This, as he found out, isn’t something you should do lightly, as the one he used ended up containing an interesting mix of radioactive materials, including small amounts of plutonium-239 ...

NDA officials are said to lean in favour of burying the plutonium deep under the sea, permanently locking it away safely in a ...

Two conflicting developments arose this month in US efforts to produce new plutonium pits for its nuclear weapons: The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced it had produced a ...

Los Alamos, the Atomic City, is facing a legacy of its nickname. High levels of plutonium present in samples taken in July ...

Beginning in the late 1950s, the U.S. met this challenge by developing nuclear batteries known as radioisotope thermoelectric generators (RTGs) and producing plutonium-238 (Pu-238) as their fuel, ...

For the first time in 35 years, the US National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) has manufactured a plutonium pit for use in a nuclear weapon. Functioning as a radioactive core for nuclear ...

X-ray fluorescence (XRF) spectrometry is common chemical evaluation method based on the idea that atoms excited by an energy source give off X-ray photons of a specific energy or wavelength. By ...

That makes traceability a priority, along with reliable material verification for QA/QC. Nondestructive handheld XRF analysis allows manufacturers and fabricators to rapidly analyze metal alloys, ...

The component, called a “plutonium pit,” is the radioactive component that acts as a first stage ‘trigger’ apparatus used to initiate the detonation of the thermonuclear device.

XRF Scientific Limited, through its subsidiaries, manufactures and markets precious metal products, specialized chemicals, and instruments for the mining, and scientific and analytical industries in ...

Ed Miliband has been urged to preserve a 140-tonne stockpile of radioactive plutonium instead of burying it as dangerous waste. The material, which is made up of spent fuel from power plants ...

The component, called a “plutonium pit,” is the radioactive component that acts as a first stage ‘trigger’ apparatus used to initiate the detonation of the thermonuclear device. Plans call for the W87 ...