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State officials Ramsey, Yager visit ORNL

Posted at 2:57 pm October 19, 2012
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

Oak Ridge National Laboratory Visit

Tennesseee Sen. Ken Yager, left, and Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, center, receive an overview of the Spallation Neutron Source from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Neutron Sciences Director Kelly Beierschmitt at the SNS Thursday. (Photo by Jason Richards)

Tennessee Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey, who is also the Republican Senate Speaker, and Sen. Ken Yager, a Harriman Republican, visited Oak Ridge National Laboratory on Thursday afternoon.

Their agenda included discussions of ORNL’s partnerships with the state of Tennessee and tours of the Leadership Computing Facility and Spallation Neutron Source, the lab said in a brief statement Friday.

Filed Under: U.S. Department of Energy Tagged With: Ken Yager, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, ONRL, Ron Ramsey, SNS, Spallation Neutron Source

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