NEPTONE

<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><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><B> |</B></FONT><B>  </B><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>  <A HREF="uranium_uranion_data.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="URANION"><U>URANION</U></A>   |   <B>NEPTONE</B>   |   <A HREF="plutonium_plutone_data.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="PLUTONE"><U>PLUTONE</U></A>   |   <A HREF="americium_amerion_data.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="AMERION"><U>AMERION</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=258 BGCOLOR="#FFCC66" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="ca9cae00.gif" border=0 width="202" height="224" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> NEPTONE</div> <div> NEPTUNIUM                         NEPTUNIO</div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=428 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="493" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 382 ><NOBR><div> <B>NEPTUNIUM - </B><B>NEPTONE</B></div> <div> <B>RADIOACTIVE METALLIC ATOMIC ELEMENT</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#006699" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>NEPTONE 239 IS NORMALLY CREATED, </B></div> <div> <B>BY SHOOTING URANION 238 WITH NEUTRONS,</B></div> <div> <B>IT THEN EMITS, A BETA PARTICLE,</B></div> <div> <B>AND FORMS NEPTONE 239, </B><B>WHICH IS THEN USED, </B></div> <div> <B>AS A NUCLEAR FUEL, IN VERY LARGE REACTORS.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>NEPTONE 237 IS A MORE STABLE FORM OF NEPTONE,</B></div> <div> <B>SIMILAR TO, THE VERY RARE, NATURAL NEPTONE 236.</B></div> <div> <B>IT IS MADE BY SHOOTING ATOMS OF, </B></div> <div> <B>URANION 237 WITH HELION NUCLEI.</B></div> <div> <B>IT IS OFTEN USED, IN PORTABLE X-RAY EQUIPMENT,</B></div> <div> <B>SMALL, LIGHT WATER NUCLEAR REACTORS RODS,</B></div> <div> <B>NUCLEAR POWERED, FISHING VESSELS and </B><B>WARSHIPS</B><B>. </B></div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>