US officials have said a nuclear detonation would render portions of low-Earth orbit useless for up to a year.

Physicists may have just cracked open a hidden side of the quantum world. For decades, every known particle was thought to ...

Atomic force microscopy (AFM), a form of scanning probe microscopy, is a technique where a cantilever with a sharp tip is systematically scanned across a sample (biological or material) surface to ...

The Atomic Energy Act of 1946 established the Atomic Energy Commission, putting the AEC in charge of all aspects of nuclear power. The agency consisted of five civilian members who were advised by a ...

The IAEA’s accident reports detail the circumstances and consequences of nuclear and radiological accidents. They provide a detailed analysis of the accident’s causes, an account of the accident ...

The International Atomic Energy Agency is the world's centre for cooperation in the nuclear field. The Agency works with its Member States and multiple partners worldwide to promote the safe, secure ...

Nuclear power reactors produce energy by initiating and controlling a sustained nuclear chain reaction. Currently, over 400 such reactors in 32 countries provide about 10 per cent of the world’s ...