Promising advances in nuclear fusion have sparked renewed interest in this technology as a sustainable energy source and ...

Lithium-6 is a crucial material for nuclear fusion reactors, but isolating it is challenging – now researchers have found a ...

As China expands its nuclear energy infrastructure and increases its power capacity, the demand for uranium also rises. In ...

There are three isotopes of hydrogen: hydrogen, deuterium (hydrogen-2) and tritium (hydrogen-3): if the atom loses one or more electrons, it becomes a positively-charged ion if the atom gains one ...

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This is the second part of a three-part series written by Carolyn Krause. Many of the elements were synthesized using an Oak Ridge reactor.

Enriched Lithium is a critical ingredient in fusion reactors. Making it is a toxic nightmare, but scientists may have found a ...

Researchers find a new method to isolate lithium-6 from other materials, paving the way forward in nuclear energy.