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Description The U-shaped K-25 Building was built as part of World War II’s Manhattan Project. K-25 housed the world’s first gaseous diffusion plant for enriching uranium and became a key part of the industrial base supporting the nation’s nuclear weapons program. When it was built, K-25 covered 1.64 million square feet and contained more than 3,000 stages of gaseous diffusion equipment and 400 miles of piping.
Date circa 1950
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source K-25
Author ENERGY.GOV

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This image was originally posted to Flickr by ENERGY.GOV at https://www.flickr.com/photos/37916456@N02/7609929206. It was reviewed on 12 October 2014 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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