Reactor radiation-shielding optimization methods are proposed by combining many-objective evolutionary algorithms with particle-transport calculation software that can optimize the reactor ...

This Collection welcomes original research articles on the latest advancements in radiation shielding, focusing on the next generation of materials, design methodologies, as well as their practical ...

Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst investigated wind and weather patterns to predict the timeline of nuclear fallout, including the paths through which radiation would spread ...

Developing high-density neutron shielding material using surfactant-stabilized boron nitride nanotubes (BNNT).

A small nuclear bomb set off by a terrorist is one of 15 disaster scenarios the US government plans for. Such a blast would create radioactive fallout, which could kill or hurt people many miles away.

A nuclear war would be devastating and spread radiation to nearly every corner of the globe, but an expert has revealed the one place you may survive the apocalypse. Investigative journalist Annie ...

(Corrections & Clarifications: This story previously misstated how far nuclear fallout from the government's atomic tests reached. Fallout from the initial Trinity Test reached 46 of the 48 contiguous ...

The research team led by Dr. Jang SeGyu at the Functional Composite Materials Research Center of the Korea Institute of ...