Scientists use light-emitting crystals and solar panels to turn the latent energy in nuclear waste into microbatteries.

Bruce Power's Chief Operating Officer James Scongack is also Chairman of the Canadian Nuclear Isotope Council and, as he explains, the country is aiming to grow its leadership role in nuclear medicine ...

Cesium-137 is one of the most common fission products in nuclear waste, and cobalt-60 (also a byproduct of fission) is used in radiation therapies. When testing with the cesium isotope ...