Plasma discharge in the ASDEX Upgrade fusion device. The plasma edge is guided to the tungsten divertor plates at the bottom. (Photographic resolution limited by performance of the CCD camera used.) ...

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Maintaining stability in a reaction this intense is notoriously tricky. Scientists achieve record-shattering results after ...

US-based nuclear start-ups Deep Fission and Deep Fission have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on ...

Leading Democrats in Congress are turning their attention to service members exposed to toxins at domestic military bases and ...

Last week, members of the Utah Legislature sent a bipartisan letter to leaders of Congress asking them to support and renew the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act that expired last summer.

Nuclear fusion offers limitless energy potential. UKAEA's initiatives focus on overcoming challenges to make fusion a viable solution for global power needs.

Researchers have found an environmentally safer way to extract the lithium 6 needed to create fuel for nuclear fusion ...

A team of researchers working on water purification unexpectedly uncovered a breakthrough method for isolating lithium-6, a key isotope used in nuclear fusion fuel. Their discovery could provide a ...

Nuclear waste is one of the deadliest materials ... This is not just a short-term issue, either, as the waste can remain hazardous for thousands of years. It is, therefore, crucial that this ...