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Oak Ridge nuclear facility

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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 • Clinton Engineer Works, the complex of production facilities at Oak Ridge during the World War II Manhattan Project, superseded by the following:
  • K-25/K-27, facility for uranium enrichment by gaseous diffusion during World War II and for many years thereafter
    • S-50, conducted uranium enrichment by thermal diffusion during the Manhattan Project
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, a U.S. Department of Energy multipurpose national laboratory and the site of several active and historical nuclear energy projects
    • X-10 Graphite Reactor, on the Oak Ridge National Laboratory campus, built during World War II and the first reactor designed and built for continuous operation
  • Y-12 National Security Complex, conducted uranium enrichment during World War II, more recently used for nuclear weapons production and management of highly enriched uranium