The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is a one of nine United States Department of Energy multiprogram national laboratories. Jump to: navigation, search The United States Department of Energy (DOE) is a Cabinet-level department of the United States government responsible for energy policy and nuclear safety. ... The United States Department of Energy National Laboratories are a system of research facilities and laboratories funded and controlled by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) for the purpose advancing science and aiding in the economic and defensive national interests of the United States of America. ...

The laboratory

PNNL is located in Richland, Washington and has been operated by the Battelle Memorial Institute (Battelle) since 1965. PNNL was created to support the Manhattan Project during World War II, and supported the Hanford Site during the Cold War. Richland is a city located in Benton County in southeastern Washington, at the confluence of the Yakima River and the Columbia River. ... The Battelle Memorial Institute is a private, not-for-profit applied science and technology deveopment company headquartered in Columbus, Ohio. ... Jump to: navigation, search Control panels and operators for calutrons at the Y-12 Plant in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Jump to: navigation, search Hanford Site during the Manhattan Project. ... Jump to: navigation, search For the generic term for a high-tension struggle between countries, see cold war (war). ...

PNNL is managed by Battelle for DOE's Office of Science, but performs work for many Department of Energy offices and government agencies (e.g., Department of Defense and Department of Homeland Security). In addition to basic research, its current mission includes assisting in the cleanup push at the Hanford Site and developing environmental technology. The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ... The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is a Cabinet department of the federal government of the United States that is concerned with protecting the American homeland and the safety of American citizens. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hanford Site during the Manhattan Project. ...

PNNL is a major employer in the area. Many Ph.D.s work for the laboratory on various aspects of science. // What is science? There are various understandings of the word science. According to empiricism, scientific theories are objective, empirically testable, and predictive — they predict empirical results that can be checked and possibly contradicted. ...

PNNL has a variety of scientific instrumentation available for certified use; these include transmission electron microscopes, nuclear magnetic resonance machines, a large Linux cluster, and other unique instruments. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is an imaging technique whereby a beam of electrons is focused onto a specimen causing an enlarged version to appear on a fluorescent screen or layer of photographic film (see electron microscope), or can be detected by a CCD camera. ... Pacific Northwest National Laboratorys high magnetic field (800 MHz) NMR spectrometer being loaded with sample. ... Jump to: navigation, search Tux, a cartoon penguin frequently featured sitting, is the official Linux mascot. ... The term cluster refers to the grouping together of elements within a domain - usually spatial. ...

Current work at PNNL includes: organic light emitting diodes, characterization of nuclear materials, proteomics, Hydrogen fuel cells and other fuel cell technologies, Atmospheric modelling, Nuclear non-proliferation, nanotechnology, and the list could go on and on Various light-emitting diodes (5 mm reds, 3 mm greens and yellows) A light-emitting diode (LED) is a semiconductor device that emits incoherent monochromatic light when electrically biased in the forward direction. ... Jump to: navigation, search The word nuclear means of or belonging to the nucleus of something. ...

External links

• Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
• Hanford Technical Library (HTL) is open to the public. HTL is a research and technical library, operated by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, with resources unique to southeastern Washington and the Pacific Northwest.

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