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Secretary’s Award honors ORNL’s role in Mars 2020 mission

  • DOE Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks at the Secretary's Honor Awards Ceremony, held virtually for the first time. Credit: Jaimee Janiga, ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

  • The Perseverance rover uses plutonium-238 to charge its batteries and power its instruments as it gathers data on Mars. ORNL-produced Pu-238 -- the first produced in the U.S. in more than 30 years -- is on board, as are other ORNL-produced components. Credit: NASA

  • Gretchen Toney and Devin Johnson stand with a computer-controlled orbital welder, in a glovebox, that has sped up the process of welding targets for plutonium-238 production, as well as improving consistency and efficiency. Credit: Carlos Jones/ORNL, U.S. Dept. of Energy

  • DOE Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm speaks at the Secretary's Honor Awards Ceremony, held virtually for the first time. Credit: Jaimee Janiga, ORNL/U.S. Dept. of Energy

  • The Perseverance rover uses plutonium-238 to charge its batteries and power its instruments as it gathers data on Mars. ORNL-produced Pu-238 -- the first produced in the U.S. in more than 30 years -- is on board, as are other ORNL-produced components. Credit: NASA