Argonne National Laboratory is one of the U.S. government's oldest and largest science and engineering research laboratories – the largest in the Midwest. Argonne is managed for the U.S. Department of Energy by UChicago Argonne, LLC. Argonne has five major mission areas, each of which fulfills important governmental and Department of Energy responsibilities, as well as provides important benefits to our society at large. They are conducting basic scientific research to further our understanding of the world we live in, operating national scientific facilities to help advance America's scientific leadership, developing better ways to manage environmental problems and for National Security which has increased in significance in recent years for the nation and for Argonne research.

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