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Public Dread of Nuclear Power Limits Its Use

May 7, 2019

How is the public's perception of nuclear power affecting decision-making about the energy method?

Transitions: Argonne’s Pioneering Study of Nuclear Energy Future

February 21, 2019

Broad collaborative research effort offers glimpse into the future of nuclear energy

New Concept to Cool Boiling Surface May Help Prevent Nuclear Power Plant Accidents

October 2, 2018

Study finds that boiling heat transfer was much more favorable with a new concept that involves coating the hot surface using...

University of Michigan Facility Advances Nuclear Research in a Former Reactor

May 14, 2018

The University of Michigan’s Nuclear Engineering Laboratory in Ann Arbor finds its perfect fit—in a for...

Nuclear Radiation Detecting Device Could Lead to New Homeland Security Tool

April 25, 2018

New device can detect gamma rays and identify radioactive isotopes

'Criticality' Experiments Enhance Nuclear Safety, Security, and Effectiveness

November 15, 2017

The experiment was one in a series that aims to help ensure plutonium operations continue to be conducted safely

Research Could Revolutionize Nuclear Waste Reprocessing and Save Money

November 2, 2017

A ‘molecular trap’ for capturing radioactive iodides in nuclear waste

Bright Thinking Leads to Breakthrough in Nuclear Threat Detection Science

June 30, 2017

Scintillating discovery at Sandia Labs

New Material Has Potential to Cut Costs and Make Nuclear Fuel Recycling Cleaner

June 14, 2016

Computer modeling helps pinpoint best material out of a hundred thousand options

Discovery Changes How Scientists Examine Rarest Elements of Periodic Table

April 17, 2015

A little-known element called californium is making big waves in how scientists look at the periodic table.

What Happens to Nuclear Reactor Fuel During a Severe Event

November 22, 2014

A new discovery about the atomic structure of uranium dioxide will help scientists select the best computational model to sim...

A Noble Gas Cage

July 23, 2014

New material traps gases from nuclear fuel better and uses less energy than currently available options.

Scientists Discover Clue in the Case of the Missing Silver

January 6, 2014

Some come to Idaho to travel the highways that lead to the Tetons, to Yellowstone, to small towns and big adventures. Idaho N...

Chemist Leads Supercomputer Effort to Aid Nuclear Understanding

December 18, 2013

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Two of the nation’s fastest supercomputers will aid a research team, led by a University ...

Next-Generation Nuclear Fuel Withstands High-Temperature Accident Conditions

October 7, 2013

A safer and more efficient nuclear fuel is on the horizon. A team of researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Idaho...

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