A rare version of the radioactive element plutonium embedded in Earth's crust below the deep sea is providing new clues as to how heavy metals form in the stars. The new research finds that the ...

An international team of scientists, led by the Helmholtz Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf (HZDR), have found a new compound of plutonium with an unexpected, pentavalent oxidation state, using the ESRF, the ...

Scientists have discovered a new solid and stable plutonium compound that could have uses in nuclear waste storage. Using the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, the team —led by a cohort from ...

(Craig Taylor/iStock/Getty Images Plus) A sprinkling of radioactive plutonium atoms hidden in the ocean floor may trace back ...

Found in nuclear fuel and nuclear weapons, plutonium is an incredibly complex element that has far-ranging energy, security, and environmental effects. To understand plutonium, scientists at Pacific ...

We present phonon properties of plutonium metal obtained from a combination of density-functional-theory (DFT) electronic structure and the recently developed compressive sensing lattice dynamics ...

The UK’s Nuclear Decommissioning Authority (NDA) achieved a commendable milestone after it successfully processed its first can of plutonium residue into stable waste form. The milestone marks the ...

A rare radioactive plutonium isotope dating back millions of years has been found embedded in Earth’s crust, helping experts to understand how heavy metals form in the stars. New research published in ...