Discover the fascinating process of radioactive decay, where unstable atoms transform, releasing energy in the form of alpha, beta, and gamma emissions.

"It will render this populous region uninhabitable in the near future." Lawmaker sounds alarm over hazards at nuclear power ...

The capsules contain about 30% of all the radioactivity at the Hanford nuclear site.

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have demonstrated a new and faster method for detecting and measuring the radioactivity of minuscule amounts of radioactive ...

Compounds containing astatine-211 (211At) can be used in targeted radiotherapies for prostate cancer, but deastatination in the body remains a significant hurdle. Now, researchers have developed a new ...

The standard should be, if Cesium-137 or other isotopes of concern are detectable in food items, they ought to be pulled off shelves, or at the very least labeled with warnings so consumers can make ...

Scientists have detected elevated levels of iodine-129, a nuclear activity tracer, in the West Philippine Sea.

Scientists call for stronger policy and local testing capabilities after detecting higher concentrations of the nuclear ...

The nest was found at the Savannah River Site in South Carolina AP Photo/Stephen B. Morton South Carolina workers discovered a radioactive wasp nest at the site of a facility that used to make nuclear ...

Like the radioactive waste itself, some bad ideas won’t disappear. Southeast Utah is in the crosshairs once again, aided by a $2 million Biden-era grant given to two pro-nuclear nonprofits based ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Workers at a site in South Carolina that once made key parts for nuclear bombs in the U.S. have found a radioactive wasp nest but officials said there is no danger to anyone.