Plutonium Hexafluoride
| Plutonium Hexafluoride | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Properties | |
| Type | Gas |
| Exists in Reality | Yes |
| Temperature | ~20°C |
| Renewable? | Yes |
Plutonium hexafluoride () is the intermediary step in plutonium enrichment. Unlike uranium, it requires no additional processing to turn it into a hexafluoride. It is stored in a specialized tank and must be processed in a gas centrifuge or laser isotope separation chamber (which will skip a step in enrichment). It is a dark grey with some light splotches. It is very corrosive and can only be stored in hazardous material tanks.
Production
It is produced in the chemical plant. With 1,000mB of water, 1 plutonium powder, and 3 fluorite, you get 900mB of plutonium hexafluoride.
Uses
It must be processed in a gas centrifuge for enrichment in order to separate the Pu-238 and reactor grade plutonium, while the SILEX can also seperate the RGP into Pu-239 and Pu-240.