Fuel Cycle Expert Leads DOE Molten Salt Reactor Effort
PNNL radiochemist and research manager Patricia Paviet named National Technical Director for the Molten Salt Reactor (MSR) Program by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy.
Branch Presents Molten Salt Research for Rising Star Talk
Analytical chemist shares passion for STEM, innovation and nuclear fuel
Exploring NaCl-PuCl3 Molten Salts with Machine Learning Interatomic Potentials and Graph Theory
Simple Process Extracts Valuable Magnesium Salt from Seawater
A new, simple, and efficient flow-based method allows researchers to pull a useful magnesium salt from natural seawater using easily available chemicals.
Machine Learning Provides Chemistry of Uranium Insight for Advanced Reactors
PNNL researchers use chemometric analysis to model chemistry in molten salt.
A New Twist on Rechargeable Battery Performance
Rechargeable battery performance could be improved by a new understanding of how batteries work at the molecular level. Researchers at PNNL upend what's known about how rechargeable batteries function.
Next-generation Flow Battery Design Sets Records
A new flow battery design achieves long life and capacity for grid energy storage from renewable fuels.
Battery Based on PNNL Tech Given EPA Green Chemistry Award
A company that produces a battery based on technology developed at PNNL has been honored with an EPA Green Chemistry Challenge Award.