Filter News
Area of Research
- (-) Fusion Energy (1)
- (-) Isotope Development and Production (1)
- (-) Materials for Computing (1)
- Advanced Manufacturing (2)
- Biology and Environment (10)
- Clean Energy (16)
- Fuel Cycle Science and Technology (1)
- Fusion and Fission (10)
- Isotopes (3)
- Materials (10)
- National Security (9)
- Neutron Science (3)
- Nuclear Science and Technology (7)
- Sensors and Controls (1)
- Supercomputing (12)
News Topics
- (-) Nuclear Energy (2)
- (-) Security (1)
- 3-D Printing/Advanced Manufacturing (2)
- Advanced Reactors (1)
- Biomedical (1)
- Chemical Sciences (2)
- Composites (1)
- Computer Science (2)
- Energy Storage (2)
- Environment (1)
- Fusion (2)
- Isotopes (1)
- Materials (2)
- Materials Science (6)
- Microscopy (1)
- Nanotechnology (1)
- National Security (1)
- Neutron Science (2)
- Polymers (4)
- Quantum Science (1)
- Space Exploration (2)
- Summit (1)
- Sustainable Energy (2)
- Transportation (2)
Media Contacts
More than 50 current employees and recent retirees from ORNL received Department of Energy Secretary’s Honor Awards from Secretary Jennifer Granholm in January as part of project teams spanning the national laboratory system. The annual awards recognized 21 teams and three individuals for service and contributions to DOE’s mission and to the benefit of the nation.
The U.S. Department of Energy announced funding for 12 projects with private industry to enable collaboration with DOE national laboratories on overcoming challenges in fusion energy development.
With the production of 50 grams of plutonium-238, researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have restored a U.S. capability dormant for nearly 30 years and set the course to provide power for NASA and other missions.