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ORNL report details drone use best practices by electric utilities

March 15, 2017

Researchers at the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have issued a report surveying best practices by electric utilities that use drones to inspect their transmission lines and other critical infrastructure. The report,

Automated measurement system enhances quality, reduces handling in Pu-238 production

March 1, 2017

Under a collaborative partnership between the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Energy, a new automated measurement system developed at DOE’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory will ensure quality production of plutonium-238 wh

ORNL, Chattanooga EPB test the role of sensors in grid innovation

February 8, 2017

February 8, 2017 – With a fiber-optic network that provides Chattanooga residents and businesses with exceptional high-speed communications, the city’s Electric Power Board (EPB) provides the US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Extreme engineering: Embedding instrumentation and control at 700 degrees Celsius

November 18, 2016

When it comes to a challenging application for embedded instrumentation and control, none quite beats an environment of molten salt at 700 degrees Celsius. But that is just the application chosen by scientists at the US Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Na

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ORNL report details drone use best practices by electric utilities

Automated measurement system enhances quality, reduces handling in Pu-238 production

ORNL, Chattanooga EPB test the role of sensors in grid innovation

Extreme engineering: Embedding instrumentation and control at 700 degrees Celsius