More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than one percent of the naturally occurring element is useful ...

When Israeli aircraft recently struck a uranium-enrichment complex in the nation, Iran could have been days away from ...

Put simply, it all comes down to the atoms of certain elements and their isotopes (variations). When the nuclei of these ...

Uranium has civilian uses that have nothing to do with weapons. For a bomb, the uranium needs to be a lot more concentrated.

Not that anyone asked, but uranium enrichment is certainly a newsworthy topic where a little science might be helpful. Here's ...

When an atom breaks apart, it gives out energy and more neutrons, which can then split other atoms. Get enough atoms splitting and you have the chain reaction needed for a bomb blast ...

you need to know a little about uranium isotopes and about splitting the atom in a nuclear fission reaction. All matter is made of atoms, which in turn are made up of protons, neutrons and electrons.

Satellite images reveal damage, but experts suggest that new technology may be able to verify what actually happened ...

When we dig uranium out of the ground, 99.27 per cent of it is uranium-238, which has 92 protons and 146 neutrons. Only 0.72 per cent of it is uranium-235 with 92 protons and 143 neutrons (the ...

Only 0.72% of it is uranium-235 with 92 protons and 143 neutrons (the remaining 0.01% are other isotopes). For nuclear power reactors or weapons, we need to change the isotope proportions.

When we dig uranium out of the ground, 99.27 per cent of it is uranium-238, which has 92 protons and 146 neutrons. Only 0.72 per cent of it is uranium-235 with 92 protons and 143 neutrons ...

Only 0.72% of it is uranium-235 with 92 protons and 143 neutrons (the remaining 0.01% are other isotopes). For nuclear power reactors or weapons, we need to change the isotope proportions.