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Word: chinon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...plutonium a year. In anyone's nuclear language, this is a respectable amount of plutonium, and with it France can turn out an estimated twelve atomic bombs a year, in the 20-200 kiloton range. By the end of 1961, when two reactors now under construction at Chinon begin to produce, France's annual output should increase to 320 kilograms...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Science: France's Atomic Status | 2/29/1960 | See Source »

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