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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Plutonium (Pu) Plutonium (Pu) The term 'Plutonium (Pu)' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' A heavy, fissionable, radioactive, metallic element (atomic number 94) that occurs naturally in trace amounts. It can also result as a byproduct of the fission reaction in a uranium-fuel nuclear reactor and can be recovered for future use'. The term 'Plutonium (Pu)' as it applies to the area of nuclear science can be defined as ' A heavy, radioactive, manmade metallic element with atomic number 94. Its most important isotope is fissile plutonium-239, which is produced by neutron irradiation of uranium-238. It exists in only trace amounts in nature. '. Previous 5 Terms: Plunge pool Pluripotency Pluripotent plutology Pluton Next 5 Terms: Pluvial pluviograph pluviometer Ply PMA About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.