Scientists Simulated Nuclear Fallout in The Lab And Got a Surprise

Nuclear fallout events, whether triggered deliberately or accidentally, are something we hope will never happen. But if they ...

In 1972, French scientists found missing uranium in African ore and uncovered Earth’s natural reactor

In 1972, French scientists discovered a natural nuclear reactor in Gabon's Oklo uranium deposit. Analysis revealed less ...

Why Are Nuclear Fuel Rods Thrown Out With 90% Of Their Potential Power Left?

Nuclear power may be the answer to our energy problems, but if that's true, why are we tossing out the fuel rods when they still have some life?

Trump plan to give start-ups plutonium harvested from Cold War–era nuclear weapons is risky, experts say

The Trump administration’s plan to offer plutonium from dismantled Cold War–era nuclear weapons to private energy companies ...
Nature

Device could sniff out fusion reactors secretly making material for a nuclear bomb

Antineutrinos made alongside the production of weapons-grade plutonium could be spotted with existing technology.
Scientific American

Trump wants Iran’s ‘nuclear dust.’ Here’s how the U.S. could remove the uranium

Among the many points of disagreement between Iran and the U.S. during the current conflict is the fate of Tehran’s highly enriched uranium (HEU): some 972 pounds of up to 60 percent enriched uranium, ...