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K-25 uranium enrichment plant
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/K-25_uranium_enrichment_plant
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:industry
gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:area
44 acres
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:completedIn
1945
gptkbp:constructionStartYear
1943
gptkbp:decommissioned
1987
gptkbp:demolished
2013
gptkbp:enrichmentMethod
gaseous diffusion
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first large-scale gaseous diffusion plant
contributed to end of World War II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
K-25 uranium enrichment plant
gptkbp:legacy
gptkb:K-25_History_Center
gptkbp:listedOn
gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:location
gptkb:Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee,_United_States
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:K-25_code_designation
gptkbp:notableModel
gptkb:William_S._Parsons
gptkb:Percival_Keith
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkb:Union_Carbide
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Clinton_Engineer_Works
gptkb:Oak_Ridge_Reservation
gptkbp:purpose
enrich uranium-235
gptkbp:shape
U-shaped building
gptkbp:status
demolished
gptkbp:successor
K-27 uranium enrichment plant
K-29 uranium enrichment plant
K-31 uranium enrichment plant
K-33 uranium enrichment plant
gptkbp:usedFor
gptkb:Little_Boy_atomic_bomb
production of uranium for atomic bombs
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:K-25_code_designation
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7