Multi-day fast-spectrum reactor experiments at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Criticality Experiments Research Center generate modern benchmark data. The data supports Oklo’s ...
Nuclear startup Oklo Inc. is running plutonium experiments at a Nevada facility once reserved for weapons work, partnering ...
One of the most daunting scientific and engineering challenges today is ensuring the safety and reliability of the nation's nuclear arsenal. To effectively meet that challenge, scientists need better ...
2005-06-16 04:00:00 PDT Vienna-- Iran has admitted that it conducted small-scale experiments to create plutonium, one of the pathways to building nuclear weapons, for five years beyond the date when ...
Scientists have recently conducted plutonium experiments using a pulsed power Z Machine that have reached regions of pressure, temperature and density in plutonium never before explored in the ...
Scientists at the Nevada National Security Site this week fired the 100th shot on their JASPER gas gun to help them assess the safety and reliability of the nation's aging nuclear weapons stockpile.