At its facility in Everett, Wash., TerraPower Isotopes is producing radioactive actinium-225. The isotope is a great candidate for cancer treatments because its radiation zaps only the cells that ...

Researchers have discovered an "unexpected" accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean. The team hopes their discovery could serve as an ...

The constant heat from the long-lived, decaying plutonium-238 isotope (88.7-year half-life) in Perseverance’s RTG is converted into electricity through thermocouples. According to NASA ...

Australia's Open Pool Australian Lightwater (OPAL) research reactor has the potential to “make a real difference” in the effort to deal with the global shortage of radioactive isotopes used ...