Manhattan Project, Tennessee

 





















"top secret WWII government program in which the US rushed to develop and deploy the world's first atomic weapons before Nazi Germany ..."

"The Manhattan Project took shape at 3 primary locations across the country: Hanford, Washington, Los Alamos, New Mexico and Oak Ridge, Tennessee."

"A massive industrial complex was built at Oak Ridge, TN, to enrich uranium and eventually serve as the headquarters of the nationwide project. Three separate uranium enrichment technologies were pursued in parallel. A pilot reactor and chemical separation plant were also constructed at Oak Ridge to produce a limited amount of plutonium."


Hi there. I must say that the hubby was more thrilled by this trip than me. I find secrets (I never liked Christmas secrets, so for me secrets I don't enjoy ...can't understand why we need secrets??!?) that our government keep ...yeah, I know it happens and will continue to happen ...but ??! U know what I mean??!  History is fun, I enjoy that part. Did you know about this? Is it knew to you? Thank you for stopping by. Take Care. Beth ( ; 

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William Kendall said…
History was made there.
8/11/24, 6:41 PM
Linda said…
Oh wow! It’s incredible that you can see that and it’s so derelict.
8/20/24, 11:06 AM
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