The Manhattan Project that built the atomic bomb wasn't without its own dangers. Experiments on a so-called "demon core" of plutonium caused the deaths of two Manhattan Project physicists. Both ...

Atomic bombs work via a process called nuclear fission that involves atom splitting. Shortly after scientists discovered nuclear fission, the possibility of a bomb was quickly realized. Albert ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Watchdog groups want the Biden administration to reconsider a decision by a U.S. agency not to conduct a more extensive environmental review related to production of the ...

Feb. 19—Los Alamos National Laboratory reached what federal officials say is a key milestone in developing its first plutonium pit that can be placed in a nuclear warhead as it seeks to produce 30 of ...

As dozens of tanks filled with radioactive waste are still waiting to be hauled offsite, construction for plutonium pit production ramps up at Savannah River Site.

Editor's note: This article was updated Sept. 13 to more accurately describe the pit production projects currently underway. An exchange between three congressmen earlier this month provided a ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — The U.S. government is planning to review the environmental effects of operations at one of the nation’s prominent nuclear weapons laboratories, but its notice issued Friday ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.- A newly discovered quasicrystal is believed to have been created by the first nuclear explosion in New Mexico in 1945. The explosion happened at the Trinity Site in Socorro County. ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Los Alamos National Laboratory reached what federal officials say is a key milestone in developing its first ...