Environmental Health & Remediation Highlights
Latest Highlights
PNNL Recognized for Excellence in Supporting Hanford Vit Plant
Successful 16-year collaboration highlighted by Bechtel National, Inc. awardJuly 2017
PNNL was recently recognized as a key contributor to the Hanford Vit Plant project when the Lab received Bechtel's Nuclear, Security & Environmental Large Business Subcontractor 2016 Supply Chain Recognition Program Award. This annual award honors subcontractors and suppliers for a "Commitment to Excellence and Quality."
PNNL Contributes Expertise to Gulf Coast Oil Spill Restoration Study
National Academy report recommends new practices for ecosystem restoration—an $18 billion investmentJuly 2017
The Macondo Well Deepwater Horizon rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico resulted in the largest accidental oil spill in U.S. history. The spring 2010 spill caused widespread destruction to Gulf Coast communities, numerous habitats, and species. A study was sponsored to inform monitoring and evaluation of restoration activities in the Gulf, and the results were captured in a report.
- Wellman Completes Inaugural DOE Leadership Program
Program aims to build network of leaders to tackle the nation's energy challengesMay 2017 - Dust Busters
Integrated air dispersion models help demolition workers breathe easier at contaminated facilitiesApril 2017 - Separation Technique for Radioactive Technetium
Composite promises efficient pertechnetate removal for nuclear waste immobilizationJanuary 2017 - An Award-Winning Subsurface Software
E4D-RT takes subsurface imaging software where no commercial software has gone beforeNovember 2016