The decades-long struggle to find a permanent place to dispose of nuclear waste in the U.S. will continue, probably for many ...

In that letter, physicist Lise Meitner, with the assistance of her young nephew Otto Frisch, provided a physical explanation of how nuclear fission could happen. It was a massive leap forward in ...

Nuclear fusion is different from nuclear fission, which is what powers current nuclear power plants. Fission works by splitting heavy, radioactive elements like uranium into lighter ones ...

The fission method splits the atom ... which was the final frontier in World War II. See nuclear fusion. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction requires permission.

Appointment Strengthens Momentum Toward Deployment of Mile-Deep Nuclear Power – BERKELEY, Calif., March 27, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission Inc. (Deep Fission), a pioneering nuclear energy ...

BERKELEY, Calif., April 03, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Deep Fission Inc. (Deep Fission), the pioneering nuclear energy startup revolutionizing the industry by placing reactors a mile underground ...