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This Model-Turned-Nuclear Expert Has a Surprisingly Hot Take on the Future of Energy Isabelle Boemeke reflects on global warming, the nuclear renaissance, and her upcoming book, ‘Rad Future.’ ...
To understand what it means to “enrich” uranium, you need to know a little about uranium isotopes and about splitting the atom in a nuclear fission reaction. What is an isotope? All matter is ...
To better understand the risk of radiological contamination stemming from the Israel-Iran conflict, I’ve attempted to break down the type and scale of the risks involved based on the publicly ...
Moniz jumped in to correct: in 2023, federal authorities announced a streamlined process that will make fusion energy easier to deploy than old-school nuclear fission.
A chilling map has revealed the devastating impact of a nuclear war on the US with up to 75% of the population could die in certain areas in the event of a conflict, a conflict that has been ...
The consequences of a large-scale nuclear conflict were laid bare by a group of scientists who concluded that more than three-quarters of the US population would perish in the aftermath of an attack ...
The hits on Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow -- Iran's most secure nuclear enrichment facility, which was buried 300 feet inside a mountain -- shouldn't spark panic over possible nuclear fallout.
The head of the UN’s nuclear watchdog says US strikes on Iran fell short of causing total damage to its nuclear program and that Tehran could restart enriching uranium “in a matter of months ...
Moniz jumped in to correct: in 2023, federal authorities announced a streamlined process that will make fusion energy easier to deploy than old-school nuclear fission.