When NASA launched the two craft into space, they were fitted with nuclear batteries that could generate power through ...

Plutonium is a radioactive chemical element, with the symbol Pu and atomic number 94. It is a heavy, silvery metal that ...

Plutonium contamination in a laboratory on the outskirts of Rome. At the Enea Research Center of Casaccia, on the far ...

Fat Man was the codename given to the plutonium core nuclear weapon that was developed as part of the Manhattan Project at ...

Pacific bomb tests left the Navy with radioactive ships to clean. A lab in SF saw an opportunity to expand its mandate. Part ...

The third 18-month phase of the pilot operation of innovative REMIX fuel has begun at Russia's Balakavo nuclear power plant's ...

Independence, challenges, progress, and delays in harnessing thorium and advanced technologies for energy security.

The Hanford Patrol, an armed protective force, provides security for the 580-square-mile site adjacent to Richland. Duties ...

Vladimir Putin's recent threats of nuclear weapon use are deeply concerning. A nuclear war would have catastrophic ...

The Department of Energy and Washington state have reached an agreement on steps to address radioactive waste suspected of ...

Ever since receiving the special waiver from the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) in 2008, India has been expanding its nuclear ...