Energy & Green Tech
On the 75th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, some may like to think the threat from nuclear weapons has receded. But there are clear signs of a growing nuclear arms race and that the U.S. is not very ...
Aug 7, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
July 15, 2020 marks 75 years since the detonation of the first nuclear bomb. The Trinity Test, in New Mexico's Jornada del Muerto desert, proved that the design for the Nagasaki Bomb worked and started the nuclear era.
Jul 15, 2020
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Energy & Green Tech
Officials at one of the nation's premier nuclear labs are investigating the potential exposure of employees to plutonium.
Jul 7, 2020
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Engineering
When Russian nuclear inspectors traveled to the U.S. in the early 2000s, they were not allowed to directly examine classified nuclear weapon components, Professor Alex Glaser said. Instead, the inspectors were shown a radiation ...
Dec 17, 2019
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Security
People around the world may be worried about nuclear tensions rising, but I think they're missing the fact that a major cyberattack could be just as damaging—and hackers are already laying the groundwork.
Aug 19, 2019
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Energy & Green Tech
A new paper details how small samples of ubiquitous building materials, such as tile or brick, can be used to test whether a facility has ever stored high enriched uranium (HEU), which can be used to create nuclear weapons. ...
Jul 10, 2019
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Security
Cyberattackers pose many threats to a wide range of targets. Russia, for example, was accused of hacking Democratic Party computers throughout the year, interfering with the U.S. presidential election. Then there was the ...
Dec 13, 2016
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