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Facilities & Laboratories

Glass Development Laboratory (GDL)

Established in the late 1960s, the Glass Development Laboratory (GDL) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory helped pioneer nuclear waste vitrification efforts, and then expanded to include a variety of research and development activities related to commercial glass and materials science.

The GDL houses a wide range of equipment and systems used in research and development of commercial glasses and ceramics.

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