Creating plutonium-227. Plutonium-227 is unique because it is “a very neutron-deficient plutonium isotope.” To create this rare isotope, the research team, led by Prof. Gan Zaiguo, used the ...

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Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...

A five-dimensional model has successfully predicted the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, offering new insights into ...

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For a while, the thin layer of plutonium that encircled the globe after the first nuclear weapons tests was considered the ...

Attacks on Iran's nuclear facilities have already triggered at least one internal radiation leak, but should we be concerned ...