Photo: White House science adviser gives lecture at ORNL
John Holdren, assistant to the president for science and technology and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, delivered the fourth talk of the Eugene P. Wigner...
View ArticleAlexander: Red Team Review of UPF could be model for other DOE projects
U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander on Wednesday called for a special Senate hearing on whether an ongoing review of the Uranium Processing Facility in Oak Ridge could serve as a model to improve oversight of...
View ArticleReview team develops UPF alternative, sends report to NNSA
The projected cost had passed $10 billion and the completion date pushed back to 2038, so federal officials were looking for an alternative approach for the proposed Uranium Processing Facility at the...
View ArticleORNL’s John Wagner receives E.O. Lawrence Award
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researcher John Wagner has been named a 2013 recipient of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Ernest Orlando Lawrence Award for his work in advancing computer, information,...
View ArticleMason to brief feds on UPF alternatives report today
Note: This story was last updated at 2:30 p.m. KNOXVILLE—Federal officials have expressed concerns about increasing cost projections and delayed construction dates for a new Uranium Processing Facility...
View ArticleSplitting UPF project into two buildings could save money, senator says
Money could be saved on the new Uranium Processing Facility at the Y-12 National Security Complex by splitting up the project into two buildings rather than one, U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander said during a...
View ArticleStudent at UT’s Bredesen Center wins $50,000 ORNL prize
KNOXVILLE—With the first set of Bredesen Center graduates at the University of Tennessee set to receive their doctorates next week, students who will be in the next wave of graduates are already...
View ArticleOak Ridge senior Andrew Skipper earns UT-Battelle scholarship
Andrew Skipper, a senior at Oak Ridge High School, is the recipient of the 2014 UT-Battelle Scholarship to the University of Tennessee. The four-year, $20,000 scholarship is presented annually to a...
View ArticleNew NNSA administrator to keynote Tennessee Valley Summit
CHATTANOOGA—Retired Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz, the recently confirmed undersecretary for nuclear security for the U.S. Department of Energy and administrator of the National Nuclear Security...
View ArticleProton Power named Roane County’s 2014 Industry of the Year
Submitted HARRIMAN—The annual Roane County Industry Appreciation Breakfast was held at the end of May at Roane State Community College. The Roane County Industrial Board announced this year’s...
View ArticleThe Smithsonian, ORNL partner to advance science, education
The Smithsonian Institution and Oak Ridge National Laboratory have announced a new partnership to support collaborative research programs and science education efforts. This is the first partnership...
View ArticlePhoto: Czech ambassador tours ORNL
Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Friday hosted a visit by Petr Gandalovič, ambassador of The Czech Republic. The ambassador toured ORNL’s High Flux Isotope Reactor and facilities for advanced reactor...
View ArticleORNL awarded two Energy Frontier Research Centers
Oak Ridge National Laboratory will be home to two Energy Frontier Research Centers announced this week by U.S. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz. The Department of Energy awarded a total of $100 million to...
View ArticleORNL launches Imaging Institute
By Dawn Levy Oak Ridge National Laboratory has launched the Institute for Functional Imaging of Materials to accelerate the discovery, design, and deployment of new materials. The institute will meld...
View ArticleORNL researchers Simpson, Snead, Tuskan named corporate fellows
Michael L. Simpson, Lance L. Snead, and Gerald A. Tuskan have been named corporate fellows of the U.S. Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Among the lab’s highest honors, the...
View ArticleORHS first high school in nation to test STEM Scouts
Great Smoky Mountain Council of BSA launches STEM program KNOXVILLE—The Great Smoky Mountain Council of the Boy Scouts of America has been granted permission by the National Executive Board to test a...
View ArticleMayor, superintendent, others participating in JMS ice bucket challenge
ORNL Director Mason took the challenge Wednesday Oak Ridge Mayor Tom Beehan and Oak Ridge Schools Superintendent Bruce Borchers are participating in an ice bucket challenge at Jefferson Middle School...
View ArticleHigh Flux Isotope Reactor at ORNL named Nuclear Historic Landmark
The High Flux Isotope Reactor, or HFIR, now in its 48th year of providing neutrons for research and isotope production at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been designated a Nuclear Historic...
View ArticleAlexander: Spending bill includes $440 million for ORNL supercomputer, UPF at...
The $1 trillion spending bill passed by the Senate on Saturday night includes more than $400 million in funding to support two Oak Ridge projects—building the world’s fastest supercomputer at Oak Ridge...
View ArticleMason, Coffey receive 2014 Muddy Boot Awards
Submitted Two titans of East Tennessee’s business community were honored Friday with the Muddy Boot Award, given by the East Tennessee Economic Council in an ongoing tribute to individuals who through...
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