Oak Ridge

American

noun

a city in E Tennessee, near Knoxville: atomic research center.

Oak Ridge Cultural

A city in Tennessee, where uranium for the atomic bomb (see also atomic bomb) was produced during World War II. Since that time, the government has maintained a variety of nuclear research facilities in Oak Ridge. (See also Manhattan Project.)

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Centrus Energy is expanding a manufacturing facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn., investing more than $560 million to produce thousands of advanced centrifuges for its uranium enrichment plant in Ohio, which it’s also expanding.

From The Wall Street Journal

Orano USA, a unit of France’s Orano Group, is developing a $5 billion nuclear fuel enrichment plant, also in Oak Ridge, Tenn., with first deliveries expected at the start of the 2030s.

From The Wall Street Journal

Campbell completed part of the research at Oak Ridge National Laboratory while supported by an FSU fellowship.

From Science Daily

"Being at Oak Ridge allowed me to build connections with the scientists there and use their expertise to help with some of the problems we had to solve to complete this study."

From Science Daily

Florida State University has been a sponsoring member of Oak Ridge Associated Universities since 1951 and is also a core university partner of the national laboratory.

From Science Daily

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