Science to Support DOE Site Cleanup: The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Environmental Management Science Program Awards--Fiscal Year 2002 Mid-Year Progress Report

摘要

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) has been awarded a total of 80 Environmental Management Science Program (EMSP) research grants since the inception of the program in 1996. In addition, the Laboratory has collaborated on 14 other EMSP awards with funding received through other institutions. This section summarizes how each of the projects awarded in 1999,2000, and 2001 address significant U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) cleanup issues, including those at the Hanford Site. The technical progress made to date in each of these research projects is addressed in more detail in the individual progress reports contained in this document. Three PNNL EMSP projects are focused on understanding and improving the methods used for cleaning surfaces. Microbially Promoted Solubilization of Steel Corrosion Products and Fate of Associated Actinides probes some of the fundamental scientific issues regarding a microbial process with potential for decontaminating corroding metal surfaces.