Cobalt-60

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Uranium ore

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\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgBDvnqMkT4]
{title=The <RaLa Experiment> by <#Our Own Devices>}
{description=Has some good mentions of <Uranium vs Plutonium> in <nuclear weapon> design.}

Bibliography:
* Open Q&As:
  * https://www.quora.com/What-is-the-difference-between-plutonium-and-uranium
    * <Uranium vs plutonium Quora answer by Ciro Santilli>{full}
  * https://www.quora.com/How-many-times-stronger-is-plutonium-than-uranium
    * https://www.quora.com/How-many-times-stronger-is-plutonium-than-uranium/answer/Ciro-Santilli answer by <Ciro Santilli>
* Closed Q&As:
  * https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/15421mk/eli5_why_do_we_use_uranium_and_plutonium_for/ closed
  * https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/1idbux/eli5_whats_the_difference_between_uranium_and/


Uranium vs Plutonium

Thorium isotope

Radium Girls

Plutonium isotope

Oxygen compound

Fizzle

Fizzle (nuclear explosion)

Neutron capture

Isotope separation

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French Academy of Sciences

Cobalt isomer

Bismuth compound

Barium compound

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{title=<GPHS-RTG> diagram}
{disambiguate=Radioisotope thermoelectric generator}

\Video[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NT8-b5YEyjo]
{title=The Soviet Union's Deadly Abandoned Nuclear Generators by <#Andy Mcloone>}
{description=
* https://youtu.be/NT8-b5YEyjo?t=1435 epic <#orphan source> recovery video
}


Radioisotope thermoelectric generator

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Primordial nuclide

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{title=Penetration of <alpha particles>, <beta particles> and <gamma rays>}


Penetration of radiation

Atomic battery

Nuclear reaction

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