Oak Ridge National Laboratory is the largest science and energy laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy. Founded in 1943 and based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, the laboratory employs more than 7,000 staff from over 70 nations across a 32,000-acre campus. Its core mission centers on delivering scientific discoveries and technical breakthroughs in energy and national security.
The laboratory operates several world-class user facilities critical to high-performance computing and scientific research. These include the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility, a major supercomputing center; the Spallation Neutron Source for neutron science research; and the High Flux Isotope Reactor, which supports isotope production and neutron science. These facilities underpin work across technical domains such as supercomputing, neutron science, isotopes, fusion and fission, biology and environment, and physical sciences.
Operations span industry verticals including energy, national security, scientific research, and nuclear research. The laboratory's multidisciplinary teams collaborate using powerful research tools to address complex scientific challenges.
