Radiation changes hardness and stiffness in nuclear fuel, study finds
Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have measured the mechanical properties of irradiated…
The World Is Racing to Develop New Nuclear Fuels
In the age of the nuclear renaissance, several countries are strategising to significantly increase their nuclear energy capacity…
Russia plans 441-ton nuclear fuel plant to recycle waste stockpile
While Western nations try to cut ties with Russia, Moscow is quietly moving to control the global nuclear…
Why pyroprocessing could be a game changer for nuclear waste recycling
On December 20, 1951, the Experimental Breeder Reactor-I (EBR-I) in Idaho became the first nuclear reactor in the…
How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…