ASET – Actinide Science and Engineering Testbed Stewarding Engineering Scale Nuclear Materials Processing Opportunities to utilize nuclear materials – power production, medical procedures, industrial applications – require facilities and a knowledgeable workforce specialized in nuclear materials or actinides, such as uranium and plutonium. While enabling very positive civilian uses, actinides are also critical components in…
Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative Savannah River National Laboratory scientists and engineers excel at solving applied technical challenges and welcome opportunities to partner with start-ups, entrepreneurs, established manufacturers, and academia to improve US industrial competitiveness. SRNL’s Advanced Manufacturing Collaborative will be a cornerstone capability for the development of manufacturing solutions and specifically designed to lower the barrier…
Improving Worker Safety and Reducing Deactivation and Decommissioning Delays: Mercury Analyzer with Meteorological Sensor Identifies Mercury Contaminant Trends at Y-12 Alpha-4 Building The Mercury Problem Mercury’s Impact on D&D Fast Facts How mercury behaves in a decommissioned building A conceptual model highlights potential mechanisms influencing mercury vapor exchange and mercury concentration levels within a decommissioned…
Applied Materials Science for Waste Immobilization Applied Sciences Savannah River National Lab (SRNL) continues to develop glass and ceramic materials to stabilize nuclear waste. These materials chemically bind the radioactive and hazardous components into a solid, durable material that will withstand degradation for thousands of years. The choice between glass, ceramic, or glass-ceramic materials is…
The Opportunity: Abundant, Sustainable, Affordable Clean Energy Fusion can play a major role in the energy transition as a firm, non-carbon emitting power source. Fusion Energy Research at SRNL SRNL is developing advanced fusion energy technologies to create an economic, efficient fuel cycle for a fusion pilot plant. This includes technologies to enable faster processing…
Advanced Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Systems (ALTEMIS) PROJECT SENSORS DOE’s liability for long-term monitoring is projected to expand for decades and cost billions of dollars. This necessitates a transition to a new paradigm of monitoring, one that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to proactively manage contaminant migration. ALTEMIS has the potential to meet, and likely…
ALTEMIS: Advanced Long-Term Environmental Monitoring Systems DOE’s liability for long-term monitoring is projected to expand for decades and cost billions of dollars. This necessitates a transition to a new paradigm of monitoring, one that uses artificial intelligence and machine learning to proactively manage contaminant migration. ALTEMIS has the potential to meet, and likely exceed, current…
SRNL Shielded Cell Facility Bench-scale Testing of Highly Radioactive Materials The Savannah River National Laboratory’s Shielded Cells Facility provides the ability to safely work with a wide variety of highly radioactive materials in support of nuclear technology development. Skilled operators are able to safely remain outside the cells and use manipulator arms to securely perform…
Strategies, Expertise Available to Address Regulatory Challenges Connecting Customers The Regulatory Center of Excellence’s (RCE) connection to SRNL and the Network of National Laboratories for Environmental Management and Stewardship provides the technical knowledge base necessary to understand and explain complex remediation and treatment techniques. The RCE connects customers with experts to develop regulatory and communications…
We Put Science to Work SRNL’s Three Mission Areas and Six Core Competencies Provide Solutions for Department of Energy and Other Strategic Partners SRNL’s Vision To be the nation’s premiere national laboratory in applied science and engineering, delivering solutions to environmental, energy and security challenges. SRNL’s Mission SRNL puts science to work to protect our…