Using thorium as a fuel for nuclear-powered cars is looking more viable than people would think, and it would provide a range ...

Nuclear power is going through a bit of a renaissance as developed countries look for sources of cheap, plentiful energy to ...

The Ford Nucleon was a concept car from the 1950s that aimed to use nuclear energy for propulsion. Its innovative design never progressed beyond the model phase due to technological and safety issues.

Nuclear fuel debris that was extracted from the damaged Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant last year has been revealed to ...

Chinese scientists sustain plasma at 100 million degrees C for 1,066 seconds in EAST, advancing nuclear fusion research.

Virginia-based BWX Technologies is not just looking to deploy small micro nuclear reactors in Wyoming. It’s scouting the ...

as calculated from nuclear radius and charge ... like to suggest that these periods are due to a 'fission' of thorium which is like that of uranium and results partly in the same products.

It’s getting hotter — and more expensive to stay cool — in the island nation. Will it become the first in Southeast Asia to ...

Uranium is used to power the process of nuclear fission. During nuclear fission, an unstable uranium atom is split in half, which releases a large amount of energy. Clean burning and effective ...

Nuclear plants overwhelmingly opt for uranium for nuclear fission. The metal is found in rocks worldwide. The power plants use U-235, a specific kind of uranium whose atoms are easy to split.

Uranium Energy Corp's Irigaray Central Processing Plant has produced its first dried and drummed uranium concentrates since ...