Six PNNL Researchers Win DOE Early Career Research Awards | Newswise
[ad_1] Newswise — RICHLAND, Wash.—The Department of Energy granted early career awards to six researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory—a record number of recipients for PNNL in a single year. The prestigious award is designated for outstanding scientists early in their research careers. It delivers generous support—$2,750,000 for each of the 2025 recipients over a period […]
Nuclear Waste Transformed: PNNL Scientists Solidify History With Glass
[ad_1] Newswise — RICHLAND, Wash.—In a historic event decades in the making, the Hanford Site recently began immobilizing low-activity, radioactive waste by converting it into glass: a process known as vitrification. The event marked the successful start-up of Hanford’s Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant, or “Vit Plant,” which will render millions of gallons of waste—generated by […]