ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex
ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex is a research institute in Anderson, Tennessee. ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex is situated nearby to the cliff Stubbs Bluff, as well as near Bull Bluff.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include X-10 Graphite Reactor and Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
X-10 Graphite Reactor
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The X-10 Graphite Reactor is a decommissioned nuclear reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Formerly known as the Clinton Pile and X-10 Pile, it was the world's second artificial nuclear reactor and the first intended for continuous operation. X-10 Graphite Reactor is situated 2½ miles west of ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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Oak Ridge National Laboratory is a federally funded research and development center in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, United States. Founded in 1943, the laboratory is sponsored by the United States Department of Energy and administered by UT–Battelle, LLC. Oak Ridge National Laboratory is situated 2 miles west of ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex.
Spallation Neutron Source
Research institute
The Spallation Neutron Source is an accelerator-based neutron source facility in the U.S. that provides the most intense pulsed neutron beams in the world for scientific research and industrial development. Spallation Neutron Source is situated 2 miles northwest of ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hardin Valley and Oak Ridge.
Hardin Valley
Suburb
Hardin Valley is a suburban unincorporated community in west Knox County, Tennessee, United States. It is about 15.5 miles west of downtown Knoxville. Hardin Valley is situated 5 miles east of ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex.
Oak Ridge
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Oak Ridge is a city in Tennessee. Oak Ridge was created as secret city during World War II as part of the Manhattan Project. In Oak Ridge, thousands worked in secrecy to enrich the uranium used in the bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan.
Robertsville
Hamlet
Robertsville was a farming community in Anderson County, Tennessee, that was disbanded in 1942 when the area was acquired for the Manhattan Project. Its site is now part of the city of Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Robertsville is situated 5 miles north of ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex.
ORNL Energy Systems Testing Complex
- Type: Research institute
- Category: education
- Location: Anderson, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
35.93665° or 35° 56′ 12″ northLongitude
-84.27602° or 84° 16′ 34″ westOperator
Oak Ridge National LaboratoryOpen location code
867QWPPF+MHOpenStreetMap ID
way 846218408OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=research_institute
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Bethel Cemetery and Stubbs Bluff.
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