Center for the Remediation of Complex Sites

The Center for the Remediation of Complex Sites (RemPlex) is a Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) platform that couples unique core competencies and expertise with state-of-the-art facilities and physical assets to develop, mature, and deploy advanced technologies to solve complex issues of contaminated subsurface environments.

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What's New

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The 2023 Global Summit on Environmental Remediation recordings and presentations are publicly available online through the 2023 Summit tab (above).

Workforce Development in Environmental Remediation Fields. Join the discussion on August 13, 2024, with STEM education program managers, university-level educators, and agency and industry leaders who are facing shortages of trained staff. Learn more here.

Deep Vadose Zone (DVZ) program researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently completed the first phase of a multi-year treatability study assessing nine remediation technologies for potential application at 43 of the most complex waste sites at Hanford's Central Plateau. Read the full article here.

Environmental remediation researchers Judy Robinson, PNNL, with Rick Cramer and Mike Shultz from Burns McDonnell.

In case you missed it: RemPlex webinars are held throughout the year to explore remediation challenges experienced worldwide. Watch previous webinars here.

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Agile Waste Cleanup

PNNL scientists have proposed an "adaptive site management" cleanup strategy for the Hanford Site's Central Plateau that incorporates a structured, flexible approach to environmental remediation. Read the full article here.

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Watching the Cold War’s Environmental Footprint Shrink

The TRAC web-based tool provides easy-to-understand progress metrics and other data about groundwater cleanup sites overseen by the DOE Office of Environmental Management. Read the full article here.

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	Seminars Watch RemPlex webinars held throughout the year to explore remediation challenges experienced worldwide.
	Engage Learn about opportunities to get involved with RemPlex, including internships.