Scientists gained shocking proof of natural nuclear fission when they made this discovery. Researchers found the Oklo natural nuclear reactor inside the Oklo region of Gabon, which lies in West Africa ...

This is not to be confused with nuclear fission technology, which refers to the splitting of a nucleus into smaller nuclei. While nuclear fusion technology is currently not utilized in practice as an ...

Nuclear energy accounts for 10 percent of the world’s energy, and estimates say that by 2050, that number could increase by 2.5 times. That increase in nuclear energy also means an increase in ...

When the nucleus of a heavy atom, such as uranium or plutonium, is split into smaller parts (a process called nuclear fission), a huge amount of energy is released. This nuclear reaction is the ...

For decades, the U.S. has led the race to clean, limitless nuclear fusion energy. Now China is catching up, spending twice as ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors ...

A world record for nuclear fusion has been smashed after an ‘artificial sun’ reactor was able to maintain a plasma for more than 22 minutes. The WEST reactor, in southern France, is at the ...

In his Atomic series, artist James Stanford showcases "the spectacle and the horror" of growing up near a nuclear bomb ...

There is the material for nuclear fission bombs and nuclear fusion bombs. – There is uranium throughout the Earth’s crust and the solar system formed from the same material. Missions to the moon and ...

A team from the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has successfully developed a key system ...

There are some potentially valid criticism about the Nuclear Salt Water Rocket (NSWR ... might be a misnomer—Zubrin could be describing a rapid, sustained fission process that’s more energetic than a ...

Dinan outlined the concept at Space-Comm Expo in London, which also featured speakers from the European Space Agency, UK Space Agency, NASA as well as Virgin Galactic's Sir Richard Branson "We are ...