This was a surprise as the half-life for that particular xenon was a half-life of 18 billion trillion years. That’s more than ...

Destroying Iran's stores of enriched uranium would bring danger for people nearby but not trigger another Chernobyl.

When an atom breaks apart, it gives out energy and more neutrons, which can then split other atoms. Get enough atoms splitting and you have the chain reaction needed for a bomb blast ...

"When you dig uranium out of the ground, it comes in two forms: 99.3% is uranium-238 - and 0.7%, or about one atom in 150, is uranium-235, and this is what you need to work in your nuclear reactor ...

Uranium enrichment sites are used to build up supplies of a particular type - or isotope - of uranium. "When you dig uranium out of the ground, it comes in two forms: 99.3% is uranium-238 - and 0.7%, ...

In the coming days or hours he will determine whether to join the effort and help Israel destroy the Fordow reactor, located 90 meters below ground, the stronghold completing the production of nuclear ...

"When you dig uranium out of the ground, it comes in two forms: 99.3% is uranium-238 - and 0.7%, or about one atom in 150, is uranium-235, and this is what you need to work in your nuclear reactor ...

For example, the half-life of Iodine 131 is eight days, but for Uranium 238, which is present in varying amounts all over the world, it is 4.5 billion years. Potassium 40, the main source of ...

There has been a sharp increase in electrical power demand, driven by data centers, AI, and cryptocurrency. The current US administration, and the billionaires it represents, are pushing to expand ...

Uranium enrichment concentrates one specific type of the atom to create a substance that can generate massive amounts of ...