The nuclear industry could benefit from muon radiography when dealing with their radioactive waste. Edwin Cartlidge explains the imaging potential of this technique
Read article: Muons: probing the depths of nuclear waste
Accidental discovery made while studying plutonium oxide nanoparticles
Read article: Surprisingly stable plutonium compound could affect nuclear waste storage
Injecting granular carbonates could create cake-like structures in damaged reactors
Read article: How to stop a nuclear meltdown by leavening the reactor core like a loaf of bread
Researchers are building a radiation map of the Chernobyl exclusion zone
Read article: Taking a bird’s-eye view of Chernobyl
Can drones be used to map radiation levels around the Chernobyl nuclear site? Peter Martin and Tom Scott visit the exclusion zone surrounding the plant to find out
Read article: Glimpsing Chernobyl’s hidden hotspots
Radiation researcher Richard Wakeford discusses the lessons learned from nuclear accidents
Read article: Chernobyl’s legacy and why assessing radiation risk is so difficult
A new paper from Roger Penrose and insights into the movement of radioactive isotopes
Read article: The universe could be caught in a loop and a natural nuclear reactor
Rock in ancient Oklo geological formation binds fission products
Read article: Natural nuclear reactor could inspire better ways of storing radioactive waste
Collaboration between disciplines, and between research and industry, is what defines an MSc in nuclear science and engineering at the University of Bristol, UK
Read article: Master’s programme offers fast-track to nuclear industry
Nuclear plants cannot easily and safely be ramped up and down rapidly and regularly. So how can we balance variable outputs from renewables?
