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Title:
Manhattan District History; Book VIII, Los Alamos Project (Y); Volume 3, Auxiliary Activities; Chapter 7, Boron (B10)
Subject Terms:
Manhattan District History
Document Location:
DOE Historian, Office of History and Heritage Resources, Germantown, MD
Document Type:
BOOK
Publication Date:
1949 Mar 01
Declassification Date:
2005 Oct 03
Declassification Status:
Declassified
Document Pages:
63 pages
Accession Number:
MEDBook8Vol3Ch7
Originating Research Org.:
Atomic Energy Commission
OpenNet Entry Date:
2014 May 10
OpenNet Modified Date:
2014 May 09
Description/Abstract:
Early in 1943, the Los Alamos Laboratory indicated a need for quantities of crystalline boron of normal isotopic content and crystalline boron enriched in B10. Production of the materials was initially regarded as extremely important and very essential to the overall Manhattan District activity.