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Plutonium metallurgy in the United Kingdom

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Completely “left out” of US wartime developments in plutonium, Britain has advanced rapidly in the intervening years, due largely to the economic advantages which this material holds in reactor development. A Journal of Metals exclusive, this article is written by a leading British plutonium metallurgist.

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  1. Atomic Energy Research Establishment, Harwell, England

    M. B. Waldron (Leader of the plutonium metallurgy group)

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Waldron, M.B. Plutonium metallurgy in the United Kingdom. JOM 11, 339–343 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03397833

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