Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the largest science and energy national laboratory in the United States Department of Energy (DOE) system. Located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, it was established during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project, which aimed to develop atomic weapons. Over the years, ORNL's mission has expanded beyond nuclear research to encompass a wide array of scientific disciplines.
Located in Tennessee in the East of the United States.
The precursor organization to ORNL was called Clinton Engineer Works, where groundbreaking Manhattan Project experiments and nuclear production took place during World War II
Some key experiments carried out there include:
- 1943: X-10 Graphite Reactor: prototype Plutonium breeder reactor
- isotope separation to purify Uranium-235:
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