Historic marker at the publicly accessible overlook point, Oak Ridge
"K-25 PLANT As a part of the Manhattan Project, the K-25 plant was designed to house work on separating U-235 from U-238 through the gaseous diffusion process. At the time of its construction, it was the largest industrial complex in history. Plant construction began in 1943 and was completed in 1945. Over 25,000 construction personnel worked on this plant. The main building exceeded 44 acres in size."
When construction began, several practical problems with the process still remained to be solved, chief among them the manufacturing process for the screens within the converters. The problems were all eventually overcome, and after the war additional gaseous diffusion processing plants were built at Oak Ridge; Portsmouth, Ohio; and Paducah, Kentucky.
Historic marker at the publicly accessible overlook point, Oak Ridge
"K-25 PLANT As a part of the Manhattan Project, the K-25 plant was designed to house work on separating U-235 from U-238 through the gaseous diffusion process. At the time of its construction, it was the largest industrial complex in history. Plant construction began in 1943 and was completed in 1945. Over 25,000 construction personnel worked on this plant. The main building exceeded 44 acres in size."
When construction began, several practical problems with the process still remained to be solved, chief among them the manufacturing process for the screens within the converters. The problems were all eventually overcome, and after the war additional gaseous diffusion processing plants were built at Oak Ridge; Portsmouth, Ohio; and Paducah, Kentucky.