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Hands in the Glove Box

August 29, 2024 sarah JonasResearch Results

An international collaboration to protect the world from nuclear threats got a boost in 2023 when a visiting researcher brought an understudied plutonium processing chemistry method to Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for hands-on research. “It’s not trivial to bring an outside researcher to PNNL and get them working in a glove box,” said PNNL nuclear forensics scientist and technical group leader Dave Meier.

Department of Energy Announces $5.25 Million for Research on High Energy Density Plasmas

July 17, 2023 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science (SC) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced $5.25 million for 11 research projects in High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP).

Department of Energy Announces $8.3 Million for Research on High Energy Density Plasmas

August 8, 2022 sarah JonasAnnouncement

Today, the Department of Energy’s Office of Science (SC) and DOE’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) announced $8.3 million for 20 research projects in High-Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP).

Successful crash test meets major milestone for nuclear deterrence program

October 8, 2020 sarah JonasFeature

A full-scale crash test involving a semitruck impacting the side of the first prototype of a new weapons transporter successfully took place at Sandia National Laboratories this summer.

LLNL DIRECTOR BILL GOLDSTEIN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT PENDING SEARCH FOR SUCCESSOR

July 7, 2020 sarah JonasAnnouncement

William H. Goldstein today announced he will retire as director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and president of Lawrence Livermore National Security, LLC, (LLNS) following the selection of his successor.