More common than gold, uranium is abundant on Earth. But less than one percent of the naturally occurring element is useful for nuclear power.Uranium was discovered in 1789 by Martin Klaproth, a ...

US strikes could have halted Iran's ability to enrich the uranium needed to make a viable nuclear weapon. But that's not the ...

The atomic weight of the lead of radioactive origin can be evaluated from the proportions of uranium and thorium in rocks, taking the rate of generation of lead by thorium as 0.38 times its rate ...

A uranium ore rock pile is the first to be mined at the Energy Fuels Inc. uranium Pinyon Plain Mine Jan. 31, near Tusayan, Ariz. The largest uranium producer in the U.S. is ramping up work on a ...

The discovery of a super-large uranium ore deposit in North China's Ordos Basin marks a significant step forward in securing the country's uranium resources, a critical component for its growing ...

This guide provides a comprehensive overview of uranium enrichment, explaining its fundamental processes, various methods, ...

A year after Congress allowed a radiation compensation program to lapse, former Navajo uranium miners and their families want ...

The dark gray rock is uranium ore headed to the White Mesa Mill in Utah’s rural San Juan County — the last remaining “conventional” uranium mill in the United States.

WINDOW ROCK, Arizona — Leaders in the Navajo Nation are crying foul after two trucks hauling uranium ore traversed the reservation on Tuesday on their way from Arizona to Utah.

Like fossil fuels, nuclear fuels used for fission, such as uranium ore, are non-renewable energy resources since supplies will not last forever. Decommissioning a nuclear power plant is extremely ...