Lithium-6 is essential for producing nuclear fusion fuel, but isolating it from the much more common isotope, lithium-7, usually requires liquid mercury, which is extremely toxic. Now, researchers ...

Rosatom is a key player in markets for nuclear fuel, enrichment services, and providing lines of funding for new nuclear facilities, which are prohibitively expensive for practically any private ...

If you would like to learn more about the IAEA’s work, sign up for our weekly updates containing our most important news, multimedia and more. Molten Salt Reactors (MSRs) are nuclear fission reactors ...

According to Wedbush analyst Daniel Ives, the Electric Vehicle company is “on the brink of a major technological and innovation cycle,” which ... global demand and fuel the company’s next ...

Tritium is a radioactive form of hydrogen which is heated and forced together to make a heavier particle during nuclear fusion. The new tritium fuel cycle facility, which will recover and re-use ...

How many years depends on the country. Some, like Germany and Japan, already have access to the nuclear fuel cycle due to their energy sector. The technological know-how is no longer as elusive as ...

The UKAEA has partnered with Eni, an Italian firm, for the construction of the world’s largest and most advanced tritium fuel cycle facility. The step is expected to give a strong support to ...

Among the procedures I oversaw while serving on Navy submarines, the most complex and painstaking was bringing a new reactor core to criticality. That refers to the state of sustaining a stable ...

Speaking on Friday in the Oval Office, Mr. Trump suggested that Iran’s nuclear capabilities — which now include enough near-bomb-grade fuel to produce about six weapons — were reaching a ...

The U.S. is facing a dangerous gap in its ability to access nuclear fuel and stares down a potential supply chain shortage in enriched uranium — which is vital for America's energy and national ...

The justices heard arguments in a dispute over a federal license for a private waste storage facility planned in Texas. The Supreme Court on Wednesday did not clearly indicate whether it planned ...