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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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

After the planes landed, the bomb-grade material was sent in unmarked trucks to Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, where it was eventually blended down for use in American power reactors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 19, 2026

Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory, concludes that “current AI systems can technically perform approximately 16% of classified labor tasks.”

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 6, 2026

Lawrence spent the intervening weekend at Oak Ridge, attending a conference of AEC laboratory directors.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik