Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) conducts research and development to create scientific knowledge and solutions that strengthen the nation's leadership in key areas of science; increase the availability of clean, abundant energy; restore and protect the environment; and contribute to national security. ORNL also performs isotope production, information management, and technical program management.
Enforcement
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Nuclear safety deficiencies that occurred between 2019 and 2022 revealed multiple violations of DOE nuclear safety requirements by Mid-America Conversion Services, LLC at Portsmouth Paducah Project Office.January 20, 2026 -
Electrical Shock Event at the Brookhaven National LaboratoryJanuary 16, 2026 -
Unauthorized access of a high radiation area at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.December 19, 2025
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Thumb Amputation at Savannah River SiteNovember 21, 2025
Safety Oversight Reports
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Independent Assessment of Work Planning and Control at the Strategic Petroleum Reserve Bayou Choctaw SiteFebruary 5, 2026 -
Independent Assessment of the Idaho National Laboratory Emergency Management 2025 Annual ExerciseJanuary 20, 2026 -
Independent Assessment of Training and Qualification Programs for Nuclear Facility Personnel at the Hanford SiteJanuary 20, 2026 -
Independent Assessment of the 2025 Full-scale Emergency Management Exercise at the Savannah River SiteJanuary 20, 2026
Security and Cybersecurity Oversight Reports
Independent Limited-notice Performance Test Assessment of Safeguards and Security at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 19, 2024
Independent Multi-Topic Assessment of Safeguards and Security at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, November 14, 2023
Independent Limited-Notice Performance Test Assessment of Safeguards and Security at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2, 2022
Safeguards and Security Multi-Topic Assessment at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, April 9, 2021
Results of Limited-Notice Performance Tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Conducted September 3-5, 2019
Results of Limited-Notice Performance Tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Conducted May 8-9, 2018
Independent Assessment of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Unclassified and Classified Cyber Security Programs, October 2017
Results of Limited-Notice Performance Tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Conducted on July 11-12, 2017
Office of Enterprise Assessments Safeguards and Security Assessment at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, January 17, 2017
Results of Limited-Notice Performance Tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Conducted on May 10-11, 2016
Results of Limited-Notice Performance Tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Conducted on July 21-22, 2015
Unannounced Independent Cyber Security Assessment at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, May 2015
Results of Limited-Notice Performance Tests at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory Conducted on November 4-5, 2014
Follow-up Review of Security Operations at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Building 3019, May 12, 2014
Independent Assessment of Information Security Program Implementation Wackenhut Services, Inc – Oak Ridge, January 2013
Independent Oversight Safeguards and Security Inspection at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, December 28, 2012
Independent Oversight Inspection of Classification and Information Control Programs at the Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, East Tennessee Technology Park, and United States Enrichment Corporation American Centrifuge Technology Program, May 2007
Independent Oversight Inspection of Safeguards and Security at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, April 19, 2006
Independent Safeguards and Security Inspection of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory, July 28, 2000