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