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The first weighing of plutonium

Description/Abstract

The following text, transcribed from the remarks of those scientists who gathered at the University of Chicago on September 10, 1967, to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the first weighing of plutonium, tells an important part of the story of this fascinating new element that is destined to play an increasingly significant role in the future of man.

Publication Date:1967 Sep 10
OSTI Identifier: 814965
Report Number(s):2000360; EDM-303
Resource Type:Conference/Event
Resource Relation: Recollections and Reminiscences at the 25th Anniversary of the First Weighing of Plutonium, Chicago, IL (US), 09/10/1967; Other Information: PBD: 10 Sep 1967
Research Org:U.S. Atomic Energy Commission, Division of Technical Information, Oak Ridge, TN (US)
Sponsoring Org:US Atomic Energy Commission (US)
Country of Publication:United States
Language:English
Format: Size: 32 pages
Other Number(s):TRN: US0304481
Subject:22 GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS; PLUTONIUM; WEIGHT; HISTORICAL ASPECTS
Availability:INIS; OSTI as DE00814965
Update Date:2008 Feb 05

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