Back-to-back events focusing on different forms of nuclear energy reveal sharp differences in mood as well as language taboos ...

During the World Climate Action Summit of the 28 th Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change going on now in Dubai, UAE—commonly known as “COP28”—a number of ...

The U.S. Dept. of Energy's Office of Nuclear Energy has spelled out several areas that present challenges to domestic and ...

A clear comparison of nuclear fission and fusion, explaining how each process releases energy and why scientists are studying their potential for power generation.

They are extending concepts and experiments in pulse power studied at Sandia National Labs. The Sandia Z Machine used currents of about 26 million amps to reach peak X-ray emissions of 350 terawatts ...

Physicists at The University of Texas at Austin have designed a new system that, when fully developed, would use fusion to eliminate most of the transuranic waste produced by nuclear power plants. The ...

Fusion decommissioning does not have the same problems as fission. Fusion machines will create far less radioactive waste, ...

Construction of the world's first commercial fusion power plant is planned in the U.S. for 2027. Commonwealth Fusion Systems has raised $3 billion in private funding to develop this star-powered ...

Ever wondered about Fission and Fusion, then public and campus community are encouraged to attend a panel talk from 6 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 3 in the UMass Lowell Emerging Technologies and ...

Re “Should California financially contribute to the nuclear fusion industry?” (Nov. 7): The correct answer is no. Instead, encourage nuclear fission power. The reason is that fission power exists. All ...