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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