CINEMa Capabilities
Center for Innovation of Nuclear Energy Materials (CINEMa) combines a broad suite of in-house equipment and in-depth research expertise with a collaborative approach to both discovery and deployment. CINEMa leverages Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s (PNNL’s) nuclear energy materials capabilities.
Nuclear Energy Materials Capabilities:
- Post-Irradiation Examination (PIE)
- Smart Advanced Manufacturing
- Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC)
- Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE)
- Aging Management of Nuclear Facility Materials and Components
- Artificial Intelligence
- Electron Microscopy
- Materials Sciences
- Chemistry
- Fusion Energy Science
- Critical Minerals Extraction and Replacement
Key Research Facilities:
- Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL), a Hazard Category 2 nonreactor research facility that can work with radioactive materials up to and including spent nuclear fuel rods.
- Materials Science and Technology Building
- Radiological Exposure and Metrology Calibration and Standards Laboratory, 318 Building
- Applied Engineering Laboratory, Solid Phase Processing Demonstration Facility
- Materials Aging and Detection (MAaD) Science Laboratory
- Nondestructive Examination Facilities
- Radiological Microscopy Suite in RPL
Contact Us
Connect with us at cinema@pnnl.gov to explore potential research partnerships.