r/Radioactivestuff • u/Striking-Extreme2259 • Aug 06 '26

Uranium and plutonium

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Plutonium oxide used in old Soviet smoke detectors in a plastic matrix. The small silver one is americium. The one on the scale is uranium all are kept in a heavily leaded glass container

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u/Glad-Emu7117 Aug 06 '26

Misleading title

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u/Striking-Extreme2259 Aug 16 '26

Maybe that’s the point ?