fuel cycle that uses the naturally abundant isotope of thorium , 232 Th , as the fertile material .
Credit: Justin Randall What if we could build a nuclear reactor that offered no possibility of a meltdown, generated its power inexpensively, created no weapons-grade by-products, and burnt up existing high-level waste as well as old nuclear weapon stockpiles?
New age nuclear
Workers at Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in the northeastern coast of Japan have been struggling to keep reactors there from overheating.
Interactive: A Visual Guide Inside Japan's Reactors
1800 GMT, 18 March 2011 Zena Iovino, reporter
Short Sharp Science: Nuclear crisis: 'Chain reaction could restart'
Read full article Continue reading page | 1 | 2 With muddled media reports of the ongoing crisis, we spell out exactly what has happened up to 15 March, and what might happen next