LL C ) ▁organized ▁under ▁the ▁laws ▁of ▁Tennessee . ▁Its ▁members ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁and ▁Batt elle ▁Memorial ▁Institute . ▁U T – B att elle ▁admin ister s , ▁man ages , ▁and ▁oper ates ▁the ▁Oak ▁R idge ▁National ▁Labor atory ▁( OR NL ), ▁which ▁is ▁spons ored ▁by ▁the ▁U . S . ▁Department ▁of ▁Energy ▁( DO E ). ▁ ▁It ▁does ▁so ▁as ▁a ▁feder ally ▁fund ed ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁center ▁( FF R DC ) ▁under ▁a ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁DO E . ▁ ▁U T – B att elle ▁first ▁assumed ▁its ▁respons ib ilities ▁for ▁OR NL ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁after ▁winning ▁a ▁compet itive ▁proc ure ment ▁process . ▁After ▁the ▁conclusion ▁of ▁the ▁initial ▁five - year ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁DO E , ▁the ▁contract ▁was ▁renew ed ▁for ▁a ▁second ▁five - year ▁period , ▁extending ▁through ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Top ▁ 1 0 0 ▁US ▁Federal ▁Cont ract ors ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁About ▁U T - B att elle ▁ ▁Category : Univers ity ▁of ▁Tennessee ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁based ▁in ▁Tennessee ▁Category : O ak ▁R idge , ▁Tennessee ▁Category : O ak ▁R idge ▁National ▁Labor atory <0x0A> </s> ▁Ralph ▁Scott ▁Hamilton , ▁a ▁Republican ▁politician ▁from ▁the ▁U . S . ▁state ▁of ▁Oregon , ▁was ▁the ▁Spe aker ▁of ▁the ▁Oregon ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁for