Arriving at ORNL
US & Non-US Citizens:
Please take ORNL site access training to receive a visitor badge, which you can use to go into and out of ORNL buildings unescorted while at WORIA. If you do not take this training you will not receive a visitor badge, but can still arrive on site and be escorted. Note: If you have been to ORNL within the last two years there is a good chance you have already taken ORNL site access training.
The following items are not allowed on the ORNL campus. Possession of any of these items may cause access to the ORNL site to be denied.
• Explosives
• Firearms
• Dangerous weapons (see 18 USC 930 for further information)
• Any dangerous instruments or materials likely to produce substantial injury to persons or damage to persons or property
• Controlled substances including illegal drugs and associated paraphernalia (less prescription medicine)
• Alcoholic beverages (Possession/consumption of any alcoholic beverage at ORNL including the Guesthouse).
• Any items prohibited by law
For questions please reach out to:
Monica Miller
millermh@ornl.gov
(865) 341-0649
US Citizens:
On the day of your first visit, to get past the guard gate, you will need a current and valid photo identification and show this to the security guard for entry to ORNL. If you have a HSPD-12 badge, this will work. A drivers license will also work. You do not have to check in at the ORNL visitor center, please proceed directly to the SNS where you will be able to pick up a visitor badge.
After the first day, you can use your visitor badge to get through the guard gate and proceed directly to the SNS.
Non-US Citizens:
On the day of your first visit, you will need a compliant photo identification and show this to the security guard to get through the guard gate. Please proceed to the ORNL visitor center for a visitor badge. You will not be able to pick up a visitor badge at the SNS. Foreign nationals must bring a passport and visa (or LPR card) to present to the receptionist at the Visitor’s Center. A WORIA representative will be waiting at the ORNL visitor center to assist you.
After the first day, you can use your visitor badge to get through the guard gate and proceed directly to the SNS.
Getting to WORIA
WORIA is being held at the Spallation Neutron Source (SNS). From Oak Ridge/Knoxville, proceeded through the ORNL East Gate. Take your first right at the first stoplight (a couple miles past the guard gate) on Spallation Drive. Drive straight to the SNS and follow signs for parking.
For those headed to the visitors center. From Oak Ridge/Knoxville, proceeded through the ORNL East Gate. Go through the first light and take a left at the first traffic circle. Please park in one of the reserved WORIA parking spots and proceed to the ORNL Badge Office in the Conference Center.
For those staying at the ORNL Guest House. The ORNL Guest House is located beside the SNS. Please use the SNS driving instructions and look for signs for the ORNL Guest House.
More information and maps can be found in the links below.
Lodging
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Oak Ridge
215 S Illinois Ave, Oak Ridge, TN 37830
(865) 481-2468
Courtyard by Marriott Knoxville Cedar Bluff
216 Langley Pl, Knoxville, TN 37922
(865) 539-0600
Residence Inn by Marriott Knoxville Cedar Bluff
215 Langley Pl, Knoxville TN 37922
(865) 539-5339