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US nuclear weapons sites remember 80th anniv. of Hiroshima A-bomb
Events commemorating the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima were held in some U.S. cities on Wednesday, its 80th anniver ...
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For the first time ever, two demolition projects underway at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Building 3003 and the former Radioisotope Development Lab are both being demolished. 3003 was a support facility for the ...
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From Oak Ridge to Hiroshima: One family’s memories of the Atomic Age
It started in secrecy and ended with a mushroom cloud. The daughter of Manhattan Project technician shares what it meant to be raised in the long shadow of the Manhattan Project.
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US picks first company for making next-gen nuclear fuel to cut Russia dependence
Nuclear fuel for advanced reactors. Oak Ridge, Tennessee-based Standard Nuclear is the first selection under the DOE’s new pilot program. It will leverage the Department’s aut ...
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New Energy-Efficient Building Wall Technologies Are 3D Printed
Charles R. Goulding and Kate Esposito showcase how groundbreaking 3D printing technologies like ORNL’s SkyBAAM and EMPOWER ...
Headline 80 years ago declared, 'Atomic super-bomb, made at Oak Ridge, strikes Japan'
On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped the first of two atomic bombs on Japan to force the unconditional surrender that ended World War II.
A dual ion beam tests new steel under fusion energy-producing conditions
A new class of advanced steels needs more fine-tuning before use in system components for fusion energy—a more sustainable ...