More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than one percent of the naturally occurring element is useful for nuclear power. Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a German chemist. It is a radioactive element found naturally ...

The killing of Iranian nuclear scientists in U.S.-Israeli strikes raises fears over nuclear proliferation as experts warn of weakened material controls.

Sunday, April 26, marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union.

LIS Technologies is cleared to proceed with procurement of uranium hexafluoride (UF6) feedstock and to advance research, development, and optimization activities on its U.S. origin and patented laser uranium enrichment technology The receipt of the license ...

President Donald Trump said the U.S. would "take" Iran’s enriched uranium if necessary — raising questions about how American forces could physically secure the material after strikes on nuclear sites. "Iran will not have a nuclear weapon, and we're ...