Passive cooling systems for nuclear power plants operate without pumps or electricity: They rely solely on physical effects ...

They dig a hole or have a bunker in place and they go underground,” Colorado School of Mines Professor Thomas Albrecht said ...

After winning a Breakthrough Prize, the world’s most lucrative science award, theoretical physicist David Gross is using the ...

Iran’s foreign minister traveled to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin on Monday. Oil rose amid rising tensions ...

In the many-sided conflict now underway against Iran (i.e., simultaneous and complementary operations led by the United States and Israel),[1] little concern has been expressed for a nuclear war. To ...

Conventional wisdom holds that nuclear power plants — outside of ultra-rare disasters like Chernobyl and Fukushima — are perfectly safe for nearby residents. But a massive new study conducted by ...

During the pandemic lockdown, while much of the world stalled, Aidan McMillan decided to build something. At 8 years old, he wasn't interested in assembling Legos or constructing a tree house. He ...

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 ...

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Oak Ridge hosted the National Nuclear Science Week in October 2025. The city is becoming a hub for nuclear energy, attracting numerous new companies. The week's events aimed to connect companies with ...

Nuclear weapons tests were once a regular occurrence, but most countries haven’t tested in decades, following the adoption of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty in 1996. Now, that moratorium ...

Congress passed energy provisions in the annual defense bill that could help spur the development of advanced nuclear reactors. Congress passed energy provisions in the annual defense bill that could ...