SEPTEMBER 25, 2025 News Release PNNL Joins Space Research Group, Bringing Its Nuclear and Cybersecurity Expertise to New Heights PNNL brings its expertise to the space domain by joining an organization that facilitates collaboration across the global space industry. ( Read More )
AUGUST 13, 2025 News Release New Research Effort Could Boost Nuclear Fuel Performance Researchers have begun a series of experiments that could bring about more energy for grid, thanks to a special delivery of 11 "high burnup" rods. ( Read More )
JULY 22, 2025 News Release Scientists Investigate Use of AI to Speed Analysis of Nuclear Materials Scientists have tapped AI and powerful computing to speed up how quickly officials are able to learn important details about nuclear events. ( Read More )
SEPTEMBER 10, 2024 News Release PNNL Takes Its Radiation Expertise to Space A launch from Cape Canaveral early today carried a PNNL experiment to space so scientists can learn more about radiation far above Earth. ( Read More )
JULY 12, 2024 Research Highlight Characterizing Tungsten-Based Materials in a Simulated Fusion Environment Researchers studied the boundary precipitation of tungsten heavy alloys in an extended high temperature irradiation environment ( Read More )
FEBRUARY 7, 2023 Research Highlight Exploring Assembly and Metal-Ligand Bonding in Plutonium Hybrid Materials Researchers combined crystallographic data and computational studies to investigate plutonium-ligand bonding within a hybrid material construct. ( Read More )
JUNE 6, 2022 Research Highlight Crystal Structures Reveal Hydrogen-Bonding Patterns in Concentrated Aluminate Solutions The size of the alkali metal within the material influences the crystallization pathway. ( Read More )
MAY 11, 2022 Research Highlight No Ball Milling Needed: Alternative Oxide Dispersion-Strengthened Steel Manufacturing Combining advanced powder synthesis with solid state processing allows researchers to streamline oxide dispersion-strengthened steel fabrication. ( Read More )
APRIL 1, 2022 Research Highlight Revealing the Distribution of Helium Cavities in a Toughened Tungsten Composite Different sized helium cavities that form after ion irradiation are unevenly distributed in a ductile-phase toughened tungsten composite. ( Read More )