The U.S. Department of Energy announced $2.7 billion in contracts this week to strengthen domestic uranium enrichment. That ...

Fireplaces are cozy until it’s time to shovel out the ashes. Nuclear power has the same problem: abundant, reliable energy ...

Commercial nuclear reactors all work pretty much the same way. Atoms of a radioactive material split, emitting neutrons.

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 ...

Two companies with ties to Oak Ridge have netted $1.8 billion in federal support meant to spur domestic uranium enrichment.

Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a German chemist. It is a radioactive element found naturally in the environment in very small amounts — scientists call these trace amounts — in ...

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, ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 23: U.S. President Donald Trump holds up a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House May 23, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Trump signed executive orders ...

The U.S. has announced it's sending depleted uranium anti-tank rounds to Ukraine, following Britain's lead in sending the controversial munitions to help Kyiv push through Russian lines in its ...