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Phrases with «plutonium pits»
"Plutonium pits"
refers to small, spherical containers made of plutonium metal. They are used as the core in nuclear weapons to trigger the chain reaction needed for an explosion.
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Sentences with «plutonium pits»
When the US finishes dismantling its weapons, it will probably still have a huge cache
of plutonium pits
ready for use.
(
newscientist.com
)
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Plutonium pit production
funding doubled for accelerated production.
(
nukewatch.org
)
Cochran says that only 6 tonnes of the surplus comes
from plutonium pits
.
(
newscientist.com
)
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