Although nuclear fission, which powers nuclear reactors, can provide plenty of energy, it also produces potentially dangerous radioactive waste as a by-product. Now, researchers say they may have ...

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...

Nuclear fission is a powerful phenomenon. When the conditions are right, atomic nuclei split, releasing neutrons that then split other nuclei in an ongoing chain reaction that releases enormous ...

This marks the beginning sustained nuclear fission chain reaction and brings the reactor one decisive step away from full operation.

Antares Nuclear's Mark-0 reactor has completed a zero-power fuelled criticality demonstration, becoming the first reactor to ...