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Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Oak_Ridge_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:industry
gptkb:uranium
gptkbp:addedTo
gptkb:National_Register_of_Historic_Places
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
gptkb:K-25
gptkbp:area
44 acres (main building)
gptkbp:builtBy
gptkb:Manhattan_Project
gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:closed
1987
gptkbp:constructionStartYear
1943
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:demolished
2013
gptkbp:employs
over 12,000 workers at peak
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first large-scale uranium enrichment plant
contributed to the production of the atomic bomb
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Oak Ridge Gaseous Diffusion Plant
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:Oak_Ridge,_Tennessee
gptkbp:namedAfter
gptkb:K-25_code_designation
gptkbp:notableFeature
U-shaped main building
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber
100000911
gptkbp:opened
1945
gptkbp:operatedBy
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:Clinton_Engineer_Works
gptkb:Oak_Ridge_Reservation
gptkbp:purpose
enrichment of uranium-235
gptkbp:siteRemediationBy
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Energy
gptkbp:siteRemediationCompleted
2020
gptkbp:siteRemediationStarted
1987
gptkbp:status
demolished
gptkbp:successor
gptkb:Paducah_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
gptkb:Portsmouth_Gaseous_Diffusion_Plant
gptkbp:technology
gaseous diffusion
gptkbp:usedFor
fuel for nuclear reactors
production of nuclear weapons material
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:K-25
gptkbp:bfsLayer
5