Our Hidden Past: Precious Metals
Abstract
Y-12's calutrons required electrical conductor material, but during the war, copper was in short supply. The U.S. Treasury loaned Y-12 14,700 tons of silver, valued at $600M. All but 67 tons was returned after the war, and those 67 tons remained in Building 9731 until 1970 for use in separating isotopes for medical research.
- Authors:
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1341015
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC0500OR22800
- Resource Type:
- Multimedia
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 07 ISOTOPE AND RADIATION SOURCES; 62 RADIOLOGY AND NUCLEAR MEDICINE; Y-12; SILVER; URANIUM-235; URANIUM-238; COPPER; CALUTRONS; ISOTOPES; BUILDING 9731
Citation Formats
Smith, Ray, Larson, Clarence E., Banic, George M., and Keim, Chris P. Our Hidden Past: Precious Metals. United States: N. p., 2017.
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Smith, Ray, Larson, Clarence E., Banic, George M., & Keim, Chris P. Our Hidden Past: Precious Metals. United States.
Smith, Ray, Larson, Clarence E., Banic, George M., and Keim, Chris P. Sun .
"Our Hidden Past: Precious Metals". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1341015.
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abstractNote = {Y-12's calutrons required electrical conductor material, but during the war, copper was in short supply. The U.S. Treasury loaned Y-12 14,700 tons of silver, valued at $600M. All but 67 tons was returned after the war, and those 67 tons remained in Building 9731 until 1970 for use in separating isotopes for medical research.},
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