Lately, work on the next-gen nuclear fuel system has increased. Last week, US-based Standard Nuclear Inc. and French nuclear giant Framatome joined hands to supply commercial-scale quantities of ...

After decades of hesitation, the United States is reconsidering nuclear fuel reprocessing—reviving the debate about proliferation risks, cost, technology competitiveness, and energy security.

For decades, it's been known that subtle chemical patterns exist in metal alloys, but researchers thought they were too minor to matter—or that they got erased during manufacturing. However, recent ...