CURION

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=52 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFFF" FACE="Arial" ><B>ATOMIC ELEMENTS</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><B>|</B></FONT><B>  </B>TO THE PERIODIC TABLES >  <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="ATOMIC ELEMENTS"><U>SMALL</U></A> <A HREF="wide_screen.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="View with Internet Explorer and F11"><U> LARGE</U></A>    </div> <div>           <B>CURION</B><B>   |   </B><A HREF="berkelium_berklion_data.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BERKLION"><U>BERKLION</U></A><B>   |   </B><A HREF="californium_califion_data.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="CALIFION"><U>CALIFION</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=320 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="cfccbdf0.gif" border=0 width="203" height="223" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> CURION</div> <div> CURIUM                         CURIO</div> <div> IUPAC GAVE IT THESE NAMES</div> <div> IN HONOR OF MARIE CURIE</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=428 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="425" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 305 ><NOBR><div> <B>CURIUM ~ </B><B>CURION</B></div> <div> <B>SYNTHETIC RADIOACTIVE </B></div> <div> <B>METALLIC ATOMIC ELEMENT</B></div> <div> <B>IT HAS  BEEN SYNTHESIZED SINCE 1944, </B></div> <div> <B>FROM HYDRON IONS AND PLUTONE IONS</B></div> <div> <B>THAT WERE MADE, FROM URANION 235</B></div> <div> <B>OTHERS MADE FROM NIQEL AND URANION,</B></div> <div> <B>WHICH ARE MUCH MORE LONG LIVED,</B></div> <div> <B>ARE USED IN SPACE PROBES AND, </B></div> <div> <B>IN DUTCH X-RAY EQUIPMENT.</B></div> <div> <B>IT COST $22,000,000 TO MAKE 480 GRAMS</B></div> <div> <B>OF CURION 246 OR CURION 247 ELECTROLYTES,</B></div> <div> <B>FOR THE SPACE PROBES,POWER SYSTEMS.</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>