A non-proliferation solution: using antineutrinos to surveil nuclear reactors
From Tokyo Institute of Technology 21/01/24 Nuclear power constitutes an essential source of energy in many countries worldwide, including France, USA, China, and Japan, among others. While nuclear power plants have less environmental impact than coal power plants with regards to climate change, the technology employed in them can be used for undesirable purposes, namely […]
First hints of nuclear fission in cosmos revealed by models, observations
From DOE/Los Alamos National Laboratory 20/12/23 The elements above iron on the periodic table are thought to be created in cataclysmic explosions like the merger of two neutron stars or in rare classes of supernovae. New research suggests fission may operate in the cosmos during the creation of the heavy elements. Combing through data on […]