LLNL Demonstrates New Model That Explains Plutonium's Peculiar Behavior
August 07, 2025
August 07, 2025
LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 7 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news:
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LLNL demonstrates new model that explains plutonium's peculiar behavior
Normally, materials expand when heated. Higher temperatures cause atoms to vibrate, bounce around and take up a larger volume. However, for one specific phase of plutonium -- called delta-plutonium -- the opposite inexplicably occurs: it sh . . .
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LLNL demonstrates new model that explains plutonium's peculiar behavior
Normally, materials expand when heated. Higher temperatures cause atoms to vibrate, bounce around and take up a larger volume. However, for one specific phase of plutonium -- called delta-plutonium -- the opposite inexplicably occurs: it sh . . .