K-25 gaseous diffusion plant

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/K-25_gaseous_diffusion_plant
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:industry
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces partially listed on National Register of Historic Places
gptkbp:area 44 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 1943
gptkbp:contributedTo production of enriched uranium for atomic bombs
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:decommissioned 1987
gptkbp:demolished 2013
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first large-scale uranium enrichment plant
gptkbp:length 0.5 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Kellex_Corporation
gptkbp:openToPublic gptkb:K-25_History_Center
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkb:Union_Carbide
gptkbp:operationalStartDate 1945
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Oak_Ridge_National_Laboratory
gptkbp:purpose uranium enrichment
gptkbp:shape U-shaped
gptkbp:siteRemediation completed 2020s
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Paducah_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
gptkb:Portsmouth_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
gptkbp:technology gaseous diffusion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Site_X_(Oak_Ridge)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3
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