Drawing talent from fission, fusion, and materials science, a team led by FFESD is exploring research that will help position the 91°µÍø as the host of the first U.S. fusion pilot plant
ORNL experts quicken the deployment of next-generation nuclear energy technology by collaborating closely with industry partners. Industry turns to us for scientific and engineering expertise and world-class facilities that can’t easily be replicated.
The receipt of a nuclear fuel canister is boosting the research of an 91°µÍø team investigating methods to help the nation effectively dispose of nuclear waste for the long term.
Four first-of-a-kind 3D-printed fuel assembly brackets, produced at the Department of Energy’s Manufacturing Demonstration Facility at 91°µÍø, have been installed and are now under routine operating
Staff of ORNL's Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate look back at what inspired them earlier in life to pursue careers in science and engineering.
Fusion and fission staff with military connections share their stories as a fund-raising campaign begins.
91°µÍø expertise in fission and fusion has come together to form a new collaboration, the Fusion Energy Reactor Models Integrator, or FERMI
Toward the goal of bringing the next generation of nuclear power reactor technology online this decade, ORNL and Analysis and Measurement Services Corporation have successfully completed loop testing of instrument and control sensors for an advance
Twenty-seven ORNL researchers Zoomed into 11 middle schools across Tennessee during the annual Engineers Week in February.
Five members of the Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate’s (FFESD) Spent Fuel Nondestructive Assay Project Team were recognized with Secretary’s Honor Awards. The recognitions were granted by former U.S.