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    Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)U.S. Department of Energy
    Work 1 Bethel Valley Road P.O. Box 2008 Oak Ridge TN 37831 work Work Phone: 865-576-7658work Website: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

    Biography

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest U.S. Department of Energy science and energy laboratory, conducting basic and applied research to deliver transformative solutions to compelling problems in energy and security.

    ORNL is operated by UT-Battelle LLC, supporting DOE’s national missions of scientific discovery, clean energy, and security. The Laboratory employs more than 4,400 including scientists and engineers in more than 100 disciplines, with an operating budget of approximately $1.4 billion.

    Oak Ridge National Laboratory was established in 1943 to carry out a critical assignment for the Manhattan Project: demonstrating the production and separation of plutonium to fuel an atomic weapon. Following the war, ORNL took on a new assignment: the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes. The facilities and expertise assembled for the Manhattan Project expanded to support a nuclear research and development portfolio that extended from basic science to applied technology.

    Researchers at ORNL work with federal, state, and local agencies to develop and deploy technologies to improve the ability to detect, prevent, respond to, and recover from acts of terrorism as well as natural disasters. In addition to nuclear detection technologies, the lab is providing new ways to identify small quantities of explosives, hazardous chemicals, and biological materials. ORNL also develops systems for threat assessment, risk awareness, and emergency planning and response, as well as new capabilities for first responders.

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    Editor’s Picks: Articles related to Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Links may lead to external sites.

    • ORNL Wins Technology Transfer Awards for Mass Spec (Feb 2016)
    • Capturing the Dynamics of Splitting Plutonium-240 (Jul 2016)
    • Nuclear Disablement Teams Training at ORNL (Feb 2016)
    • Using Nuclear Forensics to Solve Mysteries (Jan 2016)
    • ORNL’s Historic Reactor Still Going Strong (Apr 2015)
    • ORNL Partners on Development of Salt-Cooled Reactors (Mar 2015)
    • Rapid, Portable Viral Diagnostic Available for Licensing (Jun 2015)
    • Rapid, Portable Viral Diagnostic Available for Licensing (Oct 2014)
    • ORNL Technology Transfer Continues Strong Upward Trend (Oct 2014)
    • Squid Enzymes Could Help Neutralize Chemical Weapons (Jun 2014)
    • 3rd Annual Biosurveillance Symposium (Jun 2014)
    • ORNL, Yale Develop New Concept for Low Cost DNA Sequencing (Apr 2012)
    • ORNL Dual Laser Technique for Standoff Sensing of Chem-Bio Agents (Mar 2012)
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