Oak Ridge

American  

noun

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

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Oak Ridge Cultural  

1. 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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Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a new way to transform polyethylene, one of the world's most common plastics, into gasoline- and diesel-like fuels.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 21, 2026

It is setting up an enrichment facility in Piketon, Ohio, and a centrifuge manufacturing facility in Oak Ridge, Tenn. Earlier this year, Centrus received a $900 million task order from the Energy Department.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026

I hope the president is engaged, but more than that, I’m glad that Witkoff and Kushner went out to Oak Ridge, to our nuclear labs, to talk with experts.

From Barron's ● Jun. 25, 2026

Around the world, tens of thousands of litres of helium-3 are likely to be produced this way every year, estimates David McCollum, distinguished scientist at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee.

From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2026

The team was given a tiny amount of pure U-235, one of the first samples to arrive from the Oak Ridge plant.

From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin

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