ORNL Review
A look back at the Molten Salt Reactor Experiment
ORNL’s Molten Salt Reactor Experiment operated more than 13,000 hours during its four-year run in the mid- to late 1960s.
ORNL research informs landmark decision on heat-trapping refrigerants
A global agreement to phase down the use of potent greenhouse gas refrigerants and replace them with climate-friendly alternatives leaned on multiple ORNL studies.
ORNL refrigerator cools with magnetism, not Freon
ORNL researchers are turning a physical oddity into cleaner, cheaper appliances.
Building better geothermal models
The ingredients that make geothermal energy suitable for electricity production are simple: heat, permeability (usually fractured rock) and water. Until recently the trick has been finding all in the same place and in the right amounts.
The consequences of driverless driving
Imagine a future in which your car no longer needs someone behind the wheel.