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Paul Bredt

Paul Bredt

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-3699

Biography

Dr. Paul Bredt has been with Pacific Northwest National Laboratory since 1993, leading increasingly complex assignments in the area of nuclear science and technology. He is currently the Director of the Nuclear Sciences Division within the Energy and Environment Directorate, a position he has held since March 2013. In this role, Dr. Bredt has been instrumental in renewing PNNL's nuclear science strategy and revitalizing the capabilities of the Radiochemical Processing Laboratory, PNNL's cornerstone Hazard Category II nuclear facility. His research interests include expanding PNNL's work on advanced nuclear fuels and molten salt chemistry.

Prior to this, he led the Environmental Health and Remediation market sector, a $50M portfolio serving government and industrial sponsors. For the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Environmental Management, Dr. Bredt has served as a Deputy National Technology Advisor, Initiative Lead for Advanced Unit Operations and Scaling, and Advisor to the Tank Waste Corporate Board.

He has extensive line management experience, having led PNNL's Advanced Processing and Applications group from 2005 to 2009 and the Separations and Radiochemistry team prior to that. Dr. Bredt has served in several other key assignments at PNNL, including program manager for the Environmental Management Science Program and task manager for several high-visibility Hanford remediation projects. In his spare time, he enjoys ancient Roman history and flying quadcopters.

PNNL Publications

2010

  • Chun J., P.R. Bredt, E. Hansen, P.S. Bhosale, and J.C. Berg. 2010. "Impact of Rheological Modifiers on Various Slurries Supporting DOE Waste Processing." In Waste Management 2010: Improving the Future by Dealing with the Past, March 7-11, 2010, Phoenix, Arizona, Paper No. 10099. Phoenix, Arizona:WM Symposia. PNNL-SA-70278.

2009

  • Bredt P.R., A.R. Felmy, P.A. Gauglitz, A.P. Poloski, J.D. Vienna, B.A. Moyer, and D. Hobbs, et al. 2009. "Scientific Opportunities to Reduce Risk in Nuclear Process Science - 9279." In Waste Management '09: Waste Management for the Nuclear Renaissance, 3, 1482-1495. Tucson, Arizona:WM Symposia. PNNL-SA-63507.
  • Bredt P.R., A.R. Felmy, P.A. Gauglitz, A.P. Poloski, J.D. Vienna, B.A. Moyer, and D. Hobbs, et al. 2009. "Scientific Opportunities to Reduce Risk in Nuclear Process Science." In Waste Management 2009. Tucson, Arizona:Arizona Board of Regents. PNNL-SA-62093.

2006

  • Poloski A.P., P.R. Bredt, R.C. Daniel, and A.E. Saez. 2006. "The Contribution of Frictional Contacts to the Shear Strength of Coarse Glass Bead Powders and Slurries." Rheologica Acta 46, no. 2:249-259. PNNL-SA-47852. doi:10.1007/s00397-006-0105-3

2001

2000

  • Bredt P.R., C.D. Carlson, C.H. Delegard, K.H. Pool, A.J. Schmidt, D.B. Bechtold, and J.Y. Bourges, et al. 2000. "Studies of Chemical Processing of K Basins Sludge." In WM '00 Proceedings, February 27-March 2, 2000.. .:Waste Management Conference, Inc. PNNL-SA-32560.
  • Bredt P.R., C.H. Delegard, A.J. Schmidt, and K.L. Silvers. 2000. Testing and Analysis of Consolidated Sludge Samples from the 105 K East Basin Floor and Canisters. PNNL-13341. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Testing and Analysis of Consolidated Sludge Samples from the 105 K East Basin Floor and Canisters
  • Delegard C.H., S.A. Bryan, A.J. Schmidt, P.R. Bredt, C.M. King, R.L. Sell, and L.L. Burger, et al. 2000. Gas Generation from K East Basin Sludges - Series I Testing. PNNL-13320. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Gas Generation from K East Basin Sludges - Series I Testing
  • Fiskum S.K., P.R. Bredt, J.A. Campbell, O.T. Farmer, L.R. Greenwood, E.W. Hoppe, and F.V. Hoopes, et al. 2000. Inorganic, Radioisotopic, and Organic Analysis of 241-AP-101 Tank Waste. PNNL-13354. Richland, WA: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Inorganic, Radioisotopic, and Organic Analysis of 241-AP-101 Tank Waste

1999

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