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- Thorium metal is used as an alternate option over Uranium for nuclear fuel.
- Thorium metals appearance (silvery white, soft) is somewhat similar to Lead metal.
Found in Minerals, Mining
Neptunium was the first transuranium element to be discovered.
Made by Bombarding Uranium with Neutrons, Ores of metals
Edwin McMillan and Philip H. Abelson