The Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb wasn't without its own dangers. Experiments on a so-called "demon core" of plutonium caused the deaths of two Manhattan Project physicists. Both ...

Oklo and LANL have conducted first plutonium fast reactor tests at NCERC, validating surplus fuel for advanced reactors like ...

Federal officials have set a deadline of 2030 for increased production of the plutonium cores used in nuclear weapons. (Airman 1st Class Braydon Williams/U.S. Air Force) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A top ...

ALBUQUERQUE – Los Alamos National Laboratory has delivered to the federal government the first plutonium core certified for use in nuclear warheads in 18 years.The National Nuclear Security ...

Atomic bombs work via a process called nuclear fission that involves atom splitting. Shortly after scientists discovered nuclear fission, the possibility of a bomb was quickly realized. Albert ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top nuclear security official says the U.S. must move ahead with plans to ramp up production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal despite the challenges ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear weapons stockpile recommended Thursday that the production of the plutonium cores that trigger nuclear warheads be split ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The federal agency that oversees the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile recommended Thursday that the production of the plutonium cores that trigger nuclear warheads be split ...

Japan's Monju fast breeder reactor should return to service this year, with fresh plutonium fuel replacing its initial core load. Japan's Monju fast breeder reactor should return to service this year, ...

This undated aerial photo shows the Los Alamos National laboratory in Los Alamos, N.M. (The Albuquerque Journal via AP) ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The federal agency that oversees the nation’s nuclear ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A top nuclear security official says the U.S. must move ahead with plans to ramp up production of key components for the nation’s nuclear arsenal despite the challenges ...