Plutonium Archives

News Jan. 31, 2019, 3:53 PM

Nevada officials had no clue the federal government shipped plutonium to their state

Gov. Steve Sisolak of Nevada railed against the US Department of Energy for what he described as “unacceptable deception,” after the agency transported a half-ton of weapons-grade plutonium to Nevada, allegedly without the state’s consent. The plutonium was shipped from the Savannah River Site in South Carolina in order to […]

News Oct. 12, 2017, 7:52 AM

NASA could run out of nuclear fuel for deep-space missions within a decade

Most places in the solar system can't be...

News Sep. 13, 2017, 8:11 AM

16 plutonium-powered space missions shaping our understanding of space — including the NASA rover that will search for alien life on Mars

NASA last week launched its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to hunt for signs of ancient alien life. Once on Mars, Perseverance will be powered by a radioisotope thermoelectric generator. The nuclear “battery” is fuelled by a rare human-made material called plutonium-238. Perseverance is just the latest in a long line […]

News Aug. 31, 2017, 10:04 AM

NASA is about to kill its $US3.26 billion Cassini mission — and the last parts to burn up will be what made exploration of Saturn possible

NASA's Cassini probe at Saturn will be...

News Jun. 8, 2017, 2:06 PM

‘No one has inhaled plutonium at this level’: Nuclear lab staff face a nervous wait after plastic rips

Five men at a nuclear research facility near Tokyo were exposed to uranium and plutonium when they accidentally ripped a plastic bag holding the material. The accident occurred at the Oarai Research and Development Center outside Tokyo where the men were researching improving nuclear fuel. One opened a container holding […]

US May. 10, 2017, 8:13 AM

A tunnel full of radioactive waste has caved in at one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the US

The Hanford nuclear site in Washington state...

News May. 10, 2017, 3:36 AM

A tunnel full of radioactive waste has caved in at one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the US

The Hanford nuclear site in Washington state...

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Nevada officials had no clue the federal government shipped plutonium to their state

NASA could run out of nuclear fuel for deep-space missions within a decade

16 plutonium-powered space missions shaping our understanding of space — including the NASA rover that will search for alien life on Mars

NASA is about to kill its $US3.26 billion Cassini mission — and the last parts to burn up will be what made exploration of Saturn possible

‘No one has inhaled plutonium at this level’: Nuclear lab staff face a nervous wait after plastic rips

A tunnel full of radioactive waste has caved in at one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the US

A tunnel full of radioactive waste has caved in at one of the most contaminated nuclear sites in the US

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