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</article> </div> </div> <div > <div class="status-messages-container"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container"> <div class="main-content no-sidebar" id="main-content"> <div class="main-content-wrapper"> <div class="content-section" > <div class="page-title" id="block-ornl-page-title"> <h1 class="page-title"><span>Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate</span> </h1> </div> <div id="block-ornl-content"> <article class="node node--type-landing-page node--view-mode-full"> <div class="node__content"> <div class="pfield-wrapper field-body"> <div class="field-container" > <div class="field-element" ><p>The Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate (FFESD) addresses compelling challenges in fission and fusion energy systems, enabling Oak Ridge National Laboratory to pursue national priorities in fusion energy and current and advanced nuclear research, development, and deployment.</p><p>FFESD traces its roots to the 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The directorate’s unique facilities, capabilities, and talented scientists and engineers are currently tackling such challenges as extended operations of the current US nuclear reactor fleet; investigating economical and flexible advanced reactor systems; and making fusion energy a viable power source. 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