Hanford Works; Hanford Laboratory; Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL); Battelle Northwest; Battelle Pacific Northwest; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)

Pacific Northwest Laboratory was operated by Battelle Memorial Institute of Battelle-Northwest in Richland, Washington.

Contents

- 0.0.1 Hanford Works; Hanford Laboratory; Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL); Battelle Northwest; Battelle Pacific Northwest; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
0.1 Summary of Studies
0.2 PNL Chronological History
0.3 PNL Data Visualization App
0.4 PNL Medical Records

1 Data
- 1.1 Data
2 Citing This Data:
3 PNL Studies
4 AMAD Aerosol Characteristics
5 Annual Reports

Summary of Studies

Main Isotopes studied: 238PuO₂; 239PuO₂; 239Pu(NO3)4
Additional isotopes studied: 131-I; 238-PuO₂; 239-PuO₂; 239-Pu(NO3)4; 244-CmO₂; 253Es(N0₃)₃; HN0₃; Hcl; H₂S0₄; 232-U; 232-Th; 233-U; 85-Kr [krypton: sheep, rats and beagles]; 106-Ru [Neonatal rat, guinea pig, swine]; 238-Pu ingestion; 90-Sr ingestion [miniature swine]

Mode: Chronically administered ingestion of radioiodine in sheep, chronically administered ingested 90-Sr in miniature swine, single inhalation plutonium beagle studies, chronic inhalation of radon daughters to mimic uranium mine atmospheres, and a few injection studies.

Radiobiology subjects: Sheep, swine, miniature swine, canines, guinea pigs, hamsters, rats (multiple breeds), chinook salmon, alligators, rabbits, Gravid Baboons.

Animal numbering system: Animal subjects were assigned a chronological number followed by the gender initial [e.g., 1042 F] When the data was transferred to the NRA, they added “P00” or “P000” as a prefix to all numbers and dropped the gender initial when they converted the data to their system to avoid confusion with later assimilated and compared studies with ITRI which have similar numbering systems [e.g., “P001042”]

Software database system names: RIB, Snoopy

Directors and scientific investigators: Leo Bustad, William J. Bair, D.H. Willard, J.F. Park, Roy Thompson, F.P. Hungate, FT Cross, GE Dagle, CL Sanders, Wiley.

Lab Managers of the Biology Department: Dr. Harry A Kornberg (1948 -1968); WJ Bair,

Species Studied	Isotope	Mode of Delivery	Data available
Canis familiaris, Beagle	238Pu	Inhalation, alpha	yes
Canis familiaris, Beagle	238PUO2	Inhalation, alpha	yes
Canis familiaris, Beagle	239PUNO3	Inhalation, alpha	yes
Canis familiaris, Beagle	239PuO2	Inhalation, alpha	yes
Mus musculus, C57Bi/6J,Mice	144Ce	Inhalation	yes
Mus musculus, C57Bi/6J,Mice	239PuO2	Inhalation	yes
Rattus norvegicus, Wistar rat	239PU;169Yb	Inhalation	yes
Rattus norvegicus, Wistar rat	239PuNO3	Inhalation	yes
Rattus norvegicus, Wistar rat	239PUO2	Inhalation, alpha	yes
Sheep	I132	Ingestion	no
Swine	238PuO2	inhalation, injection	no

PNL Chronological History

The radiological history of PNL is extensive and fascinating, beginning with Iodine-131 studies in sheep to understand and calm the fears of the community about the dangers of Plutonium productions.

PNL Data Visualization App

The data visualization application allows you to discover the data from a manipulated user interface.

Open Data Visualization Page

PNL Medical Records

Access to the animal record archives is restricted to Woloschak Lab members. Please contact us if you have a special request.

Enter Password for Access

Data

The available datasheets were build at the National Radiobiology Archives in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s, and put into an Access database. Downloadable excel spreadsheets from this database are available through the below links:

Animal_demographics w_ ID.xlsx

Hemdat.xlsx

Inhaled PU.xlsx

VITADAT1_PNL.xlsx

Xlate_GRO_PNL.xlsx

Xlate_STU_PNNL.xlsx

WISTAR_PNL

Please contact us if you have additional interest in this data for tables relating to the chemistry, vet examinations, radiochemistry, and hematological data.

Citing This Data:

Northwestern University Radiobiology Archive NURA. 2022. Pacific Northwest Laboratory Data. From: https://sites.northwestern.edu/nura/data/pacific-northwest-laboratory/ (Accessed date).