DOE: Office of Science

The Office of Science is the single largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences in the United States. It oversees - and is the principal federal funding agency of - the Nation's research programs in high-energy physics, nuclear physics, and fusion energy sciences.

In addition to many other roles, The Office of Science manages the national laboratory system.  The national laboratory system, created over a half-century ago, is an intrinsic component of the nuclear weapons complex.  Most - if not all - of the research and development for the complex was carried out at the national laboratories, many of which are physically located in or around major cleanup sites.

The Office of Science oversees ten facilities within the national laboratory system (additional facilities are overseen by other DOE offices):

Argonne National Laboratory

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Ames Laboratory

Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory

Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory

Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

Office of Science Website