Nuclear energy projects are on the rise today globally to move the dependence from fossil fuels to cleaner sources. However, the increasing number of nuclear power projects will give rise to a new ...

In nuclear beta decay an up quark ‘u’ in a proton converts into an up down quark ‘d,’ turning the proton into a neutron and emitting a positron and a neutrino. This work affects interpretation of beta ...

Relaxing radiation safety standards could place women and children at higher risks of health issues Get an x-ray, and you get a small dose of radiation to visualize your bones and body structures to ...

Atomic Dreams considers what role nuclear energy should play in powering the U.S. Toxic sludge. A glowing radioactive rat. A three-eyed fish named “Blinky.” These are scenes from a 1990 episode of the ...