Our Nuclear Energy R&D Facilities
Centrifugal Contactor Test Lab (CCTL)
ORNL's Centrifugal Contactor Test Lab comprises up to 76 centrifugal contactors (both direct and remotely maintained) of various sizes and configurations to conduct basic and applied research and develpment in areas of fundamental radiochemical separations phenomenology and flowsheet development.
Contact
Joseph Birdwell, PhD
(865) 574-6627
birdwelljfjr@ornl.gov
Centrifuge Test Facility (CTF)
The Centrifuge Test Facility comprises multiple test stands capable of operating full-size machines at production speeds. The well-trained staff can help prepare appropriate test plans and return well-qualified data for analysis of performance, balance, wear, and other critical parameters.
Contact
Wayne W. Manges
Centrifuge Technology Program Manager
(865) 574-8529
mangesww@ornl.gov
Coated Particle Fuel Development Laboratory (CPFL)
The ORNL TRISO fuel lab is an advanced lab-scale fuel fabrication and characterization facility.
Contact
John Hunn
(865) 574-2480
hunnjd@ornl.gov
EVEREST
EVEREST is a 10 m X 3 m, 35 million pixel scientific visualization system capable of interactively displaying data and computational results in extreme detail.
Contact
Sean Ahern
Visualization Task Leader
(865) 241-3748
ahern@ornl.gov
High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR)
The thermal and cold neutrons produced by HFIR are used to study physics, chemistry, materials science, engineering, and biology. The intense neutron flux, constant power density, and constant-length fuel cycles are used by more than 200 researchers each year for neutron scattering research into the fundamental properties of condensed matter.
The Irradiated Fuels Examination Laboratory (IFEL)
The IFEL is a comprehensive facility for post irradiation examination (PIE) of nuclear fuels.
Irradiated Materials Examination and Test Lab (IMET)
The Irradiated Materials Examination and Test Lab advances the state-of-the-art in radioactive materials and evaluation
Contact
Jeremy Busby
(865) 241-4622
busbyjt@ornl.gov
Low Activation Materials Design and Analysis Laboratory (LAMDA)
The Low Activation Materials Design and Analysis Laboratory is pioneering 21st century tools and techniques for post irradiation examination of irradiated nuclear materials while offering an efficient and economic alternative to traditional hot cell examinations.
Contact
Jeremy Busby
(865) 241-4622
busbyjt@ornl.gov
National Center for Computational Sciences (NCCS)
The National Center for Computational Sciences provides the nation’s most powerful computers for scientific research.
Contact
Doug Kothe
(865) 241-9392
kothe@ornl.gov
Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator (ORELA)
The Oak Ridge Electron Linear Accelerator provides high-resolution cross section measurements for neutron energies up to 2 MeV.
Contact
Paul Koehler
(865) 574-6133
koehlerpe@ornl.gov
Radiation Safety Information Computational Center (RSICC)
The Radiation Safety Information Computational Center is an international center for nuclear energy software and provides state-of-the-art computational tools.
Contact
Bernadette L. Kirk
(865) 574-6176
kirkbl@ornl.gov
Radiochemical Engineering Development Center (REDC)
The Radiochemical Engineering Development Center is a minor actinide and aqueous separations R&D facility.
Contact
Alan Icenhour
Group Leader, Nuclear Materials Processing
(865) 576-5315
icenhouras@ornl.gov