In October 1951, the Soviet Union tested RDS-3 “Marya,” the first atomic bomb it ever dropped from an aircraft and a major ...
The 1966 mid-air collision of a US bomber carrying H-bombs over Spain sparked a race against time to recover and contain radioactive fallout.
Hydrogen bombs cause a bigger explosion, which means the shock waves, blast, heat and radiation all have larger reach than an ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Photo Credit: iStock A new study has made a troubling discovery about the health of ecosystems near Los Alamos, New Mexico, where ...
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The US DOE is restarting HB-Line operations at Savannah River to recycle surplus plutonium and support MOX fuel production for advanced reactors.
What do Canada’s retired general Wayne Eyre and Saudi Prince Mohammed Bin Salman share in common? Answer: In their own ways, both have inadvertently warned the public about the deep relationship ...
The National Nuclear Security Administration will submit a cradle to grave plan for hazardous waste generated by plutonium pit production early next year. First, it has to inform the public.