Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new study has made a troubling discovery about the health of ecosystems near Los Alamos, New Mexico, where ...
The United States is preparing to mine a rare nuclear resource from some of its most dangerous Cold War legacies, turning aging plutonium waste into fuel for reactors and power for spacecraft. The ...
The UK's Nuclear Decommissioning Authority announced it has succeeded in safely processing a can of plutonium residue into a stable waste form for the first time, marking a significant step toward ...
LOS ALAMOS, N.M. – After years of missed deadlines, New Mexico is demanding that the U.S. Energy Department expedite the cleanup of so-called legacy nuclear and hazardous waste at Los Alamos National ...
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Standing next to a 12-foot nuclear bomb that looks more like a trim missile than a weapon of mass destruction, engineer Phil Hoover exudes pride. “I feel a real sense of ...
LOS ALAMOS — A sphere of plutonium the size of a grapefruit contains enough energy to erase an entire city from existence. That single fact explains why nuclear weapons remain humanity’s most feared ...
America’s last nuclear detonation was nothing special. Smaller than the bomb that killed 73,000 people in Nagasaki, it exploded 1,397 feet below the Nevada desert. It shook the ground, created a ...
Newly released memo urges Los Alamos to accelerate plutonium pit production as critics raise safety and environmental concerns.
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