Two billion years before we made history and split the atom, the Earth had already accomplished it and was running its own ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Uranium enrichment is a critical process that increases the concentration of Uranium-235, essential for both nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons. Various methods exist for enriching uranium, ...

Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy ...

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.