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Nuclear Chem & Engineering Group

56 publications found:

2025

  • Boily N., H.M. Felmy, A. Schafer Medina, J.M. Bello, S.A. Bryan, and A.M. Lines. 2025. "Development of an Attenuated Total Reflectance–Ultraviolet–Visible Probe for the Online Monitoring of Dark Solutions." ACS Sensors 10, no. 1:122–132. PNNL-SA-195733. doi:10.1021/acssensors.4c00587
  • Westesen A.M., E.L. Campbell, and R.A. Peterson. 2025. "Enhanced prediction of Cs removal by CST from Hanford tank waste with K accountability." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 44, no. 1:Art. No. e14535. PNNL-SA-197591. doi:10.1002/ep.14535

2024

  • Allred J.R., C. Alvarez, E.C. Buck, C. Burns, R.C. Daniel, J.E. Turner, and A.M. Westesen, et al. 2024. Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AN-107 Supernatant at 16 °C. PNNL-35956. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AN-107 Supernatant at 16 °C
  • Allred J.R., E.C. Buck, R.C. Daniel, J. Geeting, A.M. Westesen, and R.A. Peterson. 2024. "Automated SEM analysis of particles in Hanford tank waste." Journal of Hazardous Materials 472, no. _:Art. No. 134412. PNNL-SA-194521. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.134412
  • Asmussen R.M., A.M. Westesen, C. Alvarez, R.A. Peterson, E. Cordova, H.M. Cho, and S.D. Branch, et al. 2024. "The Simultaneous Removal of Technetium and Iodine from Hanford Tank Waste." Chemical Engineering Journal 490, no. _:Art. No. 151449. PNNL-SA-189635. doi:10.1016/j.cej.2024.151449
  • Asmussen S.E., R.M. Asmussen, A.P. Goulet, R.W. Shimskey, and B.D. Hanson. 2024. "The Effect of Cerium, Neodymium, and Ytterbium Doping on UO2 Dissolution." Journal of Nuclear Materials 591. PNNL-SA-183605. doi:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2024.154916
  • Beck C.L., J.S. Cervantes, S. Chiswell, A.T. Greaney, K. Johnson, T.G. Levitskaia, and L. Martin, et al. 2024. "Review of Iodine Behavior from Nuclear Fuel Dissolution to Environmental Release." RSC Advances 14, no. 48:35255 - 35274. PNNL-SA-203176. doi:10.1039/D4RA06494A
  • Boglaienko D., G.B. Hall, N.L. DAnnunzio, and T.G. Levitskaia. 2024. "Ruthenium Speciation and Distribution in the Environment: A Review." Science of the Total Environment 951, no. _:Art No. 175629. PNNL-SA-198080. doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.175629
  • Boglaienko D., M.E. Bowden, N.M. Escobedo Avalos, Q.M. Collins, A.R. Lawter, T.G. Levitskaia, and C.I. Pearce. 2024. "Different Routes of Bismuth Mineral Transformation during Pertechnetate and Perrhenate Uptake for Subsurface Remediation." Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology 10, no. 11:2646-2654. PNNL-SA-198425. doi:10.1039/d4ew00496e
  • Cox R.M., A.R. Bubas, K.M. Melby, A.D. French, M.J. Rodriguez, M.P. Prange, and N. Govind. 2024. "The Curious Case of Pu+: Insight on 5f Orbital Activity from Inductively Coupled Plasma Tandem Mass Spectrometry (ICP-MS/MS) Reactions." Inorganic Chemistry 63, no. 43:20617–20624. PNNL-SA-199527. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.4c03263
  • Felmy H.M., R.M. Cox, A.F. Espley, E.L. Campbell, B.R. Kersten, H.E. Lackey, and S.D. Branch, et al. 2024. "Quantification of hydrogen isotopes utilizing Raman spectroscopy paired with chemometric analysis for application across multiple systems." Analytical Chemistry 96, no. 18:7220 - 7230. PNNL-SA-194339. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.4c00802
  • French A.D., K.M. Melby, K.P. Hobbs, R.M. Cox, G.C. Eiden, E.W. Hoppe, and I.J. Arnquist, et al. 2024. "The importance of ion kinetic energy for interference removal in ICP-MS/MS." Talanta 272. PNNL-SA-190989. doi:10.1016/j.talanta.2024.125799
  • French A.D., K.P. Hobbs, R.M. Cox, and I.J. Arnquist. 2024. "The impact of gas purity on observed reactivity with NO using inductively coupled plasma tandem mass spectrometry." Analyst 149, no. 24:5812-5820. PNNL-SA-200414. doi:10.1039/D4AN01227E
  • Harilal S.V., M.I. Duffy, E. Brayfindley, T.G. Levitskaia, E.A. Moore, G.J. Lumetta, and B.N. Seiner, et al. 2024. "Machine Learning Prediction of Nitric Acid Extraction Behavior in PUREX Process." ACS Omega 9, no. 51:50357–50366. PNNL-SA-200530. doi:10.1021/acsomega.4c06886
  • Hobbs K.P., A.D. French, K.M. Melby, E.J. Bylaska, K. Harouaka, R.M. Cox, and I.J. Arnquist, et al. 2024. "Assessing gas-phase ion reactivity of 50 elements with NO and the direct application for 239Pu in complex matrices using ICP-MS/MS." Analytical Chemistry 96, no. 15:5807-5814. PNNL-SA-191260. doi:10.1021/acs.analchem.3c04774
  • Huber Z.F., M.R. Powell, T.D. Schlieder, J.S. Cervantes, J.M. Davis, P.K. Okabe, and R.E. Stene, et al. 2024. Chlorine Isotope Separations using Thermal Diffusion. PNNL-35607. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Chlorine Isotope Separations using Thermal Diffusion
  • Westesen A.M., A.M. Carney, C. Alvarez, J.E. Turner, T. Trang-Le, and R.A. Peterson. 2024. Cesium Removal from AP-106 Tank Waste Using Crystalline Silicotitanate. PNNL-35919. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Cesium Removal from AP-106 Tank Waste Using Crystalline Silicotitanate
  • Westesen A.M., A.M. Carney, E.L. Campbell, C. Alvarez, J.E. Turner, T. Trang-Le, and R.A. Peterson. 2024. Ion Exchange Processing of AN-107 Hanford Tank Waste through Crystalline Silicotitanate in a Staged 2- then 3-Column System. PNNL-36241. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Ion Exchange Processing of AN-107 Hanford Tank Waste through Crystalline Silicotitanate in a Staged 2- then 3-Column System
  • Westesen A.M., G.J. Lumetta, and R.A. Peterson. 2024. "Incorporation of trace metals in Hanford waste boehmite mineral phases and dissolution rate impacts." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 43, no. 6:Art. No. e14505. PNNL-SA-187745. doi:10.1002/ep.14505

2023

  • Allred J.R., C. Alvarez, E.C. Buck, C. Burns, R.C. Daniel, J. Geeting, and A.M. Westesen, et al. 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AP-105 Supernatant at 16 °C. PNNL-34265. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-AP-105 Supernatant at 16 °C
  • Allred J.R., C. Alvarez, E.C. Buck, C. Burns, R.C. Daniel, J. Geeting, and A.M. Westesen, et al. 2023. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-SY-101 Supernatant at 16 °C. PNNL-34509. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Fiscal Year 2023 Filtration of Hanford Tank 241-SY-101 Supernatant at 16 °C
  • Campbell E.L., A.M. Westesen, A.N. Williams, and R.A. Peterson. 2023. "Effect of Na Concentration on Cs Distribution with Crystalline Silicotitanate in Tank Waste Simulants." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 62, no. 19:7650–7656. PNNL-SA-178546. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.3c00952
  • Campbell E.L., A.M. Westesen, and R.A. Peterson. 2023. "Investigation into Na and Cs activity coefficients in high salt solutions to support Cs removal from Hanford tank waste." Radiochimica Acta 111, no. 10:735 - 739. PNNL-SA-179928. doi:10.1515/ract-2023-0134
  • Dixon D.R., J.B. Lang, M.A. Hall, R.K. Brown, D.A. Cutforth, W.C. Eaton, and J. Marcial, et al. 2023. Vitrification of Hanford Tank 241-AP-105 Waste at 7 M Na and Equivalent Simulant. PNNL-34766. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Vitrification of Hanford Tank 241-AP-105 Waste at 7 M Na and Equivalent Simulant
  • Katsenovich Y., A.A. Maria, J. Williams, S. Kandel, D. Boglaienko, H.P. Emerson, and T.G. Levitskaia. 2023. "Reductive Removal of Pertechnetate and Chromate by Zero Valent Iron under Variable Ionic Strength Conditions." Journal of Hazardous Materials 445. PNNL-SA-174414. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.130546
  • Morrison E.C., S.S. Morrison, J.M. Bowen, B.D. Pierson, L.R. Greenwood, V.T. Woods, and C.Z. Soderquist, et al. 2023. "Stacked target irradiations and radiochemical separations for simultaneous production of short-lived Ni and Ir isotopes." Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry 332, no. 2023:2533-2542. PNNL-SA-178600. doi:10.1007/s10967-023-08917-1
  • Palma J., R. Gong, B. Bocklund, R. Otis, M. Poschmann, M. Piro, and S. Shahbazi, et al. 2023. "Thermodynamic modeling with uncertainty quantification using the modified quasichemical model in quadruplet approximation: Implementation into PyCalphad and ESPEI." CALPHAD 83. PNNL-SA-189276. doi:10.1016/j.calphad.2023.102618
  • Saslow S.A., E. Cordova, N.M. Escobedo Avalos, O. Qafoku, M.E. Bowden, C.T. Resch, and N. Lahiri, et al. 2023. "Accumulation mechanisms for contaminants on weak-base hybrid ion exchange resins." Journal of Hazardous Materials 459. PNNL-SA-167020. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.132165
  • Saslow S.A., T.G. Levitskaia, E. Cordova, N.M. Avalos, D. Boglaienko, Y. Fang, and X. Song, et al. 2023. "Part I: Predicting Performance of Purolite A532E Resins for Remediation of Comingled Contaminants in Groundwater." Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11, no. 3:Art. No. 109618. PNNL-SA-178092. doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.109618
  • Saslow S.A., T.G. Levitskaia, E. Cordova, N.M. Avalos, D. Boglaienko, Y. Fang, and X. Song, et al. 2023. "Part II: Predicting Performance of DOWEX 21K Resin for Remediation of Comingled Contaminants in Groundwater." Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering 11, no. 3:Art. No. 109620. PNNL-SA-178093. doi:10.1016/j.jece.2023.109620
  • Shimskey R.W., J.R. Allred, S.E. Asmussen, H.T. Brown, S.K. Cooley, R.C. Daniel, and M.K. Edwards, et al. 2023. PNNL FY 2022 Sibling Pin Testing Results. PNNL-33781. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. PNNL FY 2022 Sibling Pin Testing Results
  • Westesen A.M., A.M. Robb, N.L. Cappella, C. Alvarez, and R.A. Peterson. 2023. Phosphate and Fluoride Processing Options for Hanford Sludge. PNNL-34456. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Phosphate and Fluoride Processing Options for Hanford Sludge
  • Westesen A.M., E.L. Campbell, C. Alvarez, A.M. Carney, J.E. Turner, T. Trang-Le, and R.A. Peterson. 2023. Cesium Removal from SY-101 Tank Waste Using Crystalline Silicotitanate. PNNL-34671. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Cesium Removal from SY-101 Tank Waste Using Crystalline Silicotitanate
  • Westesen A.M., E.L. Campbell, C. Alvarez, A.M. Carney, T. Trang-Le, and R.A. Peterson. 2023. Cesium Removal from 5.5 and 7.0 M Na AP-105 Using Crystalline Silicotitanate. PNNL-34395. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Cesium Removal from 5.5 and 7.0 M Na AP-105 Using Crystalline Silicotitanate
  • Westesen A.M., K.J. Murray, A.A. Bachman, C. Burns, T.S. Scott, J.C. Rigby, and R.A. Peterson. 2023. Evaluation of High Level Waste Sludge Processing Behavior. PNNL-35514. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Evaluation of High Level Waste Sludge Processing Behavior

2022

  • Dixon D.R., A.M. Westesen, M.A. Hall, C.M. Stewart, J.B. Lang, D.A. Cutforth, and W.C. Eaton, et al. 2022. Vitrification of Hanford Tank Wastes for Condensate Recycle and Feed Composition Changeover Testing. PNNL-32344 Rev 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Vitrification of Hanford Tank Wastes for Condensate Recycle and Feed Composition Changeover Testing
  • Dixon D.R., J.B. Lang, M.A. Hall, C.M. Stewart, D.A. Cutforth, W.C. Eaton, and J. Marcial, et al. 2022. Vitrification of Hanford Tank 241-AP-101 Waste and Simulant. PNNL-33600. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Vitrification of Hanford Tank 241-AP-101 Waste and Simulant
  • Driscoll D.M., R.C. Shiery, N.L. DAnnunzio, D. Boglaienko, M. Balasubramanian, T.G. Levitskaia, and C.I. Pearce, et al. 2022. "Water defect stabilizes Bi3+ lone-pair electronic state leading to an unusual aqueous hydration structure." Inorganic Chemistry 61, no. 38:14987–14996. PNNL-SA-170091. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01693
  • Fiskum S.K., A.M. Westesen, A.M. Carney, T. Trang-Le, and R.A. Peterson. 2022. Ion Exchange Processing of AP-105 Hanford Tank Waste through Crystalline Silicotitanate in a Staged 2- then 3-Column System. PNNL-30712 Rev 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Ion Exchange Processing of AP-105 Hanford Tank Waste through Crystalline Silicotitanate in a Staged 2- then 3-Column System
  • Hubbard L.R., C.J. Allen, A.C. Sims, K.M. Engbrecht, M.J. O'Hara, J.C. Johnson, and S.S. Morrison. 2022. "Detection of SARS-COV-2 by functionally imprinted micelles." MRS Communications 12, no. 6:1160–1167. PNNL-SA-172461. doi:10.1557/s43579-022-00242-0
  • Kandel S., Y. Katsenovich, D. Boglaienko, H.P. Emerson, and T.G. Levitskaia. 2022. "Time dependent zero valent iron oxidation and the reductive removal of pertechnetate at variable pH." Journal of Hazardous Materials 424, no. Part B:Art. No. 127400. PNNL-SA-164032. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2021.127400
  • Lee E., D. Boglaienko, B.K. McNamara, and T.G. Levitskaia. 2022. "Removable coatings: Thermal stability and decontamination of steel surfaces from Am-241." Chemosphere 301. PNNL-SA-170113. doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134680
  • McNamara B.K., M.J. O'Hara, S.S. Morrison, C.Z. Soderquist, A.M. Casella, R.A. Clark, and R. Carter. 2022. "Separations of U/Pu and Np/Pu using fluoride volatility." Journal of Fluorine Chemistry 257–258. PNNL-SA-168450. doi:10.1016/j.jfluchem.2022.109952
  • Morrison S.S., L.R. Hubbard, C.J. Allen, A.C. Sims, and M.J. O'Hara. 2022. Affordable Realtime Viral Detection: Demonstrated with SARS COV-2. PNNL-33282. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Affordable Realtime Viral Detection: Demonstrated with SARS COV-2
  • Morrison S.S., L.R. Hubbard, C.J. Allen, M.K. Murphy, S.A. Bryan, and A.M. Lines. 2022. Gamma Driven Catalysis of Ammonia. PNNL-33653. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Gamma Driven Catalysis of Ammonia
  • Westesen A.M., A.N. Williams, R.A. Peterson, and C. Burns. 2022. Sludge Processing Options for early HLW Treatment at Hanford. PNNL-33355. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Sludge Processing Options for early HLW Treatment at Hanford
  • Westesen A.M., E.L. Campbell, A.N. Williams, A.M. Carney, T. Trang-Le, and R.A. Peterson. 2022. Reduced Temperature Cesium Removal from AP-101 Using Crystalline Silicotitanate. PNNL-32911. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1874368.Reduced Temperature Cesium Removal from AP-101 Using Crystalline Silicotitanate
  • Westesen A.M., E.L. Campbell, S.K. Fiskum, and R.A. Peterson. 2022. "Evaluation of load behavior for select analytes in Hanford tank waste." Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research 61, no. 32:11691-11698. PNNL-SA-172935. doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.2c01656

2021

  • Campbell E.L., S.K. Fiskum, T. Trang-Le, and R.A. Peterson. 2021. "Ion Exchange of Selected Group II Metals and Lead by Crystalline Silicotitanate and Competition for Cs Exchange Sites." Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange 39, no. 1:90-103. PNNL-SA-152861. doi:10.1080/07366299.2020.1830481
  • Colburn H.A., and R.A. Peterson. 2021. "A History of Hanford Tank Waste, Implications for Waste Treatment and Disposal." Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy 40, no. 1:e13567. PNNL-SA-153164. doi:10.1002/ep.13567
  • Westesen A.M., S.K. Fiskum, T. Trang-Le, A.M. Carney, R.A. Peterson, M.R. Landon, and K.A. Colosi. 2021. "Small to Full-Height Scale Comparisons of Cesium Ion Exchange Performance with Crystalline Silicotitanate." Solvent Extraction and Ion Exchange 39, no. 1:104-122. PNNL-SA-152428. doi:10.1080/07366299.2020.1831142

2020

  • Campbell E.L., A.M. Westesen, F. Cintron Colon, D. Boglaienko, T.G. Levitskaia, and R.A. Peterson. 2020. "Elemental Characterization of Crystalline Silicotitanate Following Hanford Tank Waste Processing." Separation Science and Technology 56, no. 8:1457-1465. PNNL-SA-152594. doi:10.1080/01496395.2020.1777429
  • Fiskum S.K., and R.A. Peterson. 2020. Spent Crystalline Silicotitanate Storage Study. PNNL-30174. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Spent Crystalline Silicotitanate Storage Study
  • Kalsar R., F.G. Di Lemma, T. Trowbridge, E. Tegtmeier, R. Mccabe, R. Prabhakaran, and N.R. Overman, et al. 2020. Characterization Report for the MP-1 Experiment Fabrication Campaign. PNNL-30372 Rev. 1. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Characterization Report for the MP-1 Experiment Fabrication Campaign
  • Kalsar R., F.G. Di Lemma, T. Trowbridge, E. Tegtmeier, R. McCabe, R. Prabhakaran, and N.R. Overman, et al. 2020. Characterization Report for the MP-1 Experiment Fabrication Campaign. PNNL-30372. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. doi:10.2172/1763443.Characterization Report for the MP-1 Experiment Fabrication Campaign

2019

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