Learn more here. In 1942, the Manhattan Project needed to create a chain reaction—a crucial step toward proving that it would be possible to make an atomic bomb. The scientists achieved this sustained ...

(If the chain reaction started with uranium, it also created a byproduct, plutonium, a better fuel for a nuclear weapon.) At the University of Chicago, Fermi worked with a team to find a way to ...

The Hunters Point Naval Shipyard, a former base for atomic bomb testing, has lead to a cluster of health issues.

This releases more neutrons, which continue colliding with other atoms, setting off a nuclear chain reaction. This in turn ...

For if Iran goes nuclear, it could unleash a proliferation chain reaction that spurs bomb programs by Saudi Arabia, Egypt or ...

and the fission chain reaction it triggered, melted the top half of a 120-metre (394 feet) high iron tower. It was a pivotal moment in China’s pursuit of nuclear weapons. The experiment was ...

Seoul has long accused the nuclear-armed North of sending weapons to help Moscow fight Kyiv and alleged ... Minister Andrey ...

This releases more neutrons, which continue colliding with other atoms, setting off a nuclear chain reaction ... can also be used to make a nuclear weapon. Fission power is a demonstrated technology.