Irradiated boehmite nanoplatelets form smaller aggregates and have a rougher surface than non-irradiated platelets.

Hydrogen bonding and proton transfer control the identity and reactivity of molecules in highly concentrated and alkaline aluminate solutions.

Report for the Oregon Public Utility Commission highlights innovations and best practices for resilience and utility planning could be helpful to other states as well.

STEM Education programs at DOE and national labs offer environmental management internships; applications are due soon for summer 2023.

Researchers identified a new intermediate phase that forms during the crystallization of hydrated aluminum-containing salts.

PNNL gathered researchers from eight national laboratories plus the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to share ideas and build synergy at the Energy Equity and Environmental Justice Summit.

PNNL joint appointee Auroop Ganguly uses data science to study the impacts of climate change.

The amount of radiation in a system influences how fast aggregated boehmite particles dissolve.

A new web-based tool provides easy-to-understand progress metrics and other data about groundwater cleanup sites overseen by the DOE Office of Environmental Management.

Simulations show that pH influences boehmite nanoparticle structure and sorption ability.

Developing a new understanding of the structure of natrophosphate, a complex mineral found in radioactive tank waste at the Hanford Site, by integrating experimental techniques.

The size and concentration of ions influences the aggregation behavior of solutions of boehmite.

Performing a network analysis of forces between particles reveals new insight into shear induced thinning and thickening in non-Newtonian fluids.

IDREAM researchers show that high concentrations of sodium hydroxide significantly impact the molecular and macroscale properties of sodium nitrite solutions.

Researchers in the IDREAM Energy Frontier Research Center unearth new defects during gibbsite crystallization using a multi-instrument approach.

Newly determined energy transfer mechanisms help identify how water releases from and damages irradiated interfaces.

Developing an understanding of how water breaks apart after radiation exposure.

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers developed a patented, nearly non-destructive approach, known as liquid secondary ion mass spectrometry, to analyze nuclear samples.

PNNL paper in Nuclear Technology journal unveils modeling possibilities for TRISO used fuel, implications for reactor planning, and resulting carbon-free nuclear energy.

New study elucidates the complex relaxation kinetics of supercooled water using a pulsed laser heating technique at previously inaccessible temperatures.