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Five ORNL researchers named American Physical Society fellows

November 6, 2017

Five researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society (APS). The APS fellowships recognize scientists for their exceptional contributions to the physics enterprise in outs

Niyanth Sridharan's research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory has contributed to understanding the unexpected behavior of irradiated alloys.

Niyanth Sridharan: Asking the right questions

September 13, 2017

Niyanth Sridharan grew up in a family that indulged his questions by using real-world examples to explain scientific concepts.

Kelly Chipps, David Green, Zac Ward, David Weston

Four ORNL researchers receive DOE early career funding awards

August 10, 2017

Four Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers specializing in nuclear physics, fusion energy, advanced materials and environmental science are among 59 recipients of Department of Energy’s Office of Science Early Career Research Program awards.

A novel technique can help protect the innermost wall in a fusion reactor from the energy created when hydrogen isotopes are heated to temperatures hotter than the sun. Photo by General Atomics

Fusion – Blocking the heat

August 1, 2017

Fusion scientists from Oak Ridge National Laboratory, as part of the DIII-D National Fusion Facility team at General Atomics, are studying an approach to insulate the reactor’s innermost wall that surrounds the burning plasma from the energy created when h

A second generation of the Pu-238 pellet automated metrology system being developed in an ORNL lab.

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

Controlling ITER with fuelers, ticklers, and terminators

September 8, 2015

When it’s up and running, the ITER fusion reactor will be very big and very hot, with more than 800 cubic meters of hydrogen plasma reaching 170 million degrees centigrade.

Fusion Energy Division