E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Atomic Energy Division.
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Atomic Energy Division plant histories, 1950-1985.
The plant histories of the Du Pont Company's Atomic Energy Division document the research and development, design, construction and engineering which was undertaken at the Hanford Engineer Works, the Wabash River Ordnance Works (Dana Plant), the Savannah River Plant, the Clinton Engineer Works (Oak Ridge), the Alabama Ordnance Works and the Chambers Works. The records also include a history of the Hanford contract, a typescript copy of "The Hanford Story," and a history of the Hanford Medical Department. Savannah River histories include volumes focusing on engineering, design, testing, fabrication, the histories included volumes focusing on engineering, design, testing, fabrication, the Savannah River Laboratory, and relations with key subcontractors.
Du Pont's Atomic Energy Division built and operated the works at Hanford, Washington, and Savannah River, South Carolina, that produced the enriched uranium, plutonium, and tritium for the U.S. nuclear program between 1945 and 1989. A more complete history may be found under the main entry (DEHV91-A238).
Alabama Ordnance Works (Sylacunga, Ala.).
Chambers Works (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company).
Clinton Engineer Works (Oak Ridge, Tenn.)
Hanford Engineer Works (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company).
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
Savannah River Plant (E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company).
United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District.
Wabash River Ordnance Works (Dana, Ind.).
Atomic bomb
Heavy water reactors.
Hydrogen bomb
Nuclear energy -- Government policy.
Nuclear engineering.
Nuclear fusion
Nuclear industry.
Nuclear physics
Nuclear reactors.
Nuclear reactors -- Containment.
Nuclear weapons
Plutonium -- Isotopes.
Radioactive wastes.
Uranium -- Isotopes.
AIP-ICOS
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