New Protection for US Energy Grid and Nuclear Weapons Systems
To deter attempts to disable U.S. electrical utilities and to defend U.S. nuclear weapon systems from evolving technological threats, Sandia National Laboratories has begun two…
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Global Famine Predicted in Even a Limited India-Pakistan Nuclear War Due to Soot and Firestorms
Soot from firestorms would reduce crop production for years. The concept of nuclear winter — a years-long planetary freeze brought on by airborne soot generated…
Advanced Reactor Technologies to Accelerate the Next Generation of Nuclear Power
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory and the Tennessee Valley Authority have signed a memorandum of understanding to evaluate a new generation…
Traces of New Form of Superfluidity Revealed by Exotic Atomic Nuclei
Recent observations of the internal structure of the rare isotope ruthenium-88 shed new light on the internal structure of atomic nuclei, a breakthrough which could…
Activating Relativistic Effects of Intense Laser Light in Plasma for Nuclear Fusion
Utilizing relativistic effects of intense laser light in plasma, researchers at Osaka University test a new method for achieving consistent nuclear fusion, which may lead…
Chemists Have Found a Productive Use for Stockpiles of Nuclear Waste
Chemists have found a new use for the waste product of nuclear power — transforming an unused stockpile into a versatile compound which could be…
MIT Devises New Effecient Way to Remove Contaminants From Nuclear Wastewater
Method concentrates radionuclides in a small portion of a nuclear plant’s wastewater, allowing the rest to be recycled. Nuclear power continues to expand globally, propelled,…
New Insights Into Uranium Chemistry Can Aid Geological Disposal of Radioactive Waste
A new paper to be published on December 16, 2019, provides a significant new insight into our understanding of uranium biogeochemistry and could help with…
New Low-Cost Nuclear Reactor Barrier Could’ve Withstood Chernobyl and Fukushima
In the aftermath of the notorious accidents in the history of nuclear energy at Three Mile Island (1979), Chernobyl (1986) and Fukushima (2011), where all…
North Korean Nuke Equivalent to ‘17 Hiroshimas’ According to Space-Based Radar
North Korea withdrew from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons in 2003. It subsequently developed nuclear weapons, with five underground nuclear tests culminating…
Physicists Get Closer to Solving the Proton Radius Puzzle With Unique New Measurement
Physicists get closer to solving the proton radius puzzle with unique new measurement of the charge radius of the proton. New measurement yields smaller proton…
Testing Potential Materials for Use in Interplanetary Travel With Nuclear Thermal Propulsion
If humankind reaches Mars this century, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory-developed experiment testing advanced materials for spacecraft may play a key role. NASA is considering…
Swarms of Microrobots Quickly Clean Up Radioactive Waste [Video]
According to some experts, nuclear power holds great promise for meeting the world’s growing energy demands without generating greenhouse gases. But scientists need to find…
Six Degrees of Nuclear Separation: 3D Printed Parts Help Recycle Nuclear Waste
Argonne scientists look to 3D printing to ease separation anxiety, which paves the way to recycle more nuclear material. Astronauts now print their own parts…
Physicists Explore Unknown Energy Regions – “New Frontier of Physics”
Florida State University physicists are using photon-proton collisions to capture particles in an unexplored energy region, yielding new insights into the matter that binds parts…
Global Climate Catastrophe If Nuclear War Between India and Pakistan
Rapidly expanding nuclear arsenals in Pakistan and India portend regional and global catastrophe. With ongoing tensions between India and Pakistan raising concerns about the possibility…
In Proton Collisions, More Energy Means More Effects
The higher the collision energy of particles, the more interesting the physics. Scientists from the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences…
Study Shows More Than 100 Million Dead If India and Pakistan Wage Nuclear War
Nuclear war between India and Pakistan could kill millions worldwide. Mass starvation may occur with less sunlight reaching Earth’s surface. More than 100 million people…