Discovered by G. T. Seaborg, A. C. Wahl, and
J. W. Kenndey at Berkeley, CA, USA.
Remarks
Radioactive silvery mental. Attacked by
oxygen, steam, and acids, but not alkalis. Used as compact energy source,
nuclear fuel, and for nuclear weapons.
References
Emsley, J., 1991; THE ELEMENTS : Sec. Ed.,
Clarendon Press, Oxford, 251 p.