January 16, 2009
The Department gives its initial approval to begin plans for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) to build a second target station for the Spallation Neutron Source, expanding what is already the world's most powerful pulsed neutron scattering facility. The new station, which will cost approximately $1 billion, will be optimized for nanoscale and biological sciences with an emphasis on novel materials for energy production, storage and use.