The ORNL Guest House provides lodging for users of lab facilities, visiting researchers, and other UT-Battelle/ORNL visitors. It is not open to the public; however, groups visiting or touring ORNL are allowed to stay at the Guest House with approved visitor badges.
The ORNL Logo Store is located in the Conference Center. Store hours are Tuesday and Thursday, 11:00am-1:00pm. Online ordering is available at https://www.promoplace.com/ornl/.
The ORNL Ridge Runner shuttle and taxi services provide transportation within the campus from 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. ORNL is on Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Speed limit signs are posted along the Bethel Valley Road entrance to ORNL. Once you have arrived at ORNL, the campus speed limit is 25 mph, unless otherwise posted. These limits are strictly enforced for the safety of staff members and visitors. Please observe the speed limits as you drive at ORNL.
As an approved visitor to ORNL, access to the ORNL wireless network is available to you in many of our buildings. To gain access, you must have a PC or other portable device with wireless capability. If your PC or portable device does not have wireless capability, a limited number of wired-to-wireless Ethernet bridges may be available from your host organization.
Access to many buildings at ORNL is controlled with a proximity card reader system. The ORNL proximity card you receive at the Visitor Services Office should provide entrance into your building simply by placing the card in front of the proximity reader, located beside the doorway. When the light turns green and the door lock clicks, you may enter the building. If your proximity card does not give you access to a desired building, report to the Visitor Services Office.
ORNL policy restricts smoking tobacco products or the use of electronic cigarettes to only designated smoking areas.
The ORNL campus includes several research facilities where radioactive materials are present or radiation generating equipment is used. Additionally, owing to its role in the Manhattan Project and other pioneering activities of the atomic age, ORNL has several historical facilities with legacy radioactive materials that are awaiting or undergoing demolition. These buildings and areas where radiological hazards may be present are visibly posted as Controlled Areas and are not generally accessible. Unescorted access to Controlled Areas is limited to individuals who have received appropriate training and are wearing an assigned personnel dosimeter (i.e., TLD). Visitors may be escorted into certain Controlled Areas by their sponsor or host provided they are part of an organized tour or have satisfied the necessary access requirements for the particular area. Radiological areas across the ORNL campus do not pose any risk to the visiting public when posting requirements and designated boundary restrictions are properly observed.
Virtual Tours
Our 3D tours are the next best thing to actually being at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. These fully immersive tours allow viewers to look up, down, and spin 360 degrees to virtually walk through our facilities from any connected device.
