The Tower Shielding Facility is located on the perimeter of the Oak Ridge Reservation on a road blocked by a locked gate. It's still one of ORNL's more conspicuous landmarks because the two towers, from which a small nuclear reactor was at times suspended, can be glimpsed from nearby Interstate 40.
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Over its three-quarters of a century history ORNL has employed many people in the area. It stands to reason several families have contributed more than one member to the Lab's work force -- in some cases multiple generations of the same families. This year's 75th Anniversary planners asked staff mem...

The year 1993 marked the 50th anniversary of the Graphite Reactor's startup, on Nov. 4, 1943. A good number of Manhattan Project veterans were still around at the time, and ORNL invited them to a luncheon and ceremony at the Lab.

Former Director Alvin Weinberg, in fact, was still spry enough to p...