Oak Ridge, TN
Definition
Oak Ridge is a city in Tennessee that played a key role in the Manhattan Project. It was established as a production site for enriched uranium used in atomic weapons.
Analogy
Imagine Oak Ridge as an exclusive factory producing rare and powerful ingredients (enriched uranium) needed for an extraordinary dish (atomic bomb).
Related terms
Uranium-235: An isotope used as fuel in nuclear reactors and one component necessary for making an atomic bomb.
Y-12 National Security Complex: A facility within Oak Ridge that specialized in separating Uranium-235 from natural uranium during WWII.
Atomic Energy Commission (AEC): The agency responsible for all non-military uses of nuclear materials within United States from 1946 until 1974 when it was replaced by Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).
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