Major actinides is a term used in the nuclear power industry that refers to the plutonium and uranium present in used nuclear fuel, as opposed to the minor actinides neptunium, americium, curium, berkelium, and californium.
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Actinide — The atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki had a plutonium charge.[1] The actinide or actinoid (IUPAC nomenclature) series encompasses the 15 metallic chemical elements with atomic numbers from 89 to 103, actinium thro … Wikipedia
Minor actinide — Transmutation flow between 238Pu and 244Cm in LWR.[1] Fission percentage is 100 minus shown percentages. Total rate of transmutation varies greatly by nuclide. 245Cm–248Cm are long lived with negligible decay. The minor actinides are the actinide… … Wikipedia
Chemical element — The periodic table of the chemical elements A chemical element is a pure chemical substance consisting of one type of atom distinguished by its atomic number, which is the number of protons in its nucleus.[1] Familiar examples of … Wikipedia
Protactinium — thorium ← protactinium → uranium Pr ↑ Pa ↓ … Wikipedia
Glenn T. Seaborg — Born April 19, 1912(1912 04 19) Ishpeming, Michigan, USA … Wikipedia
Sellafield — Aerial view of the site … Wikipedia
Curium — This article is about the chemical element. For the ancient city located in Cyprus, see Kourion. americium ← curium → berkelium … Wikipedia
Fermium — Not to be confused with Ferrum , the Latin name for Iron. einsteinium ← fermium → mendelevium … Wikipedia
Radioactive waste — 2007 ISO radioactivity danger logo, designed in part for long term radioactive waste depositories which might survive into a far future time in which all knowledge of the meaning of present common radiation danger symbols and signs has been lost… … Wikipedia
Nuclear fuel — Process … Wikipedia
