Corralling Xenon Gas out of Waste Streams
PNNL researchers report in the journal Chem, that inexpensive materials called metal-organic frameworks have been very successful in separating xenon.
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.
Nanocrystal study provides insights on growth, assembly, and aggregation
Aluminum oxyhydroxide (boehmite) nanoplatelets align and attach to form neatly ordered stacks, a novel findings that involves both experimental and computational research.
Seawater Yields First Grams of Yellowcake
For the first time, researchers have created a gram of yellowcake — a powdered form of uranium used to produce fuel for nuclear power production — using modified acrylic fibers to extract it from seawater.
PNNL Publishes Data on 2017 Distributed Wind Energy
PNNL's latest distributed wind power report shows larger installations on the rise.
Aluminum complexes identified via vibrational fingerprints
Scientists at the Interfacial Dynamics in Radioactive Environments and Materials (IDREAM) sort out which compounds are present and their concentrations, providing an important new tool with broad applicability.