Scientists at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory are pursuing innovative solutions to some of the nation’s most pressing energy challenges through funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy (ARPA-E). Funding provided through ARPA-E’s Vison OPEN 2024 program is being applied to projects at ORNL ranging from fusion and fission energy to new
MPEX is a new ORNL facility designed to recreate the extreme conditions at the edge of fusion reactors so researchers can test how plasma-facing materials survive. Its capabilities will speed the development of durable components needed for future fusion power plants.
Leaders and stakeholders representing local, state, and national interest in energy, manufacturing, industry and education came together for the annual Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council (TAEBC) Opportunities in Energy event in Knoxville to discuss new and emerging trends, businesses, technologies and innovations in the advanced energy sector.
Decades of nuclear fission research are providing critical insights to help scientists design the next generation of fusion systems, and few understand that connection better than ORNL’s Michael Loughlin.
Click here to read a static version. In fall 2020, California-based Kairos Power announced plans to build an advanced nuclear demonstration reactor within the site of the former K-25 uranium enrichment plant in Oak Ridge. It was a good location for the company. The decommissioned K-25, now named Heritage Center Industrial Park, came with impressive
The Initiatives to Grow New Innovate Talent to Enable Fusion Energy program, or IGNITE Fusion Energy, is seeking input on curriculum development from the fusion community and new collaborators to take part in its inaugural Fusion Innovation Bootcamp to be held summer 2026.
As Private-Public Partnerships Lead, Lumsdaine will leverage ORNL's technical strengths to build strong relationships with the private fusion industry and establish the lab as a key collaborator in the U.S. fusion community.
The Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory hosted a delegation of Italian energy officials and leaders from April 7 through 15, spotlighting a shared commitment to innovation and international partnership in advanced nuclear and fusion energy.
FREDA is a new tool being developed at ORNL that will accelerate the design and testing of next-generation fusion devices. It is the first tool of its kind to combine plasma and engineering modeling capabilities and utilize high performance computing resources.
The award was given in “recognition of his lifelong leadership in fusion technology for plasma fueling systems in magnetically confined fusion systems.”
John joined the MPEX project in 2019 and has served as project manager for several organizations within ORNL.
An Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher from the Fusion and Fission Energy Science Directorate (FFESD) has been chosen to take over an important program at the Physical Sciences Directorate (PSD).