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  2. Y-12 National Security Complex - Wikipedia

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    The Y-12 National Security Complex is a United States Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration facility located in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, near the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. It was built as part of the Manhattan Project for the purpose of enriching uranium for the first atomic bombs. [ 1 ]

  3. Oak Ridge nuclear facility - Wikipedia

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    Oak Ridge nuclear facility may refer to one of several active or historical U.S. federal government facilities in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, including: Clinton Engineer Works , the complex of production facilities at Oak Ridge during the World War II Manhattan Project, superseded by the following:

  4. Oak Ridge, Tennessee - Wikipedia

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    Oak Ridge is a city in Anderson and Roane counties in the eastern part of the U.S. state of Tennessee, about 25 miles (40 km) west of downtown Knoxville. Oak Ridge's population was 31,402 at the 2020 census. [9] It is part of the Knoxville Metropolitan Area. Oak Ridge's nicknames include the Atomic City, [10] the Secret City, [11] and the City ...

  5. Secret workplace or urban destination: Can Oak Ridge be both ...

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    To the ambling Oak Ridge tourist, the "Secret City" of just over 33,000 feels like a sleepy town nestled in the Tennessee hills. Located 25 miles west of Knoxville, the city center is home to a ...

  6. 'Nuclear is here': Why a nuclear renaissance is happening in ...

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    When the Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management finished demolition and cleanup of the historic K-25 site, a massive Manhattan Project facility that used gaseous diffusion to enrich uranium ...

  7. Atomic Expo at Oak Ridge High to highlight nuclear science ...

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    Hands-on demonstrations, activities from companies inside Oak Ridge High. For people of all ages. Free. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  8. Atomic tourism - Wikipedia

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    Atomic tourism or nuclear tourism is a form of tourism in which visitors witness nuclear tests or learn about the Atomic Age by traveling to significant sites in atomic history such as nuclear test reactors, museums with nuclear weapon artifacts, delivery vehicles, sites where atomic weapons were detonated, and nuclear power plants.

  9. What to know about Orano, the state-owned French nuclear ...

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    The Orano enrichment plant in Oak Ridge will produce nuclear fuel for commercial power reactors, not weapons. The U.S. has not built new nuclear weapons since the 1990s, and Oak Ridge's wartime ...