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11 Feb 2021

Is plutonium device behind Uttarakhand glacier burst?

Villagers say the disaster might have been caused by a plutonium radioactive device The device is said to be lost during a secret expedition in 1965 Retired Captain MS Kohli who led the 1965 expedition has refuted villagers' claims

12 Oct 2017

Shortage of critical fuel could threaten NASA's deep space missions, warns US govt

Missions such as Mars Curiousity rover and the Voyager 1 and 2 spacecraft use radioisotope thermoelectric generators as power source.

11 Jan 2017

North Korea has plutonium for 10 nuclear bombs: South Korea

North Korea has carried out five nuclear tests and numerous missile launches.

31 Oct 2016

Putin signs law halting plutonium disposal deal with US

The Russian parliament had previously approved the legislation.

17 Aug 2016

North Korea says it has resumed plutonium production

North Korea said it has resumed plutonium production by reprocessing spent fuel rods and that it has no plans to stop nuclear tests as long as perceived U.S. threats remain, Japan`s Kyodo news agency reported on Wednesday.

15 Apr 2016

Fresh activity seen at North Korea nuclear site: US think tank

The prospect of North Korea acquiring more plutonium will be looked on with concern by the UN Security Council, including Pyongyang's major ally, China.

05 Jan 2016

Japan to send plutonium cache to US under nuclear deal: Report

Japan will send a huge cache of plutonium -- enough to produce 50 nuclear bombs -- to the United States as part of a deal to return the material that was used for research, reports and officials said on Tuesday.

Galactic radioactive plutonium puzzle

09 Dec 2015

Has the Galactic radioactive plutonium puzzle finally been solved?

The research held by a team of scientists from The Hebrew University of Jerusalem have claimed that all the plutonium used on earth is artificially produced in nuclear reactors and still it turns out that it is also produced in nature.

15 Sep 2015

North Korea confirms reactor restart after hints of missile launch

North Korea Tuesday confirmed the restarting of a nuclear reactor seen as its main source of weapons-grade plutonium, raising the second red flag in 24 hours over its nuclear and ballistic missile programmes.

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