Nuclear fallout events, whether triggered deliberately or accidentally, are something we hope will never happen. But if they ...

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Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recreated part of the intense chaos inside a nuclear fireball to better ...

Some atoms are stable, while others seem to fall apart. Lead-208 will probably last forever, while the synthetic isotope technetium-99 exists for just hours. The difference lies in the structure of ...

There are no major technical roadblocks for the Republic to store its nuclear waste – possibly deep underground – if the ...

In less than a millionth of a second after a nuclear detonation or a severe nuclear reactor accident, an enormous burst of energy heats the surrounding air and materials. Everything in the vicinity is ...

Discerning whether a nuclear reactor is being used to also create material for nuclear weapons is difficult, but capturing and analyzing antimatter particles has shown promise for monitoring what ...

By recreating a nuclear fireball, scientists uncovered unexpected chemistry that could change how radioactive fallout is ...

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