Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory, New York

A federal installation devoted to research into nuclear propulsion systems. Knolls designs and develops reactors used primarily in military submarines. Owned by the Department of Energy, and operated by Bechtel, but formerly General Electric, and is located here because of its connection to the General Electric operations in nearby Schenectady, the company’s main energy-related technology center for decades. Knolls also has two other locations, including the land based reactor prototypes at Knolls' Kesselring Site, nearby in West Milton, NY, and at the Windsor Site in Windsor CT, which has been closed and remediated.