PRL continued to expand and diversiy under DOE. When Mow St. Helens erupted in 1980, PML. begen collecting and analysing ash samples to determine potential environmental and health comequences. The laboratory fabricated special bundles of reactor fuel rods to help to determine what happensto nuclear fuel rods daring « reactor joss of coolant accident. PL helped DOE to establish the first Atmospheric Radiation Measurement site to obtain data related to global environmental change. [t prepered s ummyue booklet in the Marshallese language explaming potential radiation hazards tchelp the peonle ofEnewetak Atoll to understand health risks of returning to their native islands, the she of many varlier open-airLinked States nuclear weapons tests. PN used its own Gruraman Crulfstream I surerafl to collect air samples of taliout from the 1986 Chematyl nuclear reactor accident. The laboratory developed 2 process for encapsulating highly radioactive nuclear waste in vitrified glass and demonstrated the process on a pilat-plant seele esaploying spent fuel trom a commercial power reactor, PL aloo performed lead ishoratory roles for DOE on the Aquiler Therowdl Enerey Storage Program, wind energy, cuclear waste materials characteriwation, aud nuclear waste management. By 1992 PN employed more than 3,500 peonle, had an annus) budget of over $500 million, and supported energy, environmental, health, educational, are national security missions. it fooused on scientific research and the rapid development and deployment of technology, with an emphasis on resolving environmental issues, such as waste remedintion, and global envirommental change. When appropriate, PINL. alse performed work for other fedecal agencies, such as the Department ofDefense, the Nuclear Resulatory Commission, and the Rovironmental Protection Agency. in 1995 it was designated Pacitic Northwest National Laborarory (PMINL , lsactive Records Produced By Pacific Northwest National Laboratary: PNNL has custody of active records created by its ownorganizations and alse by General Blectric. Like the Bichlend Cperations Office, PAINL. generally controls nective records on the box level. PISDIL, however, usually retains information show the collections ofwhich records boxes are a part. The attached Records Ingut/Dete Transfer forme are mventories ofthe folders which appear in records boxes. PNM uses them es one means of controlling ins mactive records. The forms aleo lst the organization which retired the records and indicate the larger collections of which boxes are a part, Originally some of PAIML's mactive records about site activities were classified. The Richland Onverations Office has nowdeclassified many of these older documents in respanse to litigation and other needs. it has placed many of these documents in its public reading room: this, much of the contents of the boxes Listed on the attached Records Input/Darm Transfer forms may be available in the Richland gublic reading room. As soon as the documents are available, they will be linked to the Hanford Home Pege st tin/wowhanfordpovidoo'readingbin. inactive Records Produced by Pacific Northwest National Laborstory--Relocted Laboratory Research Projects: The attached Records TransferData Input forms st collections which show the variety of research work in which the lesborstory engages. They capture important aspects ofthe laboratory's research effort. The boxes and their highhights are aa