REAL PLUTONIUM

2012-07-05

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We're given special access to various plutonium compounds at the National Nuclear Laboratory, in Sellafield. A chance to meet the "Hannibal Lecter of the Periodic Table". With thanks to Mark Sarsfield and Chris Maher... http://www.nnl.co.uk/

In part this video shows how plutonium is extracted from nuclear fuel waste.

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