Antineutrinos made alongside the production of weapons-grade plutonium could be spotted with existing technology.
04 June 2026
Antineutrinos made alongside the production of weapons-grade plutonium could be spotted with existing technology.
Collisions between atomic nuclei (artist’s illustration) in a fusion reactor release energy. Credit: Mark Garlick/Science Photo Library
Existing particle detectors could be used to check whether future fusion reactors are secretly producing materials for nuclear weapons1.
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