Using surplus plutonium as fuel for advanced nuclear reactors can cut costs, reduce waste, and strengthen U.S.

As it was said (and sang) in 1979, plutonium is forever…with thousands of years of radioactivity from nuclear fission (especially plutonium 239). Jeff Bezos—proving again that he is not ...

A newly released report from the Union of Concerned Scientists argues for reusing existing nuclear weapon cores from ...

Thermal nuclear weapon, also known as hydrogen bomb, is a type of nuclear weapon which is based on the nuclear fusion process ...

Could Ukraine produce a nuclear bomb and transborder missiles to halt Russia’s invasion? A global expert on atomic arms ...

If the right kind of material is packed together in the right way, such as refined uranium or plutonium, a fission chain reaction, where more and more atoms are split by the neutrons emitted from ...

An NTI nuclear expert writes that it was disappointing to see used nuclear fuel reprocessing play prominently in executive ...

Zeno Power says it has raised $50 million in funding to boost the development of nuclear batteries for maritime and space applications.

Subtle quantum effects within atomic nuclei can dramatically affect how some nuclei break apart. By studying 100 isotopes ...

Mountain interiors with their consistent temperature and humidity also provide suitable environmental conditions for preserving the conventional high explosives (used to compress the fissile material) ...