Compared to the plutonium still contained in CANDU spent fuel, the plutonium in the fresh fuel intended to be used in Moltex’s reactors would be far more accessible because it is no longer mixed with ...

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

A five-dimensional model has successfully predicted the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, offering new insights into ...

Based on studying the prompt fission neutron spectrum of the induced fission of plutonium-240, researchers at LANSCE have found discrepancies with nuclear data libraries, especially on the energy ...

Instead, plutonium is a byproduct of nuclear reactors, which means to use plutonium, ... a standard fission reaction then has to spark a secondary and stronger fusion reaction.

Nuclear fission is a process where the nucleus of a heavy atom, such as uranium or plutonium, splits into two lighter nuclei, releasing a significant amount of energy. This reaction is the basis ...

A nuclear fission reactor core, containing the combustible uranium at the bottom of the pool in the nuclear power plant of Civaux, central France, on April 25, 2016, during a control visit. (Image ...

"Nuclear fission and related nuclear chain reactions were only discovered a little more than 80 years ago, and experimenters are still working to provide the full picture of fission processes for ...