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 ...

Iran's stockpile of uranium enriched at 60 percent would be enough to make several relatively unsophisticated nuclear weapons ...

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

This paper reports the experimental qualification of an original uranium characterization method based on fluorescence X-rays induced by the spontaneous gamma emission of bituminized radioactive waste ...

A significant negative δ 238 U excursion (~0.4‰) starting just prior to the onset of the negative carbon isotope excursion within the Toarcian Oceanic Anoxic Event (T-OAE) has been recorded, followed ...

Since Saturday’s U.S. aerial strikes in Iran, many have expressed concern about bombing nuclear sites, warning of potential ...

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.

On June 9, four days before Israel struck Iran’s nuclear facilities, the Board of Governors of the International Atomic ...