This is an interesting little story of the dangers that we associate with radioactivity. There's a certain form of radioactive metal that is widely used throughout the world. Out in the real world ...

Obtaining power from nuclear fission is one of the cleanest and most efficient ways to feed our energy-thirsty civilization; however, there is the thorny issue of what to do with the toxic, ...

Professor Richard Ambrosi, Perpetual Atomics Chief Scientific Officer, and Charles Brachon, Orano Recycling Strategic Development Manager – Radioisotope-Based Activities, concluded the americium-241 ...

Americium isotope Am 241 was identified by a group of researchers at the University of Chicago in 1944 and was the fourth trans-uranium element to be discovered, via successive neutron capture ...

Nuclear Space Batteries: NASA is developing a new nuclear battery using americium-241 that could last up to 433 years, far ...

Scientists can remove americium from nuclear waste to make it safer pidjoe/iStock A new way to make nuclear waste safer has been developed. The technique aims to remove americium from waste, one of ...

Among the many science toys that have fallen out of fashion since we started getting nervous around things like mercury, chlorinated hydrocarbons, and radiation is the spinthariscope, which let people ...

“We are pleased to support Perpetual Atomics by providing americium-241 for their innovative development of long-lasting, space-bound energy systems,” said Jean-Luc Palayer, CEO of Orano USA. “This ...