Since the first nuclear explosion in history during the Trinity test in 1945, nuclear weapons have significantly shaped the ...

This, as he found out, isn’t something you should do lightly, as the one he used ended up containing an interesting mix of radioactive materials, including small amounts of plutonium-239 ...

A wildlife corridor plans to connect two Superfund sites at the former Rocky Flats plutonium plant and the Rocky Mountain ...

At the same time, uranium-233, the primary fission material produced from thorium, is harder to use for weapons purposes than uranium-235 or plutonium-239. This means there is less of a risk its ...

Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors in which either the fuel and/or the coolant is a molten salt. Molten salt is salt which liquifies at elevated temperatures and can store ...

The TBP solution captured the plutonium and uranium while the nitric acid/water solution retained unwanted byproducts from the reaction. The TBP solution was removed and treated with additional ...

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols continues her series on his life. *** Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifi ...