Workers assigned to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, also lost their jobs, as well as employees of ...

It was designed at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California. A sphere shell of plutonium the size of a bowling ball, a plutonium pit is a key part of a nuclear warhead, according to ...

Nemcic is far from alone. Robert Krouse is a former DOD contractor who said he worked alongside these vets. He endured two cancers, having 80% of his tongue removed along with his vocal cords and all ...

Here is a look at North Korea’s nuclear capabilities and the history of its weapons program. 1985 North Korea signs the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT). 1993 The International Atomic Energy ...

On the contrary, the tile-focusing method was easier to weaponize, although it was much more difficult to shape into the complex space curve of the metal shell. Weaponeers decided ... (Fat Man’s solid ...

140 tonnes of plutonium is currently being stored at Sellafield, the nuclear site in Cumbria The government says it will dispose of its 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium - currently stored at a ...

The government says it will dispose of its 140 tonnes of radioactive plutonium - currently stored at a secure facility at Sellafield in Cumbria. The UK has the world's largest stockpile of the ...

Seated among a sea of white conservatives and billionaires, Jackson’s ceremonial black robes were complemented by a striking cowrie shell collar—a deliberate and powerful choice. This was not ...

Plutonium is currently stored at Sellafield in a powder form but needs to be processed before it is disposed of A multibillion-pound plant to process plutonium is expected to bring thousands of ...

URUMA CITY, Okinawa — Japanese troops exploded 461 U.S.-made shells off the coast on Thursday, the latest in a continuing stream of World War II leftovers that turn up on the former island ...

How might you make your mark on the world forever? Write a play more timeless than Shakespeare, or compose music to out-do ...