Oak Ridge National Laboratory (
ORNL) is a multiprogram science and technology
national laboratory managed for the
United States Department of Energy by
UT-Battelle, a
limited liability partnership between the
University of Tennessee and
Battelle Memorial Institute. ORNL is located in
Oak Ridge,
Tennessee, near
Knoxville. Scientists and engineers at ORNL conduct
basic and
applied research and development to create scientific knowledge and technological solutions that build the nation's expertise in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant
energy; restore and protect the
natural environment; and contribute to
national security.
ORNL also performs other work for the Department of Energy, including isotope production, information management, and technical program management, and provides research and technical assistance to other organizations.
ORNL conducts research and development activities that span a wide range of scientific disciplines. The laboratory's major research areas are described briefly below.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory is home to a number of highly sophisticated experimental research facilities. These research laboratories are designed to serve staff scientists and engineers, as well as researchers from universities, industry, foreign institutions, and other government laboratories. For more information about these facilities, see the laboratory's research facilities website.
