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 ...

Discovery of 257Sg and its K-isomer reveals new insights into superheavy element fission and quantum stability mechanisms.

Advanced centrifuges such as the IR-9 drive up the risk of nuclear weapons proliferation significantly. Fortunately, the ...

The US attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities has ignited numerous grave concerns. It also highlights the double-edged nature of ...

Far more dangerous than U-235 are the elemental products given off when nuclear fuel goes through fission—especially iodine, ...

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 ...

More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than one percent of the naturally occurring element is useful ...

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

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%, ...

"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 ...

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 ...