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History Of Oak Ridge

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    Oak Ridge

  • Oak Ridge Established

    Oak Ridge Established

    Production site for Manhattan Project
  • Construction

    Construction

    Construction of the "Clinton Laboratories" completed and later named Oak Ridge National Laboratory
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    Eastman

    Eastman Scientist transferred from kingsport to help with the atomic bomb, and other projects
  • Boom!!

    Boom!!

    Atomic Bomb used on Japan
  • First medical isotopes produced

    First medical isotopes produced

  • ....School?

    ....School?

    Oak Ridge School Of Reactor technology established
  • U.S. Army

    U.S. Army

    U.S. Army contracted portable nuclear reactors
  • Y12

    Y12

    ORNL designed and tested a nuclear powered aircraft
  • Fusion Power

    Fusion Power

    Fusion Power considered at ORNL
  • Boom goes the dynomite!!!!

    Boom goes the dynomite!!!!

    NaK major explosion