Actinides
Uncovering the Secrets of Actinides: Illustrated article, covering the uses of these elements in nuclear chemistry, and related research initiatives (USA) [e]
Radiochemistry of Plutonium
Nuclear Science Series: Monographs on Radiochemistry and Radiochemical Techniques. National Academy of Sciences, National Research Council (USA) [e]
Toxicological Profile for Plutonium
The ATSDR toxicological profile succinctly characterizes the toxicologic and adverse health effects information for the hazardous substance described there (USA) [e]
Journal of Nuclear Materials
... publishes high quality papers in materials research relevant to nuclear fission and fusion reactors and high power accelerator technologies, and in closely related aspects of materials science and engineering. Elsevier (NL) [e]
Radiation Physics and Chemistry
... is a multidisciplinary journal that provides a medium for publication of substantial and original papers, reviews, and technical notes. Elsevier (NL) [e]
Institute for Transuranium Elements
The mission of ITU is to provide the scientific foundation for the protection of the European citizen against risks associated with the handling and storage of highly radioactive elements (D) [e]
Nuclear Energy Agency
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When plutonium was first manufactured at Berkeley in the spring of 1941, there was so little of it that it was not visible to the naked eye. It took a year to accumulate enough so that one could actually see it. Now there is so much of it that we do not know what to do to get rid of it. We have created a monster.
The history of plutonium is as strange as the element itself. When scientists began looking for it, they did so simply in the spirit of inquiry, not certain whether there were still spots to fill on the periodic table. But the discovery of fission made it clear that this still-hypothetical element would be more than just a scientific curiosity - it could be a powerful nuclear weapon. As it turned out, it is good for almost nothing else. Plutonium's nuclear potential put it at the heart of the World War II arms race - the Russians found out about it through espionage, the Germans through independent research. Everybody wanted some. Now, nearly everyone has some - the United States alone has about 47 metric tons - but it has almost no uses besides warmongering. How did the product of scientific curiosity become such a dangerous burden? In his new history of this complex and dangerous element, noted physicist Jeremy Bernstein describes the steps that were taken to transform plutonium from a laboratory novelty into the nuclear weapon that destroyed Nagasaki. This is the first book to weave together the many strands of plutonium's story, explaining not only the science but the people involved. Joseph Henry Press, 2007.
R. Guillaumont, T. Fanghänel, J. Fuger, and I. Grenthe
This volume is part of the series on "Chemical Thermodynamics", published under the aegis of the OECD Nuclear Energy Agency, and updates and expands the thermodynamic data on inorganic compounds and complexes of uranium, neptunium, plutonium, americium and technetium contained in the previous volumes of the series. A review team, composed of seven internationally recognized experts, has critically reviewed during five years all the scientific literature containing chemical thermodynamic information for the above mentioned systems that has appeared since the publication of the earlier volumes. The results of this critical review carried out following the Guidelines of the OECD NEA Thermochemical Database Project have been documented in the present volume, which contains new tables of selected values for formation and reaction thermodynamical properties and an extensive bibliography. Elsevier Science, 2003.
Lanthanide and Actinide Chemistry is a one-volume account of the Lanthanides (including scandium and yttrium), the Actinides and the Transactinide elements, intended as an introductory treatment for undergraduate and postgraduate students. The principal features of these elements are set out in detail, enabling clear comparison and contrast with the Transition Elements and Main Group metals. John Wiley & Sons 2006.
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