Bridgeport Telegram in Bridgeport, Connecticut

Plutonium’s Anniversary Marks Landmark Discovery

BERKELEY Calif UPI It's been called the ornery one a bed child in the family of elements but with potential to blow up the world or power it Plutonium was created 25 years ago in Dr Glenn T Seaborg s lab at the University of California The discovery site will be designated a national historic landmark in ceremonies with Atomic Energy Commission chairman Seaborg Interior Secretary Udall and co discoverers McMillan Wahl and Kennedy The element 239 can fuel reactors and power space missions generating vast energy with a small mass Seaborg compares it to a difficult yet fascinating child whose early years promise huge possibilities