Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yellowcake is a concentrated form of mined and processed uranium. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, CC BY When most people hear the ...

Uranium enrichment is a critical process that increases the concentration of Uranium-235, essential for both nuclear power generation and nuclear weapons. Various methods exist for enriching uranium, ...

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran's key nuclear facilities—Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely ...

Outdone only by nuclear fusion, the process of nuclear fission releases enormous amounts of energy. The ‘spicy rocks’ that are at the core of both natural and artificial fission reactors are generally ...

In the predawn darkness on Friday local time, Israeli military aircraft struck one of Iran’s uranium-enrichment complexes near the city of Natanz. The warheads aimed to do more than shatter concrete; ...

The world is facing a growing shortage of uranium, the essential fuel for nuclear power plants. The US is heavily reliant on Russia and its allies for enriched uranium, creating geopolitical risks.

A shipment of uranium recovered from fuel previously used in European nuclear power reactors is en route from Sellafield to Russia for processing into new fuel. A shipment of uranium recovered from ...

Kaitlin Cook receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear ...