Laboratory Directed Research and Development Program FY 2025 Completed Projects
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is the US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) largest multiprogram science, technology, and energy laboratory. It possesses distinctive capabilities in a variety of fields, such as neutron science, computing, advanced materials, and nuclear science and technology. Using these capabilities, ORNL conducts basic and applied research and development (R&D) to support DOE’s overarching mission “to ensure America’s security and prosperity by addressing its energy, environmental and nuclear challenges through transformative science and technology solutions.”1As a national resource, ORNL also applies its capabilities and skills to the specific needs of other federal agencies and customers through the DOE Strategic Partnership Projects (SPP) Program. Information about the laboratory and its programs is available on the ORNL website.2The Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program at ORNL operates under the authority of DOE Order 413.2C, Laboratory Directed Research and Development,3which establishes DOE’s requirements for the program while providing the laboratory director broad flexibility for program implementation. The LDRD Program funds are obtained through a charge to all laboratory programs. Although it represents a relativelysmall portion of the overall research budget, the LDRD Program plays an essential role in maintaining the laboratory’s ability to respond to national needs. The program allows ORNL to improve its distinctive capabilities and enhance its ability to conductcutting-edge R&D. In accordance with the DOE order, R&D projects funded through the LDRD Program at ORNL support the goals of•maintaining the scientific and technical vitality of the laboratory, •enhancing the laboratory’s ability to address future DOE missions,•fostering creativity and stimulating exploration of forefront areas of science and technology,•serving as a proving ground for new concepts in R&D, and•supporting high-risk, potentially high-value R&D.This report provides an overview of the LDRD Program at ORNL in FY 2025 and contains summaries of all the LDRD research projects that concluded between October 1, 2024, and September 30, 2025.1DOE, “Mission,”https://www.energy.gov/mission. 2ORNL, “Home page,” https://www.ornl.gov/.3DOE, Laboratory Directed Research and Development, DOE Order 413.2C (US Department of Energy, 2018),https://www.directives.doe.gov/directives-documents/400-series/0413.2-BOrder-c-chg1-minchg/@@images/file.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- Department of Energy Office of Science
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725;
- OSTI ID:
- 3025007
- Report Number(s):
- ORNL/TM-2026/4474
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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