OAK Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (abbreviated as ORNL) is an American multiprogram science and technology national laboratory sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered, managed, and operated by UT–Battelle as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) under a contract with the DOE. Source
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Search ArticlesHybrid process targets nuclear manufacturing bottlenecks
A hybrid manufacturing process combines 3D printing, electroforming and hot isostatic pressing to produce critical components for advanced nuclear reactors and other energy and defense applications. Credit: Morgan Manning, Brett Hopwood/ORNL, U.S. Dept.
National laboratory research collaboration focuses on accelerated qualification of critical nuclear components
The Department of Energy's (DOE) Oak Ridge and Idaho national laboratories announced a collaboration to expand the domestic supply chain of industrial pressure vessels. Together, the labs will help enable wire arc 3D printing of these large components, which are critical for energy-related industries and capable of reliably withstanding harsh service conditions. The initiative boosts the rapid expansion of U.S. nuclear manufacturing capabilities. The labs announced the collaboration Aug.
Kairos Power announces new collaboration to advance nuclear manufacturing, construction and workforce development in East Tennessee
NuCAMP initiative formally announced at Kairos Power's Advanced Reactor Demonstration Campus in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Credit: Amy Smotherman Burgess/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Kairos Power announced the Nuclear Center for Advanced Manufacturing and Precast (NuCAMP), an initiative focused on maturing new manufacturing and construction methods and developing vocational training for skilled workers in East Tennessee to support the deployment of advanced nuclear reactors.
Physicist builds tools to see quantum matter more clearly
John Lajoie is a builder — not of buildings or everyday machines, but of detectors with a special purpose. A physicist at the Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Lajoie has shaped his career around finding hard-to-solve problems and coming up with new ways to tackle them. Detectors are how physicists make the invisible visible.
ORNL and KVA Stainless metals research partnership wins TCF award
Xiao-Ying Yu, group leader in ORNL’s Advanced Nuclear Materials Group, served as principal investigator on the KVA project. Credit: ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Nuclear reactor and advanced power system components are designed to perform for decades in extreme environments, including at high heat and pressure, without cracking or failing.
Quantum Computing User Forum highlights advances in quantum research
Attendees gathered for the seventh annual Quantum Computing User Forum. Credit: Alonda Hines/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Researchers, software developers and technology leaders from across the global quantum computing ecosystem gathered at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in July for the seventh annual Quantum Computing User Forum (QCUF).
Scientists discover learning and memory formation in model membranes
A decades-long collaboration between two Department of Energy Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists is reshaping how we understand learning. Their findings suggest that cellular membranes play a direct role in how memory and learning form in the brain. This work aims to advance materials science for neuromorphic, or low-power, brain-inspired, computing technologies and neurological disorders.
Grid disturbance detection tool wins R&D100 Market Disruptor award
A grid intelligence platform for wildfire prevention, developed by the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory with industry partner Southern California Edison, received a special Market Disruptor award in the 2026 R&D100 Awards, often called “the Oscars of innovation.” The bronze award in the Market Disruptor category recognized the development of a new tool, called Multi-Event Grid Intelligence Platform for Wildfire Prevention and Resilience (AWARE), which helps utilities...
ORNL, Kyoto Fusioneering to develop fusion technology test facility in East Tennessee
(L to R) Shaun Gleason, ORNL Partnerships Office Director; Joe Hoagland, FFESD Associate Laboratory Director; Arnie Lumsdaine, Fusion Private-Public Partnerships Lead; Christian Day, KF Senior Vice President of Plant Technology; Colin Baus, KF Vice President of Research and Commercialization; Satoshi Konishi, KF Co-Founder, CEO and Chief Fusioneer; Bibake Uppal, President of Kyoto Fusioneering America; Stephen Streiffer, ORNL Director; and Takashi Imai, KF Director and Chief Corporate...
ORNL’s revived rhenium isotope generators answer call for cancer therapies
Radiochemist Becca Hoerres demonstrates building a W-188/Re-188 generator. The generators must be built in gloveboxes or hot cells, depending on radioactivity. Credit: Maggie Gregg/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy Haswitha Sabbineni has an idea that could lead to a targeted treatment for prostate cancer. To get the rare isotope she needed to test it, she turned to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL).