Researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory will puncture, cut and crush spent advanced nuclear fuel rods to find new ways to squeeze every drop of energy available from them. 

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has begun asking staff to voluntarily separate as the Tri-Cities’ largest employer seeks to make cuts in response to anticipated federal spending reductions. 

No, it’s not just you thinking your phone and internet bills are getting out of hand. 

The $3.65 billion deal should be completed before the end of the year, roughly a year after the companies announced it. 

PNNL's director told staff in a meeting that up to 1,000 people could be cut if the current budget passes, a number that’s been echoed by state leaders.

A study published by experts behind an online education platform shows Washington state is among the best positioned to reap the benefits of the burgeoning field of artificial intelligence, or AI, due to education, labor market and government funding. 

A national trade organization is excited to shine the spotlight on Hanford federal business opportunities at an upcoming conference in the Tri-Cities.

Check out the creative side of the work scientists from Pacific Northwest National Laboratory and other labs do in the U.S. Department of Energy’s 2025 Art of Science Image Contest. You can vote for your favorites.

Nuclear proponents acknowledge that not all tribes are necessarily on board with SMR development in the region. But they added that the ability for the tribes to achieve other environmental goals, such as removal of the power-generating Snake River dams, could be facilitated by SMRs coming online.