Major Programs
Although originally conceived as a nuclear research facility, its mission has greatly expanded. Its foci are now:
- Nuclear and high-energy physics
- Physics and chemistry of materials
- Environmental and energy research
- Nonproliferation
- Neurosciences and medical imaging
- Structural biology
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