America’s first nuclear plant restart may be near the finish line

That's because Holtec International, long known for its work decommissioning shuttered nuclear plants, is seeking to restart ...

Trinity at 81: How the first atomic test ushered in the nuclear age

In 1945, the Trinity test signified the beginning of the nuclear age and marked the successful output of the Manhattan ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The World’s First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics

Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei of a radioactive element ...

Nuclear clock ticks for the first time, using a thorium-229 atomic nucleus

World's first thorium-229 nuclear clock shows potential for ultra-precise timekeeping and fundamental physics tests.
Yahoo

The world's first nuclear clock just ticked on — and it could help detect a fifth fundamental force of physics

For decades, physicists have pursued a goal that sounds nearly impossible: to build a clock that keeps time using an atom's nucleus rather than the electrons orbiting it. "Having worked in this field ...
Power Engineering

Oklo breaks ground on its first nuclear ‘powerhouse’

Oklo breaks ground on its first Aurora powerhouse at Idaho National Laboratory under the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) newly established Reactor Pilot Program. The event included participation ...
Slate

Eighty Years After the First Nuke Test, the World Is at a Dangerous Crossroads

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