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Unprocessed uranium is mostly uranium-238. It only contains approximately 0.7% uranium-235, the isotope that allows the ...
Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...
Experimental fuel capsules being staged at the Advanced Test Reactor. Source: Clean Core Thorium Energy A ...
Idaho National Lab partners with Clean Core to test a new thorium-based nuclear fuel that may improve safety, cut waste, and ...
Destroying Iran's stores of enriched uranium would bring danger for people nearby but not trigger another Chernobyl.
Nuclear policy specialist David Albright explains how his organization is monitoring for damage to nuclear sites following ...
China made significant strides in mineral resources exploration in the first half of this year, discovering 38 mineral ...
When we dig uranium out of the ground, 99.27% of it is uranium-238, which has 92 protons and 146 neutrons. Only 0.72% of it is uranium-235 with 92 protons and 143 neutrons (the remaining 0.01% ...