The Ames Project (1942-1946)
Abstract
The Ames Laboratory was officially founded on May 17, 1947, following development of a process to purify uranium metal for the historic Manhattan Project. From 1942 to 1946, Ames Lab scientists produced over two-million pounds of uranium metal. A U.S. Department of Energy national research laboratory, the Ames Laboratory creates materials and energy solutions. Iowa State University operates Ames Laboratory under contract with the DOE.
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Ames Lab., Ames, IA (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1082315
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; URANIUM; MANHATTAN; IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY; FISSION; ATOMIC; CHICAGO; NUCLEAR AGE
Citation Formats
. The Ames Project (1942-1946). United States: N. p., 2012.
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"The Ames Project (1942-1946)". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1082315.
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year = {Thu Jun 14 00:00:00 EDT 2012},
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