Bruce McNamara

Novel Micro-manipulation methods for radioactive particel isolation and characterization with energy-filtered electron microscopy

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Edgar Buck

Project type

Exploratory Research

Successfully designing the next generation of nuclear power plants will require developing improved methods for characterizing and examining radioactive materials. This will include sub-micron phase…

Determination of Structure in the Solution Phase Binding of Lanthanide- Tetraalkyldiamide Complexes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bruce McNamara

Project type

Capability Research

Propose to use NMR to establish the binding mode of a series of malonamides and succinamides with Ln metals in solution. We believe it is important to address an array of factors that may be…

Determination of Structure in the Solution Phase Binding of Lanthanide-Tetraalkyldiamide Complexes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bruce McNamara

Project type

Capability Research

NMR of Klaui Ligand Complexes

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bruce McNamara

Project type

Capability Research

For advanced processing of Hanford tank sludges, the key separation that must be performed is the separation of the transuranic elements (Pu, Am, and Cm) from the other waste components. It is not…

Kinetics of Polyphosphate Decomposition in Heterogeneous Environments

Lead Institution

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Principal Investigator

Bruce McNamara

Project type

Capability Research

These experiments will investigate the hydrolysis kinetics of selected long-chain polyphosphate [Na3(PO4)n] compounds. The catalytic effects of impurity metal ions and contact with heterogeneous…

EMSL Science Overview

Bruce McNamara

Projects

Novel Micro-manipulation methods for radioactive particel isolation and characterization with energy-filtered electron microscopy

Determination of Structure in the Solution Phase Binding of Lanthanide- Tetraalkyldiamide Complexes

Determination of Structure in the Solution Phase Binding of Lanthanide-Tetraalkyldiamide Complexes

NMR of Klaui Ligand Complexes

Kinetics of Polyphosphate Decomposition in Heterogeneous Environments