Physicists are getting closer to creating a long-sought ‘nuclear clock’. This device would keep time by measuring energy transitions in the nuclei of atoms and could become the most precise clock on ...

A recent study in Nature Communications suggests that Americans living closer to nuclear power plants face higher cancer death rates. As interest in nuclear energy grows again, results like these can ...

Production marks the first startup of a new nuclear processing capability at a Tennessee complex in over two decades.

We speak to Rob Akers, director for computing programmes at UK Atomic Energy Institute, about its new artificial intelligence (AI) supercomputer.

UK government announces multibillion-pound science investments — but what impact will this have on the global race in these fields?

Iran and Russia have both alleged that a projectile struck the grounds of the Bushehr nuclear power plant in the Islamic Republic, raising the specter of a radiological incident as Tehran’s war with ...

The Bill Gates-backed company is planning a 250,000-square-foot Bellwether District facility to produce actinium-225, a rare isotope used in nuclear medicine.

Early-career physicist Natasha Khan talks about her route to becoming a nuclear safety engineer – a journey that includes job rejections, the charity sector and nuclear awards ...

The Israeli Defense Forces said Tuesday that Israel had hit a compound known as “Minzadehei” where it said Tehran was carrying out nuclear weapons-related work. The IDF said Tehran had shifted nuclear ...

Oak Ridge is becoming a nuclear energy hub, with companies like TRISO-X, Standard Nuclear, and Radiant Nuclear developing advanced fuels and reactors.

Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises. Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three ...

A sweeping nationwide study has found that U.S. counties located closer to operating nuclear power plants have higher cancer death rates than those farther away. Researchers analyzed data from every ...