The Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb wasn't without its own dangers. Experiments on a so-called "demon core" of plutonium caused the deaths of two Manhattan Project physicists. Both ...

Atomic bombs work via a process called nuclear fission that involves atom splitting. Shortly after scientists discovered nuclear fission, the possibility of a bomb was quickly realized. Albert ...

Nuclear bombs do not rely on size, they rely on physics. Here is how chain reactions and hydrogen bombs unleash power on a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile recommended Thursday that the production of the plutonium cores that trigger nuclear warheads be split ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile recommended Thursday that the production of the plutonium cores that trigger nuclear warheads be split ...

Oklo and LANL have conducted first plutonium fast reactor tests at NCERC, validating surplus fuel for advanced reactors like ...

Japan's Monju fast breeder reactor should return to service this year, with fresh plutonium fuel replacing its initial core load. Japan's Monju fast breeder reactor should return to service this year, ...