The new findings involve old animal experiments conducted on beagles in the 1970s and 1980s by the U.S. Department of Energy, to determine the dangers to nuclear workers of inhaling plutonium alpha ...

Plutonium stands as one of the most dangerous and toxic elements ever created by humanity. This video explores the science behind plutonium, explaining why it is so hazardous, how it’s produced ...

140 tonnes of plutonium is currently being stored at Sellafield, the nuclear site in Cumbria The government says it will dispose of its 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium - currently stored at a ...

The paper’s title is “ Improved Disposition of Surplus Weapons-Grade Plutonium Using a Metallic Pu-Zr Fuel Design.” The paper was co-authored by Braden Goddard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor ...

Nuclear waste and radioactive plutonium would be assessed as a fuel for reactors under a draft executive order being considered by the administration of President Donald Trump on expanding nuclear ...

A new renewable powered battery made of radioactive waste product just dropped, and someone's gotta tell Doc Brown it's uranium, not plutonium News By Hope Corrigan published 21 April 2025 ...

A multibillion-pound plant to process plutonium is expected to bring thousands of skilled jobs in the coming decades, the government has said. The Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) said the ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) - The Department of Energy holds hearings this month to lay out plans to produce plutonium at the Idaho National Laboratory, but officials acknowledge they still ...

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) -- The Department of Energy holds hearings this month to lay out plans to produce plutonium at the Idaho National Laboratory, but officials acknowledge they still ...

The government says it will dispose of its 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium - currently stored at Sellafield.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Nuclear waste and radioactive plutonium would be assessed as a fuel for reactors under a draft executive order being considered by the administration of President Donald ...