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ORNL visitors: From Albania to Zimbabwe
East Portal security entrance to ORNL. (KNS photo/Michael Patrick) As noted in a previous post, China topped the list of foreign visits to Oak Ridge National Laboratory in 2015, but all told more than...
View ArticleCedar Springs Homeschool wins Science Bowl
Cedar Springs Homeschool won the 2016 Tennessee Science Bowl over the weekend and will represent the state at the National Science Bowl in Washington, D.C., April 28-May 2. In addition to the...
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Winners
As posted over the weekend, Cedar Springs Homeschool of Knoxville won the 2016 Tennessee Science Bowl. Shown here is the winning team, from left, Lily Turaski, Josiah Boyle, Tara Conway, Tyler...
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Big milestone at ORNL reactor: 1 Million Megawatts Days
ORNL photo At about a quarter past 10 on Saturday night, the High Flux Isotope Reactor achieved an amazing milestone — 1 million megawatt days of operation. It demonstrated the longevity and overall...
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More from ‘Introduce a Girl to Engineering’
In top photo, Y-12 nuclear engineers Christy Fisher, left, and Marsha Bartholomay have some fun during the “Introduce a Girl to Engineering” program Tuesday at New Hope Center. Nearly 150 girls from...
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ORAU gets new $1.4B contract from DOE
Oak Ridge Associated Universities has received a new $1.4 billion contract from the U.S. Department of Energy to manage the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education and continue the work that the...
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Desert Research Institute’s comment on DOE award
The Desert Research Institute lost its bid to win the management contract at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education. DOE announced earlier that it had selected...
View ArticleIG audit on Argonne’s allowable costs (FY2010-13)
The Department of Energy’s Office of Inspector General this week released an audit report of allowable costs claimed by the DOE contractor — UChicago Argonne LLC — at Argonne National Laboratory. While...
View ArticleORISE building gets high-efficiency rating
The Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education’s Facilities and Transportation Office has been awarded EPA’s Energy Star certification, which means its performs in the top 25 percent of similar...
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A side story: 138 trips to China
For several years, I’ve reported the annual number of visits by foreign nationals to Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Each year, of course, the visits list has been topped by China. In 2015, about a...
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The flip side
ORNL photo/Jason Richards As I noted recently in my annual wrap-up of foreign national visits to Oak Ridge National Laboratory, China again headed the list. In fact, the 1,859 visits by citizens of...
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March 24 lecture: ‘Big Bang to Black Holes’
Nancy Grace Roman, former chief of NASA’s Astronomy and Relativity Programs in the Office of Space Science, will be the guest speaker March 24 as part of the annual Dick Smyser Community Lecture...
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ORNL’s Davison, DePaoli honored
Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers Brian Davison (pictured, left) and David DePaoli (right, below) have been elected fellows of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. The honor recognizes...
View ArticleThe ORISE contract
The Source Selection Official for the $1.4 billion contract to manage the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education was Dr. Julie Carruthers, senior science and technology...
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ORNL, 9/11 and Bethel Valley Road
Entrance to Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Bethel Valley Road. (KNS photo/Michael Patrick) On the heels of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, Oak Ridge National Laboratory closed its entrances, setting up...
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More up-and-down operations at SNS; restart expected later this week after...
The Spallation Neutron Source, one of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s top research facilities, is expected to resume operations later this week after a pause to change a target vessel that failed on...
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SNS ready to go; research resumes tonight
Following the successful change out of the target vessel, the Spallation Neutron Source is apparently ready to resume production of neutrons on a research-scale Wednesday evening. The SNS team has...
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ORNL sets new standard for wireless charging of electric vehicles
Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced Thursday that it had successfully demonstrated a new 20-kilowatt wireless charging system for electric vehicles. The lab said the charging system achieved 90...
View ArticleSpace nuclear power to be topic at FORNL
Lou Qualls of Oak Ridge National Laboratory’s Nuclear Science and Engineering Directorate will be the guest speaker at the April 12 lunch meeting of Friends of ORNL. His topic will be, “Space Nuclear...
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Reviving fish population requires more than clean creek
Above photo shows weir that controls water flow on White Oak Creek and makes it difficult for fish to populate upper stretches. Photo below shows the weir removed. (ORNL photos) The capping of old...
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