PTP has upgraded our instructional materials to an electronic format. Attendees should bring a laptop or tablet that is wifi enabled in order to download the instructional materials on the first day of the course. The lecture handouts that have traditionally been available in course notebooks will now be provided electronically. Textbooks and other resources may still be available in hardcopy for certain courses. If your preference is to work from printed materials please choose that option during registration and the notebook(s) will be provided for use on the first day of the course for an additional fee ($50). Lab handouts will still be provided for courses that include a laboratory component. If you have any questions, please contact the Registrar.
The decision deadline for running a course is 30 days prior to the course start date. If there are not enough registrants at that time, the course will be cancelled, so please REGISTER EARLY. If you are unable to register prior to the deadline, please contact the Registrar for assistance.
You have several options on registration and payment for an ORAU PTP course:
Please read the following carefully in its entirety. You must accept these terms and conditions in order to be successfully enrolled in the course. By accepting these terms and conditions, you are legally obligated to act in accordance with this agreement.
Restricted Materials Use Agreement
By registering for this course offered by ORAU's Professional Training Programs (PTP), I understand that I will be provided with PTP-developed course materials. In exchange for receiving these materials, I agree and understand that PTP’s course materials (both electronic or hardcopy) are provided for use by the registered participant only.
Duplication and/or distribution of the course materials, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, is strictly prohibited without the prior written permission of ORAU. The participant may retain and use the course materials for personal reference in perpetuity. Publications and other copyrighted materials provided during the course may be subject to additional restrictions as noted within these documents.
Payment Policy
Payment must be received 30 days prior to the start of the course. If you do not pay your balance in full by the payment deadline, you risk being dropped from the course. If you register after the payment deadline, you must pay in full immediately. Registration is not guaranteed until payment is received.
Confirmation
One month prior to the course starting date, if that much advance time is available, you will receive written confirmation of your registration, as well as a draft schedule, directions to our training facility, local lodging, and transportation options. You are responsible for your own lodging and transportation arrangements.
Non-citizens (U.S.)
This training takes place in a U.S. Department of Energy facility; therefore, certain security requirements must be met. Foreign nationals must be cleared before attending, a process that may take several months. If you are a foreign national, contact the PTP Registrar at Registrar@orau.org for additional information.
Recording
Sessions that contain webinars will be recorded by ORAU.
ORAU Event Attendee Code of Conduct
This ORAU Event Attendee Code of Conduct (“Code of Conduct”) applies at all ORAU live and virtual meetings, conferences, forums, and meeting-related events, including those sponsored by ORAU or in conjunction with other organizations.
Please read the following Code of Conduct linked below in its entirety.
This Code of Conduct may be revised at any time by ORAU and the terms are non-negotiable.
Your registration for or attendance at any ORAU Event, whether it is held in-person or virtually, indicates your agreement to abide by this Code of Conduct.
ORAU Event Attendee Code of Conduct
Ordering Terms and Conditions
The terms and conditions agreed to herein comprise the entirety of the agreement between the customer and ORAU absent any other ORAU commercial contract.
You may cancel your registration 30 days prior to the course start date with no penalty. Individuals who cancel within 30 days of the course start date will be assessed a 10% cancellation fee based on the cost of the course. Individuals who do not notify ORAU of cancellation and do not attend the course will be assessed a 20% cancellation fee.
Cancellations must be communicated directly to the ORAU Professional Training Programs Registrar and a confirmation will be provided. Cancellation fees will be invoiced to participants after the completion of the course. If a course was paid in full at the time of registration, reimbursement (minus any applicable cancellation fee) will be processed after course completion.
ORAU’s Professional Training Programs reserves the right to cancel or reschedule a course due to insufficient participants, or for other reasons beyond our control. If a course is canceled, you will be notified by phone or email one month prior to the start date of the course. No cancellation fee will be assessed for courses canceled by ORAU. If ORAU cancels the course, any payments received prior to the cancellation of the course will be refunded in full.
ORAU does not recommend that participants make non-refundable travel arrangements prior to the one month cancellation window. ORAU is not liable for such costs if the course is canceled.
| Time |
Action |
Cancellation Fee |
| ≥ 30 days before start date of the course |
ORAU cancels course or participant cancels registration |
None |
| < 30 days before start date of the course |
Participant cancels registration |
10% of course cost |
| Week of course |
Participant does not attend and/or provide notification before start date of the course |
20% of course cost |
- From the airport, take US 129 N (Alcoa Highway) toward Knoxville for approximately 2.3 miles.
- Use the right lane to merge onto I-140 W via the ramp to Oak Ridge.
- Continue on I-140 W for approximately 11.4 miles. As you cross I-40/I-75, I-140 ends and becomes TN-162. Continue on TN-162 (Pellissippi Parkway).
- In 5.9 miles, TN-162 N will merge with TN-62 W. You will travel through the small Solway community that primarily consists of gas stations and small stores. Continue over the Clinch River/Solway Bridge, and past a local cemetery that will be on the right.
- Stay in one of the left two lanes and continue another 6.3 miles to Oak Ridge.
Directions to the training center:
- After you have crossed over the Clinch River/Solway Bridge and cemetery is on your right, you will see a sign that says “Bethel Valley Road ORNL Y-12 Complex, CLOSED TO THROUGH TRAFFIC.” Exit to the right onto Bethel Valley Road.
- In approximately 0.8 miles, the training center will be on the left at the intersection of Bethel Valley Road and Pumphouse Road (to the left) and Scarboro Road (to the right). Turn left onto Pumphouse Road. There will be two entrances immediately on the left into the parking lot.
- To enter the facility, walk around to the front of the building. The training center entrance faces Bethel Valley Road closest to the intersection.
Google Earth coordinates of training facility: 35.983667 -84.222
| Hotel |
Address |
Phone |
Distance |
| Candlewood Suites* |
10206 Parkside Drive, Knoxville |
1(865) 777-0400
1(877) 226-3539 |
10 miles |
| Comfort Inn |
433 S. Rutgers Ave., Oak Ridge |
1(865) 481-8200
1(800) 228-5150 |
2.5 miles |
| Courtyard by Marriott |
216 Langley Place, Knoxville |
1(865) 539-0600 |
9 miles |
| Days Inn |
206 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge |
1(865) 483-5615
1(800) 329-7466 |
3 miles |
| Doubletree |
215 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge |
1(865) 481-2468
1(800) 222-TREE |
3 miles |
| Hampton Inn |
208 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge |
1(865) 482-7889
1(800) HAMPTON |
3 miles |
| Holiday Inn Express* |
114 Tulsa Road, Oak Ridge |
1(888) 465-4329 |
3.5 miles |
| Homewood Suites by Hilton |
10935 Turkey Drive, Knoxville |
1(865) 777-0375 |
10 miles |
| Quality Inn |
216 S. Rutgers Ave., Oak Ridge |
1(865) 483-6809 |
3 miles |
| Residence Inn by Marriott* |
215 Langley Place, Knoxville |
1(865) 539-5339 |
9 miles |
| SpringHill Suites by Marriott |
10955 Turkey Drive, Knoxville |
1(865) 966-8888 |
10 miles |
| Staybridge Suites (Extended Stay)* |
420 S. Illinois Ave., Oak Ridge |
1(865) 298-0050
1(800) 238-8000 |
2.5 miles |
| TownePlace Suites by Marriott* |
205 Langley Place, Knoxville |
1(865) 693-5216 |
9 miles |
| Westgate Apartments |
101-O Gates Drive |
1(865) 481-0603 |
8 miles |
*Ask for the ORAU special rate.
