Oak Ridge
- This was the location of Uranium
Separation plants
- Construction was approved 1942
and started 1943 with an electromagnetic plant
- Construction costs totaled $304
Million
- $300 Million worth of silver was
borrowed from the U.S. Treasury for use as
conductors
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![Picture of K-25 Plant on Oak
Ridge facility](Images/Oak_Ridge_K25_Plant.jpg)
http://www.atomicarchive.com/History/sites/K_25.shtml
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