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

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

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

Plutonium-239, a key fissile material used in nuclear warheads, is one of the world’s most toxic substances if inhaled.

An international collaboration of scientists working with the FAIR Phase 0 program at the GSI Helmholtzzentrum für ...

Rising prices aren't just coming for eggs and avocados. The estimated price tag for the country's nuclear forces is 25% more than it was in 2023, according to a new Congressional Budget Office report.

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

nuclear bombs, if there even is one ... such as refined uranium or plutonium, a fission chain reaction, where more and more atoms are split by the neutrons emitted from previous splits, can ...

The achievement shows fission reactors ... such as recycled plutonium). But a much bigger thorium molten salt reactor now being built is set to achieve its first sustained nuclear chain reaction ...

Storing used nuclear fuel (and uranium tailings) is a waste because it can still generate energy and is thus more valuable ...