At its peak in 1980, Wyoming's uranium mining industry employed 5,300 workers and produced more than one-quarter of the United States' 44.4 million pounds of yellowcake, according to the Wyoming ...

ON bombarding uranium with neutrons, Fermi and collaborators1 found that at least four radioactive substances were produced, to two of which atomic numbers larger than 92 were ascribed. Further ...

It either must be enriched—made more concentrated in a rare form of uranium (U-235)—or converted into plutonium (Pu-239). Heavy water can play a role in breeding weapons-grade plutonium from ...

The uranium enrichment impasse threatens to collapse diplomatic efforts. As Iran continues advancing its nuclear capabilities, the timeline for Tehran to potentially develop a nuclear weapon shortens.

IN their classic paper1 discussing the theory of the fission process, Bohr and Wheeler estimated the energy release to be expected in binary, ternary and quaternary fission of the compound nucleus ...

Uranium found in materials used to build Chimney Hollow Reservoir dam The reservoir, located near Berthoud, is expected to eventually serve half a million people, and possibly more. To stream ...

Uranium discovered in Chimney Hollow Dam, the largest built in United States in 20 years 03:41. Just weeks before completion of construction, Northern Water has confirmed uranium has been ...