ORNL uses ForWarn tool to help depict Hurricane Helene damage
Following Hurricane Helene, East Tennessee and Western North Carolina sustained major forest damage. The U.S. Forest Service, ...
Jimmy Carter, a former nuclear engineer, created Department of Energy and opposed reactor
Jimmy Carter formed the Department of Energy, opposed a major Oak Ridge nuclear project and responded to Three Mile Island.
Scientists make game-changing discovery while studying poplar trees: 'This gene has the potential'
Researchers performing a genome-wide association study of poplar trees have discovered a key gene that can help boost crop ...
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Department of Energy expert reveals game-changing mission to safely neutralize dangerous substance found in nuclear reactors
This technology offers a "safe and effective solution to a longstanding problem." Department of Energy expert reveals ...
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Breakthrough in Fusion Energy, Scientists Tame Destructive 'Runaway Electrons' with Supercomputing Power
Researchers make progress in addressing runaway electrons in nuclear fusion, with optimism from new simulations.
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory Sets Stage for Next Decade of Nuclear Innovation at 10th Annual Molten Salt Reactor Workshop
The ORNL celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Molten Salt Reactor Workshop, focusing on innovation and MSR technology ...
Liquid-like molecular dynamics explain solid-state battery material's superionic transport abilities
Researchers at Duke University have uncovered the molecular inner workings of a material that could underpin next-generation ...
Why 2024 was huge for East Tennessee's nuclear industry, as US seeks more independence
As more companies moved to Oak Ridge, 2024 brought with it a steady stream of nuclear news coming out of the Knoxville region ...
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Oak Ridge is home to many of the nation's most contaminated buildings. What’s being done?
Across three facilities built during the Manhattan Project – Oak Ridge National Laboratory, the former K-25 Gaseous Diffusion Plant and Y-12 – the U.S. government has spent billions of dollars ...
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Doppler radar tracks non-weather debris to aid emergency response
Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory are using non-weather data from the nationwide ...
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National lab collaboration enables faster, safer inspection of nuclear reactor components, materials
A research partnership between two Department of Energy national laboratories has accelerated inspection of additively ...
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Gleason named director of Partnerships
Shaun Gleason has been named director of the Partnerships Office at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ...