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The terrifying chemistry of extracting plutonium
A professional nuclear engineer reacts to popular misconceptions about plutonium production, breaking down the actual physics of neutron capture in a reactor and the intensely complex PUREX chemical ...
In the next few decades, many physicists are hopeful that nuclear fusion could become a realistic source of practically limitless energy. But before this can happen, it will be critical to ensure that ...
A light-water reactor could provide more weapons-grade plutonium, abetting the North Korean leader Kim Jong-un’s vow to expand his nuclear arsenal. By Choe Sang-Hun Reporting from Seoul In what would ...
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