Uranium enrichment concentrates one specific type of the atom to create a substance that can generate massive amounts of ...

They have discovered that uranium nuclei are far from the simple, elongated shapes we once thought. The new research shows that the elongation is not uniform and that the shape is more dynamic ...

Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...

A fire at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge, Tennessee occurred in a uranium processing building, which was constructed in 1945.

To understand what it means to "enrich" uranium, you need to know a little about uranium isotopes and about splitting the atom in a nuclear fission reaction. What is an isotope?

Quantum electrodynamics, which describes how charged particles and light interact, works in the strong fields around highly ionized uranium atoms.

The fast-moving neutrons carry most of the energy from the reaction with them (99%) but before the neutrons can collide with fresh uranium nuclei, they need to be slowed down.

Uranium piles are kept from reacting too fast by inserting cadmium rods into the graphite. The rods absorb neutrons and check the action. The more cadmium, the slower the pile percolates.