A testing campaign led by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) ...

A five-dimensional model accurately predicts the asymmetric fission of mercury isotopes, advancing our understanding of nuclear fission beyond traditional heavy elements such as uranium and plutonium ...

In comic books and movies, radiation often glows a bright green. In real life, though, the actual glow given off by nuclear ...

Two projects developing new nuclear fuel transmutation technologies received $10 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy. Both of these ...

Facing massive energy demand from the AI boom, nations are re-embracing nuclear power, with next-generation technologies like ...

Imagine a source of energy several times stronger than a nuclear power plant, but without the long-lasting radioactive byproducts. That process is called nuclear fusion and scientists hope to make it ...

Nuclear fusion combines light hydrogen atoms to release energy, similar to the sun's processes. Fusion reactors are ...

Fusion energy's promise of clean, limitless energy is becoming even more critical in the era of AI, which requires massive computational power. Google and Commonwealth Fusion Systems are working ...

Helion Energy achieved temperatures of about 270 million degrees Fahrenheit as it works towards developing fusion power.

Researchers have identified rare proton emissions that reveal how the neck of a nucleus stretches and snaps, providing a new ...

BERKELEY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission Inc. (Deep Fission), a pioneering nuclear energy company placing small modular reactors (SMRs) a mile underground, today announced that it has joined a ...

Is nuclear power the world's best hope for slowing climate change—or a high-stakes gamble that risks radioactive disaster? What if it's both? As the world seeks cleaner energy sources, nuclear energy ...