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.
Discovery Opens Doors for Cheaper and Quicker Battery Manufacturing
Researchers discovered a new way to more efficiently and affordably create nickel-rich battery materials.
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.
Unlocking the Secrets of Aluminum Salt Crystallization
IDREAM study characterizes chemical species and mechanisms that control aluminum salt and mineral crystallization for nuclear waste retrieval, processing.
Video Captures Bubble-blowing Battery in Action
PNNL research has created a unique video that shows oxygen bubbles inflating and later deflating inside a tiny lithium-air battery. The knowledge gained from the video could help make lithium-air batteries that are more compact, stable and
PNNL Battery Researchers Win Young Investigator Awards
Three Pacific Northwest National Laboratory researchers have received Young Investigator Awards, providing funding for innovative battery research.
The Quest for a Viable Sodium Battery
PNNL and WSU researchers have improved the performance and life cycle of sodium-ion battery technology to narrow the gap with some lithium-ion batteries.