JANUARY 27, 2026 News Release Nuclear Waste Transformed: PNNL Scientists Solidify History With Glass The Hanford Site is now immobilizing radioactive waste in glass: a process known as vitrification. PNNL contributed 60 years of materials science expertise—and is providing operational support—to help the nation meet this cleanup milestone. ( Read More )
JANUARY 5, 2026 News Release Discoveries Rewrite How Some Minerals Form and Dissolve Mystery of how important aluminum minerals form and dissolve solved with materials science and advanced imaging studies. ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 15, 2024 News Release First-Ever Atomic Freeze-Frame of Liquid Water Scientists stop the motion of atoms to watch electrons move in liquid water. ( Read More )
MAY 16, 2018 News Release PNNL Successfully Vitrifies Three Gallons of Radioactive Tank Waste Low-activity waste from Hanford tank vitrified for first time in a continuous process at PNNL. ( Read More )
OCTOBER 6, 2017 News Release Byproducts from Biofuel Focus of PNNL and WSU Partnership PNNL and WSU team on research to handle waste streams from biofuel production. ( Read More )
