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 ...

Deep inside an abandoned mine in the Krusne hory (Ore Mountains) of northwest Czech Republic, Jakub Kristek's radiation meter crackles with urgency as he picks up a fist-sized rock. "Uranium ore," he ...