Waste Management Symposia Selects PNNL Experts for Key Roles
Harish Gadey, David Peeler, and Tom Brouns named to Waste Management Symposia Program Advisory Committee positions to help develop radioactive waste management discussions.
Directly Measuring X-Ray Enhanced Dissolution of Gibbsite
Irradiation in a sodium hydroxide solution increases the dissolution rate and particle roughness of gibbsite compared to dry irradiation.
Desert Tortoise Council Recognizes Cyler Conrad with Award
The Desert Tortoise Council presented PNNL Earth Scientist Cyler Conrad with the Robert C. Stebbins Research Award.
Surface Defects and pH Alter Gibbsite Dissolution Mechanisms
Differences in water interactions lead to two gibbsite dissolution pathways modulated by solution acidity.
A Brave and Daring Poem by the IDREAM Team
DOE Basic Energy Sciences 2023 “Poetry of Science Art Contest” aims to educate and inspire; voting for the People’s Choice Award closes September 15.
Removing Cesium: Solutions to a Chemically Complex Problem
PNNL chemical engineer Reid Peterson helped develop the process to pretreat Hanford Site tank waste by removing cesium-137.
First-Ever Atomic Freeze-Frame of Liquid Water
Scientists stop the motion of atoms to watch electrons move in liquid water.
Ceramic Metal Composites: Possibilities for Immobilizing Nuclear Wastes
PNNL researchers review ceramic-metal composite technology for immobilizing radioactive wastes from nuclear reactors, including advanced reactors.
NORM 2024
Join PNNL at the 78th Northwest Regional Meeting (NORM), hosted by the American Chemical Society Washington-Idaho Border Section.
IDREAM Poem Takes First Place in DOE Poetry of Science Art Contest
A poem inspired by radioactive tank waste—“Can a Scientist Dream it Alone?”—was awarded first place in the Department of Energy’s Poetry of Science Art Contest.