Welcome to the Radiological Materials & Technology Development site
Radiological Materials & Technology Development Group integrates world class engineering and material science to develop and demonstrate novel materials, sensors, and processes with the goal of increasing the nation's energy independence, protecting human health and the environment from the effects of radioactive materials and legacy waste, preventing and countering acts of terrorism, and ensuring the nation's nuclear stockpile."
We work with our clients to develop materials and demonstrate processes that meet critical needs and opportunities.
Clients can expect:
- innovative technical solutions
- excellent quality analytical results
- superior operational safety
- improved process performance.
Research Teams
Glass and Materials Science—Develops innovative materials and fabrication processes for a wide range of applications, including waste vitrification.
Process Engineering and Development—Conducts and manages lab-scale through full-scale studies, with a focus on equipment and systems demonstrations while providing energy/material balances; process flowsheets; and preliminary process economic evaluations.
Interfacial Sciences and Rheology— Identifies, develops, and evaluates materials for process development and validation, with an emphasis on multi-phase solid-liquid material systems having representative physico-chemical properties.
Radiological Materials & Technology Development staff comprise one of six technical groups within the Radiological and Nuclear Science and Technology Division in the Energy and Environment Directorate at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.