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New research addresses the fundamental science necessary to increase the efficiency of nuclear energy. Researchers have now documented the unique chemistry dynamics and structure of high-temperature ...

China’s Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics (SINAP) in November reported it had achieved thorium-to-uranium fuel conversion ...

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Discovered in Gabon, the Oklo natural nuclear reactor operated about 2 billion years ago, a testament to nature's ability to ...

Men work inside of a uranium conversion facility just outside the city of Isfahan, Iran, on March 30, 2005. The facility in Isfahan made hexaflouride gas, which was then enriched by feeding it into ...

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow – killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely ...

Not that anyone asked, but uranium enrichment is certainly a newsworthy topic where a little science might be helpful. Here's how it's done. Plus, at no extra charge and for no good reason, a ...

Nobel laureate Otto Hahn is credited with the discovery of nuclear fission. Fission is one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century, yet Hahn considered something else to be his best ...

New Delhi: Israel has its sights on Iran’s nuclear enrichment plant. But buried under a mountain in the ancient city of Qom, the closely-guarded Fordow facility is not an easy target. It’s the ...

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The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a world leader in molten salt reactor technology development — and its researchers additionally perform the fundamental science necessary to ...