plutonium

[US]/pluː'təʊnɪəm/
[UK]/plu'tonɪəm/
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Translation

n. 钚,用于生产原子能。
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Example Sentences

one tonne of plutonium extracted from spent nuclear fuel

从废核燃料中提取的一吨

Plutonium was first discovered in a Berkeley lab (as were the aptly-named berkelium and californium).

铂就是首先在巴克利实验室发现的(确切的名字该叫巴克利姆或加利福利姆)。

Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element.

钚是一种放射性化学元素。

Nuclear reactors use plutonium as fuel.

核反应堆使用钚作为燃料。

Plutonium is highly toxic and poses a serious health risk.

钚具有高度毒性,对健康构成严重风险。

Countries monitor the production and use of plutonium for security reasons.

各国出于安全考虑监控钚的生产和使用。

Plutonium is a key component in nuclear weapons.

钚是核武器的关键组成部分。

The disposal of plutonium waste is a major environmental concern.

处理钚废料是一个重要的环境问题。

Plutonium can be used in nuclear medicine for certain treatments.

钚可以用于核医学的某些治疗。

The smuggling of plutonium is a serious crime with severe consequences.

走私钚是一种严重犯罪行为,后果严重。

Plutonium has a long half-life, making it dangerous for thousands of years.

钚的半衰期很长,使其在数千年内具有危险性。

Scientists continue to research safer ways to handle plutonium.

科学家们继续研究更安全的处理钚的方法。

Real-world Examples

We built one bomb, it's not a real bomb, it's no plutonium.

我们制造了一个炸弹,当然,那不是真正的炸弹,没有钚。

Source: Selected Film and Television News

That means there's enough plutonium to poison a hundred million people.

这表示里头的钸足以害死上亿人。

Source: Rescue Chernobyl

Not everyone is convinced, for plutonium is unstable.

并不是所有人都相信这一点,因为钚是不稳定的。

Source: The Economist - Technology

Because inside, there are 100kg of plutonium.

因为石棺内有100公斤的钸。

Source: Rescue Chernobyl

We went to see the North Korean plutonium processing plant.

我们之前去过朝鲜钚的处理工厂。

Source: CNN Selects December 2016 Collection

It is used to produce plutonium to build nuclear weapons.

该设施用来生产可制造核武器的钚。

Source: CNN Selected August 2016 Collection

This deal denies Iran the plutonium necessary to build a bomb.

该协议让伊朗使用钚成产核武器的可能性消失。

Source: Obama's weekly television address.

A large plant for the enrichment of uranium and production of some plutonium.

是浓缩铀和生产一些钚的大型工厂。

Source: Vox opinion

Inside that little sphere of plutonium is an even tinier sphere of polonium and beryllium.

在那小小的钚球体里是一个更小的钚和铍球体。

Source: Connection Magazine

The United States gave 331 kilograms of weapons-grade plutonium to Japan during the Cold War.

美国曾于冷战时期交给日本331公斤武器级丰度的钚。

Source: CRI Online March 2014 Collection

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