Tracking Explosions with Toughened-Up Tracers
PNNL researchers created rugged, adaptable, mass-manufacturable luminescent particle tracers for use in harsh environments.
Center Leverages PNNL Science and Technology for Chemical Security
PNNL is supporting the Department of Homeland Security Science and Technology Directorate's Chemical Security Analysis Center in improving capabilities to enhance detection and analysis of chemical threats.
X-rays Shine a Light on Environmental Cleanup
PNNL Chemist Sarah Saslow explains Hanford Site nuclear waste cleanup challenges in the subsurface and how scientists use X-ray measurements to understand why some cleanup materials work better than others.
Safe Solutions for the Future of Groundwater Cleanup
PNNL chemists investigate the performance of ion exchange resins for subsurface remediation of uranium, technetium, and chromium.
Modeling the Movement of Impurities in Molten Uranium
A team of scientists at PNNL developed new computational models to predict the behavior of these impurities and reduce the expense and risk related to actinide metal production.
PNNL Climate Research Has Far-Reaching Benefits
PNNL experts perform fundamental climate science work at multiple scales to understand impacts on energy, water, food, and infrastructure systems.
RemPlex Seminar: Environmental behavior and remediation of contaminated sites with cationic radionuclides: The cases of Cs and Sr
A discussion of the current understanding of cesium and strontium behavior in complex contaminated sites, including data on the deposition, distribution, fate, and transport; permeable reactive barriers; and emerging remediation strategies.
RemPlex and IAEA Seminar: Assessing Environmental Remediation Technologies - Groundwater
International panelists analyze aspects of groundwater and soil contamination remedies in a two-part seminar series: Groundwater on May 23 and Soil on August 15.
PNNL Researchers Contribute Expertise on the Future of Hanford Site Cleanup
Team brought experience in nuclear waste forms and regulatory policies to the Federally Funded Research and Development Center’s report, which was reviewed by a National Academies’ committee.
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.