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ORNL meaning in General ? |
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Answer» What is Oak Ridge National Lab mean? Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is a U.S. multiprogram science and technology national laboratory sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and administered, managed, and operated by UT–Battelle as a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) under a contract with the DOE. Established in 1943, ORNL is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the Department of Energy system (by size) and third largest by annual budget. It is located in the Roane County section of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Its scientific programs focus on materials, neutron science, energy, high-performance computing, systems biology and national security, sometimes in partnership with the state of Tennessee, universities and other industries. ORNL has several of the world's top supercomputers, including Summit, ranked by the TOP500 as Earth's second-most powerful. The lab is a leading neutron and nuclear power research facility that includes the Spallation Neutron Source the High Flux Isotope Reactor, and the Center for Nanophase Materials Sciences. reference |
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