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Did a Tri-Cities scientist eat radioactive uranium in the ‘80s to prove that it is harmless?. Maybe, says a recent new fact check by Snopes.com. Galen Winsor was a Richland nuclear chemist who ...
Although uranium enrichment and plutonium breeding were slowly phased out, the nuclear legacy left an indelible mark on the Tri-Cities. Since World War II, the area had developed from a small farming community to a booming "Atomic Frontier" to a powerhouse of the nuclear-industrial complex. Decades of federal investment created a community of ...
The term was first used in Kellex internal reports for the end product, enriched uranium, in March 1943. By April 1943, the term "K-25 plant" was being used for the plant that created it. That month, the term "K-25 Project" was applied to the entire project to develop uranium enrichment using the gaseous diffusion process. When other "K ...
It’s the latest in a series of 10-figure economic development deals pending in or near Tri-Cities, Wash. A nuclear fuel company promising $4.5B project and 1,000 jobs is wooing an Eastern WA ...
The project was a key part of the Manhattan Project, the United States nuclear weapons development program during World War II. Its purpose was to convert part of its natural uranium fuel into plutonium-239 by neutron activation , for use in nuclear weapons.
“A moment on the lips, a half life on the hips.”
Louis Alexander Slotin (/ ˈ s l oʊ t ɪ n / SLOHT-in; [1] 1 December 1910 – 30 May 1946) was a Canadian physicist and chemist who took part in the Manhattan Project.Born and raised in the North End of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Slotin earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Manitoba, before obtaining his doctorate in physical chemistry at King's ...
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