Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the Department of Energy's largest science and energy laboratory. ORNL was established in 1943 as a part of the secret Manhattan Project to pioneer a method for producing and separating plutonium. Today, ORNL has six major research areas: neutron science, clean energy, supercomputing, nuclear sciences, advanced materials and national security. To find out more about ORNL, take a look at our website at <a href="http://www.ornl.gov" rel="noreferrer nofollow">www.ornl.gov</a>. These images are provided under a Creative Commons license (<a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en" rel="noreferrer nofollow">creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en</a>). If you use an image, please attribute it to U.S. Department of Energy, Oak Ridge National Laboratory. If you have any questions regarding use of this material, please send them to webmaster [at] ornl.gov.