Why would weapons-grade plutonium cause a meltdown in a nuclear submarine?

Subject: Why would weapons-grade plutonium cause a meltdown in a nuclear submarine?

Date: Fri Dec 31 12:39:04 1999
Posted by Sarah Telford
Grade level: grad (non-science) School: No school entered.
City: Darlington State/Province: Co Durham Country: England
Area of science: Physics
ID: 946665544.Ph

Message:


This question was generated by the recent James Bond movie, The World is 
Not Enough.  I think the answer may have to do with the 'quality' 
(density?) of the plutonium involved, but I don't know.

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