#ORNL achieves milestone with #Plutonium-238 sample

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With the production of 50 grams of #Plutonium-238, researchers at the Department of Energy’s #OakRidge National Laboratory (#ORNL)have restored a #US capability dormant for nearly 30 years and set the course to provide power for NASA and other missions.

Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-12-ornl-milestone-plutonium-sample.html#jCp

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