ALBANY — In a lab more than two stories underground, a UAlbany professor has taken the first steps toward what he says is a safer form of nuclear energy: One that doesn’t ever explode, melt down or ...

Maintaining international nuclear security requires tracking and monitoring fissile materials, such as plutonium and uranium. Standoff radiation detectors, which can measure radioactivity from afar, ...

How an old reactor could spark new technologies. This article is from The Spark, MIT Technology Review's weekly climate newsletter. To receive it in your inbox every Wednesday, sign up here. Tucked ...

Northrop Grumman is partnering with Vanderbilt University and the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory to use laser plasma ...

Nuclear power plants are exposed to high-energy radiation, which degrades materials over time. Particles and rays interact with critical components, particularly in the reactor core, leading to ...

An IAEA research project involving 27 countries has strengthened global understanding of how exposure to ionizing radiation affects human health. The project focused on the clinical applications of ...