Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

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Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Established	January 4, 1965; 59 years ago (1965-01-04)
Budget	US$1.24 billion (FY21)[1]
Field of research	Energy, national security and the environment.
Director	Dr. Steven Ashby
Staff	5,314
Address	902 Battelle Boulevard
Location	Richland, Washington (main campus)
Nickname	PNNL
Operating agency	Battelle Memorial Institute
Website	www.pnnl.gov

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) is one of the United States Department of Energy national laboratories, managed by the Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Science. The main campus of the laboratory is in Richland, Washington.

Originally named the Pacific Northwest Laboratory, PNL was established in 1965 when research and development at the Hanford Site was separated from other Hanford operations. In 1995, the laboratory was renamed the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory also known as PNNL.^[2]