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Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Ted Fox Deputy Associate Laboratory Director Energy and Engineering Directorate March 19, 2009. Oak Ridge National Laboratory evolved from the Manhattan Project. ORNL in 1943 The Clinton Pile was the world’s first continuously operated nuclear reactor. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Ted FoxDeputy Associate Laboratory Director Energy and Engineering Directorate
March 19, 2009
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ORNL in 1943The Clinton Pile was the world’s first continuously operated nuclear reactor
Oak Ridge National Laboratory evolved from the Manhattan Project
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· Pioneered the production and separation of plutoniumto help win World War II
· Founded the fieldof neutron scattering
· Developed new materialsfor science and industry
· Made scientific discoveriesthrough advanced computing
· Helped to establishnuclear medicine
· Explored the healthand environmentaleffects of radiation
ORNL became one of the great research labs of the 20th century
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We apply our strengths in scienceand technology to six major missions
· Advanced materials
· Neutron sciences
· Ultrascale computing
· Systems biology
· Advanced energy systems
· National and homeland security
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ORNL Has Had A Long Rich History Of Human Health Research
· Radioisotopes for diagnosing and treating disease
· Understanding the hazards of radiation on humans
· Instruments for detecting and preventing disease
· Devices for medical applications
Bill and Lee Russell
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Developing biobased solutions for energy,the environment, and carbon sequestration
Partnering with the University of Tennessee to develop a pilot-scale biorefinery and R&D facility for cellulosic ethanol
Transforming the new biology into bioenergy and biomaterials production