Out of the nine nuclear fission startups fresh on the scene, only one is joining the industry's voluntary regulatory watchdog ...

Air Force Technical Applications Center collaborates with University of Central Florida to enhance research and workforce development in nuclear science.

Scientists have found a way to recover Cold War-era isotopes, and it could significantly impact nuclear science. Researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy have "launched a new radiochemical ...

The IAEA advances public health around the world by helping countries apply nuclear techniques to diagnose, treat, and prevent diseases. From cancer therapy to heart disease, nutrition and zoonotic ...

The nuclear waste problem may explode once again ...

Through subterfuge, ingenuity, and an unceasing love of chemistry, 17-year-old boy scout David Hahn more than earned his ...

AIKEN — On a recent Saturday morning at the Savannah River Site Museum, a group of Scouts leaned over tables scattered with Geiger counters, hydrogen isotope models and homemade electroscopes. The ...

Matt Mullins, marketing and communications manager for the American Museum of Science and Energy Foundation, led the effort to bring Nuclear Science Week to Oak Ridge in October 2025. The week ...

Here are five ways nuclear science is helping tackle food waste and support a zero‑waste future: Food irradiation is an innovative, safe and non-invasive technique that uses radiation such as X-rays, ...

Jennifer Hayden, president and CEO of the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, watched as a crane lifted a former U.S. Department of Energy helicopter from the back of a truck at Heritage ...

On this day, chemists discovered a substance 900 times more radioactive than uranium. Their research led to unprecedented medical breakthroughs and worldwide fame — but it would also kill one of them.