The technology is very effective at handling multiple waste types, destroying organic compounds, and vitrifying radionuclides and heavy metals. Also called the plasma melter technology. Forming a thin adherent layer of metal on an object. A three-dimensional area, usually in air or ground water, containing measurable concentrations of a compound or element that has migrated from its source point. A man-made fissile element.
Pure plutonium is a silvery metal heavier than lead.
The plutonium-239 isotope is the variant preferred for manufacturing nuclear weapons, although any plutonium can be used. A poisonous, radioactive, pyrophoric oxide of plutonium. Its particles are readily airborne. More commonly known as PCBs. A family of colorless, odorless compounds used in industrial applications throughout the nuclear weapons complex.