Uranium
Wagner Mercenaries Back Libyan Group That Says It Recovered Missing Uranium
On Facebook, a representative for the Libyan National Army says it found 2.5 tonnes of missing uranium near Chad.
What We Know About the Uranium-Contaminated Package Found at Heathrow Airport
The shipment was caught by specialist scanners after it arrived in the UK from Pakistan via Oman.
Startup Plans to Launch Nuclear Reactor Into Space for First Time in Decades
There's never been a better time to launch nuclear power into space, according to Atomos Space, which believes regulatory hurdles are the main obstacle rather than technology.
This May Be a 'Heisenberg Cube' From the Nazis' Failed Nuke Program, Scientists Say
The Nazis tried to develop nuclear weapons during WWII. This uranium cube at a Washington laboratory may have been part of this secret program.
Physicists Propose That the Universe Is Filled With Tiny, Natural Atomic Bombs
A rare natural fission reaction might detonate white dwarfs into special supernovae that help scientists measure the expansion of the universe.
Church Rock, America’s Forgotten Nuclear Disaster, Is Still Poisoning Navajo Lands 40 Years Later
Residents say they've been ignored even as they struggle with contaminated water and worry about having children.
Iran Says It's Ready to Resume Making Weapons-Grade Uranium
Tehran warns Europe that unless Iran gets relief from U.S. sanctions, it will resume enriching uranium in violation of the nuclear deal.
Iran Says It Just Breached the Nuclear Deal's Limit on Enriched Uranium
The breach threatens to kill the 2015 nuclear deal, which the U.S. has already abandoned.
Iran Says It's 10 Days Away From Breaching the Nuclear Deal
Tehran warned Europe that unless the bloc can soften the blow of U.S. sanctions, it will start growing its stockpile of enriched uranium.
Grand Canyon Visitors May Have Been Exposed to Radiation For Years
A park safety manager reveals that three buckets of uranium ore were sitting in a museum storage basement, starting in 2000.
Why Trump allies are trying to make Uranium One the new Benghazi
The Trump administration may have found a distraction in a so-called scandal centered on the Russian government-controlled mining company Uranium One.
Nuclear Energy Programs Rarely Lead to Nuclear Weapons
Policy experts and heads of states have wrung their hands about the weaponization of nuclear energy programs for decades.