Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung have discovered ...

In a first-of-its-kind agreement, Google will purchase electricity from a nuclear fusion power plant. But the technology ...

What is fission? Fission is the process behind every nuclear power plant in operation today. It occurs when a tiny subatomic particle called a neutron is slammed into an uranium atom, splitting it.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has found an innovative way to engage younger audiences with the science behind nuclear energy—through a comic book. The newly released Spark Squad Nuclear ...

They’ve either signed agreements to buy power from nuclear startups or invested in them directly — or both. Here are the nuclear fission startups backed by Big Tech. Kairos Power ...

Nuclear fission research is currently carried out across more than 50 countries, and the recent breakthrough at the Wendelstein 7-X is a testament to the international collaboration required for ...

To understand what it means to "enrich" uranium, you need to know a little about uranium isotopes and about splitting the atom in a nuclear fission reaction. What is an isotope?

The solution to today’s need for an increased steady, reliable supply of electrical generation is nuclear fission reactors. Nuclear-generated electricity has been around more than 60 years ...

An international team of scientists has identified an unexpected region of heavy, neutron-deficient isotopes in the nuclear chart where nuclear fission is predominantly governed by an asymmetric mode.

“There is significant momentum for nuclear power right now, but the cost is still a challenge,” said Elizabeth Muller, Co-Founder and CEO of Deep Fission.

Fission gas release constitutes a pivotal phenomenon in nuclear fuel behaviour during reactor operation. It involves the generation and migration of gaseous fission products—primarily xenon and ...