Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL) at PNNL
Abstract
Nuclear research is one of the core components of PNNL's mission. The centerpiece of PNNL's nuclear research is the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL), a Category 2 nuclear facility with state-of-the-art instrumentation, scientific expertise, and specialized capabilities that enable research with significant quantities of fissionable materials and other radionuclides—from tritium to plutonium. High impact radiological research has been conducted in the RPL since the 1950's, when nuclear weapons and energy production at Hanford were at the forefront of national defense. Since then, significant investments have been made in the RPL to maintain it as a premier nuclear science research facility supporting multiple programs. Most recently, PNNL is developing a world-class analytical electron microscopy facility dedicated to the characterization of radiological materials.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1369066
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 38 RADIATION CHEMISTRY, RADIOCHEMISTRY, AND NUCLEAR CHEMISTRY; RADIOCHEMICAL; ACTINIDE CHEMISTRY AND IRRADIATIONS; RADIONUCLIDES; RADIATION EFFECTS TESTING; NUCLEAR FORENSICS; ANALYTICAL ELECTRON MICROSCOPY
Citation Formats
Peurrung, Tony, Clark, Sue, Bryan, Sam, Murphy, Mark, Corbey, Jordan, Buck, Edgar, and Johnson, Brad. Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL) at PNNL. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Peurrung, Tony, Clark, Sue, Bryan, Sam, Murphy, Mark, Corbey, Jordan, Buck, Edgar, & Johnson, Brad. Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL) at PNNL. United States.
Peurrung, Tony, Clark, Sue, Bryan, Sam, Murphy, Mark, Corbey, Jordan, Buck, Edgar, and Johnson, Brad. Thu .
"Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL) at PNNL". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1369066.
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abstractNote = {Nuclear research is one of the core components of PNNL's mission. The centerpiece of PNNL's nuclear research is the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory (RPL), a Category 2 nuclear facility with state-of-the-art instrumentation, scientific expertise, and specialized capabilities that enable research with significant quantities of fissionable materials and other radionuclides—from tritium to plutonium. High impact radiological research has been conducted in the RPL since the 1950's, when nuclear weapons and energy production at Hanford were at the forefront of national defense. Since then, significant investments have been made in the RPL to maintain it as a premier nuclear science research facility supporting multiple programs. Most recently, PNNL is developing a world-class analytical electron microscopy facility dedicated to the characterization of radiological materials.},
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