Construction of Dounreay began 70 years ago in March 1955. It still employs some 1400 people directly, with the focus now on ...

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

July 16, 1945, marked a turning point in history with the first nuclear test, named Trinity, in the New Mexico desert in the ...

The New NAIA Infra Corporation earlier assured the public that it will coordinate with the Office for Transportation Security (OTS) to provide a safe environment for passengers following the recent ...

Uranium, plutonium and thorium can all be dissolved in appropriate salt compositions ... The first design uses traditional solid fuel rods, with molten salts used as a coolant instead of water. The ...

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced in January that a Japanese national had pleaded guilty to the attempted trafficking of nuclear materials, including uranium, thorium and plutonium, from ...

The RLWTF treats liquid radioactive and hazardous waste generated at the Plutonium Facility from the fabrication of plutonium pits, or the cores, of nuclear weapons. Those activities are ramping ...

Launched in 1977, Voyagers 1 and 2 rely on a radioisotope power system that generates electricity from the heat of decaying plutonium. Both lose about 4 watts of power each year. "The Voyagers have ...

In a remarkable development, researchers have successfully turned light into a supersolid for the first time, paving the way for new insights into the unusual quantum states of matter. This ...

Roger Ressmeyer/Corbis, via VCG, via Getty Images Hanford produced two-thirds of America’s plutonium for nuclear ... tanks filled with boiling liquid. The site also encompassed radioactive ...