Not only does nuclear fission provide the majority of the electricity that powers our homes, but it has also proved how destructive the power within the atom can be.

Chi-Nu focuses on "fast-neutron-induced" fission, with incident neutron energies in millions of electron volts, where there have typically been very few measurements.

Nuclear fission—when the nucleus of an atom splits in two, releasing energy—may seem like a process that is fully understood. First discovered in 1939 and thoroughly studied ever since ...

There are three main approaches toward using radioactive isotopes to generate neutrons: Radioactively-induced fusion neutrons Neutrons from isotopes undergoing spontaneous fission Photoneutron sources ...

In small reactors, however, the spontaneous (that is, not induced by neutrons) fission of radioactive nuclei such as uranium-238 prevents a complete die-off, since spontaneous fission also creates ...

In their recent study published in Physical Review C, the team explored the possible emission rate of particle-stable tetraneutron via thermal neutron-induced fission of 235 U (Uranium-235) in a ...

Based on studying the prompt fission neutron spectrum of the induced fission of plutonium-240, researchers at LANSCE have found discrepancies with nuclear data libraries, especially on the energy ...

Heavy elements like gold and silver are believed to be created when neutron stars collide, but new research suggests these collisions may also spur nuclear fission reactions.

Nuclear fission is a substantial part of the world’s energy mix, but out in the broader universe, fission is much harder to come by. Until now.

The Chi-Nu project, a years-long experiment measuring the energy spectrum of neutrons emitted from neutron-induced fission, recently concluded the most detailed and extensive uncertainty analysis ...