In Part 1 of this series, I recalled being asked to provide information on why the Manhattan Project was so successful. I compared the timelines for the X-10 Graphite Reactor (nine months) to the ...

Recently, I have been asked to provide information on why the Manhattan Project was able to be so successful in a very short time compared to what folks envision can be done with a similar project in ...

Eighty years ago, on Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan to force the unconditional surrender that ended World War II. The fearsome weapons were created by ...

Proponents of a national park dedicated to preserving and interpreting the legacy of the Manhattan Project and the dawn of the atomic age found themselves closer than ever to their goal in recent ...

NEW YORK, July 16, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- With Washington incentivizing fossil and fission as strategic sources of America's power in President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," the future of fusion energy ...

“History repeats itself, first as tragedy, then as farce.” Marx’s aphorism feels newly prescient. Last week, the U.S. Department of Energy issued a jingoistic call on social media for a “new Manhattan ...

Companies like Kairos Power are building new types of reactors with the encouragement of the Trump administration, but their ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. (WATE) — Another building that was built for the Manhattan Project at Y-12 is in the process of being demolished. On Tuesday, Y-12 and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of ...

OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — The Manhattan Project National Historical Park in Oak Ridge is looking for people interested in helping ring the International Friendship Bell at Bissell Park to commemorate the ...