Gun-type fission weapons don't work with plutonium Created 2024-08-14 Updated 2025-07-16
Gun-type fission weapons don't work with Plutonium-239 because of the presence of Plutonium-240 as an impurity which leads to fizzle.
Plutonium-239 Created 2024-08-14 Updated 2025-07-16
This is the isotope that is produced for nuclear weapons by irradiating Uranium-238 with a neutron.
Plutonium-240 is a contaminant.
RaLa Experiment Created 2024-08-27 Updated 2025-07-16
Video 1.
Oppenheimer's Gamble by Welch Labs
. Source. Fails to mention Plutonium-240 as the source of the problem.