Environmental Capabilities
Green & Sustainable Technologies
FIU is researching ways to improve technologies to use less electrical energy and natural resources in production and in operations ...
Waste Processing
The Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) has a mission to clean up the contaminated soils, groundwater, buildings, ...
Soil & Groundwater Remediation
Increasing concentrations of heavy metals and radionuclides in the global environment require a focus on contaminant fate, transport, and persistence ...
Radiochemistry and Nuclear Power
Nuclear research and education was launched in 1990 at FIU. Since 2014 FIU has developed a Radiochemistry PhD track launched in ...
Deactivation & Decommissioning
ARC has over 20 years of experience in performing research in the area of D&D of nuclear facilities, having participated ...
Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is an integral part of many of FIU ARC’s research and development activities as an ...
Water Resources
ARC’s water resources research is established to address key issues in hydrology at local and regional scales, primarily through the ...
Specific focus areas of energy research at ARC include radiochemistry and nuclear power as well as green and sustainable technologies. Environmental research includes waste processing (high level radioactive waste), deactivation and decommissioning, water resources, soil and groundwater remediation, and geographic information systems. From soil and groundwater cleanup to the treatment and disposition of hazardous wastes to the decontamination and decommissioning of surplus nuclear and industrial facilities, ARC has pioneered innovative methods and technologies to ensure the protection of the public, workers, and the environment.
