Editor’s note: This is part of a series called “The Day Tomorrow Began,” which explores the history of breakthroughs at UChicago ... whether it was possible to create and control a nuclear chain ...

One of the U.S. Department of Energy's goals is to foster a domestic or friendly nation supply chain for low-enriched ... revival of a shuttered nuclear plant in U.S. history.

The Aurora uses high-assay low-enriched uranium-235 fuel (HALEU) in a fairly unique fast reactor design – that is, it uses high-energy neutrons to maintain the nuclear chain reaction.

The American Physical Society has recognized the Graphite Reactor, located at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National ...

This releases more neutrons, which continue colliding with other atoms, setting off a nuclear chain reaction. This in turn releases a tremendous amount of energy. To convert this energy to ...

Kiwi startup OpenStar's bold move to use levitating dipole reactor for fusion achieved a key milestone with its first plasma.

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

If we figure out how to harness this effectively and efficiently, this is it. This is the end. This is the solution,” an expert tells us.

Nuclear chemistry is concerned with the properties of and changes to atomic nuclei, as opposed to traditional chemistry, which involves properties and changes related to the electronic structure ...

Controlled nuclear fusion has several advantages over other power sources for generating electricity. For one, the fusion reaction itself doesn’t produce any carbon dioxide. There is no risk of ...

If you’ve been paying attention to the markets, especially in recent months, you’ve likely noticed something interesting happening with nuclear energy stocks. Shares of companies involved in ...

India's federal power minister on Tuesday asked the states that are away from coal resources to consider setting up nuclear-based power plants, besides identifying and listing of the power ...