The isotopic composition of plutonium affects its suitability for particular purposes, such as use in a reactor or use in nuclear weapons. The plutonium isotope most suitable for weapons use is Pu ...

A growing number of energy companies are looking to nuclear recycling as a way to address waste management concerns while ...

These reactors can adapt to a variety of nuclear fuel cycles (such as Uranium-Plutonium and Thorium-Uranium cycles), which allow for the extension of fuel resources. They can also be designed as ...

Heavy water can play a role in breeding weapons-grade plutonium from common uranium. In a heavy-water nuclear reactor, when neutrons bombard U-238, some uranium atoms absorb an additional neutron ...

Plutonium has occurred naturally, but except for trace quantities it is not now found in the earth's crust. It was first isolated in 1941. A typical large nuclear power reactor creates about ...

The plutonium then served as ... By demonstrating the feasibility of breeder reactors, the project expanded the horizons of nuclear energy at a time when the world sought innovative solutions ...

Two much-watched advanced nuclear fuel technology companies—Oklo and Lightbridge—will consider co-locating their commercial ...

The PULSAR research project, led by Belgian engineering firm Tractebel, has unveiled the conceptual design of a plutonium-238 ...

Moltex, a UK-founded company developing its waste-to-fuel reactor design in Canada, has previously argued that nuclear waste such as plutonium can be put to good use as fuel in molten salt ...