The source of all nuclear power is the binding energy of an atom. The energy stored in an atom can be released in two main ...

Nuclear fission—when the nucleus of an atom splits in two, releasing energy—may seem like a process that is fully understood.

Among the alternatives to fossil fuels, nuclear energy is a widely adopted method of generating power that is often ...

Scientists demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC), a world ...

High-profile tech leaders are betting on nuclear fusion technology becoming a reality in the next decade — or less.

Nuclear has a capacity factor of 92.5%, the highest of any source of electricity, not to mention near-zero greenhouse gas ...

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

But critics say nuclear power is expensive and poses health risks. One of the biggest challenges would be public approval, ...

But Big Tech has also set ambitious sustainability goals focused on the use of low-carbon and zero-carbon sources to reduce ...

Scientists have demonstrated a new way to use high-energy particle smashups at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) to reveal subtle details about the shapes of atomic nuclei. The method is ...

The amount of energy produced from fusion is very large — four times as much as nuclear fission reactions — and fusion reactions can be the basis of future fusion power reactors. Plans call for ...