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  • Zirconium burned, forming zirconium oxide and hydrogen gas, which then exploded and released radioactive cesium, a semi-volatile metal, to the atmosphere.

    Marvin Resnikoff: Doomsday Scenario at Fukushima Marvin Resnikoff 2011

  • Zirconium burned, forming zirconium oxide and hydrogen gas, which then exploded and released radioactive cesium, a semi-volatile metal, to the atmosphere.

    Marvin Resnikoff: Doomsday Scenario at Fukushima Marvin Resnikoff 2011

  • Unlike American Diamonds (made of plastic) or Cubic Zirconium (CZ) diamonds, these diamonds are just like the earth-mined diamonds.

    Gem of an Idea 2010

  • The Operators with NRC approval killed the test 2 years into the project a few months agobecause the Zirconium reactor core was "growing," or expanding with the higher temperature of the Pu 239 pellets.

    Greenpeace Makes A Statement / Will Obama Listen ? 2009

  • Zirconium was named after the silicate mineral in which it was first discovered, zircon.

    Zirconium 2008

  • Zirconium reacts with oxygen, forming a thin coating of zirconium oxide on its surface.

    Zirconium 2008

  • Zirconium has no beneficial or adverse effect on living organisms, and is resistant to corrosion.

    Zirconium 2008

  • Zirconium is used in a number of industrial applications because it is so resistant to corrosion.

    Zirconium 2008

  • Zirconium metal is imported primarily from France, Germany, Canada, and Japan.

    Zirconium 2008

  • Zirconium is found in two minerals, zircon (zirconium silicate, ZrSiO4) and baddeleyite (zirconium oxide, ZrO2).

    Zirconium 2008

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