Manhattan Project K-25 plant

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WacoKidd110 @ 2012-06-22 07:49:31

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The plant is currently being demolished

The code name "K-25" was a combination of the "K" from the Kellex Corporation, the initial contractors of the plant, and a World War II-era code designation for uranium-235.

Begun in June 1943 and completed in early 1945 at a cost of $512 million (equivalent to $6.6 billion in today dollars[3]), the K-25 plant employed 12,000 workers. The U-shaped K-25 building measured half a mile by 1,000 feet (300 m) – over 2,000,000 square feet (190,000 m2). Construction began before completion of the design for the process. Due to construction needs at K-25 and elsewhere on the reservation, the town of Oak Ridge, originally designed for 13,000 people, grew to 50,000 by summer 1944. The people needed for the construction of K-25 lived nearby, in a community that came to be known as Happy Valley. Built by the Army in 1943, Happy Valley was a temporary community that housed 15,000 people in trailer homes.

More Info:

en.wikipedia.org

Location:

Oak Ridge, Tennessee (TN), US
@ 35.93469259, -84.39268049

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